44_Undefeated

" Brody is amazing! ” Markos exclaimed, leaning forward in his seat. “ He’s become a really good wrestler. ” Julia nodded. Brody was wrestling with Demeter’s champion. “ He’s pretty good at all of the events, ” she admitted. Then she glanced at Heracles, who was standing on the sideline with the other athletes. “ He’s definitely not as good as Heracles, though. ” “ Nobody is as good as Heracles, ” Markos replied. He looked around and then lowered his voice. “ But that’s no surprise. After all, Heracles is half god. ”

"布罗迪太棒了！”马库斯在座位上向前倾着身子喊道。“他变得非常好摔跤手。” 茱莉亚点了点头，布罗迪正在和德梅特尔的选手摔跤。 “他在所有比赛中都表现得很好，”她承认。 然后她瞥了一眼赫拉克勒斯，他和其他运动员站在场边。“不过，他肯定不如赫拉克勒斯。” “没有人比赫拉克勒斯好。”马库斯说到 他环顾四周，然后降低了声音。“但这并不奇怪。毕竟，赫拉克勒斯是半神。”

“ Yes, ” Iphicles muttered. “ And if the other gods knew the truth about him, they’d—” “ But they don’t know the truth, ” Julia reminded him quickly. “ And we’d better hope they never find out—for Heracles’ sake. ” “ Right, ” Markos agreed. Julia glanced uneasily toward Hera, who was seated in her golden chair with the other gods. Did Hera already know that Heracles was Zeus’ son? Was that why she hated Heracles so much? A roar went up from the crowd as Brody threw down his opponent again and won. Agon stepped forward and declared him the winner of the round.

“是的，”伊菲克勒斯喃喃道。“如果其他神知道他的真相，他们会——” “但他们不知道真相，”茱莉亚很快提醒他。“我们最好希望他们永远不会为了赫拉克勒斯而发现。” “对，”马库斯同意。 朱莉娅不安地瞥了一眼赫拉，她和其他众神坐在她的金色椅子上。 赫拉知道赫拉克勒斯是宙斯的儿子吗？这就是她为什么那么恨赫拉克勒斯吗？ 当布罗迪再次击倒对手并获胜时，人群中响起了怒吼。 阿贡挺身而出，宣布他是本轮比赛的获胜者。

Next Heracles stepped up, along with Athena’s champion. The two of them shook hands before getting into position. “ We got lucky with Heracles’ opponent, ” Julia said. “ He’s Athena’s champion, and Athena is the only god who’s playing fair. ” “ But that won’t stop the other gods from interfering. ” Markos looked glum. “ I know, ” Julia said. She watched as the match began. Heracles quickly overpowered the other athlete.

接下来，赫拉克勒斯和雅典娜的选手站了起来，他们两人在就位前握手。 “我们很幸运遇到了赫拉克勒斯的对手，”茱莉亚说。“他是雅典娜的选手，雅典娜是唯一一个公平的神。” “但这并不能阻止其他神的干涉。”马科斯看起来闷闷不乐。 “我知道，”茱莉亚说。她看着比赛开始。 赫拉克勒斯很快压倒了另一名运动员。

Just as Heracles was about to toss him again, Julia saw Artemis step up to the sidelines and point her bow. “ Here it comes! ” Julia thought. “ Be ready, Heracles! ” Suddenly Athena’s champion changed shape, growing larger and becoming very hairy and muscular. A second later Heracles was wrestling a huge bear! The bear roared and slashed at Heracles with its sharp claws. Heracles had already ducked low, dodging the bear’s swipes in the nick of time.

正当赫拉克勒斯准备再次抛下他时，朱莉娅看到阿尔忒弥斯走到场边，并点了点头。 “它来了！”茱莉亚想。“准备好了，赫拉克勒斯！” 突然，雅典娜的选手改变了形状。变大了，变得非常多毛和肌肉发达。 一秒钟后，赫拉克勒斯正在与一只大熊搏斗！ 熊咆哮着，用利爪向赫拉克勒斯猛砍。赫拉克勒斯已经躲得很低，及时躲过了熊的一击。

Athena’s eyes flashed with anger. “ What is this foolishness?” she cried, striding toward Artemis. “ How dare you tamper with my champion? Outrageous! ” She pointed her spear, and the bear instantly changed back into her mortal champion. “ Wh-what happened?” the athlete gasped. “ Never mind. ” Athena glared at Artemis, who smirked in return. “ Take a moment to recover. Then the match will continue. ” “ Yes, yes, ” Zeus said mildly. “ Enough of this nonsense. ” “ Huh . . . , ” thought Julia. “ That was a pretty dangerous prank! ” she said to Markos.

雅典娜的眼睛里闪过愤怒。“这是多么愚蠢？”她喊道，大步走向阿尔忒弥斯。 “你怎么敢篡改我的选手？无耻！”她用长矛一指，这只熊立刻变回了她的选手。 “发生了什么？”运动员气喘吁吁。 “没关系。”雅典娜怒视着阿尔忒弥斯，阿尔忒弥回敬了个笑。”花点时间恢复。然后比赛将继续。” “是的，是的，”宙斯温和地说。“废话少说了。” “嗯……”茱莉亚想。“这是一个非常危险的恶作剧！”她对马库斯说。

“ But Zeus doesn’t sound very mad. He sounds amused instead. ” “ He probably is, ” Markos said. “ The Games are always like this, Julia. ” ” The gods constantly play pranks and make mischief. Zeus doesn’t really care because Heracles just keeps winning. ” “ Everyone is already acting as if my brother is the greatest champion of all time, ” Iphicles muttered. “ He is a great athlete, ” Markos said. Julia was surprised by Iphicles’ comment. Maybe he got a little jealous of Heracles sometimes, she thought.

“但宙斯听起来并不是很生气。相反，他听起来很兴致勃勃。” “他很可能是，”马库斯说。“比赛总是这样，茱莉亚。” “众神不断地恶作剧和恶作剧。宙斯并不在乎，因为赫拉克勒斯只是不断地获胜。” “每个人都已经表现得好像我哥哥是有史以来最伟大的冠军。”伊菲克勒斯喃喃自语。 “他是一名伟大的运动员。“马库斯说道。 茱莉亚对伊菲克勒斯的评论感到惊讶。也许他有时会嫉妒赫拉克勒斯，她想。