7 A narrow escape

Chapter 7 A narrow escape When Aeetes heard the news, he flew into a rage. "They won't get away with this!" he shouted. He marched his army to the shore to board his fastest ships.

当埃厄忒斯听到这个消息时，勃然大怒。 “他们逃不掉的！”他喊道。 他带领他的军队到岸边登上他最快的船只。

"After them!" cried Aeetes. His small ships were much faster than the heavy Argo. By noon, they had almost caught up. Soon, the Argo was trapped.

“追他们！” 他的小船比沉重的阿尔戈号快得多。 到了中午，他们几乎赶上了。 很快，阿尔戈号被困住了。

"It's no use!" cried Jason. "There are too many of them. We'll have to give them the fleece." But Medea had an idea. My brother Absyrtus is in charge of the ships. "If we kill my brother, Absyrtus*, my father will give up," she said. "It's our only chance."

“没用的！” “他们人太多了。 我们得把羊毛给他们。” 但是美狄亚有了一个主意。我的兄弟阿卜西图斯掌管船只。 她说：“如果我们杀了我的兄弟阿卜西图斯，我父亲就会放弃。” “这是我们唯一的机会。”

"OK," said Jason. He called out to the king's ships. "Absyrtus, come aboard to make a truce!" Give me the fleece!

“好吧，”杰森说。他向国王的船舰呼喊。 “阿卜西图斯，上船来休战吧！”把羊毛给我！

Too late, the men of Colchis realized what was happening. They watched helplessly as Medea stabbed her brother and threw him into the sea. King Aeetes began to sob. "A curse upon Medea!" he wept. How could she kill her own brother?

可吉斯人意识到发生了什么事时已经太晚了。 他们无助地看着美狄亚刺伤她的哥哥，把他扔进海里。 国王埃厄忒斯开始抽泣起来。“诅咒美狄亚！”他哭着说。 她怎么能杀了自己的兄弟？

King Aeetes ordered his men to fish Absyrtus out of the water. In the confusion, the Argo slipped away. The king was too upset to chase Jason again. Sadly, he returned with his fleet to Colchis.

国王埃厄忒斯命令他的手下把阿卜西图斯从水里捞出来。 在一片混乱中，阿尔戈号悄悄溜走了。 国王非常沮丧，不想再去追伊阿宋了。 不幸的是，他带着舰队回到了科尔基斯。