1. midterm exam :

a. 神的列表

b.多選一

c.解釋名詞

d.ID 指認題

e.essay 簡答題

                   

2. Priam

the king of Troy during the Trojan War and youngest son ofLaomedon. Modern scholars derive his name from the Luwian compound Priya-muwa-, which means "exceptionally courageous"

 

3.smirking

verb. to smile in an affected or smug manner

 

4.Homeric simile

also called an epic simile is a detailed comparison in the form of a simile that is many lines in length. The word "Homeric" is based on the Greek author, Homer, who composed the two famous Greek epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey. Many authors continue to use this type of simile in their writings.

 

5.silver-fooded : Thetis

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thetis

 

6. ram 羊 shaggy ram

 

7.字尾en

soften, worsen

 

8.pelican 鵜鶘

File:Pelikan Walvis Bay.jpg

 

9.bard 吟遊詩人

In medieval Gaelic and British culture a bard was a professional poet, employed by a patron, such as a monarch or nobleman, to commemorate the patron's ancestors and to praise the patron's own activities.

 

10.glimmer

verb. to shine faintly or unsteadily

ex. A light glimmered at the end of the passage .

 

11.escort=accompany 陪伴

 

12.NATO ( North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

北大西洋公約組織

treaty:agreement

 

13.Maras

Maraş, the Turkish name for the Varosha quarter of Famagusta in Northern Cyprus