4_In Training

" Here, try this on, ” Markos’ sister murmured. Julia took the chiton that the older girl held out. As soon as the kids had entered the house, Helene had taken Julia away. First she’d brought Julia into the kitchen and given her some figs to eat. Then she’d taken Julia to change clothes. “ Why can’t I wear my own clothes?” Julia glanced down at her jeans and T-shirt. “ Father says we’re supposed to help you and Brody blend in so Zeus doesn’t notice you, ” Helene said. “ If you insist on wearing such strange garments, you won’t be allowed out of the house. ”

“来，试试这个，”马库斯的妹妹喃喃地说。朱莉娅接过了那个大女孩递过来的长袍。 孩子们一进屋，海伦就把茱莉亚带走了。 首先，她把茱莉亚带到厨房，给她一些无花果吃。然后她带茱莉亚去换衣服。 “为什么我不能穿自己的衣服？”茱莉亚低头看了看她的牛仔裤和T恤。 “父亲说我们应该帮助你和布罗迪融入生活，这样宙斯就不会注意到你了。“海伦说道。 “如果你坚持穿这种奇怪的衣服，你就不能出门了。”

Julia didn’t like the sound of that. She put on the chiton and a pair of leather sandals. When the girls returned to the courtyard, Brody and Markos were already there. Brody was dressed in a short chiton, like the one Markos wore. “ This is stupid, ” Brody was saying loudly. “ If any of the guys on the football team saw me wearing a dress—” “ How are they going to see you?” Julia snapped at him. “ In case you forgot, Brody, we’re in ancient Greece! ” Before Brody could respond, Hermes appeared in a blast of light.

茱莉亚不喜欢听到的那样。她穿上了古装和一双皮凉鞋。 当女孩们回到院子时，布罗迪和马库斯已经在那里了。 布罗迪穿着一件短古装，就像马库斯穿的那样。 “这太愚蠢了，”布罗迪大声说道。“如果足球队的任何人看到我穿着裙子——” “他们怎么会见到你？”茱莉亚厉声呵斥他。“你忘了，布罗迪，我们在古希腊！” 布罗迪还没来得及回应，赫耳尔墨斯就出现在一片亮光中。

“ Good, they’ve found you some proper clothing, ” he said. “ Let’s go. It’s time to start your training. ” “ I’ll come along, if you don’t mind. ” Markos bowed to Hermes. “ My father ordered me not to let your champion out of my sight. ” “ Good, good. Come along then, boy, ” Hermes said. Julia stepped forward. “ I’m coming too. ” Markos hesitated, but Hermes shrugged. “ If having your companion along makes you run faster, Brody, she may come. ”

“很好，他们给你找了一些合适的衣服，”他说。“我们走吧。该开始训练了。” “如果你不介意的话，我可以跟着。”马库斯向赫尔墨斯鞠躬。 “我父亲命令我不要让你的选手离开我的视线。” “很好，很好。那就来吧，孩子，”赫尔墨斯说。 茱莉亚走上前去。“我也要来。” 马库斯犹豫了一下，但赫尔墨斯耸了耸肩。“如果你的同伴能让你跑得更快，布罗迪，她可以来。”

“ I don’t care if she comes or not, ” Brody said. But Hermes was already striding toward the exit, the wings on his sandals fluttering with excitement. “ I’m coming, ” Julia whispered to Brody with a frown. “ We still need to figure out how to escape. And we can’t do that if I’m stuck in the house. ” “ Escape? Why would I want to escape?” Brody flexed his muscles. “ I’m going to be an Olympic champion! ” He hurried after Hermes. With a sigh Julia followed. Olympia’s gymnasium was a long, low building with a huge, grassy courtyard.

“我不在乎她来不来，”布罗迪说。 但赫尔墨斯已经大步走向出口，凉鞋上的翅膀飞快地颤动着。 “我来了，”茱莉亚皱着眉头对布罗迪低声说道。 “我们仍然需要想办法逃跑。如果我被困在房子里，我们就不能这样做。” “逃跑？我为什么要逃跑？”布罗迪弯曲了肌肉。“我要成为奥运冠军！” 他急忙追赶赫尔墨斯。茱莉亚叹了口气，跟着走了。 奥林匹亚的体育馆是一座长而低的建筑，有一个巨大的草地庭院。

At least a dozen men and boys were exercising in the courtyard, tossing spears, stretching, or racing down a marked track. Several other gods were there too. “ Who’s that?” Julia asked, staring at a god with flaming red hair. Hermes followed her gaze. “ Ares, of course. Don’t let him hear that you don’t recognize him— he’s quite vain. ” “ Ares, the god of war?” Julia couldn’t help being impressed. After learning about the gods in school, it was actually pretty cool to see them in real life.

至少有十几个男人和男孩在院子里锻炼身体，投掷长矛，拉伸身体，或者沿着一条有标记的跑道奔跑。 其他几位神也在那里。 “那是谁？”茱莉亚问，眼睛盯着一个有着火红头发的神。 赫尔墨斯跟着她的目光。“当然是阿瑞斯。别让他知道你不认识他——他很虚荣。” “战神阿瑞斯？”茱莉亚忍不住被打动了。 在学校里了解了神之后，在现实生活中看到它们真的很酷。

Hermes wasn’t paying attention to her anymore. He was focused on his new champion. “ Now, what is your best distance, my boy?” he asked Brody. “ Best distance for what?” Brody asked. “ Running, of course. ” Hermes sounded impatient. “ Every mortal athlete is better at some events than others. So, what’s your specialty? The stadion, the diaulos? Perhaps the dolichos?” Julia remembered that these were the names of different footraces, but Brody looked totally confused. “ Brody isn’t really a runner, ” she told Hermes.

赫尔墨斯不再关注她了。他专注于他的新选手。 “孩子，你的最佳距离是多少？”他问布罗迪。 “最擅长的距离是什么？”布罗迪问。“当然是跑步。”赫尔墨斯听上去很不耐烦。 “每个凡人运动员在某些项目上都比其他人好。那么，你的专长是什么？短跑，中长跑？也许是长跑？” 朱莉娅记得这些是不同的赛跑项目的名字，但布罗迪看起来完全糊涂了。 “布罗迪并不是真正的跑步者，”她告诉爱马仕。