广播电视英语短句 第 174 课：白天鹅-2

They believed a swan sings a most beautiful song...just before it dies. 他们认为，天鹅在其就要死去之前，唱着最优美、动听的歌曲。

The ancient Greek philosopher Socrates talked of this two thousand three hundred years ago. 2300 年前，古希腊哲学家苏格拉底对此有所论及。

Socrates explained that the swan was singing because it was happy. 苏格拉底解释说，天鹅之所以唱歌是因为其快乐。

The bird was happy because it was going to serve the Greek God Apollo. 快乐是因为它要成为希腊之神阿波罗的侍者了。

Swans were holy to Apollo, the god of poetry and song. 对于诗歌之神阿波罗来说，天鹅是神圣的。