薏姑
Echowasanymphnymphn.[希神］[罗神］居于山林水泽的仙女，美丽的少女whotalkedtoomuch．Shewasveryfondofhavingthelastwords．OnedayshespokerudelytothegreatHera，whosaidthatforthisoffenceoffencen.犯罪，冒犯，违反，罪过，过错n.[军］攻击Echoshouldneverusehervoiceagain，unlesstorepeatwhatshehadjustheard，butsinceshewasveryfondoflastwords，shemightrepeatthelastwordsofothers．ThiswasalmostasbadasifHerahadchangedherintoaparrot．Echowasverymuchashamed，andhidherselfintheforest．薏姑是个说话太多的女神。她很喜欢重复说过的话。一天，她说话不慎触怒了伟大的赫拉，赫拉就说因为这样，以后薏姑永远不能再讲话，只能重复她刚刚听到的声音，不过既然她那么喜欢重复话，她可以重复别人所说的最后一句话。这个惩罚就像赫拉把她变成鹦鹉一样可怕。很羞耻就躲在树林里不敢见人。Narcissus，ayoungmanwhohadhairasyellowasgoldaneyesasblueasthesky—averyrarethinginGreece，wheremostpeoplewereverydark—usedtohuntintheforestwhereEchowashiding．Asshewaslookingoutshylyfromsomecaveorfrombehindagreattree，EchooftensawNarcissus，andsheadmiredhimverymuch．那西塞斯是个头发像黄金一般黄，眼睛像天空一般蓝的少年——在希腊这是件奇事，因为大部分希腊人皮肤都很黑，他时常在薏姑躲的林中打猎。当薏姑从洞里或树后胆怯地窥视外面时，她时常看见那西塞斯，很爱慕他。
OnesayNarcissusbecameseparatedfromhisfriends， andhearingsomethingrustleamongtheleaves，hecalledout，“Whoshere？”
一天，那西塞斯在林里跟他的朋友分手了，突然他听到树叶里有沙沙的声音，他就叫：“谁在这里？”“Here.”answeredEcho．“这里。”薏姑说。“HereIam．come！”saidNarcissus.“是我，来！”那西塞斯说。“Iamcome.”saidEcho；and，asshespoke，shecameout fromamongthetrees．WhenNarcissussawastranger，insteadofoneofhisfriendsashehadexpected，helookedsurprisedandwalkedquicklyaway.“我来了。”薏姑说，也就跑出树后。那西塞斯看到出来的并不是他期待的朋友而是一个陌生人，他很惊讶，就很快地走了。Afterthis，Echonevercameoutandallowedherselftobeseenagain，andintimeshedisappearedtillshebecameonlyavoice．从此以后薏姑没有再露面也不让任何人看到，慢慢地她就消失，只剩下她的声音。Thisvoicewasheardformany，manyyearsinforestsandamongmountains，particularlyincaves．Intheirlonelywalks，huntersoftenheardit．Sometimesitrepeatedthebarkingbarkn.吠声v.吠，咆哮oftheirdogs.sometimesitrepeatedtheirownlastwords．Italwayshadastrangeandsadsound，andseemedtomakelonelyplacesmorelonelystill．许多年在山间尤其是