4 No Skills

4 No SKILLS Jack and Annie stopped on the main road. "Okay! We still have to try to do what warriors do," said Annie. "And don't forget the part about the silver coin," said Jack. "Give the silver coin to a hero in disguise," Annie quoted. "He will share with you his wisdom. Be home by moonrise." "I wonder who the hero is," said Jack. "What kind of Roman soldier wears a disguise?" asked Annie. "I don't know," said Jack. "I told you I don't know enough." "What's that?" Annie pointed to smoke rising from behind some of the barracks.

杰克和安妮在大路上停了下来。 “好吧!我们仍然要努力做战士应该做的事，”安妮说。 “别忘了银币的事，”杰克说。 “把银币送给一个伪装的英雄，”安妮引用道。 “他会和你分享他的智慧。 月出之前回家。”“我想知道英雄是谁，”杰克说。 “什么样的罗马士兵会伪装？”安妮问。 “我不知道，”杰克说。 “我告诉过你我知道的还不够多。” “那是什么?”安妮指着从营房后面冒出来的烟。

"Let's check it out," said Jack. Jack and Annie walked down a path between two rows of barracks. The chilly air smelled of wood smoke and fish. Soon they came to warriors working in a cooking area. Wearing simple tunics and capes, some of the men were grilling fish over campfires. Another was removing a loaf of bread from a stone oven. The oven looked like a giant beehive. "Hey, we can do what he's doing," Annie said to Jack. "We know how to bake bread." "Yeah," said Jack, "but we have an electric oven, and we use flour from the supermarket." "Let's ask him how they do it," said Annie. "Hail!" she called to the bread baker. The man looked up, startled. "Mars the Victor!" Jack said. "We're visiting scholars—" "Writing about the legion's good work," said Annie. "Are you the cook for the whole

“我们去看看吧，”杰克说。 杰克和安妮走在两排兵营之间的一条小路上。 寒冷的空气中弥漫着柴烟和鱼的味道。 不久，他们来到了在烹饪区工作的战士。 一些人穿着简单的束腰外衣和斗篷，在营火上烤鱼。 另一个是从石制烤箱中取出一块面包。 烤箱看起来像一个巨大的蜂巢。 “嘿，我们可以做他正在做的事，”安妮对杰克说。 “我们知道怎么烤面包。” “是的，”杰克说，“但我们有电烤箱，而且我们用的是超市买的面粉。” “我们问问他他们是怎么做到的，”安妮说。 “你好！”她向面包师喊道。 那人吃惊地抬起头来。 “战神战神！”杰克说。 “我们是访问学者——”“写军团的好事，”安妮说。 “你是整个餐厅的厨师吗？

camp?" The man laughed. "No, it is my week to do the baking for my squad," he said. Jack leaned toward Annie. "Eight to ten guys in a squad," he said. "What does your squad eat?" Annie asked the warrior. He recited a list: "Cheese, beans, salted fish, olives, barley, bread." "How do you make your bread?" Jack said. "Each squad grinds its own portion of

营?”那人笑了。他说：“不，这周是我为我的球队做烘焙。” 杰克靠向安妮。“一队八到十个人，”他说。 “你们班吃什么？”安妮问勇士。 他背了一张单子：“奶酪、豆类、咸鱼、橄榄、大麦、面包。” “你的面包是怎么做的？”杰克说。 “每个小队都有自己的任务

grain," said the baker. He pointed to a small hand mill next to the oven. "Cool," said Annie. "Can we try?" The man nodded. "There's a bit of grain in it now. Turn the handle to grind it. Flour will come out the spout." Annie tried to turn the handle, but it wouldn't budge. "You try," she said to Jack. Jack pushed the handle as hard as he could. He pushed and pushed. Finally a spoonful of flour came out of the spout. "Your bread loaf will be the size of an olive," said the baker. Jack and Annie laughed. "You should ask Ceres for help, so you don't starve," the man said with a smile. He returned to his work. "Who's Ceres?" Annie asked as they walked away. "Goddess of grain," said Jack. "Ancient

“谷物。”面包师说。他指着烤箱旁边的一个小手工磨。 “酷，”安妮说。“我们能试试吗？”那人点点头。 “现在里面有点谷物了。 转动把手把它磨碎。 面粉会从壶嘴里出来。” 安妮试着转动把手，但它不动。 “你试试，”她对杰克说。 杰克用尽全力推把手。 他推啊推。最后，一勺面粉从壶嘴里出来了。 “你的面包要有橄榄那么大，”面包师说。 杰克和安妮笑了。“你应该向谷神星求助，这样你就不会挨饿了，”男人笑着说。 他又回去工作了。“谷神星是谁?”他们走开时，安妮问。 “谷物女神，”杰克说。 “古代

Romans had gods and goddesses for everything." "Oh, like in Greek mythology?" said Annie. "Right," said Jack. "Gods and goddesses for the sun, the sea, storms, sleep, rainbows…" "Got it, got it," said Annie. "So Ceres is the Roman goddess of grain." She made a note. "There's smoke coming from over there, too," said Jack. "Let's go." They walked down the path to an open workshop. At a forge, a blacksmith hammered a sword. Other men were making sandals, shields, and wagon wheels. The craftsmen were working so hard, they didn't seem to notice Jack and Annie. "An eagle," whispered Annie. She pointed to a craftsman adding gold paint to a carved wooden eagle. "That's the standard of a Roman legion,"

罗马人凡事都有神和女神。” “哦，就像希腊神话里那样？”安妮说。 “好的，”杰克说。“太阳、大海、风暴、睡眠、彩虹的神和女神……”“明白了，明白了，”安妮说。 “谷神星是罗马的谷物女神” 她做了个笔记。“那边也有烟冒出来。”杰克说。 “我们走吧。”他们沿着小路走到一个露天车间。 在铁匠铺里，一个铁匠在捶打一把剑。 其他人则在做凉鞋、盾牌和马车轮子。 工匠们工作得很努力，他们似乎没有注意到杰克和安妮。 “一只鹰，”安妮小声说。 她指着一个正在给木雕上金漆的工匠。 “这是罗马军团的标准。”

whispered Jack. "What's a standard?" asked Annie. "It's a symbol that stands for the legion," said Jack. "It's a great honor to carry the gold eagle. The person who does is called the standard-bearer." "Cool," said Annie. "Hail!" she called to someone behind Jack. Jack turned to look. The blacksmith was staring at them. "Hail," the man said gruffly. "Maybe he'll let us do what he's doing," Annie said softly. "We know how to hammer." "Yeah, anyone can hammer," said Jack. He and Annie walked over to the blacksmith. "We're visiting scholars," Annie said. "We're learning about the legion. May we try what you're doing?" Without a word, the blacksmith handed

杰克小声说道。“什么是标准？”安妮问。 “这是军团的象征，”杰克说。 “携带金鹰是一种巨大的荣誉。 这样做的人被称为旗手。” “酷，”安妮说。“你好！”她对杰克身后的人喊道。 杰克转过头去看。铁匠盯着他们。 “你好，”那人粗声粗气地说。 “也许他会让我们做他正在做的事，”安妮轻声说。 “我们知道怎么锤。”“是啊，谁都会锤，”杰克说。 他和安妮走向铁匠。 “我们是访问学者，”安妮说。 “我们正在了解军团。 我们可以试试你在做什么吗？”铁匠一言不发地伸出手来