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the Augean Stables idiom in Greek mythology(= ancient stories), the stables(= buildings for keeping horses or cows) of King Augeas, which had never been cleaned until Hercules was given the task of cleaning them: 奧革阿斯的牛圈(古希腊传说中国王奥革阿斯圈养牲畜的地方,在赫拉克勒斯到来前从未被打扫过) Hercules' fifth labour was to clean the Augean Stables in a limited time.赫拉克勒斯的第五项功绩是在有限的时间内清理奥革阿斯的牛圈。 a place or situation where there is a lot of bad or dishonest behaviour that will be difficult to get rid of: A campaigning US attorney decided that Wall Street was an Augean Stables that he was destined to muck out. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Mythology: Greek & Roman myth ambrosia Andromeda Aphrodite Apollo Ares Cyclops Delphic Demeter Diana Dionysus Eros harpy Minerva minotaur muse nectar Neptune Vesta Victoria Zeus
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