希腊神话与英语单词.ppt

1 Europa [juə‘rəupə]， a Saturn[’sætən] (农神，土星) in Greek mythology[mi’θɔlɔdʒi] (神话) was a beautiful woman.
------------------------------------Europe 欧洲
2 Achilles[ə‘kili:z], was a Greek heroical warrior of the Trojan[’trəudʒən] War（特洛伊战争）in Greek was invulnerable[in’vʌlnərəbl] (无懈可击) in all of his body except for his heel.
------------------------------the term “Achilles’ heel” means a person’s principal[‘prinsəpəl] （重要的，首要的） weakness
3 Echo[‘ekəu], was a mountain nymph in Greek mythology,who fell in love a vain youth named Narcissus[nɑ:'sisəs] .
One day,Echo stealthily[’stelθili] (暗地地) followed the handsome youth through the woods, longing to（渴望） address（讲话） him but unable to speak first. When Narcissus finally heard footsteps and shouted “Who‘s there?”, Echo answered “Who’s there?”
---------------echo 回声
4 Narcissus, who only loved his own reflection, stabed himself through the his blood droped fell to the ground ,they spawned the first growth of the daffodil [‘dæfədil] (水仙花)
---------------narcissus 水仙花；narcissist [nɑ:‘sisist]自恋者
5 Psyche[‘psa