041 比赛开始！

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Brody puffed out his chest as the crowd cheered. This was it

布罗迪在人群的欢呼声中挺起胸膛。就是这一刻了。

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He was about to compete in the Olympic Games with all the best athletes in ancient Greece!

他将要与古希腊所有最优秀的运动员在奥运会上同场竞技！

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The athletes gathered in front of the gods

运动员们聚集在众神面前。

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Brody glanced at Heracles, who stood beside him. Heracles looked calm and ready

布罗迪瞥了一眼站在身旁的赫拉克勒斯。赫拉克勒斯看起来沉着冷静，准备就绪。

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A minor god named Agon stepped forward

一位名叫阿贡的小神走上前来。

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" Let the Olympic Games officially begin!" he called." We shall start as usual with — "

“让奥运会正式开始吧！”他喊道。“我们将像往常一样，首先进行——”

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" Hold on, Agon!" Zeus suddenly interrupted him

“等等，阿贡！”宙斯突然打断了他。

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" I've decided that there will be a change in the order of events today

“我决定，今天比赛项目的顺序要有所改变。

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We shall begin with the chariot race."

我们将从战车赛开始。”

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" What?" Ares frowned." Why?"

“什么？”阿瑞斯皱起眉头。“为什么？”

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" Why not?" Zeus answered with a shrug

“为什么不呢？”宙斯耸耸肩回答。

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" If your athletes are prepared, they will easily adjust to the change."

“如果你的运动员们准备好了，他们会很容易适应这个变化。”

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Brody felt a sudden pang of worry

布罗迪突然感到一阵担忧。

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" Did you know about this?" he whispered to Heracles

“你知道这回事吗？”他低声问赫拉克勒斯。

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" No," Heracles said." But I'm not surprised by it

“不知道，”赫拉克勒斯说，“但我对此并不惊讶。

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Zeus knows all the other gods want to sabotage me

宙斯知道其他众神都想破坏我的事。

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He's probably trying to foil their pranks by changing the order of events."

他可能是想通过改变比赛顺序来挫败他们的恶作剧。”

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" Yeah," Brody replied." I just wish we were following the right order."

“是啊，”布罗迪回答，“我只是希望我们能按正确的顺序比赛。”

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" These Games will probably be unlike any other contest you've known, Brody," Heracles went on

“布罗迪，这次的运动会可能和你所知道的任何比赛都不一样，”赫拉克勒斯继续说道。

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" We can expect a lot of mischief and interference from the gods today."

“今天我们可以预料到众神会搞出许多恶作剧和干扰。”

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" Isn't that called cheating?" asked Brody

“那不是叫作弊吗？”布罗迪问道。

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Heracles shook his head." No. It's just part of the Games."

赫拉克勒斯摇了摇头。“不，这只是比赛的一部分。”

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Brody shot a look at Ares. The war god had reacted pretty strongly to Zeus' announcement

布罗迪瞥了一眼阿瑞斯。这位战神对宙斯的宣布反应相当强烈。

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Did that mean he had something planned?

那是不是意味着他有什么计划？

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By now everyone was hurrying through the exit

这时大家都匆匆穿过出口。

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Brody followed the crowd to the hippodrome, where servants were holding teams of horses

布罗迪跟着人群来到赛马场，仆人们正牵着马匹。

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" Over here, Brody," Hermes called

“这边，布罗迪，”赫尔墨斯喊道。

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Brody hurried toward the god and climbed into his chariot

布罗迪急忙走向那位神，爬上了他的战车。

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The horses pulling the chariot snorted and pawed at the ground

拉战车的马儿打着响鼻，用蹄子刨着地面。

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Iphicles was helping Heracles, because Zeus seemed too busy bragging again to pay much attention to his champion

伊菲克勒斯正在帮助赫拉克勒斯，因为宙斯似乎又忙着自吹自擂，无暇顾及他的冠军。

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But as soon as Heracles was in his chariot, Iphicles left his brother and hurried over to Brody

赫拉克勒斯刚一登上战车，伊菲克勒斯就离开他的兄弟，匆匆走向布罗迪。

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Hermes was fussing with the horses' bridles and didn't seem to notice when Iphicles approached

赫尔墨斯正忙着整理马匹的辔头，似乎没注意到伊菲克勒斯走近。

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" Don't pull on the reins too much," Iphicles told Brody quietly

“别太用力拉缰绳，”伊菲克勒斯轻声对布罗迪说。

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" Try to fall in behind one of the faster teams and just let your horses chase the other chariot

“试着跟在一支较快的队伍后面，让你的马去追另一辆战车。

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That way you'll only have to steer at the end of the race, when you're trying to get to the front."

这样你只需要在比赛最后，想冲到前面时才需要掌控方向。”

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" Thanks," Brody said with a nod. He remembered hearing that Iphicles was good with horses, so he trusted Iphicles' advice

“谢谢，”布罗迪点了点头。他记得听说伊菲克勒斯擅长与马打交道，于是相信了他的建议。

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Hermes led the team of horses to the starting line

赫尔墨斯将那队马领到了起跑线。

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" Champions, get ready!" Agon yelled

“冠军们，准备！”阿贡喊道。

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A trumpet blared, and then all the horses sprang forward at once

号角吹响，所有的马立刻同时向前冲去。

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Brody's team was so eager that they almost pulled the reins out of his hands

布罗迪的马队激动不已，缰绳差点从他手中挣脱。

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Poseidon's champion was in the lead, followed by Heracles' team

波塞冬的选手领先，赫拉克勒斯队紧随其后。

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Remembering Iphicles' tip, Brody pulled on one rein to steer his horses over behind those two teams. Then he loosened his grip again

布罗迪忆起伊菲克勒斯的建议，拉动一侧缰绳，让马转向那两队之后。然后他又松开了手。

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Brody's horses surged forward, chasing Heracles' chariot

布罗迪的马向前冲去，追赶着赫拉克勒斯的战车。

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All Brody had to do was stand there

布罗迪只需站在那儿就行。

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" This is easy," he thought. He just needed to come in second or third place

“这很简单，”他想。他只需拿到第二名或第三名。

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That would keep Heracles safe, and probably satisfy Hermes

那样就能保护赫拉克勒斯的安全，或许也能让赫尔墨斯满意。

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Just then a loud gasp rose from the crowd

就在那时，人群中响起一阵响亮的惊呼。

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Brody looked up." Uh-oh," he muttered

布罗迪抬头一看。“哦，不，”他咕哝道。

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A pack of wild boars had appeared out of nowhere!

一群野猪不知从哪儿冒了出来！

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The huge, shaggy beasts were running onto the track, heading straight toward Heracles' horses!

那些体型巨大、毛发蓬乱的野兽正冲上赛道，直直地向赫拉克勒斯的马群扑去！

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The horses snorted with fear and started to bolt to one side

马匹恐惧地喷着鼻息，开始向一侧猛冲。

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Heracles calmly lifted his long whip and cracked it at the boars

赫拉克勒斯镇定地举起长鞭，朝野猪抽去。

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The boars squealed and changed course, veering off into the crowd

野猪尖叫着掉转方向，冲进了人群。

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People screamed and scattered as the huge animals stampeded

人们尖叫着四散奔逃，这些庞然大物横冲直撞。

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Brody turned his attention back to his own horses

布罗迪把注意力转回到自己的马匹上。

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They were quickly falling behind Heracles' team

他们很快落在了赫拉克勒斯的队伍后面。

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The boars had probably spooked Heracles' horses, Brody realized

布罗迪意识到，野猪可能惊了赫拉克勒斯的马。

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They looked terrified now and were racing for their lives

它们现在看起来惊恐万分，正在拼命狂奔。

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They swiftly passed Poseidon's team, and then, seconds later, they crossed the finish line

它们迅速超过了波塞冬的队伍，几秒钟后，冲过了终点线。

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Zeus beamed with pride." Well done, my champion!" he thundered

宙斯骄傲地笑了。“干得好，我的冠军！”他雷鸣般地说道。

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Poseidon's team finished second and Brody came in third

波塞冬的队伍获得第二名，布罗迪获得第三。

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As Brody halted his team, Iphicles jumped out to grab one of the horses by its bridle

布罗迪停下马队时，伊菲克勒斯跳出来抓住一匹马的缰绳。

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" Thanks, dude," Brody said breathlessly. He looked out at the spectators

“谢了，伙计。”布罗迪气喘吁吁地说，然后向观众席望去。

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By now the boars had disappeared. Julia and Markos waved from their seats, and Brody waved back

这时野猪已经消失了。朱莉娅和马科斯从座位上挥手，布罗迪也挥手回应。

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Then he looked over at the gods, wondering if Hermes was pleased by the results of the race

接着他望向众神，想知道赫尔墨斯对比赛结果是否满意。

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But Hermes wasn't even looking Brody's way

但赫尔墨斯根本没有朝布罗迪这边看。

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Instead he was watching Zeus strut around with his champion

他正看着宙斯和他的冠军一起趾高气扬地走来走去。

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Only Athena walked over to congratulate Zeus

只有雅典娜走过去向宙斯道贺。

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The rest of the gods looked disgruntled, especially Hera

其余的神都一脸不满，尤其是赫拉。

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She was scowling at Heracles so darkly that Brody shivered

她脸色阴沉地瞪着赫拉克勒斯，布罗迪不禁打了个冷颤。

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Finally Hermes noticed Brody and headed over

赫尔墨斯终于注意到了布罗迪，朝他走来。

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" Nice driving, my boy," the god said

“驾得不错，我的孩子。”神说道。

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" If Ares hadn't distracted your team with that silly boar prank, you might have won or come in second."

“要不是阿瑞斯用那个愚蠢的野猪恶作剧分散了你马队的注意力，你本可能赢或者拿第二名。”

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" Thanks," Brody said." Do you know which event is next?"

“谢谢，”布罗迪说，“你知道下一个项目是什么吗？”

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Hermes shot Zeus an annoyed look." Well, if Zeus doesn't decide to change the order again, the pentathlon will be next

赫尔墨斯恼火地瞥了宙斯一眼。“嗯，如果宙斯不再改变顺序的话，接下来就是五项全能了。

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You'll need to watch out for Hephaestus' champion in the wrestling, especially his powerful body hold

摔跤比赛中你得提防赫淮斯托斯的冠军，尤其是他有力的身体压制。

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And of course, Ares' mortal is quite good at the discus..."

当然，阿瑞斯的那个凡人在掷铁饼上相当厉害……”

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Hermes went on to give Brody advice on all five parts of the pentathlon

赫尔墨斯接着对五项全能的全部五个项目给布罗迪提出了建议。

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Brody listened carefully and then nodded." Okay, got it. But what about Heracles? I don't think I can beat him."

布罗迪仔细听完，点了点头。“好，明白了。但是赫拉克勒斯呢？我觉得我赢不了他。”

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Hermes smirked." Don't worry about him. From what I've heard, he won't be a factor."

赫尔墨斯得意地笑了笑。“别担心他。据我所知，他构不成威胁。”

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Glancing at Heracles, Brody shivered again

布罗迪瞥了一眼赫拉克勒斯，又打了个冷颤。

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Brody had figured it was his job to compete in the Games, and it was mainly Julia's job to figure out the gods' pranks and stop them

布罗迪本以为自己的任务是参加比赛，而揭穿并阻止众神恶作剧主要是朱莉娅的事。

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But Hermes' expression suddenly made Brody nervous

但赫尔墨斯的表情突然让布罗迪紧张起来。

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He hoped Heracles was prepared for whatever was coming next

他希望赫拉克勒斯对接下来的任何事情都做好了准备。

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" Back to the stadium, champions!" Zeus called out." It's time for the pentathlon!"

“冠军们，回竞技场去！”宙斯喊道，“五项全能的时间到了！”