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The Odyssey (1) |
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奧德賽 (1) |
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After the Greeks won the Trojan War, the Greek hero Odysseus prepared to return home to Ithaca. Odysseus looked forward to seeing his wife and son again. Little did he know that his trip would take many years and be full of hardships as well as adventures. |
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Odysseus and his crew had trouble from the start. A strong wind blew their ship off course. They sailed from island to island, desperately trying to find their way back to Ithaca.
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After several adventures in strange places, they stopped at the Island of the Cyclopes. Cyclopes were one-eyed giants. Odysseus's men entered a large cave and began to eat the food they found inside. When Polyphemus, the Cyclops who lived in the cave, discovered the intruders, he was furious and ate several of Odysseus's men. He then put a large boulder in front of the cave's entrance. Odysseus and his men were trapped! Fortunately, Odysseus had a plan. |
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Odysseus gave Polyphemus a barrel of strong wine, which made the giant sleepy. Before falling asleep, he asked Odysseus his name, and Odysseus told him it was No Man. Once the giant Cyclops fell asleep, Odysseus used a large stick as a spear to blind the one-eyed creature. Polyphemus cried out to the other Cyclopes for help. When they asked who had blinded him, Polyphemus could only answer, "No Man." |
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希臘人贏得特洛伊戰爭之後，希臘英雄奧德賽斯準備返回故鄉綺色佳。奧德賽斯盼望著與妻兒重逢。他並不知道的是，這將是一段耗時多年、充滿艱辛的冒險之旅。 |
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奧德賽斯和他的船員從一開始便遇上了麻煩。一陣強風把他們的船吹離了航道。他們航經一座又一座的島嶼，拚命想找到返回綺色佳的路。
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經過幾番奇境歷險後，他們停泊在塞克洛普之島。塞克洛普一族乃是獨眼巨人。奧德賽斯一幫人進入一個巨大的洞穴，開始吃起在裡頭發現的食物。住在這個洞穴的塞克洛普巨人名叫波力緋目，他發現這些入侵者後火冒三丈，吃掉了奧德賽斯好幾個手下。接著他在洞穴的入口放了一塊巨大的圓石。奧德賽斯和他的手下被困住了！幸好，奧德賽斯想出了一個計策。 |
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奧德賽斯拿了一桶烈酒請波力緋目喝，使這個巨人昏昏欲睡。他在睡著之前問奧德賽斯叫什麼名字，奧德賽斯說自己的名字叫作「諾曼」（與英文的「沒人」同音）。等獨眼巨人一睡著，奧德賽斯就用一根巨大的木棒當作長矛，刺瞎了獨眼巨人。波力緋目呼喊其他獨眼巨人來幫忙；其他獨眼巨人問是誰弄瞎他的，他卻只能回答「沒人」。 |
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| hardship |
n. |
艱難 |
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| crew |
n. |
全體船員；全體工作人員 |
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| off course |
phr. |
偏離航道；偏離原本的路線 |
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| desperately |
adv. |
拚命地；不顧一切地 |
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| Cyclops |
n. |
塞克洛普巨人（複數形則是 Cyclopes） |
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| intruder |
n. |
侵入者；闖入者 |
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| furious |
adj. |
狂怒的；狂暴的 |
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| boulder |
n. |
（圓形的）大石頭 |
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| barrel |
n. |
大圓木桶；一桶之量 |
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| spear |
n. |
長矛 |
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| blind |
v. |
使失明；使看不見 |
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| creature |
n. |
動物；生物 |
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