34_Sleeping with Snakes

Julia heard Brody gasp loudly beside her. But she didn’t take her eyes off the snakes slithering toward Heracles from every direction. All of them had the triangular heads of venomous serpents. If she didn’t do something, the fastest snake would reach Heracles within seconds! Julia glanced around the room. A few feet away she spied a barrel with several javelins. She grabbed a javelin and leaped forward. “ Be careful! ” Brody cried. Julia used the javelin to flick the fastest snake to the side. The creature hissed, and then lunged toward the end of the javelin.

茱莉亚听到布罗迪在她身边大声喘气。但她并没有把目光从蛇身上移开，蛇从各个方向滑向赫拉克勒斯。 他们都是有三角头的毒蛇。如果她不采取行动，最快的蛇会在几秒内爬到赫拉克勒斯！ 茱莉亚扫视了一下房间。几英尺外，她发现了一个装有几支标枪的枪管。她抓起一支标枪向前跳。 “小心！”布罗迪喊道。 朱莉娅用标枪把速度最快的蛇弹到一边。 那蛇发出嘶嘶声，然后向标枪末端猛扑过去。

“ Quick! ” Julia called to Markos and Brody. “ Grab a javelin! Call Iphicles to help us! ” Markos dashed to the door, almost colliding with Iphicles, who was just walking in. “ Hurry! ” Markos exclaimed. “ The serpents are threatening your brother! ” “ What?” Iphicles’ jaw dropped. He froze in the doorway, staring at the sleeping Heracles. “ Grab a javelin! ” Brody said. “ If you guys can hold back the snakes, I’ll drag Heracles outside. ” Markos rushed over to the javelin barrel.

“快！”茱莉亚朝马库斯和布罗迪喊到。“拿起标枪！叫伊菲克勒斯来帮助我们！” 马科斯冲到门口，差点撞上了刚进来的伊菲克勒斯。 “快点！”马科斯喊道。“蛇在逼近你哥哥！” “什么？”伊菲克勒斯的吓得张开了大嘴。他呆在门口，看着熟睡的赫拉克勒斯。 “拿起标枪！”布罗迪说。“如果你们能阻止蛇，我就把赫拉克勒斯拖出去。” 马库斯冲向一桶标枪。

Julia glanced at Iphicles, but he was still standing there, as if he didn’t know what to do. “ Help us! ” she exclaimed. “ Never mind him, ” Markos said. “ I think he’s stunned. ” He leaped forward and flicked away the largest snake. “ Got one! ” Julia forgot about Iphicles and knocked a smaller snake off to the side. Working together, she and Markos soon cleared a path for Brody. “ Cover me—I’m going in! ” Brody said. He put his head down, charged toward Heracles, and grabbed the sleeping champion by his muscular shoulders.

茱莉亚瞥了伊菲克勒斯一眼，但他仍然站在那里，不知道该怎么办。“帮帮我们！”她喊道。 “不要管他，”马库斯说。“我想他吓到了。”他跳上前，甩开最大的蛇。“解决一只！” 茱莉亚不管伊菲克勒斯，把一条小蛇扬到了一边。 她和马科斯一起干，很快为布罗迪扫清了道路。 “掩护我——我要进去了！”布罗迪说。 他低下头，冲向赫拉克勒斯，用肌肉发达的肩膀扛起睡着的冠军。

Brody grunted as he dragged Heracles slowly toward the door. Heracles mumbled and moved his hands, but he didn’t wake up. ” Hurry! ” Julia cried, flicking away a speedy little viper. “ I think we’re making them angrier! They’re coming back toward us! ” “ Look out! ” Markos yelled. “ Behind you, Brody! ” Julia gasped when she saw a snake preparing to strike at Brody. “ That one must have been hidden behind Heracles! ” she exclaimed. “ Watch out, Brody! ”

布罗迪把赫拉克勒斯慢慢拖到门口。赫拉克勒斯喃喃自语，动了下双手，但未醒来。 “快点！”朱莉娅叫了起来，把一条快速的小毒蛇弹开了。 “我想我们惹怒了它们！它们朝我们冲过来了！” “当心！”马科斯喊道。“在你身后，布罗迪！” 茱莉亚看到一条蛇正准备袭击布罗迪时，倒吸了一口气。 “那只一定藏在赫拉克勒斯的身后！”她喊道。“小心，布罗迪！”

As the snake struck, Brody dodged to one side, almost dropping Heracles. The snake missed, and Brody managed to kick it away. “ Whoa, that was close, ” he said. “ I guess all that training Hermes is making me do is coming in handy! ” His voice sounded a little shaky. Julia didn’t blame him. The snake had nearly bitten him. At last Brody managed to drag Heracles to the door. “ Excuse me, dude, ” he said, shouldering his way past Iphicles. Heracles’ brother was still standing in the doorway.

当蛇袭击时，布罗迪躲开了一边，差点把赫拉克勒斯摔倒。 蛇没咬到，布罗迪设法把它踢开。 “哇，那太近了，”他说。“我想赫尔墨斯让我做的所有训练都派上用场了！” 他的声音听起来有点颤抖。茱莉亚没有责怪他。那条蛇差点咬了他。 最后，布罗迪把赫拉克勒斯拖到门口。“让一下，伙计，”他说着绕过伊菲克勒斯。 赫拉克勒斯的兄弟仍然站在门口。

As Brody dragged Heracles past his brother, Iphicles finally seemed to wake up. He turned to Julia. “ Where did all those snakes come from?” he asked. “ Where do you think?” Julia said grimly. Wasn’t the answer obvious?“ The gods are still after your brother. ” She hurried outside after the other boys. Markos was already fetching water, which he then splashed in Heracles’ face. “ Ugh, ” Heracles mumbled, one eye opening halfway. “ Is it raining?”

当布罗迪拖着赫拉克勒斯从他兄弟身边经过时，伊菲克勒斯似乎终于醒了。 他转向茱莉亚。“这些蛇是从哪里来的？”他问。 “你觉得呢？”茱莉亚冷冷地说。答案不是很明显吗？”众神仍在追杀你哥哥。” 她紧随其后。马科斯已经在打水，然后泼在赫拉克勒斯的脸上。 “啊，”赫拉克勒斯咕哝着，一只眼睛睁开了一半。“下雨了吗？”