1 A wooden horse

Chapter 1 A wooden horse Long ago, a Trojan prince stole Helen, a Greek princess. He took her to his city, Troy. At once, a Greek king, named Ulysses*, set sail with many other Greek kings and their armies to rescue her.

很久以前，一个特洛伊王子偷走了希腊公主海伦。 他带她去了他的城市特洛伊。 立刻，一位名叫尤利西斯的希腊国王率领许多其他希腊国王和他们的军队出发去营救她。

Ulysses and the soldiers came face to face with the Trojans outside the city. The Greek men fought bravely. But the Trojan army wasn't their only problem. The city of Troy was protected by huge walls.

尤利西斯和士兵们在城外与特洛伊人正面交锋。 希腊人英勇作战。 但特洛伊军队并不是他们唯一的问题。 特洛伊城被巨大的城墙保护着。

The Greek armies fought the Trojans for ten years, but they couldn't get into Troy. After hundreds of battles and thousands of injuries, they still hadn't rescued Helen.

希腊军队与特洛伊人打了十年，但他们没能进入特洛伊。 经过数百次战斗，数千人受伤，他们仍然没有救出海伦。

But Ulysses was not going to give up. He thought of a cunning trick. The next day, the Trojans awoke to a surprise. Outside the city walls, the Greek camp had disappeared. In its place stood a giant wooden horse.

但尤利西斯不打算放弃。 他想到了一个诡计。 第二天，特洛伊人大吃一惊。 在城墙外，希腊人的营地已经消失了。 在它的地方站着一个巨大的木马。

Every single one of the Greek ships had vanished too. "We've won, we've won!" shouted the people of Troy. They wheeled the wooden horse through the gates into the city and partied until midnight.

每一艘希腊船只也都消失了。 “我们赢了，我们赢了！” 他们推着木马穿过城门进城，狂欢到午夜。