be attended with the fewest tears. (Turning to the CHORUS) And you, ye

stranger dames, keep silence.



Exeunt AGAMEMNON and MENELAUS.

CHORUS



Happy they who find the goddess come in moderate might, sharing

with self-restraint in Aphrodite's gift of marriage and enjoying



calm and rest from frenzied passions, wilerein the Love-god,

golden-haired, stretches his charmed bow with arrows twain, and one is



aimed at happiness, the other at life's confusion. O lady Cypris,

queen of beauty! far from my bridal bower I ban the last. Be mine



delight in moderation and pure desires, and may I have a share in

love, but shun excesstherein



Men's natures vary, and their habits differ, but true virtue is

always manifest. Likewise the training that comes of education



conduces greatly to virtue; for not only is modestywisdom, but it has

also the rare grace of seeing by its better judgment what is right;



whereby glory, ever young, is shed o'er life by reputation. A great

thing it is to follow virtue's footsteps-for women in their secret



loves; while in men again an inborn sense of order, shown in countless

ways, adds to a city's greatness.



Thou camest, O Paris, to the place where thou wert reared to

herd the kine amid the white heifers of Ida, piping in foreign



strain and breathing on thy reeds an echo of the Phrygian airs Olympus

played. Full-uddered cows were browsing at the spot where that verdict



'twixt goddesses was awaiting thee the cause of thy going to Hellas to

stand before the ivory palace, kindling love in Helen's tranced eyes



and feeling its flutter in thine own breast; whence the fiend of

strife brought Hellas with her chivalry and ships to the towers of



Troy.

Oh! great is the bliss the great enjoy. Behold Iphigenia, the



king's royal child, and Clytaemnestra, the daughter of Tyndareus;

how proud their lineage! how high their pinnacle of fortune! These



mighty ones, whom wealth attends, are very gods in the eyes of less

favoured folk.



Halt we here, maidens of Chalcis, and lift the queen from her

chariot to the ground without stumbling, supporting her gently in



our arms, with kind intent, that the renowned daughter of Agamemnon

but just arrived may feel no fear; strangers ourselves, avoid we aught



that may disturb or frighten the strangers from Argos.

Enter CLYTAEMNESTRA and IPHIGENIA.



CLYTAEMNESTRA

I take this as a lucky omen, thy kindness and auspicious greeting,



and have good hope that it is to a happy marriage I conduct the bride.

(To Attendants) Take from the chariot the dowry I am bringing for my



daughter and convey it within with careful heed.

My daughter, leave the horse-drawn car, planting thy faltering



footstep delicately. (To the CHORUS) Maidens, take her in your arms

and lift her from the chariot, and let one of you give me the



support of her hand, that I may quit my seat in the carriage with

fitting grace.



Some or you stand at the horses' heads; for the horse has a

timid eye, easily frightened; here take this child Orestes, son of



Agamemnon, babe as he still is.

What! sleeping, little one, tired out by thy ride in the



chariot? Awake to bless thy sister's wedding; for thou, my gallant

boy, shalt get by this marriage a kinsman gallant as thyself, the



Nereid's godlike offspring. Come hither to thy mother, my daughter,

Iphigenia, and seat thyself beside me, and stationed near show my



happiness to these strangers; yes, come hither and welcome the sire

thou lovest so dearly.



Hail! my honoured lord, king Agamemnon! we have obeyed thy

commands and are come.



Enter AGAMEMNON.

IPHIGENIA (Throwing herself into AGAMEMNON'S arms)



Be not wroth with me, mother, if I run from thy side and throw

myself on my father's breast.



O my father! I long to outrun others and embrace thee after this

long while; for I yearn to see thy face; be not wroth with me.

• absence [´æbsəns] n.不在，缺席；缺乏 (初中英语单词)


• meadow [´medəu] n.草地；牧场 (初中英语单词)


• arrival [ə´raivəl] n.到达；到达的人(物) (初中英语单词)


• running [´rʌniŋ] a.奔跑的；流动的 (初中英语单词)


• maiden [´meidn] n.少女 a.未婚的 (初中英语单词)


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


• unhappy [ʌn´hæpi] a.不幸的；不快乐的 (初中英语单词)


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


• humble [´hʌmbəl] a.谦卑的 vt.贬抑 (初中英语单词)


• dignity [´digniti] n.尊严，尊贵；高官显贵 (初中英语单词)


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


• ashamed [ə´ʃeimd] a.惭愧；不好意思 (初中英语单词)


• welcome [´welkəm] a.受欢迎的；可喜的 (初中英语单词)


• wedding [´wediŋ] n.婚礼，结婚 (初中英语单词)


• victory [´viktəri] n.胜利，战胜 (初中英语单词)


• withdraw [wið´drɔ:] v.收回；撤销；撤退 (初中英语单词)


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


• grieve [gri:v] v.&n.(使)悲痛；哀悼 (初中英语单词)


• moreover [mɔ:´rəuvə] ad.再者，此外，而且 (初中英语单词)


• reflect [ri´flekt] v.反射；反响；表达 (初中英语单词)


• affect [ə´fekt] vt.影响；感动；假装 (初中英语单词)


• resign [ri´zain] v.辞职；放弃；委托 (初中英语单词)


• affection [ə´fekʃən] n.友爱；慈爱 (初中英语单词)


• virtue [´və:tʃu:] n.美德；贞操；长处 (初中英语单词)


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


• generous [´dʒenərəs] a.慷慨的；丰盛的 (初中英语单词)


• worthy [´wə:ði] a.有价值的；值得的 (初中英语单词)


• suggestion [sə´dʒestʃən] n.建议，提议；暗示 (初中英语单词)


• useless [´ju:sləs] a.无用的，无价值的 (初中英语单词)


• fearful [´fiəfəl] a.可怕的；担心的 (初中英语单词)


• victim [´viktim] n.牺牲者；受害者 (初中英语单词)


• goddess [´gɔdis] n.女神 (初中英语单词)


• moderate [´mɔdərit] a.适度的n.温和主义者 (初中英语单词)


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


• excess [´ekses] n.超过 a.过分的 (初中英语单词)


• differ [´difə] vi.不同；有差别 (初中英语单词)


• likewise [´laikwaiz] ad.同样地；也，又 (初中英语单词)


• wisdom [´wizdəm] n.智慧，聪明，才智 (初中英语单词)


• flutter [´flʌtə] vi.飘扬；摆 n.拍动 (初中英语单词)


• wealth [welθ] n.财富，财产 (初中英语单词)


• gently [´dʒentli] ad.温和地；静静地 (初中英语单词)


• intent [in´tent] a.专心致志的 n.意图 (初中英语单词)


• disturb [di´stə:b] vt.扰乱；使不安；打乱 (初中英语单词)


• frighten [´fraitn] vt.吓唬，使惊惧 (初中英语单词)


• convey [kən´vei] vt.运送；传达；转让 (初中英语单词)


• carriage [´kæridʒ] n.马车；客车；货运 (初中英语单词)


• sleeping [´sli:piŋ] n.&a.睡着(的) (初中英语单词)


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


• hither [´hiðə] ad.到此处 (初中英语单词)


• embrace [im´breis] vt.&n.拥抱；采纳；信奉 (初中英语单词)


• methinks [mi´θiŋks] vi.据我看来 (高中英语单词)


• provoke [prə´vəuk] vt.挑拨；煽动；引起 (高中英语单词)


• therein [ðeə´rin] ad.在那里，在其中 (高中英语单词)


• unexpected [ʌniks´pektid] a.突然的；意外的 (高中英语单词)


• relationship [ri´leiʃənʃip] n.关系；联系；亲属关系 (高中英语单词)


• bitterness [´bitənis] n.苦味；辛酸；苦难 (高中英语单词)


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


• popularity [,pɔpju´læriti] n.普及；流行；名望 (高中英语单词)


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


• precaution [pri´kɔ:ʃən] n.预防 vt.预先警告 (高中英语单词)


• manifest [´mænifest] a.明显的 v.表明 (高中英语单词)


• seeing [si:iŋ] see的现在分词 n.视觉 (高中英语单词)


• chivalry [´ʃivəlri] n.侠义；骑士团 (高中英语单词)


• renowned [ri´naund] a.有名的，有声望的 (高中英语单词)


• chariot [´tʃæriət] n.古时双轮战车 (高中英语单词)


• grassy [´grɑ:si] a.多草的；青草味的 (英语四级单词)


• happening [´hæpəniŋ] n.事件，偶然发生的事 (英语四级单词)


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


• resound [ri´zaund] v.(使)回响；鸣响 (英语四级单词)


• wretch [retʃ] n.不幸的人；卑鄙的人 (英语四级单词)


• compassion [kəm´pæʃən] n.同情；怜悯 (英语四级单词)


• loathe [ləuð] vt.厌恶，嫌恶 (英语四级单词)


• devoted [di´vəutid] a.献身…的，忠实的 (英语四级单词)


• bridal [´braidl] a.&n.婚礼(的) (英语四级单词)


• moderation [,mɔdə´reiʃən] n.适度；温和；节制 (英语四级单词)


• modesty [´mɔdisti] n.谨慎；端庄；羞怯 (英语四级单词)


• reputation [repju´teiʃən] n.名誉；名声；信誉 (英语四级单词)


• whence [wens] ad.从何处；从那里 (英语四级单词)


• delicately [´delikitli] ad.精美地；微妙地 (英语四级单词)


• browse [brauz] vi.浏览 n.放牧 (英语六级单词)


• undone [,ʌn´dʌn] a.未完成的，没有做的 (英语六级单词)


• fraught [frɔ:t] a.充满…的 (英语六级单词)


• grandsire [´grændsaiə] n.老人；祖先 (英语六级单词)


• covert [kʌvət] a.隐藏的 n.隐藏处 (英语六级单词)


• impetuous [im´petjuəs] a.急促的；猛烈的 (英语六级单词)


• hapless [´hæpləs] a.不幸的；倒楣的 (英语六级单词)


• selfishness [´selfiʃnis] n.自私；不顾别人 (英语六级单词)


• affliction [ə´flikʃən] n.痛苦，苦恼；折磨 (英语六级单词)


• pinnacle [´pinəkl] n.小尖塔；山顶；极点 (英语六级单词)


• godlike [´gɔdlaik] a.神似的 (英语六级单词)


• outrun [aut´rʌn] vt.追过；逃脱 (英语六级单词)