33_Where's Heracles

“ Pin him, boy! ” Hermes shouted. “ That’s the way to do it! ” ” Settle down, Hermes. ” Athena sounded exasperated. “ The mortals are only training. Save your enthusiasm for the Games. Or at least try not to shout directly into my ear. ” Brody stood up, brushed off his hands, and waited for Athena’s champion, a dark-eyed youth named Leontis, to climb to his feet as well. “ Are you okay?” Brody asked. “ I didn’t twist your arm too hard, did I?” “ I’m fine. ” Leontis flexed his arm, checking it.

”压住他，孩子！”赫耳墨斯喊道。“这就是这样做的！” “冷静下来，赫尔墨斯。”雅典娜听上去很生气。“凡人只是在训练。保留你对奥运会的热情。或者至少不要直接对着我的耳朵大喊大叫。” 布罗迪站起来，拍拍双手，等待雅典娜的冠军，一个名叫莱昂提斯的黑眼睛青年，也爬起来。 ”你没事吧？”布罗迪问。“我应该没有太用力去扭动你的手臂？” ”我很好。”莱昂提斯弯了弯手臂，检查了一下。

” But don’t expect to pin me again so easily. ” Brody grinned. “ Oh, I do expect it! ” he bragged. The two of them started wrestling again. Brody tried to stay focused on the match, but he was a lot stronger than Leontis, and his thoughts quickly wandered. Last night Julia had told him what she’d heard Hermes and Caerus say about the rift. What if it closed before they could return home? " My family must already be worried about me, ” Brody thought. “ What will they think if I never come back?” " Pay attention, boy! ” Hermes’ shout broke into Brody’s thoughts. “ He’s beating you! ”

“但别指望再这么容易就把我压住了。” 布罗迪咧嘴一笑。“哦，我真的很期待！”他自夸道。 他们俩又开始摔跤了。布罗迪试图保持专注于比赛，但他比莱昂提斯强得多，他的想法很快就转移了。 昨晚茱莉亚告诉了他她听到赫耳墨斯和卡埃罗斯关于裂痕的说法。如果在他们回家之前就关门了呢？ “我的家人一定已经担心我了，”布罗迪想。“如果我再也不回来，他们会怎么想？” "注意，孩子！”赫耳墨斯的呼喊打断了布罗迪的思绪。“他在打你！”

Brody blinked and focused on the wrestling match again. But it was too late. A few seconds later, Leontis pinned him. ” There. ” Leontis smirked as he let Brody go. “ Now we’re even. ” Brody didn’t answer. He’d just heard Zeus’ booming voice. The king of the gods swept past, cheerfully greeting Hermes and Athena. Heracles and Iphicles were right behind Zeus. As they passed, Heracles gave Brody a friendly nod. Brody nodded back.

布罗迪眨了眨眼睛，再次专注于摔跤比赛。但为时已晚。几秒钟后，莱昂提斯将他压住。 “你看。”莱昂提斯一边放布罗迪一边傻笑。“现在我们扯平了。” 布罗迪没有回答。他刚刚听到宙斯洪亮的声音。 众神之王的眼神扫了一圈，兴高采烈地问候着赫耳墨斯和雅典娜。赫拉克勒斯和伊菲克勒斯就在宙斯身后。 当他们经过时，赫拉克勒斯友好地向布罗迪点头，布罗迪点了点头。

Athena’s champion noticed the two champions’ interaction. ” Be careful that you don’t seem too friendly with Zeus’ champion, my friend, ” he said grimly. “ What do you mean?” Brody asked. Leontis shrugged. “ All the gods wish to defeat Zeus’ hero, ” he replied. “ If they think you’re his friend, they might decide to include you in their plans. ” “ I’m not scared of anybody, ” Brody declared. “ Perhaps you should be. ” Athena’s champion flexed his hands as he prepared to grip Brody’s shoulder.

雅典娜的拥护者注意到了两位选手的互动。 ”小心点，我的朋友，你似乎对宙斯的冠军不太友好。”他冷酷的说道。 “你是什么意思？”布罗迪问。 莱昂提斯耸耸肩。“所有的神都希望打败宙斯的英雄，”他回答。“如果他们认为你是他的朋友，他们可能会决定将你纳入他们的计划。” “我不怕任何人，”布罗迪宣称。 “也许你应该这样做。”雅典娜的选手双手弯曲，准备抓住布罗迪的肩膀。

“ Hera appears to have stopped meddling with Heracles for now. Everyone thinks she’s waiting until the Games officially begin to return to her trickery. ” “ Why would she do that?” Brody asked. “ Her bet only counts if Heracles actually takes part in the Games, ” Leontis replied. “ If he’s knocked out before the competition begins, the bet is off. ” “ Oh, I get it, ” Brody said. “ Cool. Then we don’t have anything to worry about, right? At least not for two more days. ” “ Not exactly, ” Leontis said. “ The other gods might have different plans. ”

“赫拉似乎暂时停止了对赫拉克勒斯的干涉。每个人都认为她在等待奥运会正式开始，然后开始她的阴谋。” “她为什么要这样做？”布罗迪问。 “只有赫拉克勒斯真的参加了奥运会，她的赌注才算数。“莱昂提斯说：“如果他在比赛开始前被淘汰，那么赌注就无效了。” “哦，我明白了，”布罗迪说。“很好。那我们就没什么好担心的了，对吧？至少两天内不会。” “不完全是，”莱昂提斯说。“其他神可能有不同的计划。”

He cast a quick look around to make sure that Athena and Hermes weren’t close enough to hear him. “ In fact, I heard that Ares was seen just this morning consulting with Hypnos. ” “ Hypnos?” Brody said. “ Who’s that?” “ The god of sleep, ” Leontis replied. “ Everyone suspects Hypnos and Ares are plotting something against—” He stopped talking abruptly. Brody saw that Athena had just stepped closer. Leontis was watching her, and he seemed nervous. Brody quickly decided to take advantage of the other champion’s distraction.

他迅速环顾四周，确保雅典娜和赫耳墨斯离得不够近，听不见他说话。 “事实上，我听说阿瑞斯就在今天早上被看到在与Hypnos咨询。” “修普诺斯？”布罗迪说。“那是谁？” “睡眠之神，”莱昂提斯回答。“每个人都怀疑修普诺斯和阿瑞斯在策划反对-” 他突然停止了讲话。布罗迪看到雅典娜刚刚走近。莱昂提斯看着她，他似乎很紧张。 布罗迪很快决定利用另一位冠军的分心。