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的缓慢愈合的创伤。

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.

书架排列两堵， 房间的尽头， 窗户对面有一个漂亮的橡木餐具柜， 面有一个坦坦罗斯。