Idioms from Greek mythology课件

1、Some Idiomsfrom Greek mythologyCopyrightbighorse1992-2016Apple of discordnUsed to signify the core, kernel, or crux of an argument, or a small matter that could lead to a bigger dispute.n不和的种子，祸根（据希腊神话，三女神因争金苹果而导致特洛伊战争）e.g.nHe throwing us an apple of discord, we soon quarreled again. nThis problem s

2、eems to be an apple of discord between the Soviet union and the USA. Trojan horse The Trojan Horse is a tale from the Trojan War about the subterfuge that the Greeks used to enter the city of Troy and win the war. Trojan horsenToday it has come to mean any trick or stratagem that causes a target to

3、invite a foe into a securely protected bastion or place. e.g.nBoth factions accused each other of using the organiza-tion as a Trojan horse to advance their causes.nWas Colombo the emissary of Pope Paul, his Trojan horse within the Commission?Pandoras box It means to perform an action that may seem

4、small or innocent, but that turns out to have severely detrimental and far-reaching negative consequences. Pandoras box e.g.nBut he also came to regret opening this Pandoras box.nIve taken love heroin and now I cant ever have it again. Ive opened Pandoras box and theres trouble inside. nLike a Pando

5、ras box, he unpacked every horror, every evil. Gordian knot nIt is often used as a metaphor for an intractable problem solved easily by loophole or thinking outside the box“n戈耳迪之结，难题。 e.g.nWe need more innovative ideas, as well as the political will to cut that Gordian knot. nThey have decided to cu

6、t the Gordian knot to wipe out the enemy at a blow.Helen of Troy Helen, beautiful, considered the most beautiful woman, but the one who led the Troy War.Helen of TroynA beautiful girl or woman; a beauty who ruins her country, a terrible disaster brought by sb. or sth. you like best.n倾国倾城，害人精。e.g.nIt is unfair that historians always attribute the fall of king-doms to Helen of Troy.nThis is a pure and bea