foreshadowing
(ex.)Odyssey
<-->flashback 倒敘法
mourning
I' m in mourning.
Aphrodite
Apollon
Hades
Tiresias
三大處子(保護)女神
Artemis
Ares(Mars)
Athene
Agamemon是個行政不好的leader
nymph : any of the minor divinities of nature in classical
mythology represented as beautiful maidens dwelling in the
mountains, forests, trees, and waters
trial (n.)the hearing of statements and showing of objects,
etc. in a court of law to judge whether a person is guilty of a
crime or to decide a case or a legal matter:
trial proceedings
Trial by jury is a fundamental right.
flutter (n.)a small bet, especially on a horse race:
Aunty Paula likes to have a bit of a flutter on the horses.
Demeter
Persephone(Core)
pomegranate 石榴子
Electra complex 戀父情結
Oedipus complex 戀母情結
Furies : three female gods in Greek MYTHOLOGY whose
hair was made of snakes and who punished crimes
1.overthrow (v.)to remove someone from power, using force; to defeat:
He said that Allende's government in Chile was overthrown by the army and the CIA in 1973.
2.senile (a.)showing a lack of mental ability because of old age, especially a lack of ability to think clearly and make decisions:
He spent many years caring for his senile mother.
I'm always losing my keys these days. I think I must be going senile.
3.scourge (n.)something or someone that causes great suffering or a lot of trouble:
the scourge of war
Aids has been described as the scourge of the modern world.
4.whip (n.)a piece of leather or rope which is fastened to a stick, used for hitting animals or people:
She lashed the horses mercilessly with her long whip.
The lion-tamer cracked his whip.
5.tread (v.)to put your foot on something or to press something down with your foot:
I kept treading on his toes when we were dancing.
Yuck! Look what I've just trodden in!
A load of food had been trodden into the carpet.
Before the days of automation, they used to tread grapes to make wine.
6.reverberate (v.)If a loud deep sound reverberates, it continues to be heard around an area, so that the area seems to shake:
The narrow street reverberated with/to the sound of the workmen's drills.
7.lusty (a.)healthy; energetic; full of strength and power:
a baby's lusty cry
We could hear the lusty singing of the church choir.
8.smear (v.)to spread a liquid or a thick substance over a surface:
The children had smeared peanut butter all over the sofa.
Can you explain why the front of your car is smeared with blood?
9.filth (n.)thick, unpleasant dirt:
The floor was covered in filth.
10.bier (n.)a frame on which a dead body or a coffin is carried before a funeral
11.bulk (n.)something or someone that is very large:
She eased her large bulk out of the chair.
12.glare (n.)a long angry look:
She gave me a fierce glare.
13.bulge (v.)to stick out in a round shape:
Her bags were bulging with shopping.
14.reproach (v.)to criticize someone, especially for not being successful or not doing what is expected:
His mother reproached him for not eating all his dinner.
[R] You have nothing to reproach yourself for/with.
15.citadel (n.)a strong castle in or near a city, where people can shelter from danger, especially during a war:
The town has a 14th century citadel overlooking the river.
16.fumble (v.)to do something awkwardly, especially when using your hands:
I fumbled with the lock.
He fumbled in his pockets for some change.
She fumbled around/about in her handbag, looking for her key.
17.ebony (n.)a very hard dark-coloured wood of a tropical tree, used especially for making furniture
18.hare (n.)an animal like a large rabbit that can run very fast and has long ears
19.incarnate (a.)in human form:
One survivor described his torturers as devils incarnate.
20.plume (n.)a bird's covering of feathers:
Male peacocks have beautiful plumage.
21.crest (n.)the top or highest part of something such as a wave or a hill:
the crest of a hill/wave
22.collarbone (n.)a bone between your shoulder and neck on each side of your body.
23.gullet (n.)the tube which food travels down from the mouth to the stomach
24.swift (a.)happening or moving quickly or within a short time, especially in a smooth and easy way:
The local police took swift action against the squatters.
Thank you for your swift reply.
The gazelle is one of the swiftest and most graceful of animals.
25.apex (n.)the highest point or top of a shape or object:
the apex of a triangle/pyramid
FIGURATIVE He reached the apex of (= the most successful part of) his career during that period.
26.windpipe (n.)the tube in the body which carries air that has been breathed in from the upper end of the throat to the lungs:
A bit of food went down my windpipe and gave me a coughing fit.
27.vengeance (n.)the punishing of someone for harming you or your friends or family, or the desire for such punishment to happen:
On the day after the terrorist attack, the overall mood in the town was one of vengeance.
As he cradled his daughter's lifeless body in his arms, he swore (to take) vengeance on her killers.
28.forsake (v.)to leave someone forever, especially when they need you:
Do not forsake me!
29.corpse (n.)a dead body, usually of a person
30.smirk (n.)a smile that expresses satisfaction or pleasure about having done something or knowing something which is not known by someone else:
"Maybe your husband does things that you don't know about, " he said with a smirk.
"I told you it would end in disaster, " said Polly with a self-satisfied smirk on her face.
31.siege (n.)the surrounding of a place by an armed force in order to defeat those defending it:
The siege of Mafeking lasted for eight months.
The soldiers laid siege to (= started a siege of) the city.
The castle was under siege for months.
FIGURATIVE That whole weekend at Cannes Brigitte Bardot was under siege by photographers.
32.defile (v.)to spoil the beauty, importance, purity, etc. of something or someone:
It's a shame that such a beautiful area has been defiled by a rubbish dump.
The soldiers deliberately defiled all the holy places.
33.pierce (v.)to go into or through something, making a hole in it using a sharp point:
The needle pierces the fabric four times a second.
34.tendon (n.)a strong cord in the body connecting a muscle to a bone
35.thong (n.)a narrow piece of especially leather used to fasten something or as part of a whip
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