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" Man, I'm starving." Brody popped a few grapes into his mouth

“天啊，我饿极了。”布罗迪往嘴里丢了几颗葡萄。

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" I wish the gods would give us more food," he complained to Heracles

“我真希望神能多给我们一些食物，”他向赫拉克勒斯抱怨道。

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The gods were feasting on roasted meats, fish, cheese, and vegetables

众神正在享用烤肉、鱼、奶酪和蔬菜。

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Even the mortals in the crowd had plenty of food, thanks to the vendors wandering around

就连人群里的凡人也都有充足的食物，这多亏了四处叫卖的小贩。

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A few minutes earlier, after the end of the discus event, Zeus had called for a lunch break

几分钟前，铁饼比赛一结束，宙斯就宣布开始午休。

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Brody could see Julia, Markos, and Iphicles enjoying a platter of cheese and olives

布罗迪能看见朱莉娅、马科斯和伊菲克勒斯正开开心心地吃着一盘奶酪和橄榄。

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Delicious scents drifted over the track, making Brody even hungrier

诱人的香气飘过跑道，让布罗迪更饿了。

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Heracles was chewing on a fig." Eating light snacks is best," he told Brody

赫拉克勒斯嘴里嚼着一颗无花果。“吃些清淡的小食最好，”他对布罗迪说。

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" If you're full, you can't perform well in the Games."

“要是吃饱了，比赛就发挥不好了。”

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Brody shrugged, still wishing he had a nice, juicy cheeseburger — or at least some of those sausages Dionysus was enjoying

布罗迪耸耸肩，仍然希望自己手里能有一个美味多汁的芝士汉堡——或者至少来几根狄俄尼索斯正在享用的香肠。

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" So which event comes next in the pentathlon?" he asked

“那么五项全能的下一个项目是什么？”他问道。

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" The javelin throw," Heracles replied

“掷标枪。”赫拉克勒斯答道。

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" And what pranks are planned for that?" Brody asked

“那这次又安排了什么恶作剧？”布罗迪问。

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" None," Heracles said." At least none that we know about

“没有，”赫拉克勒斯说，“至少我们没听说有什么。”

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Julia, Markos, and Iphicles heard no one plotting against me in this event."

朱莉娅、马尔科斯和伊菲克勒斯都没听到谁在这个项目上密谋害我。”

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Brody shrugged." So maybe the gods will give you a break when it's your turn to throw the javelin." He picked up another grape

布罗迪耸耸肩。“那或许轮到你掷标枪时，神们会让你歇一歇。”他又拿起一颗葡萄。

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" I doubt it," Heracles replied grimly." I suppose I'll have to be ready for anything."

“我怀疑。”赫拉克勒斯阴沉地答道，“我猜我得准备好应付一切状况。”

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" Yeah." Brody tossed the grape into his mouth

“是啊。”布罗迪把葡萄扔进嘴里。

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" By the way, I'm sorry for throwing my discus so far. I almost beat you!"

“对了，我很抱歉我把铁饼扔得那么远。我差点赢了你！”

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Heracles shot him a surprised look." You have no need to apologize for that, my friend," he said

赫拉克勒斯惊讶地看了他一眼。“你根本没必要为那件事道歉，我的朋友。”他说。

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" I didn't realize the tortoise would be so heavy," Brody went on

“没想到那只乌龟那么重。”布罗迪继续说。

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" You would have thrown a real discus much farther."

“要是真的铁饼，你会扔得远得多。”

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" This is still a competition, Brody," Heracles said, looking serious

赫拉克勒斯表情严肃地说：“这还是一场竞赛，布罗迪。”

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" I'm willing to accept your help in avoiding the gods' mischief

“我愿意接受你的帮助，来避开众神的恶作剧。

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But I still want to win on my own merits."

但我还是想靠自己的实力去赢。”

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Brody nodded." Yeah. I get it." He knew just how Heracles felt

布罗迪点点头。“嗯，我明白。”他完全理解赫拉克勒斯的感受。

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He loved to win football games, but winning wouldn't be fun if the other team wasn't doing its best

他喜欢赢橄榄球比赛，但如果对手没有全力以赴，赢了也没意思。

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Soon the lunch break ended, and the Games resumed

很快，午休结束，比赛继续进行。

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Zeus announced the start of the javelin event

宙斯宣布标枪项目开始。

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" Ares' champion will go first," he declared. Then he smirked

“阿瑞斯的冠军先来。”他宣布道，然后得意地笑了笑。

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" Although there's not much point in anyone throwing the javelin, is there?

“不过，其他人投标枪也没什么意义，不是吗？

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It's pretty clear already who is going to win every event."

谁会在每项比赛中胜出，已经很清楚了吧。”

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A few gods groaned

几位神明发出了不满的哼声。

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" Don't get cocky, Zeus," Ares called out with a frown

“别太自负了，宙斯，”阿瑞斯皱着眉头喊道。

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" Anything can happen in the Olympic Games, and we're not even halfway through!"

“奥运会上什么事都可能发生，更何况我们赛程都还没过半呢！”

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A smile curled across Zeus' face." As you wish, Ares," he said

宙斯脸上浮起一丝微笑。“如你所愿，阿瑞斯，”他说。

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" I merely wanted to spare your champions the embarrassment of losing."

“我只不过是想让你的选手们免于承受失败的尴尬罢了。”

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Hera scowled." That's enough, husband," she snapped

赫拉沉下脸。“够了，丈夫，”她厉声说道。

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" I came to see the Games, not to listen to your constant bragging."

“我是来看比赛的，不是来听你没完没了吹嘘的。”

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" It's not bragging if it's true, dear wife." Zeus smirked again

“如果说的是事实，那就不叫吹嘘了，亲爱的妻子。”宙斯又得意地笑了笑。

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When Brody's turn came, he threw the javelin as far as he could

轮到布罗迪时，他使出全力把标枪掷了出去。

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Brody knew at once that it was a good throw, and he instantly heard Hermes cheering and applauding

布罗迪立刻意识到这一掷不错，同时也听到了赫尔墨斯的欢呼和鼓掌。

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Agon stepped forward to retrieve the javelin and mark its landing spot

阿贡走上前去，捡回标枪并标记落点。

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" Sorry, Hermes," Demeter said with a smug expression

“抱歉，赫尔墨斯，”得墨忒耳一脸得意地说。

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" It appears that your champion has failed to beat my champion's mark."

“看来你的冠军没能超过我家冠军的成绩。”

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Brody gulped, remembering Hermes' warning about sending Brody to Tartarus

布罗迪咽了口唾沫，想起赫尔墨斯曾警告说会把他送去塔尔塔罗斯。

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Would Hermes think that Brody hadn't done his best?

赫尔墨斯会不会觉得布罗迪没尽力？

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So far Brody had come in second or third in all the events. Was that good enough?

到目前为止，所有项目布罗迪都是第二或第三名。这够好了吗？

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" It has to be," he thought." Even Hermes must realize that nobody can beat Heracles at any feat of speed or strength

“必须得够了，”他想。“就算是赫尔墨斯也该明白，没人能在任何速度或力量的比拼中赢过赫拉克勒斯。

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At least I hope he realizes that."

至少我希望他明白这点。”

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Brody forgot about Hermes when Heracles stepped up for his turn

当赫拉克勒斯走上前准备轮到他时，布罗迪暂时把赫尔墨斯的事抛在了脑后。

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" Good luck, buddy," Brody whispered as he moved aside

布罗迪退到一旁，低声说：“祝你好运，兄弟。”

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Heracles nodded, but his focus was on the javelin he'd just picked up. He hoisted it to his shoulder

赫拉克勒斯点点头，但注意力全在他刚拿起的标枪上。他把它举到了肩上。

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Suddenly Brody saw the javelin shimmer — and then move in Heracles' hand!

突然，布罗迪看见标枪闪过一道微光——然后在赫拉克勒斯手中动了起来！

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" Heracles! Look out!" he cried

“赫拉克勒斯！小心！”他大喊道。

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But Heracles had already felt the change

但赫拉克勒斯已经察觉到了变化。

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The javelin had turned into an enormous hissing serpent!

标枪变成了一条嘶嘶作响的巨蛇！

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Ares had played this prank on Brody

阿瑞斯曾对布罗迪搞过这个恶作剧。

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Brody should have predicted that Ares would try it now on Heracles!

布罗迪早该料到，阿瑞斯现在会对赫拉克勒斯如法炮制！

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Meanwhile Heracles acted fast

与此同时，赫拉克勒斯迅速做出了反应。

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He grabbed the serpent behind its head so it couldn't bite him, and swiftly tied the whole creature into a huge knot

他抓住了蛇的头部后方，让它无法咬到他，然后迅速把整只生物打成了一个巨大的结。

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Then he flung it along the course with all his might

然后，他使出全力，将那东西沿着赛场扔了出去。

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The crowd roared as the knotted serpent flew through the air

当那只打结的蛇在空中飞过时，人群爆发出巨大的吼声。

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It untied itself in midair — and then turned back into a javelin just before landing

那蛇在半空中自动解开——然后就在落地前，变回了一支标枪。

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Brody let out a sigh of relief." Snakes," he muttered to himself

布罗迪松了一口气。“蛇啊，”他低声自言自语。

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" Why is it always snakes with these guys?"

“为什么这些家伙老是跟蛇过不去？”

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Agon hurried over." Oh my!" he exclaimed

阿贡急忙跑了过来。“哦，天哪！”他惊呼道。

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" Heracles has thrown the javelin nearly twice as far as any of the other competitors!"

“赫拉克勒斯掷出的标枪，距离几乎是其他选手的两倍远！”

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Cheers rang out from all over the stadium

体育场内各处响起了欢呼声。

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Zeus strutted onto the course, waving to the crowd

宙斯大摇大摆地走进赛场，向人群挥手致意。

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" Behold the greatest mortal athlete Greece has ever seen!"

“看哪！这就是希腊有史以来最伟大的凡人运动员！”

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Heracles took a bow and then quickly joined Brody, who was standing nearby with the other athletes

赫拉克勒斯鞠了一躬，然后迅速走到正和其他选手们站在一起的布罗迪身边。

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" Ares was definitely behind that snake prank," Brody whispered." He seems to like snakes."

“那个关于蛇的恶作剧肯定是阿瑞斯搞的鬼，”布罗迪低声道。“他似乎很喜欢蛇。”

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" It's possible." Heracles glanced out at the crowd

“有可能吧。”赫拉克勒斯朝人群瞥了一眼。

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" However, Dionysus is frowning, which is unlike him

“不过，狄俄尼索斯正皱着眉头，这可不像他。

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My guess is that he was behind this latest prank

我猜，这最新的一次恶作剧是他的手笔。

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He has a fondness for serpents as well." He paused and thought for a moment

他对蛇类也情有独钟。”他顿了顿，思考了片刻。

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" Actually, many of the gods like snakes. There's Ares, Demeter, Apollo — "

“其实，很多神都喜欢蛇。像阿瑞斯、德墨忒尔、阿波罗——”

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" Okay, okay," Brody broke in." Anyway, you'd better get ready, Heracles

“好了，好了，”布罗迪插话道。“总之，你最好做好准备，赫拉克勒斯。

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Wrestling comes next, and we know Artemis is planning to make trouble."

接下来是摔跤，而我们知道阿耳忒弥斯正计划要捣乱。”

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Heracles nodded and flexed his powerful muscles

赫拉克勒斯点点头，然后弯了弯他强而有力的臂膀。

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" Yes. I am quite ready for what is to come."

“是的。对于即将到来的一切，我可是准备十足。”