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标题: 【每日英语故事9月24日】——潘多拉 [打印本页]

作者: jane019    时间: 2012-9-24 23:38     标题: 【每日英语故事9月24日】——潘多拉

Pandora


After the stealing of fireZeus became increasingly unkind to menOne day he ordered his son Hephaestus tobuild an image of a beautiful maiden out of clayHe then asked the gods and goddesses to award her with different kinds of giftsAmong othersAthena clothed her in an attractive coat and Hermes gave her the power of telling liesA charming young ladyshe was the first woman that ever livedZeus called her PandoraBecause she had received from each of the gods and goddesses a giftThe gift was harmful to men

Zeus decided to send her down to men as a presentSo Hermes them essenger brought her to Epimetheusbrother of PrometheusThe greatness of her beauty touched the hearts of all who looked upon herand Epimetheus happily received her into his houseHe had quite forgotten Pometheus' warningnever to accept anything from ZeusThe couple lived a happy life for some timeThen trouble came on to the human world

When he was busy with teaching men the art of livingPrometheus had left a bigcask in the care of EpimetheusHe had warned his brother not to open the lidPandora was a curious womanShe had been feeling very disappointed that her husband did not allow her to take a look at the contents of the caskOne daywhen Epimetheus was outshe lifted the lid and out itcame unrest and warPlague and sicknesstheft and violence  grief sorrowand all the other evilsThe human world was hence to experience these evilsOnly hope stayed within the mouth of the jar and never flew outSo men always have hope within their hearts

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作者: tingroom    时间: 2012-9-25 12:27

Curiosity kills the cat.
作者: ji7411    时间: 2012-9-27 14:15

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