2 The Whistling Whale

Chapter 2 The Whistling Whale As the helm whirled around, Wind Rider began to rock. Max covered his eyes against the raging wind with one hand. Through his fingers, he saw green leaves swirl past. Then blue sky. Then charcoal-colored rocks—no, mountains. The wind was much colder than it had been a moment ago. Beside him, Sofia laughed out loud. It's like a ride at the fair! she thought, squatting to keep her balance. But when the wind slowed, she popped up like a jack-in-the-box.

随着舵的旋转，风骑士开始摇晃起来。 马克斯用一只手捂住眼睛抵挡狂风。 透过他的指间，他看到绿色的树叶盘旋而过。 然后是蓝天。然后是炭色的岩石——不，是山脉。 风比刚才冷多了。 在他身边，索菲亚大声笑了起来。 就像在集市上骑马一样！她想，蹲下来保持平衡。 但当风力减弱时，她就像玩偶盒里的玩偶一样蹦了出来。

She admired the sailboat's polished deck and crisp white sails. Wind Rider looked brand-new! The wooden helm gleamed, and the seagull that had perched there was gone. He'll be back, Sofia knew. As the wheel spun to the left, her eyes flitted toward the coast. Cliffs rose through the mist toward the gray sky above. "Look at those rocks!" she cried. Max followed her gaze. The charcoal rocks looked like tall, skinny blocks perched on a dark sea. "Is that black water?" he asked. Sofia pushed her bangs aside. "Black sand, I think," she said. "I saw some when my family went to Saint

她欣赏这艘帆船光滑的甲板和洁白的帆。 风骑士看起来焕然一新！木盔闪闪发光，停在上面的海鸥不见了。 他会回来的，索菲亚知道。 当车轮向左旋转时，她的目光掠过海岸。 悬崖在薄雾中拔地而起，伸向上面灰色的天空。 “看那些石头！”她叫道。 马克斯顺着她的目光望去。炭质岩石看起来就像矗立在漆黑的海面上的又高又细的石块。 “那是黑水吗？”他问。 索菲亚把刘海推到一边。 “我想是黑沙子，”她说。 “当我的家人去圣时，我看到了一些

Lucia in the Caribbean. The sand was made of the lava from volcanoes." She shivered. "But this place is too cold to be a Caribbean island! Where are we?" Max pointed toward the trapdoor that led belowdecks. "I know how to find out," he said with a grin. "The atlas!" said Sofia. "Of course!" In their past adventures, the magical atlas in Wind Rider's cabin had always shown them exactly where they were. Together, they raced belowdecks. Sofia slid down the metal ladder and darted past the tidy galley kitchen. Past the polished dining table and chairs and the round portholes above. She skidded to a stop in front of a thick atlas resting on a table. As the pages of the book fluttered, Sofia held her breath. The book fell open to the map of a large island. "Iceland!" she shouted—so loud that Max jumped. "I'm right behind you!" he said, laughing. But his own heart raced as he peered at the page. "Wow, maybe we'll see the northern lights. Grandpa's brother went fishing in Iceland once, and he said he saw the whole sky light up!"

加勒比海的露西亚。沙子是由火山熔岩形成的。” 她哆嗦了一下。“但这个地方太冷了，不可能是加勒比海的岛屿！”我们在哪儿？”马克斯指着通向甲板下面的活板门。 “我知道怎么找到答案，”他笑着说。 “地图集！”索菲亚说。“当然!”在他们过去的冒险中，风骑士小屋里的魔法地图集总是能准确地告诉他们所在的位置。 他们一起跑到甲板下面。 索菲亚从金属梯子上滑下来，飞快地经过整洁的厨房。 经过锃亮的餐桌、椅子和上面的圆形舷窗。 她在桌上放着一本厚厚的地图集前打滑停了下来。 当书页翻动时，索非亚屏住了呼吸。 书打开了，上面是一张大岛的地图。 “冰岛！”她喊道——声音太大了，马克斯吓了一跳。 “我就在你后面！”他笑着说。 但当他凝视着那页纸时，他自己的心怦怦直跳。 “哇，也许我们会看到北极光。 爷爷的哥哥有一次去冰岛钓鱼，他说他看到整个天空都亮了起来！”

"Or maybe we'll swim in a hot spring," said Sofia. "The water comes out of the ground hot. I read that people in Iceland sometimes use it to heat their houses!" "Wait," said Max. "We could see if Wind Rider has given us any clues about what we're doing here." He pointed at the elegantly carved sea chest in the corner. "Right," said Sofia. "Let's take a look!" The magical old chest always held the gear they would need for their adventure. The lid creaked as Max peered inside. "Brrr. Looks like we're heading into the cold," he said, pulling out a couple of parkas. "And into the water!" He reached for

“或者我们可以在温泉里游泳，”索菲亚说。 “从地下流出的水是热的。 我听说冰岛人有时会用它来给房子供暖！”“等等，”马克斯说。 “我们可以看看风骑士是否给我们提供了关于我们在这里做什么的线索。” 他指着角落里雕刻精美的海箱。 “对。”索菲亚说。“让我们看一看！”那个神奇的旧箱子里总是放着他们冒险所需的装备。 马克斯往里面看时，盖子吱吱作响。 “呵。看来我们要进入寒冷的天气了，”他说着，拿出几件大衣。 “到水里去！”他伸手去拿

two sets of waders—long rubber pants with attached boots and shoulder straps. Max had worn them before when Grandpa had taken him river fishing. "What's in these?" asked Sofia, lifting two blue backpacks out of the chest. She unzipped one and pulled out several rolled-up towels. "Uh-oh. We really are going to get wet!" Max dug past the towels in the second backpack and found a shovel and gloves. "Looks like we'll be doing some digging, too. But this is an awfully short shovel." He

两套长筒橡胶裤，附有靴子和肩带。 以前爷爷带马克斯去河边钓鱼的时候，他就穿过这条裤子。 “这里面是什么？”索非亚问，从箱子里拿出两个蓝色背包。 她拉开其中一条的拉链，拿出几条卷起来的毛巾。 “哦。我们真的要淋湿了！”麦克斯翻过第二个背包里的毛巾，找到了一把铲子和手套。 “看来我们也要挖点东西了。 但这把铲子太短了。” 他