1、1Achilles (/kliz/; Ancient Greek: ?, Akhilleus, pronounced akilus) was a Greek hero of the Trojan War and the central character and greatest warrior of Homers Iliad. His mother was the nymph Thetis, and his father, Peleus, was the king of the Myrmidons.2when Achilles was a baby, it was foretold that

2、 he would die young. To prevent his death, his mother Thetis took Achilles to the River Styx, which was supposed to offer powers of invulnerability, and dipped his body into the water. 3But as Thetis held Achilles by the heel, his heel was not washed over by the water of the magical river. 4But one

3、day, a poisonous arrow shot at him was lodged in his heel, killing him shortly after.5People use Achilles heel later to mean something in a person that can be easily damaged or hurt.據此故事，AchillesHeel（直譯是：阿喀琉斯的腳踵）現常常喻指“惟一致命的弱點”或“要害”。亦作Achilles Heel。（weakness , or vulnerability spot）6例：The girl is a g

4、ood student, but pronunciation is her Achilles heel.這個女孩是一個好學生，但是發音是他惟一的弱點。His Achilles heel was his pridehe would get very angry if anyone criticized his work. (LDI)他惟一的致命弱點是驕傲，誰批評他的工作，他就發火。I think Franks vanity is his Achilles heel. (LDC) 我認為虛榮自負是弗蘭克的致命弱點. 7Achilles通常譯為“阿喀琉斯”，是著名希臘史詩伊里亞特（相傳為希臘詩人荷馬

5、所作）中主要的希臘英雄。Achilles幼時被其母西蒂斯（Thetis）倒提著在冥河（Styx）水中浸過，周身刀槍不入，但其腳踵（Heel）為其手握處，沒有浸著水，因而成了惟一回受傷甚至于致命的弱點。特洛伊戰爭時，Achilles英勇無比，所向無敵。然而太陽神阿波羅（Apollo,sided with paris）知道Achilles的弱點(vulnerability spot)，并將此透露給了特洛伊王子帕里斯（Paris）。帕里斯對準Achilles的腳踵射了一支毒箭，Achilles終因箭傷而死。89The Styx (/stks/; Ancient Greek: stks) is a r

6、iver in Greek mythology that formed the boundary between Earth and the Underworld (the domain usually called Hades, which is also the name of its ruler). The rivers Styx, Phlegethon, Acheron, Lethe, and Cocytus all converge at the center of the underworld on a great marsh, which is also sometimes called the St