7 Lucas's Dream Machine

CHAPTER 7

第七章

Lucas's Dream Machine The dragon-flyer swooped and swerved as the kids struggled to control the invention. "Lucas, watch out for that flagpole!" Clara shouted. Lucas dodged sideways as people beneath them pointed upward in amazement. The kids shifted their weight until each wing was perfectly balanced. Then Lucas pointed the nose of the dragon downward so the wind would flow over the surface of the wings. The dragon-flyer began to speed forward. Then it began to rise.

当孩子们奋力控制这个发明时，飞龙飞行器突然俯冲并转向。 “卢卡斯，小心那根旗杆！”克拉拉喊道。 卢卡斯闪身躲开，下面的人惊奇地向上指了指。 孩子们转移重心，直到每只翅膀都达到完美平衡。 然后卢卡斯把龙的鼻子朝下，这样风就会从翅膀表面流过。 飞龙开始加速前进。 然后它开始上升。

"This is so wild!" Clara cried as she searched the sky for Ruskin. The red dragon had gotten a huge head start. "I know!" Lucas said. "I never thought I was building it for a rescue mission!" The two friends soared over farms, rivers, and forests. Wrenly looked like a patchwork quilt from on high.

“这太疯狂了！”克拉拉在天空中寻找罗斯金时哭了起来。 红龙已经取得了巨大的领先优势。 “我知道!”卢卡斯说。“我从没想过我是为了救援任务而建造它的！”这两个朋友飞越了农场、河流和森林。 从高处看，鹪鹩就像一条拼布被子。

Then Clara spied something in the distance and pointed. "Could that red speck be Ruskin?" Lucas squinted in the direction of Clara's finger. "It's definitely Ruskin!" he said. "I'd know that tail anywhere." They moved closer and closer, but then Ruskin quickly changed course and flew high up into a cloud. "Uh-oh, we've been spotted!" Lucas cried. "The Dream Portal is trying to lose us in that cloud."

然后克拉拉发现远处有什么东西，就指了指。 “那个红点会是罗斯金吗？”卢卡斯眯着眼睛看着克拉拉手指的方向。 “绝对是罗斯金！”他说。 “我到哪儿都认得那条尾巴。” 他们越来越近了，但罗斯金很快改变了路线，飞到了云层的高处。 “啊哦，我们被发现了！”卢卡斯哭了。 “梦之门正试图让我们消失在那片云里。”