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1、简易英语读物《希腊神话-GreekMythology》-（33）TheseusandMinotaurKingMinossatinhishighchairandwatchedtheyoungTheseusenteredintohisgreatHall.“YouwillknowthatyouneverleavetheLabyrinthalive”,saidMinos,“theMinotaurwillfindyouandkillyouonebyone”.“ButwhatifwekilltheMinotaurfirst，kingMinos”,saidTheseus.M
2、inoslaughedloudly,“KilltheMinotaur?”Hesaid.“Why,ifyoukilltheMinotaur,IpromisethatIwillletallofyougo”“Iwillkillhim”,saidTheseus,“justletmetakemyswordintothelabyrinthandIwillfacethemonster”.“Oh,sotheluckswimmeristheheronowtoo”,saidMinos.Hewasstilllaughing.“IamTheseus,sonofthekingAegeu
3、s,ifIkillthemonster,doyoupromiseletustoreturntoAthens”.“Allright,tomorrowmorningyoumaytrytokillmymonster,ifyouescapethelabyrinth,allofyoumayleave”.Ariadne,kingMinos’sdaughter,wasstandingnexttohisfatherasthemanspoke.ShethoughtTheseuswasveryhandsome,andadmiredhiscouragesomuchthatshefe
4、llinlovewithhiminstantly.Shesecretlydecidedtohelptheyounghero.Duringthenight,Ariadnequietlyenteredtheprison’sroomandwokeTheseus.SheexplainedtoTheseusthatMinotaurwasnothisonlydanger.“Whoareyou?”Theseussaidandadmiredherbeauty.“IamAriadne,thedaughteroftheking”,“andIamheretohelpyou,list
5、entome,youwillenterthelabyrintheasily,andIbelievethatyouaregreathero,andwillkilltheMinotaur”.“Butevenifyoudothat,youwillneverfindthewayouttheMaze”.“youseeeventheMinotauristheprisonhere”,butIknowhowyoucanescapethelabyrinth”“IfItellyouhowtogetoutthelabyrinth,wouldyoupromisetomarrymean
6、dtakemewithyoutoAthens?”Theseuspromisedtheprincessthathewoulddoso.AndthenAriadnegavehimaballofthinstring,andexplainedtohimwhattodo.Thenextmorning,whenTheseusenteredthelabyrinth,hetiedoneendofstringtoarocknearthedoor.Ashewalkeddeepintothemaze，heletthestringoutslowly.Theseuswalkeddeep
7、eranddeeperintotheMaze,alwaysmovingtowardthecenterwheretheMinotaurlived.Thebonesofmanypeopleandanimallyingontheground,manyofwallswerecoveredwithdryblood.EventuallyTheseusheardthesoundofheavybreathandloudfootstepsoflargeanimal.HestoppedwalkandwaitedtheMinotaurtoappeararoundthecornerA
8、ssoonasthemonstersa
