TutorABC 看星座 學英文：射手座Sagittarius

【TutorABC星座英語時間】

射手座（ 11/23 – 12/21）

射手座給你的印象是什麼？普遍來說，射手座給人愛好自由、積極樂觀的形象，熱愛運動也愛追求冒險。你知道這是為什麼嗎？因為射手座的典型就是來自於一位武藝高強的男神，一起來看看他有什麼精彩故事吧！

TutorABC帶你一起看星座故事，透過中英對照，輕鬆學英語，馬上看懂英語故事！

準備好愉悅的心情了嗎？以下就帶你躍入星空，一起享受星星的故事！

學習小提示：可以先看完一遍英語，再看中文和單字解釋喔！

In Greek (1)mythology, Zeus’s brother Chiron had the lower body of a horse. He (2)mastered martial arts and was (3)well-versed in archery.

希臘神話中天神宙斯之弟凱隆有一個半人半馬的外形，他精通武藝且射術高強

  He was widely known to be an (4)accomplished archer.

他是一個相當著名的神射手

In addition, he had an(5)exceptional (6)command of music, medicine, and prophecy, and developed(7)unique ideas about these subjects.

另外他對於音樂、醫學、預言等都有高深的造詣及獨到的心得

He (8)conveyed his knowledge to some Greek heroes and warriors, (9)enabling them to pull off many an immortal (10)feat.

他曾經將這些本領傳授給希臘的一些英雄與勇士，使他們得以完成許多不朽的功業。

He also usually taught (11)ordinary people to (12)treat a wide range of illnesses with herbal medicine.

他也經常教導一般民眾如何選取藥草治療百病的方法

Therefore, he was considered a man of many (13)talents and morals.

因此可以稱得上是一位術德兼修的賢能長者

Unfortunately, he was shot dead by mistake by another hero, Hercules, with a (14)poisoned arrow.(15)Pitying his brother, Zeus sent him up to the heavens as Sagittarius.

可是不幸地他被大力士海格利士的毒箭所誤射而亡，宙斯憐惜他，就將他送到天上成為星座。

Vocabulary

(1) mythology(n.)神話

She’s fascinated by the stories of classical mythology.

她被古典神話故事迷住了。

(2) master (v.) 精通

She lived in Italy for several years but never quite mastered the language.

她在義大利住了好幾年，但始終沒怎麼學好義大利語。

(3) versed (adj.)熟練的

I’m not sufficiently versed in computers to understand what you’re saying.

我對電腦不太精通，聽不懂你的話。

(4) accomplished (adj.) 有造詣的

She’s a very accomplished pianist.

她是一位很有造詣的鋼琴家。

(5) exceptional(adj.) 卓越的

The company has shown exceptional growth over the past two years.

過去兩年裡面，這間公司的發展業績不俗。

(6) command (n.) 運用能力

She has an impressive command of the English language.

她精通英語。

(7) unique (adj.) 獨特的

Each person’s genetic code is unique except in the case of identical twins.

每個人的遺傳密碼都是獨一無二的，同卵雙胞胎除外。

(8) convey (v.) 傳達

His poetry conveys a great sense of religious devotion.

他的詩歌表達了獻身宗教的強烈感情。

(9) enable (v.) 使能夠

Computerization should enable us to cut production costs by half.

實現電腦化可以使我們的生産成本減半。

(10) feat (n.) 功績

The Eiffel Tower is a remarkable feat of engineering.

艾菲爾鐵塔是工程技術上的一大非凡傑作。

(11) ordinary (adj.) 一般的

Her last concert appearance in Britain was no ordinary performance.

她在倫敦的最後一場音樂會不同凡響。

(12) treat (v.) 醫治

He is being treated for a rare skin disease.

他患了一種罕見的皮膚病，正在接受治療。

(13) talent (n.) 天賦

Her talent for music showed at an early age.

她小時候就表現出了音樂天賦。

(14) poison (v.) 對……下毒

He said that someone had poisoned his coffee.

他說有人在他咖啡裡下了毒。

(15) pity (v.) 同情

Pity those on the street with no home to go to.

同情一下大街上那些無家可歸的人吧。