Chapter 6

6 Slowly, Phoebe slipped into the surging river, with DasherGirl riding on her shoulder. Phoebe took a deep breath and began to swim. The water felt surprisingly warm. Even though the current was strong, Phoebe found that it wasn't too difficult to swim across. The tricky part was making sure none of the water got into her eyes or mouth. She heard a splash as her friends jumped into the water behind her.

菲比慢慢地滑进了汹涌的河水中，dashergerggirl骑在她的肩上。 菲比深吸了一口气，开始游泳。 水暖和得出奇。 尽管水流湍急，菲比发现游过去并不太难。 棘手的部分是确保没有水进入她的眼睛或嘴巴。 她听到一声水花声，她的朋友们在她身后跳入水中。

"Am I imagining it, or is the river getting wider?" Stella asked, swimming up alongside Phoebe. It didn't make sense, but the river looked much bigger now that they were in it. "It's got such a sweet smell," Rosie commented. "It reminds me of Dad's hot chocolate before bed." She yawned. "It's making me sleepy, actually." "Don't fall asleep!" called Phoebe, remembering DasherGirl's warning. "Come on, let's get to the other side as quickly as possible." But they had swum only a few more strokes when flickering orange-and-yellow shapes rose up out of the water. DasherGirl shook her hooves in panic. "The river is on fire!" Stella gasped. "Do we turn back?" "Wait," said Phoebe. She slowly moved closer to the flames, noticing that the water did not get hotter as she did so. "They're not real flames," she called to her friends. "I think they're like a dream. One we can all see."

“是我想象出来的，还是河水变宽了?”斯特拉问，游到菲比身边。 这是说不通的，但现在他们在河里，这条河看起来更大了。 “它有一种甜甜的味道，”罗西评论道。 “这让我想起了爸爸睡前喝的热巧克力。” 她打了个哈欠。“实际上，这让我很困。” “别睡着了!”菲比想起了dashergrgirl的警告，喊道。 “来吧，让我们尽快到对岸去。” 但他们只游了几下，就有橙色和黄色的东西从水里冒了出来。 女孩惊慌地摇晃着她的蹄子。 “河着火了!”斯特拉深吸一口气。 “我们要回头吗?”“等等，”菲比说。 她慢慢地靠近火焰，注意到水并没有变得更热。 “那不是真的火焰，”她对朋友们喊道。 “我觉得他们就像一场梦。 我们都能看到。”

When she said this, the flames disappeared. The Night Dragons continued to swim, but Phoebe could feel her heart pounding. DasherGirl quivered by her ear. Phoebe wasn't surprised. This was scary! The water in front of her began to bubble. Slowly, slowly, the head of a huge alligator emerged out of the water. The alligator had fiery eyes. When it opened its mouth, Phoebe saw two rows of gleaming sharp teeth.

她说这话时，火焰消失了。 夜龙们继续游着，但菲比能感觉到她的心怦怦直跳。 女孩的耳朵在颤抖。 菲比一点也不惊讶。这太可怕了!她面前的水开始冒泡。 慢慢地，慢慢地，一只巨大的鳄鱼的头从水里露出来。 鳄鱼有一双火红的眼睛。 当它张开嘴时，菲比看见两排闪闪发光的尖牙。

"It's just another dream," Phoebe yelled out, even though her voice cracked with fear. "A bad one. Just ignore it and keep going." The alligator was not happy to be called a dream. It reared up one last time, snapping at the air with its powerful jaws as it sank back down into the water and disappeared. "Well done!" cooed DasherGirl.

“这只是另一个梦。”菲比大声喊道，尽管她的声音因恐惧而颤抖。 “一个坏主意。忽略它，继续前进。” 鳄鱼很不高兴被称为梦。 它最后一次抬起头来，用它有力的下颚咬住空气，然后又沉入水中消失了。 “干得好!”

The other bank was close now, but the sweet chocolate scent of the river was getting stronger. The smell made it so hard for Phoebe to keep her eyes open. Maybe she could shut them just for a moment? Turning to look behind her, Phoebe saw that her friends were struggling, too. Seeing their drooping eyelids helped wake her up. "We're almost there!" she called to Rosie and Stella. As she spoke, the water began to churn again. Phoebe's stomach dropped. Another dream was surely coming. What would it be this time? She wondered what could be scarier than a fire or an enormous alligator. She was surprised when a huge bed rose up out of the river. What was scary about a soft, puffy bed? "Oh, that looks so comfy," Stella sighed. A fluffy sheep jumped out of the water on one side of the bed. It soared through the air, bleating, and splashed back down into the river. A moment

对岸已经很近了，但河水的巧克力味越来越浓了。 这种气味让菲比睁不开眼睛。 也许她能把眼睛闭上一会儿? 菲比回头一看，发现她的朋友们也在挣扎。 看到他们耷拉着的眼皮，她醒了过来。 “我们快到了!”她对罗西和斯特拉喊道。 她说话的时候，水又开始搅拌起来。 菲比的胃一沉。另一个梦肯定要来了。 这次又会是什么呢? 她想知道还有什么比火灾或巨大的鳄鱼更可怕的。 当一个巨大的床从河中升起时，她感到很惊讶。 柔软蓬松的床有什么可怕的? “哦，那看起来真舒服，”斯特拉叹了口气。 一只毛茸茸的羊从水里跳出来，站在床的一边。 它呼啸着飞向空中，然后又溅回河里。 一个时刻

later another sheep made the same leap. Then another. "One sheep, two sheep, three sheep," counted Rosie as she swam. She yawned even more loudly. "I'll never understand why counting sheep makes me so sleepy." When even DasherGirl started yawning, Phoebe understood why this dream was the scariest of all. If they fell asleep in the river, it would be extremely dangerous. Phoebe racked her brain. There must be something she could do. She grinned as an idea came to her. She began to sing at the top of her voice. And she sang not only very loudly, but as badly as she could, too. Don't count SHEEEEEP! Don't go to SLEEEEEEP! "Ow! That hurts my ears!" Stella grumbled. "Mine, too," said Rosie. "What are you doing?"

后来另一只羊也跳了同样的一跳。 然后另一个。“一只羊，两只羊，三只羊，”罗茜一边游一边数着。 她打得更响了。 “我永远不明白为什么数羊让我这么困。” 当连dashergerggirl都开始打哈欠时，菲比明白了为什么这个梦是最可怕的。 如果他们在河里睡着了，那将是极其危险的。 菲比绞尽脑汁。她肯定能做点什么。 她突然有了一个主意，咧嘴一笑。 她开始扯着嗓子唱歌。 她不仅唱得很大声，而且唱得很糟糕。 不要数羊!不要去睡觉!“噢!我的耳朵疼!”Stella咕哝道。 “我的也是，”罗茜说。“你在干什么?”