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But Aphrodite kept her promise and made it possible for Paris to take Helen from her home, and carry her to Troy.
但阿佛洛狄忒信守承諾，讓帕里斯將海倫從她家帶走成為可能，并將她帶到特洛伊。
Menelaus, in grief and anger because of the loss of his wife, called upon all the princes of Greece
墨涅拉俄斯又悲傷有氣憤，因為他失去了妻子，他呼吁希臘所有王子，
who had sworn to defend him and asked them to keep their promise.
那些發誓要捍衛他的人，要讓他們信守承諾。
This call was not to their liking, and many tried to avoid obeying, but at last a great army was gathered together.
他們不喜歡這樣的召喚，許多人試圖避免遵守承諾，但最終一只大軍集結完畢。
One hundred thousand men and twelve hundred ships crossed over to Troy to punish Paris and to restore Helen to Menelaus.
10萬軍人和1200艘船抵達了特洛伊，來懲罰帕里斯，他們要將海倫重新還給墨涅拉俄斯。
Even the gods took sides. Hera and Athena had never forgiven Paris; therefore they favored the Greeks.
即使是諸神都偏袒了起來，赫拉和雅典娜從未原諒帕里斯，這次他們站在希臘人這一頭。
But Aphrodite used her power to help the Trojans. Apollo, god of the sun, and Ares, god of war, also were on the side of the Trojans.
但阿佛洛狄忒利用她的力量來幫助特洛伊人，太陽神阿波羅，戰神阿瑞斯都站在特洛伊這一邊。
So the Trojan war was a war of gods as well as of men.
特洛伊戰爭是諸神之戰，也是人民之戰。
WHY ACHILLES REFUSED TO FIGHT
為什么阿基里斯拒絕戰斗
For nine years and more the Greeks besieged the city of Troy. They pressed the men of the city very hard,
九年多以來，希臘人包圍了特洛伊城，他們打壓該城市的民眾，
so that they dared not go outside the walls. They might have taken Troy without further loss,
讓他們不敢跑到城外，他們可能會以更少的損失拿下特洛伊城，
but there arose a strife between two of the Greek chieftains, Agamemnon, overlord of all the host and Achilles,
但在兩名希臘首領之間引發了沖突，阿迦門農是所有人的國王，阿基里斯
the most valiant man among them. The Greeks had offended the priest of Apollo,
是他們當中最英勇的人，希臘人得罪了阿波羅的的神父，
because Agamemnon had taken for himself the daughter of the priest as a prize of war and refused to give her up.
因為阿迦門農搶走了神父的女兒當做戰利品，并且拒絕交還。
Apollo was angered and sent swift death among the Greeks. Achilles, learning the cause of this misfortune,
阿波羅很生氣，立即殺死了大量希臘人，阿基里斯獲悉了不幸的原因，
roused the anger of Agamemnon by forcing him to give up the maiden. Agamemnon said, I will send back my prize, Achilles,
對阿迦門農很生氣，因為他要被迫放棄這名少女，阿迦門農對阿基里斯說，我會將獎金拿回來，
but I will take the maiden whom the Greeks have given you. The face of Achilles grew black with anger and he cried,
但我要帶走希臘人給你的少女，阿基里斯的臉因為生氣變黑，他叫嚷道
You are altogether shameless and greedy, an ill ruler of men. I have no quarrel with the Trojans;
你們都是一群不要臉，貪婪的人，是糟糕的統治者，我沒有和特洛伊人發生爭斗；
I have been fighting in your cause and that of your brother Menelaus. You leave me to fight while you sit in your tent at ease.
我一直在為你和你哥哥墨涅拉俄斯的目標而奮斗，你讓我去爭斗，自己卻坐在帳篷中享受安逸。
