Myths and Legends神话与传说.pdf

备 考 ·主题阅读 enjoysfinefood．Atnight，shemeetsandfallsinlovewithherhusband． She liveshappily with him，never seeing him，untilone day he tells her thather sisters have been crying for her．She begsto see them，buther husband replies that it wouldnotbewise to do so．Psyche insiststhatthey visit，andwhen they do，they become extremelyjealousofPsyche’sbeautifulmansion。ThinkingthatPsychehasneverseenher husband，thetwosistersconvinceherthatshemustsneakalook (偷看)．Curious，Psyche turnson alamp onenightasherhusband liesnexttoher． When she seesthebeautifulCupid asleep on herbed，sheweepsofrherlack offaith since Cupid has informed her that never should she look at him．Cupid awakens and desertsherbecausehe cannotlivewherethere isno trust． Psyche，meanwhile，journeysallovertheland to find Cupid．When shegoesto Aphrodite to ask for love and forgiveness，the great goddess laughs aloud．She shows Psyche aheap ofseedsand demandsthatshe sortthem all in one nightifshewantsto see Cupid again．Thisismission impossibleforoneperson alone，butantssympathizewith Psycheandhelp her sortthe seeds．Shocked，Aphrodite then ordersPsyche to sleep on the cold ground and eatonly a piece ofbread ofr dinner．But Psyche survives the night． Finally，Aphrodite requiresher to retrieve a goldenfleece (金羊毛 )rfom the river．She almostgetsherselfdrowned in the river，butareed (芦苇)speaksto herand suggests thatshecollectthefleecesfrom thethornybriar(荆棘)thatcatchesthem．Psycheofllows these insturctions and returnsa considerable quantity to Aphrodite．The amazed goddess now ordersPsyche to filla flask rfom the mouth ofthe River Styx．W hen Psychereaches the head ofthe river，she realizesthatthistask seemsimpossible because therocksare very dangerous．Thistime，an eagle helpsherand fillsthe flask．Aphrodite stilldoesnot give in．ShechallengesPsychetogo intotheunderworld and havePersephoneputsomeof herbeauty in abox．M iraculously，Psychesucceeds． On herway toward givingthe box to Aphrod