| 釋義 |
Helen:1. i.e. (Gr. myth.) Helen of Troy,the most beautifulwoman of ancient Greece.She was the wife of Me-nelaus,King of Sparta; her abduction by Paris,son ofthe King of Troy,was the cause of the Trojan War.海倫，傳說(shuō)中古希臘最出名的美人，本為斯巴達(dá)國(guó)王墨涅拉俄斯之妻，被特洛伊王子帕里斯誘拐，因此引起了特洛伊戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)。
△Mid.5. 1. 10: “the lover,all as frantic,/ Sees Helen’sbeauty in a brow of Egypt.”情人，全都是一樣瘋狂，能從一個(gè)埃及黑人的臉上看出海倫的美貌。
2. i.e. ideal mistress海倫，（轉(zhuǎn)指）理想的情婦。
△2H.IV. 5.5.36 (33): “Thy Doll,and Helen of thy noblethoughts，”你的桃兒，你那高貴心靈中的海倫。
3. i.e. St. Helena,mother of the Emperor Constan-tine of the Roman Empire. She is reported to havediscovered the True Cross at Jerusalem. 海侖娜，羅馬帝國(guó)君士坦丁大帝之母，據(jù)說(shuō)曾發(fā)現(xiàn)釘死耶穌的十字架原物。
△1H.vi. 1.2.142: “Helen,the mother of greatConstantine,/ Nor yet Saint Philip’s daughters werelike thee.”不管是君士坦丁大帝的母親圣海侖娜，還是圣腓利的女兒們，都比不上你。
Helen’s cheek,but not her heart: i.e. Helen’s beautywithout her infidelity要海倫的漂亮臉蛋兒而不要她的心，
△As.3.2.153 (144): “Nature presently distilledHelen’s cheek,but not her heart，”造物主就立刻濾出海倫的臉蛋兒，而不要她的心。 |