005 在集市

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The next morning Brody was eating breakfast when a hawk landed in the courtyard. It quickly transformed into Hermes

第二天早上，布罗迪正在吃早餐，一只鹰落在庭院里，迅速变成了赫耳墨斯。

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" Come, my champion," Hermes said to Brody

“来吧，我的勇士。”赫耳墨斯对布罗迪说。

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" I'm taking you to the agora to show you off."

“我要带你去广场炫耀一下你。”

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" Show him off?" Julia said." I thought we were supposed to blend in so Zeus doesn't notice Brody."

“炫耀他？”茱莉亚说，“我以为我们应该低调行事，以免宙斯注意到布罗迪。”

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Hermes eyed her." You talk a great deal for a mortal girl. But you're partly correct

赫耳墨斯注视着她。“作为一个凡人女孩，你的话可真多。但你说对了一部分。”

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I don't want Zeus to know where I'm keeping my champion

我不想让宙斯知道我把我的勇士藏在哪里。

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Zeus might decide to tamper with him when I'm not here."

宙斯可能会趁我不在时对他做手脚。”

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" Huh?" Brody looked up from his bread and fruit

“啊？”布罗迪从面包和水果上抬起头来。

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" What do you mean, tamper with me?"

“做手脚是什么意思？”

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" Never mind that. You're under my protection, boy." Hermes patted him on the shoulder

“别管那个了。你受我的保护，孩子。”赫耳墨斯拍了拍他的肩膀。

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" I can keep you safe, and also show you off in public."

"我可以保证你的安全，还能当众炫耀你。"

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" Okay," Julia said." But listen, I've been thinking about that time passage we came through

"好吧，"茱莉亚说，"不过听我说，我一直在想我们穿过的那条时空通道。

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It sounds like it could easily close up again. Could we end up trapped here forever?"

听起来它很容易再次关闭。我们会不会永远困在这里？"

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" Forever?" Brody echoed. He didn't like the sound of that

"永远？"布罗迪重复道。他可不想那样。

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Ancient Greece was pretty cool so far — he was looking forward to competing in the Games

到目前为止古希腊还挺酷的——他很期待参加运动会。

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But he already missed TV and video games and playing football

但他已经开始想念电视、电子游戏和踢足球了。

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" You don't need to worry about the time passage," Hermes said

"你们不用担心时空通道，"赫耳墨斯说。

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" Caerus assures me the passage should remain stable at least through the Games

"凯罗斯向我保证，通道至少在运动会期间会保持稳定。

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After that, you're welcome to return home."

之后，欢迎你们回家。"

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" Do you promise?" Julia asked." You'll let us go right after the Games?"

"你保证？"茱莉亚问。"运动会一结束就让我们走？"

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" Of course." Hermes shrugged." Now come to the agora."

“当然。”赫耳墨斯耸耸肩。“现在来广场吧。”

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The agora was Olympia's central square. Dozens of merchants and farmers were there selling goods like honey, fish, silk, and gems

广场是奥林匹亚的中心广场。几十个商人和农民在那里出售蜂蜜、鱼、丝绸和宝石等商品。

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People and gods wandered around shopping and chatting

人和神四处漫步，一边购物一边聊天。

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" Is Zeus here?" Julia asked Hermes

“宙斯在这里吗？”茱莉亚问赫耳墨斯。

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" I don't see him. But look." Hermes pointed to someone in the distance

“我没看见他。但看。”赫耳墨斯指向远处的某人。

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" There's his lovely wife. Let's go and say hello."

“那是他可爱的妻子。我们去打个招呼吧。”

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" Zeus has a wife?" Brody asked Julia

“宙斯有妻子吗？”布罗迪问茱莉亚。

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She gave him a scornful look." Didn't you pay attention in social studies?

她轻蔑地看了他一眼。“你上社会课时没注意听讲吗？

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Zeus' wife is Hera. She's a very powerful goddess."

宙斯的妻子是赫拉。她是一位非常强大的女神。”

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" And a very scary one," Markos whispered

“而且非常吓人，”马科斯低声说。

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" Be careful not to say anything that might insult her."

“小心别说任何可能冒犯她的话。”

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Hera was a tall, stately woman with a sharp chin and even sharper black eyes

赫拉是一位高大威严的女人，下巴尖尖的，黑色的眼睛更加锐利。

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" Greetings, Hermes. Who are these young mortals?"

“你好，赫耳墨斯。这些年轻的凡人是谁？”

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Hermes yanked Brody forward." I'm pleased to introduce my champion for the Games

赫耳墨斯一把将布罗迪拉到前面。“我很高兴介绍我这次运动会的冠军。

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Say hello to the queen of the gods, Brody."

向众神的女王问好，布罗迪。”

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" Hi," Brody said." Nice to meet you."

“嗨，”布罗迪说，“很高兴认识你。”

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" Brody...," Hera repeated." What sort of name is that? It doesn't sound Greek to me."

“布罗迪……”赫拉重复道，“那是什么名字？我听着不像希腊名字。”

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Hermes squeezed Brody's shoulder to stop him from responding

赫耳墨斯捏了捏布罗迪的肩膀，不让他回应。

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" Perhaps it does not sound Greek," Hermes said quickly

“也许听起来不像希腊名字，”赫耳墨斯赶紧说。

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" But as you can hear, the boy speaks Greek as well as you and I do."

“但你也听到了，这孩子的希腊语说得和你我一样好。”

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" Hmm." Hera stared at Brody, her eyes suspicious

“嗯。”赫拉盯着布罗迪，眼神中满是怀疑。

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" So, Hera," Hermes said innocently," I hear Zeus has found himself another impressive champion

“话说，赫拉，”赫耳墨斯一脸无辜地说道，“听说宙斯又给自己找了位厉害的冠军。

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Do you know whether this mortal hero has yet arrived in Olympia?"

你知道那位凡人英雄到奥林匹亚了没？”

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Hera stiffened." I have better things to do than keep track of Zeus' business."

赫拉身体一僵。“我有比关心宙斯的闲事更重要的事要做。”

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" Of course you do." Hermes smiled." Still, you must be as curious as the rest of us. What's the fellow's name again? Alexandros?"

“那是当然。”赫耳墨斯笑了。“不过，你肯定也和我们一样好奇。那家伙叫什么来着？亚历山德罗斯？”

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" Alcides," another goddess said, walking over to join them." Zeus' hero is named Alcides."

“阿尔喀得斯，”另一位女神说着，走了过来。“宙斯的英雄名叫阿尔喀得斯。”

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" Greetings, Athena." Hermes bowed, and Hera nodded coolly

“向你致意，雅典娜。”赫耳墨斯鞠了一躬，赫拉则冷淡地点了点头。

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" Athena?" Julia whispered, elbowing Brody." Wow! She's the goddess of wisdom. She was always my favorite goddess."

“雅典娜？”茱莉亚小声说道，用胳膊肘碰了碰布罗迪。“哇！她是智慧女神。她一直是我最喜欢的女神。”

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" You're such a nerd!" he said, laughing

“你真是个书呆子！”他笑着说。

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The gods were all exchanging rumors about Alcides

众神都在交换着关于阿尔喀得斯的传言。

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" He's said to be the strongest mortal of his generation," Hermes told Athena

“都说他是他那一代人里最强壮的凡人。”赫耳墨斯对雅典娜说。

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" It's hard to know what is true," Athena replied. She sounded disapproving

“真假可难说。”雅典娜答道，听起来不太认可。

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" I'm afraid you all exaggerate your heroes' abilities so greatly

“恐怕你们把自家英雄的本事都吹得太离谱了。

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The Games are meant to be an honest contest," she went on

奥运会本该是诚实的竞赛。”她接着说道，

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" Not some silly competition full of deception and cheating."

“而不是什么充满诡计和舞弊的愚蠢比赛。”

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" Don't be a spoilsport, Athena," Hermes said

“别扫兴嘛，雅典娜。”赫耳墨斯说，

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" Our gossip and mischief are just good fun. And I will have even more fun when my champion defeats Zeus' hero!"

“我们八卦捣蛋不过是图个乐子。等我的冠军打败了宙斯的英雄，我会更开心的！”

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Brody grinned." Don't worry, I'll do it," he bragged

布罗迪咧嘴一笑：“放心，包在我身上。”他吹嘘道。

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Hermes clapped him on the back." That's the spirit, boy!"

赫耳墨斯拍了拍他的背：“就是这个气势，好小子！”

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Hera eyed Brody with scorn." We'll see about that

赫拉轻蔑地看着布罗迪：“咱们走着瞧。

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If you'll excuse me, I have things to do."

“请恕我失陪，我还有事要忙。”

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She stalked off. Athena wandered away too

她大步走开了。雅典娜也漫步离去。

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As soon as the goddesses were gone, two more gods rushed over

两位女神一走，另外两位神祇就急匆匆地走了过来。

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One was a muscular young man with wavy dark hair and mischievous golden eyes

一位是肌肉发达的年轻男子，卷曲的黑发，一对淘气的金色眼眸。

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The other was a pretty young woman with a bow slung over one slim shoulder

另一位是位美丽的女郎，纤细的肩头挎着一张弓。

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She had the same wild, dark hair and golden eyes as the young man

她和那年轻男子一样，有着狂野的黑发和金色的眼眸。

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" Apollo, Artemis," Hermes greeted them." How are you, my friends?"

“阿波罗，阿尔忒弥斯，”赫耳墨斯向他们打招呼。“朋友们，你们好吗？”

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" We heard you found your champion," Artemis said, staring curiously at Brody." Why, he's very impressive."

“我们听说你找到了你的冠军，”阿尔忒弥斯说着，好奇地打量着布罗迪。“哎呀，他可真了不起。”

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" Thanks." Brody puffed up his chest

“谢谢。”布罗迪挺起了胸膛。

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" Hera seemed impressed too," Hermes said." Though I suspect she's much more concerned about Zeus' champion."

“赫拉似乎也挺有印象的，”赫耳墨斯说。“不过我猜她更在意宙斯的冠军。”

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" Ah, the mighty Alcides," Apollo said with a laugh." Have you seen him yet?"

“啊，那个强大的阿尔喀得斯，”阿波罗笑着说。“你们见过他了吗？”

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" No one has seen him yet," Artemis said

“还没人见过他呢，”阿尔忒弥斯说。

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" According to the rumors, Zeus is keeping him hidden in the hills until Zeus is ready to present him."

“据传言说，宙斯把他藏在山里，直到宙斯准备好展示他为止。”

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Hermes smirked." You know Zeus. He likes to make a dramatic entrance."

赫耳墨斯得意地笑了。“你了解宙斯的。他就喜欢搞戏剧性的登场。”

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" Yes," Apollo agreed." He also must know that everyone will be looking for ways to beat him in the Games."

“是啊，”阿波罗赞同道。“他肯定也知道，大家都会在运动会上想办法打败他。”

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Brody spoke up." Don't worry, I'll beat his hero

布罗迪插话了。“别担心，我会打败他的英雄的。

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I scored more touchdowns last season than anyone in the history of my middle school!"

我上个赛季达阵得分次数，比我那所中学历史上任何人都多！”

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The gods stared at him, looking amused and puzzled

众神盯着他，觉得既好笑又困惑。

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Then Hermes chuckled." Perhaps the boy is right," he said

然后赫耳墨斯轻声笑了。“也许这孩子说得对，”他说。

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" Perhaps Zeus failed to find a suitable hero this time

“也许宙斯这次没能找到合适的英雄。

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That could be another reason Zeus is keeping Alcides hidden."

这可能是宙斯把阿尔喀得斯藏起来的另一个原因。”

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" Perhaps." Artemis sounded doubtful

“也许吧。”阿尔忒弥斯听起来很怀疑。

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" But I won't believe it until I see you and your champion setting off on the victory tour of Greece after the Games."

“不过，除非我看到你和你的冠军在运动会后踏上环希腊胜利巡礼，否则我是不会信的。”