9 HOW DO YOU TAKE ADVICE FROM SOMEONE WHO HAS TAKEN A VOW OF SILENCE

9. HOW DO YOU TAKE ADVICE FROM SOMEONE WHO HAS TAKEN A VOW OF SILENCE? Old Wrinkly's hole was a dried-up old well about six feet wide and really quite deep. Hiccup had been visiting him every day anyway, bringing him food. Hiccup carefully climbed down the ladder. It was quite a relief to get away from the clammy heat, and the further you went down, the cooler it became. His grandfather was already awake and smoking his pipe on a small stool. "I must say," said Hiccup, as he sat down beside his grandfather, "you have been very lucky in the weather. Most summers this hole would be ankle deep in water and mud at this time of year." He cleared his throat awkwardly. "I just found out about

9. 你如何听取一个发誓保持沉默的人的建议？ 老皱纹的洞是一口干涸的老井，大约六英尺宽，相当深。 小嗝嗝每天都来看他，给他带吃的。 小嗝嗝小心翼翼地爬下梯子。 远离湿热是一种解脱，你越往下走，就越凉爽。 他的祖父已经醒了，坐在一张小凳子上抽着烟斗。 “我得说，”小嗝嗝说着，在爷爷身边坐了下来，“你的天气真是太好了。 大多数夏天，在每年的这个时候，这个洞都会被水和泥淹到脚踝深。” 他尴尬地清了清嗓子。 “我刚刚发现

Humungous... and the Fire-Stone... and the Volcano... and everything that happened fifteen years ago." His grandfather turned his face away from Hiccup's. "Now, why would Alvin the Treacherous want to have me killed?" wondered Hiccup aloud. "He could just sit tight on Lava-Lout Island, waiting for the Volcano to explode. He must think I'm going to do something to spoil his plans... but what CAN I do? I can't stop a volcano from exploding!"

极大的…还有火石…… 还有火山……还有十五年前发生的一切。” 他的祖父把脸从Hiccup的脸上移开。 “那么，为什么背信弃义的阿尔文想要杀了我呢？”小嗝嗝大声问道。 “他可以在Lava-Lout岛上坐等火山爆发。 他一定以为我会做什么破坏他的计划…… 但是我能做什么呢？我不能阻止火山爆发！”

Old Wrinkly stopped smoking for a second, picked up one of his books, and rifled through the pages. He stopped on one page and pointed with a bony finger. THE RIDDLE OF LAVA-LOUT ISLAND, read Hiccup.

老皱纹停了一会儿，拿起他的一本书，飞快地翻了起来。 他停在一页上，用瘦骨嶙峋的手指指了指。 《熔岩岛之谜》，希卡普读到。

Through the open window came the clear sound of a bugle, calling all Vikings to a meeting of The Thing. A meeting at which no one was allowed to speak unless they were holding the Fire-Stone... the very same Fire-Stone that Stoick the Vast had stolen from the Volcano in order to win the hand of Valhallarama the Mightily Beautiful, fifteen long years before. "THE FIRE-STONE!" shouted Hiccup. "Maybe if we RETURN the Fire-Stone to the Volcano we can stop it from erupting! Don't worry, Grandpa," said Hiccup, "I'll make it all right." And Hiccup climbed the ladder back up to the real world.

从敞开的窗户里传来清晰的号角声，召唤所有的维京人去开会。 在这个会议上，除非拿着火石，否则谁也不许说话…… 这就是十五年前，巨人斯托伊克为了赢得美丽的瓦尔哈拉拉马的芳心，从火山中偷走的那块火石。 “火石！”嗝嗝喊道。 “也许我们把火石放回火山，就能阻止它喷发了！”“别担心，爷爷，”小嗝嗝说，“我会处理好的。” 小嗝嗝爬上梯子回到了现实世界。

The Riddle of Lava-Lout Island

熔岩岛之谜