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希腊神话:阿尔特弥斯
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  • Apollo drove his golden carriage across the heavens during the day,admired as the sun-god.artemis also raced across the sky in solemn style at night,respected as the moon-goddess.sitting in an airy carriage drawn1 by milk white horses,“the queen of wide air” gave off silver light all over the sleeping world below.though she remained single all her life,the maiden2 heart of the goddess was at least for once excited as she saw the beautiful youth endymion sleeping.

    she was pure and fair and calm.she was the example of maiden modesty3 and grace.just as apollo represents manly4 beauty,so artemis stands for feminine purity and virginity .as their patron goddess she took it as her duty to protect marrying girls and young women in trouble.it was her altar that those maidens5 turned for love and happiness.

    the twin sister of apollo was also the goddess of hunting and wild life .dressed in a short hunting-suit coming up to the knee and followed by a team of noisy lovely fairy maidens,artemis had always her bow of pearl and shining arrow with her and travelled in the woods in search of wild animals.when she felt hot and tired she would retire to a spring to take a bath.it was here that young actaeon accidentally came and suffered cruel treatment at the hands of the goddess.indeed,the goddesscould be thoroughly6 heartless and stopped to be lovely as soon as the bad side of her nature got the upper hand in her.the sadthing of niobe was just a case in point.

    阿尔特弥斯

    白天阿波罗驾驶着金色战车穿越天空,被仰慕为太阳神。晚上,阿尔特弥斯以庄重的姿态飞越夜空,被敬仰为月亮女神。坐在乳白色战马驱动的空中马车中,这位“广阔天空的王后”向沉睡的大地散发出银色的光芒。她终身未嫁,但至少有一次当她看到英俊的恩底弥翁酣睡时,女神萌发了爱慕之情。

    阿尔特弥斯心灵纯洁,容貌娟秀安祥。她是少女端庄娴雅的楷模。如果说阿波罗代表了男性美,那么她则象征着女性美——贞洁。作为守护神,她把保护困境之中的待嫁女子当作自己义不容辞的责任。少女们都来到她的圣坛前祈求爱情与幸福。

    作为阿波罗的孪生妹妹,她也是狩猎女神。她身穿及膝的短猎装,有喧闹可爱的仙女尾随身后。阿尔特弥斯总是手持珍珠色的弓和发亮的箭,在林中漫游,寻找猎物。当她又累又热时,就来到泉水旁沐浴。而当阿卡同无意间来到这里时,却遭到了女神的虐待。事实上,当凶残的一面占了上风时,女神就会变得残酷无情。阿卡同的遭遇正说明了这一点。

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    1 drawn [drɔ:n] MuXzIi   第11级
    v.(draw的过去式)拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的
    参考例句:
    • All the characters in the story are drawn from life. 故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
    • Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside. 她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。
    2 maiden [ˈmeɪdn] yRpz7   第7级
    n.少女,处女;adj.未婚的,纯洁的,无经验的
    参考例句:
    • The prince fell in love with a fair young maiden. 王子爱上了一位年轻美丽的少女。
    • The aircraft makes its maiden flight tomorrow. 这架飞机明天首航。
    3 modesty [ˈmɒdəsti] REmxo   第8级
    n.谦逊,虚心,端庄,稳重,羞怯,朴素
    参考例句:
    • Industry and modesty are the chief factors of his success. 勤奋和谦虚是他成功的主要因素。
    • As conceit makes one lag behind, so modesty helps one make progress. 骄傲使人落后,谦虚使人进步。
    4 manly [ˈmænli] fBexr   第8级
    adj.有男子气概的;adv.男子般地,果断地
    参考例句:
    • The boy walked with a confident manly stride. 这男孩以自信的男人步伐行走。
    • He set himself manly tasks and expected others to follow his example. 他给自己定下了男子汉的任务,并希望别人效之。
    5 maidens [ˈmeidnz] 85662561d697ae675e1f32743af22a69   第7级
    处女( maiden的名词复数 ); 少女; 未婚女子; (板球运动)未得分的一轮投球
    参考例句:
    • stories of knights and fair maidens 关于骑士和美女的故事
    • Transplantation is not always successful in the matter of flowers or maidens. 花儿移栽往往并不成功,少女们换了环境也是如此。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
    6 thoroughly [ˈθʌrəli] sgmz0J   第8级
    adv.完全地,彻底地,十足地
    参考例句:
    • The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting. 一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。
    • The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons. 士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。

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