欧洲文化入门提纲整理.doc

欧洲文化入门提纲整理 一、Paraphrase （2*2=4 4*5=20%） These they endowed with such reckless generosity that all their favours were soon dispensed and none remained for the endowment of man. (are borned with impetuous) Although they had not the remotest idea how to overcome this difficulty,they proceeded to fashion man from clay. ( consided deeply ,continued to form man with clay.) They first moulded an image similar in form to the gods.( resemble to) Long he pondered the matter,and finally determined to obtain fire,or die in the attempt.( thought over, in the risk of ) His step was slow and weary,his garments dusty and travel-stained,and he seemed almost to stagger beneath the weight of a huge box which rested upon his shoulers.(got dirty through the journey) For the first time,also,Pandora refused to comply with his request.(observe,say yes to) She was juust on the point of giving up in despair when suddenly the refractory knot yielded to her fumbling fingers,and the cord,unrolling,dropped on the floor.(made up her mind to quit disappointedly,give in to her clumsy fingers) The earth was saturated with blood,the rights of hospitality were openly violated,and murder,rape,and theft were committed on all sides.( was full of /soaked, everywhere/in every direction) After much delay and discussion,the immortals agreed to wash mankind off the face of the earth by a mighty deluge.(drive mankind away) let the earth produce grass,and herbs,and fruit trees,all yielding after their own kind,and it happened.（grow） Then God said.’let the waters abound with living creatures,and let birds fly above the earth.(be full of ) And the Lord God formed man out of the dust of the ground.(made man with the dust) And God said：‘A man shall leave his father and his mother and cling to his wife,and they shall be one flesh (stick to /surround) God showed his love for Adam and Eve,by giving them all they needed and more to enjoy life to its fullest.(in the best or most complete way) So God pronounced doom to