http://www.englishforums.com/English/WordsPunsJokes/Forum15.htmWhere an utterly useless word is submitted on a regular basis– and now we've thrown in a pun and a joke.enXMOD (Build: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/ReadingComprehension/bjrwv/post.htm#455170Mon, 26 Jan 2009 11:20:28 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:455170Jingtian0http://www.englishforums.com/English/ReadingComprehension/bjrwv/post.htm#455170http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments15-455170.xmlThank you very much and I am so sorry for the late reply.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ReadingComprehension/bjrwv/post.htm#136626Mon, 26 Jan 2009 11:20:28 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:136626shipra.kakar1http://www.englishforums.com/English/ReadingComprehension/bjrwv/post.htm#136626http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments15-136626.xmlHi Jingtian, Given below are the answers to your questions: 1. The first sentence mean that Pandora was the first woman created in this specie and she was made in the heaven collectively by all the gods. 2. Even if you have nothing left, you'll still have the HOPE as it was the only thing that did not escape out of the jar. 3. This article surely is a piece of Greek........as far as I remember from what I'd read in school, Pandora opened that jar out of curiosity. No, the hope did not escape from the jar, that's why it's said in the last sentence "So we see at this day, whatever we have that, no amount of other ills can makes us completely wretched". I think that jar belonged to Epimetheus. Hope it helps...........http://www.englishforums.com/English/ReadingComprehension/bjrwv/post.htmMon, 26 Jan 2009 11:20:28 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:127878Jingtian2http://www.englishforums.com/English/ReadingComprehension/bjrwv/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments15-127878.xmlHello, my name is Byron. I'm from China. I have difficulty understanding an article about Pandora. Could anyone help me? Pandora Woman was not yet made. The first woman was named Pandora. She was made in heaven, every god contributing something to perfect her. Venus gave her beauty, Mercury persuasion, Apollo music, etc. Thus equipped, she was sent to earth and presented to Epimetheus, who gladly accepted her, though cautioned by his brother to beware of Jupiter and his gifts. Epimetheus had in his house a jar, in which were kept certain noxious articles. Pandora was seized with an eager curiosity to konw what his jar contained. And one day she slipped off the cover and looked in. Forthwith there escaped a multitude of plagues for...