family, send me to a land as far as possible from this, or to my



father's house; for these very walls seem to cry out "Begone!" and all

the land of Phthia hates me. But if my lord return ere that from the



oracle of Phoebus, he will put me to death on a shamefulcharge, or

enslave me to his mistress, whom ruled before. Maybe some one will



say, "How was it thou didst go thus astray?" I was ruined by evil

women who came to me and puffed me up with words like these: "Wait!



wilt thou suffer that vile captive, a mere bondmaid, to dwell within

thy house and share thy wedded rights? By Heaven's queen! if it were



my house she should not live to reap my marriage-harvest!" And I

listened to the words of these Sirens, the cunning, knavish, subtle



praters, and was filled with silly thoughts. What need had I to care

about my lord? I had all I wanted, wealth in plenty, a house in



which I was mistress, and as for children, mine would be born in

wedlock, while hers would be bastards, half-slaves to mine. Oh! never,



never,-this truth will I repeat,-should men of sense, who have

wives, allow women-folk to visit them in their homes, for they teach



them evil; one, to gain some private end, helps to corrupt their

honour; another, having made a slip herself, wants a companion in



misfortune, while many are wantons; and hence it is men's houses are

tainted. Wherefore keep strict guard upon the portals of your houses



with bolts and bars; for these visits of strange women lead to no good

result, but a world of ill.



LEADER

Thou hast given thy tongue too free a rein regarding thy own



sex. I can pardon thee in this case, but still women ought to smooth

over their sisters' weaknesses.



ORESTES

'Twas sage counsel he gave who taught men to hear the arguments on



both sides. I, for instance, though aware of the confusion in this

house, the quarrel between thee and Hector's wife, waited awhile and



watched to see whether thou wouldst stay here or from fear of that

captive art minded to quit these halls. Now it was not so much



regard for thy message that brought me hither" target="_blank" title="ad.到那里 a.那边的">thither, as the intention of

carrying thee away from this house, if, as now, thou shouldst grant me



a chance of saying so. For thou wert mine formerly, but art now living

with thy present husband through thy father's baseness; since he,



before invading Troy's domains, betrothed thee to me, and then

afterwards promised thee to thy present lord, provided he captured the



city of Troy.

So, as soon as Achilles' son returned hither, I forgave thy



father, but entreated the bridegroom to forego his marriage with thee,

telling him all I had endured and my present misfortune; I might get a



wife, I said, from amongst friends, but outside their circle 'twas

no easy task for one exiled like myself from home. Thereat he grew



abusive, taunting me with my mother's murder and those

blood-boltered fiends. And I was humbled by the fortunes of my



house, and though 'tis true, I grieved, yet did I bear my sorrow,

and reluctantlydeparted, robbed of thy promised hand. Now



therefore, since thou findest thy fortune so abruptly changed and

art fallen thus on evil days and hast no help, I will take thee



hence and place thee in thy father's hands. For kinship hath strong

claims, and in adversity there is naught better than a kinsman's



kindly aid.

HERMIONE



As for my marriage, my father must look to it; 'tis not for me

to decide. Yes, take me hence as soon as may be, lest my husband



come back to his house before I am gone, or Peleus hear that I am

deserting his son's abode and pursue me with his swift steeds.



ORESTES

Rest easy about the old man's power; and, as for Achilles' son



with all his insolence to me, never fear him; such a crafty net this

hand hath woven and set for his death with knots that none can



loose; whereof I will not speak before the time, but, when my plot

begins to work, Delphi's rock will witness it. If but my allies in the



Pythian land abide by their oaths, this same murderer of his mother

will show that no one else shall marry thee my rightful bride. To



his cost will he demand satisfaction of King Phoebus for his

father's blood; nor shall his repentance avail him though he is now



submitting to the god. No! he shall perishmiserably by Apollo's

hand and my false accusations; so shall he find out my enmity. For the



deity upsets the fortune of them that hate him, and suffers them not

to be high-minded.

• lively [´laivli] a.活泼的；热烈的 (初中英语单词)


• fasten [´fɑ:sən] v.扎牢；闩住；钉牢 (初中英语单词)


• pardon [´pɑ:dən] n.&vt.原谅；饶恕；赦免 (初中英语单词)


• snatch [snætʃ] v.&n.抢，夺取，抓住 (初中英语单词)


• thrust [θrʌst] v.&n.猛推；冲；刺；挤进 (初中英语单词)


• height [hait] n.高度；顶点；卓越 (初中英语单词)


• henceforth [´hens´fɔ:θ] ad.今后；从今以后 (初中英语单词)


• statue [´stætʃu:] n.塑像，雕像 (初中英语单词)


• previous [´pri:viəs] a.先，前，以前的 (初中英语单词)


• captive [´kæptiv] n.俘虏；捕获物 (初中英语单词)


• gallant [´gælənt, gə´lænt] a.英勇的；华丽的 (初中英语单词)


• prosperity [prɔ´speriti] n.繁荣；成功；幸运 (初中英语单词)


• distress [di´stres] n.痛苦 vt.使苦恼 (初中英语单词)


• sacred [´seikrid] a.神圣的；庄严的 (初中英语单词)


• partly [´pɑ:tli] ad.部分地；不完全地 (初中英语单词)


• rescue [´reskju:] vt.&n.救援；挽救 (初中英语单词)


• charge [tʃɑ:dʒ] v.收费；冲锋 n.费用 (初中英语单词)


• mistress [´mistris] n.女主人；情妇；女能手 (初中英语单词)


• cunning [´kʌniŋ] a.&n.狡猾(诡诈)的 (初中英语单词)


• wealth [welθ] n.财富，财产 (初中英语单词)


• companion [kəm´pæniən] n.同伴；同事；伴侣 (初中英语单词)


• counsel [´kaunsəl] n.商议；劝告；律师 (初中英语单词)


• instance [´instəns] n.例子，实例，例证 (初中英语单词)


• confusion [kən´fju:ʒən] n.混乱(状态)；骚乱 (初中英语单词)


• awhile [ə´wail] ad.少顷；片刻 (初中英语单词)


• thither [´ðiðə] ad.到那里 a.那边的 (初中英语单词)


• intention [in´tenʃən] n.意图；打算；意义 (初中英语单词)


• formerly [´fɔ:məli] ad.从前，以前 (初中英语单词)


• hither [´hiðə] ad.到此处 (初中英语单词)


• circle [´sə:kəl] n.圆圈 v.环绕；盘旋 (初中英语单词)


• abruptly [ə´brʌptli] ad.突然地；粗鲁地 (初中英语单词)


• pursue [pə´sju:] v.追赶；追踪；从事 (初中英语单词)


• witness [´witnis] n.见证人 vt.目击 (初中英语单词)


• satisfaction [,sætis´fækʃən] n.满意；满足 (初中英语单词)


• perish [´periʃ] v.灭亡；消灭；(使)死去 (初中英语单词)


• amongst [ə´mʌŋst] prep.其中之一 =among (高中英语单词)


• agitation [,ædʒi´teiʃən] n.鼓动；摇动；焦虑 (高中英语单词)


• hanging [´hæŋiŋ] n.绞刑 a.悬挂着的 (高中英语单词)


• madness [´mædnis] n.疯狂；狂热 (高中英语单词)


• reject [ri´dʒekt] vt.拒绝；抵制；否决 (高中英语单词)


• reproach [ri´prəutʃ] vt.&n.责备；指责；耻辱 (高中英语单词)


• oracle [´ɔrəkl] n.预言(者)；圣理名言 (高中英语单词)


• mistaken [mis´teikən] mistake的过去分词 (高中英语单词)


• misfortune [mis´fɔ:tʃən] n.不幸；灾祸 (高中英语单词)


• devise [di´vaiz] vt.设计，发明 (高中英语单词)


• beseech [bi´si:tʃ] v.恳求，哀求 (高中英语单词)


• corrupt [kə´rʌpt] a.腐败的 v.败坏；贿赂 (高中英语单词)


• strict [strikt] a.严厉的；精确的 (高中英语单词)


• regarding [ri´gɑ:diŋ] prep.关于 (高中英语单词)


• saying [´seiŋ, ´sei-iŋ] n.言语；言论；格言 (高中英语单词)


• naught [nɔ:t] n.无；零 (高中英语单词)


• allies [´ælaiz, ə´laiz] n.协约国 (高中英语单词)


• murderer [´mə:dərə] n.杀人犯，凶手 (高中英语单词)


• outcry [´autkrai] n.喊叫；强烈抗议 (英语四级单词)


• daring [´deəriŋ] a.&n.勇敢(的) (英语四级单词)


• wooded [´wudid] a.多树林的 (英语四级单词)


• wedded [´wedid] a.(已)结婚的；献身的 (英语四级单词)


• resolved [ri´zɔlvd] a.决心的；坚定的 (英语四级单词)


• saviour [´seiviə] n.救星；救助者 (英语四级单词)


• shameful [´ʃeimfəl] a.可耻的；猥亵的 (英语四级单词)


• wherefore [´weəfɔ:] ad.为什么；因此 (英语四级单词)


• bridegroom [´braidgru:m] n.新郎 (英语四级单词)


• reluctantly [ri´lʌktəntli] a.不情愿地；勉强地 (英语四级单词)


• adversity [əd´və:siti] n.灾难；逆境 (英语四级单词)


• whereof [weər´ɔv] ad.关于什么；关于那事 (英语四级单词)


• disfigure [dis´figə] vt.损毁(外貌)；使丑陋 (英语六级单词)


• pinion [´piniən] n.翅膀 v.把…背绑 (英语六级单词)


• phoebus [´fi:bəs] n.太阳神 (英语六级单词)


• respite [´respait] n.暂缓 vt.缓期执行 (英语六级单词)


• bastard [´bæstəd] n.私生子 a.私生的 (英语六级单词)


• minded [´maindid] a.有…心的 (英语六级单词)


• departed [di´pɑ:tid] a.已往的；已故的 (英语六级单词)


• insolence [´insələns] n.傲慢；无礼 (英语六级单词)


• crafty [´krɑ:fti] a.狡猾的 (英语六级单词)


• rightful [´raitfəl] a.正义的；合法的 (英语六级单词)


• repentance [ri´pentəns] n.悔悟，悔改；忏悔 (英语六级单词)


• miserably [´mizərəbli] ad.悲惨地；糟糕地 (英语六级单词)


• enmity [´enmiti] n.敌意；憎恨；不和 (英语六级单词)