6 Hercules and the women

Chapter 6 Hercules and the women Eurystheus summoned Hercules to his court. "For your ninth task, go to the island of the Amazons, where only women are allowed, and steal the belt worn by Hippolyta, their queen."

欧律斯透斯把赫拉克勒斯召到他的宫廷。 “第九项任务，去亚马逊女战士的岛，那里只允许女性进入，偷她们的女王希波吕忒佩戴的腰带。”

Hercules set off for the island, watched by Hera. As he rowed, he tried to think of a clever way to sneak onto the island, but he had no ideas.

赫拉注视着赫拉，赫拉克勒斯动身前往小岛。 他一边划船，一边试图想出一个聪明的办法溜到岛上，但他没有主意。

When he arrived, he found Queen Hippolyta herself, waiting for him on the shore. "Are you the famous Hercules, who killed the lion and the hydra?" she asked. "Most men are weak, but you must be strong. We want to hear all about your tasks. Come onto our island and eat dinner with us."

当他到达时，他发现希波吕忒王后本人正在岸边等他。 “你就是那个杀死狮子和九头蛇的著名的赫拉克勒斯吗？”她问。 “大多数人都很软弱，但你必须坚强。 我们想听听你们的任务。 来我们岛上和我们一起吃晚饭吧。”

He's very handsome... At dinner, Hercules soon charmed Hippolyta with his tales of bravery, strength and cunning. She was so impressed that she gave him her belt to take home.

他很帅……晚餐时，赫拉克勒斯很快就用他的勇敢、力量和狡猾的故事迷住了希波吕忒。 她印象非常深刻，于是把自己的腰带给了他，让他带回家。

This made one of the dinner guests furious. It was Hera, disguised as an Amazon warrior. Hera whispered into the ear of the woman next to her. "See how close he is to our queen. He doesn't want her belt- he wants to kidnap her!"

这使一位客人大为光火。 原来是赫拉，乔装成一名亚马逊战士。 赫拉对她旁边的女人耳语道。 “看看他离我们的女王有多近。 他不想要她的腰带——他想绑架她！”

Very quickly, the lie spread around the room. Hercules looked up from his food to see a crowd of angry faces. Gulp! Hercules charged out of the room. Fighting his way to the beach, he managed to jump back into his boat- just in time.

很快，这个谎言传遍了整个房间。 赫拉克勒斯从食物中抬起头来，看到一群愤怒的面孔。 杯!赫拉克勒斯冲出了房间。 他奋力向海滩游去，终于及时跳回了自己的小船。