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1、Storiestantalus:致命的誘惑,生存本能的誘惑tantalize:逗弄TantaluswastherichandmightykingofLydia.SonofZeusbyafairymaiden,hewasgreatlyfavoredbythegods.Hewasinvitedtosharewineandfoodwiththemattheirbanquets,andhewasletintotheirsecrets.Buteverthelatterendofjoyiswoe.Eitherbecausehehadstolenwineo
2、rgaveawaythesecretsofZeus,orbecausehehadbecomesoproudastotestthegodsbyservingupthefleshofhissonPelopstothem,heincurredthewrathofZeusandwashurleddowntotheeverlastingdarknessoftartarus.Therehewasmadetostanduptohischininalittlelake,withclustersoflusciousfruitshangingoverandaro
3、undhishead.Hestroveeternallytodrinktheever-evadingwaterandtoclutchatthedeliciousfruitswhichwereevertossedoutofhisreachbyblastsofwind.Thushewasdoomedtoendureendlessburningthirstandbitterhungerintheworldoftheshades.Thewholeoccurrencehasgivenrisetotheexpression“tantalizing”,me
4、aningsomethinginplainviewbutunattainable.坦塔羅斯是羅底亞富有而又強(qiáng)大的國王。他是宙斯和一位仙女的兒子,深受眾神喜愛。眾神請他參加宴會,與他們共享美酒與美食,并且還讓他了解他們的秘密。然而樂極生悲?;蛟S是他偷了美酒、或者泄露了宙斯的秘密、或許是他太驕傲以至于獻(xiàn)上自己兒子珀羅普斯的肉來檢驗(yàn)神的智慧,他招致了宙斯的憤怒,被打入了永遠(yuǎn)黑暗的地獄中。在那里他被迫站定于一小湖中,水沒至下頜,無數(shù)甜美的水果懸于頭頂和四周。他從不間歇地努力喝水,但水總是從嘴邊流走;他試圖抓住那些美味的水果,但總是被陣陣來風(fēng)吹離,使他
5、無法得到。因而他注定要在陰間遭受炙渴和難以忍受的饑餓?!皌antalizing”一詞即由此而來,意思是在眼前卻無法得到的某個(gè)東西。echo:回聲narcissus:水仙Narcissuswasahandsomeyouth.Hislovelyfaceandgracefulformweretheadmirationofallwholookeduponhim.Andheknewit.Hewasproudthathethoughtnoonebuthimselfwasworthytoseehisyouthfulbeauty.Thusgivenuptos
6、weetthoughtsofself,narcissusavoidedallcompany.Heroamedthewoodedlittlevalleyseveryday,madlyinlovewithhimself.Whenhewasdelightfullywanderingthroughthewoodsoneday,awoodfairymaiden,echobyname,caughtsightofhim.Shewasexcitedatonce,joyfullycomingdowntowardsnarcissus,shestretchedou
7、therlovingarms.Toherdismay,however,theyoungmanroughlybrushedherasideandwentbywithoutsomuchasaglanceather.Thepoorfairymaiden'sfaceturnedredandquicklywithdrewtoashadyspot,followingtheobjectofherlovewithherlongingeyes.Presentlynarcissusstoppedtodrinkfromalittlestream.Kneelingd
8、ownonthebank,hesawalovelyfaceintheclearwater.Hisheartgaveabeat.Hesmiledandwassmile