2 Bull’s-Eye!

CHAPTER 2

第二章

Bull's-Eye! Clara Gills pointed her bow toward the ground and prepared her arrow. Then she drew it, aimed, and released. Thwack! Her arrow stuck in the middle of the target. "Bull's-eye!" she cried. Prince Lucas smiled at his best friend. Then he grabbed an arrow from his quiver, took aim, and twoof! He hit the outer ring. "My turn again!" Clara said gleefully. She hit another bull's-eye. Ruskin, the prince's pet red dragon, squawked and flapped his wings. "Whose side are you on, anyway?" Lucas complained.

靶心!克拉拉·吉尔斯把弓指向地面，准备射箭。 然后她拔出枪，瞄准，松开了。 啪的一声,她的箭射中了靶心。 “正中靶心！”她喊道。卢卡斯王子对他最好的朋友笑了笑。 然后他从箭筒里抽出一支箭，瞄准了，射了两箭！他击中了外圈。 “又轮到我了！”克拉拉高兴地说。 她又击中了靶心。 罗斯金，王子的宠物红龙，吱吱叫着，拍打着翅膀。 “你到底站在哪一边？”卢卡斯抱怨道。

Ruskin chirped happily. Lucas and Clara shot the rest of their arrows. Then they counted their points. Beyond the shooting area, there was a very long line of townspeople, trolls, and wizards outside the castle. Once a month the palace was open to anyone who wanted to talk with the king face-to-face.

罗斯金高兴地叫着。卢卡斯和克拉拉把剩下的箭都射完了。 然后他们计算分数。 在射击区之外，城堡外排着长长的队伍，有镇民、巨怪和巫师。 每个月一次，宫殿对任何想与国王面对面交谈的人开放。

Lucas and Clara collected their arrows and slid them back inside their quivers. "This time I'm going to beat you!" Lucas declared. Clara laughed. "We'll see about that!" The bushes beside the archery range rustled. Ruskin squawked sharply and began to sniff and paw at a hedge.

卢卡斯和克拉拉把箭收起来，塞回箭筒里。 “这次我要打败你！”卢卡斯说。 克拉拉笑了。“我们走着瞧吧！”射箭场旁的灌木丛沙沙作响。 罗斯金尖锐地叫了一声，开始用鼻子嗅和爪子抓树篱。

"Help!" cried a small voice from inside the bush. "Please, somebody, help me!" "Stand down, Ruskin!" Lucas commanded. Ruskin backed away. "Good dragon." Clara laid down her bow and crept over to the bushes. Gently, she pulled the branches apart where Ruskin had been pawing. "Oh my!" Clara exclaimed. "It's a fairy!"

“救命！”一个微弱的声音从灌木丛中传来。 “求求你，谁来帮帮我！”“退后，罗斯金！”卢卡斯所吩咐的。 罗斯金后退了几步。“好龙。” 克拉拉放下弓，蹑手蹑脚地走到灌木丛中。 她轻轻地把拉斯金抓过的树枝拉开。 “哦,我的!”克拉拉喊道。“是仙女！”