你知道這個(gè)甕的用途嗎? Do you know the purpose of this urn?
厄庇墨透斯的家里放著一個(gè)甕,里面裝著一些害人精。他因?yàn)橐恢泵χ螯c(diǎn)人類在新住地安身,還沒有顧得上處理它們。 Epimetheus had in his house a jar, in which were kept certain noxious articles, for which, in fitting man for his new abode, he had had no occasion.
潘多拉對這甕產(chǎn)生了強(qiáng)烈的好奇心,非常想知道里面裝著什么東西。有一天,她推開了甕蓋,想看個(gè)究竟。 Pandora was seized with an eager curiosity to know what this jar contained; and one day she slipped off the cover and looked in.