本集的YouTube影片有動畫和字幕喔。This episode’s YouTube video includes animation and subtitles. https://youtu.be/ff7jMpL2hcU 💝贊助支持｜Support the Podcast： https://pay.soundon.fm/podcasts/f2cb33e1-02d1-4fce-9e8e-68b636579fd0 Bear老師的故事每個月月中、月底各上架一集。一個月兩集。 📃歡迎追蹤： 🅸🅶：bear.bilingual 𝓕𝓑：Bear老師的中英雙語故事 木馬屠城記/The Story of the Trojan Horse Hello, this is Teacher Bear，我是Bear老師。 今天Bear老師要跟你們訴說一個古老的故事「特洛伊戰爭」，也叫「木馬屠城記」。 Today, I'm going to tell you an ancient tale—the story of the Trojan War, also known as The Story of the Trojan Horse. 很久很久以前，在愛琴海周圍，有許多不同的國家和城邦。 Long, long ago, many kingdoms and city-states surrounded the Aegean Sea. 其中，斯巴達國王，名叫墨涅拉俄斯。他的太太叫做海倫。 One of those kingdoms was Sparta, where King Menelaus ruled. His wife was Helen. 傳說中，海倫是當時世界上最美麗的女子。 Legend has it that Helen was the most beautiful woman in the world. 有一天，特洛伊的王子帕里斯來到斯巴達作客。 One day, Prince Paris of Troy came to Sparta as an honored guest. 沒想到，後來帕里斯竟然帶著海倫，一起回到了特洛伊。 But then something unexpected happened—Paris took Helen back to Troy with him. 墨涅拉俄斯知道後，十分傷心，也非常生氣，因為自己的太太跟著別的男人離開了。 When King Menelaus learned what had happened, he was heartbroken and furious because his wife had left him for another man. 於是，他向哥哥──邁錫尼國王阿加曼儂求助，希望把海倫帶回來。 He turned to his older brother, King Agamemnon of Mycenae, and asked for his help in bringing Helen home. 阿加曼儂立刻號召希臘各城邦的國王和英雄，組成一支龐大的聯軍，乘著一千多艘船，浩浩蕩蕩地前往特洛伊。 King Agamemnon called upon the kings and heroes of the Greek city-states. Together, they gathered a mighty army and set sail for Troy with more than a thousand ships. 可是，特洛伊是一座極為堅固且防禦嚴密的城邦。 But Troy was an incredibly strong and well-defended city. 它有高大的城牆和厚重的城門，希臘聯軍一次又一次發動攻擊，始終無法攻進城裡。 Its towering walls and massive gates kept the Greek army out. Time after time, they attacked, but they could not break through the city's defenses. 一年過去了…… One year passed… 五年過去了…… Five years passed… 可是，戰爭依然沒有結束。 Yet the war showed no sign of ending. 轉眼間，整整十年過去了。 Before anyone realized it, ten long years had passed. 就在似乎看不到希望時，希臘聯軍中，足智多謀的伊薩卡國王奧德修斯想到了一個大膽的計畫。 Just when it seemed that all hope was lost, among the Greek allies, Odysseus, the clever King of Ithaca, came up with a bold plan. 他命令最優秀的木匠打造了一匹巨大的木馬。 He ordered his finest carpenters to build an enormous wooden horse. 這匹木馬比房子還高，裡面是空的，可以藏進許多士兵。 The giant horse was even taller than a house. It was hollow inside, with enough room to hide many soldiers. 等木馬完成後，奧德修斯又安排了一個巧妙的計畫。 When the wooden horse was finished, Odysseus set the next part of his clever plan in motion. 希臘聯軍假裝放棄戰爭，拆掉營地，揚起船帆，慢慢駛離海岸。 The Greek army pretended to give up the war. They packed up their camp, boarded their ships, and slowly sailed away from the shore. 其實，他們並沒有真的離開，而是把船藏到附近的小島，靜靜等待天黑。 But they hadn't truly left. Instead, they hid their ships behind a nearby island and quietly waited for night to fall. 同時，希臘人故意留下一名士兵。 Meanwhile, the Greeks deliberately left one soldier behind. 當特洛伊人抓到他時，他假裝害怕地說： When the Trojans captured him, he pretended to be terrified and said, 「希臘人已經放棄攻打特洛伊了。」 "The Greeks have given up their attack on Troy." 「他們留下這匹木馬，是獻給智慧女神雅典娜的禮物，希望女神保佑他們平安回家。」 "They left this wooden horse as a gift to Athena, the goddess of wisdom, and prayed that she would watch over them on their journey home." 「如果特洛伊人把木馬帶進城裡，雅典娜也會保佑這座城邦。」 "If the people of Troy bring the horse into the city, Athena will watch over Troy as well." 不少特洛伊人都相信了他的話。 Many of the Trojans believed what he said. 大家高興得歡呼起來。 Everyone cheered with joy. 就在特洛伊人準備把木馬拉進城時，特洛伊公主卡珊德拉站出來警告： Just as the Trojans were about to pull the wooden horse into the city, Princess Cassandra stepped forward and warned, 「不要把木馬拉進城！這是一個陷阱，特洛伊會因此毀滅！」 "Don't bring the horse into the city! It's a trap! Troy will be destroyed if you do!" 她一次又一次地哀求大家： Again and again, she begged the people, 「請相信我！千萬不要把木馬帶進城！」 "Please believe me! Don't bring the horse into the city!" 可是，沒有人聽她的話。 But no one listened to her. 大家都沉浸在勝利的喜悅中。 Everyone was caught up in the joy of victory. 最後，特洛伊人還是把巨大的木馬慢慢拉進了城裡。 In the end, the Trojans slowly pulled the enormous wooden horse through the city gate. 到了晚上，全城舉辦慶祝宴會。大家唱歌、跳舞、歡笑，以為十年的戰爭終於結束了。 That evening, the entire city celebrated with a great feast. People sang, danced, and laughed, believing that the long war was finally over. 夜深了。整座城市漸漸安靜下來。 As night grew deeper, the city slowly fell silent. 就在這時，木馬裡傳來了輕微的聲音。 Then, a faint sound came from inside the wooden horse. 躲藏在木馬裡的希臘士兵，悄悄打開暗門，一個接著一個爬了出來。 Hidden inside, the Greek soldiers quietly opened a secret door and climbed out one by one. 他們小心翼翼地走到城門，把門慢慢打開。 They carefully made their way to the city gate and slowly opened it. 就在同一時間，原本躲藏在附近的希臘船隊，也趁著夜色返回特洛伊。 At the same time, the Greek fleet, hidden nearby, sailed back to Troy under the cover of night. 阿加曼儂率領希臘聯軍衝進城裡。 Agamemnon led the Greek army into the city. 毫無防備的特洛伊人根本來不及反應。 Caught completely off guard, the Trojans had no time to react. 經過十年的戰爭，這座強大的城邦，最終淪陷了。 After ten long years of war, the mighty city of Troy had finally fallen. 家園遭到破壞，許多人遭到殺害，曾經繁華的特洛伊，也從此成為了歷史。 Homes were destroyed, countless lives were lost, and the once-great city of Troy became part of history. 直到今天，木馬屠城記仍然是世界上最著名的故事之一。 Even today, the story of the Trojan Horse remains one of the most famous tales in the world. 小朋友，這個故事告訴我們，不要因為感覺一切順利，就失去警覺，反而樂極生悲。 Kids, this story teaches us not to let our guard down just because everything seems to be going well. Otherwise, joy can quickly turn into sorrow. 此外，打贏戰爭的希臘聯軍，也沒有因此獲得幸福。 Moreover, the victorious Greek alliance did not gain lasting happiness from their victory. 除了有許多士兵在戰爭中失去生命外，有些人在返鄉途中遇上暴風雨而死亡；有些人雖然平安返鄉，卻沒有迎來幸福的生活。 Many soldiers had already lost their lives in battle. Others died in fierce storms on their journey home, and even those who returned safely did not always find the happy lives they had hoped for. 就連奧德修斯，也歷經了無數艱難與考驗，在海上漂泊了整整十年，才終於和家人團聚。 Even Odysseus, faced countless hardships and trials. He wandered across the sea for another ten years before he was finally reunited with his family. 戰爭沒有真正的贏家。 There are no true winners in war. 因此，我們更應該珍惜和平，用智慧解決問題，而不是用戰爭來解決衝突。 That is why we should treasure peace, solve problems with wisdom, and choose peace instead of war. “There are no winners in war.” 意思是「戰爭沒有贏家」。 請跟Bear老師再說一次： “There are no winners in war.” 小朋友，我們下次見嘍！ Kids, see you next time! -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
