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1、Section1：TorFSection2：ChoiceSection3：Explainidioms·1.Pandora’sBox灾难之盒含义：toopenPandora'sboxmeanstocreateevilthatcannotbeundone.来源：Pandora'sboxinvolvesamythologicalstoryinwhichtheaboxwasgiventoahumanwhowaswarnednevertoopenthebox,buthiscuriositymadehimopen
2、itresultinginadisaster.·2.TheHornofAmalthea丰饶角含义：Asymbolofabundanceandnourishment,commonlyalargehorn-shapedcontaineroverflowingwithproduce,flowers,nuts,otheredibles,orwealthinsomeform.来源：Oneday,asAmaltheaplayedwithlittleZeus,sheaccidentallybrokeoffherho
3、rn.Tomakeupforitandasasignofgratitude,Zeusmadethebrokenhornalwaysbefullofwhateveritsownerdesired.·3.TheMidas/GoldenTouch点石成金含义：Abilitytoturneverythinghetouchedintogold.ifsomeonehastheMidastouch,everythingtheydoissuccessfulandmakesmoneyforthem来源：Midas’sj
4、obknewnoboundsandassoonashegothome,heorderedtheservantstosetasplendidrepastonthetable.·4.AProcrusteanBed强迫一致含义：WhensomethingisProcrustean,differentlengthsorsizesorpropertiesarefittedtoanarbitrarystandard.来源：ProcrusteswasaroguesmithandbanditfromAtticawho
5、physicallyattackedpeoplebystretchingthemorcuttingofftheirlegs,soastoforcethemtofitthesizeofanironbed.·5.SowtheDragonTeeth挑起纠纷含义：Thedragon'steeth,onceplanted,wouldgrowintofullyarmedwarriors.来源：InGreekmyth,dragon’steethfeatureprominentlyinthelegendsoftheP
6、hoenicianprinceCadmusandJason'squestfortheGoldenFleece.·6.AppleofDiscord祸根含义：Aeuphemismforasmallmatterthatcouldleadtoabiggerdispute.来源：TheGreekgoddessofdiscord,Eris,becamedisgruntledaftershewasexcludedfromtheweddingofPeleusandThetis.Inretaliation,shetos
7、sedagoldenappleinscribedKallisti(‘forthemostbeautifulone'),intotheweddingparty.Threegoddessesclaimedtheapple:Hera,Athena,andAphrodite.ParisofTroywasappointedtoselecttherecipient.HeawardedtheappletoAphrodite,thusindirectlycausingtheTrojanWar.·7.TheHeelof
8、Achilles唯一的弱点含义：Adeadlyweaknessinspiteofoverallstrength,thatcanactuallyorpotentiallyleadstodownfall来源：Themythologicaloriginreferstoaphysicalvulnerability,metaphoricalreferencestootherattributesorqualitiesthatcanleadtodownfallarec
