Chapter 5

Chapter 5 The next morning Toph began Aang's Earthbending lessons. "Good morning, Sifu Toph!" "Hey, you never call me Sifu Katara!" "Well, if you think I should…" What does that mean? Doesn't he think I deserve the title? Maybe he doesn't think I'm a good enough teacher… but everything he knows he learned from me! And Toph hasn't taught him one move yet. What do I have to do to make him see that I deserve it too? Maybe in order to prove that I really am a master, and a teacher, I have to behave like one. Hmm… I'm sure after a day of lessons with Toph, he'll realize how lucky he is to have Sifu Katara teaching him Waterbending.… "Maybe if I came at the boulder from a different angle—," Aang suggested. "No, Aang, that's the problem," Toph said angrily. "You've got to stop thinking like an Airbender. There's no different angle or tricky solution. You've

第5章第二天早上，拓芙开始了安昂的御土课。 “早上好，拓芙师傅！”“嘿，你从来不叫我卡塔拉师傅！”“嗯，如果你认为我应该……”这是什么意思？ 他不觉得我配得上这个头衔吗？ 也许他认为我不是一个足够好的老师，但是他所知道的一切都是从我这里学来的！拓芙还没教过他一个动作。 我要怎么做才能让他明白我也该这么做？ 也许为了证明我真的是一个大师，一个老师，我必须表现得像一个大师。 我相信跟拓芙上一天课之后，他就会意识到有卡塔拉师傅教他御水是多么幸运。“也许我可以从另一个角度来看巨石。”安昂建议道。 “不，安昂，这才是问题所在。”拓芙生气地说。 “你不能再像气宗那样思考了。 没有不同的角度或棘手的解决方案。 你已经

got to face the rock head-on." Aang looks pretty freaked out. After teaching him for over a year, I know exactly what he does and doesn't respond well to, and yelling and bullying don't work. I think Toph could use some help from Sifu Katara.… "I've been training Aang for a while now, Toph. He really responds well to kind words, praise, encouragement." Exactly, just show them that you know what you're talking about. They'll respect your knowledge. "Thanks, Katara. I'll try that." See! It worked. I guess I'll head back to the camp. I'm glad I can make Aang's training easier. And if he realizes what a great teacher I am in the process, well that's fine too! Okay, so I left Aang and Toph alone for a while, but I'm just too curious. I'm also concerned about how Toph is handling Aang. I have to go back and check in again. "This time, instead of trying to move a rock, you're going to stop a rock," Toph shouted. "Get in your horse stance!" I wish she wouldn't yell at him like that. He really

必须正面面对岩石。” 安昂看起来吓坏了。 在教了他一年多之后，我确切地知道他对什么有好的反应，对什么没有好的反应，对他大喊大叫和欺侮是行不通的。 我觉得拓芙需要卡塔拉师傅的帮助。“我训练安昂有段时间了，拓芙。 他对善意的话语、赞美和鼓励反应很好。” 没错，让他们知道你知道自己在说什么。 他们会尊重你的知识。 “谢谢Katara举行。我会试试的。” 看!它工作。我想我该回营地了。 我很高兴能让安昂的训练更简单。 如果他意识到我在这个过程中是一个多么伟大的老师，那也很好！好吧，我让安昂和拓芙单独待了一会儿，但我太好奇了。 我还担心拓芙怎么对付安昂。 我得回去再检查一遍。 “这一次，你不是试图移动石头，而是要阻止石头，”拓芙喊道。 “站起来！”我希望她不要那样对他大喊大叫。 他真的

does do better with positive encouragement. Now Toph's pointing to a large boulder that's on top of a cliff. Aang's at the bottom. "I'm going to roll that boulder down at you. If you have the attitude of an Earthbender, you'll stay in your stance and stop the rock." This is crazy! Aang isn't ready for this. Toph's pushing him too fast, and he could really get hurt. "Sorry, Toph, but are you sure this is the best way to teach Aang Earthbending?" "I'm glad you said something, Katara. Actually, there is a better way." See, she listened again. Even Aang is smiling from relief. If I haven't proven myself worthy of the title Sifu Katara by now, then I don't know what will earn it for me. They obviously both respect my teaching abilities. Maybe Toph'll slow down a bit and– What's she doing? She's putting a blindfold over Aang's eyes. What good will THAT do? That is certainly NOT what I implied when I made my comment! She's a real sneak, that Toph. "Now you'll have to sense the vibrations of the boulder to stop it. Thank you, Katara." Now she's making fun of me. She thinks I'm meddling, but I only have Aang's best interests in mind. And I still think my methods are better!

在积极的鼓励下做得更好。 现在拓芙指着悬崖顶上的一块巨石。 安昂在下面。“我要把那块大石头滚下来砸你。 如果你有御土师的姿态，你就会保持你的姿势，阻止石头。” 这太疯狂了！安昂还没准备好。 拓芙逼得太快了，他会受伤的。 “对不起，拓芙，你确定这是教安昂御土术的最好方法吗？”“我很高兴你说了些什么，卡塔拉。 事实上，有一个更好的方法。” 瞧，她又听了一遍。就连安昂也如释重负地笑了。 如果我现在还没有证明自己配得上卡塔拉师傅的称号，那我不知道什么才能为我赢得这个称号。 他们显然都很尊重我的教学能力。 也许拓芙会慢慢来-她在干什么？ 她在给安昂的眼睛蒙上眼罩。 那有什么好处呢？这当然不是我发表评论时所暗示的！那个拓芙真是个偷偷摸摸的人。 “现在你必须通过感知巨石的振动来阻止它。 谢谢你，卡塔拉。”现在她在取笑我。 她觉得我在多管闲事，但我只考虑安昂的利益。 我仍然认为我的方法更好！

"Yeah," Aang said, obviously unhappy. "Thanks, Katara." Now Aang's annoyed at me. Why does Toph have to twist everything I say? She is so infuriating.… Why does she bother me so much? We're not competing for his attention or anything. Aang and I still have a special connection. He doesn't have to call me Sifu Katara. We're too close for such formal titles. Boy, here we go. The boulder's rolling. It's huge and it's heading right for him. He's not experienced enough to stop it. This is too advanced. He's going to be crushed! No, he's leaping out of the way. Phew! I knew he wasn't ready for this. She really should have listened to me. "I guess I just panicked," Aang said, removing his blindfold. "I don't know what to say." "There's nothing to say," Toph yelled, getting in Aang's face. "You blew it. You had perfect form, but when it came right down to it you didn't have the guts. Now, do you have what it takes to face that rock like an Earthbender?" "No," Aang said sadly. "I don't think I do." This is terrible. Screaming and humiliating him is no way to teach. All she's doing is breaking his spirit, not making him a better bender. I have to do

“是啊。”安昂说，显然不高兴。 “谢谢Katara举行。”现在安昂生我的气了。 为什么拓芙要歪曲我说的话？ 她真让人生气。她为什么这么烦我？ 我们不是在争夺他的注意力什么的。 安昂和我仍然有一种特殊的联系。 他不必叫我卡塔拉师傅。 我们太亲密了，不适合这样正式的头衔。 伙计，又来了。巨石在滚动。 它很大，正朝他冲过来。 他没有足够的经验来阻止它。 这太高级了。他会被压扁的！不，他跳开了。 唷!我就知道他还没准备好。 她真该听我的。 “我想我只是慌了。”安昂说着摘下了眼罩。 “我不知道该说什么。” “没什么好说的。”拓芙冲着安昂的脸喊道。 “你搞砸了。你有完美的状态，但到了关键时刻，你却没有勇气。 现在，你有本事像御土师一样面对那块石头吗？”“不，”安昂悲伤地说。 “我想我不知道。”这太可怕了。 对他大吼大叫，羞辱他根本没法教他。 她只是在打击他的精神，而不是让他成为更好的酒鬼。 我必须做

something. "Aang, it's no big deal. Take a break, and try again when you're ready. We still have a lot of Waterbending to work on. Okay?" "Yeah, that sounds good," Aang replied. "Yeah, whatever!" Toph shouted after us. "Go splash around until you feel better." She is so insensitive. And she's a horrible teacher! Sifu Toph–ha, what a joke! "You know this block you're having is only temporary, right?" I told him. "I don't want to talk about it!" Aang yelled. "You have to face the issue instead of avoiding it. That's the Earthbender way." "I know I need to face it head-on, like a rock. But I just can't do it and I don't know why!" I know why. "Aang, if fire and water are opposites, then what's the opposite of air?" "Earth, I guess." "And that's why Earthbending is so hard for you; it's your natural opposite. But you'll figure it out. I'm sure of it." He seems calmer. Now for a confidence booster. I'll just fling this reed at and him and–"Quick, cut it in half! "Excellent, Aang. You have the reflexes of a

某物。“安昂，这没什么大不了的。 休息一下，准备好了再试一次。 我们还有很多御水术要做。 没事吧?”“是啊，听起来不错。”安昂回答。 “是啊,随你的便!”拓芙在我们后面喊道。 “去玩水，直到你感觉好些为止。” 她真是麻木不仁。她是个糟糕的老师！拓芙哈师傅，真是个笑话！“你知道你现在的障碍只是暂时的，对吧？”我告诉了他。 “我不想谈这个！”Aang喊道。 “你必须面对问题，而不是回避它。 这就是御土师的作风。” “我知道我需要像石头一样直面它。 但我就是做不到，我也不知道为什么！”我知道为什么。 “安昂，如果火和水是对立面，那么空气的对立面是什么？”“我想是地球吧。” “所以御土术对你来说才那么难；这是你天生的对立面。 但你会明白的。我敢肯定。” 他似乎平静多了。现在是信心助推器。 我就把这根芦苇扔向他，然后——“快，把它切成两半！”优秀、Aang”。 你有a的反射