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An Apple of Discord An Apple of Discord 1.AAnn AAppppllee ooff DDiissccoorrdd 争斗之源；不和之因；祸根 出自荷马史诗Iliad中的希腊神话故事，常用来比喻any subjectof disagreement and contention;the root of the trouble;dispute 等意义 eg: He throwing us an apple of discord,we soon quarrelled again. The dispute about inheriting estate formed an apple of discord between them. This problem seems to be an apple of discord between the Soviet union and the USA. 2.The Heel of Achilles The Achilles Heel 2.The Heel of Achilles The Achilles Heel 22..TThheeHHeeeell ooff AAcchhiilllleess 亦作TThheeAAcchhiilllleess HHeeeell唯一弱点；薄弱环节；要害 The Heel of Achilles直译是“阿基里斯的脚踵”，是个在欧洲广泛流行的国际性成语。源自荷马史诗Iliad中的希腊神 话故事。在特洛伊战争中，阿基里斯骁勇无敌，所向披靡，杀死了特洛伊主将，著名英雄赫克托耳(Hector)，而特 洛伊的任何武器都无法伤害他的身躯。后来，太阳神阿波罗(Apollo)把阿基里斯的弱点告诉了特洛伊王子帕里斯， 阿基里斯终于被帕里斯诱到城门口，用暗箭射中他的脚踵，负伤而死。 常用以表示a weak point in something that is otherwise without fault;the weakest spot等意思。 eg:The shortage of fortitude is his heel of Achilles. His Achilles heel was his pride--he would get very angry if anyone criticized his work.3.Helen of Troy 3.Helen of Troy Iliad 3.Helen of Troy Iliad 33..HHeelleenn ooffTTrrooyy 直译特洛伊的海伦，源自源自荷马史诗IIlliiaadd 中的希腊神话故事。 正是由于海轮，使特洛伊遭到毁灭的悲剧，所谓“倾国倾城”，由此产生了Helen of Troy这个成语。现代英语中， Helen of Troy这个成语，除了表示a beautiful girl or woman;a beauty who ruins her country 等意义外，还可以用 来表示a terrible disaster brought by sb or sthyou like best的意思。 eg:It is unfair that historians always attribute the fall of kingdoms to Helen of Troy. She didnt think of the beautiful umbrella bought the day before should become a Helen of Troy in her family.Because of this she and her husband quarreled for a long time. 4.The Trojan Horse 4.The Trojan Horse 44..TThheeTTrroojjaann HHoorrssee木马计；暗藏的危险；奸细 The Trojan Horse直译特洛伊木马，是个国际性成语，在世界各主要语言中都有。来自拉丁语equns Trojanus。 这个成语出自荷马史诗《奥德赛》。希腊人和特洛伊人交战10年之久，胜负未决。最后，希腊著名的英雄奥德修 斯(Odusseus)想出了一个木马计……The Trojan Horse经过不断引用而成为一个广泛流传