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waft

The door was open onto the veranda to let the cool breeze waft into the room.

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ひと吹きの風

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slithered

First one, and then a second snake slithered in through the gap.

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ずるずる滑っていく

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yawned

The larger of the two children stretched and yawned.

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あくびをする

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stuck out

The viper who was out in front stuck out his tongue and hissed.

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突き出す

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rear

It reared its head to see if it could reach the top of the mattress.

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〔動詞(+up)〕〈馬などが〉後足で立つ.

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commotion

The nurse heard the commotion came rushing into the nursery,

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騒動、動乱、暴動

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formidable

Still young, he was a formidable sight, with his towering height and his rippling muscles.

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非常にすぐれた，格別の.

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rippling muscles

Still young, he was a formidable sight, with his towering height and his rippling muscles.

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隆々たる筋肉

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pack

When other Greeks attacked the City of Thebes, Heracles sent the enemies packing.

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群れ

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insaner

Some people say that Heracles became insaner still, before he undertook his heroic cure

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insane　正気でない、狂気の

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prescribed

What is clear, is that Heracles took the cure that was prescribed by the Oracle.

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定められた，規定された.

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sharp-eared

The sharp-eared among you will have noticed that earlier I said Heracles performed twelve tasks.

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聴覚が鋭い、早耳、耳聡い

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shepherds

The strongman travelled to Nemea, and the local shepherds soon pointed him in the direction of the lion’s cave.

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羊飼い、牧羊者

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boulder

He hid behind a boulder, and waited for it to come out.

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丸石，玉石(たまいし) 《風雨・河水・氷河などの作用で丸くなった大石

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quiver

Heracles pulled an arrow from his quiver,

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矢筒

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immense

It was a powerful weapon, and it took immense strength just to pull back the string and flex it ready to fire.

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巨大な

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flex

It was a powerful weapon, and it took immense strength just to pull back the string and flex it ready to fire.

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動詞 他動詞

〈筋肉・関節を〉曲げる.

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piercing

… but instead of piercing his skin, the arrow merely bounced off.

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刺し通す

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merely

… but instead of piercing his skin, the arrow merely bounced off.

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単に(…にすぎない)

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bounced off

… but instead of piercing his skin, the arrow merely bounced off.

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はね返った

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impervious

The hide of the Nemean Lion was impervious to weapons.

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通さないで、損傷しないで

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err on the side of caution

he decided to err on the side of caution.

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慎重過ぎるぐらい慎重になる、用心し過ぎるくらい用心する。

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gleaming

Inside, he caught sight of its green, gleaming eyes.

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(薄暗い所で弱いながらもきらりと見える)微光、薄光

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pounce

The lion did not expect a human to pounce on him,

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(…に)急に飛びかかる、(…を)急に襲う、急襲する

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grappled

He grappled and wrestled with the man-eating beast …

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(互いに)取っ組み合う

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jug

… the king hid inside a giant jug, …

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水差し

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forbade

After that, he forbade him to ever come into the city again.

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禁じた

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lurked

This one lurked in the swamps of Lerna, …

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(…に)潜む、 待ち伏せる、 潜伏する

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swamps

This one lurked in the swamps of Lerna, …

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低湿地，沼地.

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enlisted

He enlisted the help of his nephew, Iolaus.

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（援助・支持）を〈…のために〉得る，（人）に〈…のための〉協力［支持］を求める〈in/for〉

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lopped

Heracles fought the Hydra with his sword, and each time he lopped off one of its heads, …

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切り取る

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stump

Iolaus jumped in with a torch and burned the stump before it sprout a couple of new heads.

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(切り倒した木の)切り株、切り株状のもの

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roaming

… you’ll find it roaming the hills of Ceryneia.

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(あてもなく)歩き回る、 ぶらつく、 放浪する

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elusive

The deer was elusive and swift on its feet.

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(巧みに)逃げを打つ，うまく逃げる.

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moral support

She brought Apollo along for moral support.

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心の支え、精神的支持[圧迫]

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unfazed

“Well,” said Heracles unfazed, …

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動じない、平然とした

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deeds

I am commanded by Heaven to perform these deeds, …

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行為、 行動

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foe

Now you must take on a more dangerous foe.

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敵

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boar

A wild boar is terrorising the people of Erymanthia.

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イノシシ

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terrorising

A wild boar is terrorising the people of Erymanthia.

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または脅威で強制する

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fussy eater

… but Heracles was a fussy eater and …

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食べ物にうるさい

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timid

Heracles laughed and told him not to be so timid.

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臆病な、小心な

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hooligan

Heracles easily fought them off, and chased the hooligan horses as far as Malea,

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ごろつき

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diversion

After the little diversion with the centaurs and the wine, he resumed his labour.

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気晴らし、娯楽

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resumed

After the little diversion with the centaurs and the wine, he resumed his labour.

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(中断した後に)再び始める

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tusks

The cornered creature tried to charge Heracles with its tusks, …

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牙

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bopped

The hero bopped it on the head with a rock and knocked it out.

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〈…を〉たたく，殴る.

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trussed up

He then trussed up the unconscious pig, and carried it back to Mycenae.

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縛り上げた

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herds of cattle

… he had many herds of cattle.

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家畜の群れ

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dung

They were famous for the volume and the stink of their dung.

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(牛馬などの)ふん; こやし.

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diverted

… he diverted two rivers to run through the stables and flush them out.

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(…を)(…へ)転換する、 わきへ向ける

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stables

… he diverted two rivers to run through the stables and flush them out.

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[しばしば複数形で] 馬(小)屋，家畜小屋.

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flush out

… he diverted two rivers to run through the stables and flush them out.

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流し出す

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flock

A strange feathered flock that were eating the other birds and all the fish in the lake.

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群れ

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reeds

Heracles’ problem was that the birds were all hidden in the reeds.

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アシ、 ヨシ

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din

… which he clacked in his hands to make a divine din.

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(ジャンジャン・ガンガン)やかましい音、騒音

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let up

Eurystheus did not let up.

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(仕事などを)やめる

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afield

For this one, he had to travel further afield than before.

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遠く離れて、家から遠くに

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sneaky

… he played a sneaky trick …

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こそこそする，卑劣な.

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trampling

Poseidon was angry, and he sent his bull trampling all over the island.

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(…を)踏みつける、 踏みつぶす、 踏みにじる

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hooves

Its hooves were so heavy that they made the ground shake and buildings fall down.

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hoof の複数形

(馬などの)ひづめ、(人間の)足

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impassively

The strongman impassively awaited his next order from the King.

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無表情に、平然と

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awaited

The strongman impassively awaited his next order from the King.

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(…を)待つ

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trait

In fact, if they had a particularly nasty trait – it was that they were man-eating horses.

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(人・ものの)特性、特色、特徴

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tethered

Heracles crept into their stables, tethered them together, and rode off on the back of Deimos while leading the others behind them.

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〈牛・馬を〉〔…に〕つなぎなわ[鎖]でつなぐ 〔to〕.

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rode off

Heracles crept into their stables, tethered them together, and rode off on the back of Deimos while leading the others behind them.

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馬に乗って去る

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horrid

Heracles riding on the back of a man-eating horse, but he did not want the horrid creatures for himself.

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恐ろしい、いまわしい

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fowls

I am glad to say that their fowls were much calmer, …

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家禽(かきん)、(家で飼う)大型の鳥

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studded

… and he had promised her a very special birthday present – a particularly beautiful belt studded with precious stones.

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(…の)点在した、ちりばめられた

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bonehead

Heracles might have been a strongman, but he was no bonehead.

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ばか者、まぬけ、とんま

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rays

Getting there was worse than the deed itself, for the rays of the sun were more irksome to our thick-skinned hero than a cloud of Amazonian arrows.

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光線、わずか、少量、熱線、放射線、輻射(ふくしや)線

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irksome

Getting there was worse than the deed itself, for the rays of the sun were more irksome to our thick-skinned hero than a cloud of Amazonian arrows.

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あきあきする，うんざりする，退屈な.

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mutt

He bopped the first one, and then the other head of the mutt with his club.

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あほう、のろま、ばか、犬、(特に)雑種犬

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torment

Hera sent Gadfly to torment the cattle and they stampeded and got away from him.

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〈人を〉(肉体的・精神的に)苦しめる

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stampeded

Hera sent Gadfly to torment the cattle and they stampeded and got away from him.

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(動物などが)驚いてどっと逃げ出すこと

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pincers

… and the old man immediately changed shape, first into a giant fish, then a massive piece of seaweed, into a dolphin, and finally a crab with pincers …

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(カニ・エビなどの)はさみ

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relented

The old man relented and said,
“So what do you want from me?”

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(怒り・興奮などが少しやわらいで)穏やかな気持ちになる

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blissful

They grow on trees in a blissful garden in North Africa.

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至福の、この上なく幸せな、楽しい

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tended

The garden is tended to by three nymphs,

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〈機械・植物などを〉手入れする.

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slyly

That was one labour too far, so he said slyly to Atlas,

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狡猾な方法で

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cloak

“Sure, but before you go, just take the world for a moment while I adjust my cloak.

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(ゆったりとした)そでなしの外套(がいとう)、マント

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ruffled up

“Sure, but before you go, just take the world for a moment while I adjust my cloak. It’s ruffled up onto my shoulder.

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逆立てる、くしゃくしゃにする

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realm

“What?” said Heracles, “No mortal can visit the realm of the dead and return back to the light.”

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領域、範囲、王国

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cult

He visited Eleusis, where the priests specialised in the cult of the dead and the underworld.

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宗教的な)祭式、祭儀、儀式、(宗教的な)崇拝、信仰、礼賛、崇拝

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serpentine

Heracles broke his serpentine chain and set his fellow hero free.

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ヘビ状の、ヘビのような、曲がりくねった

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whimpering

He soon had the fierce guard dog of the dead trussed up and whimpering like a puppy.

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クンクン鳴く

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rejoiced

When he emerged back up to the light of the world, he rejoiced in his heart, for now he had his liberty.

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(…を)喜ぶ、 うれしがる、 祝賀する

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humble

We must humble him before it is too late.

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〈人・気持ちなどを〉謙虚にする.

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tease

She loved to tease, and she made him exchange clothes with her.

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いじめる、からかう、悩ます

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chided

She chided him for being so clumsy.

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しかる、 小言を言う

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recount

Then she made him sit at her feet, dressed as a girl, and recount his great labours to her.

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(…を)詳しく話す、物語る

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