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2、喜爱希腊神话和英语爱好分享。Pandora’sBoxWhenthegodscreatedtheearth,theymadeitaperfectplaceforman.Eachofthegodsgavemanagift,suchasstrength,intelligence,andskills,andtheyfilledtheearthwitheverythingthatmanneededtolivehappily.Fruittreegreweverywhere,andbeautifulflowersga
3、veoutadeliciousdrinkcallednectarthatgavepeopleenergy.Nopeopleneededtoworkorhunt,andpeoplenevergrewoldorsickordied.Theonlythingthatthegodsdidnotgivemanwasfire.Thistheykeptforthemselves.Theyfearedthatgivingmanfirewouldmakehimaspowerfulasthegodsandwouldcaus
4、ehimtodestroythemanywonderfulthingsthatthegodshadputonearth.Oneday,theTitannamedPrometheusstolesomefirefromheavenandgaveittoman.Thoughmanknewthatfirewasthepossessionofthegods,theystillacceptedPrometheus‘gift.Zeuswasveryangryatthisanddecidedtopunishman.He
5、calledonHephaestus,thegodsofmetalandfire,andaskedhimtobuildawomanoutofstone.Aphrodite,thegoddessoflove,modeledforthestatuesothatitwouldbebeautiful.Whenitwasfinished,Athenabreathedlifeintothecoldstoneanditcamealive.Theneachofthegodsgavethewomanagift.Aphro
6、ditetaughtherhowtodanceandhowtoattractanymanwithoutevenhavingtolookathim.Athenagavehergreatwisdom.Apollotaughtherhowtoplaymanymusicalinstruments,andtheMuse’staughtherhowtosing.Hermestaughtherhowtospeakwonderfulliesthatmadeotherpeoplehappy.Thelastgiftwasg
7、iventoherbyHera,Zeus’wife,andthiswascuriosity.ThegodsthennamedherPandora,whichmeans,“All-gifted”andplacedherdownonearthwithallthecommonmen.ZeuswentdowntoearthwithPandoraandgaveheronelastgift.Itwasabeautifulbox,closedwithaheavylock.HethengavePandorathekey
8、toboxandtoldherthatshemustneveropenit,orletanybodyopenitforanyreason.Afterashorttime,oneofPrometheus'brothers,EpimetheusmetPandoraandfelldeeplyinlovewithher.She lovedhimaswellandreturnedwithhimtohissmallvillage.Theylivedth
