Chapter 4

Chapter 4 AXOLOTLS: SUPER CUTE! TERRIBLE JUDGES OF CHARACTER! Morgan could tell by the look on Po's face that something was terribly wrong. Po seemed to be warning him about something. Still floating in the underground lake, he opened and closed his mouth, looking like a fish, making no sound. Morgan had been playing Minecraft a long time, so experience quickly translated Po's expression: Behind you!

第4章蝾螈：超级可爱！可怕的性格判断者！摩根从阿宝脸上的表情可以看出事情出了很大的问题。 阿宝似乎在警告他什么。 他还在地下湖中漂浮，张开又闭上嘴巴，看起来像一条鱼，不出声。 摩根玩《我的世界》已经很久了，所以经验很快就翻译了阿宝的表情：在你身后！

It was a cave spider. But it was far larger than any cave spider Morgan had ever seen. Its eight legs were as thick as tree trunks. Its ten ruby-red eyes shone with eerie intelligence. Its fangs dripped with green venom. And on its abdomen…was the frightening image of a skull. Morgan didn't hesitate. He quickly swapped his torch for a weapon. He chose a diamond sword that had been enchanted with sharpness. He had never fought a mob quite like this one. But no mob could survive for long against such a powerful sword. Morgan leaped forward and slashed. He was fast—but the spider was faster. It jumped back, much farther and higher than he expected. In an

这是一只洞穴蜘蛛。但它比摩根见过的任何洞穴蜘蛛都要大得多。 它的八条腿像树干一样粗。 它的十只红宝石般的眼睛闪烁着怪异的智慧。 它的毒牙上滴着绿色的毒液。 在它的腹部，有一个可怕的头骨。 摩根没有犹豫。他很快把手电筒换成了武器。 他选了一把被施了魔法的钻石剑。 他从来没有跟这样的暴徒打过架。 但没有暴徒能在如此强大的剑下存活太久。 摩根跳上前去猛砍。 他跑得很快，但蜘蛛更快。 它向后跳了跳，跳得比他想象的远得多，也高得多。 在一个

instant, it was up on the edge of a looming cliff, too far away to hit with a sword. "Careful," said Theo. He was gripping his own sword as he came to stand beside Morgan. "Cave spiders are venomous." Morgan didn't like it when Theo acted like he knew more about Minecraft than anybody else. "I know cave spiders are venomous," he said, a little less politely than he meant to. "But it can't poison me from way up there." "Uh," said Theo, "are you sure? Look—" Morgan looked. And he saw the spider doing something strange…. The hostile mob reared back, lifting its front legs and spreading its jaws wide. It made a hissing noise… and green mist poured from its mouth. Morgan and Theo were covered in the mist within seconds. Judging by the mist's sickly green color, Morgan thought it must be a poisonous fog of some kind. But he didn't feel any effects from it. He looked at Theo, who also seemed uninjured. Po, however, shrieked in pain and surprise.

顷刻间，它就爬到了一座若隐若现的悬崖边上，离得太远，剑打不动它。 “小心，”西奥说。他握着自己的剑走到摩根身边。 “洞穴蜘蛛是有毒的。” 摩根不喜欢西奥表现得好像他比别人更了解我的世界。 “我知道洞里的蜘蛛是有毒的。”他说，语气有些失礼。 “但它不能从高处毒害我。” “呃，”西奥说，“你确定吗？ 看——”摩根看了看。他看到蜘蛛在做一些奇怪的事情.... 这群充满敌意的怪物向后仰起，抬起前腿，张开嘴巴。 它发出嘶嘶的声音……绿雾从嘴里喷出来。 摩根和西奥几秒钟内就被雾覆盖了。 从雾的病态绿色判断，摩根认为这一定是某种有毒的雾。 但他没有感觉到任何影响。 他看了看西奥，西奥似乎也没有受伤。 阿宝却又痛又惊讶地尖叫起来。

Morgan whirled around to see Po splashing around in the lake. "Get them off!" Po cried. "Get them off me!" It was hard to see much through the fog. But as the water all around Po swirled and splashed, Morgan realized what was wrong. It was the axolotls. They'd become hostile, and they were attacking Po. "PO, GET OUT OF THERE!" cried Harper. Jodi didn't wait. She dove into the water in order to drag Po to solid ground. Morgan and Theo ran around the edge of the lake to join the group just as Jodi and Po hopped out of the water.

摩根转过身来，看到阿宝在湖里戏水。 “把他们弄下来！”阿宝哭了。“把它们从我身上拿开！”在雾中很难看清什么。 但当水在阿宝周围打转、飞溅时，摩根意识到出了什么问题。 是蝾螈。他们变得充满敌意，开始攻击阿宝。 “阿宝，快离开那里！”哈帕喊道。 乔迪没等。为了把阿宝拖到坚实的地面上，她跳入水中。 摩根和西奥绕着湖边跑去加入这群人，这时乔迪和阿宝从水里跳了出来。

"What's happening?" asked Harper. "Where did that green fog come from?" "There's a spider over there," said Morgan. "A BIG ONE. DO YOU HAVE A BOW AND ARROWS?" "Forget about the spider," said Po. "The axle-whatalls are out to get me!" The axolotls hopped out of the water. Their small eyes glowed red in the dark. Morgan had almost forgotten—unlike fish, amphibians can survive on land for a time. As the pink one lunged for them, Morgan yelled, "Follow me!" He led them into the nearest tunnel. He didn't know where it would take them. He only hoped it would put some distance between them and the spider…and the strangely hostile axolotls.

“出什么事了？”哈帕问。 “那绿色的雾是从哪里来的？”“那边有只蜘蛛，”摩根说。 “一个大的。你有弓箭吗？”“忘掉蜘蛛吧，”阿宝说。 “车轴之类的东西出来抓我了！”蝾螈跳出水面。 他们的小眼睛在黑暗中发出红光。 摩根几乎忘记了——与鱼类不同，两栖动物可以在陆地上生存一段时间。 当粉红色的人向他们扑过来时，摩根喊道：“跟我来！”他把他们领进了最近的隧道。 他不知道这会把他们带向何方。 他只希望它能让他们和蜘蛛，还有那些奇怪的敌对的蝾螈保持一定的距离。

The tunnel twisted and turned. Morgan placed torches down as he ran, but he had to use them sparingly. The darkness was always looming just ahead. He only hoped he wouldn't lead his friends right over a cliff. Or what if the tunnel circled back to the cavern, and they ran right into the clutches of that eerie spider? When Morgan ran out of torches, he stopped, and the others stopped right behind him. The tunnel was narrow, but he could see past his friends. The axolotls were no longer following them. "I THINK WE'RE SAFE," said Morgan. "But let's not take any chances." He placed cobblestone blocks on either side of them, turning the tunnel into a small stone room.

隧道弯弯曲曲。 摩根边跑边放下火把，但他必须谨慎使用。 黑暗总是在前方逼近。 他只希望他不会把他的朋友们带下悬崖。 或者，如果隧道绕回洞穴，他们正好落入那只可怕的蜘蛛的魔爪呢？ 当摩根的火把用光时，他停了下来，其他人也跟着停了下来。 隧道很窄，但他可以看到他的朋友们。 蝾螈不再跟着他们了。 “我想我们安全了。”摩根说。 “但我们不能冒任何风险。” 他在隧道的两边放上了鹅卵石，把隧道变成了一个小石屋。