9 Obstacle Course

CHAPTER 9

第九章

Obstacle Course Lucas, Clara, Tublock, Thea, and Farfalee tromped over a snow-packed trail to the obstacle course. Tublock pulled a sled with supplies behind him. Ruskin bounded ahead of the others. When they got to the top of the hill, the children sledded down onto a snowfield. Spread out before them were tunnels, sled chutes, and climbing structures—all made from snow! Ice targets stretched across the landscape. Carved snowmen stood in rows, holding clubs, battle-axes, and war hammers. There was even a maze of ice, and a snow village. "Did you make all this?" asked Lucas.

卢卡斯、克拉拉、塔布洛克、西娅和法法利踏过一条积雪覆盖的小路，来到障碍训练场。 塔布洛克拉着雪橇，身后放着补给品。 罗斯金跳到其他人的前面。 当他们到达山顶时，孩子们坐着雪橇滑到了雪原上。 在他们面前展开的是隧道、雪橇滑道和攀爬设施——都是用雪做成的！冰靶遍布大地。 雕刻好的雪人一排排站着，手里拿着棍棒、战斧和战锤。 甚至还有一个冰迷宫和一个雪村。 “这些都是你做的吗？”卢卡斯问。

"We did over many months," said Tublock proudly. "This is what we do for fun in Flatfrost." "It's a snowy playground!" Lucas exclaimed. "It's amazing," Clara declared. "Let's get to work," Tublock said. "We haven't much time before you'll have to return to the castle." He pulled a big wooden bucket from the sled and set it on the ground in front of the targets. "I hold in this bucket the secret to dragon training," said Tublock. Clara and Lucas looked in the bucket. "Fish?" questioned Lucas.

“我们花了好几个月的时间，”塔布洛克自豪地说。 “这就是我们在Flatfrost的乐趣所在。” “这是一个下雪的操场！”卢卡斯喊道。 “太神奇了，”克拉拉说。 “我们开始工作吧，”塔布洛克说。 “我们的时间不多了，不然你就得回城堡去了。” 他从雪橇上拉出一个大木桶，放在目标前面的地上。 “我把驯龙的秘密藏在这个桶里，”塔布洛克说。 克拉拉和卢卡斯往桶里看。 “鱼？”卢卡斯问。

"Yes, your dragon loves fish!" Thea exclaimed. "He'll do anything for it."

“是的，你的龙喜欢鱼！”西娅惊叹道。 “他愿意为它做任何事。”

"Watch this," said Tublock. He threw Ruskin a fish. Then he gave Ruskin a hand signal. Ruskin leaped toward the ice targets and shot a fireball through each one. "Target practice will help Ruskin gain control over his fire breathing," Tublock said.

“看这个，”塔布洛克说。 他扔给罗斯金一条鱼。然后他给了罗斯金一个手势。 罗斯金跳向冰上目标，向每个目标发射了一个火球。 “打靶练习将帮助罗斯金控制他的喷火，”塔布洛克说。

Farfalee threw a fish to Ruskin as they moved to the next obstacle. "This one will be much harder," said Tublock. "Ruskin must disarm the army of snowmen without

当他们移动到下一个障碍时，法法利向罗斯金扔了一条鱼。 塔布洛克说：“这次要难得多。 罗斯金必须解除外面雪人的武装