003 异乡之家

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The temple was high on a hill, and it was a clear day, so Brody could see far into the distance

神庙高踞山丘之上，天气晴朗，布罗迪能望见很远的地方。

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And yet nothing he saw looked familiar. What had happened to the school and playing fields?

然而他看到的一切都不熟悉。学校和操场去哪儿了？

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Where were the houses and his favorite fast-food place?

房子和他最喜欢的快餐店在哪儿？

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" What's going on?" he blurted out." Where are we? Where's the gym?"

“怎么回事？”他脱口而出。“我们在哪儿？体育馆在哪儿？”

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" The gymnasium? It's right over there, of course." Hermes pointed to the left

“体育馆？不就在那边嘛。”赫耳墨斯指向左边。

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But Brody still didn't see anything that looked like the school gym

但布罗迪还是没看到任何像学校体育馆的东西。

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" It can't be," Julia murmured." Are we really in ancient Olympia?"

“不可能，”朱莉娅喃喃道。“我们真的在古奥林匹亚吗？”

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" What?" Brody said." There's no way we traveled through time."

“什么？”布罗迪说。“我们不可能穿越了时间。”

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Julia was staring at the city below." What other explanation is there?"

朱莉娅盯着下方的城市。“还能有什么别的解释？”

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Brody rolled his eyes. People thought he was dumb, but he wasn't dumb enough to believe what Hermes and Caerus were saying

布罗迪翻了个白眼。人们觉得他笨，但他还没笨到相信赫耳墨斯和卡厄斯说的话。

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Only a freak like Julia would believe such a ridiculous story. Ancient Greece? Yeah, right!

只有像朱莉娅那样的怪胎才会相信这么荒唐的故事。古希腊？得了吧！

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Still, there was definitely something weird going on

不过，确实有奇怪的事情在发生。

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How could Brody make Hermes and Caerus admit it?

布罗迪怎样才能让赫耳墨斯和凯勒斯承认呢？

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" I've got it!" He pointed at Hermes." You're lying, and I can prove it."

“我有办法了！”他指着赫耳墨斯，“你在撒谎，我能证明。”

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Hermes raised one eyebrow." Is that so?"

赫耳墨斯挑起一边眉毛。“是这样吗？”

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" Yes. If we're in Greece, how come you guys are speaking English?" Brody was proud of himself

“是的。如果我们在希腊，你们怎么会说英语？”布罗迪很得意。

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He might not be a genius, but he could figure things out when he needed to

他也许不是天才，但在必要时，他能把事情搞清楚。

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" On the contrary, we're speaking proper Greek," Caerus said

“恰恰相反，我们说的是纯正的希腊语，”凯勒斯说。

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" Hermes has powers over language and communication

“赫耳墨斯拥有掌控语言和交流的能力。

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He has enabled you two to speak and understand Greek as if you were natives."

他让你们俩能像本地人一样说希腊语、听懂希腊语。”

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Hermes smirked." That's very important. After all, speaking Greek is a prerequisite for entering the Games."

赫尔墨斯得意地笑了笑。“这非常重要。毕竟，会说希腊语是参加奥运会的先决条件。”

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" Huh?" Brody didn't know what " prerequisite " meant

“啊？”布罗迪不知道“先决条件”是什么意思。

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Before he could ask, Caerus glanced at Hermes and pantomimed eating

他还没来得及问，凯勒斯就看了赫尔墨斯一眼，用手势模仿吃东西。

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" Yes, this conversation is becoming dull," Hermes said to his friend

“是的，这场谈话变得无聊了。”赫尔墨斯对他的朋友说。

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He turned to Brody and Julia." If you're still confused, your mortal hosts can explain everything."

他转向布罗迪和朱莉娅。“如果你们还感到困惑，你们的人类主人可以解释一切。”

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" You'll be staying with the family that tends my temple."

“你们将住在一户照看我神殿的人家里。”

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Caerus waved a hand to indicate the temple they had just exited

凯勒斯挥了挥手，示意他们刚刚离开的那座神殿。

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" Let's go," Hermes ordered

“我们走吧。”赫尔墨斯命令道。

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Brody was more confused than ever. And being confused made him mad

布罗迪比之前更困惑了。而困惑让他很生气。

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" I'm not going anywhere with you!" He gave Hermes a shove

“我哪儿也不跟你去！”他推了赫尔墨斯一把。

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" You're not gods. You're just jerks and fakers!"

“你们才不是什么神，不过是骗子和冒牌货！”

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Suddenly a loud, chilling cry seemed to rip the air in two

突然，一声响亮而凄厉的尖叫仿佛要将天空撕裂。

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At the same moment, Hermes transformed into an enormous hawk and dived at Brody

与此同时，赫尔墨斯化作一只巨鹰，朝布罗迪猛扑下来。

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The hawk's giant talons stopped a hair's breadth from Brody's face

巨鹰那庞大的爪子骤然停在离布罗迪的脸近在咫尺的地方。

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Brody fell back, gasping with fear. A second later Hermes looked normal again

布罗迪吓得向后倒去，大口喘气。只一秒钟，赫尔墨斯又恢复了原本的模样。

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" Learn this lesson well, mortal!" Hermes said sternly

“牢牢记住这个教训，凡人！”赫尔墨斯厉声说道。

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" Do not defy me! I can be either your friend or your enemy

“不要违抗我！我可以是你的朋友，也可以是你的敌人。

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Trust me, you'd rather have me as a friend."

相信我，你宁愿与我为友。”

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" Come." Caerus headed down the steps of his temple." Your hosts are waiting."

“来。”凯勒斯走下神殿的台阶，“迎接你们的人正等着呢。”

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Brody opened his mouth to argue again, but Hermes was still glaring at him." Fine," Brody muttered

布罗迪张嘴还想反驳，但赫尔墨斯依然在怒视着他。“好吧。”布罗迪嘟囔着。

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Caerus led the way to a modest home halfway down the hill

凯勒斯领着他们来到半山腰一户简朴的人家。

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A bearded man wearing a purple robe stood in front

一个身穿紫色长袍、留着胡子的男人站在屋前。

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" Welcome, Caerus," the man said, bowing." We are honored by your presence. Yours as well, Hermes."

“欢迎你，凯勒斯，”男人鞠躬说道，“你的光临让我们不胜荣幸。赫尔墨斯，也欢迎你。”

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" Thank you," Hermes said." Caerus tells me you've agreed to look after my champion until the Games."

“谢谢你，”赫尔墨斯说，“凯勒斯告诉我，你同意照顾我的冠军，直到奥运会开始。”

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" Of course." The man bowed to Brody." My name is Nikolaos. My eldest son will take care of your needs."

“当然。”男人向布罗迪鞠躬，“我叫尼科拉奥斯。我的长子会照顾你的起居。”

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A boy around Brody's age stepped outside

一个和布罗迪年纪相仿的男孩从屋里走了出来。

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Like the men he wore one of those strange-looking chitons." Hi," he said shyly." I'm Markos."

和那些男人一样，他也穿着一件看起来古里古怪的基同袍。“你好，”他害羞地说，“我叫马科斯。”

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" Hey." Brody nodded." I'm Brody." Julia stepped forward." I'm Julia."

“嘿。”布罗迪点点头，“我是布罗迪。”朱莉娅走上前：“我是朱莉娅。”

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" Oh, right," Caerus said." We'll also need you to look after the champion's... companion."

“哦，对了，”凯勒斯说，“我们还需要你照顾冠军的……同伴。”

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" A girl?" Nikolaos stared at Julia, and then shrugged

“一个女孩？”尼科拉奥斯盯着朱莉娅看了看，然后耸了耸肩。

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" As you wish, Caerus. We can always use help in the kitchen."

“如你所愿，凯勒斯。我们厨房里总需要帮手。”

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Julia frowned, but she didn't say anything. Soon the two gods left

朱莉娅皱了皱眉，但什么也没说。很快两位神就离开了。

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" Take care of our guests, Markos," Nikolaos said

“照顾好我们的客人，马科斯。”尼科拉奥斯说。

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" I have important work to do at the temple."

“我在神殿有重要的工作要做。”

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" Yes, Father," Markos said as Nikolaos left

“是的，父亲。”马科斯在尼科拉奥斯离开时说。

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Brody quickly glanced at Julia." I'm going back to the temple

布罗迪迅速瞥了朱莉娅一眼。“我要回神殿去。”

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Caerus and Hermes said we could get home through that crack in the wall, so that's what I'm doing."

凯勒斯和赫尔墨斯说我们可以通过墙上的裂缝回家，所以我就这么做。”

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" What?" Markos looked alarmed." You can't leave! Hermes will be angry."

“什么？”马科斯看上去很惊慌。“你们不能走！赫尔墨斯会生气的。”

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Brody shrugged." So what?"

布罗迪耸耸肩。“那又怎样？”

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Markos shook his head." Hermes may seem good-natured, but he is still a god

马科斯摇摇头。“赫尔墨斯也许看起来脾气好，但他终究是神。”

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As you know, gods aren't like mortals, and they think nothing of punishing us at their whim."

如你所知，神不像凡人，他们随心所欲地惩罚我们，根本不当回事。”

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" How would I know that?" Brody said." Up until a few minutes ago, I didn't know gods really existed."

“我怎么会知道？”布罗迪说。“直到几分钟前，我还不知道神真的存在。”

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Markos looked confused." What do you mean?"

马科斯一脸困惑。“你是什么意思？”

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" Listen, Markos." Julia jumped in." What's all this talk about Brody being Hermes' champion?

“听着，马科斯。”朱莉娅插话道。“说布罗迪是赫尔墨斯的冠军是怎么回事？”

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And are the Olympic Games really starting soon?"

还有，奥运会真的要马上开始了吗？”

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Her questions tumbled out." Is Hermes really a god? I mean, for real?"

她的问题一连串蹦出来。“赫尔墨斯真的是神吗？我是说，真的？”

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Markos stared at her." You ask many questions for a girl."

马科斯盯着她。“作为一个女孩子，你问的问题可真多。”

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Julia looked annoyed. Brody almost laughed, but he wanted to know the answer to her questions too." Just answer her," he told Markos

朱莉娅看起来很不高兴。布罗迪差点笑出来，但他也想知道她问题的答案。“就回答她吧。”他对马科斯说。

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" Yes, the Olympic Games begin soon," Markos said

“是的，奥运会很快就要开始了。”马科斯说。

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" Every four years all the gods compete to see who can find the best mortal athlete."

“每四年，所有的神都会竞赛，看谁能找到最优秀的凡人运动员。”

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He shook his head." But you must already know that."

他摇摇头。“但你们一定已经知道这些了。”

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" No, we don't," Julia said." We came from the future."

“不，我们不知道。”朱莉娅说。“我们来自未来。”

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" The future? I don't understand."

“未来？我不明白。”

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" Wait..." Brody had just realized what Markos meant

“等等……”布罗迪刚刚明白了马科斯的意思。

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" So Hermes thinks I'm the best athlete around?"

“所以赫尔墨斯认为我是这一带最优秀的运动员？”

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Markos shrugged." I suppose so."

马科斯耸耸肩。“我想是吧。”

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" And he wants me to be in the Olympics?" Brody liked the sound of that." Cool!"

“而且他想让我参加奥运会？”布罗迪听着很受用。“太酷了！”

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But Julia was clearly worried." We can't stay here," she told Brody." We have to find a way home!"

但朱莉娅显然很担心。“我们不能留在这里。”她对布罗迪说。“我们必须想办法回家！”

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" Why the big rush?" Brody grinned." If I get to be an Olympic champion, maybe I'll stick around!"

“急什么？”布罗迪咧嘴一笑。“如果我能成为奥运冠军，说不定我就留下来了！”