BBC最爱用的英语典故，就是这6个
<p>1.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Sword">Sword</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Damocles">Damocles</span></p><p>达摩克利斯之剑</p><p>这个说法源自古希腊传说：迪奥尼修斯国王(<span word="Dionysius">Dionysius</span>)邀请他贪婪的大臣达摩克利斯(<span word="Damocles">Damocles</span>)坐在自己的宝座之上掌管王位，达摩克里斯却发现自己坐在用一根马鬃悬挂的一把寒光闪闪的利剑下，仓皇而逃。</p><p>迪奥尼修斯王用这个故事说明，国王的幸福和安乐都是假象，极大的财富和权力也意味着巨大的责任和危险。</p><p>肯尼迪总统(<span word="President">President</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="F">F</span>. <span word="Kennedy">Kennedy</span>)曾在联合国大会(<span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Assembly">Assembly</span>)中用过这个习语，他说：</p><p><span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="sword">sword</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Damocles">Damocles</span>, <span word="hanging">hanging</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slenderestof">slenderestof</span> <span word="threads">threads</span>, <span word="capable">capable</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="accident">accident</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="miscalculation">miscalculation</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="madness">madness</span>.</p><p>每个男人、女人和孩子都生活在核武器的达摩克利斯之剑之下，被一根最细的线吊着，随时可能因意外或疯狂而被切断。</p><p>2.<span word="Achilles">Achilles</span>' <span word="Heel">Heel</span></p><p>阿克琉斯之踵</p><p><span word="Thetis">Thetis</span> (<span word="Achilles">Achilles</span>' <span word="mother">mother</span>) <span word="dipped">dipped</span> <span word="Achilles">Achilles</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="Styx">Styx</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="immortal">immortal</span>. <span word="Unfortunately">Unfortunately</span>,<span word="she">she</span> <span word="missed">missed</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="heel">heel</span>.</p><p>忒提斯(阿喀琉斯的母亲)把阿喀琉斯浸入冥河使他不朽。不幸的是，她错过了一只脚跟。</p><p>“阿喀琉斯之踵”出自古希腊神话，意为一个人的弱点或缺陷。</p>
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