| 釋義 |
Crete:i.e. Greek island in East Mediterranean Sea克里特(希臘的一個島嶼，在東地中海)。
desperate Sire of Crete: i.e. Daedarus,the legendaryarchitect in Greek methology,who built a labyrinthfor King Minos of Crete,and then made a desperateattempt to escape from it with his son Icarus by meansof wings he had made克里特的拼死掙扎的父親，（指）代達羅斯。
△1H.Ⅵ.4.6.54:“Then follow thou thy desper-ate sire of Crete，”那么，你就跟隨著你的克里特的拼死求生的父親吧。
peevish fool of Crete: i.e. Daedalus,who,in order toescape imprisonment in Crete,equipped his son Icaruswith waxen wings attached to his body,which meltedwhen he flew near the sun with the result that he fell into the sea（指希臘神話中的）雅典技師代達羅斯，為逃離克里特島，用蠟黏合羽毛做成翅膀，裝在其子伊卡洛斯身上，當(dāng)飛近太陽時蠟翼熔化墜海淹死。
△3H.Ⅵ.5.6.18:“Why,what apeevish fool was that of Crete/That taught his sonthe office of a fowl!”嘿，克里特的那個人真是大傻瓜！ 他竟把鳥兒飛翔的本領(lǐng)教給他的兒子！ |