Chapter 4

Chapter 4 We've finally landed and we're setting up camp for the night. I can't wait to go to sleep! What's Toph doing? We're all setting things up and she's stretched out on her back, relaxing. I can't believe she–okay, Katara, wait, calm down. She's not used to being in a group. She's always been a loner. Just explain to her how we work and I'm sure she'll pitch right in. "So, Toph, usually when setting up camp we try to divide up the work." "Hey, don't worry about me," she replied. Worried? Can she possibly be this clueless? "Actually, some of us fetch water, while others set up the fire pit, or put up the tent." "Katara, I'm fine," she said impatiently. "I can carry my own weight. I don't need a fire, I already collected my own food, and look"–SWOOSH–"my tent's all set up." Unbelievable! This is NOT okay; she's part of this group now. She has to pitch in. "That's great for YOU. But we still need to finish–" "What's the problem here?!" Now she's giving me attitude! It's time to tell her

第四章我们终于登陆了，我们正在扎营过夜。 我等不及要睡觉了！拓芙在做什么？ 我们都准备好了，她躺在地上，放松着。 我真不敢相信她好了，卡塔拉，等等，冷静。 她不习惯跟人在一起。 她一直不合群。 跟她解释一下我们是怎么工作的，我相信她会马上投入的。 “所以，拓芙，通常在搭建营地的时候，我们会试着把工作分开。” “嘿，别为我担心，”她回答说。 担心吗?她能这么笨吗？ “实际上，我们中的一些人打水，而其他人则架起火坑或搭起帐篷。” “卡塔拉，我很好。”她不耐烦地说。 “我能扛自己的重量。 我不需要生火，我已经自己准备好食物了，瞧，”——嗖——“我的帐篷都搭好了。” 难以置信!这是不对的；她现在是这个团体的一员了。 她必须出力。“这对你来说太好了。 但是我们还需要完成——”“这里有什么问题？！”现在她对我有态度了！是时候告诉她了

just how selfish she's being–but wait, Aang needs her. I can't run her off. Just calm down and walk away. "Never mind." Okay, you're calm; it's time to make peace. "Hey, Toph, I wanted to apologize for earlier. I think we're all just a little tired and getting on each other's nerves." "Yeah, you do seem pretty tired." HMPH! She is just infuriating. She won't admit that she was wrong. She just turns it back on me. "I meant ALL of us were tired!" I'm so frustrated, I could scream! Now she's slipping into her tent like nothing happened. We might have to travel together, but we don't have to be friends. It's unfortunate, because it would have been nice to have another girl to talk to, even though she's not that girly. But this was her choice, not mine. I had just fallen asleep when Toph woke us up. "There's something coming toward us!" she cried. Her hands were pressed against the ground, feeling the vibrations of whatever it was. So we took off. Now that we're up on Appa, we can see something steaming across the land, chugging out smoke. Is it following us?

她太自私了——等等，安昂需要她。 我不能把她赶走。冷静下来，走开。 “不要紧。”好吧，你很冷静；是时候讲和了。 "陶福，我想为之前的事道歉。 我想我们都有点累了，彼此都很烦。” “是啊，你看起来确实很累。” 嗯!她就是让人生气。 她不肯承认自己错了。 她就把枪口对准了我。 “我是说我们都累了！”我很沮丧，我想尖叫！现在她像什么都没发生一样溜进帐篷。 我们可能要一起旅行，但我们不一定要成为朋友。 这很不幸，因为如果能再找个女孩聊聊天就好了，尽管她没那么娘。 但这是她的选择，不是我的。 我刚睡着，拓芙就把我们叫醒了。 “有什么东西朝我们走来！”她叫道。 她的双手紧贴着地面，感觉着那是什么东西的震动。 于是我们起飞了。现在我们在阿柏上，我们可以看到有什么东西在陆地上冒着蒸汽，冒着烟。 它在跟着我们吗？

Finally, a safe-looking spot to set up camp. Let's see if Toph cares to help this time around. "See you guys in the morning," said Toph. I guess that's a no, then. She's sprawling out again, like some kind of princess. "Actually, Toph, can you help us unload?" "You need me to help unload Sokka's funky- smelling sleeping bag?" "Well, yeah," I said. "And everything else. You're a part of the team now, and–" "Look, I didn't ask you to help unload my stuff. I'm carrying my own weight." Well, I don't care if she IS Aang's teacher–she's got to start acting like part of this team. "That's not the point. Ever since you joined us, you've been nothing but selfish and unhelpful!" "Look here, Sugar Queen. I gave up everything I had to teach Aang Earthbending, so don't talk to me about being selfish!" "Sugar Queen!" How rude! I can't believe her. SHE'S the one who grew up in a rich mansion with two living parents who love her and protect her, and I'M the Sugar Queen? I grew up in ice huts, my mother was captured and my father left to go to war! And I've been fighting the Fire Nation for the past year. What has SHE done? Competing in secret

终于找到了一个看起来安全的扎营地点。 看看拓芙这次会不会帮忙。 “明天早上见，”拓芙说。 那我想答案是否定的。 她又舒展开来了，像个公主。 “其实，拓芙，你能帮我们卸货吗？”“你要我帮索卡卸下那个臭烘烘的睡袋吗？”“嗯，是的，”我说。 “还有其他的一切。你现在是队里的一员了，而且——”“听着，我可没叫你帮我卸东西。 我在承担我自己的重量。” 好吧，我不管她是不是安昂的老师——她必须开始表现得像这个团队的一员。 “这不是重点。自从你加入我们以来，你就只顾自己，不帮别人的忙！”“听着，糖皇后。 我放弃了我所拥有的一切来教安昂御土术，所以别跟我说什么自私！”“糖女王!”多么粗鲁的!我不敢相信她。 她是一个在富裕的豪宅里长大的人，有一对爱她保护她的父母，而我是糖皇后？ 我在冰屋里长大，我妈妈被俘，我爸爸去打仗了！过去一年我一直在和烈火国作战。 她做了什么？秘密竞争

Earthbending competitions doesn't make you tough, sweetheart. Facing a war does. UGH! She is the most maddening person I've ever met. I'm just asking her to do her fair share. She's acting like it's some great imposition and– Okay, Katara, once again, you're way too wound up. She's not worth it. You know you're not a Sugar Queen, you know how strong and brave you've been. Don't let her tear you down. Just calm down… deep breaths. "That thing is back," Toph called out. I guess we have bigger problems than Toph's selfishness. That thing IS following us. Time to head out… again. The tank thing followed us up this cliff. Aang wants to see who they are and what they want. The tank is opening.… It looks like three girls, riding on mongoose-dragons. Hey! "It's those three girls from Omashu!" "We can take them!" Toph announced. The three riders charged toward us. Toph put up a thick wall of rock to stop them, but one of the girls blasted the wall open with fire that looked like lightning! She is one powerful bender. We're way too exhausted to fight these girls. Time to get going,

御土术比赛不会让你变得坚强，亲爱的。 面对一场战争。啊!她是我见过的最让人抓狂的人。 我只是让她尽自己的一份力。 她表现得好像这是强求-好了，卡塔拉，你又一次太激动了。 她不值得你这么做。你知道你不是糖皇后，你知道你有多坚强和勇敢。 别让她把你击垮。 冷静下来，深呼吸。 “那东西回来了。”拓芙喊道。 我想我们的问题比拓芙的自私更严重。 那东西在跟踪我们。 又该出发了。 那个坦克跟着我们爬上了悬崖。 安昂想知道他们是谁，想要什么。 油箱正在打开。看起来像三个女孩骑着猫鼬龙。 嘿!“是那三个从奥玛舒来的女孩！”“我们能打败他们！”Toph宣布。 三个骑手向我们冲来。 拓芙竖起一堵厚厚的岩石墙来阻止他们，但其中一个女孩用闪电般的火焰把墙炸开了！她是一个强大的御术师。 我们太累了，不想和这些女孩打架。 该走了，

again.… "Appa can't keep flying forever," Aang said. Just then Appa crashed down in a clearing. "We've put a lot of distance between us and those girls, so let's get some sleep," Sokka said, collapsing to the ground. "We could have gotten some sleep earlier if Toph didn't have such issues," I pointed out. "What?!" she shrieked. Must have hit a nerve. "All right, everyone's exhausted. Let's just get some rest," Aang said. "No, I want to hear what Katara has to say. You think I have issues?" "If you had helped, we could have set up our camp faster and gotten some sleep." "You're blaming ME for this?" Toph asked in disbelief. "No, no," Aang chimed in. "She's not blaming you." "Yes, I am blaming her!" And I'm right. This needs to be settled if we're going to be a team. "Hey, I never asked you for anything," Toph shot

再一次。“阿柏不可能永远飞下去。”安昂说。 就在这时，阿柏坠落在一片空地上。 “我们和那些女孩之间保持了很大的距离，所以我们睡会儿吧，”索卡说着瘫倒在地上。 “如果拓芙没有这些问题，我们本来可以早点睡的，”我指出。 “什么？！”她尖叫道。一定是戳到痛处了。 “好吧，大家都累了。 我们休息一下吧。”安昂说。 “不，我想听听卡塔拉要说什么。 你觉得我有问题吗？”“如果你帮忙的话，我们可以更快地搭起帐篷，睡上一觉。” “你把这事怪在我头上？”拓芙难以置信地问。 “不，不。”安昂插嘴道。“她不是在责怪你。” “是的，我在责备她！”我是对的。 如果我们要成为一个团队，就必须解决这个问题。 “嘿，我从没向你要过任何东西，”拓芙说