名师指导:六级阅读中的英语典故
<p> 1、<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Heel">Heel</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Achilles">Achilles</span> 亦作<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Achilles">Achilles</span> <span word="Heel">Heel</span>唯一弱点;薄弱环节;要害 = <span word="deadly">deadly</span> / <span word="fatal">fatal</span>/ <span word="mortal">mortal</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Heel">Heel</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Achilles">Achilles</span>直译是 阿基里斯的脚踵 ,是个在欧洲广泛流行的国际性成语。阿基里斯是希腊联军里最英勇善战的骁将,传说他是希腊密耳弥多涅斯人的国王珀琉斯和海神的女儿西蒂斯所生的儿子。阿基里斯呱呱坠地以后,母亲想使儿子健壮永生,把他放在火里锻炼,又捏着他的脚踵倒浸在冥河圣水里浸泡。因此阿基里斯浑身象钢筋铁骨,刀枪不入,只有脚踵部位被母亲的手捏住,没有沾到冥河圣水,成为他的唯一要害。在特洛伊战争中,太阳神阿波罗把阿基里斯的弱点告诉了特洛伊王子帕里斯,阿基里斯终于被帕里斯诱到城门口,用暗箭射中他的脚踵,负伤而死。</p><p> 因此, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Achilles">Achilles</span> <span word="heel">heel</span>,常用以表示<span word="a">a</span> <span word="weak">weak</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="fault">fault</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weakest">weakest</span> <span word="spot">spot</span>等意思。</p><p> <span word="E">E</span>.<span word="g">g</span>.:</p><p> <span word="His">His</span> <span word="Achilles">Achilles</span> <span word="heel">heel</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="pride">pride</span>--<span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="angry">angry</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="criticized">criticized</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="work">work</span>。</p><p> 2、<span word="Helen">Helen</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Troy">Troy</span> 特洛伊的海伦 , 红颜祸水 。</p><p> <span word="Helen">Helen</span>是希腊的绝世佳人,美艳无比,嫁给希腊南部邦城斯巴达国王墨涅俄斯为妻。后来,特洛伊王子帕里斯奉命出事希腊,在斯巴达国王那里做客,他在爱与美之神阿芙罗狄蒂的帮助下,趁着墨涅俄斯外出之际,诱走海伦,还带走了很多财宝。此事激起了希腊各部族的公愤,墨涅俄斯发誓说,宁死也要夺回海伦,报仇雪恨。为此,在希腊各城邦英雄的赞助下,调集十万大军和1180条战船,组成了希腊联军,公推墨涅俄斯的哥哥阿枷门农为联军统帅,浩浩荡荡,跨海东征,攻打特洛伊城,企图用武力夺回海轮。双方大战10年,死伤无数,许多英雄战死在沙场。甚至连奥林匹斯山的众神也分成2个阵营,有些支持希腊人,有些帮助特洛伊人,彼此展开了一场持久的恶斗。最后希腊联军采用足智多谋的奥德修斯的 木马计 ,里应外合才攻陷了特洛伊。希腊人进城后,大肆杀戮,帕里斯王子也被杀死,特洛伊的妇女、儿童全部沦为奴隶。特洛伊城被掠夺一空,烧成了一片灰烬。战争结实后,希腊将士带着大量战利品回到希腊,墨涅俄斯抢回了美貌的海伦重返故土。这就是特洛伊战争的起因和结局。正是由于海轮,使特洛伊遭到毁灭的悲剧,真所谓 倾国倾城 ,由此产生了<span word="Helen">Helen</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Troy">Troy</span>这个成语。</p>
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