Chapter 20

chapter twenty FLEEGHAVEN READIES FOR A FIGHT! pillaging the prop truck Yos. These props are basically real good thing my arms grow back, placing the needle, Puzz squeak, squeak. NEAT-O FUZZ SMELLS like toilets and regrets. So do you Ernie

第二十章舰队港准备战斗！抢劫道具车Yos。 这些道具基本上都是真的好东西，我的手臂会长回来，把针放进去，吱吱，吱吱。 NEAT-O FUZZ闻起来像厕所和后悔。 你也是，厄尼

Training in combat. First step. Second step, attack again. Third step. Turn me bones of your enemy into bracelets of friendship. Whatso retreat. "Love it when a plan comes together," Dirk says.

战斗训练。的第一步。 第二步，再次进攻。 第三步。把你敌人的骨头变成友谊的手镯。 不论什么撤退。德克说：“当一个计划完成时，我喜欢它。”

Dirk and Kimmy are walking briskly through the town, observing the hurried, last-minute preparation. Galamelon follows, carrying four armfuls of poster board, scrawling NEAT-O BUZZ on each one. The rain falls in buckets. "It won't be long now..." Kimmy says, tugging her ears down for warmth. Suddenly— WHACK! "Ow! What hit me?" Dirk says, rubbing the back of his head. Looking down, he spots Quint's conjuring book, lying on the ground. "Huh," Dirk says, picking up the book. He glances around—and spots the open door to one of the many Hero Quest production trucks. Dirk thinks for a moment, then says, "I'll catch you two later." "Hey, bud, whatcha doing in here?" Dirk asks, stepping up into the truck. Glancing around, he sees tripods, lighting equipment, and spools of heavy-duty cable. Quint sits at a workbench, quietly building—but he turns at the sound of Dirk's voice.

德克和吉米轻快地穿过城镇，观察着匆忙的、最后一刻的准备工作。 加隆跟在后面，抱着四抱海报板，在每块纸板上潦草地写着NEAT-O BUZZ。 倾盆大雨。 “不会太久的……”金米说着，把耳朵往下拉取暖。 突然——正常!“噢!是什么击中了我？”德克搓着后脑勺说。 低头一看，他发现昆特的魔法书躺在地上。 “嗯，”德克说着，拿起了书。 他扫视了一下四周，发现了一辆开着的“英雄任务”生产卡车的门。 德克想了一会儿，然后说：“我一会儿再找你们俩。” “嘿，伙计，你在这里干什么？”德克走上卡车问道。 他环顾四周，看到了三脚架、照明设备和一卷卷的重型电缆。 昆特坐在一个工作台前，静静地做着东西——但听到德克的声音，他转过身来。

Welcome to the Gaffer Department, where a film's electricians create movie magic. Pretty neat, huh? Of course, I don't mean magic, literally I-will Never use that word in a literal way again, Dude, you're just gonna get rid of this. Quint simply shrugs, then spins back to the workbench. His cane is disassembled. The battery pack has been removed. And on the floor, Dirk spots a trap-sorta-thing, though how it works isn't clear. But he does spy something that looks like an old-timey prospector's dynamite blaster. "Dude," Dirk says. "You threw away your book. You're taking apart your cane. What's going on?" "You were right all along," Quint says, as he finishes connecting a long cord to the plunger.

欢迎来到电工部，电影的电工们在这里创造电影的魔力。 很整洁，是吧？当然，我说的不是魔法，字面意义上的我再也不会用字面意义上的那个词了，伙计，你得把这个扔掉。 昆特只是耸耸肩，然后转身回到工作台上。 他的手杖被拆了。已拆卸电池包。 在地板上，德克发现了一个类似陷阱的东西，尽管它是如何工作的还不清楚。 但他确实发现了一些东西，看起来像是老式探矿者的炸药。 “老兄，”德克说。“你把书扔了。 你把你的手杖拆开了。 发生了什么事？”“你一直都是对的，”昆特说，他把一根长绳子连接到柱塞上。

"Conjuring is bad news—and that book is, too." "So... what, you're giving up?" Dirk asks. "No, I'm doing the thing I know how to do best: using old movie equipment to build a trap that will snare the Drakkor so we can slay it." Dirk raises his eyebrows. "That's the thing you know how to do best?" "Not exactly that, of course. But building gadgets, using science and technology, turning a heap of junk into an evil-monster-slaying device—that's a thing I know how to do." Quint doesn't add "unlike conjuring," but he doesn't have to—Dirk knows that's what he means. Dirk thinks for a moment, then sighs. "OK, fine, but... this book was a gift! You can't get rid of a gift. Even if it's a pair of lousy mittens, you still gotta wait a few weeks to toss 'em. If ya don't, it's just rude." "If the gift doesn't fit and was clearly given to the wrong person—then you can get rid of it," Quint says. "And that's what I'm doing." Dirk sets the book on the workbench and pushes it forward until it's touching Quint's hand. "If you wanna quit this, I won't try and stop you. This conjuring stuff is big—probably too big for anyone. You know what my dad used to say to me? I told Jack this once—when I was feeling lower than low. My

“变魔术是个坏消息——那本书也是。” “所以……怎么，你要放弃了？”德克问道。 “不，我在做我最擅长的事情：用旧的电影设备做一个陷阱，诱捕德拉科，这样我们就可以杀死它了。” 德克扬起眉毛。“这就是你最擅长的事吗？”“当然，不完全是这样。 但是制造小玩意，利用科学技术，把一堆垃圾变成一个杀死邪恶怪物的装置——这是我知道怎么做的事情。” 昆特没有加上“不像魔法”，但他不必这么说——德克知道他是什么意思。 德克想了一会儿，叹了口气。 “好吧，好吧，但是……这本书是一份礼物！礼物是无法丢弃的。 即使是一副糟糕的连指手套，你也得等上几个星期才能扔掉。 如果你不这样做，那就是不礼貌的。” 昆特说：“如果礼物不合适，而且显然是送错了人，那么你可以把它扔掉。” “这就是我正在做的。” 德克把书放在工作台上，向前推，直到碰到昆特的手。 “如果你想退出，我不会阻止你。 这种神奇的东西很大——可能对任何人来说都太大了。 你知道我爸以前常对我说什么吗？ 当我情绪低落的时候，我对杰克说过这句话。 我的

dad used to say, 'Dirk, if you don't try, you can't fail." "Well, that is not very good fatherly advice," Quint says. "Sure ain't," Dirk says. "But I'm saying it now— just so you know—you did try, and you did not fail. I know you don't see it—but you were making progress." Quint stares at the book, then lowers his head. "I can't believe I trusted Galamelon," he says softly. "And the worst part—I knew he wasn't one hundred percent legit. I didn't know he was a total phony, but I could tell he was, y'know, off." "OK, phew," Dirk says." 'Cause if you couldn't— I woulda been worried." "Of course I could. But I was just so desperate to fix my gigantic mistake and not make any more gigantic mistakes. And as a result—I only made things worse. We wouldn't even be here if it wasn't for me."

爸爸过去常说：“德克，如果你不去尝试，你就不会失败。” 昆特说：“嗯，这不是一个很好的父亲建议。” “当然不是，”德克说。“但我现在说——只是想让你知道——你确实试过了，你没有失败。 我知道你没有看到——但你在进步。” 昆特盯着那本书，然后低下了头。 “我不敢相信我竟然信任了加隆，”他轻声说。 “最糟糕的是，我知道他不是百分之百合法的。 我不知道他是个彻头彻尾的骗子，但我能看出来，他，你知道，是假的。” “好吧，呸，”德克说。因为如果你不能——我会很担心的。” “我当然可以。但我太急于弥补我的大错误了不想再犯更大的错误。 结果，我只会让事情变得更糟。 如果不是我，我们根本不会在这里。”