[字彙] swain (n) 情郎

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來讀首英詩吧...很有感觸愛 "沒那麼簡單"*，對吧? * http://bit.ly/7wJuDb Dictionary.com 每日一字 swain (n) 情郎 http://bit.ly/9znt0C 英解 a young man who is in love swain 來自古英文 'swein' 原來是武士 (knight) 旁邊的僕人 (servant) 後來變成 "情郎" "鄉村男孩、向女子獻殷勤者" 來看這首詩 A nymph and a swain to Apollo once prayed The swain had been jilted, the nymph been betrayed They came for to try if his oracle knew E're a nymph that was chaste, or a swain that was true. 有讀懂嗎? 我們來細細欣賞一下 A nymph and a swain to Apollo once prayed * nymph 是住在山林水澤的仙女，句子還原是 A nymph and a swain once prayed to Appolo (太陽神) The swain had been jilted, the nymph been betrayed * jilt (v) 被情人拋棄。這對男女過去的戀情都以失敗收場。 They came for to try if his oracle knew * oracle (n) 神諭。情人在神明前問: E're a nymph that was chaste, or a swain that was true. * 女子是否忠貞，男子是否真誠。 (ps.: E're 是什麼的縮寫，有人知道嗎?) 現代人不婚越來越多，因為真愛難尋啊... 再讀一次吧 A nymph and a swain to Apollo once prayed The swain had been jilted, the nymph been betrayed They came for to try if his oracle knew E're a nymph that was chaste, or a swain that was true. 這次讀的感受又是如何呢? -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 122.146.34.155 ※ 編輯: sovereignty 來自: 122.146.34.155 (06/03 20:18)