5 Dangerous animals

Chapter 5 Dangerous animals Hercules was feeling stronger and more heroic with each task. But because two didn't count, he still had another seven to do. Eurystheus quickly thought up three more tasks for Hercules.

每完成一次任务，赫拉克勒斯都感到自己越来越强大，越来越英勇。 但因为两个不算，他还有七个要做。 欧律斯透斯很快为赫拉克勒斯想出了另外三个任务。

First, he had to shoot down a flock of deadly birds in the forest of Stymphalia. They tried to scratch Hercules with their feathers and claws, which were made of sharp bronze. Luckily, he was protected by the skin of the Nemean lion.

首先，他必须击落Stymphalia森林里的一群致命的鸟。 它们试图用锋利的青铜制成的羽毛和爪子抓大力神。 幸运的是，他被尼米亚狮子的皮保护着。

Then, he went to the island of Crete to tame a fire-breathing bull. Throwing a lasso, he snagged its neck and held on tight. Hercules leaped up into the air, and landed with a thump on the bull's back.

然后，他去克里特岛驯服一头喷火的公牛。 他扔出套索，掐住了它的脖子，紧紧抓住。 赫拉克勒斯一跃而起，重重地落在公牛的背上。

After that trick, he captured five fearsome man-eating mares, which belonged to the wicked King Diomedes. Diomedes tried to feed Hercules to his mares, but Hercules outwitted him. He trapped the king in his own stables.

耍完这一花招后，他捕获了五匹可怕的吃人母马，它们属于邪恶的国王狄俄墨德斯。 狄俄墨德斯试图把赫拉克勒斯喂给他的母马，但赫拉克勒斯耍了他。 他把国王困在自己的马厩里。

The hungry mares ate Diomedes and fell asleep. Hercules tied them up and dragged them to Tiryns. These tasks are too easy! Hera had been watching Hercules complete his tasks. She was not at all happy, and spoke angrily to Eurystheus.

饥饿的母马吃了狄俄墨德斯就睡着了。 赫拉克勒斯把他们捆起来，拖到提林斯。 这些任务太简单了！赫拉一直在看着赫拉克勒斯完成他的任务。 她一点也不高兴，生气地对欧律斯透斯说。

"Hercules must not finish all his tasks," said Hera. "I don't want him to become a hero." "But he's so brave and strong," replied Eurystheus. "I can't think of any harder tasks to set him." As usual, it's all up to me. "Hmm," said Hera. "He's hunted all sorts of animals, and outwitted a man, but let's see how well he does against a new kind of enemy -a woman!"

赫拉说：“赫拉克勒斯不能完成他所有的任务。” “我不想让他成为英雄。” “但他是如此勇敢和强壮，”欧律斯透斯回答说。 “我想不出比这更困难的任务了。” 像往常一样，一切都由我来决定。 “嗯，”赫拉说。“他猎杀过各种各样的动物，还以智取胜过一个男人，但让我们看看他在对付一种新的敌人——女人时表现得如何！”