| 词汇 | lorelei |
| 词源 | Lorelei. The Lorelei, rising 433 feet high on the right bank of the Rhine River near St. Goar, is a rock cliff noted for its strange echo. Centuries ago the legend grew that the steep cliff was the home of a young maiden who had leaped into the Rhine and drowned in despair over a faithless lover. She was transformed into a siren whose song lured sailors to death in the dangerous Rhine narrows. Those who saw her lost their sight or reason, and those who heard her were condemned to wander with her forever. |
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