The Odyssey · chapter 2 of 6
Nobody
没有人
A one-eyed giant traps Odysseus and his men in a cave. Odysseus has a clever name for himself, and a plan that will make the giant sorry.
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- The One-Eyed Giant 你们是谁？从哪儿来的？
Nǐmen shì shuí? Cóng nǎ'ér lái de?
Who are you? Where did you come from?
- Odysseus 我们是希腊的水手。我们想要一点吃的。
Wǒmen shì Xīlà de shuǐshǒu. Wǒmen xiǎngyào yìdiǎn chī de.
We are sailors from Greece. We would like a little food.
- The One-Eyed Giant 希腊人？我不喜欢希腊人！
Xīlàrén? Wǒ bù xǐhuan Xīlàrén!
Greeks? I don't like Greeks!
- The Sailor 门被石头关上了！我们出不去了！
Mén bèi shítou guānshàng le! Wǒmen chūbúqù le!
The door is shut with a rock! We can't get out!
- The One-Eyed Giant 我今天很饿。你，你，过来！
Wǒ jīntiān hěn è. Nǐ, nǐ, guòlái!
I'm hungry today. You, you, come here!
- Narrator 巨人带走了两个水手。那个晚上，又黑又长。
Jùrén dàizǒu le liǎnggè shuǐshǒu. Nàge wǎnshang, yòu hēi yòu cháng.
The giant took two of the sailors away. That night was dark and long.
- The Sailor 奥德修斯，怎么办？他会把我们都……
Àodéxiūsī, zěnmebàn? Tāhuì bǎ wǒmen dōu…
Odysseus, what do we do? He will eat us all...
- Odysseus 大人，请喝酒！这是我们的好酒。
Dàrén, qǐng hējiǔ! Zhèshì wǒmen de hǎo jiǔ.
Great sir, please have some wine! It's the best wine we have.
- The One-Eyed Giant 好喝！真好喝！再给我一杯！
Hǎohē! Zhēn hǎohē! Zài gěi wǒ yìbēi!
Yummy! So good! Give me another cup!
- Odysseus 好，好。请再喝一杯。
Hǎo, hǎo. Qǐng zài hēyìbēi.
Yes, yes. Please, have another.
- The One-Eyed Giant 你叫什么名字？我要给你一个礼物。
Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi? Wǒyào gěi nǐ yígè lǐwù.
What's your name? I'll give you a present.
- Odysseus 我的名字是“没有人”。
Wǒ de míngzi shì “méiyǒurén”.
My name is Nobody.
- The One-Eyed Giant 没有人？哈哈，好名字！我的礼物是：我最后一个吃你！
Méiyǒurén? Hāhā, hǎo míngzi! Wǒ de lǐwù shì: wǒ zuìhòu yígè chī nǐ!
Nobody? Ha ha, what a name! Here is my present: I'll eat you last!
- The One-Eyed Giant 我好困……我要睡了……
Wǒ hǎokùn… wǒyào shuì le…
I'm so sleepy... I'm going to sleep...
- Odysseus 朋友们，快！拿起火里的长木头！
Péngyou men, kuài! Ná qǐhuǒ lǐ de cháng mùtou!
Friends, quick! Pick up the long pole from the fire!
- The One-Eyed Giant 啊！我的眼睛！我的眼睛！
A! Wǒ de yǎnjing! Wǒ de yǎnjing!
Aaah! My eye! My eye!
- The Other Giants 朋友，怎么了？谁伤了你？
Péngyou, zěnme le? Shuí shāng le nǐ?
Friend, what's wrong? Who hurt you?
- The One-Eyed Giant 没有人！没有人伤了我！
Méiyǒurén! Méiyǒurén shāng le wǒ!
Nobody! Nobody hurt me!
- The Other Giants 没有人？那你别叫了。回去睡觉！
Méiyǒurén? Nà nǐ bié jiào le. Huíqù shuìjiào!
Nobody? Then stop yelling. Go back to sleep!
- Narrator 天亮了。羊要出去吃草了。水手们都在羊的肚子下面。
Tiānliàng le. Yángyào chūqù chī cǎo le. Shuǐshǒumen dōu zài yáng de dùzi xiàmiàn.
Morning came. The sheep went out to eat grass. The sailors were hanging under the sheep's bellies.
- The Sailor 我们出来了！他没有发现我们！
Wǒmen chūlái le! Tā méiyǒu fāxiàn wǒmen!
We're out! He didn't notice us!
- Odysseus 快，快上船！
Kuài, kuài shàngchuán!
Quick, quick, get on the ship!
- The Sailor 船走了！我们真的走了！
Chuán zǒu le! Wǒmen zhēnde zǒu le!
The ship is moving! We're really leaving!
- The Sailor 奥德修斯，别说话！他会听见的！
Àodéxiūsī, bié shuōhuà! Tāhuì tīngjiàn de!
Odysseus, be quiet! He'll hear you!
- Odysseus 我要让他知道！大个子，我不叫“没有人”！
Wǒyào ràng tā zhīdào! Dàgèzi, wǒ bú jiào “méiyǒurén”!
I want him to know! Big fellow, my name isn't Nobody!
- Odysseus 我是伊萨卡的国王，奥德修斯！
Wǒ shì Yīsàkǎ de guówáng, Àodéxiūsī!
I am Odysseus, king of Ithaca!
- The One-Eyed Giant 奥德修斯……我记住你了。
Àodéxiūsī… wǒ jìzhù nǐ le.
Odysseus... I will remember you.
- The One-Eyed Giant 海神，我的爸爸，请你听我说！
Hǎishén, wǒ de bàba, qǐng nǐ tīng wǒ shuō!
Sea god, my father, hear me!
- The One-Eyed Giant 海神啊，不要让他回家！让他很多很多年，都回不了家！
Hǎishén a, búyào ràng tā huíjiā! Ràng tā hěnduōhěnduōnián, dōu huí bùliǎo jiā!
Do not let him reach home! Let him wander for many, many years!
What changed in the story?
- What does Odysseus tell the giant his name is?
“我的名字是“没有人”。”
- Why can't the sailors leave the cave at first?
“门被石头关上了！我们出不去了！”
- Why do the other giants tell him to go back to sleep?
“没有人伤了我！……那你别叫了。回去睡觉！”
- How do the sailors get out of the cave?
“水手们都在羊的肚子下面。”
- What does the giant ask his father to do?
“不要让他回家！”