4 Nanny Louisa

CHAPTER 4

第四章

Nanny Louisa Lucas and Clara ran to the royal stables to saddle their horses, Ivan and Scallop. Lucas lifted a saddle from the wooden saddle rack. Something in the window above him caught his attention. He climbed onto the saddle rack and peeked outside. "What are you looking at?" Clara asked. "I saw something in the window," Lucas said. "But now there's nothing out there." "Maybe it was a bird," said Clara. Lucas shrugged. "Maybe," he said.

保姆路易莎·卢卡斯和克拉拉跑到皇家马厩给他们的马、伊万和扇贝装鞍。 卢卡斯从木鞍架上取下一个鞍座。 他上方窗户里的东西引起了他的注意。 他爬上鞍架，向外偷看。 “你在看什么？”克拉拉问道。 “我看到窗户里有东西，”卢卡斯说。 “但现在外面什么都没有了。” “也许是一只鸟，”克拉拉说。 卢卡斯耸耸肩。“也许吧，”他说。

Lucas and Clara placed a saddle onto each horse and tightened the straps. Then they set off for Primlox.

卢卡斯和克拉拉给每匹马装上马鞍，拉紧缰绳。 然后他们动身去普里姆洛克斯。

As they galloped past Flatfrost, Lucas noticed whitecaps on the water up ahead. Wow, the sea monster really is making the water choppy, Lucas thought. When they got near the bridge, they pulled back on their reins. Villagers rushed back and forth across the bridge.

当他们驰过弗拉弗罗斯特时，卢卡斯注意到前方水面上泛起了白浪。 哇，海怪真的把水弄得波涛汹涌了，卢卡斯想。 当他们靠近桥时，他们把缰绳拉了回来。 村民们在桥上跑来跑去。

"The bridge sure is busy," Clara said. "We'll have to walk the horses over it," said Lucas. They led Ivan and Scallop over the bridge and tied them to a post on the other side. The harbormaster stood nearby, ringing his hands. "What's wrong?" Lucas asked. "It's been a very bad day, Prince Lucas," said the harbormaster. "The sea is too rough for travelers." He walked up closer and leaned in toward Lucas. "And there have been rumors of something in the ocean."

“桥上确实很繁忙，”克拉拉说。 “我们得让马走过去，”卢卡斯说。 他们领着伊万和扇贝过了桥，把他们绑在桥另一边的柱子上。 港务长站在旁边，摇着手。 “怎么了?”卢卡斯问道。 “这真是糟糕的一天，卢卡斯王子，”港务长说。 “大海对旅行者来说太汹涌了。” 他走近一点，向卢卡斯探过身来。 “而且有传言说海洋里有什么东西。”