《奧德賽》· 第20卷

廳堂裡的最後一夜

復仇就在隔天,奧德修斯卻嚥下怒火、整夜睡不著。樓上,佩涅羅珀哭著祈禱;天亮時,宙斯的雷回應了他的祈求。到了白天,求婚者仍舊羞辱他;一名預言者看見這戶人家將至的毀滅,便離開了。

先看一段 Learner’s Edition

Odysseus could not sleep that night as he lay on an ox hide.

那天夜裡,奧德修斯躺在牛皮上,睡不著。

Homer, Odyssey, Book 20, lines 1-8 (場景對照)

Odysseus heard the guilty maids laughing while they slipped outside the hall.

他聽見那些有罪的侍女笑著溜到外頭。

Homer, Odyssey, Book 20, lines 6-24 (場景對照)

His anger burned inside him, but Odysseus stayed completely still.

怒火在他胸口燒著,他卻一動也不動。

Homer, Odyssey, Book 20, lines 9-30 (場景對照)

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