2 Dragon Hound

CHAPTER 2

第二章

Dragon Hound Lucas yawned over his pancakes. "What's up, sleepyhead?" asked his best friend, Clara. She had come to the castle early with her mother, who worked for Queen Tasha. Lucas rubbed his eyes and sat up in his chair. "Ruskin and I had a late night," he said. Clara sat down at the table. "How come?"

龙猎犬卢卡斯对着煎饼打了个哈欠。 “怎么了，瞌睡虫？”他最好的朋友克拉拉问。 她和为塔莎王后工作的母亲很早就来到了城堡。 卢卡斯揉了揉眼睛，从椅子上坐起来。 他说：“我和罗斯金昨晚睡得很晚。” 克拉拉在桌旁坐下。 “怎么?”

Lucas told Clara all about the weird sounds, the mysterious chill in the hallway, the glowing light, and bumping into André. "Wow," Clara said. "That does sound creepy, though Ruskin doesn't seem nearly as tired as you." The dragon was busy scratching and sniffing at one of the dining room doors.

卢卡斯告诉克拉拉所有奇怪的声音，走廊里神秘的寒意，发光的光，和撞到安德烈。 “哇，”克拉拉说。“这听起来确实令人毛骨悚然，不过罗斯金看起来远没有你那么累。” 恶龙正忙着在餐厅的一扇门上又抓又嗅。

"Ruskin, no!" the prince scolded. He didn't want the young dragon getting in trouble with his parents. Ruskin listened to his friend and stopped scratching but kept sniffing at the door. Clara stood and walked over to Ruskin. "He really wants whatever is behind here." In one smooth move, Clara pulled the handle and Ruskin escaped through the opening. Lucas leaped up. He was wide awake now. "What is it?" Clara peered down the hallway as a blue light disappeared around a corner. "The glowing light —it's back! And Ruskin chased after it!"

“罗斯金，不要！” 他不想让这条小龙惹上父母的麻烦。 罗斯金听了朋友的话，不再抓了，但继续嗅着门。 克拉拉站起来向罗斯金走去。 “他真的想要这里后面的东西。” 克拉拉轻轻一拉把手，拉斯金就从洞口逃了出来。 卢卡斯跳了起来。他现在完全清醒了。 “什么事？”克拉拉凝视着走廊，这时一盏蓝色的灯在拐角处消失了。 “那道光——回来了！”罗斯金追着它跑！”

Lucas quickly charged into the hall with Clara right behind him. Soon they caught sight of Ruskin's tail flying around the next bend. Then they lost sight of him again. Every time they caught a glimpse of the dragon, he'd disappear down another hallway, chasing after the light. "This castle goes on forever!" Clara shouted.

卢卡斯迅速冲进大厅，克拉拉就在他身后。 很快，他们看见罗斯金的尾巴在下一个拐弯处飞了起来。 然后他们又看不见他了。 每次他们瞥见恶龙，它就消失在另一条走廊里，追逐着那道光。 “这座城堡永远存在！”克拉拉喊道。