6 Odysseus Continues His Tale

CHAPTER 6 Odysseus Continues His Tale THE MAGICAL BAG OF WINDS "Soon we reached a peaceful island that floated on top of the sea. The island's elder, Aeolus, was a generous host. He let us rest, and gave us food and water. I told him our sad tale of roaming the seas on our way back home. He felt pity for us and wanted to help. Aeolus presented me with a magical sack made of leather. He told me he had captured

第六章奥德修斯继续他的故事神奇的风袋“不久，我们到达了一个漂浮在海面上的宁静的岛屿。 岛上的长老埃奥罗斯是个慷慨的主人。 他让我们休息，给了我们食物和水。 我告诉他我们在回家的路上在海上漫游的悲惨故事。 他同情我们，想要帮助我们。 埃奥罗斯送给我一个神奇的皮革袋子。 他告诉我他被捕了

the roaring winds and tied them up in the sack. Zeus had made him captain of the winds. He could stir or still each of them when he wanted. "Before he gave me the sack, he tied it so tightly. Not even a tiny puff of air could escape. He only allowed the fair West Wind to blow. It was to take us home smoothly. Aeolus told me to keep it safe and near me at all times. I was not to tell my crew what was in the bag. I agreed, and we sailed on our way. "We sailed for ten days. I kept my eye on that bag of winds the whole time. It was exhausting, but I didn't want to take any chances. Soon we came so close to Ithaca that we could see the smoke rising from our own chimneys. I finally relaxed and closed my eyes for a minute. "This was another mistake. As soon as I

狂风呼啸，把他们捆在麻袋里。 宙斯让他成为风的船长。 只要他愿意，他可以搅动或静止每一个人。 “在他给我袋子之前，他把袋子绑得很紧。 连一丁点儿空气也不能逃出去。 他只让美丽的西风吹。 它是为了让我们顺利回家。 埃俄勒斯让我把它保管好，时刻放在身边。 我不能告诉我的船员包里有什么。 我同意了，然后我们就出发了。 “我们航行了十天。我一直盯着那袋风。 这很累，但我不想冒任何风险。 不久，我们离伊萨卡岛很近了，我们可以看到从我们自己的烟囱里冒出的烟。 我终于放松下来，闭上了眼睛。 “这又是一个错误。 只要我

had begun to sleep, my men let their curiosity about the sack take over. One of them took it from my side. He thought it contained treasure that I was hiding from the crew. He tore open the sack, and the winds rushed out. This great mistake caused a terrible storm. The winds thrashed about, howling in our ears. They carried us, weeping terribly, back out to sea. All the way back, in fact, to the island we had come from. "Aeolus was shocked when we returned. 'What happened?' he asked. 'I took great pains to get you home.' "I told him my men, and cruel sleep, had ruined me. I begged him to give us another bag of winds, but he refused. 'Clearly you are cursed by the gods,' he said. "We moved on, without his help." THE GODDESS CIRCE

我的人已经开始睡觉了，他们对麻袋的好奇心占据了他们的上风。 其中一个从我身边拿走了。 他认为里面装着我瞒着船员的宝藏。 他撕开麻袋，一阵风吹了出来。 这个巨大的错误引起了一场可怕的风暴。 风在我们耳边呼啸。 他们带着我们痛哭流涕，回到海上。 事实上，一路回到我们来的那个岛。 “当我们回来时，埃奥罗斯很震惊。 “出了什么事?他问。 “我费了好大劲才把你送回家。’”我告诉他，我的手下和残酷的睡眠毁了我。 我求他再给我们一袋风，但他拒绝了。 他说，你显然是被众神咒诅了。 “没有他的帮助，我们继续前进。” 女神喀耳刻

"Next I will tell you about the goddess Circe now, this is quite a tale!" Odysseus said. "We finally arrived at another island and anchored nearby. My crew and I were terribly worn out. Our bodies and minds were tired. After getting a good night's sleep on the ship, I sent half of my men to shore. I asked them to come back and report what they saw. "They found a small stone house. Fierce wolves and mountain lions prowled around the outside. But instead of attacking my men, the animals wagged their tails as if they were friendly puppies. The creatures rubbed their noses lovingly against the sailors. It seemed that someone had tamed them with magic. "When they knocked on the door of the goddess Circe, she welcomed the men. All trusted and followed her—all except for my first mate, who was leading the mission. He suspected trouble.

“接下来我将告诉你关于喀耳刻女神的故事，这是一个很好的故事！”奥德修斯说。 “我们终于到达了另一个岛屿，在附近抛锚了。 我和我的船员都累坏了。 我们的身心都很疲惫。 在船上好好睡了一觉后，我派了一半的人上岸。 我让他们回来报告他们所看到的。 他们发现了一座小石屋。 凶猛的狼和美洲狮在外面徘徊。 但这些动物没有攻击我的人，而是摇着尾巴，就像友好的小狗一样。 这些动物用鼻子亲热地蹭着水手。 似乎有人用魔法驯服了它们。 当他们敲开喀耳刻女神的门时，她欢迎了他们。 所有人都信任她，跟随她——除了我的大副，他是这次任务的负责人。 他怀疑有麻烦。

"He was right. Circe fed the men a great feast of cheese, honey, bread, and olives. But she had dropped a sleeping potion onto the food. When my men became sleepy, she used her magic to turn them into pigs! She locked them up in a pen and ignored their squealing. "My first mate was the only one who didn't eat. He ran back to the ship to tell me what had happened. He was too afraid to return, so I went. As I entered the forest surrounding Circe's house, I met Hermes with his golden wand. He was in the form of a young man. "He gave me a special herb—a black root with a white flower. If I ate the herb, it would protect me from Circe's spells. Hermes also told me how to respond when she tried to charm me. "'When she waves her magic wand at you,' he said, 'draw your sword and spring

他是对的。喀耳刻用奶酪、蜂蜜、面包和橄榄招待了这些人。 但她把安眠药药水掉在食物上了。 当我的人昏昏欲睡时，她就用魔法把他们变成了猪！她把它们关在围栏里，不理会它们的尖叫。 “我的大副是唯一没有吃东西的人。 他跑回船上告诉我发生了什么事。 他不敢回去，所以我就去了。 当我进入喀耳刻房子周围的森林时，我遇到了拿着金魔杖的赫尔墨斯。 他是一个年轻人的样子。 “他给了我一种特殊的草药——黑根白花。 如果我吃了草药，它就能保护我不受喀耳刻的诅咒。 赫尔墨斯还告诉我，当她试图吸引我时该如何回应。 “‘当她向你挥动魔杖的时候，’他说，‘拔出你的剑，跳起来

forward. Pretend you are going to kill her. She will be frightened but will respect you. She will ask you to stay and be her companion. You must not refuse her, for you want her to set your men free. But you must make her promise that she will not cause any more trouble.' "And so I ate the herb and went to Circe's house," Odysseus continued. "When I knocked on Circe's door, she let me in. She gave me a goblet of drink. I knew it was poisoned, but I drank it anyway. The herb would protect me. "Then she waved her wand. She may have been trying to turn me into a pig. I rushed at her with my sword. She screamed, fell to the ground, and clasped my knees. "'Who and what are you?' she asked, amazed. 'How can it be that my magic has no power over you? You are spell-proof.

前进。假装你要杀了她。 她会害怕，但会尊重你。 她会请你留下来做她的伴侣。 你不能拒绝她，因为你想让她释放你的人。 但是你必须让她保证不再制造麻烦。“于是我吃了草药，去了喀耳刻的家，”奥德修斯继续说。 "我敲了敲喀耳刻的门，她让我进去了。 她给了我一杯饮料。 我知道它有毒，但我还是喝了。 这种草药可以保护我。 然后她挥动了一下魔杖。她可能想把我变成一头猪。 我拿着剑向她冲去。 她尖叫着，倒在地上，抱住我的膝盖。 “你是谁？你是什么？”她惊奇地问。 “我的魔法怎么能对你不起作用呢？” 你是防拼写的。