The Apple of Discord
争论的苹果

The wedding of Peleus and the sea-goddess Thetis wereheld and all gods were invited． —
佩琉斯和海神忒提斯的婚礼举行了，所有众神都受邀前来。 —

But the absence of one goddess was clearly noticeable．It was Erls，the goddess of discord． —
但一个女神的缺席显然引人注目。那就是埃里斯，争端女神。 —

As she planted seeds of discord wherever she went，it was natural that her presence at the ceremony was not desirable． —
她无论走到哪里都撒播争端的种子，所以她的出现在仪式上是不受欢迎的。 —

She had good reason to feel angry．So she decided to make fun ofthe group at the party． —
她有充分的理由感到愤怒。于是她决定取笑聚会的人。 —

Eris slipped into the hall after the couple left and rolled on the floor a golden apple ，having the words，“For the fairest”． —
婚礼结束后，埃里斯溜进大厅，滚动了一颗金苹果，上面写着“献给最美丽的人”。 —

It caused a violent quarrel among the three goddesses，Hera，Athena and Aphrodite． —
这引起了三位女神赫拉、雅典娜和阿芙罗狄忒之间的激烈争吵。 —

Zeus found it advisable to send them before a shepherd boy on Mt Ida，Paris by name，for judge ment． —
宙斯认为最好将她们送到伊达山上找一个叫帕里斯的牧羊童来评判。 —

Hermes，the messenger，took the apple in his hand and led the goddesses away．
信使赫尔墨斯拿起苹果，带走了女神们。

Paris was son of Priam，king of Troy．As his mother dreamed at his birth that she was bearing a piece of burning wood，the babe was regarded as representing the destruction of the city itself． —
帕里斯是特洛伊国王普里阿姆的儿子。因为他的母亲在他出生时梦见自己正在生一根燃烧的木头，所以这个婴儿被看作是城市毁灭的象征。 —

To save the kingdom from possible disaster，the parents had the helpless infant left on top of Mt Ida to die． —
为了避免王国可能的灾难，他的父母让这个无助的婴儿被遗弃在伊达山顶上等待死去。 —

However，he survived his ill fate ．Brought up by the herdsmen，he became a strong，handsome lad．He was secretly united with Oenone，a fair and faithful mountain fairy maiden． —
然而，他幸免于恶运。在牧人的抚养下，他长大成为一个强壮、英俊的少年。他秘密与奥诺涅，一位美丽忠诚的山间仙女结合。 —

On this particular day，as he was taking care of his sheep on the mountainside，the youth was surprised to see four human beings standing before him． —
就在这一天，当他在山坡上照顾羊群时，这位年轻人惊讶地看到四个人站在他面前。 —

Hermes told him about his mission and left． —
赫尔墨斯告诉他任务后离开。 —

The three holy beauties then competed with each other，showing themselves up before the shepherd． —
三位神女随后相互竞争，展示各自的美丽给牧羊者看。 —

Hera promised to make himking of Asia．Athena undertook to help him get imperishablefame in war； —
赫拉答应让他成为亚洲之王。雅典娜答应帮助他在战争中获得不朽的名声； —

whereas Aphrodite offered to secure for him the love of the most beautiful woman in the world． —
而阿芙罗狄特则承诺让他得到世上最美丽女子的爱情； —

The primitive instinct of the boy thus moved，Aphrodite won the prize，and theother two goddesses left in anger and became deadly enemies ofTroy．
男孩的原始本能被激发，阿芙罗狄特赢得了奖品，另外两位女神愤怒地离去，成为特洛伊的致命敌人。