26_Into the Hills

“ Faster, ” Julia called to Brody. He was jogging slowly up a path leading out of the city and intothe surrounding hills. ” We don’t want Hermes to change his mind. “ Brody stopped so suddenly that the winged chariot almost bumped into him. “ We don’t?” he echoed, sounding grumpy. “ Maybe you don’t want Hermes to change his mind, Julia. But I’m sure ready. It wasn’t my idea to spend the day running up and down some stupid hills! ” “ Shh! ” Markos glanced over his shoulder. “ Just keep going, Brody, please. We’ll explain when we’re out of sight of the city. ”

“快点，”茱莉亚朝布罗迪喊道。此时布罗迪正沿着一条通向城市和周围山丘的小路慢慢慢跑，然后绕进山里。 ”我们不希望赫尔墨斯改变主意。“ 布罗迪突然停了下来，带翅膀的战车差点撞到他身上。 “我们不吗？”他附和着，听起来很暴躁。“也许是你不想让赫尔墨斯改变主意，茱莉亚。 但我很确定，花一天时间在一些愚蠢的山上跑来跑去不是我的主意！” ”嘘。“马库斯转过头看了一眼。”你只需继续跑，布罗迪。当我们跑出这座城市，我们会解释清楚的“

Julia thought Brody was going to argue. But he turned and jogged away. Finally they were on the other side of a hill. Brody stopped running and sat down on a log. Okay, it’s time to explain. Why did you convince Hermes to make me run out here? ” We heard Heracles is training in these hills，“ Julia said. “ Remember? We even told Hermes that. ” “ So what?” Brody still sounded grumpy。 “ So don't you want to see what he's doing out here" Julia said. " Maybe we can figure out a way to beat him in the Games. ”

朱莉娅以为布罗迪会吵架。但他转身慢跑离开了。 最后，他们来到了山的另一边。布罗迪停止了跑步，坐在一根圆木上。 好了，该解释了。你为什么说服赫尔墨斯让我跑出来？ “我们听说赫拉克勒斯在这些山上训练，”茱莉亚说道。“你记得吗？，我们跟赫尔墨斯说过。” ”那又怎么样？“布罗迪仍旧大声的说道。 "难道你们不想看一下他在这做什么，“茱莉亚说到：”也许我们可以找出一个在比赛中打败他的方法“

She hesitated, not sure if she should admit the next part. “ Besides, if we find him, I want to warn him that all the other gods are plotting against him. ” “ What? Why?” Brody asked. Markos looked surprised too. Julia shrugged. “ Because he seems nice, ” she said. “ Because he saved me when I fell off the roof. I just feel like it’s the right thing to do. ” But Brody was shaking his head. “ Bad idea, ” he declared. “ Heracles already has enough advantages in the Games. We should let the gods do whatever they’re going to do, because it’s none of our business. ”

她犹豫了一下，不确定是否应该承认下一部分。“此外，如果我们找到他，我想警告他，所有其他的神都在密谋反对他。” “什么？为什么？”布罗迪问。马库斯看起来也很惊讶。 茱莉亚耸耸肩。“因为他是个好人，”她说到。“因为我从屋顶掉下来时他救了我。我只是觉得这是正确的做法。” 但布罗迪在摇头。 “这不是个好主意,” 他说道. “Heracles 在奥运会上已经有了足够的优势。我们应该让神做他们要做的任何事，因为这不关我们的事。“

“ Brody is right, ” Markos agreed. “ Besides, Julia, Zeus has surely warned Heracles of the dangers. ” Julia frowned. “ I hope so. But in case Zeus hasn’t . . . ” “ Look. ” Markos pointed to the next hill. “ Smoke! ” “ Do you think that’s Heracles?” Julia asked. Brody looked at her. “ Would anybody else be hanging around out here in the middle of nowhere? Come on, let’s go see. ” He hurried off. Julia stared at the smoke twirling its way into the sky.

“布罗迪是对的，”马科斯同意了。“此外，朱莉亚，宙斯肯定警告过赫拉克勒斯那个危险。” 茱莉亚皱了皱眉。“我希望如此。但万一宙斯没有……” “看。” 马科斯指着旁边的一座山。“有烟!” “你认为那是赫拉克勒斯吗？”茱莉亚问。 布罗迪看着她。“还有其他人会在这片荒凉的地方徘徊吗？走吧，我们去看看。” 他匆匆离开了。茱莉亚凝视着袅袅升起的烟雾。

The magical chariot seemed to know which way she wanted it to go. It stayed right beside Brody as he jogged in the direction of the smoke. For a while it was easy to track the smoke over one hill and up another. Then they reached a dense thicket of shrubs and vines. The chariot stopped, hovering at the edge of the thicket. “ The chariot cannot travel through there, ” Markos said. Julia nodded. “ I guess we’ll have to go on foot from here. ”

这辆神奇的战车似乎知道她想让它朝哪个方向走。当布罗迪朝着烟雾的方向慢跑时，它就在他身边。 过了一会儿，很轻松就跟着烟雾从一座山上到另一座山。然后他们来到了一片茂密的灌木和藤蔓丛。 马车停了下来，停在灌木丛的边缘。 “战车不能穿过那里，”马库斯说。 茱莉亚点了点头。“我想我们必须从这里步行。”

As soon as they climbed out of the chariot, it disappeared with a poof of smoke. “ Yikes! ” Julia said. Markos laughed at her surprised look. “ I see you’re still getting used to the ways of the gods, Julia. ” The three of them pushed their way through the thicket. Vines tangled around Julia’s legs, threatening to trip her. Thorny branches grabbed at her chiton and scratched her bare arms. But finally the underbrush thinned out. The smellof smoke was stronger now.

他们一从马车上爬出来，马车就随着一股烟消失了。 “诶呀”茱莉亚说。 马科斯嘲笑她惊讶的表情。“我看你还是习惯了上帝的方式，茱莉亚。” 他们三人穿过灌木丛。藤蔓缠绕在茱莉亚的腿上，正要要绊倒她。带刺的树枝缠住她的长袍，划伤了她裸露的手臂。 但最后灌木丛变稀疏了。现在烟味更浓了。