Unit 7: The Power of Love

Unit 7: The Power of Love (E)

Reading

1 2	你知道花朵為何會在春天開花嗎？你猜得到冬天為何會冷颼颼的嗎？這些情況有許多不同的解釋，但是這一個解釋是最感人的──愛。         在希臘神話中，起先是沒有冬天的。因為有收穫女神狄蜜特之故，樹木總是結實纍纍、開花不斷。狄蜜特和她美麗的女兒波瑟芬妮一起住在大地上。她們過著簡樸但是快樂的生活。狄蜜特給波瑟芬妮她全部的愛，而波瑟芬妮的陪伴帶給狄蜜特喜悅。
	[Question] Why were trees fruitful and blooming all the time in Greek                           mythology? [Answer] Trees were fruitful and blooming all the time because of ________, the goddess of the ________.

[2-1] In Greek mythology, there was no winter at first.

at first = in the beginning，表示「起先，剛開始」之意。例：

         ‧________ ________, no one knew the rock band. Now, it is very famous worldwide.

                起先，沒有人知道這個搖滾樂團。現在，這個樂團舉世聞名。

[2-2]      Trees were fruitful and blooming all the time because of Demeter, the goddess of the harvest.

(1) because of = owing to = due to，表示「由於……」之意，用來說明原因，後接名詞 (片語)。       

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because of + NP可和從屬子句because + S + V作互換。容易混淆的是：because後面要接一個完整子句，而because of則要接名詞 (片語) 的概念。例： ‧Richard was late for work ________ ________ a traffic jam.   由於塞車的緣故，Richard上班遲到。 ‧________ Josh helped me, I was able to finish my report on time.   由於Josh的幫忙，我才能準時完成我的報告。

(2) the goddess of the harvest為Demeter的同位語，用來補充說明Demeter的身分。

[2-3] They led a simple but happy life.

                lead/live a...life表示「過著……的生活」。例：

         ‧People with a positive attitude seem to ________ a happier ________.

                抱持正面態度的人們似乎過著比較開心的生活。

3	有一天，冥王黑帝斯看到波瑟芬妮後就立刻愛上她了。因此，他立刻抓住她，並把她帶回冥界當妻子。在波瑟芬妮還來不及反應之際，她就被困在冥界了。黑暗、冰冷的冥界讓波瑟芬妮感到害怕和寂寞，所以她一直不斷地哭泣。
	[Question] Why did Hades seize Persephone and take her back to the underworld? [Answer] It was because he ________ ________ ________ with her.

[3-1] One day, Hades, the god of the underworld, saw Persephone and instantly fell in                   love with her.

one day表示「有一天，有朝一日」之意，可用來指過去的某一天或未來的某一個時間；而someday和some day (有一天) 只能用來指未來的某一時間。例：

‧________ ________, Karl found a wallet on his way to school.
有一天，Karl在上學途中撿到了一個錢包。

‧Ella dreams of becoming a supermodel ________ ________.
Ella夢想將來有朝一日成為一位超級名模。

[3-2] The dark, cold underworld made her feel scared and lonely, so she cried and cried.     

     此為make + O + V的使役動詞用法，受詞補語為原形動詞，表示「讓某人……」。  例：

     ‧My father ________ me ________ the car yesterday.
我爸爸昨天要我洗車。 

4	同時，狄蜜特找不到波瑟芬妮而開始發狂。對她來說，失去心愛的女兒就像是世界末日一樣。這位憂慮的母親每天都在大地遊蕩，找尋她失蹤的女兒。她怠懈職務，不再滋養大地。由於她的悲傷，植物死亡、大地轉為寒冷且人們挨餓。
	[Question] What happened when Demeter no longer nourished the earth?   [Answer] Plants ________, the earth ________ ________, and people ________.

[4-1] At the same time, Demeter could not find Persephone and began to go crazy.

go crazy為「發瘋」之意，go在此為連綴動詞，表示「變得……」，後面接形容詞。例：

‧    My mother’s hair is ________ gray.

媽媽的頭髮漸漸變得灰白。

[4-2] For her, losing her precious daughter was the end of the world.

此為動名詞當句子主詞的用法，視為單數，故後面接單數動詞was。

[4-3] Every day, the worried mother wandered the earth to look for her missing daughter.
look for = search for = seek，表示「尋找」之意。例：

‧Wendy ________ ________ her glasses in the room.

Wendy在房間找她的眼鏡。

[4-4] Because of her sadness, plants died, the earth turned cold, and people starved.

     turn在這裡也是連綴動詞，其後接形容詞，表示「變成……」之意。例：

‧Melody’s face ________ pale when she saw a mouse in the kitchen.

當Melody在廚房看到老鼠時，她的臉色變得蒼白。

5	眾神之王宙斯注意到大地發生的事情。他很擔憂，於是便派使者荷米斯去將波瑟芬妮帶回給她的母親。然而已經太遲了。在荷米斯抵達冥界之前，波瑟芬妮已經吃了一些石榴籽，那是死者的食物。因此，雖然波瑟芬妮可以回到大地，她每年必須有幾個月要待在冥界。
	[Question] What did Zeus do when he noticed what was happening on the earth?   [Answer] He sent his messenger ________ to bring ________ back to her mother.

[5-1] He was worried, so he sent his messenger Hermes to bring Persephone back to her      mother.

          send sb to V表示「派某人去做……」。例：

‧    I’ll ________ my secretary ________ pick you up at the train station.

我會派我的秘書去火車站接你。

6	當波瑟芬妮回到大地時，狄蜜特的生活再度充滿喜悅。她開始滋養大地，讓百花齊放。這段快樂的時光就是人們所知曉的「春天」。但是當波瑟芬妮必須回到冥界時，狄蜜特就會感到沮喪。這時大地就會變得寒冷、死氣沉沉。人們稱這時為「冬天」。所以，你瞧，母親的愛是如此強大，甚至可以改變自然界！
	[Question] What did Demeter do when Persephone came back? [Answer] ____________________________________________________________

[6-1] Demeter’s life was full of joy again when Persephone came back.

          be full of = be filled with，表示「充滿……」之意。例：

‧The bus is always ________ ________ students in the morning.

  這輛公車早上總是擠滿學生。

[6-2] This happy time became known as “spring.”

          A be/become known as B表示「A以B著稱」。例：

‧    Teng Hung-chi has become ________ ________ “Taiwan’s Edison.”

鄧鴻吉早已以「臺灣愛迪生」而聞名。

[6-3] So, you see, a mother’s love is so powerful that it can even change nature!

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so...that... 本句型表達「如此……以至於……」之意，so後面須接形容詞或副詞，而that後則須接表示「結果」的子句。例： ‧Peter is ________ busy ________ he often has no time for lunch.   Peter如此的忙碌，以至於時常沒有時間吃午餐。 ‧Our teacher explained the math problem ________ quickly ________ nobody could follow her.   我們老師解這題數學題的速度如此之迅速，以至於沒有人可以跟得上她。