Athena

On one occasion Zeus suffered a bad headache. All the gods, including Apollo, the god of medicine, had trieduselessly to offer an effective treatment. Then the father of gods and men asked Hephaestus to open his head. This the god of the fire did. To the wonder of all the Olympians, a goddess, well-grown and full-armed, came out of Zeus' head. The goddess was giving off light and splendor. She was Athena, goddess of wisdom and knowledge and patroness of Athens.     

高考完形填空解析一则(英文)

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从 36～55 各题所给的四个选项(A 、B、C 和 D )中,选出最 佳选项。 Som e m yths are stories told since ancient tim es to explain the causes for natural happen- ings. The G reek m yth that explains why there are changes of 36 is about D em eter, the goddess of the harvest. She had a daughter, Persephone, whom she loved very m uch. H ades,god of the underworld,fell in love with Persephone,and he asked Zeus,the 37 of the gods, to give Persephone to him as his 38. Zeus did not want either to disappoint H ades or to upset ...     

雅典娜

有一次,宙斯得了严重的头痛症。包括药神阿波罗在内的所有山神都试图对他实施一种有效的治疗,但结果都是徒劳的。众神与人类之父宙斯只好要求火神赫斐斯托斯打开他的头颅。火神那样做了。令奥林波斯山诸神惊讶的是:一位体态婀娜、披坚执锐的女神从裂开的头颅中走了出来,光彩照人,仪态万方。她就是智慧与知识女神雅典娜,也是雅典的守护神。O n one occasion Zeus(宙斯)suffered a badheadache.A llthe gods,including A pollo(阿波罗),the god ofm edicine,had tried uselessly to offer aneffective treatm ent.Then the father of gods a…     

Frequently Asked Questions About Ancient Olympics

1.Where did the Olympic gamescome from?There are many different stories about the be-ginning of the Olympics.One myth says that the guardians of the infantgod Zeus held the first footrace,or that Zeus himselfstarted the Games to celebrate his victory over his fa-ther Cronus for control of the world.Another tradi-tion states that after the Greek hero Pelops won achariot race against King Oenomaus to marry Oeno-     

雅典风情

Athens-the name brings to mind buildings with tall,white columns and statues of Greek gods and goddesses.Museums take visitors back to the time of ancient Greece.When visiting the city,visitors feel like they're in the middle of a history lesson.     

HAPPY MOTHER''S DAY

The ancient Greeks traced their historyto mythological(神话的)events andtheir ancestors(祖先)to the gods andgoddesses.Perhaps the most important eventin the early history of ancientGreece(古希腊)was the Trojan War.(特洛     

Kites

The sky is full of fish and animals.The fish and animals are kites.It is kite day in the park. Kites have a long history.Once people believed kites could carry their thoughts to the gods.Many people flew kites over their houses at night.They thought this would keep them safe     

India Finds More "Tsunami Gifts"

ndian divers have found more evidence of an ancient port city, apparently revealed by December's tsunami in 2004. Stone structures that are "clearly man-made" were seen on the seabed off the south coast, archaeologists say. They could be part of the mythical city of Mahabalipuram, which legend says was so beautiful that the gods sent a flood that engulfed six of its seven temples.     

有关梦境的有趣事实

Dreaming is one of the most mysterious and interesting experiences in our lives.做梦是我们日常生活中最神秘也最有趣的经历之一。During the Roman Era some dreams were even submitted~1 to the Roman Senate for analysis and dream interpretation~2.They were thought to be messages from the gods.Dream interpreters even accompanied~3 military leaders into battles and campaigns!在罗马时期,甚至会有一些梦境被递交到罗马元老院(一个审议的团体,它在罗马共和     

祸不妄至,福不徒来

It's a funny thing about money. If you haven't gotit, you think it's the most important thing in the world.That's what I used to think, too. I don't any more, though,and I learned the hard way.When I was at school, we had this English master.He was always quoting to us from famous writers. Iwasn't very interested, and I don't remember muchabout it now. But it's funny how things come back toyou. He used to say,"When the gods wish to punishus, they answer our prayers."Sounds a bit daft, doe…