读希腊神话，学流利口语.docVIP

读希腊神话，学流利口语 　　1. titanic [ ] adj. 体积庞大的或力量强大 　　【人物介绍】 古希腊神话中的身体巨大的神灵――Titan（提坦）。 　　【衍生用法】 提坦是一群由天神乌拉诺斯与地神该亚所生的子女，他们的身体极其庞大而健硕。因此，他们的名字titanic象征着体魄硕大强健。而曾经号称“不沉之船”的泰坦尼克号也是以此命名的。 　　【实例分析】 ...“a deepening sense that some titanic events lay just beyond the horizon”(W. Bruce Lincoln)……“越来越强烈地感觉到一些重大的事件就要发生了”(W.布鲁斯?林肯)在此句中，titanic便被引申为“重大的，不同寻常的”等意思。 　　【实用对话】 　　A: A titanic condition started! Do you know which country will hold the 2008 Olympic Games? 　　B: I have no idea. 　　A: It is the People’s Republic of China. 　　B: China! Oh, that’s fantastic! I heard it was a great country with a long history and deep culture. 　　A: And it is very rich and strong now. And Chinese leaders and people are very friendly and open. 　　B: It seems that it will give a blow to the world in 2008. 　　 　　2. Junoesque [ ] adj. 高贵优美的 　　【人物介绍】 罗马神话中的天后Juno（朱诺），又作Hera（赫拉），是宙斯的姐姐与妻子。是女性的代表，掌管婚姻和生育。作为天堂最高的女神，她珠翠满头，金发玉肌，香气宜人，金光灿烂，美艳无比。赫拉的圣鸟为孔雀（peacock），因此孔雀又被叫做the bird of Juno，或Junonian bird。 　　【衍生用法】 Junoesque一词便用以修饰那些与罗马神话中的天后Juno――希腊神话中的Hera一样气质高贵、仪表堂堂、气度不凡的女人。 　　【实例分析】 曾经有人谈到美艳高贵的捷克美女时就用到这个词：“Czech women rule!!! The most beautiful women come from Czechia (Czech)! It looks as if it’s a rule of nature that Czech girls always are Junoesque and lovely.” 　　【实用对话】 　　A: Hey, do you know Anita Ekberg? 　　B: Anita Ekberg? No, I donct think I know her. 　　A: You don’t know her, are you hiking （装样，假装不知）? She was once very hot, as one of the greatest beauties in the 1960s. 　　B: What is so special about her? 　　A: Oh, that Junoesque Swedish leading lady got her start in the U.S., where she was elected “Miss Sweden”（环球小姐大赛） in the Miss Universe pageant. I bet you must have heard the film La Dolce Vita （《甜蜜的生活》）that she was given enough opportunities to emote. 　　B: Yes, that beautiful girl named Sylvia in the film did impress me most. 　　A: Yeah, that is the most successful role she has ever modeled. Her superb acting and the typical scene such as the Wishing Pond（许愿池）in Rome has become a classic