SectionⅣLearningaboutLanguage&UsingLanguageTHESTORYOFATALANTAAtalanta①wasaGreekprincess②.ShewasverybeautifulandcouldrunfasterthananymaninGreece.Butshewasnotallowedto③runandwinglory④forherselfintheOlympicGames.Shewassoangrythatshesaidtoherfatherthatshewouldnotmarryanyonewhocouldnotrunfasterthanher⑤.Herfathersaidthatshemustmarry,soAtalantamadeabargain⑥withhim.Shesaidtohim,“Thesearemyrules.Whenamansayshewantstomarryme,Iwillrunagainst⑦him.Ifhecannotrunasfastasme,hewillbekilled.Noonewillbepardoned⑧.”Manykingsandprinces⑨wantedtomarryAtalanta,butwhentheyheardof⑩herrulestheyknewitwashopeless⑪.Somanyofthemsadlywenthome,butothersstayedtoruntherace⑫.TherewasamancalledHippomeneswhowasamazedwhenheheardofAtalanta'srules⑬，“Whyarethesemensofoolish⑭？”hethought.“Whywilltheyletthemselvesbekilledbecausetheycannotrunasfastasthisprincess？”However,whenhesawAtalantacomeoutofherhousetorun,Hippomeneschangedhismind⑮.“IwillmarryAtalanta—ordie！”hesaid.①Atalanta/æt'lænt/ˌəən.阿塔兰忒(希腊神话人物)②princess/prIn'ses/n.公主③be(not)allowedtodosth.(不)被允许做某事④glory/'ɡlrI/ɔːn.光荣；荣誉wingloryfor为……赢得荣誉⑤would在此处表示意愿。wouldnot不肯；不愿意句中so...that引导结果状语从句；第二个that引导宾语从句；who引导定语从句。⑥bargain/'bɑɡIn/ːvi.讨价还价；讲条件n.便宜货makeabargainwithsb.和某人谈好条件；与某人达成协议⑦runagainst与……赛跑⑧pardonvt.原谅；赦免⑨prince/prIns/n.王子⑩hearof/about听说；得知⑪hopeless/'hplIs/əʊadj.没有希望的；绝望的(反)hopefuladj.有希望的；充满希望的⑫runtherace参加赛跑，此处run为及物动词。⑬Hippomenes/hI'pmniz/ɒəˌːn.希波墨涅斯calledHippomenes是aman的后置定语；who引导定语从句，when引导时间状语从句。⑭foolish/'fulI/ːʃadj.愚蠢的；傻的It'sfoolishofsb.todosth.某人做某事是愚蠢的。⑮changeone'smind改变主意makeupone'smind下定决心阿塔兰忒的故事[第1～2段译文]阿塔兰忒是一位希腊公主。她长得很美，跑得比希腊的任何男人都快，但是她不被允许在奥运会上参加比赛为自己赢得荣誉。她非常生气，就跟她的父亲说，她不会嫁给任何一个跑不过她的男人。她的父亲说她必须结婚，于是阿塔兰忒就和他达成了一个协议。她对父亲说：“我有我的条件。如果有人说想娶我，我就跟他赛跑。如果他跑得不如我快，他就要被杀掉，任何人不得求饶。”许多国王和王子想要娶阿塔兰忒，但是当听到她规定的条件时，他们知道那是没有希望的，因此他们中许多人就闷闷不乐地回家了，但是也有一些人留下来赛跑。有位叫希波墨涅斯的人听到阿塔兰忒的条件，大为吃惊。他想：“为什么这些男人那么愚蠢呢？为什么他们跑不过这个公主就让别人把自己杀掉呢？”但是，当希波墨涅斯看到阿塔兰忒从屋子里出来跑步时，他改变了主意。他说：“我要娶阿塔兰忒，否则就去死！”Theracestartedandalthoughthemenranveryfast⑯，Atalantaranfaster.AsHippomeneswatched⑰hethought,“HowcanIrunasfastasAtalanta？”HewenttoasktheGreekGoddess⑱ofLoveforhelp.Shepromisedtohelp⑲himandgavehimthreegoldenapples.Shesaid,“Throwanappleinfrontof⑳Atalantawhensheisrunningpast.Whenshestopsto○pickitup○，youwillbeabletorunpastherandwin.”HippomenestooktheapplesandwenttotheKing.Hesaid,“IwanttomarryAtalanta.”TheKingwassadtoseeanothermandie○，butHippomenessaid,“Iwill○marryher—ordie！”Sotheracebegan.⑯although引导让步状语从句。⑰as引导时间状语从句。⑱goddess/'ɡdIs/ɒn.女神GoddessofLove爱情女神GoddessofFreedom自由女神⑲promisetodosth.许诺做某事⑳infrontof在……的前面(整个物体或人前)inthefrontof在……的前部(某个空间内部的前面)○stoptodosth.停下来去做另一件事(todo为目的...
