5 Shush!

CHAPTER 5

第五章

Shush! A hush fell over the contestants. The knights' armor gleamed in the sun-light as they lined up before the king and bowed. Tublock leaned over and gently tapped Clara on the shoulder. "Where are the rest of them?" Tublock whispered. Unfortunately, his whisper was louder than most people's regular voices, and everyone heard him. "Shhh!" Clara shushed, elbowing him. But it was too late. The Spire on the lion had heard and now looked their way. Tublock's cheeks turned red. The Spire trotted over to where Clara and Tublock were sitting and stopped in front of them.

嘘!选手们顿时安静下来。 骑士们在国王面前列队鞠躬，盔甲在阳光下闪闪发光。 塔布洛克俯下身，轻轻地拍了拍克拉拉的肩膀。 “其他人呢？”Tublock低声说。 不幸的是，他的耳语比大多数人平常的声音都大，每个人都听到了。 “嘘!”克拉拉安静下来，用胳膊肘碰了碰他。 但为时已晚。狮子上的尖塔听到了，现在朝他们这边看了看。 塔布洛克的脸颊变红了。 尖塔小跑到克拉拉和塔布洛克坐的地方，停在他们面前。

"Your friend asked a question," said the Spire, addressing Clara. "Are you able to answer it?" Clara didn't know if she wanted to kick Tublock or simply disappear. Then she noticed Lucas in the stands, waving his arms wildly and pointing in different directions. Clara didn't know what he was trying to tell her.

“你的朋友问了一个问题，”尖塔对克拉拉说。 “你能回答吗？”克拉拉不知道她是想踢塔布洛克还是干脆消失。 然后她注意到看台上的卢卡斯，他疯狂地挥舞着双臂，指着不同的方向。 克拉拉不知道他想告诉她什么。

Finally she looked at the Spire and shook her head. "No, brave sir I cannot"., Then Gilbert cleared his throat loud enough for the Spire to hear.

最后，她看着塔尖，摇了摇头。 “不，勇敢的先生，我不能。”然后吉尔伯特清了清嗓子，声音大到塔尖都能听到。

"Perhaps you can answer the Head Spire's question," the Spire on the bear said. The crowd gasped and Clara shrank down, having embarrassed herself in front of the Head Spire. Gilbert, on the other hand, stood tall so everyone could see him. "The Spires are never allowed to be all in one place at the same time," he said. "They have to be spread out across the kingdom to protect all of Wrenly." The Head Spire nodded. "That is the correct answer," he said, then strode on his lion toward the king.

“也许你能回答头塔尖的问题。”熊身上的塔尖说。 人群倒吸了一口气，克拉拉缩了下来，因为她在尖塔前让自己难堪了。 另一方面，吉尔伯特站得很高，这样每个人都能看到他。 “尖塔永远不允许同时出现在一个地方，”他说。 “他们必须分散在整个王国，以保护整个鹪鹩。” 塔尖点点头。“这是正确答案，”他说，然后骑着他的狮子大步走向国王。

Gilbert leaned forward so Clara could see him. "You're welcome," he said, even though Clara had not thanked him. Then he added, "But don't expect any help during the competition." Clara clenched her fists. Sometimes Gilbert could make her so mad. She had to control the urge to talk back, but fortunately, she forgot her struggle when the king stood to make an announcement.

吉尔伯特倾身向前，好让克拉拉看见他。 “不用谢。”他说，尽管克拉拉还没有感谢他。 然后他补充说，“但不要指望在比赛中得到任何帮助。” 克拉拉握紧了拳头。有时候吉尔伯特会让她很生气。 她不得不控制反驳的冲动，但幸运的是，当国王站起来宣布消息时，她忘记了自己的挣扎。