Chapter 5

CHAPTER 5 A hand on his shoulder woke Dink from a sound sleep. The light next to his bed was on. The Black Stallion lay on the bedcovers, still opened. Through sleepy eyes, he looked into his uncle's face. "Morning, Donny," Uncle Warren said quietly. "Time to get up." "Hi, Uncle Warren," Dink said. "You boys have to hop to it," Uncle Warren said. "Forest wants to get on the road right after breakfast." He smiled at Dink and left the room. Dink tossed his pillow over at Josh's bed, then walked into the bathroom. Josh grumbled, but

一只手放在丁克的肩膀上，把他从酣睡中惊醒。 他床边的灯还亮着。 那匹黑马躺在床罩上，仍然敞开着。 他睡眼惺忪地看着叔叔的脸。 “早上好，唐尼，”沃伦叔叔平静地说。 “该起床了。”“嗨，沃伦叔叔，”丁克说。 “你们这些男孩必须跳过去，”沃伦叔叔说。 “福里斯特想一吃完早饭就上路。” 他朝丁克笑了笑，离开了房间。 丁克把枕头扔到乔什的床上，然后走进浴室。 乔希嘟囔着，但是

soon they were both dressed and headed for the kitchen. Forest and Ruth Rose were sitting at the table eating oatmeal. Uncle Warren took a pot off the stove and filled bowls for Dink and Josh. "Everyone sleep all right?" Forest asked. "I did," Ruth Rose said. She spooned some brown sugar over her cereal. Today her color was purple: purple leggings, purple blouse, purple headband, purple sneakers. "Me too," Dink said. "Except for Josh's snoring all night." They ate quickly, then left the house and piled into Forest's car. Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose sat in the backseat. They each had their books, and Josh had brought his pillow. Forest turned out of his driveway and drove through Larchmont. After making a few turns, he was on a wide highway. Dink saw a sign that said ALBANY, 120 MILES. A few hours later, they arrived in Saratoga Springs. Forest pulled his car into a parking lot.

很快，他们俩都穿好了衣服，朝厨房走去。 福里斯特和露丝·罗斯正坐在桌旁吃燕麦片。 沃伦叔叔从炉子上拿了一个锅，给丁克和乔希盛满了碗。 “大家都睡得好吗?”森林问道。 “是的，”露丝·罗斯说。她在麦片粥上舀了一些红糖。 今天她的肤色是紫色的:紫色的打底裤，紫色的上衣，紫色的发带，紫色的运动鞋。 “我也是，”丁克说。“除了乔什整晚打鼾。” 他们吃得很快，然后离开家，挤进了福里斯特的车里。 丁克、乔希和露丝·罗斯坐在后座上。 他们每个人都带了书，乔希带了他的枕头。 福里斯特从车道上出来，开车穿过了拉奇蒙特。 拐了几个弯后，他来到了一条宽阔的公路上。 丁克看到一个牌子上写着:奥尔巴尼，120英里。 几个小时后，他们到达了萨拉托加斯普林斯。 福里斯特把车开进了停车场。

They all climbed out of the car and stretched their legs. Under tall trees, Dink saw long green barns. Near the barns, men and women were grooming horses, feeding horses, exercising horses. There were horses everywhere! Ruth Rose took pictures of horses and one of a barn with the sun shining on the green wood. "Let's go find Sunny," Forest suggested. "She'll be in barn E. Stall number twenty-one." They cut through some trees, following a wide path. Barns stood on both sides of the path. Each barn had a large letter painted on one side. The gravel walkway was crowded with people. Some were walking horses; others were just looking. "There's barn E," Josh said, sprinting ahead.

他们都从车里爬出来伸伸腿。 在高大的树下，丁克看到了长长的绿色谷仓。 在马厩附近，男男女女在给马梳洗、喂马、锻炼马。 到处都是马!露丝·罗斯拍了几张照片，其中一张是阳光照在绿色木头上的谷仓。 “我们去找桑妮吧，”福雷斯特建议道。 “她在e号谷仓21号货摊。” 他们穿过几棵树，沿着一条宽阔的小路前进。 路的两边都有谷仓。 每个谷仓的一面都画着一个大字。 砾石人行道上挤满了人。 有些是遛马;其他人只是看着。 “那是E号谷仓。”乔希一边说，一边冲到前面。

Forest, Uncle Warren, and the kids found Sunny outside stall 21. She had one foot on a bale of hay and was buffing her riding boot with a cloth. A can of black boot polish sat on the floor. "Hi, Sunny," Forest said. Sunny wore white riding pants. Her silk racing shirt was green with yellow stripes on the arms. Circling her left arm was a cloth band with the number 21 stitched on. Her hair was tucked up under a hard hat covered in yellow silk. Ovalshaped goggles rested on the hat's visor.

福里斯特，沃伦叔叔和孩子们在21号货摊外找到了桑尼。 她一只脚踩在一捆干草上，正用一块布擦马靴。 地板上放着一罐黑色鞋油。 “嗨，Sunny，”Forest说。桑妮穿着白色的骑行裤。 她的丝绸比赛衬衫是绿色的，手臂上有黄色条纹。 她的左臂上围着一条缝着数字21的布带。 她的头发盘在一顶覆盖着黄色丝绸的安全帽下面。 椭圆形的护目镜放在帽子的遮阳板上。

Sunny dropped the cloth and smiled. "Hi, everyone," she said.

桑妮放下布，笑了。 “大家好，”她说。

"Any problems?" Forest asked. "He didn't want to walk into the trailer this morning," Sunny said. "And he definitely didn't like me getting him ready once we got here." "Good morning, Whirlaway," Forest said to his horse. "Why are you giving Sunny a hard time, eh, boy?" Everyone peered into the stall. Whirlaway was standing in a corner with his eyes on the newcomers. "He looks terrific, Sunny," Forest said. "Nice job." Sunny had brushed Whirlaway's coat till it gleamed. The white tape she'd wrapped around his ankles looked snowy against his nearly black coat. "Why do you wear goggles?" Ruth Rose asked Sunny. "To protect my eyes," Sunny said. "During races, the horses in front of me kick up dirt. You should see me when I race in the rain. Totally covered in mud!" "What time is the race?" Dink asked. "We're in the second one," Sunny said. "Two o'clock."

“什么问题?”森林问道。 “他今天早上不想走进拖车，”桑尼说。 “而且他肯定不喜欢我一到这里就帮他准备。” “早上好，Whirlaway，”Forest对他的马说。 “你为什么要为难桑尼，嗯，孩子?”每个人都往隔间里看。 韦斯莱站在一个角落里，眼睛盯着新来的人。 “他看起来棒极了，桑尼。”福里斯特说。 “好工作”。桑妮把旋风的外套刷得闪闪发亮。 她缠在他脚踝上的白色胶带在他近乎黑色的外套衬托下显得雪白。 “你为什么要戴护目镜?”露丝·罗斯问桑尼。 “为了保护我的眼睛，”Sunny说。 “在比赛中，我前面的马会踢出泥土。 你应该看看我在雨中比赛的样子。 全身都是泥!”“比赛什么时候开始?”丁克问道。 “我们在第二个世界里，”桑尼说。 “两点。”