040 最后的准备

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" There he is!" Julia pointed to the long jump area

“他在那儿！”茱莉亚指向跳远区。

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Iphicles was standing with some others who were watching as Apollo's champion and Poseidon's champion took turns

伊菲克勒斯和其他人站在一起，观看阿波罗的冠军和波塞冬的冠军轮流比赛。

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Every time one of the athletes beat the other's score, most of the onlookers cheered

每当一名选手超过另一名的成绩，大部分观众都会欢呼。

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But Iphicles barely seemed to be paying attention

但伊菲克勒斯几乎没在注意看。

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" He looks restless," Markos said." That's good. It shouldn't be difficult to convince him to talk with us."

“他看起来烦躁不安，”马科斯说，“这很好，说服他和我们谈谈应该不难。”

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Julia hurried over to Iphicles." Can you come with us?

茱莉亚赶紧走到伊菲克勒斯跟前。“你能跟我们过来一下吗？

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There's something very important we need to talk about."

我们有件非常重要的事要跟你谈。”

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Iphicles looked surprised, but he nodded." What is it?"

伊菲克勒斯有些惊讶，但还是点了点头。“什么事？”

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" Just come on. We don't want anyone else to hear."

“快来吧，我们不想让别人听到。”

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Julia led the way to a quiet corner behind a pile of armor used for the hoplitodromos race

茱莉亚领路来到一个安静的角落，躲在一堆重装步兵赛跑用的盔甲后面。

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On the way she glanced around for Brody

一路上她四处张望，寻找布罗迪的身影。

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She didn't see him, but she hoped he'd found an excuse to talk to Heracles

她没有看到他，但她希望他已经找到借口去和赫拉克勒斯交谈了。

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" What's going on?" Iphicles asked as he followed Julia and Markos behind the armor

“怎么回事？”伊菲克勒斯跟着茱莉亚和马科斯走到盔甲后面，问道。

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" A lot, actually." Julia turned to face him." It has to do with your brother..."

“其实事情很多。”茱莉亚转身面对他。“这跟你哥哥有关……”

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She went on to remind him that every god in Olympia was planning to try to sabotage Heracles at the Games

她接着提醒他，奥林匹亚的每一位神祇都计划在赛会上设法暗算赫拉克勒斯。

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" So your brother is in great danger," Markos added

“所以你哥哥处境非常危险，”马科斯补充道。

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" We think we can save him from Tartarus, but we'll need your help."

“我们觉得可以把他从塔尔塔罗斯救出来，但需要你的帮助。”

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Julia held her breath. She was sure he would want to help his brother

茱莉亚屏住了呼吸。她确信他会愿意帮助自己的哥哥。

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But Iphicles seemed quiet and brooding most of the time

但伊菲克勒斯大多数时候都显得沉默寡言、心事重重。

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What if he didn't believe what they'd told him? What if he didn't trust them?

要是他不相信他们告诉他的事呢？要是他不信任他们呢？

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But to Julia's surprise, Iphicles nodded immediately

但让茱莉亚意外的是，伊菲克勒斯立刻点了点头。

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" I'll help however I can," he said." Do you have a plan?"

“我会尽力帮忙，”他说，“你们有计划吗？”

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" Yes," Julia said." We're still working out some of the details

“有，”茱莉亚说，“我们还在完善一些细节。”

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But basically, the three of us need to figure out everything the gods have planned for Heracles at the Games."

但基本上，我们三人需要弄清楚众神在运动会上为赫拉克勒斯安排的一切。”

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" And then make sure that the gods don't succeed," Markos finished

“然后确保众神不会得逞。”马科斯接过话来。

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Iphicles slowly nodded." The gods aren't exactly secretive about their plans," he said

伊菲克勒斯缓缓点头。“众神并不怎么隐藏他们的计划，”他说。

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" I've heard many of them plotting and scheming myself, even though everyone must know I'm Heracles' brother."

“我自己就听到过他们不少密谋策划，尽管谁都知道我是赫拉克勒斯的兄弟。”

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" Yes, we're counting on their lack of secrecy," Markos said

“没错，我们正指望他们不保密这一点。”马科斯说。

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" We've already figured out what a few of them are planning."

“我们已经摸清了其中几个神的打算。”

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He and Julia filled Iphicles in on what they'd learned from the gods. When they finished, Iphicles nodded again

他和茱莉亚把从众神那里探听到的情况告诉了伊菲克勒斯。说完后，伊菲克勒斯又点了点头。

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" All right," he said." We should split up and eavesdrop on the rest of the gods right now

“好吧，”他说，“我们现在就该分头行动，去偷听其他神明的谈话。

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We can meet later to figure out how to foil their plans."

我们晚点再碰头，想个办法破坏他们的计划。”

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" Perfect." Julia smiled at him. She was already feeling more optimistic about the Games

“太好了。”茱莉亚朝他微微一笑。她对比赛已经感到更乐观了。

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" Brody is supposed to be telling Heracles about all this right now

“布罗迪这时候应该正在把这一切告诉赫拉克勒斯。

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Let's go find them and make sure that happened."

我们去找他们，确认一下他办成了。”

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At last it was the day of the Games

比赛的日子终于到了。

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" Are you ready to become an Olympic champion, my boy?"

“小伙子，准备好当奥运冠军了吗？”

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Hermes called out as he strode across Markos' courtyard

赫尔墨斯一边大步穿过马科斯的院子，一边喊道。

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Brody grinned." I'm as ready as I'll ever be!"

布罗迪咧嘴一笑。“我早就准备得不能再充分了！”

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Julia rolled her eyes, but she was smiling

茱莉亚翻了个白眼，脸上却带着笑。

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She followed as Hermes, Brody, and Markos stepped out of the courtyard

她跟着赫尔墨斯、布洛迪和马科斯走出了庭院。

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The whole city felt alive with excitement today

今天整座城市都洋溢着兴奋的气氛。

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Cheers rang out from every side. Citizens of Olympia lined the streets leading to the stadium

欢呼声从四面八方响起。奥林匹亚的市民们排列在通往体育场的街道两旁。

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" Wow," Brody said." Check out all my fans!"

“哇，”布洛迪说，“看看我所有的粉丝！”

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He puffed out his chest and strutted along

他挺起胸膛，大摇大摆地走着。

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Soon they were passing beneath the stone archway leading into the stadium

很快，他们穿过了通往体育场的石拱门。

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The place was already crowded, with mortals sitting in seats made of mud bricks and on the grassy hillsides overlooking the track

场内已经挤满了人，凡人们坐在泥砖砌成的座位上，还有的坐在俯瞰跑道的草坡上。

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The gods were seated close to the track on golden chairs

诸神坐在跑道旁的金椅上。

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Food and drink vendors were selling their wares, the smells of roasted nuts and fish drifting over the scene

食品和饮料小贩在叫卖商品，烤坚果和烤鱼的香味飘散在空中。

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Looking around, Julia wondered how they would ever be able to find seats

茱莉亚环顾四周，心想他们怎么可能找到座位。

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She also noticed that most of the spectators were boys and men

她还注意到大部分观众都是男孩和男人。

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Markos had told her that married women like his mother were not allowed to watch the Games

马科斯告诉过她，像他母亲那样的已婚妇女是不允许观看比赛的。

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" I'm glad that tradition will change later," she thought. It was so unfair to women

她心想：“真庆幸，这个传统以后会改变。”这对女性太不公平了。

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" Go and warm up with the other athletes," Hermes told Brody, gesturing toward the track

“去和其他运动员一起热身吧，”赫尔墨斯对布罗迪说，同时指了指跑道。

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" I'll come to advise you once I've found your companion a place to sit with the other gods' mortal guests."

“等我给你的同伴在诸神凡客身边找个座位后，就来指点你。”

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He patted Markos on the shoulder, and then he glanced at Julia

他拍了拍马科斯的肩膀，然后瞥了茱莉亚一眼。

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" Good luck finding a spot to view the events, girl."

“姑娘，祝你能找到个看比赛的好位置。”

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" What?" Julia exclaimed

“什么？”茱莉亚惊呼道。

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" Aw, come on," Brody said." Can't she stay with Markos?"

“哎呀，拜托，”布罗迪说，“她就不能和马科斯待在一起吗？”

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Hermes smiled at him." If my champion requests it? I suppose she can."

赫尔墨斯对他微微一笑。“如果我支持的选手要求的话？我想她可以。”

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" Thanks," Julia told Brody." Good luck."

“谢谢，”茱莉亚对布罗迪说，“祝你好运。”

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" You too," Brody said

“你也是，”布罗迪说。

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He jogged off to join the other athletes, who were warming up on the track

他慢跑过去，加入了其他正在跑道上热身的运动员。

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Julia hurried after Markos and Hermes. Hermes waved them toward some empty seats behind where the gods were sitting

茱莉亚紧跟着马科斯和赫尔墨斯。赫尔墨斯挥手指向诸神座位后方的几个空座。

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Then he went and took his own seat right up front among the other gods

然后他走过去，在前排诸神中间坐到了自己的位子上。

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All of them seemed to be there: Hera, Hades, Poseidon, and Ares, along with some wind deities and a group of females with leaves in their hair

他们似乎都到齐了：赫拉、哈迪斯、波塞冬和阿瑞斯，还有一些风神和一群头发上插着叶子的女仙。

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Julia guessed they were wood nymphs. Zeus was the only god she didn't see

茱莉亚猜她们是森林仙女。宙斯是她唯一没看到的神。

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" Where's Heracles?" Julia whispered, peering at the athletes warming up." Do you see him yet?"

“赫拉克勒斯在哪儿？”茱莉亚小声问道，一边望着热身的运动员们，“你看到他了吗？”

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Markos pointed." He just came in. Look, here comes his brother."

马科斯指了指。“他刚进来。看，他弟弟过来了。”

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Julia saw Iphicles heading toward them. As he sat down beside Julia, he gave her and Markos a meaningful look

茱莉亚看到伊菲克勒斯正朝他们走来。他在茱莉亚身边坐下时，意味深长地看了她和马科斯一眼。

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Then Zeus strode in." Greetings, citizens of Olympia and beyond!" he said, his voice silencing the ruckus immediately

接着，宙斯大步走了进来。“奥林匹亚的公民们，以及远道而来的各位，欢迎你们！”他说道，震天的声音立刻让全场喧闹安静下来。

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Julia shivered as the king of the gods lifted a large, flaming torch and then spoke again: " Let the Olympic Games begin!"

当这位众神之王举起一支巨大的、熊熊燃烧的火炬，再次宣布时，茱莉亚打了个寒噤：“奥林匹克运动会，现在开始！”