032 前往神庙

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As soon as Hermes had disappeared into the house, Julia whirled to face Markos

赫尔墨斯一消失在屋里，茱莉亚就猛地转身面对着马科斯。

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" Why did Hermes laugh at the idea of my coming to the banquet?" she demanded

“为什么赫尔墨斯会嘲笑我去参加宴会这个主意？”她质问道。

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Markos looked surprised." Females are never allowed at that sort of banquet

马科斯看起来很惊讶。“女性从来都不被允许参加那种宴会。

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And I think only unmarried females are allowed at the Games."

而且我想只有未婚女性才被允许观看运动会。”

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" What?" Julia frowned. She was getting tired of hearing about all the stuff that girls and women weren't allowed to do in ancient Greece

“什么？”茱莉亚皱起了眉头。她已经听腻了在古希腊女孩和女人不被允许做的所有事情。

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" But Hera will be at both events, won't she?" Julia argued." She's female!"

“但是赫拉会出席这两项活动，不是吗？”茱莉亚争辩道。“她就是女性！”

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" She's a goddess," Markos replied." That's different. All the goddesses will be there with their champions, of course."

“她是女神，”马科斯回答。“那不一样。所有的女神当然会和她们维护的冠军一起出席。”

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Julia glanced at Brody. He didn't look upset at all

茱莉亚瞥了布罗迪一眼。他看起来一点也不沮丧。

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" Aargh!" Julia exclaimed, stomping away from the courtyard

“啊！”茱莉亚大叫一声，跺着脚离开了庭院。

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" Hey!" Brody called after her." Where are you going?"

“嘿！”布罗迪在她身后喊道。“你去哪儿？”

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Julia didn't answer him or slow down

茱莉亚没有回答他，也没有放慢脚步。

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Right now she wished the boys would just ignore her, like everyone else in ancient Greece seemed to do

此刻，她真希望这些男孩能干脆无视她，就像古希腊其他人似乎做的那样。

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But footsteps soon pounded behind her. A moment later Brody and Markos reached her

但身后很快响起了重重的脚步声。一会儿，布罗迪和马科斯赶上了她。

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" Are you all right?" Markos asked

“你还好吗？”马科斯问道。

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" She's just upset because of the whole girl thing," Brody told him

“她只是因为女孩这件事心烦罢了，”布罗迪告诉他。

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" In our world girls can do all the same stuff boys can do." He paused

“在我们那儿，女孩能做所有男孩能做的事情。”他顿了顿。

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" Well, most stuff, anyway. They don't usually play football."

“嗯，总之，大部分事情吧。她们通常不怎么玩美式足球。”

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Julia rolled her eyes, but she didn't respond

茱莉亚翻了个白眼，但没有回应。

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She was staring up at the Temple of Caerus

她正抬头凝望着凯洛斯神庙。

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The moon had just risen, and the temple looked beautiful perched on the hillside in the silvery light. For a second she almost smiled

月亮刚刚升起，神庙坐落在山坡上，沐浴在银色的月光下，看起来美极了。有那么一瞬间，她几乎要露出微笑了。

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Then she remembered that their only way home lay inside that temple." Let's go up there," she said

这时，她想起他们回家的唯一途径就在那座神庙里。“我们上去吧，”她说。

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" To the temple?" Brody said." Why?"

“去神庙？”布罗迪问，“为什么？”

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Markos looked worried." You're not going to try to sneak through the rift again, are you?"

马科斯看起来很担心。“你们不会再试图偷偷穿过那道裂缝吧？”

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" We wouldn't do that," Julia said." We know that would make Hermes punish your family."

“我们不会那么做的，”茱莉亚说，“我们知道那样会让赫尔墨斯惩罚你的家人。”

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" Yeah," Brody added." Besides, dinner will be ready soon at your house, and I'm hungry."

“是啊，”布罗迪补充道，“再说，你家很快就要开饭了，我肚子饿了。”

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" It will only take a few minutes," Julia said

“只要几分钟就好，”茱莉亚说。

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" I want to try to peek in, to make sure the rift is still open."

“我想试着看一眼，确认那道裂缝还开着。”

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" Why wouldn't it be open?" Brody asked with a shrug

“它怎么会关着呢？”布罗迪耸耸肩问道。

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" Hermes said it would stay that way until after the Olympics, at least."

“赫尔墨斯说过，至少会一直开着直到奥运会结束。”

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Julia corrected him." He said it probably would. Anyway I just want to see it."

茱莉亚纠正他。“他说的是大概。反正我就是想去看看。”

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She bit her lip, not wanting to admit that she was homesick

她咬着嘴唇，不愿承认自己想家了。

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Being in ancient Greece was fun and sometimes interesting

身处古希腊有时很好玩，也很有趣。

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But at other times it felt dangerous and hard; there were so many things she couldn't do

但有时又觉得危险又艰难，有太多事她不能做。

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" I wonder what our parents are thinking," she said to Brody

“不知道爸爸妈妈在想些什么。”她对布罗迪说。

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" Do you think they called the police when we went missing?"

“你觉得我们不见了，他们会不会报警了？”

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He looked startled." I never really thought about that

他一脸吃惊：“我还真没想过这个问题。

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They probably did. They must be super worried about us, right?"

很可能报警了。他们肯定超级担心我们，对吗？”

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Julia nodded, glancing at the temple again

茱莉亚点点头，又瞥了一眼神庙。

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" At least we'll be home soon. The Games are only three days away."

“至少我们很快就能回家了。再过三天就是运动会了。”

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" Right." Brody stared at the temple." Maybe it's not a bad idea to try to get a peek at the rift."

“对。”布罗迪盯着神庙，“也许去瞧一眼那道裂缝也不是个坏主意。”

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Julia smiled at him. He smiled back. Then he turned away and charged up the path

朱莉娅对他微微一笑。他也回以微笑，然后转身冲上了小路。

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" Be careful, Brody!" Markos called." We don't want the guard to see us, or he might tell Hermes we were looking around the temple."

“小心点，布罗迪！”马科斯喊道，“别让守卫看见我们，不然他可能会告诉赫尔墨斯我们在神庙附近转悠。”

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" Oh. Good point." Brody slowed down, and soon the three of them were sneaking toward one side of the temple

“哦，有道理。”布罗迪放慢了脚步，很快三人就悄悄溜向神庙的一侧。

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The guard was standing on the steps

守卫正站在台阶上。

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" Too bad the temple doesn't have more windows," Brody whispered

“可惜神庙没有更多的窗户。”布罗迪低声说。

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" I don't think we'll be able to see the rift from out here."

“我觉得从外面根本看不到那个裂缝。”

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Julia realized he was right." Oh well," she said

朱莉娅意识到他说得对。“算了。”她说。

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" I guess we'll have to hope it stays open until..." She stopped herself." Did you hear something?"

“看来我们只能指望它一直开着，直到……”她打住了话头。“你有没有听到什么声音？”

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The sound of voices was drifting toward them from the path below

说话声从小路下方隐隐约约地飘向他们。

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Markos' face went pale." That sounds like Hermes and Caerus," he whispered." What are they doing here?"

马科斯的脸色一下子白了。“好像是赫尔墨斯和凯洛斯。”他轻声说，“他们怎么会来这里？”

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" I guess dinner isn't ready yet," Brody commented, rubbing his stomach." Maybe they're out for a walk too."

“我猜晚饭还没准备好，”布罗迪揉着肚子说，“也许他们也出去散步了。”

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" We can't let them catch us here!" Markos darted away from the temple

“不能让他们在这儿抓到我们！”马科斯飞快地跑离了神庙。

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Brody followed. But Julia's chiton caught on a branch

布罗迪跟了上去。但茱莉亚的希顿袍被树枝钩住了。

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By the time she pulled it loose, Hermes and Caerus had come into sight

等她挣脱开时，赫尔墨斯和凯洛斯已经出现在视野中。

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Julia ducked behind a tree. She would have to meet up with the boys later

茱莉亚闪身躲到一棵树后。她只能晚点再跟男孩们会合了。

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Just then she heard Hermes mention Brody's name

就在这时，她听到赫尔墨斯提到了布罗迪的名字。

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"... and the boy is making progress," Hermes was saying

“……那个男孩正在进步，”赫尔墨斯说道。

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" I truly believe he could beat even the mighty Heracles at boxing, or possibly in one of the shorter footraces."

“我真的相信他能在拳击中击败甚至强大的赫拉克勒斯，或者可能在较短距离的赛跑中赢他。”

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" Yes." Caerus sounded amused." Especially if some disaster happens to befall Heracles while he's running."

“是的。”凯洛斯听起来觉得很有趣。“尤其是如果赫拉克勒斯跑步时，碰巧有什么灾难降临到他头上。”

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Julia winced. It sounded as if the gods were still planning to sabotage Heracles — even during the Games!

茱莉亚皱起了眉头。听起来，众神似乎还在计划给赫拉克勒斯捣乱——连在赛会上都不放过！

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" I can't wait to see Zeus' face when his hero fails to win," Hermes said with glee

“我迫不及待想看看他的英雄赢不了时，宙斯脸上的表情，”赫尔墨斯幸灾乐祸地说。

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" I plan to enjoy the victory tour — and to make sure Zeus hears all about it!"

“我打算好好享受胜利的巡游——并且确保宙斯对此全都能听个一清二楚！”

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" I'm sure that will be enjoyable indeed," Caerus agreed

“我相信那确实会很令人愉快。”凯洛斯表示赞同。

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" But what will you do with your mortal champion if the rift closes before he can return to his own time?"

“但如果裂缝在那之前就关闭了，让你的凡人冠军没法回到他自己的时代，你打算怎么办？”

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Julia almost gasped. She clapped her hand over her mouth just in time

茱莉亚差点惊呼出声。她赶紧用手捂住了嘴。

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Then she leaned forward, listening more intently than ever

然后她向前倾着身子，听得比刚才更专注了。

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" What do you mean?" Hermes asked." The boy can return home if he wishes, as long as he does it after I've had my fun at Zeus' expense."

“什么意思？”赫尔墨斯问道。“那个男孩如果想回家就能回，只要他在我拿宙斯寻完开心之后回去就行。”

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" But the rift is unstable, remember?" Caerus said

“但那道裂缝不稳定，记得吗？”凯洛斯说。

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" I can't guarantee how much longer it will stay open

“我没法保证它还能维持多久不关闭。

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If the boy ends up trapped here, he might tell someone he isn't really from Greece and thus isn't qualified for the Games."

如果那男孩最终被困在这里，他可能会告诉别人他并非真的来自希腊，因此没有资格参加赛会。”

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" Yes, I suppose that could be a problem." Hermes didn't sound very worried

“嗯，我想那可能的确是个问题。”赫尔墨斯听起来并不怎么担心。

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" If it happens, I'll deal with it somehow. But first, let's make sure he wins."

“如果真发生了，我总会想办法解决的。不过首先，我们得确保他赢。”