2 The Knight of Thornwood

CHAPTER 2

第二章

The Knight of Thornwood Lucas climbed the arena's fence and sat on the highest rail. His friend Clara waved from on top of her horse, Scallop. Lucas waved back. Then he watched Clara put Scallop through her paces. First they trotted around the arena. Then they cantered. And finally they galloped a lap. Clara pulled back on Scallop's reins and trotted toward Lucas. The prince yanked a carrot from his back pocket. Scallop munched it from the palm of his hand.

桑伍德骑士卢卡斯爬上竞技场的栅栏，坐在最高的栏杆上。 他的朋友克拉拉站在她的马背上向他挥手。 卢卡斯也挥了挥手。然后他看着克拉拉训练扇贝。 他们先绕着竞技场跑了一圈。 然后他们跑了起来。最后他们跑了一圈。 克拉拉拉回扇贝的缰绳，小跑着向卢卡斯走去。 王子从后口袋里拽出一根胡萝卜。 扇贝在他的手掌上嚼着它。

"You two make a great team," Lucas commented. Clara patted Scallop and smiled. "I'm thinking of entering the horse race at the Grand Tournament," she said. "You should!" Lucas exclaimed. "But it's all boys," Clara said. "And when has that ever stopped you?" questioned Lucas.

“你们俩是很棒的搭档，”卢卡斯评论道。 克拉拉拍了拍扇贝，笑了。 她说：“我在考虑参加赛马大赛。” “你应该!”卢卡斯喊道。 “但都是男孩，”克拉拉说。 “这什么时候阻止过你？”卢卡斯问。

Clara laughed. "True," she said. "You should feel proud to be the only girl," said Lucas. Clara liked that idea. Then she noticed something unusual. "Where's Ruskin?" she asked. Lucas never went anywhere without him. "He's up there!" said Lucas, pointing to the sky.

克拉拉笑了。“没错，”她说。 “你应该为自己是家里唯一的女孩而感到骄傲，”卢卡斯说。 克拉拉喜欢这个主意。然后她注意到一些不寻常的事情。 “罗斯金在哪儿？”她问。 卢卡斯哪儿都离不开他。 “他在上面！”卢卡斯指着天空说。

Clara saw the dragons of Crestwood soar overhead. Ruskin, the youngest and smallest dragon, led the way. "He's been practicing for the tournament," Lucas said. The dragons swooped into a loop de loop. "Wow, Ruskin's gotten really good," said Clara. "He's come a long way," agreed Lucas. Then the arena's iron gate squeaked and swung open. A group of knights entered, followed by their squires. Each squire carried his knight's shield and led his horse.

克拉拉看见克雷斯伍德的巨龙在头顶翱翔。 最年轻、最小的龙拉斯金走在前面。 “他一直在为锦标赛练习，”卢卡斯说。 龙俯冲成一个圈。 “哇，罗斯金已经变得很好了，”克拉拉说。 “他走了很长一段路，”卢卡斯同意道。 接着竞技场的铁门嘎吱一声打开了。 一群骑士走了进来，后面跟着他们的侍从。 每个侍从都带着他的骑士盾牌，牵着他的马。