Chapter 7

CHAPTER SEVEN The following morning, Zara, Phoebe, Aisha and Lily went straight to the hall. "Here are our things," said Lily, seeing a pile of tents, rolled sleeping bags and rucksacks. "How come we seem to have more than everyone else?" "That's because your dormitory will be going twice as far as everyone else." Mr Longnose came up behind them, making them all jump. "Ms Nettles seems to think you are trustworthy enough to be the group that goes furthest from the academy. I insisted that we take sufficient food and water in case we get stuck there for some reason." His words had a sinister ring. Goosebumps ran down Zara's arms but she made herself give him a cool look. She was with her friends, their unicorns and Ms Tulip. They were more than a match for him! She turned her back on Mr Longnose. "Are you

第七章第二天早上，扎拉、菲比、艾莎和莉莉直奔大厅。 “这是我们的东西。”莉莉说，她看到一堆帐篷、卷起的睡袋和帆布背包。 “为什么我们似乎比别人拥有更多？”“那是因为你的宿舍要比其他人走得远一倍。” 长鼻子先生走到他们身后，把他们都吓了一跳。 “奈特尔斯女士似乎认为你们足够值得信赖，可以成为离学院最远的团队。 我坚持要带上足够的食物和水，以防我们因为某种原因被困在那里。” 他的话听起来有些阴险。 扎拉的胳膊上起了鸡皮疙瘩，但她强迫自己冷静地看了他一眼。 她和她的朋友们、他们的独角兽和郁金香女士在一起。 他们不只是他的对手！她转过身去，背对着朗鼻鼻子先生。 “你是

ready, Phoebs? Give me a hand with our tent." "How long do you think we'll have to ride for in order to get to our bit of the river?" said Phoebe. "No time at all," Mr Longnose smiled thinly. "Ms Nettles has agreed that our group may use the magical map so that we do not waste time travelling." "The map! Awesome!" breathed Phoebe. The magical map was a perfect model of Unicorn Island. It stood in the centre of the hall and could take you anywhere on the island. All you had to do was touch your hand to where you wanted to go and the map would transport you there. Students were only allowed to use it with permission. "Go and get your unicorns, then meet me and Ms Tulip beside the map," Mr Longnose instructed. They raced to the stables to collect their unicorns. Moonbeam hardly said a word as they rode back to the school. She was obviously still upset from the previous day. Zara hated the fact they had fallen out. She hoped being on the camping trip would change things. At last the girls and their unicorns assembled in the hall, weighed down by their camping gear. All the other students and teachers had left for their part of the river. There was just Ms Tulip and Mr

准备好了,Phoebs ?帮我搬一下帐篷。” “你觉得我们要骑多久才能到我们的那块河？”菲比说。 “根本没时间。”朗鼻大夫微微一笑。 “内特尔斯女士同意我们小组可以使用这张神奇的地图，这样我们就不用浪费时间旅行了。” “地图!太棒了！” 这张神奇的地图是独角兽岛的完美模型。 它站在大厅的中央，可以带你去岛上的任何地方。 你所要做的就是用手触摸你想去的地方，地图就会把你送到那里。 学生只有在获得许可的情况下才能使用它。 “去拿你的独角兽，然后在地图旁和我和郁金香小姐见面。” 他们跑到马厩去收集他们的独角兽。 他们骑马回学校时，月光一句话也没说。 显然，她还在为前一天的事难过。 Zara讨厌他们闹翻的事实。 她希望这次露营之旅能改变一些事情。 最后，女孩们和她们的独角兽们聚集在大厅里，被她们的露营装备压得喘不过气来。 所有其他的学生和老师都去了河边他们的地方。 那里只有郁金香女士和郁金香先生

Longnose waiting by the map. Ms Tulip was on her unicorn, Rocket, and Mr Longnose was sitting behind her, clutching her tightly. "I think Mr Longnose still needs some more riding lessons," whispered Lily with a grin. Zara giggled. Mr Longnose did look very wobbly. "Toes up!" said Ms Tulip sternly, pointing to his feet. Zara hid her grin. "Gather round and hold hands, everyone," said Ms Tulip, riding Rocket closer to the map "Isn't it beautiful?" whispered Phoebe, gazing at the miniature island. "It is," answered Zara as she took her hand. "But look at how much damage the heatwave has caused." Tiny palm trees waved in patches along the coastline but the rest of the island looked parched and the streams and rivers had nearly disappeared. "Ready for the Rushing River?" Ms Tulip touched a long thin river that snaked through the dry landscape. Zara gasped as the world started to spin and a wind blew up around them. Suddenly they were turning and tumbling through the air.

长鼻子在地图旁等着。 郁金香小姐骑着她的独角兽“火箭”，长鼻子先生坐在她后面，紧紧地抓着她。 “我觉得长鼻子先生还需要再上几堂骑马课。”莉莉小声说，咧嘴一笑。 Zara咯咯笑了。长鼻鼻子先生看上去确实很摇摇晃晃。 “踮起脚尖！”郁金香女士指着他的脚严厉地说。 扎拉隐藏了她的笑容。“大家都过来拉着手，”郁金香小姐说着，骑着火箭靠近地图。“很漂亮吧？”菲比凝视着这个微型岛屿，小声说。 “是的，”扎拉着她的手回答。 “但看看热浪造成了多大的破坏。” 小棕榈树沿着海岸线一片片地摇曳着，但岛上的其他地方看起来干枯了，小溪和河流几乎消失了。 “准备好去湍急的河流了吗？”郁金香女士触摸到一条蜿蜒穿过干燥土地的细长河流。 扎拉倒吸了一口气，因为世界开始旋转，他们周围刮起了风。 突然，他们在空中旋转翻滚。

Moonbeam's hooves touched solid ground and Zara blinked in the bright sunlight. They were standing on the bank of an exposed riverbed that was cracked and dusty. A thin stream of water flowed slowly down the middle of what should have been a wide, fast river. Zara looked round and saw all her friends and their unicorns had arrived safely. Mr Longnose was hanging on to

月光的蹄子踩到了坚实的地面，扎拉在明亮的阳光下眨着眼睛。 他们站在一条裸露的河床上，河床裂开了，布满了灰尘。 一股细细的水流从原本宽阔湍急的河流中央缓缓流过。 扎拉环顾四周，看到她所有的朋友和他们的独角兽都安全到达了。 长鼻子先生紧紧抓住的

Rocket's side, his face pale. Looking embarrassed, he hastily sat up and straightened his tie. Ms Tulip opened up her hand to reveal a small model of the academy. "This will allow us to return to the academy whenever we want," she said with a smile. "I'll put it in my tent to keep it safe until we have finished our studies." A little way beyond the riverbed was a small copse of dry, spindly trees. The unicorns trotted over to it to shelter from the sun with Moonbeam trailing dreamily behind. The girls and teachers pitched their tents next to them. Mr Longnose called for everyone to gather round. "We need to start collecting soil samples from the riverbed. Each sample you take should be put into a test tube and labelled with its exact location. You may work in pairs. Now, off you go!" They collected their equipment from Ms Tulip and walked along the dried-up riverbed. The work wasn't hard but it was repetitive and the sun bore down on them from a cloudless sky. By midday, everyone was hot, sticky and tired. "Lunch!" called Ms Tulip, appearing from her tent with flasks of cold fruit juice. "Thank goodness." Phoebe flapped her sun hat

火箭的身旁，他的脸色苍白。 他显得很尴尬，急忙坐起来，整理了一下领带。 Tulip女士张开手，拿出一个学院的小模型。 她笑着说：“这将使我们能够随时回到学院。” “我会把它放在我的帐篷里，保证它的安全，直到我们完成学业。” 离河床不远的地方有一小片干枯细长的树林。 独角兽们小跑着向它跑去躲避太阳，月光如梦似幻地跟在后面。 女孩们和老师们在他们旁边搭起了帐篷。 朗鼻大夫叫大家围过来。 “我们需要开始从河床收集土壤样本。 你取的每个样本都应该放入试管中，并贴上确切位置的标签。 你们可以结对练习。现在，你走吧！”他们从郁金香女士那里收集了他们的设备，沿着干涸的河床走着。 这项工作并不辛苦，但它是重复的，太阳从万里无云的天空照在他们身上。 到了中午，每个人都又热又粘又累。 “午饭！”郁金香女士喊着，从她的帐篷里出来，手里拿着几瓶冷果汁。 “谢天谢地。”菲比拍打着她的太阳帽

in front of her face to cool herself down. "I think I'm going to die of thirst." While they ate their lunch, Ms Tulip chattered to the girls while Mr Longnose sat slightly off to one side. "I'm looking forward to this evening when it'll be cooler," Aisha said to Ms Tulip. "Can we light a fire and toast marshmallows?" Mr Longnose sniffed with disapproval. "You will not. It's far too dangerous to start a fire in these conditions." "This trip isn't going to be any fun at all," Phoebe grumbled quietly to Zara. "I think I'll take a walk before we get started again. Does anyone want to join me?" said Ms Tulip. "I'll come." Mr Longnose was on his feet in an instant. "Anyone else?" Ms Tulip asked, and Mr Longnose looked relieved when everyone shook their heads. "We won't be long," Ms Tulip said as the pair set off. Zara watched them walk along the riverbank and once they were out of sight, she jumped up. "This is our chance to investigate Mr Longnose!

当着她的面让自己冷静下来。 “我想我快要渴死了。” 他们吃午饭的时候，郁金香小姐和姑娘们闲聊着，而长鼻子先生则稍微靠一边坐着。 “我期待着今晚天气凉爽一些，”艾莎对郁金香女士说。 “我们能生火烤棉花糖吗？”长鼻子先生不以为然地哼了一声。 “你不会的。在这种情况下生火太危险了。” “这次旅行一点也不好玩，”菲比轻声对扎拉抱怨道。 “我想在我们重新开始之前，我要出去走走。 有人想加入我吗？”郁金香女士说。 “我会来。”朗鼻大夫立刻站了起来。 “其他人?”郁金香小姐问道。大家都摇了摇头，朗鼻nose先生看上去松了口气。 “我们不会待太久的，”两人出发时，Tulip女士说。 扎拉看着他们沿着河岸走，等他们看不见了，她就跳了起来。 “这是我们调查朗鼻nose先生的机会！”