3 Warriors Awake!

3 WARRIORS AWAKE! Annie and Jack stood on the main road. The road passed through the center of the camp. It was lined with rows of wooden buildings. "Where is everybody?" Annie asked. "I don't know," said Jack. "These buildings look like barracks. That's where warriors sleep." "Oh. So maybe they're still asleep," said Annie. "No chance," said Jack. "Roman warriors get up before dawn. Maybe they went on a march." "Where did our guy on the black horse go?" said Annie.

3勇士觉醒！安妮和杰克站在大路上。 这条路穿过营地的中心。 街道两旁排列着一排排的木制建筑。 “人都到哪儿去了？”安妮问。 “我不知道，”杰克说。 “这些建筑看起来像军营。 那是战士们睡觉的地方。” “哦。所以他们可能还在睡觉，”安妮说。 “不可能，”杰克说。“罗马战士在黎明前起床。 也许他们去游行了。” “我们那个骑黑马的人去哪儿了？”安妮问。

"He disappeared," said Jack, looking around. "I wish we had a research book." "Don't worry, you know a lot," said Annie. "Not enough," said Jack. "Let's explore and see what we can find out," said Annie. Jack and Annie started down the stone road. They stopped at a flagpole. A red flag was waving in the wind. On the flag was the figure of a ram. Below the ram were two words: Legion Gemina. The words were followed by three capital letters: XIV. "Those letters stand for the number fourteen," said Jack. "They're called Roman numerals." "I actually knew that," said Annie. "Our teacher taught us Roman numerals." "Cool," said Jack. Then they both made notes about the flag. "Hey," said Annie. "Hear that noise?"

“他消失了。”杰克说着环顾四周。 “我希望我们有一本研究书。” “别担心，你知道很多，”安妮说。 “还不够，”杰克说。“让我们探索一下，看看能发现什么，”安妮说。 杰克和安妮沿着石头路出发了。 他们在一个旗杆前停了下来。 一面红旗在风中飘扬。 旗帜上有一只公羊。 公羊的下面有两个字：双子座军团。 单词后面有三个大写字母：XIV。 “那些字母代表数字14，”杰克说。 “它们叫罗马数字。” “我其实知道，”安妮说。 “老师教我们罗马数字。” “酷，”杰克说。然后他们都做了关于国旗的笔记。 “嘿，”安妮说。“听到那声音了吗？”

Jack listened. Sounds were coming from the far end of the camp. "Let's check it out," he said. Jack and Annie hurried down the road. The sounds grew louder. "Something's going on outside the walls," said Jack. Jack and Annie hurried past the rows of barracks, until they came to the camp's rear gate. "Mars the Victor!" Annie called to a guard. The guard waved them on, and they stepped through the gate onto a huge frosty field. "Oh, man!" said Jack. "Warriors! Finally!" said Annie. Hundreds of men were training on the field. They all wore armor and helmets. They were running, boxing, wrestling, throwing spears, and shooting arrows at targets. Not far away, a huge man was barking orders at a team of runners. He had a red

杰克听。声音从营地的另一端传来。 “我们去看看吧，”他说。 杰克和安妮匆匆沿路而下。 声音越来越大。“墙外发生了什么事。”杰克说。 杰克和安妮匆匆走过一排排兵营，来到营地的后门。 “战神战神！”安妮对一个警卫喊道。 卫兵挥手示意他们继续前进，他们穿过大门，来到一大片结了霜的田野上。 “哦，天哪！”杰克说。“战士!终于！”安妮说。 数百人在操场上训练。 他们都穿着盔甲和头盔。 他们在跑步、拳击、摔跤、投掷长矛和向目标射箭。 不远处，一个高大的男人正对着一队跑步者大声发号施令。 他有一个红色的

plume on his helmet and medals on his armor, and he waved a big stick. "Hey—a centurion!" said Annie. "Yep," Jack said. "You gave a perfect description," said Annie. "Double time!" the centurion yelled. The runners ran twice as fast. They were wearing heavy armor with huge packs strapped to their backs. "Remember how our rhyme says we should do what warriors do?" said Annie. "Ha!" said Jack. "There's no way I can do

他的头盔上有羽毛，盔甲上有勋章，他挥舞着一根大棒。 “嘿——百夫长！”安妮说。 “是的，”杰克说。“你描述得很好，”安妮说。 百夫长喊道：“加倍！” 赛跑者跑得快了一倍。 他们穿着厚重的盔甲，背上背着巨大的背包。 “还记得我们的韵律说我们应该做战士应该做的事吗？”安妮说。 “哈！”杰克说。“我没有办法

what those guys are doing." "Me neither," said Annie. "But let's get closer to them and take some notes." Their feet crunched over the frozen grass as they headed toward the runners. "Halt!" a loud voice thundered. The tall, burly centurion had spotted them. He dropped his stick and pulled out his sword. "Yikes," said Annie. "Word of the day!" the huge man shouted, striding toward them. "Loud and clear!" "Mars the Victor!" Jack shouted. His heart was pounding. "We're visiting scholars under the command of the Imperial Guard!" "We're taking notes on the legion!" said Annie, holding up her tablet. "We want to report on your good work!" The centurion studied them. Then he put away his sword. He pointed at the runners. "Fighters in training!" he roared. "Best training in the world! Write it down!"

这些人在做什么。” “我也是，”安妮说。“但让我们走近他们，做些笔记吧。” 他们的脚嘎吱嘎吱地踩在冰冻的草地上，向赛跑者走去。 “停！”一个响亮的声音吼道。 高大魁梧的百夫长发现了他们。 他放下手杖，抽出剑来。 “哎呀，”安妮说。“今天的消息！”那个大块头喊道，大步朝他们走来。 “清清楚楚！”“战神战神！”杰克喊道。 他的心怦怦直跳。“我们是近卫军指挥下的访问学者！”“我们在做关于军团的笔记！”安妮举起她的写字板说。 “我们想报告你的出色工作！”百夫长仔细研究他们。 然后他收起了他的剑。 他指着赛跑者。 “训练中的战士！”他吼道。 “世界上最好的训练！”记下来！”

Jack's hand trembled as he took notes. "What's in their packs?" Annie asked. "Food, water, bedroll, pans, hand mill, spade, ax," the centurion shouted, "plus sixty pounds of weapons! Best weapons in the world! Write it down!" Jack and Annie took notes. "Do they train every day?" asked Jack. "Of course!" said the centurion. "And three times a month, they march twenty miles with full armor and packs! If one gets out of step, he is punished. If he deserts his comrades, he is slain! Those are the rules." Whoa, thought Jack. "Are there any women soldiers?" asked Annie. "Certainly not!" said the centurion. "Females have no fighting skills!" "You don't know our aunt Sally," murmured Annie. "Shush," said Jack.

杰克做笔记时手在颤抖。 “他们的背包里有什么？”安妮问。 “食物、水、铺盖、锅、手磨、铲子、斧头，”百夫长喊道，“再加上六十磅武器！世界上最好的武器！记下来！”杰克和安妮做了笔记。 “他们每天训练吗？”杰克问。 “当然！”百夫长说。 “每个月有三次，他们全副武装，全副武装地行进二十英里！”如果一个人不协调，他就会受到惩罚。 如果他抛弃了他的战友，他就会被杀！这是规矩。” 哇，杰克想。“有女兵吗？”安妮问。 百夫长说：“当然不行！” “女性没有战斗技巧！”“你不了解我们的萨莉姨妈，”安妮喃喃地说。 “嘘，”杰克说。