Pandora’s Box 打开潘多拉的盒子
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According to Greek myth, a Titan named Prometheus brought fire to mankind, an act that brought man much power. Zeus, the king of the gods, decided to hit back. He wanted to ___1___ men into accepting a gift, a menacing present that would bring them misery. Fearful of his rage, men would accept ___2___ from him, however, so Zeus devised a subtle plan.
根据希腊神话，泰坦巨人普罗米修斯为人类带来火种，此举赋予人类强大力量。众神之王宙斯决定反击，他想要骗人类接受一份将会带来苦难的险恶礼物。然而人类因畏惧天神的愤怒，坚决不接受衪送的任何礼物，于是，宙斯精心策划了一项密谋。
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(A) granted |
(B) fool |
(C) not |
(D) reverse |
(E) sorrowful |
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(F) ultimately |
(G) shortly |
(H) nothing |
(I) unfortunate |
(J) hope |
Zeus created the first woman, Pandora, and ___3___ her many unique characteristics. He also gave her a special box, but warned her ___4___ to open it. Pandora hid the box ___5___ after her marriage to Epimetheus, the brother of Prometheus. But one of her ___6___ characteristics was curiosity. She tried to resist temptation, but when she ___7___ gave in and opened the box, she realized too late that she had made a terrible mistake. For inside, Zeus had placed all that made men ___8___. Zeus didn’t want men to live all their lives in despair, however, so he added ___9___ to the box. Then, no matter how difficult their lives became, men would remain hopeful.
宙斯创造了第一个女人潘多拉，并赋予她许多特质。他同时也给她一个特殊的盒子，但是警告她不可以打开。潘多拉在嫁给普罗米修斯的弟弟艾比米修斯后，马上将盒子藏起来。然而，潘多拉令人遗憾的特质中，其中有项便是好奇心。她努力抵挡诱惑，不过最后还是屈服于好奇心，打开了盒子。那时她了解到自己犯下了可怕的错误，但为时已晚。因为在盒子里，宙斯放进一切会让人类痛苦的事物。尽管如此，宙斯并不想让人类一辈活在绝望之中，所以他把「希望」加进盒子里。这么一来，不管生活变得有多苦，人类依旧保有希望。
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(A) granted |
(B) fool |
(C) not |
(D) reverse |
(E) sorrowful |
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(F) ultimately |
(G) shortly |
(H) nothing |
(I) unfortunate |
(J) hope |
Today, to say that you’ve “opened a Pandora’s box” means that you’ve begun a process that will have a bad outcome. And once it is done, you cannot ___10__ the effects, just as mankind was unable to put all the evil back into Pandora’s box.
如今，「打开潘多拉的盒子」就意味着揭开将结恶果的历程，而且一旦做了，也无法逆转结果，正如同人类一样，无法将所有的邪恶放回潘多拉的盒子中。
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(A) granted |
(B) fool |
(C) not |
(D) reverse |
(E) sorrowful |
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(F) ultimately |
(G) shortly |
(H) nothing |
(I) unfortunate |
(J) hope |
−by Seraphim Davidson
Vocabulary
单词发音
rage [redʒ] n.（一阵）狂怒，盛怒
devise [dɪˋvaɪz] v. 设计；发明
temptation [tɛmpˋteʃən] n. 诱惑
despair [dɪˋspɛr] n. 绝望
outcome [ˋaʊt͵kʌm] n. 结果；结局
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单词发音
Titan [ˋtaɪtn] n.【希神】泰坦
Prometheus [prəˋmiθjəs] n.【希神】普罗米修斯
Zeus [zjus] n.【希神】宙斯（希腊神话中的主神）
menacing [ˋmɛnɪsɪŋ] adj. 险恶的
subtle [ˋsʌt!] adj. 狡猾的；精明的
Pandora [pænˋdorə] n.【希神】潘多拉（第一个来到人间的女人）
Epimetheus [͵ɛpə'miθiəs] n. 泰坦巨神厄庇米修斯
give in 投降, 屈服 abandon, surrender
grant [grænt] v. 给予，授予
sorrowful [ˋsɑrəfəl] adj. 悲伤的，伤心的
Myth of Pandora's Box
Answer
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1. ( B ) |
2. ( H ) |
3. ( A ) |
4. ( C ) |
5. ( G ) |
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6. ( I ) |
7. ( F ) |
8. ( E ) |
9. ( J ) |
10. ( D ) |