055 接近赛事

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The man tapped the hammer gently on something small and blue

那个男人用锤子轻轻敲打着一个又小又蓝的东西。

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The children heard something breaking

孩子们听到了东西碎裂的声音。

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" Is he Master Antonius?" asked Vinnie

“他是安东尼大师吗？”维尼问道。

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" Oh no, this man is a mosaic artist,"

“哦不，这人是个马赛克工匠，”

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said Varius, pointing to the floor

瓦里乌斯指着地板说。

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It was a mosaic of animals and fish

那幅马赛克画着动物和鱼。

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They examined the mosaic closer

他们凑近仔细看那幅马赛克。

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Little pieces of pottery were stuck together to create a picture

小块的陶片粘在一起组成了一幅画。

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" That's amazing!" cried Mandy

“太神奇了！”曼迪喊道。

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A servant finally came and led them to a courtyard in the center of the house

终于来了一名仆人，带他们来到房子中央的庭院。

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" This is different from Melus' house," remarked Mandy

“这里和梅卢斯的房子不一样。”曼迪说。

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A man appeared

一个男人出现了。

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He wore a large ring

他戴着一枚大戒指。

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" Varius!" said the man

“瓦里乌斯！”那个男人喊道。

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" What's the matter? Be quick, boy

“怎么了？快点，孩子。

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I must get to the games soon."

我得赶紧去看比赛了。”

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" Master Antonius, Aquila is in danger," warned Varius

“安东尼乌斯主人，阿奎拉有危险。”瓦里乌斯警告说。

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" Today's race will not be a fair one."

“今天的比赛不会公平。”

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He told Antonius what Mandy had overheard in the bathhouse

他告诉安东尼乌斯曼迪在澡堂偷听到的事。

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" Poisoning the horses?" said Master Antonius

“给马下毒？”安东尼乌斯主人说。

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" Horrible! You are sure of this?"

“太可怕了！你确定吗？”

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" Brutus wants to win very badly," said Varius

“布鲁图斯非常想赢，”瓦里乌斯说。

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" He should be watched carefully."

“应该小心盯着他。”

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" I'll have extra guards put near the stable," Master Antonius said

“我会在马厩旁加派守卫，”安东尼乌斯主人说。

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" Thank you!" cried Varius, as he and the children left

“谢谢！”瓦里乌斯喊道，便和孩子们一起离开了。

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" Now what do we do, Varius?" asked Mandy

“现在我们怎么办，瓦里乌斯？”曼迪问。

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" We'll go to the Circus Maximus

“我们去大竞技场。

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The race will begin soon

比赛很快就要开始了。

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We have done all that we can," Varius said

我们已经尽了全力。”瓦里乌斯说。

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They walked slowly down the road

他们沿着路缓缓前行。

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A large crowd was walking ahead of them

前方有一大群人正在走着。

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" Are they all going to the race?" asked Vinnie

“他们都是去看比赛的吗？”维尼问道。

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" Oh yes, people love the chariot races

“哦是的，人们热爱战车比赛。

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Everyone comes to watch and bet on them," said Varius

大家都来看并且下注，”瓦里乌斯说。

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They followed the crowd into a large arena

他们跟着人群走进了一个巨大的竞技场。

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" Whoa!" Vinnie and Mandy cried together

“哇啊！”维尼和曼迪一起叫了出来。

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The Circus Maximus was a huge arena with many seats

“马克西姆大竞技场”是一个巨大的竞技场，有许多座位。

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In the middle of the track was a long stage

赛道的中间是一个长长的舞台。

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The stage had a huge tower in the middle

舞台的正中央有一座巨大的塔。

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At both ends of the stage were posts

舞台的两端各有一根柱子。

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Metal objects were on a thick bar

一根粗杠上挂着一些金属物件。

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" Vinnie! The photo!" Mandy shouted

“维尼！那张照片！”曼迪喊道。

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" The old man was here!"

“那位老人曾经在这里！”

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Vinnie took out the photo

维尼拿出了照片。

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It was glowing blue

它正发着蓝光。

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" You're right!" he cried." But what are they?"

“你说得对！”他喊道。“但是它们是什么？”

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He pointed to the objects on the bar

他指向了横杠上的那些物件。

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" There are seven of them..." Mandy counted

“有七个……”曼迪数着。

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" I think they are dolphins!

“我觉得它们是海豚！

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But what are they for, Varius?"

但是它们是做什么用的，瓦里乌斯？”

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" One dolphin is turned up every time the racers go around the track," said Varius

“每当赛手们绕赛道一圈，就会有一只海豚被翻起来，”瓦里乌斯说。

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" Each time around the track is a lap

“每绕赛道一圈就是一 lap (圈)。

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The dolphins let the racers know how many laps they have to go."

这些海豚让赛手们知道他们还需要跑多少圈。”

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Just then a tall man walked over to them

就在这时，一个高个子男人朝他们走过来。

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He looked down at Vinnie and Mandy

他低头看着维尼和曼迪。

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" I am Aquila. Are you the children who saved my life?"

“我是阿奎拉。你们就是救了我命的那两个孩子吗？”