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1、Storiestantalus：致命的诱惑，生存本能的诱惑tantalize：逗弄TantaluswastherichandmightykingofLydia．SonofZeusbyafairymaiden，hewasgreatlyfavoredbythegods．Hewasinvitedtosharewineandfoodwiththemattheirbanquets,andhewasletintotheirsecrets．Buteverthelatterendofjoyiswoe.Eitherbecausehehadstolenwineo
2、rgaveawaythesecretsofZeus,orbecausehehadbecomesoproudastotestthegodsbyservingupthefleshofhissonPelopstothem,heincurredthewrathofZeusandwashurleddowntotheeverlastingdarknessoftartarus.Therehewasmadetostanduptohischininalittlelake,withclustersoflusciousfruitshangingoverandaro
3、undhishead.Hestroveeternallytodrinktheever-evadingwaterandtoclutchatthedeliciousfruitswhichwereevertossedoutofhisreachbyblastsofwind．Thushewasdoomedtoendureendlessburningthirstandbitterhungerintheworldoftheshades.Thewholeoccurrencehasgivenrisetotheexpression“tantalizing”,me
4、aningsomethinginplainviewbutunattainable．坦塔罗斯是罗底亚富有而又强大的国王。他是宙斯和一位仙女的儿子，深受众神喜爱。众神请他参加宴会，与他们共享美酒与美食，并且还让他了解他们的秘密。然而乐极生悲。或许是他偷了美酒、或者泄露了宙斯的秘密、或许是他太骄傲以至于献上自己儿子珀罗普斯的肉来检验神的智慧，他招致了宙斯的愤怒，被打入了永远黑暗的地狱中。在那里他被迫站定于一小湖中，水没至下颌，无数甜美的水果悬于头顶和四周。他从不间歇地努力喝水，但水总是从嘴边流走；他试图抓住那些美味的水果，但总是被阵阵来风吹离，使他
5、无法得到。因而他注定要在阴间遭受炙渴和难以忍受的饥饿。“tantalizing”一词即由此而来，意思是在眼前却无法得到的某个东西。echo：回声narcissus：水仙Narcissuswasahandsomeyouth．Hislovelyfaceandgracefulformweretheadmirationofallwholookeduponhim.Andheknewit.Hewasproudthathethoughtnoonebuthimselfwasworthytoseehisyouthfulbeauty.Thusgivenuptos
6、weetthoughtsofself,narcissusavoidedallcompany.Heroamedthewoodedlittlevalleyseveryday,madlyinlovewithhimself．Whenhewasdelightfullywanderingthroughthewoodsoneday,awoodfairymaiden,echobyname,caughtsightofhim.Shewasexcitedatonce,joyfullycomingdowntowardsnarcissus,shestretchedou
7、therlovingarms.Toherdismay,however,theyoungmanroughlybrushedherasideandwentbywithoutsomuchasaglanceather.Thepoorfairymaiden'sfaceturnedredandquicklywithdrewtoashadyspot,followingtheobjectofherlovewithherlongingeyes．Presentlynarcissusstoppedtodrinkfromalittlestream．Kneelingd
8、ownonthebank,hesawalovelyfaceintheclearwater．Hisheartgaveabeat.Hesmiledandwassmile
