希腊神话 Damon and Pythias.ppt

Damon and Pythias 生死之交；刎颈之交；莫逆之交 Damon and Pythias 1.Pythias [piθi?s; -?s] n. 皮西厄斯（与其友Damon为生死之交，等于Damon and Pythias） 2.Damon [‘deim?n] n. 达蒙（罗马神话中的西西里人， 与Pythisa为生死之交）；戴蒙（男子名） Damon and Pythias In Greek mythology, the legend of Damon and Pythias symbolizes trust and loyalty in a true friendship. Damon and Pythias Pythias Damon The 1962 MGM film Damon and Pythias remained true to the ancient story; it starred Guy Williams as Damon, and Don Burnett as Pythias. Damon and Pythias 1. (Greek mythology) according to a Greek legend: when Pythias was sentenced to be executed Damon took his place to allow Pythias to get his affairs in order; when Pythias returned in time to save Damon the king was so impressed that he let them both live Damon and Pythias Damon and Pythias : Damon和 Pythias 是好朋友。Pythias 出事被判了死刑 ,为了使他能够回家探视亲人 ,Damon留在牢中作人质 ,如果 Pythias 不按时返回 ,就处死Damon。当 期限满 ,临处刑之际 ,Pythias 及时赶回。国王深受感动 ,将二人全部释放 ,因此 ,Damon and Pythias意思就是“生死之交”。 Damon and Pythias Damon and Pythias n.莫逆之交，生死之交 1. Those two friends are as loyal as Damon and Pythias. 这两个朋友如刎颈之交般的忠诚。 2.The two strangers helped each other during the earthquake and later became Damon and Pythias.那两个素昧平生的人在地震中互相帮助，后来成了莫逆之交。 * *