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lotus eaters
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on the tenth day after leaving troy, odysseus and his men came to an island, where the people only took lotus fruit and flowers as their food. this plant had such a magic effect on its eaters that it could make them forget their past and produce a dreamy laziness over them. when odysseus' men arrived, they were 1 invited by the people on the island to eat the sweet food. its magic power began to work on the mimmediately. they fell into a deep 2. they lost all wishes for future. to them the sea and ship appeared dull and hateful. and they were not eager to see wife, child and kingdom. when he saw no trace of his men coming back, odysseus became 3. he set out with some well armed men to find out the truth. it did not take him long to find out the magic effect of the food. not allowing his 4 to touch the plant, he ordered them to drag their lazy friends back to their ship. there he had them tied to the benches until they slept off the harmful effect of the lotus. without 5 they set sail, leaving the dreamy lotus eaters behind.



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1 tpuzhq     
adj.和蔼的,温和的,爽快的;adv.温和地,亲切地
参考例句:
  • her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
  • a shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。
2 jvgzva     
v.做白日梦,幻想
参考例句:
  • boys and girls daydream about what they want to be.孩子们遐想着他们将来要干什么。
  • he drifted off into another daydream.他飘飘然又做了一个白日梦。
3 drlw1     
adj.可疑的,容易引起怀疑的,猜疑的,疑心的
参考例句:
  • a man was hanging about the house in a suspicious manner.一个男人在房子周围可疑地荡来荡去。
  • he's so suspicious he would distrust his own mother.他这个人疑心太重,连自己的母亲也不相信。
4 5c342ee9ce1bf07932a1f66af2be7652     
追随者( follower的名词复数 ); 用户; 契据的附面; 从动件
参考例句:
  • the followers of mahatma gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
  • the reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。
5 tdsz5     
n.犹豫,踌躇
参考例句:
  • after a long hesitation, he told the truth at last.踌躇了半天,他终于直说了。
  • there was a certain hesitation in her manner.她的态度有些犹豫不决。
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