8 Odysseus Finishes His Tale

CHAPTER 8 Odysseus Finishes His Tale And Odysseus had even more stories to tell the king and queen of Phaeacia! THE SIRENS "At last, we were clear of the River Styx and back onto the open sea," Odysseus continued. "My men and I could finally relax, now that we were out of the underworld. Each of us had been changed by that visit. No one spoke another word of the horrific

奥德修斯还有更多的故事要告诉费阿西亚的国王和王后！“我们终于离开了冥河，回到了辽阔的大海上，”奥德修斯继续说道。 “我和我的人终于可以放松了，因为我们已经离开了地狱。 那次访问改变了我们每个人。 没有人再提起这件可怕的事

"After sailing for a few days, we came close to the island of the Sirens. The Sirens are magical singers. They enchant all who come near enough to hear them. Anyone who hears their song is drawn to their island and is never able to leave. Sirens' songs are irresistible. Listeners forget about home, family, and even food. They become wrapped in the melody and eventually waste away. "Circe had warned me about the Sirens. She advised me to fill my men's ears with wax. That way they'd never be able to hear the Sirens' songs. She suggested, though, that I listen in order to experience the rare pleasure. But first I must get my men to tie me to the ship's mast, she said. As we approached the island of the Sirens, my men tied me to the mast with the strongest knots. I made them promise not to untie me, no matter how I begged."

“航行了几天后，我们靠近塞壬岛。 塞壬是有魔力的歌手。 他们使所有靠近听到他们的人着迷。 任何听到他们歌声的人都会被吸引到他们的岛上，永远无法离开。 塞壬的歌声令人无法抗拒。 听众忘记了家，家人，甚至食物。 它们被旋律包裹，最终消失。 “喀耳刻警告过我提防塞壬。 她建议我用耳蜡把我男人的耳朵填满。 这样他们就永远听不到塞壬的歌声了。 不过，她建议我倾听，以体验这种难得的快乐。 不过首先我得叫我的人把我绑在船上的桅杆上，她说。 当我们接近塞壬岛时，我的船员用最牢固的绳结把我绑在桅杆上。 我让他们答应不管我怎么求，都不给我松绑。”

"And did you beg?" asked Queen Arete. Odysseus confessed that, after hearing the Sirens' song, he did. "For their voices were unlike any other in the world. They sang my past and future. They sang my fortunes and misfortunes. They sang my soul and mind all in the same tune. All temptation came from their throats. "I begged for my life to be let go. All I could think of was the island of the Sirens. I thought I would go mad as I was bound in those tight knots. But my men were trustworthy. They only made the ropes tighter. They quickened their rowing. Soon we were past the island and my mind quieted." SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS "After the Sirens," he continued, "we had to sail through a passage guarded by two

“你求过我吗？”阿雷特王后问。 奥德修斯承认，在听到塞壬的歌声后，他做了。 因为他们的声音不同于世界上任何其他人。 他们唱着我的过去和未来。 他们唱着我的幸运和不幸。 他们用同样的调子唱着我的灵魂和思想。 所有的诱惑都来自他们的喉咙。 “我恳求让我的生命离开。 我满脑子想的都是塞壬岛。 当我被紧紧地捆在一起时，我想我要发疯了。 但我的人是值得信赖的。 他们只是把绳子拉得更紧了。 他们加快了划桨的速度。 很快我们就驶过了小岛，我的心安静了下来。” “在塞壬之后，”他继续说，“我们必须穿过一条由两个人守卫的通道

monsters, Scylla and Charybdis. Each monster sat at one edge of the passage. We had to decide which side to take. "We decided to take the side guarded by the monster Scylla. She had twelve feet and six necks! At the end of each neck she had a horrible head, each with three rows of teeth. She crunched men to death. As our ship sailed through, Scylla clawed and snapped at us. We were terrified, but Charybdis would have been a worse monster to pass. "Charybdis sat on the other side of the passage. She sucked the seawater all the way in, creating a whirlpool. Then she spit all the water back up, creating a giant wave. But Circe had advised us to pass on the Scylla side, so we did. "Scylla pounced on us with all of her horrible heads. She snatched up six of my best men, which threw me into another rage.

怪物，锡拉和卡瑞布狄斯。 每个怪物都坐在通道的一边。 我们必须决定站在哪一边。 “我们决定站在怪物锡拉守护的一边。 她有十二英尺和六条脖子！每个脖子的末端都长着一个可怕的头，每个头上都长着三排牙齿。 她把人踩死。 当我们的船驶过时，“锡拉”向我们抓来抓去。 我们都吓坏了，但卡瑞布狄斯是一个更可怕的怪物。 卡吕布狄斯坐在走廊的另一边。 她把海水全部吸进去，形成了一个漩涡。 然后她把所有的水吐了出来，形成了一个巨大的波浪。 但喀耳刻建议我们从锡拉那边过去，所以我们照做了。 “锡拉用她那可怕的脑袋向我们扑来。 她抢走了我的六个得力助手，这使我又勃然大怒。

I had to contain my anger to save my other men. We managed to fight her off long enough to pass by her. "With that trouble behind us, we continued on. I knew my men needed to rest. So did I. We looked for a calm island where we could stay to refresh ourselves." THE ISLAND OF THE SUN GOD "Eventually we came to the island of the Sun God. This was the one Teiresias had told us about. The Sun God's very special sheep and cattle would be tempting. But these were the animals we had been warned not to touch." Odysseus explained that he and his men anchored at the island. They rested comfortably for a few days. With enough supplies to feed the crew, they left the sheep

为了救我的同伴，我不得不控制自己的愤怒。 我们成功地把她击退了，有足够的时间从她身边走过。 把麻烦抛在脑后，我们继续前进。 我知道我的人需要休息。 我也是这样想的。我们找了一个安静的岛，在那里我们可以休息一下。” “最后我们来到了太阳神之岛。 这就是泰瑞西阿斯告诉我们的。 太阳神非常特别的羊和牛是诱人的。 但这些动物是我们被警告不要碰的。” 奥德修斯解释说，他和他的手下在岛上抛锚了。 他们舒适地休息了几天。 带着足够的食物，他们离开了羊群

and cattle alone. But soon they ran out of food. The men had even eaten all the fish from the sea. They were starving. The sheep and cattle were starting to tempt them. "But I warned them still not to touch the animals," Odysseus explained. "One day, I had gone inland in search of other food. My men could not stand their hunger any longer. They gave in. While I was gone, the men stole one of the cows. They put together a fire and threw themselves a feast. "I could smell the delicious roast meat as I got closer to our ship. I prayed, 'Please don't let that be what I think it is!' But of course, it was. My men had stolen and eaten one of the Sun God's cows. I began to scold them for disobeying. "But then the Sun God flew into a rage. His voice boomed overhead, cursing us in the

只有牛。但很快他们的食物就吃完了。 这些人甚至吃光了海里所有的鱼。 他们饿死了。牛羊开始诱惑他们了。 奥德修斯解释说：“但我警告过他们不要碰那些动物。” “有一天，我去内陆寻找其他食物。 我的人再也无法忍受饥饿了。 他们让步了。我不在的时候，那些人偷了一头牛。 他们生了一堆火，摆了一顿盛宴。 “当我靠近我们的船时，我闻到了美味的烤肉。 我祈祷着：“请不要让我想的那样！”当然，它是。 我的手下偷吃了太阳神的一头牛。 我开始责备他们不听话。 但随后太阳神勃然大怒。 他的声音在头顶上震耳欲聋地咒骂着我们