The Rise 罗马崛起 - 07
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Livy set out to write a brief history of early Rome, celebrating its glories and virtues 1, propaganda for the reforms of Augustus. What he had to go on were stories handed down over the centuries. They were a mixture of fact and legend.
I ,for one, am looking forward to absorbing myself in antiquity 2 because I'm so deeply tired of the modern world and all the troubles which torment 3 it --Livy.
He believed Rome's mythological 4 beginnings would reveal the stories of heroism 5 and nobility Romans needed to hear. But the stories of Rome's origins were short on Stoic 6 virtues and long on murder, rape 7, mayhem and fratricide. To his dismay, Livy discovered they echoed the cruel realities of the Roman world of his own day.
Legends told that Rome was founded by Romulus and Remus, twins who were cast into the wilderness 8 to die. But the boys were said to be saved by a she-wolf who suckled them. They grew up like savages 9 in the woods. When they returned to found the city of Rome, they were filled with the simple ferocious 10 spirit of their wolf mother. According to legend, Romulus and Remus then led their people to the bend in the river Tiber where she found them, there Rome was born. The year was 753 BC.
But hardly had they founded the city than the two brothers quarreled over who should be king. It was left to the Augurs 11 to decide. Augurs were the priests of early Rome who divined the will of the gods. They studied the movements of birds, the weather, the entrails of sheep before making their pronouncements known as the auguries 12. The Augurs placed each brother on a hilltop, then waited. When birds flocked over Romulus, they knew he would be the first king of Rome. But Remus refused the augury 13 and the brothers fought. Romulus killed him. The first king of Rome, suckled by a wolf, bathed in his brother's blood, walked away furious and triumphant 14. It was a fitting augury for the bloodshed and strife 15 that lay ahead.
- Doctors often extol the virtues of eating less fat. 医生常常宣扬少吃脂肪的好处。
- She delivered a homily on the virtues of family life. 她进行了一场家庭生活美德方面的说教。
- The museum contains the remains of Chinese antiquity.博物馆藏有中国古代的遗物。
- There are many legends about the heroes of antiquity.有许多关于古代英雄的传说。
- He has never suffered the torment of rejection.他从未经受过遭人拒绝的痛苦。
- Now nothing aggravates me more than when people torment each other.没有什么东西比人们的互相折磨更使我愤怒。
- He is remembered for his historical and mythological works. 他以其带有历史感和神话色彩的作品而著称。
- But even so, the cumulative process had for most Americans a deep, almost mythological significance. 不过即使如此，移民渐增的过程，对于大部分美国人，还是意味深长的，几乎有不可思议的影响。
- He received a medal for his heroism.他由于英勇而获得一枚奖章。
- Stories of his heroism resounded through the country.他的英雄故事传遍全国。
- A stoic person responds to hardship with imperturbation.坚忍克己之人经受苦难仍能泰然自若。
- On Rajiv's death a stoic journey began for Mrs Gandhi,supported by her husband's friends.拉吉夫死后，索尼亚在丈夫友人的支持下开始了一段坚忍的历程。
- The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
- He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。
- She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
- Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。
- There're some savages living in the forest. 森林里居住着一些野人。
- That's an island inhabited by savages. 那是一个野蛮人居住的岛屿。
- The ferocious winds seemed about to tear the ship to pieces.狂风仿佛要把船撕成碎片似的。
- The ferocious panther is chasing a rabbit.那只凶猛的豹子正追赶一只兔子。
- This augurs well for the harvest. 这是丰收的好兆头。 来自辞典例句
- Higher pay augurs a better future. 工资高了，前程会更美好。 来自辞典例句
- So far, the auguries look gloomy. 但迄今为止，前景似乎不容乐观。 来自互联网
- Augury is the important part of Chinese traditional culture.占卜是中国传统文化中的一个重要组成部分。
- The maritime passage was a good augury for the aerial passage.顺利的航海仿佛也是航空的好预兆。
- The army made a triumphant entry into the enemy's capital.部队胜利地进入了敌方首都。
- There was a positively triumphant note in her voice.她的声音里带有一种极为得意的语气。