Chapter forty: The Bee and Jupiter (第四十章:蜜蜂与朱庇特)

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🔊 A Queen Bee from Hymettus flew up to Olympus with some fresh honey from the hive as a present to Jupiter, who was so pleased with the gift that he promised to give her anything she liked to ask for. She said she would be very grateful if he would give stings to the bees, to kill people who robbed them of their honey. Jupiter was greatly displeased with this request, for he loved mankind: but he had given his word, so he said that stings they should have. The stings he gave them, however, were of such a kind that whenever a bee stings a man the sting is left in the wound and the bee dies.

一只来自伊米托斯山的蜂后,带着蜂巢中的新鲜蜂蜜,飞到奥林匹斯山献给朱庇特作为礼物。朱庇特对这份厚礼甚为欣喜,便许诺赐予她任何她所求之物。她言道,倘若他能赐予蜜蜂们毒刺,用以诛杀那些窃蜜之人,她将感激不尽。朱庇特对此请求大为不悦,因他深爱人类；然既已承诺,便说蜜蜂们当有刺。然而,他所赐之刺却这般设计:每当蜜蜂蜇人,刺便留于伤口,而蜜蜂则亡。

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Olympus /əˈlɪmpəs/

n. 奥林匹斯山（希腊诸神的住所）➕

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grateful /ˈɡreɪtf(ə)l/

adj. 感激的,表示感谢的➕

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displeased /dɪsˈpliːzd/

adj. 不快的,不满的,生气的➕

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whenever /wenˈevə(r)/

conj. 每当；无论何时➕

🔊 Evil wishes, like fowls, come home to roost.

恶愿,如同家禽归巢,终将自食其果。

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fowls /faʊlz/

n. 禽类,家禽（尤指鸡,复数形式）➕

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roost /ruːst/

v. 栖息,（鸟）在栖息处休息➕

Chapter forty: The Bee and Jupiter (第四十章:蜜蜂与朱庇特)

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