[Today's TED Intensive Reading]: The Legend of Cupid and Seke! the myth of cupid and psyche！
Explore the intricate love journey between the mind and Cupid, the goddess of love: a beautiful mind is abandoned and forced to complete a series of difficult tasks, but can she finally achieve true happiness? Will the mysterious fate predestined them to a common end?
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"beauty is a curse," psyche thought as she looked over the cliff's edge where she'd been abandoned by her father.
Seke looked out over the edge of the cliff and thought, "Beauty is a curse," and that's where she was abandoned by her father.
she'dbeenbornwiththephysicalperfectionsocompletethatshewasworshippedasanewincarnationofvenusthegoddessoflove
She was naturally beautiful and was worshipped as an incarnation of Venus, the goddess of love.
butreal-lifehumanloversweretoointimidatedeventoapproachher
However, the reality is that humans are afraid to show their love to her because they are afraid.
whenherfatheraskedforguidancefromtheoracleofapollothegodoflightreasonandprophecy
Her father asked the prophet Apollo, the god of light, the god of truth, and the god of prophecy, to show the way.
hewastoldtoabandonhisdaughteronarockycragwhereshewouldmarryacruelands**ageserpent-likewingedevil
Told to abandon his daughter on the edge of a cliff, Seke will marry a cruel, savage, winged demon with a human face and a snake body.
aloneonthecragpsychefeltzephyrthewestwindgentlyliftingherintotheair
Alone on the edge of the cliff, the west wind gently lifted her up in the air.
itsetherdownbeforeapalace
Take her to a palace.
youarehomesheheardanunseenvoicesay
She heard a voice say, "You're home." ”
yourhusbandawaitsyouinthebedroomifyoudaretomeethimshewasbr**eenoughpsychetoldherself
"Your husband is waiting for you in the bedroom, if you have the guts to go see him. ”Saike encourages himself to be strong.
thebedroomwassodarkthatshecouldn'tseeherhusband
The bedroom was dark, and she couldn't see her husband clearly
buthedidn'tfeelserpent-likeatall
But it doesn't feel like a snake demon.
hisskinwassoftandhisvoiceandmannerweregentle
His ** is so smooth, and his voice is gentle and gentlemanly.
sheaskedhimwhohewasbuthetoldherthiswastheonequestionhecouldneveranswer
She asks him who he is, but he tells her that it's a question he will never answer.
ifshelovedhimshewouldnotneedtoknow
If she loves him, she doesn't need to know.
hisvisitscontinuednightafternight
He came to his appointments every night.
beforelongpsychewaspregnant
Soon, Saike became pregnant.
sherejoicedbutwasalsoconflicted
She was excited, but also conflicted.
howcouldsheraiseherbabywithamanshe'dneverseen
How can you raise a child with a man you've never met?
thatnightpsycheapproachedhersleepinghusbandholdinganoillamp
One night, Saike approached her sleeping husband with an oil lamp in hand.
whatshefoundwasthegodcupidwhosentgodsandhumanslustingaftereachotherwiththepinpricksofhisarrows
It turns out that he is Cupid, the god of love, and it is he who uses arrows to awaken the love of man or god.
psychedroppedherlampburningcupidwithhotoil
Seke knocked over the oil lamp, and the hot oil woke Cupid up.
hesaidhe'dbeeninlovewithpsycheeversincehisjealousmothervenusaskedhimtoembarrasstheyoungwomanbyprickingherwithanarrow
He replied that his mother, Venus, was jealous of Seke's beauty and wanted him to use arrows to trick Seke.
buttakenwithpsyche'sbeautycupidusedthearrowonhimself
But he fell in love with Saike's beauty and stabbed his sword at him.
hedidn'tbelievehoweverthatgodsandhumanscouldloveasequals
But he did not believe that there would be equal love between man and God.
nowthatsheknewhistrueformtheirhopesforhappinessweredashedsoheflewaway
Now that Seke knew the truth, his hopes for happiness were dashed, and he flew away.
psychewasleftindespairuntiltheunseenvoicereturnedandtoldherthatitwasindeedpossibleforherandcupidtoloveeachotherasequals
Seke was desperate until she heard a voice ring out telling her that equal love between her and Cupid was possible.
encouragedshesetouttofindhim
She was inspired to find Cupid.
butvenusinterceptedpsycheandsaidsheandcupidcouldonlywedifshecompletedaseriesofimpossibletasks
But Venus gets in the way and asks Seck to complete a series of impossible tasks so they can get married.
firstpsychewastoldtosortahugemessypileofseedsinasinglenight
First, Seke had to sort out a messy pile of seeds in one night.
justasshewasabandoninghopeanantcolonytookpityonherandhelpedwiththework
Just when she was about to give up hope, the Ant Legion took pity on her and helped her
successfullypassingthefirsttrial
So she successfully completed the first task.
psychenexthadtobringvenusthefleeceofthegoldensheepwhohadareputationfordisembowelingstrayadventurersbutarivergodshowedherhowtocollectthefleecethesheephadsnaggedonbriarsandshesucceeded
The second task was to offer to Venus the wool of the golden goat, which is said to have taken pleasure in taking out the intestines of the wanderers; However, a river god told her how to get the Golden Fleece that had been hooked by thorns, and she succeeded again.
finallypsychehadtotr**eltotheunderworldandconvinceproserpinaqueenofthedeadtoputadropofherbeautyinaboxforvenus
Eventually, she needs to go to the underworld and convince Proseppina, the queen of the underworld, to put a drop of her beauty in a box and offer it to Venus.
onceagaintheunseenvoicecametopsyche'saide
The mysterious voice came to Seck again.
ittoldhertobringbarleycakesforcerberustheguarddogtotheunderworldandcoinstopaytheboatmancharontoferryheracrosstheriverstyx
Tell her to bring Barley cake to the Hell's Watchdog, and pay Shaun, the boatman of the River Styx, some money to send her to the other side.
withherthirdandfinaltaskcompletepsychereturnedtothelandoftheliving
Her third mission was completed, and Seke returned alive.
justoutsidevenus'spalacesheopenedtheboxofproserpina'sbeautyhopingtokeepsomeforherself
Outside Venus's palace, she opened Proseppina's box of beauty, hoping to leave some for herself.
buttheboxwasfilledwithsleepnotbeautyandpsychecollapsedintheroad
But the box was not filled with beauty, but with sleep, and Seke fell to the ground and fell asleep.
cupidnowrecoveredfromhiswoundsflewtohissleepingbride
Cupid recovered from the injury and flew to his bride.
hetoldherhe'dbeenwrongandfoolish
He told her how stupid and wrong he was.
herfearlessnessinthefaceoftheunknownprovedthatshewasmorethanhisequal
Her fearlessness of the unknown has proven that they are equal, and even that she is braver than Cupid.
cupidg**epsycheambrosiathenectarofthegodsherimmortal
Cupid gave Seke the elixir that the immortals drank to make her immortal.
shortlyafterpsycheboretheirdaughter
Soon after, Saike gave birth to their daughter
theynamedherpleasureandshecupidandpsychewhosenamemeanssoulh**ebeencomplicatingpeople'sloveliveseversince
They named her Huanxi, and Joy, Cupid, and Saike, known as the god of souls, created complex love in the world.
Key vocabulary phrases
Key Words:
1.psyche sa ki: Mind
2.Cupid kju p d: Cupid
3.beauty bju ti : Beautiful
4.love l v : Love
5.task t sk : Task
6.Serpent S RP NT : Serpentine monster
7.despair d spe r : Despair
8.Immortal M RTL : Immortal
9.goddess ɡ d s: Goddess
10.happiness h p n s : happiness
Key phrases:
1.face the unknown: Face the unknown
2.give birth to: Ѧ ѧ
3.fall in love: Fall in love
4.be left in despair:
5.set out to find: Set out to find
Small exercises
1. psyche felt __by her father on a rocky crag.
a) embraced
b) abandoned
c) accompanied
d) cherished
2. psyche discovered her husband's true identity was __
a) zeus
b) cupid
c) apollo
d) hades
3. to complete her tasks, psyche received help from __
a) ants and river gods
b) nymphs and dryads
c) sirens and mermaids
d) centaurs and satyrs
Answer Analysis: Psyche Feltb) abandonedby her father on a rocky crag.Explanation: The mind was taken by her father on a rocky cliffAbandonment
psyche discovered her husband's true identity wasb) cupid.Explanation: The mind discovers that her husband's true identity isCupid
to complete her tasks, psyche received help froma) ants and river gods.Explanation: In order to accomplish her task, the mind gets fromAnts and river godshelp.
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