Sisyphus
英['sisifəs] 美
n. 科林斯王(希腊暴君)
古希腊神话 Corinth 城邦的建立者和国王,著名的暴君,囤积财富,作恶多端,谋杀亲兄弟 以及杀害众多过境者和客商谋财害命。死后被罚在地狱里推一块大石头到山顶,但石头每每 落下,日复一日,年得一年,徒劳无功的做着同一件事。其字面意思可能为最聪明的人,词首si-为-syph 韵律重复,来自希腊语 sophos,智慧的,词源同 philosophy.传说中冥王 Hades 用铁链来将其抓回地狱,却被骗的把自己绑了起来,致使人使后不能投胎,其聪明于此。
英语词源
King of Corinth, famed as "the craftiest of men," he was condemned in the afterlife to roll uphill a stone which perpetually rolls down again; GreekSisyphos, a name of unknown origin. Liddell & Scott suggest a reduplication ofsyphos "the crafty" (with Aeolic-u- for-o-), but Klein calls this folk-etymology.
1.SISYPHUSwas lucky. He could have wound up on the Basel committee.
Sisyphus(西西佛思)是幸运的. 他本来可能会沦落到巴塞尔委员会.
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2. Some days I feel likeSisyphus. Remember him?
有些时候,我觉得自己似乎成了西西弗斯, 还记得这个人物 吗?
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3. At any rate ,Sisyphuswas given an exemplary punishment.
总之, 西绪福斯受到了起杀一儆百作用的惩罚.
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4. You have already grasped thatSisyphusis the absurd hero.
你已经明白了,西西弗斯便是这荒谬的英雄.
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