5 The Battle Begins Again

CHAPTER 5 The Battle Begins Again Zeus and the gods sat on Mount Olympus. They discussed the mortals. "I believe the victory goes to Menelaus," Zeus said. "But Aphrodite pulled Paris away before the fight was done. Maybe Paris would have won the battle if he had stayed." As Zeus spoke, the goddesses Athena and Hera whispered. They were plotting the destruction of Troy. Hera shouted at Zeus. "Why did you try to help Achilles? Athena and I have worked hard to make sure the city of Troy falls. But

第五章战斗再次开始宙斯和众神坐在奥林匹斯山上。 他们讨论了凡人。 “我相信胜利属于墨涅劳斯，”宙斯说。 但阿芙罗狄蒂在战斗结束前就把帕里斯拉开了。 如果他留下来，也许巴黎会赢得这场战役。” 宙斯说话时，女神雅典娜和赫拉在低语。 他们在密谋毁灭特洛伊城。 赫拉朝宙斯喊道。“你为什么要帮助阿喀琉斯？” 雅典娜和我努力确保特洛伊城沦陷。 但

you have gotten in the way! Now all our hard work is ruined." Zeus replied, "I honor Troy as much as you hate it. The Trojans have always honored me." "I will prove you wrong," Hera said. "Send Athena down to earth. She will see that the Trojans are ready to break the truce with the Achaeans." Athena dropped to the earth in a flash of light, landing in the middle of the armies. It looked like an explosion. Both sides were confused and frightened. Was the battle on again? Both armies thought that the other army was starting to attack again. Hector acted quickly. He ordered the Trojans to make the first move. His soldiers ran across the field toward the Achaeans and attacked. They threw their spears and swung their swords. One of the best Trojan archers took aim at Menelaus.

你碍事了！现在我们所有的努力都付诸东流了。” 宙斯回答说：“我尊重特洛伊，就像你讨厌它一样。 特洛伊人一直很尊敬我。” “我会证明你错了，”赫拉说。 “把雅典娜送到人间。 她会看到特洛伊人准备打破与亚该亚人的休战。” 雅典娜在一道闪光中掉到地上，落在军队中间。 看起来像是爆炸。 双方都感到困惑和恐惧。 战斗又开始了吗？两军都认为对方又开始进攻了。 赫克托耳行动迅速。他命令特洛伊人先采取行动。 他的士兵跑过战场向亚该亚人进攻。 他们投掷长矛，挥舞刀剑。 特洛伊最好的弓箭手之一瞄准了墨涅劳斯。

His arrow flew swiftly through the crowd and struck Menelaus. The great general fell to the ground. King Agamemnon rushed to his side. "Brother, do not die here," Agamemnon said. "You must live! The Trojans broke the truce. We cannot let them win now. The Trojans wronged you, my brother, by stealing your wife. They must pay for their actions!" "Have courage," Menelaus said. "Don't alarm the men. The wound is not deep. My armor stopped the arrow. It won't be long before I am well again." Agamemnon dragged Menelaus off the battlefield so that a healer could help him. The Trojans continued their attack. The Achaeans fought back, but they were getting tired. They truly wanted to go home. After the truce, they had lost their fighting spirit. The Achaeans started to blame King Agamemnon for their troubles. Until this

他的箭迅速穿过人群，射中了墨涅劳斯。 这位伟大的将军倒在了地上。 国王阿伽门农冲到他身边。 “兄弟，不要死在这里，”阿伽门农说。 “你必须活下去！”特洛伊人破坏了停战协议。 我们现在不能让他们赢。 特洛伊人冤枉了你，我的兄弟，他们偷走了你的妻子。 他们必须为自己的行为付出代价！”“要有勇气，”墨涅劳斯说。 “不要惊动那些人。伤口不深。 我的盔甲挡住了箭。 我很快就会好起来的。” 阿伽门农把墨涅劳斯从战场上拖了下来，让医生来帮助他。 特洛伊人继续进攻。 亚该亚人进行了反击，但他们已经累了。 他们真的很想回家。 休战后，他们失去了斗志。 亚该亚人开始把他们的麻烦归咎于阿伽门农国王。 直到这个

point, they had been slowly but steadily winning the battles. They should not have rushed the gates of Troy so soon. The Achaean army was not prepared for this face-to-face battle. The Aechaeans faced many obstacles. The Trojans were fighting in their homeland. They were more familiar with the land than the Achaeans. Also, men from nearby regions came out to support the Trojans. They all fought together under Hector's leadership. The two armies clashed. They raised their swords and shields. Soldiers on both sides fell to the ground. There were many losses. But Diomedes, an Achaean general, had not lost his fighting spirit. He fought many Trojans that day. He shouted at his enemies as he attacked. "I will not retreat!" he yelled. Diomedes prayed to Athena, the goddess of war. "Give me the strength of the gods to fight our enemies," he called. "Give me

他们一直在缓慢而稳定地赢得战斗。 他们不该这么快就冲进特洛伊城的大门。 亚该亚军队并没有为这场面对面的战斗做好准备。 aechaean人面临许多障碍。 特洛伊人在他们的家乡作战。 他们比亚该亚人更熟悉这片土地。 此外，附近地区的人也出来支持特洛伊人。 他们都在赫克托耳的领导下并肩作战。 两军发生了冲突。他们举起剑和盾。 双方的士兵都倒在地上。 损失惨重。但是，亚该亚的将军狄俄墨得斯并没有失去斗志。 那天他打了许多特洛伊人。 他进攻时对敌人大喊大叫。 “我不会撤退！”他喊道。 狄俄墨得斯向战争女神雅典娜祈祷。 “请赐予我诸神的力量，让我与敌人战斗。” “给我

special sight to see who is a man and who is a god. With my new strength I will fight anyone I find on the battlefield. I will fight, and I will win." Athena granted his wish. Then Aeneas stepped onto the battlefield. He was a Trojan hero and the son of Aphrodite. He attacked Diomedes and let out a bloodcurdling cry as he swung his sword. Diomedes quickly jumped out of the way. He lifted a giant boulder over his head. Normally, it would take two men to lift a boulder that size. But Diomedes lifted it with ease. He threw the boulder at Aeneas and hit the Trojan's leg. Aeneas fell with a cry. Aphrodite swept in once again. She stood in front of her wounded son, shielding him. Aeneas tried to get up, but the whole world went black as night. Aphrodite picked him up in her arms and tried to carry him away.

用特殊的眼光看谁是人，谁是神。 有了新的力量，我可以在战场上与任何人战斗。 我要战斗，我要胜利。” 雅典娜答应了他的愿望。然后埃涅阿斯踏上了战场。 他是特洛伊英雄，阿芙罗狄蒂之子。 他向狄俄墨德斯发起攻击，挥舞着剑，发出一声令人毛骨悚然的叫声。 狄俄墨德斯迅速跳开。 他把一块巨石举过头顶。 一般来说，搬起这么大的一块石头需要两个人。 但是狄俄墨德斯很轻松地举起了它。 他把巨石扔向埃涅阿斯，击中了特洛伊人的腿。 埃涅阿斯大叫一声倒在地上。阿芙罗狄蒂再次冲了进来。 她站在受伤的儿子面前，保护他。 埃涅阿斯想站起来，但整个世界变得漆黑如夜。 阿芙罗狄蒂把他抱在怀里，想把他带走。

Diomedes lunged at the goddess. He stabbed her wrist with his spear. Aphrodite screamed. She was both shocked and hurt. No human had ever attacked a god before. In her pain, Aphrodite dropped her son on the ground. But Aeneas did not stay there for long. Apollo swooped down and picked up Aeneas. He covered himself and Aeneas in a swirling dark mist to keep them safe from flying arrows. Aphrodite flew away from the battlefield. She was in agony—frightened and in pain. She found Ares, the god of war, resting on a cloud. She showed Ares her wound. He was enraged. "I have stayed away from this war for many years," Ares said. "I did not want to get involved. But I cannot allow this injustice! No mortal shall wound a god and get away with it." Ares was a powerful and dangerous

狄俄墨德斯向女神猛扑过去。 他用长矛刺她的手腕。 阿佛洛狄忒尖叫。她既震惊又受伤。 以前从来没有人攻击过神。 痛苦之中，阿芙罗狄蒂把儿子摔在地上。 但是埃涅阿斯并没有在那里呆太久。 阿波罗俯冲下来，抱起了埃涅阿斯。 他把自己和埃涅阿斯裹在一层旋转的黑雾中，以保护他们免受飞来的箭的伤害。 阿芙罗狄蒂从战场上飞走了。 她很痛苦——又害怕又痛苦。 她发现战神阿瑞斯正在一朵云上休息。 她给阿瑞斯看她的伤口。 他被激怒了。“我已经远离这场战争很多年了，”阿瑞斯说。 “我不想卷入其中。 但我不能容忍这种不公正！没有人能伤害神而不受惩罚。” 阿瑞斯是一个强大而危险的人