15 Pegasus and Bellerophon

CHAPTER 15 Pegasus and Bellerophon In the great Greek city of Corinth lived a young man named Bellerophon. His mother was a mortal. But she was equal in wit and wisdom to any goddess. And Bellerophon was so bold, clever, and handsome. Everyone believed he was the son of Poseidon. As Bellerophon grew up, he heard much talk of a horrible beast, the Chimera. The Chimera was a winged creature of great strength and speed. She was a lion in front, a goat in the middle, and a serpent in the back. Her breath was an unstoppable

第十五章帕伽索斯和培勒罗丰在希腊的大城市科林斯住着一个名叫培勒罗丰的年轻人。 他的母亲是个凡人。但她在机智和智慧上与任何女神不相上下。 而柏勒罗丰是如此勇敢、聪明和英俊。 每个人都相信他是波塞冬之子。 随着贝勒罗丰的成长，他听到了很多关于一种可怕的野兽——奇美拉的故事。 奇美拉是一种有翅膀的生物，拥有巨大的力量和速度。 她是前面的狮子，中间的山羊，后面的蛇。 她的呼吸是不可阻挡的

flame. It would burn anyone who came before her. She traveled from city to city. All humans were terrified of her. Every city lived in fear of the Chimera's arrival. The people of Corinth learned that the Chimera was on her way. There was much panic throughout the city. "What shall we do?" murmured one of the city residents. "We need a hero," another said. "Bellerophon!" someone shouted. The rest of the crowd started chanting his

火焰。在她之前的人都会被烧死。 她从一个城市旅行到另一个城市。 所有的人类都害怕她。 每个城市都生活在对奇美拉到来的恐惧之中。 科林斯的人们得知“奇美拉”号正在驶来的路上。 全城一片恐慌。 “我们该怎么办？”城里的一个居民低声说。 “我们需要一个英雄，”另一个人说。 “贝勒罗丰！”有人喊道。 其余的人开始高喊他的口号

name. "Bellerophon! Bellerophon! Bellerophon!" Bellerophon appeared to the crowd after hearing his name called. "My people, what do you want from me?" he asked. "The Chimera is on its way. You must save us. You must kill it!" the crowd shouted. Bellerophon knew of the terrible Chimera. The monster would float in the sky. She would breathe fire upon the city until it burned to the ground. Bellerophon knew it was almost impossible to get near this monster. But he also knew he could not let his people suffer. "I will do my best," Bellerophon said. Still, he wondered how he was going to defeat this monster. No other mortal had been able to kill the Chimera. Bellerophon thought of the great and

名字。“柏勒罗丰!柏勒罗丰!柏勒罗丰!”听到叫他的名字后，贝勒罗丰出现在人群中。 “我的子民，你们想从我这里得到什么？” “奇美拉号已经在路上了。 你必须救我们。你必须杀了它！”人群喊道。 贝勒罗丰知道可怕的奇美拉。 怪物会漂浮在天空中。 她会向这座城市喷火，直到它被夷为平地。 贝勒罗丰知道要接近这个怪物几乎是不可能的。 但他也知道他不能让他的人民受苦。 “我会尽力的，”贝勒罗丰说。 然而，他仍然不知道怎样才能打败这个怪物。 没有其他凡人能够杀死奇美拉。 贝勒罗丰想到了伟大的和

mighty winged horse, Pegasus. The magical horse lived near the famous spring in Corinth. If only he could tame and ride Pegasus, he might have a chance against the Chimera. But how would he do it? No one had ever been able to capture Pegasus. So Bellerophon went to see a prophet, the Wise One. Every Greek hero has turned to the Wise One for answers to tough questions. "To capture the great winged horse and defeat the Chimera, you need two things," the Wise One said. "A pair of soft slippers and a golden harness." "How will these things help?" Bellerophon asked. But the Wise One would say no more. Bellerophon asked his mother for a soft pair of slippers. She gladly gave them to him. Next, he went to the temple of Athena and asked her for a golden harness. He waited, but none appeared. He waited so

飞马帕伽索斯。 这匹神奇的马住在科林斯著名的泉水附近。 只要他能驯服并骑上帕伽索斯，他就有机会对抗奇美拉。 但他会怎么做呢？从来没有人能够捕获帕伽索斯。 于是，贝勒罗丰去见一位先知，智者。 每一位希腊英雄都曾向智者寻求难题的答案。 智者说：“要抓住那匹伟大的飞马，打败奇美拉，你需要两样东西。” “一双软拖鞋和一副金挽具。” “这些东西有什么用？”柏勒罗丰问道。 但智者不再说什么了。 贝勒罗丰向母亲要了一双柔软的拖鞋。 她高兴地把它们给了他。 接下来，他来到雅典娜神庙，向她要一副金挽具。 他等待着，但没有人出现。 他就这样等着

long that he fell asleep in front of the goddess's temple. He dreamed of a golden harness. Athena saw the beautiful boy asleep at her temple. She looked into his dream and saw the golden harness in his thoughts. Athena took pity on Bellerophon. She decided she would help him. While he slept, Athena made a golden harness that would fit Pegasus perfectly. When Bellerophon awoke, a golden harness lay beside the boy. Bellerophon was sure now that the gods were with him. He set out to capture Pegasus so he could defeat the terrible Chimera. When Bellerophon arrived at the spring, he saw the wonderful winged horse. She was drinking quietly. Bellerophon walked right over to Pegasus. His footsteps were too loud, though. Pegasus became frightened and flew

久到他在女神庙前睡着了。 他梦见一副金挽具。 雅典娜看到这个漂亮的男孩在她的神庙里睡着了。 她看着他的梦，在他的思想中看到了金色的挽具。 雅典娜同情柏勒罗丰。 她决定帮助他。 在他睡觉的时候，雅典娜为帕伽索斯制作了一副金挽具。 当柏勒罗丰醒来时，他的身旁躺着一副金色的挽具。 贝勒罗丰现在确信诸神与他同在。 他出发去抓帕伽索斯，这样他就能打败可怕的奇美拉。 当贝勒罗丰来到泉水边时，他看到了那匹神奇的飞马。 她静静地喝着酒。柏勒罗丰径直走向帕伽索斯。 不过，他的脚步声太大了。 帕伽索斯吓得飞了起来

straight up in the air and far away. Bellerophon hid behind a bush until Pegasus grew thirsty again. Once again, the winged horse settled down to drink at the spring. This time, Bellerophon took off his shoes. He put on the soft slippers his mother had given him. Bellerophon crept softly until he was just behind the winged horse. Quickly he slipped the golden harness over Pegasus's head. The flying horse did not try to fly away this time. Instead, Pegasus calmly turned to Bellerophon and gazed at him. "There you go," Bellerophon whispered, petting Pegasus. "You are a beauty," he added. Pegasus seemed to understand his words. She bowed her head and knelt before him. Bellerophon leaped onto the winged horse's back. Off they flew.

直接飞到空中，飞得很远。 柏勒罗丰躲在灌木丛后面，直到帕伽索斯又渴了。 飞马又一次在泉水边坐下喝水。 这一次，贝勒罗丰脱下了鞋子。 他穿上妈妈给他的软拖鞋。 柏勒罗丰蹑手蹑脚地走到那匹飞马的后面。 他迅速地把金挽具套在帕伽索斯的头上。 这一次，飞马没有试图飞走。 相反，帕伽索斯平静地转向柏勒罗丰，凝视着他。 “给你，”贝勒罗丰抚摸着帕伽索斯低声说。 “你真是个美人，”他补充说。 帕伽索斯似乎听懂了他的话。 她低下头，跪在他面前。 贝勒罗丰跳上了飞马的背。 他们飞走了。