英语A期中考试快速阅读翻译Fast+reading5-10.pptVIP

Passage 5 -10 in Speed Reading Passage 5 Translation 1. Do you think it is possible to defeat an opponent so fierce that a glance at her turns one to stone ? This was the fate of anyone who looked upon the Medusa , a dreaded monster whose hair was made of hissing serpents. 你认为有可能击败一个如此凶猛的对手，即看她一眼就会变成石头吗？这是任何一个看Medusa的人的命运， Medusa是一个可怕的魔鬼，她的头发全都是发出嘶嘶叫声的蛇. Translation The brave Perseus undertook to fight the Medusa, but he was compelled to do battle in a most awkward manner.勇敢的Perseus着手与Medusa作战，但他被迫以一种最不方便的很难受的方式战斗。 To help Perseus in his venture, the gogdness Minerva has lent him her bright shield, and the god Mercury had given him winged shoes. 为了帮助危险中的Perseus，女神Minerva把她放光的盾借给他，并且Mercury给他了一双有翅膀的鞋子。 3. Cautiously he approached the awesome monster .Using the image of the Medusa in his shield as a guide , he succeeded in cutting off her head and fixing it to the center of Minerva’s shield Perseus小心翼翼地靠近了令人恐惧的魔鬼。在他的盾牌上用Medusa的镜像作为指引，他成功地把她的头切下来了，并把它装在Minerva的盾牌的中心。 4. Perseus then flew to the realm of King Atlas whose chief pride was his garden filled with golden fruit . Thirsty and near collapse , he pleaded with the King for water to quench his thirst and for a place to rest . 然后，Perseus飞到了Atlas王国，该国首领以他花园中的金色水果为骄傲。Perseus口渴并接近虚脱，他恳求国王给他一些水来止渴并提供一个地方来休息。 5. But Atlas feared that he would be betrayed into (cheated)losing his golden apples . He uttered just one word ,“Begone!”Perseus ,finding that he could not pacify(make him less angry) Atlas , responded by beckoning (inviting)him to look upon Medusa’s head .Atlas was changed immediately into stone 但是，Atlas害怕自己会受骗失去他的金色苹果。他只说出了一个字“滚！”Perseus发觉他不能使Atlas平息下来，于是以引诱他看Medusa的头作为回应。Atlas立刻变成了石头。 6. His head and hair became forests , his body increased in bulk and became cliffs , and the gods ruled that the heaven with all its stars should rest upon(sit or lie) his shoulders . Can there be a worse calamity than that which befell Atlas ? 他的头和头发变成了森林，他的身体增大成一大块并且变成了悬岩，并且众神规定，天上所有的星星都应在他的肩膀上休息。还有比降临在Atlas身上的灾难还糟糕的吗？ ? W