8 The Cave

CHAPTER 8

第八章

The Cave Shafts of sunlight shined through the leafy treetops as they walked along the trail. They hiked beside a creek and up and down rolling hills. Ruskin bounded after squirrels and glided back to the boy and the bard. Then Lucas stopped and pointed to a dark opening between two boulders. "Want to explore the cave?" he asked. Will squinted at the dark cave. "Let's be careful," he said. "You never know what might be living in there."

当他们沿着小路走的时候，一缕缕阳光透过茂密的树梢照了进来。 他们沿着一条小溪徒步旅行，在起伏的山丘上来回走动。 拉斯金跟着松鼠跳了起来，滑回到男孩和诗人身边。 然后卢卡斯停下来，指着两块巨石之间的一个黑暗的洞口。 “想去洞穴探险吗？”他问。 威尔眯起眼睛看着黑暗的山洞。 “我们要小心，”他说。 “你永远不知道里面住着什么。”

Lucas laughed. "You don't need to worry about this cave," he said. "I've peeked inside lots of times, and nothing's ever been living in it. Well, maybe a few lizards." Ruskin bounded toward the shadowy entrance, and Lucas followed. He wanted to show Will how brave he was. Near the mouth of the cave, Lucas noticed an emerald green feather on the ground. It looked just like the one he had found on Primlox. He bent down and picked it up. Ruskin sniffed the feather, and then he sniffed the ground near the mouth of the cave. He cocked his head to the side. Something rustled deep inside the cave. Ruskin growled.

卢卡斯笑了。“你不用担心这个洞穴，”他说。 “我往里面偷看了很多次，没有东西住在里面。 嗯，也许有几只蜥蜴。” 拉斯金向阴暗的入口跳去，卢卡斯跟着。 他想让威尔知道他有多勇敢。 在洞口附近，卢卡斯注意到地上有一根翠绿色的羽毛。 看起来就像他在普里姆洛克斯上找到的那个。 他弯下腰把它捡了起来。 罗斯金嗅了嗅羽毛，然后又嗅了嗅洞口附近的地面。 他把头歪向一边。 山洞深处有什么东西沙沙作响。 Ruskin咆哮道。

"What is it, boy?" Lucas asked. Before Ruskin could answer, a loud screech came from inside the cave. "Aiyeeee!" Ruskin yelped and ran back to Lucas. "LUCAS!" shouted Will with great force. "SHUT YOUR EYES!"

“怎么了，孩子？”卢卡斯问道。 罗斯金还没来得及回答，山洞里就传来一声尖叫。 “Aiyeeee !”罗斯金尖叫着跑回卢卡斯身边。 “卢卡斯！”威尔使劲叫道。 “闭上你的眼睛！”