名师解读英语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</p>
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