古詩詞大全網 - 成語經典 - 2、Word Knowledge 詞匯知識:阿特拉斯、潘多拉

2、Word Knowledge 詞匯知識:阿特拉斯、潘多拉

Do you know that the Atlantic Ocean in English actually means “sea of Atlas”? Atlantis, the legendary and mysterious island believed to represent lost civilization, could be interpreted(翻譯) as “island of Atlas”.

妳知道嗎?在英語中“大西洋(Atlantic)”的意思是“阿特拉斯海”;那個代表了失落文明的傳奇神秘島嶼“亞特蘭蒂斯”,則可以翻譯成“阿特拉斯島”。

In modern English, atlas refers to a book of maps or charts(圖表). In Greek mythology, Atlas was one of the Titans who revolted(反抗) against the Olympians in the war Titanomachy(提坦之戰).

在當代英語中,atlas指的是地圖冊。在希臘神話中,阿特拉斯是提坦巨人之壹。在“提坦之戰”中,他們是奧林匹斯山眾神的敵人

When the Titans were defeated, most of them were confined(關押) to Tartarus, but Zeus condemned Atlas to stand at the western edge of Gaea and hold up the sky on his shoulders, preventing the two from resuming their primordial embrace.

因此,當提坦巨人戰敗之後,大多數巨人都被關進了塔爾塔洛斯。阿特拉斯是個例外。宙斯罰他站在大地的西邊,用雙肩扛起天空,以阻止他與地母再次擁抱。

In Greek mythology, Pandora was the first mortal(人類) woman created by Hephaestus on the command of Zeus, and then sent to the human world as a present.

在希臘神話中,潘多拉是赫菲斯托斯奉宙斯的指令造出的第壹個女性人類,她被作為禮物帶到了人類世界。

Her name meant “all gifts” because she had been endowed(被賜予) with some special gifts by the gods and goddesses, such as a smooth persuasive tongue by Hermes, a dazzling(耀眼的) beauty by Aphrodite and a gorgeous(華麗的) robe by Athena, each of which could make her irresistible and harmful to man.

她的名字意思就是“所有的禮物”,因為諸神分別賦予了她特殊的禮物,譬如來自赫耳墨斯的巧舌如簧,來自阿芙洛蒂忒的驚人美貌以及來自雅典娜的華麗長袍。每壹件禮物都使得她在男人的眼中無法抗拒又禍害無窮。