单词 | scylla and charybdis: |
释义 | Scylla and Charybdis:Scylla was a sea-monster trans-formed into a cluster of rocks in the strait between It-aly and Sicily,and opposite Scylla lay the whirlpoolCharybdis. The nearness of these dangers to each oth-er gave rise to a proverb: “Thou fallest into Scylla,endeavouring to avoid Charybdis.”西拉是意大利与西西里岛之间海峡中的 一群礁石(据云为海怪所变),卡利布底斯是与其相对的一个危险的漩涡,船只到此,常常遇难。因而产生了一句古谚:“当你竭力逃避卡利布底斯(漩涡)的时候,却撞上了西拉(礁石)。” |
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