052 罗马浴场

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Mandy was taken into a room full of women

曼迪被带进了一间满是女子的房间。

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They were taking off their clothes and putting on thin robes

她们正在脱下衣服，换上薄薄的浴袍。

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Women and girls were talking and laughing

妇女和女孩们有说有笑。

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" Time to bathe," the woman said

“该去洗澡了，”那女人说。

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" I just had a bath," said Mandy

“我才刚洗过澡，”曼迪说。

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But the woman ignored her and left

但那女人没理她，转身就走了。

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Mandy walked through a hallway and started looking around

曼迪穿过走廊，开始四处张望。

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" What is Vinnie doing?" Mandy wondered

“维尼在做什么呢？”曼迪心想。

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Vinnie was also in the bathhouse

维尼也在这座浴场里。

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He was sitting in a large bathing pool with some men

他正和几个男人坐在一个大浴池里。

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No women were there

那里没有女子。

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Some men were lying on tables getting rubbed with oil

一些男子正躺在台子上被抹油按摩。

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Others were exercising

另一些人在锻炼。

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Most of the men just sat in the pools talking

大多数男子只是坐在池子里聊天。

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" Ah, there is nothing like a hot bath,"

“啊，没有什么比得上洗个热水澡了，”

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said a young man sitting next to Vinnie

坐在维尼旁边的一个年轻男子说道。

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Vinnie smiled nervously

维尼紧张地笑了笑。

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He wasn't comfortable bathing with strangers

他不习惯和陌生人一起洗澡。

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" Some say Asian baths are better," continued the young man," but I say Roman baths are the best."

“有人说亚洲的浴场更好，”年轻男子继续说道，“但我觉得罗马浴场才是最棒的。”

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" The best in the world!" someone said

“世界第一！”有人说道。

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Everyone cheered

大家欢呼起来。

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" We're in Rome!" thought Vinnie

“我们在罗马！”维尼心想。

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" I'm Varius," said the young man

“我叫瓦里乌斯，”那个年轻人说。

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" Hi," said Vinnie, introducing himself

“你好，”维尼自我介绍道。

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Mandy kept her clothes on and walked through a doorway

曼迪穿着衣服穿过一扇门。

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It led her into a large steam room

她走进了一间大蒸汽房。

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Women were silently sitting on benches enjoying the warm room

女人们安静地坐在长凳上，享受着温暖的房间。

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But two women were whispering, and Mandy could hear them

但有两个女人在窃窃私语，曼迪能听到她们说话。

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" It's all set," one of the women said

“一切都安排好了，”其中一个女人说。

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" The poison will be put into the horses' water."

“毒药会放进马匹的水里。”

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" How?" said the other woman

“怎么做？”另一个女人说。

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Mandy could not hear what the first woman said next

曼迪没听到第一个女人接下来说了什么。

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" Aquila will lose the race

“阿奎拉会输掉比赛。

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Brutus will be the champion!"

布鲁图斯会成为冠军！”

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said the other woman excitedly

另一个女人兴奋地说。

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Mandy was very upset

曼迪非常不安。

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Someone was going to poison horses!

有人打算给马下毒！

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She had to find Vinnie

她得找到维尼。

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Vinnie was now outside the bathhouse with Varius

维尼这时和瓦里乌斯在浴场外面。

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Suddenly, Mandy came running up to them

突然，曼迪朝他们跑了过来。

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" I heard something in the bathhouse," she cried

“我在浴场听到了些事情。”她喊道。

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" Calm down," said her brother

“冷静点。”她哥哥说。

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He introduced Mandy to Varius

他把曼迪介绍给瓦里乌斯。

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" Why are you upset?" asked Varius

“你为什么这么不高兴？”瓦里乌斯问。

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Mandy told them what she had heard

曼迪把她听到的话告诉了他们。

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" Why would anyone poison horses?" she cried

“为什么会有人给马下毒？”她喊道。

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" Are you certain you heard the names Aquila and Brutus?" Varius asked

“你确定你听到了阿奎拉和布鲁图斯的名字？”瓦里乌斯问。

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Mandy nodded

曼迪点了点头。

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" Who are they?" said Vinnie

“他们是谁？”维尼说。

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" Aquila is the chariot-race champion," answered Varius

“阿奎拉是战车赛冠军。”瓦里乌斯回答。

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" Brutus hates Aquila because he cannot beat him

“布鲁图斯恨阿奎拉，因为他赢不了他。

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We must stop this wicked plan."

我们必须阻止这个恶毒的计划。”

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" But how?" asked Vinnie

“但怎么阻止？”维尼问。

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" Septimus will know what to do," said Varius

“塞普蒂默斯会知道该怎么办。”瓦里乌斯说。

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" He is a censor and my father's good friend."

“他是一位监察官，也是我父亲的好友。”

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" A censor?" Mandy said

“监察官？”曼迪说。

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" A censor protects Roman citizens and makes sure they obey the law."

“监察官保护罗马公民，并确保他们遵守法律。”

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" Do they protect horses too?" said Mandy, worried

“他们也保护马匹吗？”曼迪担心地说。

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" Yes, they do," smiled Varius

“是的，他们也保护。”瓦里乌斯微笑着说。

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" Where do we find the censor?" asked Vinnie

“我们在哪里能找到这位监察官？”维尼问。

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" At the forum," Varius replied

“在广场上。”瓦里乌斯回答。