028 与赫拉克勒斯为伴

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Julia felt as if she were living in a story from her social studies textbook. Heracles' strength was amazing

茱莉亚觉得自己仿佛活在历史课本的故事里一般。赫拉克勒斯的力量真是惊人。

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No wonder everyone was still talking about him thousands of years later

难怪几千年后大家仍在讲述他的事迹。

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Finally she couldn't hold her feelings in any longer

她终于再也按捺不住内心的激动。

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" Wow," she blurted out." I can't believe I'm sitting here with the real, live hero Heracles!"

“哇，”她脱口而出，“我真不敢相信，我居然和真正的、活生生的英雄赫拉克勒斯坐在一起！”

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Heracles looked surprised." What do you mean?"

赫拉克勒斯一脸惊讶：“你这话是什么意思？”

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Iphicles rolled his eyes." What do you think she means, brother? Everyone in Greece wants to meet you

伊菲克勒斯翻了个白眼：“你以为她是什么意思，哥哥？全希腊的人都想见你。

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Thanks to Zeus' bragging, you're nearly as famous as the king of the gods himself."

多亏了宙斯到处夸耀，你都快和众神之王本人一样出名了。”

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" It's not that," Julia said, blushing." It's just, I've heard so many of the Greek myths..."

“不是那样的，”茱莉亚红着脸说，“只是，我听过太多希腊神话故事了……”

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She realized she was babbling, but she couldn't stop." And you know..."

她意识到自己有些语无伦次，但就是停不下来。“而且你知道……”

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" Myths?" Heracles looked puzzled." About me?"

“神话故事？”赫拉克勒斯一脸困惑，“关于我的？”

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" Trust me, someday you'll perform great feats," Julia replied

“相信我，总有一天你会成就伟大功绩的。”朱莉娅回答。

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" You'll be one of the most famous heroes ever."

“你会成为有史以来最著名的英雄之一。”

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Iphicles frowned at Julia." It's bad enough that Zeus keeps filling Alcides' head with dreams of glory

伊菲克勒斯对朱莉娅皱起了眉头。“宙斯不停地往阿尔喀德斯脑袋里灌输荣耀之梦已经够糟了。

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You don't have to make up even wilder tales."

你不必再编造些更离谱的故事。”

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Julia felt annoyed by his challenging tone. She didn't notice that Brody was also frowning at her

朱莉娅被他挑衅的语气惹恼了。她没有注意到布罗迪也在对她皱眉头。

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" I'm not making up anything," she snapped." It's all true."

“我没有在编故事，”她厉声说道，“这都是真的。”

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" How could you possibly know that?" Iphicles shot back

“你怎么可能知道这些？”伊菲克勒斯立刻反问。

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" Because we come from the future!" Julia retorted

“因为我们来自未来！”朱莉娅反驳道。

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Then she gulped, realizing she'd said too much." Um, I mean..."

然后她倒吸一口气，意识到自己说漏了嘴。“呃，我的意思是……”

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Heracles looked stunned." The future? You are oracles?"

赫拉克勒斯看起来目瞪口呆。“未来？你们是预言家吗？”

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" Not exactly." Julia finally noticed that Brody was making faces at her

“不完全是。”朱莉娅终于注意到布罗迪在朝她挤眉弄眼。

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But it was too late to take back her words

但话已出口，为时已晚。

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She took a deep breath." Uh, you know Hermes' friend Caerus? I believe he's the god of time?"

她深吸一口气。“呃，你们知道赫耳墨斯的朋友卡厄洛斯吗？我想他是时间之神？”

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" He's the god of opportunity and favorable moments," Iphicles said

“他是机遇与良机之神。”伊菲克勒斯说。

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" I suppose he has something to do with time as well. What of him?"

“我认为他和时间也有点关系。他怎么了？”

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Markos spoke up." He created a crack in his temple

马科斯开口了。“他在自己的神庙里造了一道裂缝。

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He used the crack to bring Brody here from the future."

他用那道裂缝把布罗迪从未来带到了这里。”

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" Yeah," Brody put in." Hermes wanted me to be his champion. And Julia came along by accident."

“对，”布罗迪插话道，“赫耳墨斯想让我当他的冠军。朱莉娅是意外跟着来的。”

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It took a little more explaining, but eventually Heracles and Iphicles seemed to believe their tale

又解释了一会儿，但最终，赫拉克勒斯和伊菲克勒斯似乎相信了他们的故事。

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" So I will be a hero?" Heracles asked thoughtfully." That's good

“所以我会成为一名英雄？”赫拉克勒斯若有所思地问。“那挺好的。

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I was beginning to think I might not even survive these Games."

我都开始觉得我可能连这些运动会都活不过去了。”

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Julia chuckled." You'll survive. And you'll defeat horrible monsters and achieve great feats of strength."

朱莉娅轻声笑了笑。“你会活下来的。而且你还会打败可怕的怪物，完成伟大的力量壮举。”

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" Good." Heracles nodded." What else? Will I marry and have children?"

“太好了。”赫拉克勒斯点点头。“还有呢？我会结婚生子吗？”

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Julia hesitated. She didn't remember all the details of Heracles' personal life, but some of what she remembered wasn't very good

朱莉娅犹豫了。她不记得赫拉克勒斯个人生活的所有细节，但她记得的那部分内容并不怎么好。

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" Uh, I think so," she said

“呃，我想会的，”她说。

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" What about me?" Iphicles' dark eyes were sharp and eager

“那我呢？” 伊菲克勒斯乌黑的眼睛敏锐而热切。

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" Will I be famous as well? Perhaps for feats of horsemanship?"

“我也会出名吗？或许是因为卓越的骑术？”

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Julia gulped. She'd barely remembered that Heracles had a brother, and she had no idea what became of him

朱莉娅咽了口唾沫。她几乎不记得赫拉克勒斯有个兄弟，更不知道他后来怎么样了。

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" Er, you like horses?" she asked, hoping to change the subject

“呃，你喜欢马？”她问道，希望能转移话题。

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" Iphicles is the finest hand with horses this side of Sparta," Heracles said proudly. He clapped Iphicles on the back

“伊菲克勒斯是斯巴达这边最厉害的驯马好手，”赫拉克勒斯骄傲地说。他拍了拍伊菲克勒斯的背。

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But Iphicles was still staring at Julia." Well? What happens to me?"

但伊菲克勒斯仍盯着朱莉娅。“然后呢？我后来怎么样了？”

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Julia thought about making up a story, but she could tell that Iphicles was smart. He probably wouldn't fall for a lie

朱莉娅想编个故事，但她看得出伊菲克勒斯很聪明。他大概不会轻信谎言。

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" I don't know," she admitted." I'm sorry. I'm sure you will have a fantastic life, though

“我不知道。”她承认道。“抱歉。但我相信你一定会过得很精彩。”

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I mean, you're Heracles' brother, right? That's pretty awesome."

毕竟，你是赫拉克勒斯的兄弟，对吧？这已经很了不起了。”

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Iphicles frowned and turned away without a word

伊菲克勒斯皱起眉头，一言不发地转过身去。

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Heracles shot him a worried look." Never mind the distant future," he said

赫拉克勒斯担忧地看了他一眼。“别管遥远的将来了，”他说。

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" Right now I'm supposed to be training, and so are you, Brody. Should we practice together for the Games?"

“眼下我该去训练，你也是，布罗迪。我们要不要一起为运动会练习？”

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" I guess we could do that," Brody said, sounding a little uncertain

“我想我们可以这样。”布罗迪语气有点不太确定地说。

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" Good." Heracles smiled at Julia and Markos

“好。”赫拉克勒斯对朱莉娅和马科斯笑了笑。

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" You can join in too, if you like. It'll be fun."

“如果你们愿意，也可以一起加入。会很好玩的。”

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They started with a running race. At first Iphicles was going to sit out, but Heracles talked him into joining in

他们从跑步比赛开始。起初伊菲克勒斯打算旁观，但赫拉克勒斯说服了他一起参加。

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" Ready... go!" Heracles shouted

“预备……跑！”赫拉克勒斯喊道。

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Julia didn't like running in gym class. But this was different

朱莉娅不喜欢体育课上的跑步。但这次不同。

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She was out in the fresh air, in ancient Greece, with a real live hero beside her

她置身于古希腊清新的空气中，身边还有一位活生生的英雄。

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" Yeah!" she yelled as she sprinted with the others

“耶！”她和其他人一起冲刺时喊道。

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Brody soon pulled ahead, with Iphicles close behind him

布罗迪很快就领先了，伊菲克勒斯紧随其后。

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Julia was surprised that Heracles was just keeping pace with her and Markos

朱莉娅很惊讶，赫拉克勒斯只是跟她还有马科斯保持一样的速度。

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She was certain that Heracles wasn't running as fast as he could, but she didn't mind

她确定赫拉克勒斯没有尽全力跑，但她并不介意。

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" I win!" Brody yelled as he crossed the finish line

“我赢了！”布罗迪冲过终点线时喊道。

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He grabbed a rock and threw it at the ground, like a football player spiking a football

他抓起一块石头摔在地上，就像橄榄球运动员达阵后摔球那样。

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Iphicles stared at him in confusion." What are you doing?" he asked

伊菲克勒斯困惑地盯着他。“你在干什么？”他问道。

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" Spiking the ball." Brody grinned." Hey, that gives me a great idea — let's play football!"

“扣球呢。”布罗迪咧嘴一笑。“嘿，这给了我一个好主意——我们来玩橄榄球吧！”

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" Football?" Heracles glanced down at his feet

“橄榄球？”赫拉克勒斯低头瞥了一眼自己的脚。

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Julia groaned." Football? Really?" But she couldn't help smiling

朱莉娅呻吟了一声。“橄榄球？真的吗？”但她还是忍不住笑了。

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For once, football actually sounded like fun

这一次，橄榄球听起来确实挺好玩的。

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Brody explained the rules of the game

布罗迪解释了游戏的规则。

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The others were confused at first, including Julia, who barely knew anything about football

其他人一开始都很困惑，包括朱莉娅，她对橄榄球几乎一无所知。

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But finally they all understood enough to get started

但最终他们都理解得差不多，可以开始了。

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Brody pointed at Julia and Iphicles." You're on my team. Markos, you get Heracles. He counts as two players."

布罗迪指着朱莉娅和伊菲克勒斯说：“你们跟我一队。马科斯，你带赫拉克勒斯。他一个人顶两个球员。”

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Heracles chuckled." Fair enough."

赫拉克勒斯轻声笑了笑。“很公平。”

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After several plays Julia was laughing so hard she could barely hold onto the piece of wood they were using as a ball

几轮过后，朱莉娅笑得前仰后合，几乎握不住他们当球用的那块木头。

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Heracles kept running in the wrong direction

赫拉克勒斯老是跑错方向。

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And Markos liked to stop and spike the ball at random times

而马科斯则喜欢随时停下来，拿球砸地。

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But nobody seemed to mind the mistakes

但似乎没人介意这些错误。

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They were all having fun — for the first time since Julia had arrived in ancient Greece

他们都玩得很开心——这是朱莉娅来到古希腊后第一次这么快乐。

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" Okay, that's a first down," Brody called as he tagged Markos." Now we have to — "

“好了，这是一次达阵，”布罗迪拍了一下马科斯，喊道。“现在我们得——”

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Boom!

轰隆！

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His words were drowned out by a deafening clap of thunder

一声震耳欲聋的霹雳淹没了他的话。

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Lightning tore across the clear blue sky

一道闪电撕裂了晴朗的蓝天。

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Heracles gasped." Quick!" he yelled, shoving Julia and her friends toward the woods

赫拉克勒斯倒吸一口气。“快！”他大喊着，把朱莉娅和她的朋友们推向树林。

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" You have to get out of sight — Zeus is coming!"

“你们快躲起来——宙斯来了！”