016 沉重打击

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" Why aren't we going to the hippodrome?" Julia asked Hermes as the group entered the gymnasium the next day

“我们为什么不去竞技场？”第二天，当一行人进入体育馆时，朱莉娅问赫耳墨斯。

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" I thought you'd want Brody to work on his chariot driving some more."

“我以为你会想让布罗迪多练练战车驾驶。”

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" That can wait," Hermes replied." I've had enough of watching chariot driving for a while

“那个可以等等，”赫耳墨斯回答，“我暂时看够战车驾驶了。”

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Besides, if I ask Poseidon to borrow his horses again so soon, he'll think I'm worried about Brody's chances in the event."

再说，如果我这么快又去向波塞冬借马，他会以为我担心布罗迪的比赛胜算。”

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Julia didn't respond. She was pretty sure Poseidon had already figured out that Brody wasn't an expert chariot driver!

朱莉娅没回应。她相当肯定波塞冬早就看出来布罗迪不是个战车驾驶行家！

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Athena and her champion spotted Hermes and Brody and came over

雅典娜和她的冠军看到赫耳墨斯和布罗迪，便走了过来。

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" My champion is training for the hoplitodromos," Athena told Hermes

“我的冠军正在训练重装步兵赛跑，”雅典娜告诉赫耳墨斯。

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" We've reached the point where he would benefit from running against an opponent. Can we train with you?"

“他已经到了和有对手竞争才能进一步获益的阶段。我们可以和你们一起训练吗？”

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" The hoplitodromos." Hermes snapped his fingers." I knew there was something I meant to do today!"

“重装步兵赛跑。”赫耳墨斯打了个响指。“我就知道今天打算要做件事！”

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" The hoplitodromos," Julia said to Markos." That's the race where the runners have to wear armor, right?"

“重装步兵赛跑，”朱莉娅对马科斯说，“就是选手必须穿盔甲跑的那个比赛，对吧？”

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" Yes," Markos said." It's quite a test of an athlete's strength and endurance."

“是的，”马科斯说，“这对运动员的力量和耐力可是个不小的考验。”

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Julia watched as Hermes snapped his fingers again and a pile of metal armor fell out of the sky with a clang

朱莉娅看着赫尔墨斯再次打了个响指，一堆金属盔甲哐当一声从天而降。

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It was so loud that it startled Ares, who instantly turned into a huge, growling dog

响声太大，把阿瑞斯吓了一跳，他瞬间变成了一只咆哮的大狗。

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" Sorry, my friend," Hermes called out with a smirk." I didn't mean to scare you."

“抱歉，我的朋友，”赫尔墨斯带着一丝坏笑喊道，“我不是故意要吓你的。”

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Ares returned to his normal form and scowled at Hermes

阿瑞斯变回原形，朝赫尔墨斯怒目而视。

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" You didn't scare me, messenger," he snapped." You merely distracted me!"

“你没吓到我，信使，”他厉声说道，“你只是让我分心了！”

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Julia watched Ares grab his champion and drag him off toward the javelin area

朱莉娅看着阿瑞斯抓住他的冠军，把他往标枪场地那边拖去。

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She was glad to see the war god go

看到战争之神离开，她很高兴。

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After his trick with the javelins, Ares made Julia nervous when he was close

自从他用标枪耍了花招之后，阿瑞斯一靠近，朱莉娅就紧张。

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" I guess it's a good thing Brody gets to practice with Athena's champion," Julia said

“我想布罗迪能和雅典娜的冠军一起练习是件好事。”朱莉娅说。

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" Athena probably won't turn Brody's shield into a hungry wolf or something."

“雅典娜大概不会把布罗迪的盾牌变成一头饿狼之类的。”

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Markos chuckled." True. It's too bad we can't say the same for most of the other gods

马科斯轻声一笑。“没错。可惜对大多数其他神，我们就不能这么说了。

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I hear they're already coming up with ways to sabotage Alcides as soon as he arrives."

我听说他们已经在盘算着阿尔喀得斯一到就使坏。”

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Julia noticed Hermes staring at them

朱莉娅注意到赫尔墨斯正盯着他们。

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" Well?" the god said." Are you just going to sit there, or are you going to help my champion get ready?"

“怎么？”神说道。“你们就只坐着，还是打算来帮我的冠军穿戴好？”

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" Sorry, Hermes." Markos scurried over to Brody

“抱歉，赫尔墨斯。”马科斯赶忙小跑到布罗迪身边。

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Julia went to help too. The armor consisted of a metal helmet, a large wooden shield covered in bronze, and a pair of metal leg coverings

朱莉娅也上前帮忙。这套盔甲包括一顶金属头盔、一面覆着青铜的大木盾，以及一对金属护腿。

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She picked up the helmet and almost dropped it

她拿起头盔，差点儿没拿住。

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" Wow," she said." This stuff is heavy!"

“哇，”她说。“这东西真重！”

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" No kidding." Brody put on one of the leg coverings

“可不是。”布罗迪戴上了一条护腿。

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" This gear is a lot heavier than my football pads

“这套盔甲比我橄榄球的护具重多了。

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It's not going to be easy to run in all this stuff."

穿着这身东西跑步可不容易。”

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" Don't forget this." Markos picked up the shield

“别忘了这个。”马科斯一把拿起盾牌。

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" Be careful not to drop it while you're running, or you'll have to stop and retrieve it. That will slow you down."

“跑步时小心别掉了，不然你还得停下来捡。那会拖慢你的。”

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" Okay. Hold the shield while I put on my helmet."

“好的。帮我拿着盾牌，我戴头盔。”

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Brody adjusted the metal helmet on his head. Then he took the shield from Markos

布罗迪把金属头盔在头上调了调。接着他从马科斯手里接过盾牌。

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" Ready, boy?" Hermes stepped forward, looking impatient." Athena's champion is waiting."

“准备好了吗，小子？”赫尔墨斯走上前，一脸不耐烦。“雅典娜的冠军在等着了。”

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" I'm ready." Brody took a few steps toward the other athlete. His armor clanked with every step

“我准备好了。”布罗迪朝另一位选手走了几步。他的盔甲每走一步都哐当作响。

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As soon as Brody neared Athena's champion, the goddess waved her hand." Go!"

布罗迪刚一走近雅典娜的冠军，女神便一挥手。“跑！”

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Athena's champion started running

雅典娜的冠军拔腿就跑。

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Brody looked startled." Hey!" he exclaimed." I wasn't ready!"

布罗迪吓了一跳。“嘿！”他喊道，“我还没准备好！”

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He lurched forward. The armor on one of his legs caught on the armor on the other leg

他向前一踉跄，一条腿上的盔甲缠住了另一条腿的盔甲。

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" Brody, look out!" Julia cried

“布罗迪，小心！”朱莉娅喊道。

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It was too late. Brody tripped and fell

太迟了。布罗迪绊了一跤，摔倒了。

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His shield went flying as he hit the ground with a clank and a loud " oof!"

他的盾牌飞了出去，他摔在地上，发出哐当一声和重重的“哎哟！”

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" Stop!" Athena called to her champion." We need to start over."

“停下！”雅典娜对她的冠军喊道，“我们得重新来。”

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Julia and Markos ran over to help Brody to his feet

朱莉娅和马科斯跑过去，扶布罗迪站起来。

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" Are you all right?" Markos asked." Did you hurt yourself?"

“你还好吗？”马科斯问，“有没有伤到？”

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" I don't think so." Brody took a few steps and then made a face

“应该没有。”布罗迪走了几步，然后做了个鬼脸。

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" But this is ridiculous. How am I supposed to run like this? Especially here, in this crowded space."

“但这太荒唐了。穿着这个怎么跑？尤其是在这儿，这么挤的地方。”

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Julia was surprised. She'd never heard Brody express doubt before

朱莉娅很惊讶，她以前从未听布罗迪表达过怀疑。

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Usually he acted so confident — too confident!

通常他表现得那么自信——太自信了！

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Then he looked over at her." Sorry," he said

然后他看向她。“对不起，”他说。

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" I mean, I know you're counting on me to get us home. I just hope I can really do it."

“我是说，我知道你指望着我能带大家回家，我只希望自己真能做到。”

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" You will," Julia said." You can do this, Brody

“你会的，”朱莉娅说，“你能做到，布罗迪。

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You learned how to throw the javelin and the discus, remember?"

你学会了投掷标枪和铁饼，记得吗？”

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" That's different." Brody frowned and kicked at the shield on the ground

“那不一样。”布罗迪皱着眉头，踢了踢地上的盾牌。

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" It will be easier when you're running in the Olympic stadium," Julia said

“等你在奥林匹克体育场里跑步时，就容易多了，”朱莉娅说。

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" For now, you just have to focus, and you'll be fine. You have lots of natural athletic ability."

“现在，你只要集中注意力就行，会没事的。你有很强的运动天赋。”

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" Do you really think so?" Brody blinked at her. Then slowly he smiled

“你真的这么想？”布罗迪朝她眨眨眼，然后慢慢露出了微笑。

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" Maybe you're right. I'm the best football player on my team. Coach says I can do anything!"

“也许你是对的。我是我们队里最好的足球运动员，教练说我什么都做得到！”

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He grabbed his shield again. By then Athena's champion had returned to the starting line

他重新抓起盾牌，这时雅典娜的冠军已经回到了起跑线。

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" Ready, boy?" Hermes asked

“准备好了吗，小子？”赫尔墨斯问。

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Brody smacked his shield with his free hand, making it clang." Ready!" he cried

布罗迪用空着的手拍了拍盾牌，发出当啷声。“准备好了！”他喊道。

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" Do you really think he can do this?" Markos asked Julia quietly as the two athletes lined up again

“你真觉得他能行？”两位选手再次站好时，马科斯轻声问朱莉娅。

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Julia shrugged." I guess we're about to find out."

朱莉娅耸耸肩。“我想我们很快就会知道了。”

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" Go!" Athena said

“跑！”雅典娜说。

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This time Brody and the other champion leaped forward together

这次，布罗迪和另一位冠军一起向前冲了出去。

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After a few steps, Athena's champion pulled ahead

几步之后，雅典娜的冠军领先了。

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" Go, Brody!" Julia yelled." You can do it!"

“加油，布罗迪！”朱莉娅大喊道，“你能做到的！”

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After another few steps, Brody surged forward, catching up to, and then passing, the other runner

又跑了几步，布罗迪猛地加速，追上并超过了另一位奔跑的选手。

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" Why is he holding his shield like that?" Markos asked." He's cradling it like a baby."

“他为什么那样拿盾牌？”马科斯问，“像抱婴儿一样抱着。”

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For a second Julia couldn't figure it out either. Then she realized what Brody was doing

朱莉娅也愣了一下，然后她明白了布罗迪在做什么。

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" He's pretending it's a football!" she said with a smile." That probably makes him feel more confident."

“他把它当成足球了！”她笑着说，“这样大概能让他感觉更自信。”

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Hermes' cheers suddenly filled the air. Julia cheered too as Brody crossed the line well ahead of the other runner. He'd done it!

赫尔墨斯的欢呼声顿时响彻四周。朱莉娅也欢呼起来，布罗迪远远领先另一位选手冲过了线。他做到了！