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3.11 UCL Talk-Greek Comedy
emeritus professor: ph. 名誉教授
precisely because: ph. 正是因为
Menander: n. comic dramatist of ancient Greece 米南德(雅典剧作家)
exuberance: n. the state or quality of being exuberant; great luxuriance 繁荣,茂盛
a nano second: ph. 一纳秒
hierarchy: n. a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system 等级制度
home-grown: adj. grown or originating in a particular place 土生土长的
Knights: n.《骑士》
scrounger: n. 骗子
charlatan: n. a flamboyant deceiver 江湖骗子
prick: v. to make a small hole in something using something sharp 戳
suggest: v. to imply 暗示
dismiss it out of hand: ph. 不屑一顾;驳回
asset: n. the things that a company or somebody owns, that can be sold to pay debts 资产
go pear-shaped: ph. 失败,搞砸
gullibility: n. too ready to believe what other people tell you 轻信
underscore: v. to emphasize the fact that something is important or true 强调
incite: v. to deliberately encourage people to fight, argue etc 煽动
side-line sb.: v. 把…… 排除在外
grandeur: n. impressive beauty, power, or size 宏伟,伟大
screwed up: ph. 搞砸
big scheme: ph. 大计划
the part and parcel: ph. 重要的部分
radically: adv. in a radical manner 激进地
obscenity: n. the trait of behaving in an obscene manner 淫秽
parabasis: n. (in classical Greek comedy) an address from the chorus to the audience 合唱队对观众说的话
set at odds: ph. 有矛盾
subsequently: adv. after an event in the past 随后
Peace: n.《和平》
gratitude: n. the feeling of being grateful 感激之情
bankrupt: v. without enough money to pay what you owe 破产
caution: n. the quality of being very careful to avoid danger or risks 谨慎
The Frogs:《青蛙》
adversity: n. a state of misfortune or affliction 逆境
phenomenal success: ph. 非凡的成功
travelling troupes: ph. 巡回剧团,旅行剧团
St. Paul the Apostle: 使徒圣保罗
transplant: v. to lift and reset in another soil or situation 移植
hits big: ph. 取得巨大成功
Renaissance: n. 文艺复兴
The Enlightenment: n. 启蒙运动
well-reviewed: adj. 广受好评的,好评如潮的
papyrus: n. a type of paper 纸莎草纸
gets off the blocks: ph.下台,退出
corpus: n. a collection of writings 语料库
guffaw: n. a burst of deep loud hearty laughter 哄堂大笑
rip-roaring: adj. 吵闹的
jump out at: ph. 突然出现
Lysistrata: n.《吕西斯特拉忒》
replicate: v. to reproduce or make an exact copy of 复制
sex strikes: ph. 性罢工
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-Why Greeks
--Glossary
-Supplements
--Why Greeks-A preface by Professor Phiroze Vasunia
--The recommended reading list
-1.1Why Greek Myths Matter
--Glossary
--Mini-quiz
-1.2 The Quest for Origins
--Glossary
--Mini-quiz
-1.3 The Succession Myth
--Glossary
--Mini-quiz
-1.4 Creation of Mankind
--Glossary
--Mini-quiz
-Topic 1:Pandora and our risky curiosity
-1.5 Zeus and Olympia
--Glossary
--Mini-quiz
-1.6 Aphrodite and Eros
--Glossary
--Mini-quiz
-1.7 Athena and Parthenon
--Glossary
--Mini-quiz
-1.8 Apollo and Delphi
--Glossary
--Mini-quiz
-1.9 Hades and the Underworld
--1.9 Hades and the Underworld
--Glossary
--Mini-quiz
-1.10 Demeter and Persephone
--Glossary
--Mini-quiz
-1.11 Dionysus(Bacchus)
--Glossary
--Mini-quiz
-Topic 2: Dionysian vs. Apollonian
-1.12 Perseus and Medusa
--Glossary
--Mini-quiz
-1.13 Jason and Medea
--Glossary
--Mini-quiz
-1.14 Heracles: the Greatest Hero of All
--1.14 Heracles: the Greatest Hero of All
--Glossary
--Mini-quiz
-1.15 UCL Talk: Women in Greek Mythology
--1.15 UCL Talk: Women in Greek Mythology
--Glossary
--Mini-quiz
-1.16 UCL Talk: Greek Myths in Ancients and Moderns
--1.16 UCL Talk: Greek Myths in Ancients and Moderns
--Glossary
--Mini-quiz
-Topic 3: Why are we fascinated by myths?
-2.1 Why Homer Matters
--Glossary
--Mini-quiz
-2.2 The Trojan War
--Glossary
--Mini-quiz
-2.3 The Iliad
--Glossary
--Mini-quiz
-2.4 The Embassy to Achilles
--Glossary
--Mini-quiz
-Topic 4: If all life is a battle...
-2.5 The Odyssey
--Glossary
--Mini-quiz
-2.6 Odysseus and Polyphemus
--Glossary
--Mini-quiz
-2.7UCL Talk: Homeric Heroism
--2.7 UCL Talk: Homeric Heroism
--Glossary
--Mini-quiz
-2.8UCL Talk: Homeric Epics in Ancients and Moderns
--2.8 UCL Talk: Homeric Epics in Ancients and Moderns
--Glossary
--Mini-quiz
-Topic 5: If all life is a journey...
-3.1 Why Greek Theatre Matters
--3.1 Why Greek Theatre Matters
--Glossary
--Mini-quiz
-3.2 Aeschylus
--Glossary
--Mini-quiz
-3.3 Prometheus Bound
--Glossary
--Mini-quiz
-3.4 Sophocles
--Glossary
--Mini-quiz
-3.5 Oedipus the King
--Glossary
--Mini-quiz
-3.6 UCL Talk: Aristotle and Greek Tragedy
--3.6 UCL Talk-Aristotle and Greek Tragedy
--Glossary
--Mini-quiz
-3.7 UCL Talk: Fate and Free Will
--3.7 UCL Talk-Fate and Free Will
--Glossary
--Mini-quiz
-Topic 6: Can we "take fate by the throat" (Beethoven)?
-3.8 Euripides
--Glossary
--Mini-quiz
-3.9 Aristophanes
--Glossary
--Mini-quiz
-3.10 The Clouds
--Glossary
--Mini-quiz
-3.11 UCL Talk: Greek Comedy
--Glossary
--Mini-quiz
-Topic 7: What makes a good education?
-4.1 Why Greek Philosophers Matter
--4.1 Why Greek philosophers Matter
--Glossary
--Mini-quiz
-4.2 Socrates
--Glossary
--Mini-quiz
-4.3 The Trial of Socrates
--Glossary
--Mini-quiz
-4.4 Socrates' Apology
--Glossary
--Mini-quiz
-4.5 UCL Talk: The Death of Socrates
--4.5 UCL Talk: The Death of Socrates
--Glossary
--Mini-quiz
-Topic 8: To live an examined life?
-4.6 Plato
--Glossary
--Mini-quiz
-4.7 The Republic
--Glossary
--Mini-quiz
-4.8 Plato's Cave
--Glossary
--Mini-quiz
-4.9 Philosopher-Rulers
--Glossary
--Mini-quiz
-4.10 UCL Talk: Plato's Republic
--4.10 UCL Talk: Plato's Republic
--Glossary
--Mini-quiz
-4.11 Aristotle
--Glossary
--Mini-quiz
-4.12 Aristotle's Rhetoric
--Glossary
--Mini-quiz
-4.13 Understand Human Emotions
--4.13 Understand Human Emotions
--Glossary
--Mini-quiz
-4.14 Understand Human Characters
--4.14 Understand Human Characters
--Glossary
--Mini-quiz
-4.15 UCL Talk: The Power of Rhetoric
--4.15 UCL Talk: The Power of Rhetoric
--Glossary
--Mini-quiz
-Topic 10: Is rhetorical game all around?
-The Greek Legacy
--Glossary