双语故事：丘比特的传说

 爱神丘比特是情人节最著名的象征，也一直被人们喻为爱情的象征，相传他是一个顽皮的、身上长着翅膀的小神，他的箭一旦插入青年男女的心上，便会使他们深深相爱。在古希腊神话中，他是爱与美的女神（阿芙罗狄忒）Aphrodite与战神（阿瑞斯）Ares的小儿子Eros。在罗马神话中，他叫丘比特(Cupid)，他的母亲是维纳斯（即阿芙罗狄忒）。单身的你，情人节来拜拜爱神，说不定就会被丘比特幸福的射上一箭哦。

Cupid is the most famous of Valentine symbols and everybody knows that boy armed with bowand arrows, and piercing hearts . He is known as a mischievous¹, winged child armed with bow and arrows. The arrows signify desires and emotions of love, and Cupid aims those arrows at Gods and Humans, causing them to fall deeply in love. Cupid has always played a role in the celebrations of love and lovers. In ancient Greece he was known as Eros, the young son of Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty. To the Roman's he was Cupid, and his mother was Venus.

丘比特是情人节最著名的象征。这个带着弓箭的小男孩人尽皆知，被箭射穿的心亦是如此。相传他是一个顽皮、身上长着翅膀的小男孩。箭象征着爱的欲望与激情，丘比特的箭不仅对着神也对着凡人，被射中者便会陷入爱河。丘比特一直扮演者庆祝爱与爱人的角色。在古希腊神话中，他被称作厄洛斯，是爱与美之神阿佛洛狄忒的小儿子。在古罗马神话中，他就叫做丘比特，其母是维纳斯。

There is a very interesting story about Cupid and His mortal Bride Psyche² in Roman mythology³. Venus was jealous of the beauty of Psyche, and ordered Cupid to punish the mortal. But instead, Cupid fell deeply in love with her. He took her as his wife, but as a mortal she was forbidden to look at him.

在古罗马神话中，有一个关于丘比特和他的凡人新娘普赛克的有趣故事。维纳斯因为嫉妒普赛克的美貌，便命令前去施加惩罚。但是，丘比特确深深爱上了普赛克，并娶她为妻。但是作为凡人，普赛克不可以看丘比特的脸。

Psyche was happy until her sisters persuaded her to look at Cupid. as soon as Psyche looked at Cupid, Cupid punished her by leaving her. Their lovely castle and gardens vanished too. Psyche found herself alone in an open field with no signs of other beings or Cupid. As she wandered trying to find her love, she came upon the temple of Venus. Wishing to destroy her, the goddess of love gave Psyche a series of tasks, each harder and more dangerous then the last.

在她的姐妹说服她看丘比特的脸以前，普赛克一直生活得很快乐。在普赛克看了丘比特的脸之后，丘比特便惩罚性地离她而去。他们秀丽的城堡和花园也一同消失了。普赛克从此便孤身一人逗留在荒野中，身边丝毫没有其他生命的迹象，也没有丘比特的身影。当她四处徘徊试图找到丘比特的时候，普赛克来到了维纳斯神庙。维纳斯试图杀死她，便交给了她一连串的任务，一个比一个更险更难。

For her last task Psyche was given a little box and told to take it to the underworld. She was told to get some of the beauty of Proserpine, the wife of Pluto⁴, and put it in the box. During her trip she was given tips on avoiding the dangers of the realm of the dead. She was also warned not to open the box. But Temptation overcame Psyche and she opened the box. But instead of finding beauty, she found deadly slumber⁵.

终于，在她的最后一项任务中，维纳斯给了普赛克一个小盒子，交代她将盒子拿到地下去。她被告知给冥后普洛塞尔皮娜送去美丽，于是就将美丽装进了这个盒子。一路上，她获得了各种提示，避开了冥界的种种凶险。她还受到警告说不要打开盒子。但是诱惑还是争胜了普赛克，她最终打开了盒子。可她并没有发现美丽，却只有死亡睡眠。

Cupid found her lifeless on the ground. He gathered the deadly sleep from her body and put it back in the box. Cupid forgave her, as did Venus. The gods, moved by Psyche's love for Cupid made her a goddess.

丘比特在地面发现了已经死亡的普赛克。他从普赛克的体内召回了死亡之眠，并将它放回了盒子。丘比特宽恕了普赛克，并且维纳斯也宽恕了她。众神感动于普赛克对丘比特之爱，于是将她封为女神。

Today, Cupid and his arrows have become the most popular of love signs, and love is most frequently depicted⁶ by two hearts pierced by an arrow, Cupid's arrow.

如今，丘比特和它的箭已是最著名的爱的象征，而爱也通常被描绘成被丘比特的箭射穿的两颗心。

1 mischievous   

adj.调皮的，恶作剧的，有害的，伤人的

参考例句：

• He is a mischievous but lovable boy.他是一个淘气但可爱的小孩。
• A mischievous cur must be tied short.恶狗必须拴得短。

2 psyche   

n.精神；灵魂

参考例句：

• His exploration of the myth brings insight into the American psyche.他对这个神话的探讨揭示了美国人的心理。
• She spent her life plumbing the mysteries of the human psyche.她毕生探索人类心灵的奥秘。

3 mythology   

n.神话，神话学，神话集

参考例句：

• In Greek mythology,Zeus was the ruler of Gods and men.在希腊神话中，宙斯是众神和人类的统治者。
• He is the hero of Greek mythology.他是希腊民间传说中的英雄。

4 Pluto   

n.冥王星

参考例句：

• Pluto is the furthest planet from the sun.冥王星是离太阳最远的行星。
• Pluto has an elliptic orbit.冥王星的轨道是椭圆形的。

5 slumber   

n.睡眠，沉睡状态

参考例句：

• All the people in the hotels were wrapped in deep slumber.住在各旅馆里的人都已进入梦乡。
• Don't wake him from his slumber because he needs the rest.不要把他从睡眠中唤醒，因为他需要休息。

6 depicted   

描绘，描画( depict的过去式和过去分词 )； 描述

参考例句：

• Other animals were depicted on the periphery of the group. 其他动物在群像的外围加以修饰。
• They depicted the thrilling situation to us in great detail. 他们向我们详细地描述了那激动人心的场面。