Chapter 5

Chapter 5 We're finally out of the desert and on our way to Ba Sing Se. Like I said, I don't like that city, but anything is better than the desert. Sokka studied a map he had taken from the spirit's library and discovered that there's only one way to get to there from where we are: by some thin strip of land called Serpent's Pass. Sounds creepy to me.… On our way to Serpent's Pass we bumped into a family of refugees—a husband, his pregnant wife, and the wife's sister. They're also going to Ba Sing Se, and they told us about a ferry from a place called Full Moon Bay that will take us there. They also told us Serpent's Pass is a deadly route. Nice going, Sokka! Good choice. We made it to Full Moon Bay, and we all got on line to buy tickets for the ferry. The mean guard at the ticket counter won't sell Aang tickets because he, Sokka, and Katara don't have passports. I'm the only one with a passport, but I have a feeling that mine will be good enough for all of us. People just LOVE pleasing the Beifong family. "I'll take care of this, Aang." Ha, I can't wait hear this guard's reaction. "My name is Toph Beifong and

第五章我们终于走出沙漠，踏上前往永固城的路。 就像我说的，我不喜欢那个城市，但任何地方都比沙漠好。 索卡仔细研究了他从幽灵的图书馆里拿来的地图，发现从我们现在所在的地方只有一条路可以到那里：经过一条叫做毒蛇关的狭长地带。 听起来很恐怖。在去蛇山口的路上，我们遇到了一个难民家庭——一个丈夫、他怀孕的妻子和妻子的妹妹。 他们也要去永固城，他们告诉我们从一个叫满月湾的地方有渡船可以把我们带到那里。 他们还告诉我们蛇口是一条致命的路线。 干得好，索卡！不错的选择。 我们到达了满月湾，我们都在网上买了轮渡的票。 售票处的刻薄保安不肯卖给安昂票，因为他、索卡和卡塔拉没有护照。 我是唯一一个有护照的人，但我有一种感觉，我的护照对我们所有人来说都足够好。 人们就是喜欢取悦北京人。 “我会处理的，安昂。” 哈，我等不及听这个警卫的反应了。 “我的名字是陶斐

I'll need four tickets." "Ah, the golden seal of the flying boar! It's my pleasure to help anyone of the Beifong family!" See, it never fails! As much as I hated that stuffy mansion, there are times that being part of a wealthy, influential family has its advantages. This is one of those times. While I was negotiating our entrance, Sokka ran into this girl Suki that he knows. She's one of the security officers, but she's also a Kyoshi warrior. And she OBVIOUSLY has a crush on him. Hmm.… I wonder if he feels the same way about her. He probably does. She feels all pretty and girly and light on her feet. Not that it really matters to me. I definitely don't care. Just when I thought we were going to have a peaceful journey, the refugees told us their passports and tickets have just been stolen. Aang tried to talk to the ticket lady again, but she's not in the mood to listen. Now Aang's going to lead all of us through Serpent's Pass. So long quiet, peaceful boat ride. Hello, deadly pass. Serpent's Pass is this thin ribbon of land with huge lakes on either side of it—these little adventures just keep getting worse. First, sand, which I can't bend;

我需要四张票。”“啊，飞野猪的金印！”这是我的荣幸，帮助任何一个北京家庭！”看，它从不失败！尽管我很讨厌那座古板的豪宅，但有时候出身于一个富有、有影响力的家庭也有它的好处。 这就是其中一次。 在我讨论入场的时候，索卡遇到了一个他认识的女孩苏琪。 她是一名安全官员，但她也是一名虚子战士。 很明显她对他有好感。 嗯。我想知道他对她是否也有同样的感觉。 他可能知道。她觉得自己很漂亮，很少女，脚步轻盈。 这对我来说并不重要。 我绝对不在乎。正当我以为我们会有一个平静的旅程时，难民们告诉我们他们的护照和机票被偷了。 安昂又试着和售票员说话，但她没有心情听。 现在安昂要带领我们所有人穿过蛇关。 悠长的宁静，平静的乘船。 你好，致命传球。蛇口是一条狭长的带状地带，两边都是巨大的湖泊——这些小小的冒险越来越糟糕。 首先是沙子，我无法弯曲；

now, water, when I can't swim.… Oh, well, it's time to take the plunge. Our large group, including Suki and the refugee family, is starting to cross. Sokka is being so annoying! He's all over Suki like that mother moose-lioness with her cub. "Are you sure you should be coming on this dangerous path, Suki?" "I wouldn't want anything to happen to you, Suki." "Don't sleep so close to that ledge, Suki. It may not be stable." Give me a break. I'm gonna barf. She's a warrior. I think she can take care of herself. Whoa, a loud explosion just shook the path. I can feel an avalanche of rocks raining down from the side of the cliff above us! "Fire Nation ships have spotted us!" Sokka shouted. He shoved Suki out of the way, but his move put him right in the path of the rocks. Time to Earthbend a rock ledge above him. There, that'll protect him from the rocks. At least he's safe. And now he's dashing over to Suki, asking her if she's okay and telling her she needs to be more careful. Please! He's the one who should be careful— I just had to save HIS life! How about a little "thanks for saving my life, Toph." "Hey, no problem, Sokka, old buddy!" But no. He acts like I'm not even here. Whatever, I don't care. I don't need his thanks. Yuck —his fawning over Suki is so nauseating. How can she stand it? Okay, really, Toph, it's time to get over

现在，水，当我不会游泳的时候。好吧，是时候冒险一试了。 我们这一大群人，包括苏琪和难民一家，正开始越境。 索卡太烦人了！他就像母驼鹿带着幼崽一样缠着苏琪。 “你确定要走这条危险的路吗，苏琪？”“我不希望你出什么事，苏琪。” “别睡得离窗台那么近，苏琪。 它可能不稳定。”饶了我吧。 我要吐了。她是个战士。 我想她能照顾好自己。 哇，一声巨响震动了道路。 我能感觉到岩石像雪崩一样从我们头顶的悬崖边落下！“烈火国的船发现我们了！”Sokka喊道。 他把苏琪推开，但他的举动使他正好走到了岩石的路上。 是时候在他上方的岩壁上御土术了。 好了，这能保护他不被岩石撞伤。 至少他很安全。现在他冲到苏琪身边，问她是否还好，告诉她要多加小心。 拜托!他才是应该小心的人——我只是要救他的命！说句“谢谢你救了我的命，拓芙”怎么样 “嘿，没问题，索卡，老朋友！”但是没有。 他表现得好像我不存在一样。 不管怎样，我不在乎。我不需要他的感谢。 讨厌——他对苏琪的奉承真让人恶心。 她怎么受得了？好了，真的，拓芙，是时候放下了

it.… We just came to a spot where the path drops into the lake. Apparently there's a huge section of it that is completely covered with water. And I really can't swim! How am I going to get across? "Everyone single file," Katara said. Right! I'm traveling with a Waterbender. Katara and Aang are lifting the water off the path, forming walls of water on either side of us. We're walking quickly through. I hate being so close to all this water, but I trust Katara. She'll get us across safely. Just keep walking, Toph; soon you'll be away from all this water. What's that noise? I hear something snarling, and water's crashing down all around us. Time to switch it up with some Earthbending.… Here we go! Everyone up on my earth elevator. I'll just raise us above the splashing water; that should keep us safe from whatever it is.… "It's a giant serpent!" Sokka cried. "I think I just figured out why they call it Serpent's Pass!" Okay, well, I saved us from drowning, but now we're trapped on a tiny island of rock sticking out of the middle of the lake with a huge monster circling us! There's really no peace and quiet with this team, huh?

它。我们刚来到一个小路与湖相接的地方。 很明显，它有很大一部分完全被水覆盖。 而且我真的不会游泳！我要怎么过河呢？ “每个人都排成一列，”卡塔拉说。 没错!我和一个御水师一起旅行。 卡塔拉和安昂正在把路上的水冲走，在我们两边形成水墙。 我们走得很快。 我讨厌离水这么近，但我相信卡塔拉。 她会把我们安全送过去的。 继续走吧，拓芙；很快你就会远离这些水了。 那是什么声音？我听到有什么东西在咆哮，水在我们周围哗哗地流。 是时候学学御土术了。……我们走吧！所有人都上我的地下电梯。 我要把我们举到溅起水花的地方；那应该能保护我们不受它的伤害。“是一条巨蛇！”Sokka哭了。 “我想我知道为什么他们叫它蛇关了！”好吧，我把我们从溺水中救了出来，但现在我们被困在湖中央伸出来的一个小岛上还有一个巨大的怪物围着我们！这支队伍里从来没有平静过，对吧？

Katara just froze a strip of ice on the water's surface, connecting our little earth island to where the path resumes above the water level. It seems we're supposed to cross that while she and Aang jump into the water to battle the serpent with Waterbending and Airbending. I didn't think it could get worse than water and sand, but ice is worse than both.… This is awful! Wait, I can't feel anybody. Did everyone else cross already? So, I'm standing on this rock island, alone? I don't like this one bit. "Toph, come on! It's just ice!" Maybe it's just ice to you, Sokka, but to me it's a slippery surface I can't see or feel. Let me just put my toes on the ice and—No, no, I was right the first time. I'll just stay here on my little island. As long as that monster stays far away I—What's that crash? It's the serpent, and he's right behind me! Okay, that's it. No choice. Here I go. Here I go. I'm going. I'm—really —going! You did it! You're on the ice, just take little baby steps. Can't drift too far to the left or right or you'll end up in the lake. "FOLLOW MY VOICE!" Sokka shouted. As if it's that easy… okay, almost there, almost— ahhhh! The serpent just smashed the ice bridge. "Help! I can't swim!" "I'm coming, Toph!" I heard Sokka shout.

卡塔拉只是在水面上冻结了一块冰，将我们的小地球岛连接到恢复到水面以上的路径。 她和安昂跳进水里，用御水术和御气术与蛇作战，看来我们应该穿过那条河。 我不认为它会比水和沙子更糟糕，但冰比两者都糟糕。这太可怕了！等等，我感觉不到任何人。 其他人都过马路了吗？ 所以，我一个人站在这个岩石岛上？ 我一点也不喜欢这个。 “拓芙，来吧！”只是冰而已！”也许对你来说这只是冰，索卡，但对我来说这是一块看不见也摸不着的光滑表面。 让我把脚趾放在冰上不，不，我第一次是对的。 我就待在我的小岛上。 只要那个怪物离我远点那是怎么回事？ 是那条蛇，他就在我后面！好了，就这样。 没有选择。我走了。我走了。 我走了。我真的最!你做到了！你在冰上，慢慢来。 不能向左或向右漂得太远，否则你会掉进湖里的。 “听我的！”Sokka喊道。 好像有那么简单似的……好了，快到了，快了——啊！那条蛇刚把冰桥砸了。 “救命!我不会游泳！”“我来了，拓芙！”我听到索卡在喊。