19 Everything Goes Wrong Again

19. EVERYTHING GOES WRONG AGAIN, VERY RAPIDLY While Hiccup and Snotlout were fighting, everything else had fallen away. They had been so focused on each other and their ancient quarrel that they had forgotten about the peril they were in, their flight from the witch and Alvin. But now the outside world forced itself on their attention once again. Just as they had got the ship on course, sailing towards the Dragonmarker hideout, Snotlout stared with an arrested expression at something back at the waterfall, on the shore they had just left, and nudged Hiccup. They were half way across Wrecker's Bay. Halfway to Coral Beach and safety. But a little group of black specks had crawled out of the calm, distant waterfall like bluebottles creeping out of a crack in the wall. Tense with anxiety, Snotlout and Hiccup stared at the distant land, hoping against hope that they were mistaken, that the little black specks were just tricks of

19. 一切又出了问题，非常迅速。当嗝嗝和鼻子鼻子在打架的时候，其他的一切都消失了。 他们把注意力都集中在彼此身上，集中在他们过去的争吵上，忘记了他们所处的危险，忘记了他们要逃离女巫和阿尔文。 但是现在，外面的世界又一次引起了他们的注意。 就在他们把船驶向龙标记的藏身处时，鼻涕鼻子带着一种被困住的表情盯着他们刚刚离开的岸边瀑布后面的什么东西，用胳膊肘推了推小嗝嗝。 他们正在穿过沉船湾的半路上。 到珊瑚滩的半路上就安全了。 但是有一小群黑点从远处平静的瀑布里爬了出来，就像从墙缝里爬出来的小蓝瓶。 鼻子鼻子和小嗝嗝紧张不安地盯着远处的土地，抱着一线希望，希望他们搞错了，那些小黑点只是

the light and the wind. But as the specks flew nearer, there was a hollow feeling in Hiccup's heart. He knew what they were. Ravenhunters. A flock of the witch's Ravenhunters, pursuing them like an inescapable, unwearying Fate. Ravenhunters were too small for riders,

光和风。但是当斑点飞得更近时，小嗝嗝的心里有一种空洞的感觉。 他知道它们是什么。Ravenhunters。 一群女巫的猎鸦人，像一种无法逃脱的、不知疲倦的命运在追着他们。 猎鸦人太小了，骑不了，

but they acted as spies for the witch. On they came, with remorseless flaps. Flying dragons can easily outpace a ship. Nearer… nearer… nearer… 'SHOOT THEM!' yelled Snotlout, grabbing his bow. Windwalker and the Hurricane leapt bravely from the deck of the ship to confront the Ravenhunters mid-air as they flew overhead. Snotlout shot five of them– even Hiccup, with one dead hand, shot one.

但他们充当了女巫的间谍。 它们无情地拍打着翅膀飞来了。 飞龙可以轻易地超过一艘船。 “再近点儿……再近点儿……再近点儿……”鼻涕鼻子嚷道，抓住了他的弓。 风行者和飓风勇敢地从甲板上跳下来，与从头顶飞过的乌鸦猎人在半空中对峙。 小鼻子打死了他们五个人——就连一只手已死的嗝嗝也打死了一个。

Windwalker and the Hurricane took out even more, diving after them as the remainder flapped back to the witch, squawking. But there were too many to catch. 'They'll fetch reinforcements,' shouted Snotlout. 'And this time they will bring Bullguards with riders. Those Bullguards are quick. They'll catch us before we get to the Dragonmarker hideout, if it's where you say it is.' It was too cruel. Even half an hour later, and they might have got to safety. They were so close, SO close to getting away with it, sneaking those Things away from underneath

“风行者”和“飓风”带走了更多的人，扑向他们，剩下的人则扑扇着翅膀，尖叫着飞回女巫身边。 但它们太多了。 “他们会去找援军的。” “这次他们会带着骑手来的。 那些牛头卫士动作很快。 他们会在我们到达龙标记的藏身处之前抓住我们的，如果那是你说的地方的话。”这太残忍了。 即使再晚半个小时，他们也可能安全到达。 他们就差一步，就差一步就能逃脱，把那些东西从地底下偷出来

the very noses of Alvin and the witch… Hiccup scanned the horizon. The Winter Wind of Woden, blowing like an angry god, was closer than the Dragonmarker hideout. 'Could we steer the ship into the Winter Wind?' asked Hiccup. 'They'd never follow us in there.' 'There's a reason for that,' said Snotlout, with a hollow laugh. 'It's a guaranteed death sentence. Besides, I don't think there's time. Look! I can see the Bullguards coming out already. They'll reach us before we get to the Wind.'

阿尔文和女巫的鼻子……嗝嗝扫视了一下地平线。 像愤怒的神一样吹来的沃登冬风比龙记号的藏身处更近了。 “我们能把船开进冬风吗？”小嗝嗝问。 “他们永远不会跟着我们进去的。“这是有原因的。”鼻鼻子空洞地笑着说。 “这肯定是死刑。 再说，我觉得没时间了。 看！我看到牛头卫队已经出来了。 他们会在我们找到风之前找到我们的。”

The two boys looked at Windwalker and the Hurricane. The Things were trapped. They were locked in the hold. But the boys themselves did have a choice. They could climb on to the riding-dragons' backs and fly themselves to safety. Both Windwalker and the Hurricane were faster than Bullguards. But that would mean abandoning all of the Lost Things to Alvin and the witch. Including Toothless. What else could they do? Stay here and die? 'W-w-wossgoingon?' came the voice of Toothless, floating up from the hold of the boat. 'It's OK, Toothless,' Hiccup shouted down. 'We've just hit a little hitch… nothing to worry about.' Hurricane gave an unhappy whine, his spines drooping, his tail between his legs. Automatically, Snotlout put out a hand and soothed the Hurricane's splendid, drooping head. 'It'll be all right, boy,' he said. 'It's all going to be all right.' Snotlout stared into the distance, thinking. 'Oh for Thor's sake,' he swore, bending down, picking up his sword and putting it back in his

两个男孩看着风行者和飓风。 那些东西被困住了。他们被锁在货舱里。 但男孩们自己也有选择。 他们可以爬到飞龙的背上，飞到安全的地方。 风行者和飓风都比斗牛卫士快。 但那就意味着要把所有的失物都交给阿尔文和女巫。 包括没有牙齿。他们还能做什么呢？ 留在这里等死？“W-w-wossgoingon ?无牙的声音从船舱里飘了上来。 “没事，无牙。”小嗝嗝朝下喊道。 “我们只是遇到了点小问题……没什么好担心的。”“飓风”发出一声不高兴的哀鸣，它的脊骨耷拉着，尾巴夹在两腿之间。 鼻鼻子不由自主地伸出一只手，抚平了飓风那漂亮的、耷拉着的头。 “没事的，孩子，”他说。 “一切都会好的。”鼻涕鼻子凝视着远方，沉思着。 “哦，看在托尔的份上。”他咒骂道，弯下腰，捡起剑放回了自己的手里