2 Musical mix-up

Chapter 2 Musical mix-up Not long ago, Rosa had watched the Olympics on TV. Now she was here, in ancient Greece, where the Olympic Games had begun! It was hot in the sun, so Rosa was glad her long hair was tucked under a wide-brimmed floppy hat. She realized

第二章音乐混乱不久以前，罗莎在电视上看了奥运会。 现在她来到了这里，在古希腊，奥运会的起源地！太阳下很热，所以罗莎很高兴她的长发塞在一顶宽边软帽下面。 她意识到

lots of the spectators were wearing similar hats—through strangely, they were all men and boys. She couldn't see any women or girls at all. Tempo liked the hat, too. She perched on Rosa's shoulder, in the shade of the brim. "Kingsley, I think I should pretend I'm a boy," Rosa said. "The History Hub dressed me like one, and it always gets that kind of thing right." He nodded. "There will be a reason."

许多观众都戴着类似的帽子——奇怪的是，他们都是男人和男孩。 她根本看不到任何女人或女孩。 Tempo也喜欢这顶帽子。她坐在罗莎的肩膀上，在帽檐的阴影里。 “金斯利，我想我应该假装自己是个男孩。”罗莎说。 “历史中心把我打扮得像个历史学家，这类事情它总是做对的。” 他点了点头。“会有原因的。”

"Koo!" said Tempo, bobbing her head. "See? She agrees," said Kingsley. Rosa laughed, and looked around. "No sign of DeLay," she said. "Let's join the spectators and see if we can spot any clues about where he might be." They threaded through the crowd of men and boys, and sat down in a space on one of the grassy steps, looking down at the track. Tempo tucked herself into Rosa's bag, next to the olive oil. In the center of the stadium, a parade of important-looking people dressed in colorful robes were making their way to a large, shallow bowl, which contained burning logs. Rosa gasped. She nudged Kingsley and pointed to it.

“咕！”天宝摇着头说。 “看到了吗?她同意了，”金斯利说。 罗莎笑了，环顾四周。 “没有迟延的迹象，”她说。 “我们也去围观吧，看看能不能找到他可能在哪儿的线索。” 他们穿过男人和男孩的人群，在一个长满草的台阶上坐了下来，看着下面的铁轨。 Tempo钻进罗莎的包里，紧挨着橄榄油。 在体育场的中央，一群穿着彩色长袍、看起来很重要的人正走向一个又大又浅的碗，碗里装着燃烧的木头。 罗莎气喘吁吁地说。她轻轻地推了推金斯莱，指着它。

"The Olympic flame! We still have one today, as a link to the ancient Games," she whispered. "It's amazing seeing one of the originals!" A large group of men and boys was standing near the fire bowl. They weren't wearing many clothes—most just wore short skirts, a bit like kilts, and many were barefoot. Rosa guessed that they were athletes.

“奥运圣火！”我们今天仍然有一个，作为与古代奥运会的联系，”她低声说。 “看到吸血鬼祖先真是太棒了！”一大群男人和男孩站在火盆附近。 他们没有穿太多的衣服——大多数人只穿短裙，有点像苏格兰短裙，许多人光着脚。 罗莎猜他们是运动员。

Kingsley nodded. "They're nothing like modern competitors, are they?" he said. "No tracksuits or sneakers." "Let's begin, priest," called a tall man with a curly beard, who was standing beside the fire bowl. The priest stepped forward, his long, yellow robe swirling around him. The crowd stopped chattering, and leaned forward to listen. "In the name of the great god, Zeus," the priest announced, "let this new day of the 93rd Olympic Games begin. Athletes, remember the oath you swore before Zeus, that you will compete with honor."

金斯利点点头。“他们一点也不像现代的竞争者，不是吗？”他说。 “不要穿运动服或运动鞋。” “牧师，我们开始吧，”站在火盆旁边的一个留着卷胡子的高个子男人喊道。 牧师走上前去，长长的黄袍子在他身上打转。 人群停止了闲聊，倾身倾听。 “以伟大的神宙斯的名义，”牧师宣布，“让第93届奥运会新的一天开始吧。 运动员们，记住你们在宙斯面前发的誓，你们将以荣誉参加比赛。”

"He must mean, no cheating," whispered Kingsley. The priest continued. "Remember the ekecheiria—the sacred Olympic truce. You are from different city-states, and some of you are at war with each other. There must be no fighting for the three months of the truce, so all may travel safely to and from the Games." There was some grumbling in the crowd. Rosa noticed two men beside the fire bowl glaring at each other. "I bet they're from warring states," she said to Kingsley.

“他一定是说，不能作弊。”金斯莱小声说。 牧师继续说。“记住ekecheiria——神圣的奥林匹克休战。 你们来自不同的城邦，有些人还在互相交战。 在休战的三个月里，必须没有战斗，这样所有人都可以安全地往返于奥运会。” 人群中有些抱怨。 罗莎注意到火盆旁有两个人怒目而视。 “我敢打赌它们是从战国来的。”她对金斯利说。