11 Daedalus and Icarus

CHAPTER 11 Daedalus and Icarus Daedalus was the great architect and inventor who worked for King Minos. He had made a labyrinth of bushes that housed the terrible Minotaur. King Minos learned that the Athenians had escaped from the labyrinth and killed his Minotaur. He was in a rage. He also knew whom to blame. Only Daedalus could have helped them escape. Only he knew the secret to escaping the maze. As punishment, King Minos trapped Daedalus and his son Icarus in the labyrinth.

代达罗斯是为米诺斯国王工作的伟大的建筑师和发明家。 他在灌木丛中造了一个迷宫，里面住着可怕的牛头怪。 米诺斯国王得知雅典人已经逃出了迷宫，并杀死了他的牛头怪。 他勃然大怒。他也知道该怪谁。 只有代达罗斯能帮助他们逃脱。 只有他知道逃出迷宫的秘密。 作为惩罚，米诺斯国王把代达罗斯和他的儿子伊卡洛斯困在迷宫里。

They had only the clothes on their backs and a pair of candles to light their way. Daedalus tried to lead his son through the endless paths of the maze. But he could not. Not without the ball of string he had given to Ariadne. "Father, it is no use," Icarus said with a sigh. "You have invented a maze that is too winding. Not even you can find your way out." Daedalus was about to give up when he looked up to the gods for an answer. And then it came to him! The labyrinth had many walls, but no ceiling. "I have an idea, my son!" Daedalus told him with excitement. "If we can't escape by land, we can escape by flying!" "We are not birds, Father. We cannot fly," Icarus pointed out. But Daedalus didn't listen. He was too

他们只有身上的衣服和两根蜡烛照亮他们的路。 代达罗斯试图带领他的儿子穿过迷宫中无尽的小路。 但是他做不到。没有他送给阿里阿德涅的线球就不行。 “父亲，这没有用，”伊卡洛斯叹了口气说。 “你发明了一个太复杂的迷宫。 连你自己都找不到出路。” 代达罗斯正准备放弃时，他向众神寻求答案。 然后他想起来了！迷宫有很多墙，但没有天花板。 “我有个主意，儿子！”代达罗斯兴奋地告诉他。 “如果我们不能从陆地逃跑，我们可以乘飞机逃跑！”“我们不是鸟，爸爸。 我们不能飞，”伊卡洛斯指出。 但是代达罗斯不听。 他也是

busy gathering branches and leaves from the labyrinth's bushes. Daedalus began stringing them together. "Icarus, see these bird feathers that have fluttered down from the sky? Gather up as many as you can," Daedalus told his son. In a few minutes, Daedalus had made two pairs of wings. There was one set for each of them. He fastened a pair onto Icarus's arms. Then he put on the other pair of wings. "Listen carefully, Icarus," Daedalus said. "These wings are fragile. They are held together only with candle wax. You must not fly too high in the sky. Stay away from the sun. If you get too close, the wax will melt. Your wings will come undone and drop off," he warned. But Icarus wasn't listening. He was too excited and busy flapping his new wings. Daedalus took off into the sky. At first,

忙着从迷宫的灌木丛中收集树枝和树叶。 代达罗斯开始把它们串在一起。 “伊卡洛斯，看到这些鸟的羽毛从天上飘落下来了吗？” 代达罗斯对他的儿子说：“尽可能多地收集。” 几分钟后，代达罗斯做了两对翅膀。 每个人都有一套。 他在伊卡洛斯的手臂上绑了一对。 然后他戴上了另一对翅膀。 “仔细听着，伊卡洛斯，”代达罗斯说。 “这些翅膀很脆弱。它们只有用蜡烛蜡才能粘在一起。 你不能在天空中飞得太高。 远离太阳。如果你靠得太近，蜡就会融化。 你的翅膀会松垮掉的，”他警告说。 但伊卡洛斯不听。 他太兴奋了，忙着拍打他的新翅膀。 代达罗斯飞上了天空。 起初,

Icarus followed closely behind his father.

伊卡洛斯紧跟在他父亲的后面。

For a while, father and son flew side by side. They easily escaped the labyrinth and Crete. They flew over land and sea. Soon they were far away from King Minos's kingdom. "Father, look at me!" Icarus cried. He did a somersault through the air. He swooped down one minute. Then he soared high up the next. Flying was such a thrill to Icarus. "See how high I can fly!" Icarus called. He flew closer to the sun. "Icarus! The sun! Stay away from the sun!" Daedalus cried. Feathers from Icarus's wings began drifting down past Daedalus. "Come back!" Daedalus shouted. But Icarus did not hear him. Icarus did not see the feathers fall from his wings. He did not see the wax melt and drip. He was too excited to be flying. Icarus's wings came apart. He could fly no longer. He

有一阵子，父子俩并肩飞行。 他们轻松地逃离了迷宫和克里特岛。 他们飞过陆地和海洋。 很快他们就远离了米诺斯国王的王国。 “爸爸，看看我！”伊卡洛斯哭了。 他在空中翻了一个筋斗。 一分钟前他突然俯冲下来。 然后他飞到另一个高处。 飞行对伊卡洛斯来说是一种刺激。 “看我能飞多高！”伊卡洛斯。 他飞得离太阳更近了。 “伊卡洛斯!太阳!离太阳远点！”代达罗斯哭了。 伊卡洛斯翅膀上的羽毛开始从代达罗斯身边飘落下来。 “回来!”代达罗斯喊道。 但是伊卡洛斯没有听到他的话。 伊卡洛斯没有看到羽毛从他的翅膀上掉下来。 他没有看到蜡融化和滴下。 他太兴奋了，不想飞了。 伊卡洛斯的翅膀裂开了。 他再也飞不起来了。他

fell down, down, down into the sea. "Icarus!" Daedalus cried out. He flew down to try to catch him. But Icarus plunged into the sea. The water closed up around him. Daedalus could no longer see his son. Daedalus flew to the spot he had last seen Icarus. He called out his name till his voice was hoarse. He stayed there for hours, hoping Icarus would come to the surface. Finally, he knew Icarus would never come up again. Daedalus flew away and eventually landed in Sicily. He lived there for the rest of his life. But he was so heartbroken over Icarus that he never invented another thing again.

掉下去，掉下去，掉到海里。 “伊卡洛斯!”代达罗斯喊道。 他飞下来想抓住他。 但伊卡洛斯跳进了大海。 他周围的水合拢了。 代达罗斯再也见不到他的儿子了。 代达罗斯飞到他最后一次见到伊卡洛斯的地方。 他大声喊着自己的名字，直到声音嘶哑。 他在那里呆了几个小时，希望伊卡洛斯能浮出水面。 最后，他知道伊卡洛斯再也不会出现了。 代达罗斯飞走了，最终降落在西西里岛。 他在那里度过了余生。 但他为伊卡洛斯伤心欲绝，再也没发明过别的东西。