Oedipus, King of Thebes, is determined to save his city from a devastating plague.
俄狄浦斯是底比斯的国王，他决心拯救城市免受一场毁灭性的瘟疫之苦。
The Oracle of Delphi reveals the plague will end only when the murderer of the former king, Laius, is punished.
德尔菲神谕揭示，只有惩罚前任国王劳伊斯的凶手，瘟疫才能结束。
Oedipus vows to find the killer, unaware of his own connection to the crime.
俄狄浦斯发誓要找到凶手，却不知道自己与此罪行有着密切的关联。
As the investigation unfolds, shocking truths about his past are revealed.
随着调查的深入，他的身世之谜逐渐揭开，真相令人震惊。
Long ago, an oracle prophesied that Oedipus would kill his father and marry his mother.
很久以前，神谕预言俄狄浦斯将弑父娶母。
To avoid this fate, his parents, King Laius and Queen Jocasta, abandoned him as an infant.
为了躲避命运，他的父母——劳伊斯国王和约卡斯塔王后——将他作为婴儿遗弃。
Unknowingly, Oedipus was rescued and raised by the King and Queen of Corinth.
俄狄浦斯被无意中救起，并由科林斯的国王和王后抚养长大。
As a young man, Oedipus fled Corinth to escape the prophecy, believing they were his true parents.
成年后，俄狄浦斯为了逃避神谕而离开科林斯，他误以为科林斯的国王和王后是他的亲生父母。
On his journey, he encountered and killed a stranger in self-defense, unaware it was his real father, Laius.
在旅途中，他遇到一个陌生人并在自卫中杀死了对方，却不知道那人正是他的亲生父亲劳伊斯。
Later, he saved Thebes by solving the Sphinx’s riddle, earning the throne and marrying the widowed Queen Jocasta—his biological mother.
之后，他解开了斯芬克斯之谜，拯救了底比斯，并娶了寡居的约卡斯塔王后——他的生母。
When the truth comes to light, Jocasta takes her own life, and Oedipus blinds himself in despair.
真相大白后，约卡斯塔自尽，俄狄浦斯在绝望中刺瞎了自己的双眼。
He relinquishes the throne and goes into exile, fulfilling the tragic prophecy.
他放弃王位，流亡他乡，最终应验了那个悲剧性的预言。
Moral: The play explores the inevitability of fate and the limits of human understanding in the face of destiny.
寓意：该剧探讨了命运的不可抗拒性以及人类在面对宿命时认知的局限性。
