希臘神話節(jié)選1
希臘神話【1】The Olympin Gods奧林波斯山神
The Olympin Gods
Between Macedon and Thessaly of eastern Greece there stood a high mountain．Its cloudy top rushed into the very heavens．On the top of the mountain， the home of the gods was bathed in brightness． At Olympus Zeus ruled as the father of gods and men． Zeus was not a crude ruler by any standards．All the gods listened to his final words，it was true．But Zeus made them all sit on a committee of twelve members，including six gods and six goddesses． The first in the Olympian crowd sat Zeus himself． He was the overlord of gods and men and the operator of the thunderbolt ．Next to him was Hera，his proud and greeneyed queen．Poseidon was ruler of the sea，And Hades，king of the lower world，had no seat in the committee．Apollo was the god of the sun，music and poetry，while his twinsister Artemis was the goddess of the moon and the chase． Athena was the goddess of wisdom and patroness of house holdarts．Hestin，the goddess of the family，represented home life and family happiness．The frightening Ares was the god of war，and the charming Aphrodite the goddess of love and beauty．The god of fire，Hephaestus，was the forger of the thunderbolts of Zeus．The wing footed messenger Hermes was the god of invention and commerce；and the goddess of grains and harvests，Demeter，looked after agriculture and stood for mother ofcivilization．
All the chief gods mentioned above took human forms of incomparable beauty and grace． Often moved by human feelings and desires，they frequently gave way to anger and jealousy．They became involved in ceaseless battles with the world of man． Among themselves at Olympus they plotted and struggled for power．In the human world they experienced competitions and difficulties．They enjoyed earthly friendships and loves．Acrowd of everlasting gods looked and acted in a perfectly human fashion that is what all gods at Olympus actually were．
奧林波斯山神
在馬其頓和希臘東部的色薩利之間矗立著一座高山。大霧彌漫的山頂直插云霄。山頂上，眾神們的家園沐浴在陽光之中。宙斯作為山神和人類之父主宰著那里的一切。總的說來，宙斯并不是一個獨(dú)裁統(tǒng)治者。但毫無疑問，凡事山神們都要聽從他的命令。宙斯將男女山神12人組成一個委員會，宙斯本人則坐第一把交椅，是眾神與人類的太上皇，也是雷電的操縱者。他旁邊是他那傲慢且嫉妒的皇后赫拉。波塞冬是大海的統(tǒng)治者。哈得斯是主宰陰間的冥王，他在委員會中沒有席位。阿波羅是太陽神、音樂和詩神。他的孿生姐妹阿耳特彌斯是月亮和狩獵女神。雅典娜是智能女神和家居藝術(shù)品的守護(hù)女神。赫提斯是家室之神，象征著家庭中的生命與幸福。氣勢洶洶的阿瑞斯是戰(zhàn)神。媚人的阿芙羅狄蒂是愛與美神。火神赫菲斯托斯是宙斯雷電的創(chuàng)造者。以翅代步的信使海爾墨斯掌管商業(yè)與發(fā)明事務(wù)。谷物與豐收女神得墨特爾負(fù)責(zé)管理農(nóng)業(yè)，她是文明之母。
以上所提到的主要天神們都假裝成凡人的樣子，他們的美麗與魅力無可匹敵。因常受到凡人情感與愿望的感染，他們不時地勃然大怒，妒嫉別人。他們卷入與人類世界無休止的爭斗中。在奧林波斯，他們之間也充滿了陰謀與權(quán)力之爭。在凡人的'世界里，他們經(jīng)歷了敵對與挫折。他們珍惜人間的愛與友善。這群長生不老的天神們的外表與行為完全符合人間的方式。這就是奧林波斯山神們的本來面目。
希臘神話【2】Pandora潘多拉
Pandora
After the stealing of fire，Zeus became increasingly unkind to men．One day he ordered his son Hephaestus tobuild an image of a beautiful maiden out of clay．He then asked the gods and goddesses to award her with different kinds of gifts．Among others，Athena clothed her in an attractive coat and Hermes gave her the power of telling lies．A charming young lady，she was the first woman that ever lived．Zeus called her Pandora．Because she had received from each of the gods and goddesses a gift．The gift was harmful to men．
Zeus decided to send her down to men as a present．So Hermes them essenger brought her to Epimetheus，brother of Prometheus．The greatness of her beauty touched the hearts of all who looked upon her，and Epimetheus happily received her into his house．He had quite forgotten Pometheus' warning：never to accept anything from Zeus．The couple lived a happy life for some time．Then trouble came on to the human world．
When he was busy with teaching men the art of living，Prometheus had left a bigcask in the care of Epimetheus．He had warned his brother not to open the lid．Pandora was a curious woman．She had been feeling very disappointed that her husband did not allow her to take a look at the contents of the cask．One day，when Epimetheus was out，she lifted the lid and out itcame unrest and war，Plague and sickness，theft and violence， grief sorrow，and all the other evils．The human world was hence to experience these evils．Only hope stayed within the mouth of the jar and never flew out．So men always have hope within their hearts．
潘多拉
偷竊天火之后，宙斯對人類的敵意與日俱增。一天，他令兒子赫菲斯托斯用泥塑一美女像，并請眾神贈予她不同的禮物。其中，雅典娜飾之以華麗的衣裳，赫耳墨斯贈之以說謊的能力。世上的第一個女人是位迷人女郎，因為她從每位神靈那里得到了一樣對男人有害的禮物，因此宙斯稱她為潘多拉（pander：意為煽動）。
宙斯決定把她作為禮物送給世間的男子。于是信使赫耳墨斯將她帶給普羅米修斯的弟弟厄庇墨透斯。她姿容絕美，見者無不為之傾心。厄庇墨透斯興高采烈地把她迎入屋內(nèi)。普羅米修斯警告過他不得接受宙斯的任何饋贈，而他已將之忘于腦后。這一對夫妻有過一段幸福的生活，但不久災(zāi)難卻降臨人間。
當(dāng)普羅米修斯忙于教授人們生存之道的時候，他把一個桶托付給厄庇墨透斯。他警告過他的弟弟不要打開桶蓋。潘多拉好奇心強(qiáng)。她的丈夫不允許她看桶中之物，這使她感到十分懊惱。一天乘厄庇墨透斯出門在外，她打開桶蓋，從桶里跑出的是不和與戰(zhàn)爭，瘟疫與疾病，偷竊與暴力，悲哀與憂慮，以及其他一些人類從此要遭受的不幸。只有希望被關(guān)在桶口，永遠(yuǎn)飛不出來，因此人們常常把希望藏于心中。
英語的產(chǎn)生源于英國的幾次對外侵略
英語的產(chǎn)生源于英國的幾次侵略。第一次涉及到三個部落：盎格魯，朱特和撒克遜三個部落。這三個部落語言的混合形成了盎格魯-撒克遜語言或者叫做古代英語。它聽起來其實(shí)很像德語。目前只有很少一部分詞仍然被生活在英國的凱爾特人使用。
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