SectionⅣLearningaboutLanguage&UsingLanguageTHESTORYOFATALANTAAtalanta①wasaGreekprincess②
ShewasverybeautifulandcouldrunfasterthananymaninGreece
Butshewasnotallowedto③runandwinglory④forherselfintheOlympicGames
Shewassoangrythatshesaidtoherfatherthatshewouldnotmarryanyonewhocouldnotrunfasterthanher⑤
Herfathersaidthatshemustmarry,soAtalantamadeabargain⑥withhim
Shesaidtohim,“Thesearemyrules
Whenamansayshewantstomarryme,Iwillrunagainst⑦him
Ifhecannotrunasfastasme,hewillbekilled
Noonewillbepardoned⑧
”Manykingsandprinces⑨wantedtomarryAtalanta,butwhentheyheardof⑩herrulestheyknewitwashopeless⑪
Somanyofthemsadlywenthome,butothersstayedtoruntherace⑫
TherewasamancalledHippomeneswhowasamazedwhenheheardofAtalanta'srules⑬,“Whyarethesemensofoolish⑭
”hethought
“Whywilltheyletthemselvesbekilledbecauset