2 Wild beasts

Chapter 2 Wild beasts "Your first task is to kill the Nemean Lion," said King Eurystheus, "and bring back its skin as proof."

“你的首要任务是杀死尼米亚狮子，”欧律斯透斯国王说，“并带回它的皮作为证据。”

Hercules picked up a bow and some arrows, a sword and a wooden club. Then he set off for the town of Nemea to find the lion. When he arrived, the Nemeans laughed at him. "You'll never kill the lion," they said. "It has such a tough lion, skin that no weapon can pierce it."

赫拉克勒斯拿起一把弓和一些箭，一把剑和一根木棍。 然后他动身去Nemea城寻找狮子。 当他到达时，纽米恩人嘲笑他。 “你永远也杀不了狮子，”他们说。 “它有着坚硬的狮子皮，没有武器能刺穿它。”

Sure enough, when Hercules fired an arrow at the lion, it bounced off. He hit it with his sword, but the blade bent. So he smashed the wooden club on its head. BONK! The lion was stunned. Hercules quickly grabbed the lion's neck in his mighty arms.

果然，当赫拉克勒斯向狮子射出一箭时，箭被弹回来了。 他用剑打它，但剑弯了。 于是他把木棍砸在它的头上。 砰！狮子惊呆了。 赫拉克勒斯迅速用他有力的手臂抓住狮子的脖子。

He squeezed tight until the lion was dead. But he couldn't cut off its skin with his sword. Instead, he used the lion's own sharp claws. Hercules tied the skin around his neck. The first task was complete.

他紧紧地抱住狮子，直到狮子死去。 但他不能用他的剑切下它的皮。 相反，他使用了狮子自己锋利的爪子。 赫拉克勒斯把皮绑在他的脖子上。 第一个任务完成了。

"I can see that you're strong enough to kill a simple lion," said King Eurystheus. "But can you kill the terrifying hydra of Lernea?" The hydra was a creature with many long, snake-like heads. Each one spat poisonous venom.

欧律斯透斯国王说：“我看得出来，你有足够的力量杀死一头简单的狮子。” “但是你能杀死勒内亚那可怕的九头蛇吗？”九头蛇是一种长着许多长长的蛇头的生物。 每一只都吐出有毒的毒液。

Hercules was feeling brave. He even asked his nephew Iolaus to come along and watch this task. Together they headed for Lernea and the cave where the hydra lived.

赫拉克勒斯觉得自己很勇敢。 他甚至让他的侄子Iolaus来观看这项任务。 他们一起前往勒内亚和九头蛇居住的洞穴。