the Bag of Winds
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Prologue.
T能内容 Prologue.
4 A Visit with an Old Friend.
4 与老朋友一起访问。
7 Aeolus’s Gift.
7 Aeolus的礼物。
9 Almost Home.
9号快到家了
11 Jealousy and Greed.
11 嫉妒和贪婪。
14 Epilogue.
14 Epilogue. (英语).
18 Glossary.
18 词汇。
20 Prologue Every culture in the world has its own mythology.
20 方案 世界上每一种文化都有自己的神话.
Mythology is a set of stories from a culture’s distant past, sometimes based on true events, but often involving fantastic events and supernatural beings.
"神话"(Mythology)是一套来自文化遥远过去的故事,有时以真实事件为基础,但往往涉及奇幻事件和超自然生物.
The purpose of mythology is to entertain, teach lessons on how to live, and help explain how the world works.
神话的用意是娱乐,传授如何活的教训,帮助解释世界如何运作.
For example, before humans developed scientific explanations for natural events like earthquakes, storms, and volcanoes, many ancient myths explained these mysterious events through stories of gods and humans.
例如,在人类为地震,风暴,火山等自然事件制定科学解释之前,许多古代神话通过神和人类的故事来解释这些神秘事件.
The ancient Greeks believed that lightning occurred when Zeus, their supreme being, was angry and wished to frighten or punish mortals on Earth by throwing down thunderbolts from high upon Mount Olympus.
古希腊人认为闪电发生在他们的至高无上之地宙斯愤怒并想用从高处向奥林匹斯山投掷出霹雳来来来吓唬或惩罚地球上的凡人的时候.
In fact, the mythology of the ancient Greeks is probably the best known in all the world.
事实上,古希腊人的神话很可能是全世界最有名的.
Greek stories of gods, heroes, and monsters have been studied and enjoyed for more than thirty centuries, and they remain as popular today as ever.
希腊关于神,英雄,和怪物的故事被研究并享受了三百多世纪,它们今天仍然和以往一样受欢迎.
Many of the stories of Greek mythology are based on the events of a monumental ten-year war between the armies of Greece and a powerful city called Troy and its allies, located in what is now the country of Turkey.
希腊神话中的许多故事都是以希腊军队与位于现在的土耳其国的一个叫特洛伊及其盟友的强大城市之间长达十年的历史性战争为根据.
All of the Greek gods and many of the great Greek heroes took part in this great war, which is believed to have occurred in the 13th or 12th century bc.
所有希腊神祇和许多伟大的希腊英雄都参加了这场伟大的战争,据信这发生在13或12世纪bc.
The poet Homer wrote a famous account of the Trojan War called The Iliad, but perhaps his most famous poem of all explores what happened immediately after the war ended.
诗人荷马为特洛伊战争写了一篇有名的叙述"伊利亚德"(The Iliad),但也许他最出名的一首所有诗都探索了战争结束后立即发生的事情.
This masterpiece, called The Odyssey, followed the adventures of one of the greatest Greek heroes, Odysseus, as he tried to return home following the war with Troy.
这幅被称作"奥德赛"的杰作,跟随了最伟大的希腊英雄之一"奥德修斯"的冒险,在与特洛伊战争后他试图回国.
It was Odysseus who won the war for the Greeks by using a large wooden horse to smuggle Greek soldiers inside the walls of Troy so that they could open the gates.
是奥德修斯用一匹大木马将希腊士兵偷运入特洛伊城墙以打开城门而为希腊人赢得了战争.
Although his war strategy led to victory for the Greeks, Odysseus still had many struggles to endure before he would return home to his family.
虽然他的战争策略为希腊人带来了胜利,但奥德修斯在回到自己家之前,仍然有许多斗争需要忍受.
After the war ended, Odysseus and his men began sailing to Ithaca, their island home.
战争结束后,奥德修斯和他的部下开始出海去他们的岛地伊萨卡.
What should have been a simple trip became one of the most famous journeys in all of literature.
本来应该是一个简单的出行成为了所有文献中最出名出行的出行之一.
Odysseus’s adventures have been read for centuries, and Homer’s model of a hero’s journey back home has been imitated in story after story, including movies like Finding Nemo and O Brother, Where Art Thou?
奥德修斯的冒险历经了几个世纪,霍默的英雄之行模式在故事后被模仿,包括电影"寻找尼莫"和"O Brother,你在哪里"等.
and novels like Don Quixote, A Farewell to Arms, and Cold Mountain.
和小说如"唐克多","再见""武器","冷山"等.
Odysseus’s journey home, which took ten years, was filled with adventure after adventure.
奥德修斯的回程历时十年,历险后充满了冒险.
His fantastic journey began with the tale of Aeolus and the bag of winds.
他的梦幻之旅始于"艾奥卢斯"和"一袋风"的故事.
A Visit with an Old Friend After victoriously leaving T roy to sail for home, Odysseus and his men stopped to visit Odysseus’s friend, Aeolus (A Y -oh-luhs), god of the winds.
奥德修斯和他的手下在胜利地离开特洛伊前往家乡后,与一位老朋友一起拜访了奥德修斯的朋友,即风之神艾奥卢斯。
Aeolus welcomed the victors.
艾奥鲁斯欢迎胜利者.
Odysseus and his men, exhausted after the war, feasted and celebrated for a full month with Aeolus.
奥德修斯和他的部下,在战后筋疲力尽,与埃奥卢斯宴会并庆祝了整整一个月.
In return for listening to Odysseus tell many stories of the war, Aeolus offered Odysseus a magical gift to speed him on his way home to Ithaca.
作为收听了奥德修斯讲述了多起战争故事的回报,埃奥卢斯为奥德修斯提供了神奇的礼物来加速他回到伊萨卡的路上.
The god of the winds gathered all of the wild and dangerous winds that might have blown Odysseus off course.
狂风之神聚集了所有的野生而危险的风能,这些风能将奥德修斯吹出航道.
He forced these winds into a magical oxhide bag, sealing them with a golden cord.
他把风逼入了神奇的牛皮袋中,用金丝绳来封住.
He left out only one wind, a steady west wind, which would speed Odysseus and his men homeward.
他只留下了一股风,一股稳定的西风会让奥德修斯和他的手下们回家去.
With much gratitude, Odysseus accepted the gift, amazed that such power could be held in his hands.
奥德修斯十分感激地接受了这份礼物,惊奇地感到,这种权力可能掌握在他手中.
Not trusting his men to understand such a magical gift, Odysseus quietly stowed the bag under the captain’s seat on his ship, and the men prepared to sail for Ithaca.
奥德修斯在船上悄悄地把包放在船长的座位下,
Aeolus’s Gift Aeolus’s gift worked perfectly at the beginning of their journey.
Aeolus的礼物Aeolus的礼物在旅程开始时就非常有效。
For nine days, Odysseus’s ship carved a smooth and steady wake through the blue waters of the Aegean Sea, always heading westward toward Ithaca.
在九天的时间里,奥德修斯的船在爱琴海的蓝色水域上刻出平稳而平稳地醒来,一直向西向伊萨卡行进.
With each passing hour, Odysseus grew more anxious to see his home.
每过一个小时 奥德修斯越来越渴望见到自己的家.
The war with Troy had lasted ten long years, and during that time Odysseus had never once seen his wife, Penelope, nor his young son.
与特洛伊的战争已经持续了十年,在这段时间里,奥德修斯从未见过他的妻子佩内洛普和他年幼的儿子.
He was so determined to return home that he refused to relinquish the helm of his ship to anyone else.
他下定决心要回国,拒绝将舰只的指挥权让给任何其他人.
For nine days and nights Odysseus stayed at the helm with his eyes peering through the salt spray to catch a glimpse of his homeland.
9个昼夜 奥德修斯在掌舵时,眼睛在盐喷雾中相望,以窥见他的祖国.
His men were a bit insulted at Odysseus’s lack of trust in them.
他的手下对奥德修斯缺乏信任感到有些侮辱。
They were all good sailors.
他们都是好水手
Of course we can steer the ship just as well as Odysseus, they often thought to themselves.
我们当然可以像奥德修斯一样 驾驭这艘船 他们常常自以为是
They had also noticed the bag tied with the golden cord sitting under Odysseus’s seat—the bag that he seemed to be protecting very carefully.
他们还注意到,Odysseus的座椅下被金绳绑住的袋子,他似乎非常小心地保护了这个袋子。
But these concerns were not important to the men at the time.
但是这些担忧对于当时的男性来说并不重要.
Each of them was also anxious to return home after the war.
他们每个人都急于战后回国.
If Odysseus insisted on steering the boat by himself, let him do it, they said to themselves.
如果奥德修斯坚持自己来引导船只,让他来做,他们就对自己说.
It simply meant they each had more time to sleep and dream of home.
这仅仅意味着他们每个人都有更多的时间睡觉和梦想回家。
Almost Home “Odysseus!
(原始内容存档于2018-10-21). Almost Home “Odysseus!
Look!”
看这个!"
Odysseus snapped out of his daydreaming as one of his men cried out from the bow of the ship.
奥德修斯从白日梦中惊出 他的一个手下从船头上呼喊
Shading his eyes from the glare, Odysseus peered ahead.
将他的眼睛从光芒中抹去 奥德修斯在前方对视
A faint mist hovered above the surface of the water, and scattered clouds dotted the sky, but sure enough, as he stared more closely, a familiar outline rose on the horizon.
一片微弱的雾在水面上徘徊,被散落的云点出天空,但足够肯定的是,当他更密切地注视时,一个熟悉的轮廓在地平线上升起.
It was the jagged peaks of Ithaca!
是伊萨卡的山峰
Odysseus could recognize the shape of his beloved island anywhere, and his heart leaped up into his throat to see its familiar curves and points.
奥德修斯可以在任何地方识别出他所爱的岛屿的形状,他心跳入他的喉咙去看到它所熟悉的曲线和分.
The rest of Odysseus’s men saw the same view a few moments later, and the entire ship erupted into cheers and laughter.
奥德修斯的其余部下在几分钟后看到了同样的观点,而整艘船都爆发出欢呼和笑声.
Men hugged each other and wiped tears of joy from their eyes.
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After ten long years of separation from family and friends, they would soon be back home—in perhaps only a few more hours.
在与家人和朋友分离了10年之后,他们很快会回家——也许只有几个小时。
As the outline of Ithaca became sharper and clearer, Odysseus’s spirits soared.
随着"伊萨卡"的轮廓更尖锐更清晰,奥德修斯的精神也随之高涨.
He would finally see his wife, Penelope, and his son, Telemachus (tuh-LEM-a-kuhs).
他最终会见到他的妻子佩内洛普和他的儿子特莱马丘斯(tuh-LEM-a-kuhs).
Telemachus had been an infant when Odysseus left for the war.
Telemachus在奥德修斯出战时还是个婴儿.
How T elemachus would have grown in ten years!
特莱玛丘斯十年后会怎样成长!
Would he even recognize his father?
他能认出他父亲吗?
As these thoughts entered Odysseus’s mind, his eyelids grew very heavy.
随着这些思想进入了奥德修斯的思想中,他的眼皮变得非常沉重.
Ithaca is only hours away.
伊萨卡只有几个小时的路程
We can see it plainly.
我们可以清楚地看到它。
Surely I can shut my eyes now and leave the steering to the men, Odysseus said to himself as he struggled to stay awake.
奥德修斯在努力保持清醒时对自己说
Turning to his most trusted companion, Odysseus relinquished the helm, crawled over to a nearby bench, and immediately fell sound asleep, dreaming of Penelope and his son.
转向他最信任的同伴,奥德修斯放弃了掌舵,爬到附近的一个长凳上,并立刻睡着了,梦到佩内洛普和他的儿子.
Jealousy and Greed With Odysseus asleep and Ithaca within sight, the men began talking quietly to themselves.
嫉妒和贪婪 与奥德修斯睡着了,伊萨卡在眼前, 男人开始悄悄地与自己交谈。
“Look at Odysseus there—so proud that he was unwilling to let his trusted companions steer the ship.”
" 看那里奥德修斯 -- -- 非常骄傲,他不愿意让自己信任的同伴驾船。 “
“We’ve fought together for ten years, and he can’t even trust us to steer his ship.”
他甚至不能相信我们能驾驶他的船。 “
“You know, Odysseus is a great soldier, but he did not share with us fairly the gifts won from Troy.”
“你知道,奥德修斯是一个伟大的士兵,但他没有公平地与我们分享从特洛伊得到的礼物。 “
“That’s true.
" 这是事实。
With every victory, he always took the lion’s share and left us with the rest.”
在每次胜利中,他总是把狮子的份额留给我们。 “
“Yes, and what about this gift from Aeolus?
“是的,埃奥卢斯的礼物呢?
Odysseus told us nothing of Aeolus’s treasure as we left his island.”
奥德修斯在离开埃奥卢斯岛时, “
“Look at that bag, tied with a golden cord.”
“看那被金绳捆住的袋子。 “
“Yes, why wouldn’t Odysseus tell us about this bag?”
为什么奥德修斯不告诉我们这个袋子? “
“Because he doesn’t want to share with us the gifts of Aeolus.”
他不愿与我们分享Aeolus的礼物。 “
“Exactly!
“确切地说!
The bag is surely filled with gold and jewels.
包里肯定有金和珠宝
Just look at that golden cord.”
看看那条金线 “
“And look how carefully Odysseus protected it from us.”
“看奥德修斯如何小心地保护它免受我们的伤害。 “
The more the men talked, the angrier they became at Odysseus and the more anxious they became to open the ox-hide bag sitting under the bench.
男人说话越多,他们在奥德修斯变得越愤怒,他们越是急于打开坐在长椅下方的牛皮袋.
With one last look at Odysseus sleeping soundly on the bench, the men silently nodded to each other and reached for the bag.
最后看一眼奥德修斯 在长椅上睡得还好 男人们默默地点头取出袋子
But with one tug of the golden cord, everything changed.
但只要一拖一拖,一切都变了
Raging, hurricane-force winds exploded from the ox-hide bag.
狂风、飓风和强风从牛皮袋中爆炸。
Bottled up for the last nine days, winds from every direction furiously crashed down and around Odysseus’s ship, tossing it around on the waves as if it were a child’s toy.
过去九天里,来自每个方向的风都疯狂地坠入了奥德修斯的飞船周围,将其抛入海浪上,仿佛是孩子的玩具。
Odysseus’s sweet dreams of home turned into a nightmare of howling winds and crashing waves.
奥德修斯对家乡的美好梦想变成了一股狂风和狂风的噩梦.
Opening his eyes, he saw his men panicking, rushing around the deck, waving their arms, and covering their heads against the winds and waves.
睁开眼睛,他看见手下惊慌失措,匆忙地绕着甲板走来走去,挥起手来,并遮住头来抵挡风浪.
At their feet, he saw the empty ox-hide bag.
在他们的脚下,他看到了空的牛皮袋.
“What have you done?”
“你做了什么? “
he cried.
他哭了起来。
“Your greed and jealousy have ruined us!”
“你的贪婪和嫉妒毁了我们!”
Unable to hear Odysseus over the howling winds, the men rushed over the ship, trying to keep it from capsizing in the storm.
无法听到奥德修斯在咆哮的风中,人冲上船来,想阻止它在风暴中被压倒.
Suddenly, with a great snapping and ripping sound, the mast came crashing down, pulling the sails with it.
突然,随着一股巨大的快活和撕裂的声音,桅杆撞倒了,用它拉起帆来.
Heartbroken, Odysseus watched helplessly as his home began fading away in the distance.
心碎了,奥德修斯无助地看着他的家从远处消失.
With no sails on the ship and no way to steer, Odysseus and his men were being blown over the furious seas away from Ithaca, back in the direction from which they’d come.
奥德修斯和他的部下在远离伊萨卡的海面上被吹出,
Oh, weak man!
哦,弱汉!
Why did I let myself sleep?
为什么我让自己睡觉?
Odysseus cried to himself.
奥德修斯为自己哭泣.
Hours from home, and now this!
离家几小时,现在这个!
He prayed to Poseidon, god of the seas, to calm the waves, and to Zeus, god of the sky, to end the storm.
他向海神波塞冬祈求平息海浪,向天空之神宙斯祈求结束风暴.
However, his prayers went unanswered.
然而,他的祈祷没有得到答复。
The gods had other things in store for Odysseus, and he would not see his home for many more years.
众神为奥德修斯准备了其他东西,他多年都不愿见到自己的家.
Epilogue Driven by the howling winds, Odysseus and his men cowered in fear onboard their ship, helpless to sail in the storm.
奥德修斯和他的手下在船上恐惧地畏缩,无助地在风暴中出海.
Eventually, they ended up back at Aeolus’s island.
最终他们回到了埃奥卢斯岛。
“Odysseus, why are you here?”
“奥德修斯,你为什么在这里? “
Aeolus asked, as the men came ashore.
艾奥鲁斯问, 当男人上岸。
With great shame, Odysseus told Aeolus what happened with the bag of winds.
以极大的耻辱,奥德修斯告诉了埃奥卢斯"风之包"到底发生了什么.
“It was not my fault,” he said.
他说,“这不是我的错。”
“It was my men.”
“这是我的人。”
He pleaded with Aeolus to help him once again.
他恳求埃奥卢斯再次帮助他.
However, despite Odysseus’s desperate pleadings, Aeolus was firm.
然而,尽管奥德修斯的绝望书状,埃奥卢斯还是坚定的.
“Surely the gods have decided to test you, Odysseus,” he said.
“奥德修斯,神灵们的确决定考验你。”
“To be turned away after getting so close to home can only mean the gods are against you, and I cannot go against the gods’ wishes.
" 在离家这么近之后被抛弃只能意味着神与你为敌,我不能违背神的愿望.
Good luck to you, wise Odysseus.
祝你好运,聪明的奥德修斯。
I cannot help you again.”
我不能再帮你了 “