4 The four winds

Chapter 4 The four winds The horse's hooves pounded over the ground. Faster and faster he flew and Asta clung to his mane.

马蹄声在地面上砰砰作响。 他飞得越来越快，阿斯塔紧紧抓住他的鬃毛。

On a cliff top overlooking a rolling sea, the horse finally came to a stop. All around them, the East Wind blew in gentle gusts. "Can you tell me the way to the castle that lies east of the sun and west of the moon?" Asta asked.

在俯瞰波涛汹涌的大海的悬崖顶上，马终于停了下来。 在他们周围，东风在轻轻地吹着。 “你能告诉我去太阳东边、月亮西边的城堡的路吗？”旅行社问。

"I have never blown that far," the East Wind replied. "But I will take you to my brother, the West Wind. He may know the way, for he is much stronger than I." Asta climbed on the East Wind's back and they roared away over the waves, to the land where the West Wind lived.

“我从来没有吹过那么远。”东风回答。 “但我要带你去见我的哥哥——西风。 他可能认识路，因为他比我强壮得多。” 亚洲爬上了东风的背，他们呼啸着越过海浪，来到了西风居住的地方。

"Brother," called the East Wind, "do you know the way to the castle that lies east of the sun and west of the moon?" "No," said the West Wind. "I have never blown that far. But I will take the girl to the South Wind, for he is much stronger than either of us and has roamed far and wide."

“兄弟，”东风喊道，“你知道去太阳东边、月亮西边的城堡的路吗？”“不，”西风说。 “我从来没有吹到那么远。 不过我要把这姑娘带到南风去，因为他比我们俩都强壮得多，而且游历过很多地方。”

So they rode to the land where the South Wind lived. "Only the North Wind knows the way to the castle," said the South Wind, "for he is the oldest and strongest of us all. I will carry you there."

于是他们骑马来到了南风居住的地方。 “只有北风知道去城堡的路，”南风说，“因为他是我们当中最老、最强壮的。 我带你去。”

When they came near the North Wind, Asta felt his presence in the frantic, icy blasts of air. "What do you want?" he roared. "I carry the one who seeks the prince, in the castle east of the sun and west of the moon," the South Wind replied.

当他们靠近北风时，阿斯达在狂乱、冰冷的空气中感到了他的存在。 “你想干什么？”他吼道。 “我带着那个寻找王子的人，在太阳的东边，月亮的西边。”南风回答。