Chapter 6

6 "Where did they go?" Aisha asked, scanning the ground below. "I don't know," admitted Mei. "It all happened so fast." "I'm not sure, either," said Quinn. "What should we do?"

“他们到哪里去了?”艾莎扫视着下面的地面，问道。 “我不知道，”梅承认。 “这一切发生得太快了。” “我也不确定，”奎因说。 “我们该怎么办?”

PlushyPup spoke up. "My family lives in this part of the forest. They might know which way the Shadow Sprites went." "Okay. Let's land here and ask your family," said Aisha. It sure felt like they could use some help. PlushyPup and the three Treasure Dragons swooped lower and landed beside a huge, beautiful lake. All around the lake were tall snowcovered trees and towering mountains. Icicles hung from the tree branches, shining like crystals. The frozen surface of the lake sparkled in the light like it was filled with diamonds. The cold air smelled faintly of peppermint. Even Aisha had to admit that winter could be beautiful!

毛绒狗说话了。“我的家人住在森林的这一部分。 他们也许知道影子精灵往哪边去了。” “好吧。我们在这里降落，问问你的家人。”艾莎说。 感觉他们确实需要一些帮助。 毛绒狗和三只宝龙俯冲下来，降落在一个巨大而美丽的湖边。 湖的四周是白雪覆盖的高大树木和高耸的山脉。 树枝上挂着冰柱，像水晶一样闪闪发光。 冰冻的湖面在阳光下闪闪发光，就像镶满了钻石。 寒冷的空气中有淡淡的薄荷味。 就连艾莎也不得不承认，冬天也可以很美!

"This is the Diamond Lake," PlushyPup said proudly. "My family lives really close." "How do we find them?" Aisha asked. PlushyPup didn't answer. Instead, he tipped back his head, closed his eyes, and let out a long howl. The howl bounced off the surrounding mountains in an echo. It sounded like there were a hundred howling puppies, not just one!

“这是钻石湖，”毛绒狗自豪地说。 “我的家人住得很近。” “我们怎么找到他们?”艾莎问道。 毛绒狗没有回答。相反，他低下头，闭上眼睛，发出一声长长的嚎叫。 嚎叫在周围的群山中回响。 听起来像是有一百只小狗在嚎叫，而不仅仅是一只!

When PlushyPup stopped, the group stood still, waiting. Nothing happened. "That's strange," said PlushyPup. "Normally someone appears right away." Aisha was about to suggest that PlushyPup howl again when Mei gave a sudden shout. "Hey! Look over there!" In the center of Diamond Lake was a group of sparkly white bears. They all had silky scarves wrapped elegantly around their necks. And around their impressive waists the bears wore matching tutus. Even stranger, the bears were gliding across the frozen surface of the lake on their hind legs. Mei squinted. "Are those bears wearing skates?" "And tutus?" added Aisha. "Yes, of course," said PlushyPup. "They are the famous Gliding Bears. They put on the most amazing concerts." Aisha watched as the bears pirouetted and twirled, their scarves streaming out behind them.

当毛绒狗停下来时，这群人站在那里等待着。 什么也没有发生。“真奇怪，”毛绒狗说。 “通常会有人马上出现。” 艾莎正想让毛绒狗再叫一声，梅突然叫了一声。 “嘿!看那边!”在钻石湖的中心有一群闪闪发光的白熊。 她们脖子上都优雅地围着丝巾。 在它们令人印象深刻的腰部，熊们穿着相配的芭蕾舞短裙。 更奇怪的是，这些熊用后腿在结冰的湖面上滑行。 梅眯起了双眼。“那些熊穿着溜冰鞋吗?”“芭蕾舞短裙呢?”艾莎又问。 “是的，当然。”毛绒狗说。 “他们是著名的滑翔熊。 他们举办了最精彩的音乐会。” 阿伊莎看着熊们旋转着脚尖，他们的围巾在身后飘散。

Sometimes they held out their arms to the sides for balance; sometimes they held them up above their heads or tucked them in tight to twirl even faster. The bears were very big and strong, but they still seemed to float across the ice. "Let's go over and ask them if they've seen the Shadow Sprites," said Mei.

有时他们伸出双臂保持身体平衡;有时他们把它们举过头顶，或者紧紧地塞在里面，以便更快地旋转。 熊是非常大和强壮，但他们似乎仍然漂浮在冰面上。 梅说:“我们过去问问他们有没有见过暗影精灵。”

"It looks like they are rehearsing," said PlushyPup. "We must wait until they are finished." "But we don't have time to wait," Aisha pointed out. "The Shadow Sprites will be getting farther and farther away." "Hey, look!" Quinn pointed. "They've stopped skating. What are they doing?" The bears were standing in a circle, waving their paws around wildly and growling at one another. "Maybe it's part of the performance?" Mei suggested. But Aisha just knew something was up. The bears were obviously upset! Then Aisha noticed a shape sticking up out of the ice. The shape had a gilt frame. "The mirror! We need to get over there," Aisha said, getting ready to fly across. "You'll have to skate over," warned PlushyPup. "The Gliding Bears won't talk to you otherwise."

“看起来他们在排练，”毛绒狗说。 “我们必须等到他们完成。” “但我们没时间等了，”艾莎指出。 “暗影精灵会越来越远。” “嘿,你看!”奎因指出。 “他们不再滑冰了。他们在干什么?”熊们站成一圈，疯狂地挥舞着爪子，互相咆哮着。 “也许这是表演的一部分?”梅建议。 但艾莎知道出事了。 熊们显然很沮丧!接着，艾莎注意到冰面上伸出了一个形状。 这个形状有一个镀金的框架。 “镜子!我们得过去。”艾莎说着，准备飞过去。 “你得滑过去，”毛绒狗警告说。 “不然滑翔熊不会跟你说话的。”