亲爱的卢福斯,我偶尔听说过一个真实的事件,似乎颇有传奇意味;不过,这适合你的天纵之才,因为你可以纵笔将其化为诗歌。我在宴饮席间听到这个故事,当然同时还有许多其他奇言怪谈。事情的讲述者很有权威:虽然诗人对此能有多少信任不得而知。可是,即便历史学家也应该相信其中的真实。帝国在非洲有个小镇叫希波,濒临大海。 It seems quite legendary that I have occasionally heard of a true event, dear Lufas, but that suits your heavenly predestination because you can turn it into poetry by means of pen. I heard this story at the feast, and of course there are many other weird stories at the same time. Narrator of the matter is authoritative: although it is unknown how much the poet can trust. However, even historians should believe the truth. The empire has a small town in Africa called Hippo, on the brink of the sea.