The Trojan Horse

The Trojan Horse, How the Greeks Won the War by Emily Little Illustrated by Michael Eagle

《特洛伊木马：希腊人如何赢得战争》 作者：埃米莉·利特尔 插画：迈克尔·伊格尔

The Wall It is 3000 years ago in the land now called Turkey. A shepherd stands above a grassy field, watching his sheep. To the west, the sea sparkles in the sunlight. To the east, the dusty plains dust in the wind. About four miles from the sea, there is a great stone wall built on a hill. Inside the wall, there is a rich, proud kingdom. It is the ancient kingdom of Troy.

城墙 故事发生在三千年前，地点是如今叫做土耳其的地方。 一个牧羊人站在草地上方，照看着他的羊群。 西边的大海在阳光下波光粼粼。 东边多尘的平原在风里扬起阵阵沙尘。 距离大海大约四英里的山丘上，筑着一道宏伟的石墙。 石墙之内，是一个富饶而强盛的王国。 它就是古老的特洛伊王国。

The wall around Choy is there to protect the city It is made of stones that men cut and fit together In some places it is very high and very thick The lower part of the wall is covered with limestone The limestone makes the wall slippery Climbing up the wall is impossible

环绕特洛伊的城墙是为了保护这座城市而建的。 它由人们切割并拼接严实的石块筑成。 有些地段的城墙又高又厚。 城墙的下半部分覆盖着石灰岩。 石灰岩让墙面变得滑溜溜的。 想爬上城墙根本不可能。

At the top of the wall there are places where the children bowman can stand. Here they can pull back their bowstrings and let their arrows fly. So going over the wall is impossible too.

城墙顶部有可供弓箭手站立的位置。 他们可以在这里拉开弓弦，射出箭矢。 所以想要翻过城墙也绝不可能。

There is only one way into Troy, through the great double gate. Shepherds go through with their bundles of wool. Ploughmen go through with their carts full of vegetables. Traders go through with their treasuries of gold and silver and bronze.

进入特洛伊只有一条路，那就是穿过巨大的双重城门。 牧羊人扛着一捆捆羊毛穿门而过。 农夫推着装满蔬菜的小车穿门而过。 商人带着满箱的黄金、白银和青铜穿门而过。