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1、TheancientGreekmythAppolloandDaphne‘sstory(阿波罗和达芙妮的故事)ThesungodAppolloisoneoftheTwelveGodsofOlympus,ZeusandtheDarkGoddessLeto‘sson.(太阳神阿波罗是希腊奥林匹斯十二主神之一,是宙斯与黑暗女神勒托的儿子.)DaphneisthedaughterofAlpheusandPeinaUst.Shewasalovelybloomingfairymaiden.达芙妮是河神和佩娜乌斯的女儿
2、,她是位妩媚动人的仙女。Oneday,ApolloCupidholdingabowandarrowtoplay.HewasbluntwithCupidsaid:"Hey!Bowandarrowisaverydangerousthing,achildshouldnotbeusedtoplayCupidbyApollosoasay,andmyheartisnotconvinced有一次,阿波罗看到爱神丘比特正拿著弓箭玩。他不客气跟丘比特说:「喂!弓箭是很危险的东西,小孩子不要随便拿来玩。」丘比特被阿波罗这么
3、一说,心里很不服气。Cupidisveryangry,andwanttomakeApollotasteabitofpain,sohethoughtofaway.丘比特很生气,想要让阿波罗尝点苦头,于是他想到了一个办法。CupidwithgoldarrowsofthelovetoApollo,anotheronecanstoplovearrowsatthebeautifulDaphne.爱神丘比特用黄金爱情之箭射向了阿波罗,把另外一只能够止住爱情的箭射向了达芙妮。AppolloseebeautifulDa
4、phneisdeeplyinlovewithher.ButDaphnehatesAppolloanddonotwanttoseehim.阿波罗看到美丽的达芙妮就深深的爱上了她。但是达芙妮很讨厌阿波罗,一点都不想看到他AppollowanttopursueDaphne,soasktoVenus,Venussaid:girlsarelikeflowers,theflowersarethebestexpressionofthegiftoflove,thegirlsseetheflowersherwillsee
5、herself.”Buthefailed.阿波罗想追求达芙妮于是向维纳斯请教,维纳斯说:“女孩子都喜欢花,花是最能表达爱情的礼物,女孩子看到花就会看到自己。”但是他失败了。ThenApolloaskedHera,Herasaid:“Givethegiftofthegirlsmustbevaluable,itisbestgem,gemsentthegreater,themoreloveinreturn.”Sadly,hefailedagain.阿波罗又向赫拉请教,赫拉告诉他:“送给女孩子的礼物必须贵重,最
6、好是宝石,送的宝石最大,回报的爱也就越多。”可悲的是,他又一次失败了。TheApollodecisionhasbeenchasingDaphne,Daphnewasscaredsoranalltheway.阿波罗决定一直追着达芙妮,达芙妮很害怕所以就一直跑。Daphnenowheretogoandpraytoherfathertherivergod,tofleetheApollo,intowhatdoesnotmatter.Eventuallysheturnedintoalaurel达芙妮无路可走了,就
7、向她父亲河神祈祷,只要能逃离阿波罗,变成什么都无所谓。最终她变成了一棵月桂树。Apollotoshowhisundyingloveforthemaiden,hedecidedthatthelaurelwouldbehisfavoritetreeandshouldbetheprizeofhonourandfamefordeathlesspoetsandpoetry.Thusthemostoutstandingpoetalwaysdesirestobemadeapoetlaureate.为了表示他对仙女未泯
8、的爱情,他将月桂树作为他最喜爱的树种,并决定将它作为一种对荣誉与威望的奖励,把它授予那些永恒的诗人和流芳百世的诗。因此最杰出的诗人总希望获得桂冠诗人的尊号。THANKSTHEEND