06 Mystery Man

Chapter 6. Mystery Man. Plato and Jack hurried past the crowd standing at the sides of the racetrack. Everyone was shouting and cheering. I have seats next to the judges, said Plato. He pointed to a tall stand with rows of benches. Plato led Jack through the crowd and up the steps to their seats. Wow, thanks, said Jack. He had a great view.

第六章 神秘人 柏拉图和杰克急匆匆跑过站在赛道两侧的人群 所有人都在大喊大叫，欢呼不停 “我有紧挨着裁判的座位哦。”柏拉图说 他指了指一个带有一排排长凳的高高的看台 柏拉图领着杰克挤过人群，爬上台阶走到了他们的座位上 “哇，太谢谢你啦！”杰克说。这里的视野太棒了

The Olympic parade had already started. Musicians playing pipes were at the front. Behind them marched the Olympic athletes, the best in all of Greece. Jack sighed as he watched the parade going around the track. Annie would really love this, he thought. The athletes in front are the runners, said Plato. Foot races are the oldest event of the Olympics. Jack pulled out his notebook and wrote, Oldest event is foot races. Behind the runners are the boxers, said Plato. They're wearing special gloves and bronze helmets. Jack wrote,

奥运会游行已经开始了，吹笛子的乐手走在队伍最前面 跟在他们身后前进的是全希腊最顶尖的奥运选手 看着绕着赛道行进的游行队伍，杰克轻轻叹了口气 安妮肯定会超喜欢这个场面的，他心里想着 “走在最前面的运动员是跑步选手，”柏拉图说，“赛跑是奥运会最古老的比赛项目。” 杰克掏出他的小笔记本，写道： 最古老的项目是赛跑 “跑步选手后面的是拳击选手哦。”柏拉图说 他们戴着专门的手套和青铜头盔 杰克写道：

Boxers wear gloves and helmets. Behind them are the wrestlers, said Plato. And Jack wrote, wrestlers. When Jack looked up again, he saw a soldier staring up at him from the sidelines. The soldier was dressed like the actor from the outdoor theater. He had on a long cape and a red crested helmet that covered most of his face. But something was strange. This soldier was short. Really short. Here come the Discus and Javelin throwers, said Plato. And then the men in armor. What do they do? asked Jack.

拳击选手要戴手套和头盔 “他们后面的是摔跤选手哦。”柏拉图说 然后杰克写道：摔跤选手 等杰克再次抬头的时候，他看见场边有个士兵正抬头盯着他看 这个士兵的穿着和户外剧场的演员一模一样 他披着一件长长的斗篷，戴着一顶顶饰有红色羽冠的头盔，头盔遮住了他大半张脸 不过有件事很不对劲 这个士兵个子很矮 特别特别矮 “接下来过来的是铁饼和标枪投掷选手哦。”柏拉图说 然后是穿盔甲的选手 “他们比什么项目呀？”杰克问道

They race wearing full armor said Plato Jack smiled to himself He knew Annie would think that was funny. He wrote in his notebook some runners race and armor Jack finished writing

“他们要穿着全套盔甲赛跑哦。”柏拉图说，杰克偷偷笑了起来 他知道安妮肯定会觉得这很有意思，他在笔记本上写下：有些赛跑选手穿着盔甲比赛 杰克写完了

He looked back at the short soldier. In a moment, the chariot races will begin, said Plato. Winning a chariot race is the greatest honor of the games. Jack just nodded. He was still studying the short soldier who seemed to be looking back at him.

他回头看向那个矮个子士兵 “再过一会儿，战车比赛就要开始啦。”柏拉图说 赢得战车比赛是本届奥运会的最高荣誉 杰克只是点了点头 他还在盯着那个矮个子士兵看，对方好像也正回头看着他

Suddenly, a small hand came out from the soldier's cape. The hand gave a little wave. Jack gasped. It was Annie's hand waving. The short soldier was Annie.

突然，一只小手从士兵的斗篷里伸了出来 那只小手轻轻挥了挥 杰克猛地倒抽了一口冷气 那是安妮的手在挥呀 那个矮个子士兵就是安妮