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Medusa: A Look That Kills (1) |
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蛇髮女梅杜莎 (1) |
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Imagine a woman so frightening that if you looked at her, you would be turned to stone immediately. No, it's not your mother after she catches you trying to sneak in past midnight. Lucky for you, we are talking about Medusa, a monster from Greek mythology with long, sharp teeth and a head of snakes for hair. |
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Medusa was not always the horrible monster we see in mythology books. In fact, she started out as a beautiful girl with two sisters, the Gorgons, and a boyfriend, Poseidon. One day, Medusa and Poseidon wanted to be alone to talk, so they entered a temple. The problem for Medusa was that this particular temple belonged to Athena, a powerful goddess. |
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Looking down on the young couple in her temple, Athena was not very pleased. When Medusa compared her beauty to that of Athena, it was the last straw. Athena decided to punish Medusa for thinking she was as beautiful as a goddess. |
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想像有個非常可怕的女人，你看她一眼就會馬上變成石頭。我們說的不是你老媽逮到你過了半夜才溜進家門的模樣。算你走運，我們說的是梅杜莎，她是希臘神話中有著鋒利長齒與一頭蛇髮的怪物。 |
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梅杜莎並非一直都是我們在神話集裡看到的可怕怪物。其實，她原本是個美麗的女孩，還有兩個蛇髮姊姊和男友波賽頓。有天梅杜莎與波賽頓想要獨處互訴衷曲，於是他們進入一間神殿。對梅杜莎來說，麻煩的是，這座神殿屬於法力高強的女神雅典娜。 |
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雅典娜俯視在她神殿裡的這對年輕戀人，心中相當不高興。當梅杜莎將自己的美貌比喻為雅典娜時，雅典娜再也受不了了。雅典娜決定懲罰梅杜莎，因為她自以為和女神一樣貌美。 |
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| frightening |
adj. |
令人驚恐的；駭人的 |
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| mythology |
n. |
（總稱）神話 |
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| start out as |
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原本是 |
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| particular |
adj. |
特定的；特指的 |
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| belong to |
v. phr. |
屬於 |
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