Aphrodite loved Adonis more than she did to heaven, for 1.________

　　He was a brisk, lovely young hunter. She residence

　　at Olympus and took to the woods, where she dressed

　　herself up like a huntress and kept the youth companion all day 2.________

　　long. With him she roved through bushy grounds and groves and

　　over hills and dales, cheering hounds and pursuing game of a

　　harmless sort. They had a great time together. However, she

　　warned him many times to chase wild beasts like lions and 3.________

　　wolves, but the young man just laughed at the idea.

　　One day, after warning him thus, she left to Olympus in 4.________

　　her chariot. Quite by chance Adonis’ hounds found a boar, that 5.________

　　roused Adonis to enthusiasm. He hit the beast with a dart, and 6.________

　　the boar, turning on him ,buried its white tusk deep into his

　　tender side and trampled him to death.

　　When Aphrodite came back to find her lover cold in death,

　　she burst into a passion of tears. Unable to wrest him back from

　　the low world, she sprinkled nectar on Adonis’ blood and 7.________

　　turned it into anemone, a delicate purple flower.

　　Aphrodite was, therefore, still inconsolable. In grief and 8.________

　　despair she flew to Zeus and implored him to restore Adonis to

　　her. Though she had Zeus’ sympathy, Hades was by no means

　　prepared to comply with her request. After the much dispute a 9.________

　　compromise was worked out under which Adonis was to spend

　　half the year above ground with Aphrodite, but the rest six 10.________

　　months in the Elysian Fields. Therefore, in spring time Adonis

　　came back to the loving embrace of Aphrodite,

　　came he had to return most reluctantly to Hades.

　　答案

　　1. to → / 2. companion → company 3. times ∧ to → not 4. to → for 5. that → which 6. and → but 7. low → lower 8. therefore → however 9. the → / 10. rest → remaining

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