Chapter 3

Chapter 3 I can't go on like this, wandering from town to town with no purpose, no plan. The time has come to take action. I know what I need to do. I must find Azula and defeat her. I am the older child. I am the rightful heir to the throne of the Fire Nation, and I must restore my lost pride and honor. She now stands in my way, and I have to defeat her to put myself back on the right track. I picked up her trail on board a combination tank and train, capable of traveling anywhere in this rugged nation. The tank-train sends up thick clouds of smoke, and it makes deep rutted tracks in the ground, so it's easy to follow. After a while, she and her two friends—Mai and Ty Lee—left the tank-train and started riding mongoose-dragons. Then they split up, with Mai and Ty Lee heading in one direction and Azula riding off in another. I followed Azula, staying a safe distance away on my ostrich-horse, but always keeping her in sight. Once she is out of the way I can resume my search for the Avatar and complete my quest. My sister has arrived in a deserted town—or so it

我不能再这样下去了，从一个城镇游荡到另一个城镇，没有目的，没有计划。 是时候采取行动了。 我知道我该怎么做。我必须找到阿祖拉并打败她。 我是大孩子。我是烈火国王位的合法继承人，我必须恢复我失去的骄傲和荣誉。 她现在挡着我的路，我必须打败她，让自己回到正轨。 我在一辆坦克和火车的混合体上找到了她的踪迹，这辆车可以在这个崎岖不平的国家的任何地方行驶。 坦克列车喷出厚厚的烟雾，在地面上留下深深的车辙，所以很容易跟踪。 过了一段时间，她和她的两个朋友——mai和Ty lee——离开了坦克火车，开始骑猫鼬龙。 然后他们分开了，麦和泰·李朝一个方向走去，阿祖拉骑马朝另一个方向走去。 我骑着我的驼马跟在阿祖拉后面，保持着一段安全的距离，但总是让她在我的视线之内。 一旦她走了，我就可以继续寻找神通，完成我的任务。 我妹妹来到了一个荒凉的小镇——至少是这样

first appeared. To my amazement, there, sitting in the middle of what must have once been the town's main street, was the Avatar! Of course. Azula has been tracking the Avatar in an attempt to succeed where I have failed. Well, she has led me to the prize that is rightfully mine. But first I will take care of her. Then I will capture the Avatar and bring him home to Father. Azula and the Avatar stood, facing off in the street. "Do you really want to fight me?" she asked the Avatar. It was time to make my appearance. Stepping out from the shadows, I said, "Yes, I really do." "Zuko!" the Avatar cried. "I was wondering when you'd show up, Zu-Zu," Azula said. "Zu-Zu?" the Avatar repeated with a giggle. She mocks me. That has not changed. But this time I will not let her win. "Back off, Azula. He's mine!" "I'm not going anywhere," she countered. I stood ready, shifting my gaze from Azula to the Avatar. Who will make the first move? Should I? Is she more interested in capturing the Avatar, or in battling me and risking his escape? She's attacking… me!

第一次出现。令我惊讶的是，神通就在那里，坐在曾经是小镇主要街道的中间！当然可以。 阿祖拉一直在追踪神通试图在我失败的地方取得成功。 她让我得到了应得的奖赏。 但首先我会照顾好她。 那我就抓住神通带他回家见父亲。 阿祖拉和神通站在街上，对峙着。 “你真的想和我打吗？”她问神通。 该是我出场的时候了。 我从暗处走出来，说：“是的，我真的喜欢。” “祖寇！”神通叫道。“我还在想你什么时候会出现呢，祖祖。”阿祖拉说。 “祖——祖？”神通咯咯笑着重复道。 她嘲笑我。这一点没有改变。 但这次我不会让她赢。 “走开，阿祖拉。他是我的!”“我哪儿也不去，”她反驳道。 我准备好了，把目光从阿祖拉身上移到神通身上。 谁会先采取行动？ 我应该吗?她是更想抓住神通，还是冒着他逃跑的危险和我决斗？ 她在攻击我！

Azula unleashed a Firebending attack that knocked me down. Then she turned her attention to the Avatar. Leaping to my feet, I joined the fight and a three-way battle raged. Oomph! —she has struck me. I'm going down. No! Not again. She is just too powerful. I'm on the ground, and I can't move. Everything's going dark. My eyes opened slowly. I see a familiar face. "Uncle!" Why is he here? How did he find me? "Get up," he said before reaching down and helping me to my feet. Uncle came after me. Even though I walked out on him, he never gave up on me. I wanted to say more to him, but right now we had something more important to take care of. Uncle and I faced Azula. Beside us stood the Avatar and his friends. "Well, look at this," Azula said as we backed her against the wall of an abandoned building. "Enemies and traitors, all working together. I know when I'm beaten. A princess surrenders with honor." She bowed, but as she raised her head, she suddenly struck, sending a blue Firebending blast right at Uncle! Noooo! I unleashed a stream of fire right at Azula. The Avatar and his friends also threw bending attacks at

阿祖拉发动了御火术攻击，把我击倒了。 然后她把注意力转向神通。 我跳了起来，加入了战斗，一场三方的战斗开始了。 魅力!——她打了我。 我要下去了。不!又不是。 她太强大了。我在地上，动不了了。 一切都变黑了。我的眼睛慢慢睁开。 我看到一张熟悉的面孔。“叔叔!”他为什么在这里？ 他是怎么找到我的？“站起来，”他说，然后伸手扶我站起来。 叔叔跟在我后面。即使我抛弃了他，他也从未放弃过我。 我想多跟他说点什么，但现在我们有更重要的事要处理。 我和叔叔面对阿祖拉。我们旁边站着神通和他的朋友们。 “嗯，看看这个，”我们让阿祖拉靠在一座废弃建筑的墙上说。 “敌人和叛徒，都在一起工作。 我知道我被打败了。公主光荣地投降了。” 她鞠了一躬，但当她抬起头时，她突然出击，一股蓝色的御火术冲击波正对着叔叔！他!我向阿祖拉发射了一束火焰。 神通和他的朋友们也用御术攻击

her. When the smoke cleared, Azula was nowhere to be seen. I can't believe Azula attacked Uncle, but I shouldn't be surprised. Uncle is a strong man, though, and he was breathing—but he seemed to be in a lot of pain. I cradled his head in my hands to try to keep him comfortable. Oh, Uncle, how has it come to this? Azula has humiliated me again; and now you, who came to help me, are fighting for your life. Everything's gone bad. The Avatar and his friends are still here, but I don't care about capturing my prize anymore. I don't care about anything, not if I lose Uncle. "Get away from us!" I shouted. I don't want them staring at us. "Zuko, I can help," the Waterbending girl said. I don't want their help. I don't need help, especially not from an enemy. I will not show weakness to my enemy. "Leave!" I ordered, and I flung a Firebending blast just above their heads. As they left, I looked around for some kind of shelter for Uncle. He has to rest. I spotted an abandoned house and carried him in there, where he slept for a long while, trembling and shaking. When his eyes finally opened, I told him, "Uncle, you were unconscious. Azula did this to you."

她的。当烟雾散去时，阿祖拉已经不见了。 我不敢相信阿祖拉袭击了叔叔，但我不应该感到惊讶。 不过，叔叔是个强壮的人，他还在呼吸——但他似乎很痛苦。 我用手抱着他的头，想让他舒服一点。 噢，叔叔，怎么会变成这样？ 阿祖拉又羞辱了我；而你，来帮我的人，现在却在为自己的生命而战。 一切都变糟了。神通和他的朋友们还在这里，但我已经不在乎战利品了。 我什么都不在乎，即使我失去了叔叔。 “离我们远点！”我叫道。 我不想让他们盯着我们看。 “祖寇，我能帮你。”御水女说。 我不需要他们的帮助。我不需要帮助，尤其是敌人的帮助。 我不会在敌人面前示弱。 “留下!”我下了命令，就在他们头顶上方发射了一束御火术。 他们离开的时候，我四处为叔叔找了个藏身之处。 他必须休息。我发现了一个废弃的房子，把他抱了进去，他在那里睡了很久，浑身发抖。 当他终于睁开眼睛时，我对他说：“叔叔，你昏过去了。 这是阿祖拉干的。”

He groaned with pain. I handed him a cup of tea. "I hope I made it the way you like it." My uncle has always taken care of me. It's the least I can do in return. "So, Uncle, I've been thinking," I said, after awhile. "It's only a matter of time before I run into Azula again. I'm going to need to know more advanced Firebending if I want to stand a chance against her." I brace myself for a lecture about family and getting along. "I know what you're going to say— she's my sister and I should be trying to get along with her." But what Uncle said surprised me! "No," he said. "She's crazy and she needs to go down. It's time to resume your training." Uncle seems to be getting stronger. He's going to be okay. And I'm going to continue my training. He showed me how to create lightning. First he did it, then it was my turn. Ahhhhh! What happened? No lightning. Just a big fiery explosion. But why? What's wrong with me? "Why didn't it work? Instead of lightning, it exploded in my face, like everything always does!" Again I

他痛苦地呻吟着。我递给他一杯茶。 “我希望我把它做成你喜欢的样子。” 我叔叔一直照顾我。 这是我能做的最起码的回报。 “那么，叔叔，我一直在想，”过了一会儿我说。 “我再碰到阿祖拉只是时间问题。 如果我想有机会打败她，我就需要掌握更高级的御火术。” 我准备听一场关于家庭和相处的讲座。 “我知道你要说什么——她是我妹妹，我应该试着和她和睦相处。” 但是叔叔的话让我很吃惊！“不，”他说。 “她疯了，她需要倒下。 是时候继续你的训练了。” 叔叔似乎越来越强壮了。 他会没事的。我要继续我的训练。 他教我如何制造闪电。 先是他做的，然后轮到我了。 啊! ! !发生了什么事?没有闪电。 只是一个巨大的火焰爆炸。 但是为什么呢?我怎么了？ “为什么没有成功？”它不是闪电，而是在我脸上爆炸，就像所有事情一样！”我又一次