13 The argument

13. THE ARGUMENT The graze on Hiccup's chest was actually deeper than he had realised in the terror of the moment. It would leave a scar that would stay with him for the rest of his life as a reminder of a morning spent on the Isle of the Skullions. And his right arm was dislocated from the strain of hanging from the talons of Newtsbreath. Gobber put it back in its socket (a very painful process, as Gobber was not the most tender of nurses) and tore a strip off his shirt to make Hiccup a sling for it. The Hooligans gave themselves a couple of minutes to pat each other on the back and celebrate, before grabbing the oars again. They were eager to leave the spooky Isle of the Skullions far, far behind them. It wasn't until they were within sight of the friendly cliffs of Berk that they felt safe enough to ship their oars, and let the Lucky Thirteen drift for a while in calm but misty seas while they investigated their prize. When Stoick lifted the lid of the box again, the smell had nearly gone. But underneath the treasure there was a scattering of greenish-yellow

13. 争论Hiccup胸口上的擦伤实际上比他当时意识到的要深。 这将在他的余生中留下一道伤疤，提醒他在骷髅岛度过的那个早晨。 他的右臂也因为被纽茨呼吸的魔爪缠住而脱臼了。 戈伯把它放回它的窝里（这是一个非常痛苦的过程，因为戈伯不是最温柔的护士），从他的衬衫上撕下一条带子，给嗝嗝做了一个吊带。 流氓们给了自己几分钟的时间互相拍背庆祝，然后又抓住了船桨。 他们急切地想把阴森的骷髅岛远远地抛在身后。 直到他们看到了友善的伯克悬崖，他们才觉得安全了，把桨划了出去，让“幸运十三”号在平静但雾蒙蒙的海面上漂流了一会儿，让他们调查自己的战利品。 当斯托伊克再次打开盒盖时，气味几乎消失了。 但是在宝藏的下面有一层黄绿色的东西

crystals which appeared to be smoking slightly, and they still gave off that rotten-egg stench. These were what Grimbeard had used to booby-trap the box– as soon as they came into contact with the air they let off their smell, which then alerted the Skullions. A very effective and deadly defence of his treasure. And WHAT a treasure it was... Alvin could not speak for at least three minutes. He just stood there, eyes popping, picking up object after object and stroking it, letting his hands run lovingly through the coins. 'Of course, ten per cent of this treasure shall be yours, Alvin,' boomed Stoick the Vast, sticking his belly out in pride at his own generosity. 'You are tooooo kind, dearest Stoick,' murmured Alvin, when he could say anything at all. 'Hang on an oyster-catching minute,' interrupted Baggybum the Beerbelly. 'Firstly, I want it acknowledged that SNOTLOUT found this treasure.' 'Acknowledged,' said Stoick the Vast reluctantly. Hiccup knew he should be thankful to be alive, but he was unspeakably miserable. He knew what all this was going to mean. Hiccup, although the

晶体似乎微微冒着烟，还散发着臭鸡蛋的臭味。 这就是Grimbeard用来在箱子里设饵雷的东西——它们一接触到空气就会散发出气味，然后惊动了Skullions。 这是对他的宝藏非常有效和致命的保护。 这是多么珍贵的东西啊…… 阿尔文至少有三分钟说不出话来。 他只是站在那里，眼睛瞪得大大的，拿起一个又一个的东西，抚摸着它，让他的手慈爱地穿过硬币。 “当然，这些财宝的百分之十是你的，阿尔文，”巨人斯托伊克大声说，为自己的慷慨大方骄傲地伸出了肚子。 “你真是太好了，最亲爱的斯托伊克。”阿尔文说不出话来了。 “再等一分钟抓牡蛎，”啤酒肚Baggybum插嘴说。 “首先，我要大家承认鼻涕虫发现了这个宝藏。“我知道，”巨人斯托伊克不情愿地说。 小嗝嗝知道他应该庆幸自己还活着，但他却痛苦得说不出。 他知道这一切意味着什么。 小嗝嗝，虽然

son of the Chief, was not the True Heir to the Hairy Hooligans. The True Heir was Snotlout, who had always been bigger, faster and more brilliant at everything than Hiccup. 'Secondly,' continued Baggybum, 'as the FINDER OF THE TREASURE, technically it belongs to MY SON Snotlout, and I don't know whether Snotlout feels like giving away any of it to some stranger…' 'He definitely doesn't,' grinned Snotlout. Stoick the Vast banged shut the treasure chest. He lifted Baggybum the Beerbelly clear off the ground by the front of his shirt, which was quite some feat considering Baggybum the Beerbelly was about the size of a killer whale who hadn't taken much exercise recently. 'I AM THE CHIEF OF THIS TRIBE!' roared Stoick the Vast. 'I LAUNCHED THIS EXPEDITION TO FIND THE TREASURE OF GRIMBEARD THE GHASTLY AND THIS TREASURE BELONGS TO ME AND ME ALONE!' Baggybum the Beerbelly gave Stoick a quick jab in the kidney, which made Stoick drop him, sharpish.

酋长的儿子，不是毛流氓的真正继承人。 真正的继承人是鼻涕虫，他总是比小嗝嗝更大、更快、更聪明。 “其次，”Baggybum继续说，“作为宝藏的发现者，严格来说，它属于我的儿子鼻鼻子，我不知道鼻鼻子是否愿意把它送给某个陌生人……” 巨人斯托伊克砰地关上了宝箱。 他抓住衬衫前襟，把啤酒肚Baggybum举离地面，考虑到啤酒肚Baggybum和一头最近没怎么锻炼的虎鲸差不多大，这已经是相当了不起的壮举了。 “我是这个部落的首领！”巨人斯托伊克吼道。 “我这次远征是为了寻找鬼胡子的宝藏，这个宝藏属于我，只属于我！”啤酒肚Baggybum在斯托伊克的肾上猛击了一下，斯托伊克一下子把他摔了下去。

He yelled right back in Stoick's face: 'WELL MAYBE YOU'VE BEEN CHIEF OF THIS TRIBE A LITTLE TOO LONG, BIG BROTHER! MAYBE THIS IS A SIGN FROM THE GODS THAT IT'S TIME YOU RETIRED. WHAT DID THAT PROPHECY SAY ABOUT THE HEIR FINDING THE TREASURE? IF MY SON IS THE HEIR, MAYBE THAT JUST MAKES ME THE CHIEF OF THE TRIBE INSTEAD OF YOU!!!'

他冲着斯托伊克的脸喊道：“好吧，也许你做这个部落的首领太久了，老大哥！”也许这是上帝给你的信号，告诉你该退休了。 关于继承人找到宝藏的预言是怎么说的？ 如果我的儿子是继承人，也许这就使我成为部落的首领，而不是你！”

'NO!' yelled Stoick, stamping his foot, 'I'M THE CHIEF!' 'ARE NOT!' 'AM TOO!' They had grabbed each other by the shoulders and were carrying out a Staring Contest, the horns on their helmets locked together like a couple of rutting stags. 'Neff off,' said Stoick, with quiet and sinister emphasis. 'No, YOU neff off,' replied Baggybum. 'No, YOU neff off.' 'YOU!' 'YOU!' etc. etc. etc. While all this was going on, nobody noticed Alvin doing something rather strange. When the Lucky Thirteen sailed into easy flying distance of the cliffs of Berk, most of the dragons had flown off back to the Hooligan Village, for food and rest. The only one who had remained on the Lucky Thirteen was Toothless. Toothless, who was a lazy little creature, considered this was too far to fly. And he had caught himself a couple of nice plump mackerel on the way. So, there he still was, on the deck, watching

“不!斯托伊克跺着脚喊道，“我是酋长！“不是！”“我也是！”他们抓住对方的肩膀，开始了一场凝视比赛，头盔上的角紧紧地扣在一起，就像一对发情的雄鹿。 “走开，”斯托伊克平静而阴险地强调道。 “不，你走开。”Baggybum回答。 “不，你走开了。“你!“你!”等。 等等。当这一切发生的时候，没有人注意到阿尔文做了一些奇怪的事情。 当“幸运十三”号驶进博克悬崖的轻松飞行距离时，大多数龙已经飞回流氓村去吃东西和休息了。 唯一留在幸运十三人组的是无牙。 无牙是个懒惰的小东西，他觉得飞到这里太远了。 他还在路上钓了两条肥美的鲭鱼。 所以，他还在那里，在甲板上看着

the fight with interest. For some strange reason of his own, Alvin picked up a heavy empty barrel. He placed it over the excited little dragon, trapping him underneath. He then interrupted the fight between Stoick and Baggybum. 'Now, now,' said Alvin soothingly, 'little clams in their shells agree. This should be a JOYFUL moment, the beginning of a glorious new era for the Hooligan Tribe. There is plenty of treasure for all of you. I propose a toast to celebrate the finding of the treasure.' The Hooligans cheered, hoping to get over a difficult moment. Gobber and Hugefarts pulled Stoick and Baggybum apart, because otherwise they were clearly prepared to stand there all day. Some of the other Hooligan Warriors handed out blackcurrant wine for the toast. Stoick the Vast drew the Stormblade. He had already decked himself out in some fancy earrings from the treasure chest. 'Half-wits and HEROES,' he shouted. 'We, a small band of unbeatable barbarians, are about to become the centre of a New Empire, an Empire

与利益的斗争。出于某种奇怪的原因，阿尔文拿起了一个沉重的空桶。 他把它盖在兴奋的小龙身上，把它困在下面。 然后他打断了斯托伊克和Baggybum之间的打斗。 “好了，好了，”阿尔文安慰地说，“壳里的小蛤蜊同意了。 这应该是一个快乐的时刻，是流氓部落光荣新时代的开始。 有足够的财富留给你们所有人。 我提议大家举杯庆祝发现宝藏。”足球流氓们欢呼起来，希望度过这一困难时刻。 戈伯和胡吉屁把斯托伊克和Baggybum拉开了，因为他们显然准备在那里站一整天。 其他一些勇士队的足球流氓为祝酒词提供了黑加仑酒。 巨魔斯托伊克拔出暴风之刃。 他已经戴上了宝箱里的几副别致的耳环。 “笨蛋和英雄。”他喊道。 我们，一小群不可战胜的野蛮人，即将成为一个新帝国的中心，一个帝国