2 Pandora
潘多拉

After the stealing of fire，Zeus became increasingly unkind to men． —
在偷取火之后，宙斯对人类变得越来越不友善。 —

One day he ordered his son Hephaestus tobuild an image of a beautiful maiden out of clay． —
有一天，他命令他的儿子赫淮斯托斯用黏土建造一个美丽少女的雕像。 —

He then asked the gods and goddesses to award her with different kinds of gifts． —
然后他请求众神女神给予她各种礼物。 —

Among others，Athena clothed her in an attractive coat and Hermes gave her the power of telling lies． —
其中，雅典娜给她穿上一件迷人的外套，赫尔墨斯给她赋予说谎的能力。 —

A charming young lady，she was the first woman that ever lived．Zeus called her Pandora． —
她是一位迷人的年轻女士，她是有史以来第一个女人。宙斯称她为潘多拉。 —

Because she had received from each of the gods and goddesses a gift． —
因为她从每位神祇那里收到了一份礼物。 —

The gift was harmful to men．
这份礼物对人类是有害的。

Zeus decided to send her down to men as a present． —
宙斯决定把她送给人类作为礼物。 —

So Hermes them essenger brought her to Epimetheus，brother of Prometheus． —
于是，赫尔墨斯将她带给普罗米修斯的兄弟厄庇墨修斯。 —

The greatness of her beauty touched the hearts of all who looked upon her，and Epimetheus happily received her into his house． —
她的美丽打动了所有看到她的人的心，厄庇墨修斯高兴地接她进入自己的家。 —

He had quite forgotten Pometheus’ warning：never to accept anything from Zeus． —
他已经完全忘记了普罗米修斯的警告：绝不要接受宙斯的任何东西。 —

The couple lived a happy life for some time． —
这对夫妇过着幸福的生活一段时间。 —

Then trouble came on to the human world．
然后麻烦降临到人间。

When he was busy with teaching men the art of living，Prometheus had left a bigcask in the care of Epimetheus． —
普罗米修斯在忙于教导人类生活的艺术时，将一个大桶托付给了厄庇墨修斯。 —

He had warned his brother not to open the lid．Pandora was a curious woman． —
他曾经警告他的兄弟不要打开盒子的盖子。潘多拉是一个好奇的女人。 —

She had been feeling very disappointed that her husband did not allow her to take a look at the contents of the cask． —
她感到非常失望，因为她丈夫不允许她看看盒子里的内容。 —

One day，when Epimetheus was out，she lifted the lid and out itcame unrest and war，Plague and sickness，theft and violence， grief sorrow，and all the other evils． —
一天，当厄庇米修斯不在家时，她抬起盖子，里面涌出了动荡和战争，瘟疫和疾病，盗窃和暴力，悲伤和悲伤，以及所有其他的邪恶。 —

The human world was hence to experience these evils． —
人类世界从此将经历这些邪恶。 —

Only hope stayed within the mouth of the jar and never flew out． —
只有希望留在罐子里，从未飞出去。 —

So men always have hope within their hearts．
因此，人们的内心总是充满希望。