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3.5 Oedipus the King

well-crafted: adj. 精心设计的

Laius: n. a king of Thebes 拉伊俄斯（希腊神话中的底比斯国王）

Jocasta: n. a queen of Thebes 伊俄卡斯特

jeer at: ph. 嘲笑，讥诮

dreadful: adj. extremely unpleasant 可怕的，糟透的

adoptive parent: ph. 收养人，养父母

Sphinx: n. 斯芬克斯

infamous: adj. having an exceedingly bad reputation 声名狼藉的

regent ruler: ph. 摄政者

widowed: adj. single because of death of the spouse 丧偶的

cane: n. thin pieces of the stems of plants, used for making furniture and baskets 手杖

outraged: adj. angered at something unjust or wrong 义愤填膺的，气愤的

plague: n. a disease that causes death 瘟疫

disturbing: adj. worrying or upsetting 令人不安的

blight: n. a state or condition being blighted 枯萎，荒芜

pestilence: n. a disease that spreads quickly and kills a lot of people 瘟疫（尤指鼠疫）

invoke: v. to summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic 祈求

wear out: ph. 磨损，耗尽

complicity: n. guilt as an accomplice in a crime or offense 共谋，串通

outmatch: v. to surpass or perform better than 胜过

contrivance: n. 计谋

juggling: n. throwing and catching several objects simultaneously 杂耍

quack: n. an untrained person who pretends to be a physician 庸医，江湖骗子
mutter: v. to speak in a low voice 咕哝，喃喃自语

distressed: adj. very upset 痛苦的

resemble: v. to look like or be similar to someone or something 类似，像

thrust: v. push forcefully 推

haunting: adj. 不易忘怀的，萦绕于心头的

overhear: v. to accidentally hear 无意中听到，偶然听到

agonize: v. to suffer agony or anguish 极度痛苦

imposed: adj. set forth authoritatively as obligatory 强加的

maxim: n. a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits 格言

epitome: n. a brief abstract 缩影

swift: adj. happening or done quickly and immediately 迅速的

markedly: adv. in a way that is very easy to notice 明显地

Pericles' Funeral Oration: ph. 伯里克利的葬礼演说

History of the Peloponnesian War: 《伯罗奔尼撒战争史》

eminent: adj. standing above others in character or attainment or reputation 杰出的

mind-set: n. a mental attitude or inclination心态

summon: v. to order someone to come to a place召唤

inform: v. to officially tell someone about something or give them information 通知

sinister: adj. threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments 不祥的

propose to: ph. 向......提出

utmost: adj. the greatest possible degree 极度的

versatility: n. someone who is versatile has many different skills 多才多艺

dedicated: adj. 专注的

prologue: n. the introduction to a play, a long poem etc 开场白；序言

prompt: n. a cue given to a performer 提白，提示语

civic virtue: ph. 公民道德

embodiment: n. a concrete representation 体现

savagery: n. extremely cruel and violent behaviour 野性，野蛮

Protagoras: n.Greek philosopher and sophist 普罗塔哥拉（希腊哲学家）

dictum: n. 格言

utter feebleness: ph .完全软弱无能

Oedipus complex: ph. 俄狄浦斯情结，恋母情结

Sigmund Freud: 西格蒙德·弗洛伊德（奥地利精神分析学家）

Interpretation of Dreams: 《释梦》，《梦的解析》

landmark: n. an event marking an important historical change of course里程碑

overpowering: adj. so strong as to be irresistible 压倒性的，无法抵抗的

Poetics: n. 《诗学》