How Minerva Went to UlyssesAid
密涅瓦援救尤利西斯
At the end of Ulyssesseventh year on the island of Ogygia，the goddess Minerva，who had always been friendly towrds the hero，begged the king of the gods to allow him to proceed homeward homeward adj.在归途上的，向家的adv.在归途上，向家地.Jupiter agreed to do so，and a messenger was sent to Calypso to tell her that she must set Ulysses free.Calypso dared not disobey；she allowed her guest to build a boat，and once more he set sail upon the seas.But Neptune，Ulyssesgreat enemy，did not long leave him in peace；he sent a storm which wrecked the boat，and Ulysses clung to the drifting wreckage for nineteen days.At the end of that time he was cast up on the shore of the island of Scheria，where dwelt a people called the Phaeaces.Ulysses crawled into a thicket near the shore，and there he fell into an immediate and deep sleep.
尤利西斯在俄古癸亚岛度过第七年以后，一直对这位英雄友善的密涅瓦女神请求众神之主允许他回家？朱庇特批准此事，并派遣一个信使去告诉卡吕普索她必须释放尤利西斯？卡吕普索不敢违背；她允许她的客人修造一艘船，于是他得以再度扬帆海上？但是尼普顿，尤利西斯的劲敌，没有让他长久安宁，他掀起风暴，摧毁了他的船，尤利西斯紧紧地抓着船的碎片飘泊了十九天.此后，他被抛上斯刻里厄岛海岸，那里居住着淮阿喀亚人？尤利西斯爬入岸边近的灌木林，立刻酣睡起来？
While Ulysses was asleep on the shore，just at a spot where a clear river ran out into the sea，Minerva made her way to the palace of Alcinous，king of the Phaeaces.she went straight to the apartment where Nausicaa，the king’s lovely daughter，lay sleeping，and passing through the closed doors she approached the bed.Not wishing to frighten the girl she took on the shape of one of Nausicaas playfellows，and bent over the bed to whisper：
当尤利西斯在岸上——就在清澈的河水注入海洋的地方——熟睡之际，密涅瓦向淮阿喀亚国王阿尔喀诺俄斯的宫殿走去？她径直走向正在睡梦中的国王的可爱的女儿瑙西卡的房间，穿过紧闭着的房门，来到床前？为了避免惊吓着这个女孩，她化身为为瑙西卡玩耍伙伴的模样，来到床前弯腰轻声说：
“Nausicaa，bestir bestir vt.激励，使忙碌yourself.I have walked through the apartments of this palace，and everywhere I have seen fine clothing lying about dirty and neglected.Who knows how soon it will be needed？For even though you have as yet seen no man worthy to be your husband，no one doubts that you will soon be married.On your weding day you will need clean raiment for yourself and your bridesmaids，as well as linen for the the friends of the bridegroom.Why not get up early in the morning and take all the soiled clothes to the washingpools？There you will be able to clean them，and bring them back home to set aside for your bridal day.”
“瑙西卡，振作起来？我在宫殿的各个房间走过，看到好衣服被扔得到处都是，又脏又没人管？谁知道还有多久这些衣服就会用上呢？因为虽然现在你甚至连一个适合你夫君的人还没找到，但没人怀疑你很快就会结婚的？在你婚礼的那一天，不但你和你的伴娘将需要整洁的衣服，新郎的朋友也需要亚麻衣服？为什么早晨不早点儿起床，把所有的脏衣服都拿到洗衣池那儿？你可以在那清洗这些脏衣服，并把它们带回来，收好以备你婚礼那天用？”
After Minerva had said these words she disappeared，and Nausicaa awoke，wondering much at her strange dream.She dressed in all haste and immediately sought out her father.She laid her hand upon his arm，blushing a little and dropping her eyes as she did so.
密涅瓦说完这些话便消失了，瑙西卡醒来，对这奇怪的梦感到纳闷？她匆忙穿好衣服，立即出去找她父亲？她把手放到他的臂膀上，当她这样做的时候，面颊微微泛起绯红，眼帘也低垂下去？
“Dear father，I wonder if you would do something for me.I have made up my mind to collect together all the dirty clothing in the house，and take it down to the washingpools.Will you ask the servants to provide me with a wagon and mules？I am really ashamed of the way the linen is neglected garments of your own，too，and of my brothers！It is high time we had a washing day—and my maids and I are the persons to undertake the work.”
“亲爱的父亲，我不知您能否为我做点儿事？我已决定把房中所有的脏衣服收拾到一块儿，拿到洗衣池去？您能让仆人为我准备车辆和骡子吗？我真为亚麻衣物这样被忽视而感到羞愧——还有您和我兄弟的衣服！我们早该有安排一个洗衣日子——我和我的宫女将完成这项工作？”
Her father looked at Nausicaa and smiled.He did not wonder at his daughter’s sudden concern for the family linen，for he realized that she was too shy to speak of her own marriage.He replied soberly：
父亲看着瑙西卡笑了？他对女儿突然关心起家里的衣服并不感到惊奇，因为他意识到女儿太害羞，不好意思提及自己的婚事？他认真地回答：
“Gertainly，little one—you can have anything you ask for.Go and make yourself ready，and I will give orders for a wagon and mules to be brought to the door.”
“当然了，小东西——你可以得到你要的任何东西？去，自己做好准备吧，我将命人把车和骡子带到你门前？”
So Nausicaa went to Arete，her mother，to tell her of her purpose；and Arete smiled too，and said she would pack a box of provisions provision n.供应，(一批)供应品，预备，防备，规定for her daughter to take with her.Then，when Nausicaas maids had loaded on to the wagon all the linen they could find，the princess herself mounted the drivingseat，and the mules started of at walking pace，while the girls followed behind on foot.
于是瑙西卡去见她的母亲阿瑞忒，向她讲述自己的打算，阿瑞忒也笑了，说她将为女儿备一盒食物，让她随身带去？随后，当瑙西卡的宫女把她们能找到的所有亚麻衣服都装上车时，公主亲自登上驾驶座，骡子以步行速度出发了，女仆们步行跟在后面？
Soon they came to a place where a clear river ran out into the sea，and the mulecart was brought to a halt.The girls lifted the linen from the cart and carried it down to the water.Here they trampled the linen on the bed of the stream，and then rinsed rinse v.嗽口，(用清水)刷，冲洗掉，漂净n.嗽洗，漂洗，漂清，冲洗each garment to remove the last of the dirt.When this was done，they set out the garments garment n.衣服，外衣，外表along the seabeach to dry.
没多久，她们来到一个地方，清澈的河水在那儿注入海洋？她们就此勒住骡车？女仆们把衣服从车上抬下来搬运到水中？她们在河床上用力踩踏衣服，然后又在水中漂洗每件衣服直至除去最后一丝污渍？这一切完成之后，她们把衣服摊在海滩上晾干？
After they had bathed themselves，they opened the box of provisions and sat down to enjoy their meal.At the end of the meal Nausicaa sprang up，and proposed a game of ball on the sands.
她们洗过澡之后，打开饭盒，坐下享受她们的食物？饭毕，瑙西卡起身提议在沙滩上玩球？
The maidens gave eager assent assent n.赞成vi.同意，and the game began.Lovely as the other girls were，Nausicaa shone out from among them with a loveliness which was peculiarly her own.Her swift limbs might have been the envy of the goddess Diana；her tender body had been washed by soft seas to the smoothness of a rounded stone；her laughing face caught and threw back the soft blue of the sky.She ran to and fro in her white robe，laughing and singing，quite ignorant of the fact that within a few paces of her the mighty mighty n.有势力的人adj.有势力的，强大的，有力的adv.很，极，非常Ulysses lay asleep.