10 Showstopper!

CHAPTER 10

第十章

Showstopper! Stefan parked the wagon by the kitchen entrance. Lucas and Clara jumped to the ground. "May we go?" asked Lucas. Stefan smiled. "Yes, you may go," he answered. "See you tomorrow!" called Clara as she ran down the lane toward home. "Bye!" Lucas said. Then he put Ruskin on a leash— just in case—and they ran up the stone steps two at a time to the kitchen. He stopped when he saw Cook. "We've brought you more ice!" Lucas declared. "Well done!" said Cook. "You're right. Harvesting ice is hard work," Lucas said. "And I'm so sorry for all the trouble we caused."

令人叹为观止!斯特凡把马车停在厨房门口。 卢卡斯和克拉拉跳到了地上。 “我们可以走吗？”卢卡斯问。Stefan笑了。 他回答说：“可以，你可以去。” “明天见！”克拉拉喊道，她沿着小路朝家跑去。 “再见!”卢卡斯说。然后他给罗斯金拴上皮带——以防万一——他们一步两级地跑上石阶，来到厨房。 当他看到库克时，他停了下来。 “我们给你拿了更多的冰！”卢卡斯说。 “干得好！”库克说。“你是对的。 收集冰是一项艰苦的工作，”卢卡斯说。 “我为我们造成的所有麻烦感到抱歉。”

Cook dropped his spoon into his mixing bowl and gave Lucas a hug. "Apology accepted," he said. Then Lucas headed to the royal library to see his mother and father.

库克把勺子放进搅拌碗里，给了卢卡斯一个拥抱。 “我接受你的道歉，”他说。 然后卢卡斯去皇家图书馆看望他的父母。

"Welcome home, son," said King Caleb. "We missed you!" Queen Tasha exclaimed. Lucas told his parents all about their adventures in Flatfrost. "I'm glad to hear that Ruskin has improved," said the king. "He has," Lucas said. "Does he still have to go to Crestwood?"

“欢迎回家，孩子。”迦勒国王说。 “我们想你！”塔莎王后叫道。 卢卡斯把他们在弗拉弗罗斯特的冒险经历都告诉了他的父母。 “我很高兴听到罗斯金的病情有所好转，”国王说。 “是的，”卢卡斯说。“他还得去克雷斯伍德吗？”

"Not if his fire breathing is really under control," said the king. "Can I set up an obstacle course and prove it?" Lucas asked. "That would be splendid!" replied the queen.

“除非他的喷火能力真的得到了控制。”国王说。 “我能设置一个障碍训练场来证明吗？”卢卡斯问道。 “那太好了！”王后回答说。

Lucas smiled. "You are hereby invited to the garden balcony at four o'clock for a show of skills." The prince invited Clara's family to come over too. Then Lucas and Clara called upon the king's men to help set up an obstacle course. They ordered archery targets, suits of armor, and weaponry from the armory.

卢卡斯笑了。“诚邀您四点钟到花园阳台来表演技艺” 王子也邀请了克拉拉的家人过来。 然后卢卡斯和克拉拉叫国王的手下帮忙设置障碍训练场。 他们从军械库订购弓箭靶、盔甲和武器。