Chapter 3

Chapter 3 We're finally somewhere that Aang has a chance at finding an Earthbending teacher, the town of Gaoling. Aang said he overheard two guys talking about an Earthbending competition, so he went to find out where it is. "Excuse me, but where is this Earthbending competition, exactly?" Aang asked politely. "It's in the town of Nunya," one guy answered. "Nunya business." Sometimes boys are so… idiotic. It's not that hard to just tell us where it is–besides, the joke wasn't that funny. I mean, Sokka laughed at it, but that's not saying much. Aang looks so defeated. I'll take care of this. "Hey, strong guys, wait up!" Look at them–they're so narcissistic! I bet they think I'm impressed by their muscles. Ha! What girl would be impressed by guys who get their kicks out of making fun of other people? While their arrogance keeps them distracted, I'll just get my skin of water out and– THWACK! Ha! Head to toe icicles–horizontal icicles, that is. "So, where's that Earthbending

第三章我们终于到了一个地方，安昂有机会找到一位御土术的老师，那就是高陵镇。 安昂说他无意中听到两个人在谈论一场御土术比赛，所以他去找比赛在哪里。 “对不起，请问这场御土术比赛到底在哪里举行？”安昂礼貌地问。 “在Nunya镇，”一个人回答。 “Nunya业务。”有时候男孩真的很…白痴。 要告诉我们它在哪里并不难——再说，这个笑话也没那么好笑。 我是说，索卡笑了，但这说明不了什么。 安昂看起来很沮丧。我来处理。 “嘿，强壮的家伙们，等等！”看看他们——他们太自恋了！我打赌他们一定觉得我被他们的肌肉打动了。 哈!哪个女孩会对那些以取笑别人为乐的男人印象深刻？ 当他们的傲慢让他们分心时，我就把我的皮肤上的水拿出来-砰！哈!从头到脚都是冰柱——水平的冰柱。 “那么，御土术在哪里？

competition again?" "Hey, Aang," I shouted out, leaving my handiwork behind and rejoining the gang. "You ready to find an Earthbending teacher? Because we're going to Earth Rumble Six." "How'd you get them to tell you?" "Oh… a girl has her ways." They deserved every last piece of ice I sent their way. Really, to go picking on poor Aang like that. I hope they learned their lesson. Some of the best Earthbenders in the world are competing at Earth Rumble Six. So we came to watch, hoping one of the competitors will be the teacher Aang has been waiting for. "Welcome to Earth Rumble Six, forty fighters vying for a shot at becoming the Earthbending champion!" I know I'm here to help Aang find a teacher, but there are a million places I'd rather be. This is just going to be another display of mindless male aggression. At least Waterbending and Airbending are all about the element. "This is just going to be a bunch of guys chucking rocks at one another, isn't it?

再来一次竞争?”“嘿，安昂。”我喊道，放下我的手工艺品，重新加入了他们。 “你准备好找一位御土术老师了吗？” 因为我们要去地球六号了。” “你是怎么让他们告诉你的？”“哦……女孩有她的方式。” 我送去的每一块冰都是他们应得的。 真的，这样欺负可怜的安昂。 我希望他们能吸取教训。 一些世界上最好的御土师正在参加地球六号的比赛。 所以我们来观看，希望其中一个选手会是安昂一直在等待的老师。 “欢迎来到地球大战六号，四十名选手在争夺御土术冠军！”我知道我是来帮安昂找老师的，但我有很多地方想去。 这将是另一种无意识的雄性侵略行为。 至少御水术和御气术都与元素有关。 “这只是一群人互相扔石头，不是吗？”

"That's what I paid for," Sokka said. One by one the big bruisers keep slamming rocks into one another. It seems like there isn't even any thought involved. Okay, there's one guy left standing now. He's a hulk who calls himself the Boulder. "And now," Xin Fu, the announcer, bellowed, "welcome your champion, the Blind Bandit!" Whoa! The champ is a girl. And she's half the size of the rest of these brutes. She calls herself the Blind Bandit, huh? "She can't really be blind. It's just part of her character, right?" "I think she is," Aang said. She's remarkable! It's like she can sense where the Boulder is. It's hard to believe she's blind. Whoa! She just slammed the Boulder across the arena, and all she did was press her foot against the ground and thrust her hands forward. "How did she do that?" "She waited… and listened," Aang said with a big smile on his face. Then Xin Fu announced, "I'm offering this sack of gold pieces to anyone who can defeat the Blind Bandit! Who dares to face her?" "I will!" Aang cried, jumping into the ring. What's he doing? He doesn't want to fight her! Oh, he thinks she's the Earthbending teacher he's looking

“这就是我花钱买的，”索卡说。 这些彪形大汉一个接一个地把石头撞在一起。 似乎根本不需要任何思考。 好吧，现在只剩一个人了。 他是个大块头，自称巨石。 “现在，”解说员辛福大声喊道，“欢迎你们的冠军，盲匪！”哇!冠军是个女孩。 她的体型只有其他野兽的一半。 她自称盲匪，对吧？ “她不可能真的瞎了。 这只是她性格的一部分，对吧？”“我想是的。”安昂说。 她是非凡的!就好像她能感觉到巨石在哪里。 很难相信她是瞎子。 哇!她只是把巨石猛砸过竞技场，她所做的只是把脚踩在地上，双手向前伸。 “她是怎么做到的？”“她等着……听着。”安昂满脸笑容地说。 心甫说：“谁能打败盲匪，我就把这袋金币给谁！谁敢面对她？”“我要!”安昂叫道，跳进拳台。 他在干什么？他不想和她打架！他以为她就是他要找的御土术老师

for. He wants to talk–only, she doesn't seem too interested in talking! She just flung a boulder at him! He just knocked her from the ring–Aang beat her! She's leaving. She just opened a doorway in the wall and stormed through it. Aang looks so disappointed. "Way to go, champ!" Sokka said, running to Xin Fu and grabbing the sack of gold. Sometimes Sokka can be so… thick! After we left the arena, we went searching for the Blind Bandit. We discovered that she's a member of the Beifong family, the richest family in town. Then we found her house. It's more like an estate with really high walls, beautiful gardens, and a gigantic mansion. We've decided to climb over the wall and slip into the gardens. FOOM! The ground just rose up beneath me! I'm flying through the air! OOMPH! Ouch! This bush doesn't feel so good.… "What are you doing here, Twinkle Toes?" It's her. She's obviously not thrilled that we snuck into her home. I can't really blame her. "Aang is the Avatar," I explained. "And if he

对。他只想说话，她似乎对说话不太感兴趣！她刚刚朝他扔了一块大石头！他刚把她从拳台上打下来——安昂打了她！她的离开。 她只是打开墙上的一扇门，冲了进去。 安昂看起来很失望。 “干得好，冠军！”索卡一边说，一边跑向新父，抓起那袋金子。 有时候索卡真的很……笨！我们离开竞技场后，就去找盲匪了。 我们发现她是北丰家族的一员，北丰家族是镇上最富有的家族。 然后我们找到了她的房子。它更像是一个有着高墙、美丽花园和巨大豪宅的庄园。 我们决定翻过墙，溜进花园。 FOOM !我脚下的地面突然隆起了！我在空中飞！魅力!哎哟!这灌木丛摸起来不太舒服。“你在这里做什么，闪光脚趾？”它是她的。 她显然对我们溜进她家很不高兴。 我真的不能怪她。“安昂就是神通。”我解释道。 “如果他……

doesn't master Earthbending soon he won't be able to defeat the Fire Lord. He needs you to be his teacher." "Not my problem," the Blind Bandit said. Not her problem? She may think she's safe behind these walls, but no one is safe from the Fire Nation– and that's everyone's problem. Well, our first attempt at talking to her didn't go so well, but Aang's brilliant idea of presenting himself as the Avatar to her father has gotten us back in for good. Toph's parents–Toph is the Blind Bandit's real name–have no idea that she's this amazing Earthbender. She pretends she's a helpless little blind girl. Seems very strange, and kind of–I don't know– sad, if you ask me. She has all this strength and power when it comes to standing up to those Earthbenders, but none when it comes to her parents. After dinner Aang and Toph went for a walk. Hopefully they're talking about Earthbending. Actually, it's getting kind of late. I think I'll go and check things out, just in case. What's that on the ground? Oh, no! It's a ransom note. It says: "If you want to see your daughter again, bring five hundred gold pieces to the arena." It's signed by Xin Fu and the Boulder.

如果不能很快掌握御土术他就无法打败烈火王。 他需要你做他的老师。” “不关我的事，”盲匪说。 不是她的问题？她也许觉得自己躲在城墙后面很安全，但在烈火国面前没有人是安全的——这是每个人的问题。 我们第一次和她谈话的尝试不太顺利，但安昂以神通的身份出现在她父亲面前的绝妙主意让我们永远回到了她身边。 拓芙的父母——拓芙是盲匪的真名——不知道她是一个了不起的御土师。 她假装自己是个无助的盲小女孩。 看起来很奇怪，如果你问我的话，我觉得有点——我不知道——悲伤。 在对抗那些御土师时，她拥有所有的力量和力量，但在面对她的父母时却无能为力。 晚饭后，安昂和拓芙出去散步。 希望他们说的是御土术。 事实上，有点晚了。 我想我还是去看看吧，以防万一。 在地上的是什么？ 哦,不!这是一封勒索信。 上面写着：“如果你想再见到你的女儿，带500枚金币到竞技场。” 上面有辛福和巨石的签名。