I have to thank Lady Wilde for leave to give 'Seanchan the
Bard1' from her Ancient Legends of Ireland (Ward and Downey), the most
poetical2 and ample collection of Irish
folklore3 yet published; Mr. Standish O'Grady for leave to give 'The Knighting of Cuculain' from that prose
epic4 he has
curiously5 named History of Ireland, Heroic Period; Professor Joyce for his 'Fergus O'Mara and the Air Demons'; and Mr. Douglas Hyde for his unpublished story, 'The Man who never knew Fear.'[9]
I have included no story that has already appeared in my Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry (Camelot Series).
The two volumes make, I believe, a fairly representative collection of Irish folk tales.
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bard
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n.吟游诗人 |
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- I'll use my bard song to help you concentrate!我会用我的吟游诗人歌曲帮你集中精神!
- I find him,the wandering grey bard.我发现了正在徘徊的衰老游唱诗人。
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poetical
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adj.似诗人的;诗一般的;韵文的;富有诗意的 |
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- This is a poetical picture of the landscape. 这是一幅富有诗意的风景画。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- John is making a periphrastic study in a worn-out poetical fashion. 约翰正在对陈腐的诗风做迂回冗长的研究。 来自辞典例句
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folklore
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n.民间信仰,民间传说,民俗 |
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- Zhuge Liang is a synonym for wisdom in folklore.诸葛亮在民间传说中成了智慧的代名词。
- In Chinese folklore the bat is an emblem of good fortune.在中国的民间传说中蝙蝠是好运的象征。
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epic
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n.史诗,叙事诗;adj.史诗般的,壮丽的 |
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- I gave up my epic and wrote this little tale instead.我放弃了写叙事诗,而写了这个小故事。
- They held a banquet of epic proportions.他们举行了盛大的宴会。
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curiously
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adv.有求知欲地;好问地;奇特地 |
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- He looked curiously at the people.他好奇地看着那些人。
- He took long stealthy strides. His hands were curiously cold.他迈着悄没声息的大步。他的双手出奇地冷。
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