4 What a stink

Chapter 4 What a stink The Spartan prince marched furiously over to the Prince of Athens. "You're behind this!" he snapped. The Athenian Prince said sharply, "I would never steal." The Prince of Sparta whirled around to the officials. "He either stole my crown,

斯巴达王子愤怒地向雅典王子走去。 “你是幕后主使！”他厉声说。 雅典王子厉声说：“我绝不会偷窃。” 斯巴达王子转身向官员们转过身来。 “他要么偷了我的王冠，

or got someone else to do it! What else could have happened?" A brief fight broke out, and the crowd was in an uproar. Groups of Spartans shook their fists at the Athenians, and it seemed as if everyone was yelling. "Athenians are cheats!" "Spartans are liars!"

或者让别人去做！还会发生什么？”一场短暂的打斗爆发了，人群一片哗然。 一群群斯巴达人向雅典人挥舞着拳头，似乎每个人都在大喊大叫。 “雅典人都是骗子！”“斯巴达人都是骗子！”

Only the Timekeepers knew what was really going on. "DeLay's the thief," Rosa said grimly. "He's used a Time Crunch to steal the wreath-and look at the chaos it's causing!" Tempo was sitting on Rosa's shoulder, covering her head with her wings. "She doesn't like the noise," said Kingsley. "It's OK, Tempo." "By all the gods, it was NOT me!" roared the Prince of Athens. Tempo was so startled that she flew off, squawking. "Look!" cried the Spartan prince. "That bird! It is a bad omen! There is thievery and cheating at these Games!"

只有计时员知道到底发生了什么。 “拖延是小偷，”罗莎冷酷地说。 “他用时间紧缩偷走了花圈——看看它造成的混乱！”Tempo坐在Rosa的肩膀上，用翅膀遮住她的头。 “她不喜欢噪音。”金斯莱说。 “没关系，泰普。”“诸神作证，那不是我！”雅典王子吼道。 天宝吓了一跳，尖叫着飞走了。 “看！”斯巴达王子叫道。 “那只鸟!这是个凶兆！奥运会上有偷窃和作弊！”

Kingsley watched Tempo in alarm as she flew out of the arena, the crowd gaping and pointing at her. "I hope she's okay." "She's a smart bird," Rosa said. "She'll be back when things quiet down. In the meantime, if we can find that wreath, the Spartans and Athenians will stop fighting. If we can't, and if a fight breaks out, the Olympic Truce will be broken. There could be a war." Kingsley nodded. "And if the city- states can't trust each other to compete fairly—well, there might never be another Olympic Games!" "What a terrible thought," said Rosa, with a shudder. The Olympics were where the best athletes competed against

金斯利惊恐地看着天宝飞出竞技场，人群张大嘴巴指着她。 “我希望她没事。”“她是一只聪明的鸟，”罗莎说。 “等事情平息下来，她就会回来的。 同时，如果我们能找到花环，斯巴达人和雅典人就会停止战斗。 如果我们不能，如果爆发战争，奥林匹克休战就会被打破。 可能会有一场战争。”金斯利点点头。 “如果城市国家之间不能相互信任竞争，可能永远不会有另一届奥运会！”“多么可怕的想法，”罗莎说，打了个寒颤。 奥运会是最好的运动员竞争的地方

each other, but she knew it had also become one of the greatest expressions of cooperation and common values among the nations of the world. Kingsley noticed that the priest had taken the angry princes aside. "He's trying to make peace-" He stopped. Rosa was staring toward the athletes' tunnel entrance. "Hello? Earth to Rosa?" said Kingsley.

但她知道，它也已成为世界各国之间合作和共同价值观的最伟大表达之一。 金斯利注意到牧师把愤怒的王子们拉到一边。 “他想讲和——”他停了下来。 罗莎盯着运动员通道的入口。 “喂?地球到罗莎？”金斯莱说。

"Sorry! I'm sure I saw DeLay," she said. "Look, over there..." The villain was slinking into the tunnel. "He's leaving the stadium," said Kingsley. They ran across the arena. No one stopped them—everyone was either too busy arguing, or too busy watching the princes, who were standing opposite each other now, both red with fury. The priest had his hands out, trying to keep them apart. As the Timekeepers entered the tunnel, DeLay glanced back and spotted them. "Bye, losers!" he shouted as he vanished through the exit.

“对不起!我肯定我看到了迪莱，”她说。 “看，那边……”坏蛋正偷偷溜进隧道。 “他要离开体育场了。”金斯利说。 他们跑过竞技场。 没有人阻止他们——每个人不是在忙着争论，就是在忙着看着两个王子，他们现在站在对面，都气得满脸通红。 牧师伸出双手，试图把他们分开。 当计时员进入隧道时，迪莱回头看了一眼，发现了他们。 “再见，失败者！”他喊道，从出口消失了。