七年级英语阅读：海妖塞壬

　　爱是什么？你知道吗？也许你正在感受恋爱的甜蜜，也许你也正在遭遇被爱抛弃的痛苦，但无论如何，你们都在体验爱。希腊海妖塞壬也想体验这份来之突然的爱，她的爱又是什么样的呢？七年级英语阅读，感受一下来之海妖的爱。　

　　    The Sirens 的七年级英语阅读

　　    Far out in the sea there was an island,on the rocky edge of which lived three Sirens,the three sisters of magic song.Half human and half bird,the Siren sisters sat in a field of flowers,singing in voices that excited the hearts of men.The attractive songs were so sweet that ships were attracted to the island and struck to pieces on the rocks.No sailor nor ship had ever been known to pass the Island of the Sirens without being attracted to  disaster .（七年级英语阅读特别注意标记生字词哦）

　　    Acting on the advice of Circe,Odysseus took careful preparation against the Sirens.Before their ships came to where they could hear the song,Odysseus had himself tied to the  mast ,stopped the ears of his men with wax and ordered them to ignore his orders and gestures when they were passing the fatal island .

　　    Soon they came in sight of the rocky island,and the attractive song reached the ears of Odysseus.It moved him so much that he struggled in  despair  to free himself and shouted for his men to turn towards the rich and flowery grass land of the singing sisters.But no one paid any attention to him.The sailors kept straight on until they were completely out of hearing.Then his friends freed him and took the wax out of their ears.For once the Sirens had sung with no effects.The eldest of the sisters,Partherope,loved Odysseus so much that she threw herself into the sea after his ships had passed.

　　七年级英语阅读翻译：

　　    遥远的海面上有一岛屿,石崖边居住着唱魔歌的海妖塞壬三姐妹。半人半岛的塞壬姐妹们坐在一片花丛里,唱着盎惑人心的歌,甜美的歌声把过往的船只引向该岛,而后撞上礁石船毁人亡。过往的海员跟船只都受到迷惑走向覆灭,无一幸免。

　　    奥德修斯遵照女神喀耳斯的忠告。为了对付塞壬姐妹,他采取了谨慎的防备措施。船只还没驶到能听到歌声的地方,奥德修斯就令人把他拴在桅杆上,并吩咐手下用蜡把他们的耳朵塞住。他还告诫他们通过去世亡岛时不要搭理他的命令跟手势。

　　    不久石岛就进入了他们的视线。奥德修斯听到了迷人的歌声。歌声如此令人憧憬,他扫兴地挣扎着要解除束缚,并向随从叫唤着要他们驶向正在繁花茂盛的草地上唱歌的海妖姐妹,但没人理他。海员们驾驶船只始终向前,直到最后再也听不到歌声。这时他们才给奥德修斯松绑,取出他们耳朵中的蜡。这次塞壬海妖们算是白唱了歌。三姐妹中的老大帕耳塞洛珀深深地爱慕着奥德修斯。当他的船只走过后,她就投海自残了。