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Pandora's Box
潘朵拉的盒子
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The story of why 1)humanity 2)suffers
人類苦難的由來
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The god Epimetheus made all the earth's animals. Each animal that Epimetheus made was given a special gift to help it 3)survive. Some animals were given wings or 4)fur, and some were given 5)gills or 6)claws. Unfortunately, Epimetheus 7)ran out of gifts, and humans were given nothing. As a result, people were always cold and afraid of the stronger and more 8)ferocious animals. |
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伊比米修斯是創造世上所有動物的神。伊比米修斯送給他所造的每種動物一項特殊的天賦幫助牠求生存。有些動物得到翅膀或軟毛，有些則得到鰓或爪子。很可惜，伊比米修斯用盡了所有的天賦，所以沒有任何東西送給人類。於是人類就得受凍，而且害怕更強壯、更凶猛的動物。 |
1) humanity (n.) 人類
Science benefits(造福) all of humanity.
2) suffer (v.) 受苦
Tony is suffering from the flu(流感) and didn't go to school.
3) survive (v.) 倖存，活下來
No one survived the plane crash(墜機).
4) fur (n.) （獸類的）軟毛
Don't let the dog on the sofa--he leaves fur all over it.
5) gill (n.) （魚等的）鰓
Fish can breathe underwater because they have gills.
6) claw (n.) （動物的）爪，腳爪
The cat damaged(破壞) the furniture(家具) with its claws.
7) run out 用完，耗盡
Simon went to the store because he ran out of milk.
8) ferocious (a.) 兇猛的，殘忍的
A lion is a ferocious animal. |
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Prometheus, who was Epimetheus' brother, had helped create humanity. It was Prometheus who stole fire from Mount Olympus and gave it to man. After man received fire, the world became a 9)paradise. Great cities, filled with 10)fragrant flowers, beautiful art, and 11)delicious food, were soon all over the earth. Zeus was 12)jealous of man's happiness and decided to hurt humanity. So Pandora, the first woman the Greek gods ever created, was sent to earth. |
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伊比米修斯的兄弟普羅米修斯幫忙創造了人類。從奧林帕斯山偷火給人類的就是普羅米修斯。人類得到火之後，人間如同天堂。充滿著芬芳花卉、動人藝術和美食的大城市不久就遍布各地。宙斯妒忌人類過得如此幸福，決定讓人類遭受痛苦。因此，希臘眾神所創造的第一個女人潘朵拉便被送到人間。 |
9) paradise (n.) 天堂，樂園
Some islands in Thailand(泰國) are paradises.
10) fragrant (a.) 芳香的
The smell of the fragrant flowers made Jenny happy.
11) delicious (a.) 美味的
The cookies you made are delicious.
12) jealous (a.) 妒忌的 (+ of)
Ken is jealous of his rich neighbor. |
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Pandora, whose name means "she who has received all gifts," was 13)irresistibly beautiful. Her beauty was given to her by Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty. Pandora was given great 14)cunning by Hermes, the god of 15)deception. And Zeus made Pandora very 16)curious. After Pandora was made, she was given as a gift to Epimetheus. But she was not really a gift. Pandora was a 17)trap made by Zeus to 18)punish Prometheus, Epimetheus, and all of humanity. |
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潘朵拉——這個名字的意思是「擁有一切天賦者」——具有令人無法抗拒的美色。她的美貌是美神愛芙羅黛蒂所賜。騙術之神赫密士給了潘朵拉無比的奸詐狡猾。而宙斯讓潘朵拉好奇心旺盛。潘朵拉創造出來之後，被當成禮物送給伊比米修斯。但她並不真的是禮物。潘朵拉是宙斯為了懲罰普羅米修斯、伊比米修斯和全人類而設下的陷阱。 |
13) irresistibly (adv.) 令人無法抗拒地
This chocolate(巧克力) cake is irresistibly good.
14) cunning (n.) 狡猾，奸詐
The man's cunning allowed(容許) him to cheat(欺騙) many people.
15) deception (n.) 欺騙，詐欺
Politics(政治) is full of deception.
16) curious (a.) 好奇的
The boy was curious about the present under the Christmas tree.
17) trap (n.) 圈套，詭計
Don't believe him; his offer is just a trap.
18) punish (v.) 懲罰
Ben's parents punished him by not allowing him to watch TV for a week. |
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Prometheus had 19)warned Epimetheus never to accept anything from Zeus. But when Zeus gave Pandora to Epimetheus for a 20)bride, her beauty was too great for Epimetheus to 21)resist. "Anyone so beautiful cannot be 22)evil," thought Epimetheus. |
| 普羅米修斯早就警告伊比米修斯絕不能接受宙斯所給的東西。但是當宙斯把潘朵拉送給伊比米修斯當新娘時，她的美色讓伊比米修斯無法抗拒。「有這等美貌的一定不是壞人」，伊比米修斯心想。 |
19) warn (v.) 警告
Nancy warned her younger brother to be careful when crossing the street.
20) bride (n.) 新娘
The bride cried during the wedding(婚禮).
21) resist (v.) 抗拒
Mike couldn't resist eating a piece of the pie.
22) evil (a.) 邪惡的
The evil man killed 22 children. |
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The marriage of Pandora and Epimetheus was 23)perfect. Then one day Hermes, Zeus' 24)messenger, arrived at the 25)couple's house with a beautiful wooden box. Inside the box was Zeus' 26)wedding gift for Pandora. Epimetheus knew something was wrong, and 27)forbade Pandora from opening the box. Pandora 28)insisted that the box was given to her so she was allowed to see what was in it. Epimetheus explained that the box was a trap sent by Zeus, but Pandora was too angry to listen. |
| 潘朵拉和伊比米修斯的婚姻很美滿。然後有一天，宙斯的使者赫密士捧著一個精美的木盒子來到這對夫妻家中。盒子裡裝的是宙斯送給潘朵拉的結婚禮物。伊比米修斯知道事有蹊蹺，不准潘朵拉打開盒子。潘朵拉堅持盒子是給她的，所以她可以打開盒子一探究竟。伊比米修斯解釋說那個盒子是宙斯安排的詭計，但潘朵拉太生氣而不聽他的話。 |
23) perfect (a.) 完美的
Sam is the perfect husband: kind, loving and rich!
24) messenger (n.) 使者，信差
The messenger brought a message(訊息) to the king.
25) couple (n.) 夫婦，一對
The couple went to Hawaii(夏威夷) on their honeymoon(蜜月).
26) wedding (n.) 婚禮
The wedding took place in a big church and lasted two hours.
27) forbid (v.) 禁止
Mary forbids her son to play dangerous sports.
28) insist (v.) 堅持 (+ that)
The teacher insisted that all his students finish their homework on time. |
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The next day, after Epimetheus left the house, Pandora went over to the box. She was very curious about the gift Zeus had given her. She thought it would be fine to open the box and take a little 29)peek inside. Little did she know that Zeus had filled the box with many evils such as disease, hunger, 30)insanity, and 31)greed. When Pandora lifted the 32)lid, these evils 33)exploded out and spread across the earth. 34)Terrified, Pandora quickly shut the box, but it was too late. The evils had already escaped. Only one thing was still trapped in the box: hope. |
| 隔天，伊比米修斯出門後，潘朵拉來到盒子旁。她很好奇宙斯送她什麼禮物。她想打開盒子偷看一眼應該沒關係。她卻不知道宙斯在盒子裡裝滿了許多禍患，像是疾病、飢荒、瘋狂和貪婪。潘朵拉打開蓋子，這些禍患就爆發出來、散布到世界各地。驚嚇之餘，潘朵拉迅速蓋上盒子，但為時已晚。禍患已經逸出。只剩下一樣東西還關在盒子裡：希望。 |
29) peek (n.) 一瞥
Billy peeked inside the room to see what was there.
30) insanity (n.) 瘋狂，精神錯亂
Jim's mother suffered from insanity.
31) greed (n.) 貪心，貪婪
Eddie's greed caused him to steal(偷) the money.
32) lid (n.) 蓋子
I've lost the lid to this bottle.
33) explode (v.) 爆發
News about the murder(謀殺) exploded across the city.
34) terrify (v.) 驚嚇
Jane's brother used to terrify her by putting snakes in her room. |
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