3 The wise old man

Chapter 3 The wise old man As the Argonauts sailed on, a wild and scary storm blew up. It whipped up the waves and swept the Argo onto a rocky island.

当阿尔戈英雄们继续航行时，一场凶猛而可怕的风暴刮了起来。 它掀起巨浪，把阿尔戈号冲到一个岩石岛上。

But the Argonauts were lucky. When the storm was over, they found that no one was hurt. The ship was fine, too. "Let's explore the island," said Jason. He set off with two men from his crew. After a while, they found an old, spooky house.

但阿尔戈英雄们是幸运的。 暴风雨过去后，他们发现没有人受伤。 船也很好。“我们来探索这个岛吧，”杰森说。 他和船员中的两个人出发了。 过了一会儿，他们发现了一所古老的、令人毛骨悚然的房子。

They peeked around the door. Inside, it was dark and gloomy. Mice scuttled away from them, with squeaks of fear. "Hello?" they called. "Is anyone home?" A blind man appeared at the top of the stairs. "Who's there?" he asked. He sounded tired.

他们从门缝里偷看。 里面又黑又阴沉。 老鼠们惊恐地尖叫着从他们身边逃走了。 “喂？”他们喊道。“有人在家吗？”楼梯顶上出现了一个盲人。 “谁在那儿？”他问。他听起来很累。

Jason knew the old man at once. It was Phineas*, who could see into the future. "Jason, with some friends," he called. "We're on a long journey. Can you tell us what dangers we will meet?" One good turn deserves another... "Only if you get rid of the Harpies," said Phineas. "They steal all my food."

杰森立刻认出了那个老人。 菲尼亚斯能预见未来。 “杰森，跟几个朋友。”他喊道。 “我们正踏上一段漫长的旅程。你能告诉我们会遇到什么危险吗？”善有善报…… “除非你把鸟身女妖赶走。”菲尼亚斯说。 “他们偷走了我所有的食物。”

"OK," said Jason. "The sons of the North Wind can help." As Phineas laid out some food, the Harpies came swooping down. They were no match for the swift twins. Soon, all the Harpies were dead.

“好吧，”杰森说。“北风之子可以帮忙。” 正当菲尼亚斯摆出一些食物时，那些鸟身女妖突然飞了下来。 他们不是那对敏捷的双胞胎的对手。 很快，所有的鸟身女妖都死了。

"At last!" cried Phineas in relief. "Thank you. Now, your greatest danger is the clashing rocks." They might clash together and crush you. "Take this dove. Let it go when you reach the rocks. If it flies through safely, you will be safe, too."

“终于来了！”菲尼亚斯松了一口气。 “谢谢。现在，你最大的危险是岩石的碰撞。” 它们可能会碰撞在一起，碾碎你。 “拿这只鸽子来说吧。走到岩石边就放手。 如果它安全飞过，你也会安全的。”