导读：费昳琼上海市松江二中高二年级阅读书目：特洛伊传说TheStoryofTroy（DK英汉对照百科读物）IhaveneverbeentoTroy，butDavidM...

费昳琼上海市松江二中高二年级阅读书目：特洛伊传说TheStoryofTroy（DK英汉对照百科读物）IhaveneverbeentoTroy，butDavidMaulemademefeelasifIwerestandingonthehighwallofTroy，watchingthefiercewar。ThankstothisBritishauthor，whoadaptedthefamousHomer’spoemintoalivelystory，Ifounditeasiertounderstandthisstory。Thoughthestoryhappenedover3000yearsagoinaremoteplace，Iwasdeeplyfascinatedbyit。ThemysteriousplotisoneofthereasonswhyIlovedTheStoryofTroysomuch，yetIammoreinterestedinthehumanheroesofthewar。HectorwastheeldestsonofkingofTroy，Priam。Hewasnotonlyarealheroof*，butwasregardedthehighestmoralheroinGreekclassicbylaterhistorians。Thewarstartedbecauseofthemischiefofhisbrother，Paris，whomhedidn’tappreciate。However，sinceHectorwasthecommanderofthe*army，hewasobligedtofightwithallforce。Itwasreallyatragedythatsuchavaliantmandiedintheduelwithanothergreatwarrior，Achilles。Itisnaturaltoseedeathinawar。AsafamousChineseparablesays，“Alifecanbeasslightasapieceoffeather，orasweightyasMountTai。”Sometimes，one’sglorywalkshandinhandwithone’sdoom。Achilleswassuchatypicalperson。HispersonalcharmmadeTheStoryofTroymoreattractive。Hewassocrucialbecausehiseveryappearanceinawarencouragedhisfellowsoldiersandterrifiedtheenemies。Actually，Achilleswashalf-godwhowasalmostinvincibleinpeople’smind。That’swhyhisnamewasmemorizedlongafterhisdeath。Besidesthetwogreatmen，thewisdomofOdysseusalsoprovedhimtobeagreathero。Hedidn’twanttoattendthewarbecausehewashappilymarriedandhadalovelyson。However，sincehiscountrywasalliedtoMycenae，hehadtotakethecommandgivenbythekingofMycenae。I’mquitesurethatthestoryofthewoodenhorseiswidelyknown，however，fewpeopleknowwhothoughtofthebrilliantidea，that’swhyIadmiredOdysseussomuchbecausehewasthepersonwhogottheidea。Thankstothehorse，theten-yearwarcametoanendatlast。Ifyouwanttoknowhowthewoodenhorseworked，justreadthebook。TheancientGreeksbelievedthatthegodsandgoddessesalsoplayedimportantrolesintheorigin，processandendingofthewholestory。Thestoryofthegoldenapplewassuchanexample。WhenEris，thegoddessofargumentanddisagreement，threwoutthegoldenappletoaweddingceremonyonMountOlympus，adisputehappened。Hera，thequeenofgods，Athena，thegoddessofwisdom，andAphrodite，thegoddessofloveandbeauty，wereallinvolvedintheargumentfortheapple。Noneofthemwaswillingtogiveway，sotheyturnedtoParisforafinaljudgment。TemptedbyAphrodite’sbeautyandpromise，Parishandedtheappletoher。Tokeepherword，AphroditehelpedhimtogetHelen，themostbeautifulwomanintheworld，ashiswife。Thatwasthecauseofthewar。Paris’schoiceobviouslyannoyedtheothertwogoddesses。Soduringthewar，theyhelpedtheGreekalliancearmywhilesomeothergods，suchasApolloandAphrodite，guardedTroy。WhenParisdueledwithHelen’sformerhusbandMenelaus，AphroditesavedPariswhenhewasabouttobefinishedoff。Aftertheduelbetweenthosetwopeople，therewasatrucebetweentheGreekallianceandTroy。However，bothHeraandAthenawerenothappytoseeit。HerapursuedherhusbandZEUS:“Now，willyousendAthenatomaketheTroyjansbreakthepeace?”(Page22)ThenwithZeus’spermission，AthenawentdowntostartthewaragainandfinallyshebroughttheGreekstosuccess。 chr()chr()12