7 Gumlock

CHAPTER 7

第七章

Gumlock Whoosh! Ruskin blew a great ball of fire at the oncoming snowball. It melted instantly. At the same time, Stefan jerked the reins. The horses whinnied and came to a stop. "That was close!" said Lucas. "A little too close," agreed Stefan. "Good boy, Ruskin!" Clara said, patting his head. "You saved us from getting smashed."

Gumlock嗖!拉斯金朝迎面而来的雪球吹了一个大火球。 它立刻融化了。与此同时，斯戴芬猛拉缰绳。 马嘶鸣着停了下来。 “好险！”卢卡斯说。 “有点太近了。”斯戴芬同意道。 “好孩子，罗斯金！”克拉拉拍着他的头说。 “你救了我们。”

They sat quietly for a moment and heard laughter. Lucas saw three giant children standing at the mouth of the cave. The children wore shaggy fur clothes and had long, knotted hair. They laughed and pointed in the direction of the snowball. Then two grown giants with stern faces appeared beside the children. Suddenly the giant children became very serious.

他们静静地坐了一会儿，听到了笑声。 卢卡斯看见三个巨大的孩子站在洞口。 孩子们穿着蓬松的毛皮衣服，留着又长又打结的头发。 他们笑着指着雪球的方向。 这时，两个神情严肃的成年巨人出现在孩子们身边。 突然，两个巨大的孩子变得非常严肃。

Lucas had seen giants before, but he'd never met one in person. His father had told him the giants of Wrenly were not to be feared. They were very strong beings with troll-like faces, but they were also ice harvesters, fishermen, and ice sculptors for the kingdom. Still, Lucas shuddered at their great size.

卢卡斯以前见过巨人，但他从未亲眼见过。 父亲告诉过他，雷利的巨人并不可怕。 他们长着巨魔一样的脸，非常强壮，但他们也是王国的冰采集者、渔民和冰雕师。 尽管如此，卢卡斯还是对它们的庞大身躯感到不寒而栗。

The grown-up giants began to walk toward the sled. The children skipped along close behind. "Hello, Stefan," said the biggest giant, looking down at them. His wife stood nearby him with their three children. The oldest boy looked about Lucas and Clara's age. The middle child was a girl, and the youngest was a boy.

成年巨人开始向雪橇走去。 孩子们紧跟在后面跳来跳去。 “你好，斯戴芬。”最大的巨人低头看着他们说。 他的妻子和三个孩子站在他身边。 最大的男孩看上去和卢卡斯和克拉拉差不多大。 老二是个女孩，最小的是个男孩。