and Roman Gods
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Introduction.
导言表。
4 Zeus, God of Sky and Weather.
4 宙斯,"天空与天气之神".
5 Poseidon, God of the Oceans.
5 波塞冬,海洋之神.
6 Hades, God of the Underworld.
6个哈迪斯, 下界之神会.
7 Hermes, God of Merchants.
7赫尔墨斯,商神.
8 Hera, Queen of the Gods.
第8条 赫拉,诸神之后.
9 Artemis, Goddess of Hunting.
9 Artemis,狩猎女神.
10 Hephaestus, God of Fire and Blacksmiths.
10赫斐斯图斯,火与铁匠之神.
11 Aphrodite, Goddess of Love and Beauty.
11 Aphrodite,爱与美的女神.
12 Ares, God of War.
12 Ares,战争之神.
13 Athena, Goddess of Wisdom.
13 智慧女神雅典娜.
14 Conclusion.
14 结论。
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 Introduction The ancient Greeks told stories about great adventures, wars, and romance.
导言 古希腊人讲述了伟大的冒险,战争,和浪漫的故事.
They built temples to their gods and crafted great works of art.
他们为他们的神而建造了神庙并设计出伟大的艺术品.
The ancient Greeks believed that their gods were much like humans, except larger, stronger, more beautiful, and most important— immortal!
古希腊人认为,他们的神像人类,除了更大的,更强壮的,更美的,最重要的——不朽!
They were called Olympians because they lived on Mount Olympus.
他们被称作"奥林匹斯人",因为他们住在奥林匹斯山上.
A gate of clouds circled its peak, allowing only the gods to pass.
一片云门盘旋了它的峰地,只允许神通通.
Like mere mortals, the Olympians enjoyed games, music, art, and fancy jewelry; they fell in love, married, and had children.
与普通人一样,奥林匹克人也喜欢游戏、音乐、艺术和花俏的珠宝;他们相爱、结婚和有子女。
They even argued and fought with one another.
他们甚至互相争吵和争斗。
Sometimes the gods disguised themselves as people or other animals when visiting Earth because in their true forms they glowed with such a bright golden light that humans couldn’t stand the sight.
有时神在访问地球时伪装成人或其他动物, 因为他们的真面目,
The gods helped heroes, honored people who honored them, and punished those who didn’t.
并惩罚那些没有这样做的人。
Zeus, God of Sky and Weather Zeus (ZOOS) was king of the Olympians, god of sky and weather, and the wisest and mightiest of the gods.
宙斯,"天空和天气"宙斯之神 (ZOOS)是奥林匹克人之王,"天空和天气"之神,也是众神中最聪明最强大的.
All the other gods had to obey him.
所有其他的神都不得不服从他.
Zeus had not always ruled the heavens.
宙斯并不总能统治天上
He led his brothers, Poseidon (poh-SY-dun) and Hades (HAY-deez), to overthrow their father, Kronos, and the other Titans.
他带领他的兄弟波塞冬(poh-SY-dun)和哈迪斯(HAY-deez)推翻了他们的父亲克罗诺斯和其他的泰坦.
After the Titans’ defeat, Zeus and his brothers divided up the world’s rule.
泰坦斯战败后,宙斯和他的兄弟瓜分了世界统治.
Zeus won the contest to become god of the sky.
宙斯赢得了成为天空之神的比赛.
Thunder and lightning became his weapons.
雷电成为他的武器
The Greeks believed that Zeus protected the kings and rulers of Earth.
希腊人认为宙斯保护了地上的国王和统治者.
He watched over everyone to uphold law and protect those who were wronged.
他看着每个人维护法律,保护被冤枉的人.
Poseidon, God of the Oceans Poseidon was the ruler of Earth’s oceans.
波塞冬,海洋之神波塞冬是地球海洋的统治者.
His kingdom suited him because his mood changed as quickly as the sea.
他的王国适合他 因为他的心情和海一样迅速改变
When he was angry, Poseidon summoned storms and earthquakes with his magic trident; with the same trident, he could calm the waves.
当他生气时,波塞冬用他的魔法三叉戟召唤出风暴和地震;用同样的三叉戟可以平息波涛.
Poseidon roamed his kingdom in a golden chariot pulled by horses in the shape of waves.
波塞冬以一匹被马所拉出以波浪为形状的金色战车行走于他的王国.
One story says Poseidon created the first horse while trying to impress the goddess of the harvest, Demeter.
一个故事说,波塞冬在试图给收割的女神德米特留下深刻印象的同时创造了第一匹马.
She asked him to make her a new animal, one more beautiful than any other.
她要求他让她成为新动物,一个比其他动物更美丽.
When he made a horse, she was delighted.
当他做一匹马时,她很高兴。
Poseidon was delighted, too—so much so that he forgot Demeter in his hurry to make more horses!
波塞冬也很高兴 以至于他忘记了德米特 急着做更多的马!
Hades, God of the Underworld Hades won the realm known as the underworld.
哈迪斯,冥界哈迪斯之神赢得了被称作"冥界"的地盘.
There he ruled as the god of death.
他在那里统治着死亡之神
He made sure the dead were properly buried.
他确保死者被妥善埋葬.
The earth’s hidden wealth belonged to him as well: gold, silver, and other treasures buried underground.
地球隐藏的财富也属于他:金,银等被埋入地下的宝藏.
Most Greek gods lived in palaces, but Hades seldom left the dark underworld.
大多数希腊神都活在宫殿中,但哈迪斯很少离开黑暗的冥界.
He asked Zeus to let him marry the lovely Persephone.
他要求宙斯让他嫁给可爱的珀耳塞福涅.
When Zeus agreed, Hades carried her to his palace.
宙斯同意后,哈迪斯把她带到了自己的宫殿.
Persephone’s mother threatened Zeus until he ordered Hades to return the girl to daylight.
珀耳塞福涅的母亲受到威胁 宙斯直到他命令哈迪斯将女孩送回到白天.
Hades obeyed—but only after offering Persephone food from his underworld kingdom.
哈得斯服从了,但只答应了 珀耳塞福涅的食物来自他的冥界王国.
She ate several pomegranate seeds, which required her to return to Hades’ realm for a few months each year.
她吃了几粒石榴种子,这要求她每年返回哈迪斯领地几个月。
Hermes, God of Merchants Hermes (HUR-meez), god of merchants, was a son of Zeus and the only god besides Hades allowed into the underworld.
赫耳墨斯是商神赫耳墨斯之神,商神是宙斯之子,是除哈迪斯之外唯一被允许进入冥界的神.
When someone died, Hermes guided that person to Hades’ realm.
当有人死后,赫尔墨斯将那个人引向了哈迪斯王国.
Any similarity to Hades ended there.
与哈迪斯的任何相似之处都在那里结束.
Hades seldom spoke or smiled, but Hermes loved to talk and play tricks on people.
哈迪斯很少说话或微笑,但赫尔墨斯喜欢说话并玩弄人.
While still a baby, he tiptoed from his mother’s side to steal his brother’s cows.
当他还是个孩子时,他从他母亲身边偷走他兄弟的牛。
He covered the cows’ feet with bark to hide their tracks and tied brooms to their tails to sweep the ground behind them.
他用树皮遮住奶牛的脚来掩盖他们的行踪,并用扫帚绑在他们的尾巴上来扫地。
Hermes’ quick wit and clever tongue so pleased his father that he made Hermes his messenger.
赫尔墨斯的聪明才智,
Zeus gave Hermes winged sandals and a winged golden cap to speed him on his way.
宙斯给了赫耳墨斯有翅膀的凉鞋和一副有翅膀的金帽来加速他的出行.
Hera, Queen of the Gods Hera (HAIR-uh), the goddess of marriage and childbirth, was Zeus’ wife and queen of the gods.
神后赫拉(Hair-uh)是婚姻和生育的女神,是宙斯的妻子和神后.
She was one of the few allowed to argue with Zeus!
她是少数允许与宙斯争吵的人之一!
Hera wore a royal crown, carried a scepter tipped with a lotus blossom, and drove a chariot pulled by peacocks.
赫拉佩戴了王室皇冠,带着一把杖被一朵莲花打倒了,还驾驶了被孔雀所拉走的战车.
Greek women asked her blessing at weddings.
希腊女性在婚礼上向她求福.
Hera was also the goddess of childbirth, thought to protect a mother when giving birth.
赫拉也是分娩的女神,被认为是在分娩时保护母亲.
Artemis, Goddess of Hunting Artemis (AR-teh-mis) was the goddess of hunting, the wilderness, and wild animals.
阿耳忒弥斯(英語:Artemis),是狩猎阿耳忒弥斯(AR-teh-mis)的女神,是狩猎,旷野和野生动物的女神.
While still a child, she begged her father, Zeus, to let her stay unmarried forever.
在还是个孩子期间,她恳求她的父亲宙斯让她永远未婚.
She would spend her days hunting in the mountains and forests, with nymphs to tend her hounds.
她会整天在山上和森林打猎 有尼姆斯照顾猎犬
Artemis was also a goddess of childbirth because she helped her mother give birth to her twin brother.
阿耳忒弥斯也是生育女神,因为她帮助母亲生下双胞胎兄弟.
Artemis’ role as a childbirth goddess differed from Hera’s: Hera protected the mother, and Artemis guarded the newborn baby.
阿耳忒弥斯作为生育女神的角色不同于赫拉: 赫拉保护了母亲,阿耳忒弥斯看守了新生儿.
How the Romans Got Their Gods: The Romans in the seventh century bc admired the Greeks so much that they modeled their society on that of Greece.
罗马人如何获得他们的神: 7世纪的bc中罗马人对希腊人非常钦佩,以至于他们以希腊社会为榜样.
They even had the same gods but expanded their personalities.
他们甚至有同样的神,但扩大了他们的个性。
Some became more warlike, while others became less powerful.
有的变得更像战争,有的变得不那么强大.
The Roman versions of the names of these gods are the ones given to the planets in our Solar System.
这些神的名字的罗马版本 是我们太阳系中的行星
Hephaestus, God of Fire and Blacksmiths Hephaestus (heh-FES-tus) was the god of fire, volcanoes, and blacksmiths.
火神和铁匠赫法斯图斯是火神、火山和铁匠。
He was born with crippled legs, and when his mother, Hera, saw him, she was so upset that she threw him from Olympus.
他生来腿残,当他的母亲赫拉看见他后,她很不高兴地将他从奥林匹斯扔出.
Hephaestus fell to the ocean far below, where sea goddesses found him and gave him shelter.
赫法斯图斯倒入了远在下方的海洋,海神们在那里发现了他并庇护他.
He lived with them for nine years, working as a blacksmith until he became the Olympians’ most skilled craftsman.
他与他们一起生活了九年,做铁匠,直到他成为了奥运会最有技能的工匠.
Both gods and heroes delighted in his finely crafted weapons, armor, and jewelry.
神和英雄都很高兴 他精细地设计出武器 盔甲和珠宝
One day, Hephaestus made a marvelous throne of gold and sent it to Olympus.
有一天,赫法斯图斯将一尊神奇的金子宝座并送往奥林匹斯.
When Hera sat on the throne, hidden springs wedged her in place!
当赫拉坐在王位上时,隐藏的泉水将她固定在原地!
Hephaestus had made a trap to punish her for throwing him away.
Hephaestus做了个陷阱来惩罚她把他扔了
Aphrodite, Goddess of Love and Beauty Golden-haired Aphrodite (af-roh-DY-tee) was the goddess of love and beauty.
阿佛罗狄忒,爱与美的金发女神 阿佛罗狄忒 (af-roh-DY-tee)是爱与美的女神.
She had the power to give beauty and charm to those who pleased her and make anyone fall in love.
她有能力给那些喜欢她的人以美丽和魅力,并让任何人相爱.
The mischievous child-god Eros—called Cupid by the Romans—was her son.
被罗马人称为"丘比特"的邪恶的儿童神以罗斯是她的儿子。
When Hera was caught by Hephaestus’ trap, Zeus offered Aphrodite’s hand in marriage to whoever freed his wife.
当赫拉被赫法斯图斯所陷的陷阱所抓住时,宙斯让阿佛洛狄忒与释放他妻子的人结婚.
Unable to resist Aphrodite’s loveliness, Hephaestus came to Mount Olympus to free his mother and marry Aphrodite.
无法抗拒阿佛罗狄忒的相爱,希法斯忒斯来到了奥林匹斯山来解放他的母亲并和阿佛罗狄忒结婚.
When they married, Hephaestus made Aphrodite a metal belt woven with precious gems and magic.
两人结婚后,赫法斯图斯使阿佛洛狄忒用珍贵的宝石和魔法编织出金属带.
Its power made Aphrodite completely irresistible to both gods and men.
它的力量使得阿佛洛狄忒对神和人来说都是完全不可抗拒的.
Ares, God of War Ares (AIR-eez), the god of war, was a son of Zeus and Hera.
阿瑞斯 (战神),战神阿瑞斯 (AIR-eez),是宙斯和赫拉的儿子.
He was a fierce, strong warrior who wielded a gigantic spear.
他是一个凶猛而强壮的战士 他拥有一把巨大的长矛。
Ares loved the destruction and smells of war.
阿瑞斯喜欢毁灭和战争的味道.
Sometimes other gods and goddesses chose one side to support in battle, but not Ares.
有时其他神和女神会选择一边支持战斗,但不是阿瑞斯.
He didn’t care who was right or wrong; sometimes he even switched sides mid-battle!
他不在乎谁对谁错,
Ares loved fighting for its own sake.
阿瑞斯喜欢为自己而战
Ares did not get along well with many of the other Olympians, most of whom hated his attitude and violence.
阿瑞斯与其他多位奥运会选手相处并不好,他们大多讨厌他的态度和暴力.
He was often found with his sister Eris, the goddess of discord, who had the power to stir up war.
他经常被找到,和妹妹Eris,不和女神一起,她拥有挑起战争的力量.
He was also in love with Aphrodite, who loved the handsome god of war more than she loved her husband, Hephaestus.
他也爱上了阿佛洛狄忒,她更爱英俊的战争之神而爱她的丈夫赫法斯图斯.
Athena, Goddess of Wisdom Of all Zeus’ children, the goddess of wisdom had the strangest birth.
雅典娜,智慧女神 在宙斯的所有子孙中,智慧女神有着最奇特的诞生.
Athena sprang from Zeus’ head, fully grown and dressed in golden armor!
雅典娜从宙斯的头而出, 完全长大并穿金色盔甲!
Athena became Zeus’ favorite child, the only one allowed to use all his weapons—even his thunderbolts and lightning.
雅典娜成为宙斯最爱的孩子,
The Greeks believed that Athena was responsible for many types of wisdom.
希腊人认为雅典娜对多种类型的智慧负有责任.
They gave her credit for inventing almost every type of art and craft done by women, such as spinning, weaving, pottery, and cooking.
他们称赞她发明了几乎所有种类的艺术和工艺, 由女性完成的艺术和工艺,比如旋转,编织,陶器和烹饪。
For farmers, she invented the plow and the horse’s bridle.
对于农民来说,她发明了犁和马的绞架.
She was also considered a goddess of war and was thought to give leaders good advice.
她也被认为是战争女神,被认为是给领导人以好的建议.
Conclusion The Greek gods held a central role in ancient Greek society, inspiring countless sculptures, temples, and other works of art—but their influence didn’t end in ancient Greece.
结论 希腊诸神在古希腊社会扮演着中心角色, 激发出无数雕塑、寺庙等艺术作品,
Not far away in Italy, the Romans modeled much of their society on the Greeks’.
在意大利不远处,罗马人将其社会的大部分建模在希腊人身上.
Even modern people look to ancient Greece for ideas from their temples and statues.
甚至现代人也向古希腊看望从他们的寺庙和雕像中产生的想法.
The first Olympic Games, in 776 bc, were running contests held to honor the gods.
首届奥运会在776 bc举办比赛以纪念众神.
They gave rise to today’s Olympic Games.
它们引发了今天的奥林匹克运动会.
In fact, ancient Greece is sometimes called the birthplace of Western society.
事实上,古希腊有时被称为西方社会的发源地.
The ideas illustrated in Greek mythology helped shape the way people think and interact today.
希腊神话中展现的思想帮助塑造了人们今天的思想和互动方式.
Glossary chariot (n.)
词汇战车(n.)
a horse-drawn carriage with two wheels that was used in ancient times, usually for racing and fighting battles (p.
一个有两道轮子的马车,在古代曾经使用,通常用于赛跑和战斗(p.
6) disguised changed to appear to be something (v.)
6)变相变相外形为某事(五.
different so as not to be recognized (p.
不同,以不被识别(第5页)。
4) immortal not subject to death; living forever (adj.)
4)不死不活;永活(adj.
(p.
页:1
4) mischievous liking to cause trouble in a playful (adj.)
4) 在玩弄(adj.
way (p.
页:1
12) mythology the myths, or ancient stories about (n.)
12) 关于神话的神话,或关于(n.
heroes or supernatural beings, of a culture or group (p.
一个文化或团体的英雄或超自然生物(p.
15) nymphs (n.)
15）宁芙（山林水泽女神，名词）
in stories, spirits in the shape of young women who live in mountains, forests, meadows, or water (p.
在故事中,以生活在山地,森林,草地,或水地(p.
10) realm (n.)
10) 域 (n.
an area over which a person, such as a monarch, rules or has power (p.
一个人,如君主,统治或拥有权力的领域(p.
7) scepter (n.)
7) cept杖 (n.
a decorated rod held by a ruler as a symbol of power (p.
由统治者所持的装饰棒作为权力的象征(p.
9) temples (n.)
9) 庙会 (n.
buildings that are places of worship (p.
属于礼拜场所的建筑(p.
4) Titans (n.)
4) 土卫一 (n.
in Greek myths, large and powerful beings who ruled before the gods (p.
在希腊神话中,在神灵面前统治的庞大而强大的人(p.
5) trident (n.)
5) 三叉戟 (n.
a weapon that looks like a spear with three points (p.
类似长矛并有三分的武器(p.
6) underworld the place where some of the dead go in (n.)
(原始内容存档于2018-10-21) (中文(简体) ). Underworld of some deads go in (n.
Greek myths, ruled by the god Hades (p.
希腊神话,由神哈迪斯所统治 (p.
7) It’s All Greek to Me!
7）这对我来说像天书！