The myth that Yeats takes up is of Zeus's rape of the maiden, Leda, whom he attacks as a swan.

叶芝此诗的神话原型是,宙斯强暴了一个美女，丽达，宙斯变成天鹅侵犯了她。

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The "sacred rays of chastity" are going to be emanating from the chaste maiden and protecting her like some magical force-field, and actually will keep her safe from the physical assaults of a savage bandit or a mountaineer.

贞节发出的神圣光芒“将要,从这贞节的修女身上发出并像某种神奇的力量一样保护她，而事实上还会保护她，使她不受来自,野蛮土匪或是登山者的身体袭击。

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Why does a particular maiden turn our wits upside down?

为什么一个特别的少女会让我们神魂颠倒？

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