Woe is me, my son! what art thou doing to me thy hapless sire!
HIPPOLYTUS

I am a broken man; yes, I see the gates that close upon the dead.
THESEUS

Canst leave me thus with murder on my soul!
HIPPOLYTUS

No, no; I set thee free from this bloodguiltiness.
THESEUS

What sayest thou? dost absolve me from bloodshed?
HIPPOLYTUS

Artemis, the archer-queen, is my witness that I do.
THESEUS

My own dear child, how generous dost thou show thyself to thy
father!

HIPPOLYTUS
Farewell, dear father! a long farewell to thee!

THESEUS
O that holy, noble soul of thine!

HIPPOLYTUS
Pray to have children such as me born in lawful wedlock.

THESEUS
O leave me not, my son; endure awhile.

HIPPOLYTUS
'Tis finished, my endurance; I die, father; quickly veil my face

with a mantle.
THESEUS

O glorious Athens, realm of Pallas, what a splendid hero ye have
lost! Ah me, ah me! How oft shall I remember thy evil works, P Cypris!

CHORUS (singing)
On all our citizens hath come this universal sorrow, unforeseen.

Now shall the copious tear gush forth, for sad news about great men
takes more than usual hold upon the heart.

-THE END-
.

• witness [´witnis] n.见证人 vt.目击 (初中英语单词)
• generous [´dʒenərəs] a.慷慨的；丰盛的 (初中英语单词)
• farewell [feə´wel] int.再见 n.&a.告别 (初中英语单词)
• endure [in´djuə] vt.忍耐，忍受；坚持 (初中英语单词)
• glorious [´glɔ:riəs] a.光荣的；辉煌的 (初中英语单词)
• universal [,ju:ni´və:səl] a.宇宙的；普遍的 (初中英语单词)
• endurance [in´djuərəns] n.忍受(耐)；耐力 (高中英语单词)
• athens [´æθinz] n.雅典 (高中英语单词)
• lawful [´lɔ:fəl] a.合法的，守法的 (英语四级单词)
• hapless [´hæpləs] a.不幸的；倒楣的 (英语六级单词)
• absolve [əb´zɔlv] vt.免除；赦免 (英语六级单词)
• copious [´kəupiəs] a.丰富的；冗长的 (英语六级单词)