希腊神话习语.docx

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希腊神话习语
Allusions
Unit1
delphic 暧昧的、隐晦的，意义不明的
Olympian 威严的，奥林匹克ual desire激动人心的性欲
3. venereal [viniril] / venery [venri]性病，性欲
4. veneration [venren]: n. 尊敬 崇拜
5. adonis: n. any handsome young man。任何一个英俊的年轻人
Pygmalion effect皮格玛利翁效应
Unit 18
1. atlantean: adj. exceedingly strong（像）巨人阿特拉斯的，力大无比的
2. gorgonize: vt. 使吓呆
3. mount one’s Pegasus: (humor) write a poem(幽默)写一首诗
chimera in one’s brain不可能实现的想法，在大脑中产生的一种妄想
Unite 20
choice of Heracles:进退两难
2. accomplishments of Heracles：tremendous deeds（需要做出超人的努力才得完成的业绩）
effort: 巨大/艰巨的努力
含义：A Herculean effort is to say that one is strong, vigorous and determined in their attempt to achieve a result, as in a Herculean task.
来源：Driven mad by Hera, Heracles slew his own children. To expiate the crime, Heracles was required to carry out ten labors set by his archenemy, . Heracles accomplished these tasks, but Eurystheus did not accept 2 he set two more tasks, which Heracles performed successfully, bringing the total number of tasks up to twelve.
eg. He completed the translation of this monumental work with a Herculean effort. 他历尽心血终于完成了这一大套的翻译作品。
-headed: a. 多头的，多分支的，多中心的
5. The Augean Stable肮脏的地方
含义：an extremely dirty place; a job so dirty and so huge that no-one can hope to succeed at it
来源： Augeas, whose name means "bright", was king of Elis and father of Epicaste. He is best known for his stables, which housed the single greatest number of cattle in the country and had never been cleaned — until the time of the great hero Heracles. The fifth Labour of Heracles was to clean the Augean stables
the Augean stables: 彻底清除积弊，进行重大改革
7. Amazons: tall strong athletic woman; female warriors高强烈运动的女人,女战士
8. Cerberus: a grim, watchful keeper, house-porter, guardian, etc. (冥府看门狗; 凶恶的看门人)
9. the Shirt of Nessus / Tunic of Nessus / Nessus-robe / Nessus’ shirt: a source of misfortune from which there is no escape (涅索斯的