007 恶作剧

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" Look out!" someone yelled

"小心！" 有人喊道。

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The voice sounded like Julia's, but Brody wasn't sure

声音像是朱莉娅的，但布罗迪不确定。

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He couldn't take his eyes off the huge snake flying toward his face

他无法将目光从飞向自己脸庞的那条巨蛇身上移开。

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Its mouth was wide open, and its fangs looked huge and razor-sharp

它的嘴大张着，毒牙看起来又大又锋利。

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A sickly yellow liquid dripped from the pointy ends

一种病态的黄色液体从尖牙末端滴落。

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Beside Brody, Apollo's champion stood frozen in place, staring at the snakes with a terrified look on his face

布罗迪身旁，阿波罗的冠军僵在原地，满脸恐惧地盯着那些蛇。

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Brody wasn't afraid of snakes. He'd even kept one as a pet for a while until he'd forgotten to put the lid back on the tank and it had escaped

布罗迪不怕蛇。他甚至养过一条当宠物，直到他忘记盖好水箱盖子，蛇逃走了。

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But he didn't like the look of these snakes

但他不喜欢这些蛇的样子。

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Especially with that stuff dripping from the fangs

尤其是毒牙上滴着那种东西。

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" Duck!" he yelled, leaping sideways and tackling the other athlete, who was still just standing there like a dope

"快趴下！" 他喊道，向侧面一跃，扑倒了那个还傻站着的运动员。

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Both boys tumbled to the ground. The snakes flew over them, hissing loudly

两个男孩都摔倒在地。蛇从他们头顶飞过，嘶嘶作响。

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Then came the sound of loud, cackling laughter

然后传来响亮的咯咯笑声。

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As he sat up, Brody saw Ares striding toward them

布罗迪坐起来时，看到阿瑞斯大步朝他们走来。

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" It seems you did find a good champion, Hermes!" Ares declared

“看来你确实找到了一个好冠军，赫尔墨斯！”阿瑞斯宣称。

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" You're quick, boy." He bent down and clapped Brody on the back so hard that Brody almost fell over again

“你反应很快，小子。”他弯下腰，用力拍了拍布罗迪的后背，拍得布罗迪差点又摔倒了。

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Brody stared at him for a second and then laughed

布罗迪盯着他看了一秒，然后笑了。

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" Thanks, dude," he said." That snake thing was cool. Can all you gods do stuff like that?"

“谢了，老兄，”他说，“那个蛇的把戏挺酷的。你们所有的神都能做那样的事吗？”

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By then Hermes and Apollo had run over to the boys, along with Julia and Markos

这时，赫尔墨斯和阿波罗，还有朱莉娅和马科斯，都跑到了男孩们身边。

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" Are you all right, Brody?" Markos asked, his face pale and anxious." That was close!"

“你没事吧，布罗迪？”马科斯问道，脸色苍白，神情焦急。“刚才好险！”

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" Yes." Hermes scowled at Ares." A little too close."

“没事。”赫尔墨斯对阿瑞斯皱起眉头。“有点太险了。”

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" I'm fine." Brody jumped to his feet." No big deal. It was just a joke."

“我没事。”布罗迪跳起来。“没什么大不了的。只是个玩笑。”

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" A joke that could have killed you," Julia said." I'm guessing those snakes are venomous."

“一个可能会要了你命的玩笑，”茱莉亚说。“我猜那些蛇是有毒的。”

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" Oh, they are," Ares said with a smirk." Extremely venomous."

“哦，它们是有毒，”阿瑞斯得意地笑着说。“毒性极强。”

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Brody shrugged." Okay. But they didn't bite us. Like I said, no big deal."

布罗迪耸耸肩。“好吧。但它们没咬我们。就像我说的，没什么大不了的。”

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Apollo was glaring at Ares too." It might be a big deal if it happens again," he snapped

阿波罗也瞪着阿瑞斯。“如果再来一次，那可就是大事了，”他厉声说道。

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" Is that a threat, sun god?" Suddenly Ares' smile disappeared

“这是威胁吗，太阳神？”阿瑞斯的笑容突然消失了。

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He clenched his fists and stuck his face in the other god's face

他握紧拳头，把脸凑到对方眼前。

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" I don't make threats," Apollo retorted, his eyes flashing with fury." I take action."

“我不威胁人，”阿波罗反驳道，眼中闪着怒火。“我直接行动。”

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" Boys, boys." Artemis strolled over, looking amused by the gods' bickering

“男孩们，男孩们。”阿尔忒弥斯悠闲地走过来，看着两位神争吵觉得好笑。

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" You're taking this far too seriously," she said

“你们把这事看得太严重了，”她说。

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" Shouldn't we all be saving our best tricks for Zeus' champion?"

“我们难道不应该都把最好的绝招留给宙斯的冠军吗？”

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" Don't tell me what to do, sister," Apollo muttered

“别对我指手画脚，妹妹，”阿波罗咕哝道。

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But he took a step back from Ares and looked less angry

但他从阿瑞斯面前退了一步，看起来没那么生气了。

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As the gods continued bickering with each other, Julia pulled Brody away

众神继续争吵时，茱莉亚把布罗迪拉到一边。

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" No matter what the gods say, Alcides obviously isn't their only target," she whispered

“不管众神怎么说，阿尔喀得斯显然不是他们唯一的目标，”她低声说。

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" Markos told me the gods constantly try to sabotage each others' champions

“马科斯告诉我，众神经常互相破坏对方的冠军。

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Now are you ready to escape? It's not exactly safe for you."

现在你准备好逃走了吗？这里对你来说不太安全。”

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Brody shook off her hand." Don't be such a wimp," he said

布罗迪甩开她的手。“别这么胆小，”他说。

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" Like I said, it was just a prank. My teammates and I do stuff like that all the time in the locker room."

“我说了，那只是个恶作剧。我和队友们在更衣室里经常这么玩。”

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" You throw deadly reptiles at each other?" Julia said sarcastically

“你们互相扔致命的爬行动物？”茱莉亚讽刺地说。

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Brody shrugged." Why is she making such a big deal about this?" he thought. He could handle a few pranks

布罗迪耸耸肩。“她干嘛这么大惊小怪的？”他想。不过是几个恶作剧而已，他能应付。

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If he couldn't handle them, he'd never survive being on the football team back home!

要是连这都应付不了，他还怎么在老家那边的橄榄球队混啊！

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Hermes hurried over, still looking annoyed." Back to work, boy," he told Brody

赫尔墨斯匆匆走来，脸上还带着怒气。“回去训练，小子，”他对布罗迪说。

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" We must show Ares that his ridiculous stunt hasn't rattled you. Grab another javelin and let's try again."

“我们得让阿瑞斯看看，他那无聊的把戏根本没让你慌了神。再拿根标枪，我们重新来过。”

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Hermes worked Brody hard for the next couple of hours

接下来的几个小时，赫尔墨斯对布罗迪的训练非常严苛。

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Finally, after a particularly fast sprint, Hermes smiled

终于，在一次特别快的冲刺之后，赫尔墨斯露出了笑容。

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" Well done," he said." That's enough for today. I have other business to attend to

“做得好，”他说。“今天就到这里吧。我还有别的事要处理。

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Go wash up, and then Markos will take you home."

去洗洗，然后马可斯会送你回家。”

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Markos pointed Brody toward a bathing chamber nearby

马可斯指了指附近的一间浴室让布罗迪去。

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Brody was dismayed to find only a bare room with a mosaic floor, a stone tub, and no warm water at all

布罗迪失望地发现，那里只有一个空荡荡的房间，铺着马赛克地板，放着一个石缸，而且完全没有热水。

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Still, it was a very hot day, and the cool water felt pretty good

不过，那天天气很热，凉水冲在身上感觉还真不错。

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He rinsed off the sweat and wrapped a towel around himself

他冲掉汗水，拿条毛巾裹住自己。

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As he reached for his grungy chiton, the door opened

当他伸手去拿他那件脏兮兮的束腰长衣时，门开了。

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" Excuse me!" Brody started to call out a warning

“有人！”布罗迪正要出声提醒。

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" I'm — oh!" Brody gulped as Aphrodite slipped into the room

“我——哦！”当阿佛洛狄忒溜进房间时，布罗迪倒吸了一口气。

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" Greetings, Brody," the goddess of beauty purred

“你好啊，布罗迪。”美神柔声说道。

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" I was very impressed with your training today."

“你今天训练的表现，给我留下了很深的印象。”

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" You... you were?" Brody said. His face flushed

“你……你看到了？”布罗迪说。他的脸一下子红了。

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" I didn't even know you were watching."

“我都不知道你在看。”

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Smiling, she came closer." Oh, I was watching," she said

她微笑着走得更近。“哦，我一直在看，”她说。

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" Would you do me the honor of taking a stroll with me and explaining how you came to be so fast and strong?"

“你愿意赏光和我一起散散步，说说你是怎么变得这么快、这么强壮的吗？”

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" Sure!" Brody blurted out." I mean, yeah, that sounds cool. Whatever."

“当然！”布罗迪脱口而出。“我是说，好啊，听起来不错。随便啦。”

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" Wonderful." Aphrodite beamed at him. Then she pulled something from behind her back

“太好了。”阿佛洛狄忒对他灿烂一笑。然后，她从身后拿出了一样东西。

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" Here's a fresh chiton. Why don't you put it on? I'll wait for you outside."

“这是一件新长袍。你为什么不穿上呢？我在外面等你。”

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" Uh, thanks." Brody took the garment, hardly believing that this was happening

“呃，谢了。”布罗迪接过衣服，简直不敢相信会发生这种事。

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Back home, he'd never even had a girlfriend yet

在家乡的时候，他可是连个女朋友都还没有交过。

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But here in ancient Greece, an actual goddess was practically throwing herself at him!

但在这古希腊，一位真正的女神几乎是要对他投怀送抱了！

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Being an Olympic athlete was even more awesome than Brody had expected

当个奥林匹克运动员，比布罗迪预想的还要棒。

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" Don't be long, mortal champion," Aphrodite said with a wink

“别让我等太久哦，凡人冠军。”阿佛洛狄忒眨了眨眼说。

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" I'm really looking forward to our stroll."

“我真的很期待我们的散步。”

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As she headed for the door, it opened again. This time Athena looked in

当她朝门口走去时，门又开了。这次是雅典娜往里看。

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" There you are," Athena said to Aphrodite." I've been looking for you. I heard that you and Hera were seen — "

“原来你在这儿。”雅典娜对阿佛洛狄忒说。“我一直在找你。我听说有人看见你和赫拉——”

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Her gray eyes suddenly went wide." Drop that garment, boy!" she commanded

她的灰色眼睛突然睁大了。“把那件衣服扔掉，孩子！”她命令道。

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" Huh?" Brody said." Why?"

“啊？”布罗迪说。“为什么？”

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Athena reached him in three long strides and snatched the chiton out of his hands

雅典娜三大步走到他跟前，一把从他手里夺过那件长袍。

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" I said drop it!" she shouted." It's poisoned!"

“我说扔掉！”她喊道。“它有毒！”