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1、1.ACHILLES’HEELMeaning:Theweaknessofanindividualwhichleadstohisdownfall.GreekMyth:AchilleswasaGreekwarriorwholaterbecametheherooftheTrojanWar.Whenhewasaninfant,itwasprophesizedthathewoulddieyoung.HismotherThetiswhowasaNereid(seagoddess)didnotdesirethisandhenceshed
2、ippedhimintotheriverStyx.TheStyxhadpowersbywhichanypartofthebodythatmadecontactwiththeriverbecameinvincible.However,shehadheldhimbytheheelwhendippinghim,thusleavingavulnerablearea.Hewouldlaterdie,asprophesized,byapoisonedarrowtohisheel.“Hisloveforfastfoodisonedayg
3、oingtoprovetobehisachilles’heel.”2.CAUGHTBETWEENSCYLLA&CHARYBDIS Meaning:Adifficultchoicewhereeitherdecisioncouldendindisaster;morefamiliaras‘betweenthedevilandthedeepbluesea’.GreekMyth:TheheroOdysseusspentnineyearsreturninghomeaftertheTrojanWar.Alonghisvoyagebyse
4、a,hecameuponScyllaandCharybdis.Scyllawasanenormousseamonsterwithnumeroushandsandsixdogheadssproutingfromherbody;sheatemenalive.Charybdiswasatremendouswhirlpoolthatdigestedshipswhole.Sincetheonlywaytogethomewastochooseeitherroute,Odysseushadtodecideononehorrororthe
5、other.HechoseScylla,losingsixcrewmentoScylla'shunger. “IfIdomymathematicshomework,Iwon’thavetimetostudyfortheHistorytesttomorrow,andbothteachersaresostrict!I’mcaughtbetweenScyllaandCharybdis!3.DOGASMAN’SBESTFRIENDORFAITHFULCOMPANIONMeaning:Self-explanatory GreekM
6、yth:WhenOdysseusreturnedhomeindisguiseaftermanyyears,onlyhisfaithfuldogwhohadpatientlyawaitedhisreturnrecognizedhim.Hisfamilydidnotrecognizehim.Evenonitsdeathbed,thedogmanagedtolookupatitsmasterandwagitstailinappreciation.“Hewon’tdosomethingsocrueltoher;he’sasfait
7、hfulasadog.” 4.ELYSIUMFIELDSMeaning:Paradise GreekMyth:TheGreeksdidnotbelieveinaheavenandhell;instead,theexceptionallygoodpeopleweresenttoElysium,alsoknownasthe‘IsleoftheBlessed’.ThiswasequivalenttoChristianity’sparadise.“Thepartywasonabeautifulbeach,withwonderfu
8、lfoodanddrinks;IthoughtIhadstumbledupontheElysiumfields!”5.THEFACETHATLAUNCHEDATHOUSANDSHIPSMeaning:Anyonepersoncausingdisaster,especiallywar. GreekMyt
