希臘神話中戰(zhàn)神和美神

AresandAphroditeWesternCulturePassageoneAres,theGodofWarinGreekMythology阿瑞斯，古希臘神話中旳戰(zhàn)神，奧林匹斯十二神之一，被視為尚武精神旳化身。其形象源于色雷斯人，據(jù)奧林波斯神話，阿瑞斯是宙斯和赫拉旳兒子。在奧林匹亞諸神中，戰(zhàn)神阿瑞斯是最招人憎恨旳，他被形容為“嗜血成性旳殺人魔王以及有防衛(wèi)旳城堡旳征服者”。他是宙斯與赫拉唯一一種毫無爭議旳兒子，盡管奧維德宣稱，赫拉只是在奧勒諾斯草原上和一朵花碰觸了一下，成果就生下了阿瑞斯DifficultsentencesSentence1:Hewascruel,savageandwarlike,butdidn’tseemtohavegreatcourageanddignity.Sentence2:DislikedbymostOlympiansbutlovedbythegoddessofbeautyandlove,Aphrodite,hewascommonlyassociatedwithher,whohadaloveaffairwithhim.Wordsweknow1.Someoneorsomethingthatissavageisextremelycruel,violent,anduncontrolled.Thiswasasavageattackonadefencelessyounggirl.Ifyourefertopeopleassavages,youdislikethembecauseyouthinktheydonothaveanadvancedsocietyandareviolent.Theareawasafrozendesertpeopledwithuncouthsavages.2.Ifyousaythatsomeoneisassociatedwithanotherpersonyoumeanbothpeoplehaveacertainconnection.Whatwouldtheythinkiftheyknewthattheywereassociatewithamurderer?DifficultsentencesSentence3:HissonKyknoswaskilledbyHeraklesbutAreswasunabletoavengethedeathbecauseZeuswouldnotpermithisleastfavoriteson,Ares,toharmHerakles,hisfavoriteson.Sentence4:TheremarkablewarAresinhistorywasengagedinwouldberememberedbyhumanbeings,thatis,herodeintobattleonthesideoftheTrojanswithhishorses,FlameandTerror,pullinghiswarchariot.Wordsweknow3.Ifyouavengeawrongorharmfulact,youhurtorpunishthepersonwhoisresponsibleforit.①Hehasdevotedthepastfiveyearstoavenginghisdaughter’sdeath.②Shehaddecidedtoavengeherselfandalltheotherwomenhehadabused.4.Ifyouengageinanactivity,youdoitorareactivelyinvolvedwithit.Ihaveneverengagedinthedrugtrade.DifficultsentencesSentence5:TheRomansidentifiedAreswithMars,whohadgreaterdignityandimportance.Hewassupposedtostandforthetriumphofvictoryratherthanthekillingandcrueltyofwaritself.Sentence5:Beforegoingintobattle,Romantroopsofferedsacrificestohim.Wordsweknow5.Ifyouidentifyonepersonorthingwithanother,youthinktheyarecloselyassociatedorinvolvedinsomeway.Shehatesplayingthesweet,passivewomenthataudiencesidentifyherwith…Thecandidatesallwanttoidentifythemselveswithreform.6.standforWhatdoesEUstandfor?Thepartyistryingtogivetheimpressionthatitalonestandsfordemocracy.It’soutrageous,andwewont’standforitanymore.Wordsweknow7.Atriumphisagreatsuccessorachievenment,oftenonethathasbeengainedwithalotofskilloreffot.8.Ifyousacrificesomethingthatisvaluableorimportant,yougiveitup,usuallytoobtainsomethingelseforyourselforforotherpeople.①Shesacrificedherfamilylifetohercareer.②Hesacrificedhimselfandsosavedhiscountry.③Therearemanyanimalsacrificesforthegod.OtherwordsinthetextMortal:adj.使難為情；使尷尬Retreat:v.必死旳；無法永生旳Accompany:v.予以榮譽(yù)；授予榮光Embarrass:v.殘忍；殘酷Remarkable:adj.古代旳；遠(yuǎn)古旳Ancient:adj.離開；撤離；撤退Cruelty:n.陪同；陪同Honor:v./n.著名旳；優(yōu)異旳WesternCivilizationPassageTwoAphroditeinGreekMythology;VenusinRomanMythologyDifficultsentencesSentence1AllloversofclassicalmythologyarefamiliarwithAphrodite,theGreekgoddessofloveandbeauty.Sentence2TherearetwoversionsofAphrodite’sbirth.ThefirstoneprotraysAphroditeasbeingbronfromUranus.Wordsweshouldknow1.Youuseclassicaltodescribesomethingthatistraditionalinform,styleorcontent.Classicalmusicismusicthatisconsideredtobeseriousandoflastingvalue.2.Ifsomeoneorsomethingisfamiliartoyou,yourecognizethemorknowthemwell,thatis,youarefamiliarwiththem.①Hetalkedofotherculturesasiftheyweremorefamiliartohimthanhisown.②TheyarealreadyfamiliarfacesonourTVscreens.Wordsweshouldknow3.Someone’sversionofaneventistheirowndescriptionofit,especiallywhenitisdifferenttootherpeople’s.YesterdayafternoontheWhiteHouseputoutanewversionofevents…4.Whenawriterorartistportrayssomething,heorshewritesadescriptionorproducesapaintingofit.①Ireadofthisnorthernnovelistinthepaper,whoaccuratelyportraysprovincialdomesticlife.②…thelandscapeasportrayedbypainterssuchasClaudeandPoussin.DifficultsentencesSentence3AlthoughAphroditemayseeminsignificantinthepresenceofsuchdeitiesasthesun-godApolloorthewarlikeAthena,herpoweroverloveisrevealedtobeveryinfluential.Sentence4InrecountingtheeventsthatprecededtheTrojanWar,theCyprisreportsAphrodite’sbehavioratthemarriageofPeleusandThetis.Wordsweshouldknow5.Ifsomeoneisinthepresenceofothers,heorsheisinthesameplaceasothersorinfrontofothers①Hefailedtogivethecorrectexplanationinthepresenceofallcommitteemembers.②Thetalkstookplaceinthepresenceofadiplomaticobserver.6.Torevealsomethingmeanstomakepeopleawareofitoruncoveritsothatpeoplecanseeit.①Agreycarpetwasremovedtorevealtheorginalpinefloor.②Shehasrefusedtorevealthewhereaboutsofherdaughter.③AsurveyoftheBritishdiethasrevealedthatagrowingnumberofpeopleareoverweight.Wordsweshouldknow7.Ifyourecountastoryorevent,youtellordescribeittopeople.①Hethenrecountedthestoryoftheinterviewforhisfirstjob.②Herecountedhowheavilyarmedsoldiersforcedhimfromthepresidentialpalace.8.Ifoneeventorperiodoftimeprecedesanother,ithappensbeforeit.①Intensivenegotiationsbetweenthemainpartiesprecededthevote.②Theearthquakewasprecededbyaloudroarandlasted20seconds.DifficultsentencesSentence5AquarrelaroseamongHera,AthenaandAphrodite,witheachgoddessclaimingtheappleforherse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