One of the most popular is a story about Orpheus and Eurydice.

其中最广为流传的便是奥菲斯与尤丽黛丝的故事。

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Orpheus was the poet who had attempted to bring his wife, Eurydice, back from the underworld, and he did that by charming Pluto with his song.

俄耳甫斯是一位诗人，他曾试图将妻子欧律狄刻从阴间救回，他用歌声迷惑了 Pluto。

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The nymphs of the valley soon made friends with Orpheus, and when he had grown to be a man, one of them, whose name was Eurydice, became his wife.

山谷中的仙女不久也和奥普斯成为朋友，他长大了之后，她们之中一个叫尤莉提丝的仙女还嫁给了他。

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The attempt failed and, saddened by Eurydice's death, Orpheus spent the rest of his life avoiding the company of women.

但是最终还是失败了，欧律狄刻的死使他万分悲痛，俄耳甫斯在余生中不再要女人相陪。

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Orpheus was the poet who had attempted to bring his wife, Eurydice, back from the underworld, and he did that by charming Pluto with his song.

俄耳甫斯试图将妻子欧律狄刻，从阴间救回，他用歌声迷惑了冥王。

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It's based on the legend of Orpheus, the musician and poet who journeys to the underworld to bring back his dead wife, Eurydice.

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