简易英语读物《希腊神话-Greek Mythology》-(12)Dictys Discovery

简易英语读物《希腊神话-Greek Mythology》-（12）

Dictys' Discovery

The island of Serapis was ruled by a king named Polydectes.

Polydectes had a younger brother named Dictys who was fond of the ocean and spent many hours each day sitting on the beach and fishing. He had heard that some of the fish in the ocean were magical, and if caught, they could give men great gifts. He wanted to catch one.

One afternoon, while staring off into the ocean and waiting for a fish to bite, Dictys saw a strange object far out in the water.

He watched it for a while and saw that it was moving towards the beach. With a great feeling of excitement, He waited for the object to reach the shore.

When it came close, Dictys could see that it was a large wooden box and hoped that there might be some great treasure inside.

He was surprised when he opened the box and found a beautiful young woman and baby inside.

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When King Polydectes saw Danae, He fell in love with her immediately and promised himself that she would one day be his bride.

\the sea\Danae bowed to the king.

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\do not need to bow to me, You are welcome in my land and you be treated like a part of my family，your child also; I will raise him as if he were my own son”.

“You will never lack food or safety and do not need to worry about your old land and old life anymore\

Danae thanked the king and began her life on the island of Serapis. Everything she wanted was given to her and her life was quite happy.

Her life was not perfectly happy though, because after one year on the island, during the New Year's Festival, The king asked Danae to marry him. \”. I am married already to the god Zeus\

At hearing this, king Polydectes became very angry.

\you every kindness and giving you everything you asked?\\

“Your husband, Zeus, is not here now and will never come”. Certainly he wishes you to marry a man of this earth and be happy. “Why will you not marry me?” the king tried to persuade Danae. \for me, “Will I agree to marry you”, said Danae. \” The king asked.

\twenty more years\Answered Danae, \he has not come for me by then, I will marry you\

Truthfully, Danae did not want to marry Polydectes at all. She both loved Zeus and feared his anger.

But she knew that if she didn't agree to marry the King sometime, He might become jealous and hurt her or Perseus in his anger.

King Polydectes was not at all pleased by Danae’s answer, for he did not want to wait twenty years to marry her.

But there was nothing else he could do, so he agreed to wait anyway. \”. Still, I will ask you to marry me each New Year's Festival Just in case you have changed your mind\ 译文与注释

迪克提斯的发现

塞拉皮斯岛由一个名为波吕得克特斯的国王统治。 国王波吕得克特斯有个弟弟名叫迪克特斯。

他喜欢大海，每天都花很多时间，坐在沙滩上和捕鱼。

他听说有些海洋中的鱼是神奇的，如果被抓，它们能给男人伟大的礼物。 他想要抓到一条这样的鱼。

一天下午，他凝视着大海，等待鱼儿上钩。 迪克提斯看到远处的大海中有一个奇怪的物体。 他看了一会儿，看到它朝着海滩漂来。 带着极大的兴奋，他等待这件物体漂到了海岸。

近前一看，迪克提斯看到了一个大型的木箱，他希望木箱里面会有一些巨大的宝藏。

当他打开盒子，发现一个美丽的年轻女子和里面的婴儿时，他感到惊讶。 \这的确是一个巨大的宝藏\，迪克提斯想。 \我一定要把这位年轻的女士带给我的哥哥，国王!\

当国王波吕得克特斯看到达那厄时，他立即爱上了她；并期望有一天她会成为他的新娘。

\这位女士在一个木盒里，从海面漂到这里\迪克提斯说。 达那厄向国王鞠躬。

\美丽的年轻女孩，\国王说，\你不需要向我鞠躬，欢迎你来到我们的土地，你会受到家人一样的对待 ；你的孩子也一样，我会像我自己的儿子那样对待他。

“你将永远不会缺乏食物或安全，不需要再担心你的旧土地和旧生活了”。 达那厄感谢国王，并开始了她在塞拉皮斯岛上的生活。 她想要的一切都可以得到满足，她的生活很幸福。

然而，她的生活并非美满，因为在岛上过了一年后，在新年庆典上，国王要达那厄要嫁给他。

\哦，伟大的国王，\，达那厄说，\我不能嫁给你”，我已经嫁给了主神宙斯\。

听到这话，国王波吕得克特斯非常生气。

\难道我没有对你和你的儿子像我的家人一样吗？难道我对你不亲善，给你一切你所要的东西吗？”

\是的，我的国王\，达那厄回答。

\你的丈夫，宙斯，现在不在这里，将来也不会再来”。 “他肯定希望你嫁给地球上的男人，过着幸福的生活”。 “为什么你不嫁给我?\，国王试图说服达那厄。

\还太早，我的国王，只有当我确信宙斯不会回来找我，我才能嫁给你\，达那厄说。

\什么时间你才能确信呢？\，国王问。

\二十年多年后\，回答达那厄，\如果他那时候还不来找我，我就嫁给你\。 老实说，达那厄不想嫁给波吕得克特斯。 她既爱又怕宙斯。

但她知道如果她不同意嫁给国王，国王就可能会嫉恨，愤怒之下就可能伤害她和珀尔修斯。

国王波吕得克特斯对达那厄的回答很不满意，他不想再等20年才能娶她。 但他也没有什么方法，所以他同意等待。

\可爱的达那厄，我会等待20年时间直到娶你为新娘”。

不过，我会在每年的新年庆典时向你求婚，或许你会改变主意。\

崂山顽石2015年3月26日于青岛，未完待续