Over all there brooded the shadow of his injuries and the tantalus of their slow healing.

到处都笼罩着他受伤阴影和缓慢愈合创伤。

Bookshelves lined two of the walls, and at the end of the room opposite the window there was a handsome oak sideboard with a tantalus on top.

书架排在两堵墙上， 在房间尽头， 窗户对面有一个漂木餐具柜， 上面有一个坦坦罗斯。