045 特洛伊木马

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Many years ago the king of Greece had a beautiful wife named Helen

很多年前，希腊国王有一位美丽的妻子，名叫海伦。

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History remembers her as the face that launched a thousand ships because the most heroic war of the ancient world was fought over her

历史铭记她，因为她的美貌引发千帆出征，古代世界最英勇的战争正是为她而战。

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Greece's great rival was the kingdom of Troy, across the Aegean Sea

希腊的劲敌是爱琴海对岸的特洛伊王国。

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The king of Troy had a son named Paris who fell in love with Helen and stole her away

特洛伊国王有个儿子叫帕里斯，他爱上了海伦，悄悄把她带走了。

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The Greeks demanded that Helen be returned, but the Trojans refused

希腊人要求归还海伦，但特洛伊人拒绝了。

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So the Greek army set sail in a thousand ships to attack

于是，希腊军队乘上千艘战船，扬帆出征。

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The Greeks camped on the shores near Troy and battled the Trojans on the windy plains before the city

希腊人在特洛伊附近的海岸扎营，在城前多风的平原上与特洛伊人交战。

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For ten long years, the Trojan War dragged on, but neither army could defeat the other

漫长的十年里，特洛伊战争持续不断，但双方军队都未能战胜对方。

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Finally the Greek king gathered his generals and said," For ten years we have attacked the walls and gates of Troy

最后，希腊国王召集将领们说：“十年来，我们一直攻打特洛伊的城墙和城门，

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but our enemy has always beaten us back

但敌人总是把我们击退。”

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We need a new strategy to help us conquer the city."

我们需要一个新的策略来帮我们攻下这座城。”

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A Greek general who was known for his cunning plans spoke up

一位以足智多谋著称的希腊将军说话了。

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" I have a plan! Let's pretend to sail home in our ships

“我有个计划！我们假装乘船返回家乡。

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The Trojans will think that we have given up and that the war is over."

特洛伊人会以为我们放弃了，战争已经结束。”

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" And then what?" asked the king

“然后呢？”国王问道。

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The clever general explained the rest of his plan, and the king nodded his head

这位聪明的将军解释了他的其余计划，国王点了点头。

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" Hmm, it is a daring strategy," he said," but I believe it will work!"

“嗯，这是个大胆的策略，”他说，“但我相信它会成功！”

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The next day the Greeks didn't attack, but set to work building a huge wooden horse

第二天，希腊人没有进攻，而是着手建造一匹巨大的木马。

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For weeks they labored by their ships and left the city alone

一连几个星期，他们在船边劳作，没有惊扰那座城。

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Finally when the towering horse was ready, a few brave soldiers climbed into its belly through a secret door

最后，当这匹高耸的木马完工时，几名勇敢的士兵通过一道暗门爬进了它的肚子里。

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The statue was mounted on wheels, and the other soldiers rolled it up to the gates of Troy

木马被装上了轮子，其他士兵把它推到了特洛伊城门前。

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They returned to their ships, and the Greek army sailed out of sight

他们返回船上，希腊军队驶离了视线。

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When the Trojans saw what the Greeks had left, they weren't sure what to do

特洛伊人看到希腊人留下的东西时，一时不知如何是好。

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" Stay away from the horse. It's a trick!" Paris warned his father

“离那匹马远点。这是个诡计！”帕里斯警告他的父亲。

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After so many years of war, the Trojans couldn't believe that the Greeks had finally given up

经过这么多年的战争，特洛伊人不敢相信希腊人终于放弃了。

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" Hmm, you may be right," said the Trojan king." We must be cautious."

“嗯，你或许说得对，”特洛伊国王说，“我们必须谨慎。”

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The huge horse stood outside the city gates while the soldiers inside waited

巨大的木马立在城门外，里面的士兵则在等待。

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As the Trojans puzzled over what to do, a Trojan soldier brought a prisoner in front of the king

正当特洛伊人不知如何是好时，一名特洛伊士兵带着一个俘虏来到国王面前。

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" Your Majesty," he said," I caught this Greek near the city gates

“陛下，”他说，“我在城门附近抓到了这个希腊人。”

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He must be a spy. He should be put to death."

他肯定是个间谍，应该处死。”

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" Oh no, spare my life, please!" begged the Greek

“哦不，饶我一命吧，求求你了！”那个希腊人乞求道。

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" I will tell you everything you want to know."

“我会把你想知道的一切都告诉你。”

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The king agreed and asked him why the Greeks had left behind the enormous wooden statue

国王同意了，并问他希腊人为何留下这座巨大的木制雕像。

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" Our army was exhausted," the Greek explained," and wanted to retreat safely

“我们的军队精疲力竭了，”那个希腊人解释道，“想要安全撤退。

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They decided to offer you a great war trophy so that you would not pursue them

他们决定献给你们一件巨大的战利品，好让你们不来追赶。

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That's all I know."

我就知道这些了。”

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" So it is a war trophy then? Ha-ha-ha!

“那么，这真是件战利品了？哈哈哈！

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The Greeks have given up! Bring the wooden horse inside!" ordered the king

希腊人已经放弃了！把木马搬进来！”国王下令道。

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" We have won the war!" the people of Troy declared, and both the soldiers and citizens began to celebrate as the wooden horse was dragged into the city

“我们打赢了战争！”特洛伊人民宣告，士兵和市民们在木马被拖进城里时开始庆祝起来。

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It was so wonderfully made that no one noticed the secret door that hid the Greek soldiers inside

木马做得如此精妙，以至于没人注意到那扇藏着希腊士兵的暗门。

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No one noticed, as well, the captured Greek smiling as the Trojan soldiers got drunk

同样没人注意到，那个被俘的希腊人在特洛伊士兵喝醉时露出了微笑。

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He was a spy, after all

他毕竟是个间谍。

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All around him, the citizens and soldiers of Troy drank and sang late into the night

在他周围，特洛伊的市民和士兵们饮酒唱歌，直至深夜。

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When they had all fallen asleep, the Greek spy quietly approached the horse and opened the hidden door in its belly

当他们都睡着后，那个希腊间谍悄悄靠近木马，打开马肚子上的暗门。

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The Greek soldiers climbed out

希腊士兵们爬了出来。

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They approached the drunken guards half-asleep by the city gates, quickly overpowered them, and pushed the gates open

他们走近城门边喝得半醉、昏昏欲睡的守卫，迅速制服了他们，并推开了城门。

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The Greek ships had only pretended to sail away and had returned with the Greek army during the night

希腊船只只是假装驶离，夜里已载着希腊大军返回。

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Greek soldiers poured through the gates and lit fires all over the city

希腊士兵从城门涌入，在全城各处放火。

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" Fire! Fire!" the Trojans shouted, waking in surprise

“着火了！着火了！”特洛伊人惊叫着醒来。

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" No!" they cried when they realized it was a surprise attack

当他们意识到这是一场突袭时，哭喊着：“不！”

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Some ran away. Some fought bravely, but it was too late

有些人逃跑了。有些人英勇作战，但为时已晚。

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The Greeks had finally conquered Troy

希腊人终于征服了特洛伊。

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The story of the Trojan War belongs to the myths and legends of the ancient Greeks

特洛伊战争的故事属于古希腊的神话传说。

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It was written by the legendary Greek poet Homer, who lived almost three thousand years ago

它由传奇的希腊诗人荷马所写，他生活在大约三千年前。

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Little is known about him, except that he was blind, and many scholars debate whether he really existed

关于他人们所知甚少，只知道他是盲人，而且许多学者争论他是否真实存在过。

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Many doubted too that the city of Troy ever existed until, in the late nineteenth century

许多人也曾怀疑特洛伊城是否存在，直到十九世纪末，

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archaeologists discovered an ancient city from the time of Homer on the Aegean coast

考古学家在爱琴海沿岸发现了一座荷马时代的古城。

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A great battle may have been fought there, and who knows, perhaps it was destroyed forever by the trick of a huge wooden horse

那里可能发生过一场大战，而且谁知道呢，也许它正是被一个巨大木马的诡计永远摧毁的。