书虫·牛津英汉双语读物(美绘版)第二级（套装共3本）(txt+pdf+epub+mobi电子书下载)

作者：欧·亨利,柯南道尔等

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书虫·牛津英汉双语读物(美绘版)第二级（套装共3本）试读：

Joyce Hannam

Joyce Hannam has taught English in several European countries including Greece, Spain, Turkey and the Czech Republic. She now lives in York, in the north of England, and works for the University of York providing language support for all nationalities. She has also written The Curse of the Mummy.

乔伊丝·汉纳姆

乔伊丝·汉纳姆在希腊、西班牙、土耳其和捷克共和国等欧洲国家教过英语。她现居英格兰北部的约克，任职于约克大学，做语言支持工作。她还著有《木乃伊的诅咒》。ACTIVITIES

BEFORE READING

1 These are some of the characters from Ariadne's Story. Match the names and pictures with the sentences.

1 f is a prince from Athens.

2 □ is a beautiful princess from the island of Crete.

3 □ is a clever, funny young man.

4 □ is a princess and the younger sister of Ariadne.

5 □ is a kind old man and a good teacher.

6 □ is the strong king of Crete and Ariadne's and Phedra's father.

2 What happens in the story? Match the two parts of the sentences.a Ariadne falls in love with...1 a terrible monster.b Phedra finds out about...2 the island of Crete.c Minos is angry with...3 her friend, Enarus.d Enarus suddenly has to leave...4 her sister's secret.e Dedalus helps...5 his daughter.f Theseus comes to Crete and 6 Ariadne to escape.fights...第一章秘密朋友

When he went home to Athens, the great prince Theseus took me with him at first, but he later left me on the island of Naxos. Why did he leave me there? Everyone says that he was tired of me. But when we met, I was a princess of Crete and the most beautiful woman in the world. Was he really tired of me? Some people say that I killed myself when he left and went to Athens with my younger sister Phedra. She was only a child at the time, but it was useful to me that people thought I was so angry or sad that I ended my life then. I am old now, forty years old, and I want to tell everyone what really happened before it is too late.

My story begins long before Theseus came to Crete. When I was a child, I lived in the Palace of Knossos with my father, King Minos. He was not only the king of Crete. He was also the strongest king in the world. The other kings were afraid of him. To keep him happy, Aegeus – the king of Athens – and the kings of all the other cities had to send presents to him every year. One of the presents Aegeus had to send was seven young men and seven young women from Athens. They had to come to Crete every year and fight the bulls. All our people loved watching bullfights. When the boys and girls died in the bullfights, we gave their dead bodies to the Minotaur, the monster who lived in the Labyrinth, and he ate them. I usually watched the bullfights with my father, but I never thought much about those young people from far away. They came every year and they died every year, just like the flowers in the palace gardens. The priests told us that we must give the Minotaur young people's bodies to eat, so we gave him the dead bullfighters. People were afraid that one day the Minotaur would come out to kill people for food. So, if no bullfighters died in the bullfights for a long time, we sometimes sent one of them into the Labyrinth when he or she was still alive. Of course, we didn't want to send Cretan children to the monster.

The Labyrinth was under the ground at the bottom of our palace. Sometimes we could hear the Minotaur inside it: he roared like an angry bull under our feet. It was a terrible noise. Sometimes little boys ran inside the great door of the Labyrinth to show their friends how brave they were. Those who went in far enough never came out again because they always lost their way inside. One of my father's oldest friends, Dedalus, once told me that the Minotaur had the head of a bull but the body of a man.

'How do you know?' I asked him.

'Because I was there when the monster was born, and I built the Labyrinth to be his prison and his home,' answered Dedalus. 'Your father and I put the Minotaur there many years ago.'

'But why?' I asked. 'Why not kill him if he's so dangerous?'

'This is a question that you must ask your mother,' answered Dedalus. 'But don't worry, princess. The Minotaur can never escape from the Labyrinth. Only I know the way in and out – and your father, of course. It is good that most people are afraid of the Minotaur, but you must never be. The daughter of Minos should never be afraid.'

I never asked my mother about the monster. Somehow I knew that she would not like the question.

Dedalus was a kind old man and a very good teacher. He started to teach Phedra and me when we were very young. We knew much more than most other girls, who never studied. Dedalus taught us so many things about the world outside the palace. He knew a lot about the stars and the seas and other countries far from Crete. One day, when I was about eleven, two boys joined our classes with Dedalus. One was his son, Icarus, and the other was Enarus. Enarus was the son of the High Priest at the temple of Dionysus, a very important man in Crete. Dionysus was one of our most important gods – the god of wild feelings. It was a wonderful day for me when Icarus and Enarus joined our classes. At last I had some friends, not just a boring little sister to play with. I liked both the boys, but Enarus was always special. He was clever and funny. For four years Icarus and Phedra played together, while I was always with Enarus. Dedalus didn't worry because he saw that all his students were happy, and we were still very young.

But one day Minos was passing the palace gardens when he saw me with Enarus. We were lying and talking together under the trees at the time. Out of the corner of my eye I saw my father standing there. He watched us silently for a few moments. Then he called my name. 'Ariadne!' he said. 'Come here at once!'

I left Enarus under the trees and went to my father.

'Ariadne,' he said once I stood in front of him, 'you are now fifteen years old. When I die, you and your sister must look after Crete. You will need the help of strong husbands who are also princes. A prince can understand how to rule a kingdom, and his people will be your friends also.'

He looked at Enarus under the trees.

'Do you understand me?' he said.

'Yes, father,' I answered.

But of course I didn't really understand – not until the next morning when Enarus and Icarus didn't come to class. They never came again. Dedalus told me that Enarus was working with his father in the temple. I didn't see him for weeks. My life became suddenly boring and lonely. Phedra followed me everywhere, but I didn't want to be with her. In the end, I thought of a way to keep Phedra busy and to see Enarus again. I told Phedra that we had a new game. She had to take secret messages to Enarus.

'If anyone finds out,' I told her, 'they'll give you to the Minotaur because these are very secret messages.'

Phedra was a little afraid, but she agreed to play the game because it was so exciting. She could go anywhere in the palace because she was so small, but I couldn't easily leave the women's rooms. So she went to the temple of Dionysus and gave Enarus my messages. He gave messages to her to bring back to me. Once a week Enarus and I met in the palace gardens. I knew a quiet place very near the door of the Labyrinth where nobody liked to go. I often walked there in the evenings when it was cool. Nobody thought it was strange that my walks were sometimes longer than usual.

Or that's what I thought. But I forgot my little sister. One day she followed me, and watched Enarus and me together. She said nothing to me about it at the time, but she couldn't keep quiet for long. With a stick she made her secret into a picture on the ground one morning.

'Who's that?' asked a friendly servant.

'It's Ariadne and her secret friend, Enarus, in the garden near the door of the Labyrinth,' Phedra said, smiling.

The servant went to speak to my father.

The next morning my father called me to his rooms.

prince n. the son of a king 王子

princess n. the daughter of a king 公主

palace n. a big house where a king lives 王宫

king n. the most important man in a country 国王

bull n. a male animal like a cow 公牛

monster n. a large, horrible animal 怪物

labyrinth n. a place with lots of paths between walls where you can easily lose yourself 迷宫

priest n. a man who works in a temple 祭司

roar v. to make a loud noise like a big animal 吼叫

brave adj. not afraid of doing dangerous things 勇敢的

temple n. some people go here to pray 庙宇

god n. an important being who never dies and who decides what happens in the world 神

look after to do things for someone or something that needs help 照管

rule v. to decide what happens in a country 统治

kingdom n. the country of a king 王国

become v. (became, become) to begin to be 变成

game n. something that you play; tennis and football are games 游戏

message n. you write this to someone 信

cool adj. not warm 凉快的

servant n. a person who works for someone rich 仆人

ACTIVITIESREADING CHECK

Are these sentences true or false? Tick the boxes.

a Princess Ariadne is the daughter of King Aegeus of Athens.

True□　False☑

b Every year seven young men and women from Athens fight the bulls.

True□　False□

c There is a monster in a Labyrinth under the palace of Knossos.

True□　False□

d The monster has the head of a man and the body of a bull.

True□　False□

e Dedalus teaches only boys at the palace, not girls.

True□　False□

f Ariadne must marry a prince.

True□　False□

g Ariadne sends secret messages to Enarus.

True□　False□

h Icarus tells a servant about Ariadne's secret.

True□　False□WORD WORK

1 Find twelve more words from Chapter 1 in the wordsquare.

2 Use the words from Activity 1 to complete the sentences about the story.

a Phedra must take messages from her sister to Enarus. She thinks of this as a new ____________ to play.

b Minos____________ in the ____________ of Crete.

c Enarus's father works as a ____________ at the ____________ of Dionysus. Dionysus is a very important ____________ for the people of Crete.

d In the evenings, Ariadne and Enarus meet secretly in the gardens of the king's____________. When the sun has gone down, it is nice and ____________ there.

e Ariadne can hear the Minotaur when he ____________ inside the Labyrinth.

f A lot of ____________ work for King Minos. They help to ____________ Ariadne and Phedra.

g Sometimes little boys go inside the Labyrinth. They want to show their friends that they are very ____________.GUESS WHAT

In the next chapter, what does King Minos say to Ariadne? Tick one of the boxes.第二章信与梦想

When I arrived, my father was looking out of the window. Without looking at me, he spoke.

'Ariadne,' he said, 'I am not only your father, but also the King. Do you know what that means?'

'Yes, father,' I answered. 'It means that I must obey you.'

'Enarus left Crete yesterday evening,' he went on. 'His father and I have agreed that he will never come back to Crete. If he ever tries to come back, not even the High Priest of Dionysus can help him. Do you understand?'

I said nothing.

'Go back to your room,' Minos said quietly. 'And think about what it means to be a princess. You can't do everything that you want to do. Neither can I. Neither can anybody.'

When I got back to my room, I locked the door. I took out all my secret messages from Enarus and I read them again. I remembered all our meetings in the gardens. We had so many plans for our life together. Now all our dreams and hopes were finished.

I put all Enarus's messages together. Then in the flame of the lamp that lit my room, I burnt them one by one, and watched my bright dreams change into dark smoke.

Some time later, I heard a knock on my door. It was Phedra. 'Ariadne, sister, come and play with me!' she called through the door. I told her to go away.

In the evening, a servant knocked at my door with some food for me. I told her to go away, too.

Night came, but I couldn't sleep. Through the window I saw the moon and the bright stars in the dark sky. Were they laughing at me – the princess who thought that she could do what she wanted: the little bird in the gold cage?

In the morning my mother knocked at my door. 'Ariadne, open this door at once!' she said. I had to open the door for her. She came into my room and looked at me sadly. Another servant with food came into my room after her.

'You must eat, Ariadne,' said my mother.

I ate some of the food to please her.

'Today you can stay in your room,' she said. 'But tomorrow there's a bullfight and your father wants you to be there.'

I said nothing. My mother tried again.

'A handsome, young prince called Theseus has come to the bullfights. He's fighting a very dangerous white bull tomorrow. Everyone says that it's going to be a great fight. I'm sure that you'll enjoy it. I'll send a servant to bring you to the bullfight tomorrow morning.'

After she left, I locked my door again. But in the middle of the afternoon someone pushed a piece of paper under it. 'Is that you, Phedra?' I said angrily. 'Because if it is, you can go away.' But it was silent outside the door. I took the paper and opened it. At once I recognized Enarus's writing! My heart stopped for a second and I read the note quickly. It said:

I am waiting for you on the island of Naxos.

I opened the door, but there was nobody outside. How did Enarus send me this message? I looked out of the window into the gardens. Again there was nobody. Then I remembered the words of a song that Phedra often sang: 'Love will find a way.' I laughed aloud.

I burnt this latest note from Enarus too. I didn't want Phedra to find it and give away my secrets again.

'I'll find the way to Naxos, and I'll come to you, Enarus,' I said to myself. I had many maps of the sea around Crete and I could find Naxos on one of them, I was sure. Suddenly my hopes, my plans and my dreams were real again. I spent the rest of the day with my maps. My mother was pleased. She thought that I was forgetting Enarus.

The next morning there were crowds and crowds of people at the bullring when I arrived. Everyone wanted to watch Theseus's fight with the white bull. I made my way to the special seats where all the important people sat, high above the crowd. My father smiled when he saw me, and he waved at the crowd. Then he sat down, and the fight began. Theseus came into the bullring and bowed to my father. 'My Enarus is taller and more handsome than this Theseus,' I thought. I smiled as I thought about Enarus. My mother thought that I was smiling at Theseus, so she smiled too. How could my mother understand me so little? She thought that I was like a hungry child with a new tasty fruit in front of me – a child who would soon forget yesterday's apple.

Then the white bull came in. It was big and very angry. Theseus danced very quickly and cleverly around the animal. He was never far from the bull's horns, but it couldn't catch him. In the end, it became very tired. At that moment Theseus jumped up and over the bull's horns, and killed it with his knife. Everyone shouted and roared, 'Theseus! Theseus!'

My father jumped up. He was just as excited as the ordinary people.

The crowds stopped shouting when they saw my father on his feet. Theseus bowed to him.

'Well done Theseus!' said my father. 'Because you have pleased me, I'll give you what you ask for. What will it be? A hundred gold pieces?'

Theseus looked up at my father.

'I don't want gold, great king,' he answered.

'Then what do you want?' asked Minos, surprised.

'Freedom,' said Theseus, 'for me and for all those who have come with me from Athens, freedom not to die in the Labyrinth. We want to go home alive. I also ask for freedom in the future for young people from Athens to live long lives and never to meet the Minotaur!'

obey v. to do what someone tells you to do 服从

meeting n. when two or more people meet 相会

dream n. something that you would like to happen; something nice but not true at the moment 梦

flame n. the bright light that you see when something is on fire 火焰

lamp n. something that gives light 油灯

cage n. an open box to put birds or animals in 笼子

recognize v. to see something and know what it is 认出

heart n. this is in your chest; it sends the blood round your body 心

map n. a picture that shows where things are 地图

bullring n. a round building open to the sky where men fight bulls 斗牛场

wave v. to move your hand in the air 挥手

bow v. to put down your head in front of someone or something important 鞠躬

horn n. some animals have two of these long hard white things on their heads for fighting （牛、羊、鹿等动物的）角

ordinary adj. not special 普通的

freedom n. being free 自由

ACTIVITIESREADING CHECK

Put these sentences in the correct order. Number them 1 – 7.

a □doesn't want gold or silver. He asks for his freedom.

b □ Ariadne burns all of Enarus'sin the flame of a lamp.

c □ Theseus bravely fights theand kills it.

d 1 King Minos speaks to Ariadne. He says thathas left Crete.

e □goes to the bullring to watch the fight.

f □is pleased with Theseus. He says that Theseus can have what he wants.

g □ Someone puts a note under Ariadne's. She recognizes the writing.WORD WORK

1 Find new words from Chapter 2.

2 Use the words from Activity 1 to complete the sentences.

a Her dream is to become a doctor when she's older.

b He's very bad at school; he doesn't _________ any of his teachers.

c We had a _________ yesterday to talk about the new sports centre.

d Oh dear! My bird has escaped from its _________ again.

e Her _________ is full of love for him.

f Can you find the bus station on the _________?

g Don't forget to _________ goodbye when the train leaves.

h When you meet the king, you must _________ to him.

i Be careful of that bull – it has very big _________.

j This isn't an _________ clock – it's a radio too.GUESS WHAT

What happens in the next chapter?

a King Minos gives Theseus his freedom.

Yes□　Perhaps□　No□

b King Minos is angry and sends Theseus to the Minotaur.

Yes□　Perhaps□　No□

c Ariadne falls in love with Theseus and secretly marries him.

Yes□　Perhaps□　No□

d Ariadne plans to sail with Theseus to the island of Naxos.

Yes□　Perhaps□　No□

e Ariadne tells Dedalus about her secret message from Enarus.

Yes□　Perhaps□　No□

f Phedra learns about Enarus's message and tells King Minos.

Yes□　Perhaps□　No□第三章逃离计划

My father was very angry with Theseus. None of the bullfighters ever asked for freedom. They all knew that they had to die in the Labyrinth. The Minotaur had to eat, and my father could not break his promise to the gods.

'Because you have asked this thing,' Minos said to Theseus, 'you have made our gods angry. You must go to the Minotaur at once. You have until midday to say goodbye to your friends, and then my servants will take you to the Labyrinth.' The crowds were silent. Theseus walked past the dead bull with his head high. He was going back to the cage under the bullring where they kept all the bullfighters before they went to fight the bulls. Like everyone there, I was sorry that he had to die. Then suddenly I thought of something. Theseus needed to leave Crete and so did I. Perhaps we could help each other. He must know how to sail to Naxos. In my lessons Dedalus often told me that the people of Athens, the Athenians, were very good sailors. How could I save him from the monster?

Then I saw Dedalus. He was talking to my father. Of course! That was it! Dedalus knew how to get out of the Labyrinth. On the way to the palace, I spoke to him. My father was watching us.

'There's a new flower that I want you to look at,' I said loudly. 'I don't know its name. Can you come to the palace gardens and help me?'

Dedalus looked into my eyes. He knew that I wasn't really interested in the names of flowers. He winked at me.

'I'll be happy to come with you, princess,' he said.

My father moved away to say something to my mother.

In the gardens Dedalus and I walked far away from all the servants.

'What is it, Ariadne?' he asked quietly. 'I know how sad you are about Enarus. But don't be angry with Phedra. She tried to keep your secret, but she's too young.'

I was surprised.

'Did you know about our meetings?' I asked.

'Of course I did,' said Dedalus, 'but Enarus is a good boy and I saw how you felt about each other. I think that Minos is wrong to say that you must marry a prince. But who am I to argue with a king? In time Enarus will forget you, and you'll forget him.'

'We'll never forget,' I answered hotly. 'Enarus is waiting for me to join him on Naxos!'

Now Dedalus was surprised.

'How do you know this?' he asked.

I told him about the message.

'Ah, that's why Enarus sent a letter to Icarus. It had a secret note inside it that he wanted my son to take to you!'

'Right, so Icarus was the messenger. That explains it.'

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