024 曼迪惊吓苏格拉底

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Alone, Mandy walked through the agora

曼迪独自穿过广场。

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" How could they just leave me!" she thought

“他们怎么能就这样丢下我！”她想。

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" It seems boys get to do anything they want here

“看来在这里，男孩们想做什么都行。

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But girls don't!"

但女孩们不行！”

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She wandered around the marketplace

她在市场里四处闲逛。

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It was hot and she was getting tired

天气很热，她开始累了。

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" I hope Vinnie comes back soon," she thought

“我希望文尼快点回来。”她想。

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Finally she stopped to wait in front of a small house

最后，她在一所小房子前停下等候。

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She noticed some sheep's wool pinned to the door

她注意到门上别着些羊毛。

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" That's odd," she said to herself

“真奇怪。”她自言自语。

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" Ah, you have a new baby sister,"

“啊，你家添了个小妹妹，”

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a voice said from behind her

一个声音从她身后说道。

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Mandy turned to look at the speaker

曼迪转过身看向说话的人。

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He was a short man in a long white robe

他是个矮个子男人，穿着一件白色长袍。

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He had a full white beard

他留着浓密的白胡子。

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" I beg your pardon?" Mandy said

“你说什么？”曼迪说。

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Pointing to the wool, the man said

男人指着羊毛说：

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" That means a new baby girl

“那表示你们家添了个女宝宝。

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For a boy, your family would hang olive leaves."

要是男孩，你家就会挂橄榄叶。”

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" Why do they hang wool?

“他们为什么挂羊毛？

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Or olive leaves?

或者是橄榄叶呢？

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Or anything at all?" Mandy asked

还是其他什么东西呢？”曼迪问道。

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" Everyone in the city knows this," said the man

“这城里人人都知道这个，”男子说。

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" Yet you question it. Why?"

“你却在问。为什么？”

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Mandy looked the man right in the eye

曼迪直视着那个男人的眼睛。

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" Because I don't understand," she replied

“因为我不懂呀，”她回答说。

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" Ah! You seek understanding," he said

“啊！你在探究真理，”他说。

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Three men walked up

这时，三个男人走了过来。

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They seemed excited

他们看上去很兴奋。

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" Great Socrates," said one of the men," your students are waiting."

“伟大的苏格拉底，”其中一人说，“您的学生们在等您。”

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Mandy's mouth dropped open

曼迪惊讶得张大了嘴。

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" S-S-Socrates?" she stuttered

“苏……苏格拉底？”她结结巴巴地说。

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" He is one of the greatest teachers of all time!" she said to herself

“他是有史以来最伟大的老师之一！”她自言自语道。

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Socrates smiled at Mandy

苏格拉底对曼迪微笑。

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" Let's walk to the Parthenon," he said

“我们走去帕特农神庙吧。”他说。

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Meanwhile, back at the gymnasium, Vinnie looked around

与此同时，在体育馆那边，文尼正四处张望。

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The gymnasium was huge!

体育馆真大啊！

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He saw some young men wrestling

他看见几个年轻人在摔跤。

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Others threw a ball back and forth

另一些人在来回扔球玩。

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A musician played a lyre while a group of boys listened

一位乐师弹着里拉琴，一群男孩在旁聆听。

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Jason wrapped long strips of leather around his knuckles

杰森把长长的皮条缠在指关节上。

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He was getting ready to box

他正准备开始拳击。

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" Vinnie, come train with us!" he cried

“文尼，来和我们一起训练吧！”他喊道。

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" No, thanks," Vinnie said shyly

“不了，谢谢。”文尼害羞地说。

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" Come on," said Jason

“来吧，”杰森说。

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" Boxing will make you strong!"

“拳击能让你变强壮！”

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" Oh really?" a voice boomed

“哦，是吗？”一个声音洪亮地响起。

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" Everyone knows wrestling is better!"

“谁都知道摔跤更好！”

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" Not again," said Jason." It's Milo."

“又来了，”杰森说，“是米洛。”

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Milo showed them a thick rope

米洛给他们看一根粗绳子。

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He tied it around his head

他把绳子系在头上。

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" Watch this!" said Milo

“看好了！”米洛说。

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" You are about to see an amazing feat of strength!"

“你们马上就能见识到惊人的力量壮举！”

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" Don't show off," groaned Jason

“别炫耀了。”杰森嘟囔道。

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Milo took a deep breath and held it

米洛深吸一口气，然后屏住了。

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His face turned very red

他的脸变得通红。

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He held his breath even longer

他屏住呼吸更久了。

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The veins in his forehead swelled

他额头上的青筋都鼓了起来。

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His head looked like it might explode

他的头看起来像是要炸开了。

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Everyone watched closely

每个人都紧盯着看。

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Pop! The rope broke!

砰！绳子断了！

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All the boys shouted and clapped

所有的男孩都欢呼鼓掌起来。