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They passed down to earth and brought victory to the Greeks. At last after much fighting,
她們來到了人間，為希臘人帶去了勝利，最終在一場(chǎng)大戰(zhàn)后，
Hector went to the city to bid the mothers of Troy assemble in the temple of Athena to see if their prayers
赫克托耳進(jìn)入特洛伊，要求特洛伊的母親們?cè)谘诺淠壬駨R結(jié)合，看看她們的祈禱
might not stay the anger of the goddess. Andromache, the wife of Hector, saw him and hastened to meet him.
或許會(huì)讓他的妻子，安德洛瑪刻女神消消氣，妻子看到了他，迫不及待地見到他。
With her was a nurse bearing Hector's only child, beautiful as a star. Hector smiled when he saw the child,
和她一起的是一名護(hù)士，她帶著赫克托耳唯一的孩子，美的像一顆星星，當(dāng)赫克托耳看到小孩時(shí)，他笑了，
but Andromache clasped Hector's hand and wept, saying:
但安德洛瑪刻拍打了丈夫的手，哭著說：
Oh, Hector, your courage will bring you to death. All the Greeks will rush upon you and slay you.
哦，赫克托耳，你的勇氣會(huì)讓你死，所有希臘人將沖你過來，將你殺死。
It were better for me to die than to lose you, for I have no comfort but you.
我寧愿死也不愿失去你，除了你我感受不到舒適。
My father and my seven brothers all fell by the hand of the great Achilles. My dear mother, too, is dead.
我的父親和七個(gè)兄弟都死在了偉大的阿基琉斯的手中，我親愛的母親也死了。
You are father to me, and mother, and brother, and husband also. Have pity, then, and stay there upon the wall,
你是我的父親，母親，兄長(zhǎng)，丈夫，有點(diǎn)憐憫心吧，
lest you leave me a widow, and your child an orphan. But Hector said, Nay,
以免我成為寡婦，孩子成為孤兒，但赫克托耳說不，
I am not willing that any son or daughter of Troy should see me keeping away from battle.
我不愿意任何特洛伊的子民看到我遠(yuǎn)離戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)。
Then Hector stretched out his arms to his child. But the child drew back in the arms of his nurse with a loud cry,
赫克托耳伸展胳臂夠自己的孩子，但在護(hù)士胳臂里的小孩向后縮，并大聲哭了起來，
fearing the shining bronze armor and the horsehair plume which nodded from his helmet top.
害怕耀眼的青銅武器和頭盔頂上下落的馬毛。
Then father and mother laughed aloud. And Hector took the helmet from his head and laid it on the ground,
之后父母都大聲笑了起來，赫克托耳拿掉了頭盔，放在地上，
and caught the child in his hands and kissed him, praying aloud: Grant, Father Zeus and all ye gods,
用手接過孩子，親吻他，大聲地祈禱，偉大的宙斯神父，和所有諸神，
that this child may be great among the sons of Troy; and may they say some day, when they see him carrying home the spoils of war,
這個(gè)男孩或許將成為特洛伊子民中勇敢的一位，當(dāng)他帶著戰(zhàn)利品回來時(shí)，他們都會(huì)這么說，
A better man, this, than his father and his mother shall be glad.
他是一個(gè)比父親更棒的人，他的母親應(yīng)該高興。
Then he gave the child to its mother; she clasped him to her and smiled a tearful smile.
之后他將孩子給了母親，她緊緊抱住他，留下了激動(dòng)的眼淚。
Her husband had pity on her and stroked her with his hand and said:
她的丈夫憐憫她，用他的手輕輕撫摸她，一邊說：
Be not troubled overmuch. No man shall slay me unless fate orders it;
不要太過憂慮，沒人能殺了我，除非命運(yùn)讓我如此；
but no man may escape fate, be he cowardly or brave. Go, carry on your tasks at the shuttle and the loom,
但沒人可以躲避命運(yùn)，不管他是懦弱還是勇敢，走吧，繼續(xù)在梭子和織布機(jī)上工作，
and give their tasks to your maidens. Let me take thought for the battle.
把他們的任務(wù)交給少女，讓我想一想戰(zhàn)場(chǎng)的事情。
