Chapter 2

CHAPTER TWO,

第二章,

The girls settled their unicorns in their stalls with hay nets and buckets of sky berries before walking back to the academy. As they crossed the lawn, Ivy gazed up at the tall marble and glass towers, bathed gold in the early- autumn sunshine, and thought about Flame's worries. She really didn't understand his impatience. If they did have to return for a second year, it wouldn't be so bad, would it? They were having such a good time, and even when her friends left she knew she'd make new ones. But Flame's words niggled at her. She didn't like knowing he was unhappy. I wish I could persuade him to relax, she thought. Sienna was talking about Sam. "I can't work him out. One minute he's being nice and the next he's spying on us for his aunt." "We'll have to be really careful around him," said Lyra. Sam's aunt was Dr Angelica Briar, a famous archaeologist, who knew about the treasure map and was desperate to have it for herself. When the girls had shown her the first piece of the map, Dr Briar had claimed it wasn't valuable, but then she'd got Sam to try to steal it. "Dr Briar will clearly do anything to get to the treasure before us," said Lyra. "Yes– I can't believe she attacked us!" agreed Evie. When the girls had visited an ancient tower to find the third piece of the map, Dr Briar had trapped them inside and threatened to leave them there unless they gave it to her. Luckily they'd managed to use Sunshine's exploding magic to escape. "At least she's not at the academy any more," said Ivy. "She may have left but I bet she hasn't given up on getting the treasure map from us," said Lyra darkly. "We could tell the teachers what's going on," Evie suggested. "No way!" said Lyra. "If we do that, they'll take the map." "And then we won't get to find the treasure!" said Sienna. "No, we're not telling anyone– agreed?" "Agreed," they all chorused. "And we should all watch out for Sam spying on us," said Lyra. "I

女孩们把独角兽安置在隔间里，用干草网和一桶桶的天空浆果，然后走回学院。 当他们穿过草坪时，艾薇抬头望着高高的大理石和玻璃塔，在初秋的阳光下沐浴着金色，她想着火焰的烦恼。 她真的不理解他的不耐烦。 如果他们第二年必须回来，情况也不会那么糟糕，不是吗？ 他们玩得很开心，即使她的朋友离开了，她也知道她会结交新的朋友。 但火苗的话让她心烦意乱。 她不喜欢知道他不快乐。 但愿我能说服他放松下来，她想。 西耶娜在说萨姆。 “我搞不懂他。前一分钟他还很友好，下一分钟就替他姨妈监视我们了。” “我们在他身边必须非常小心。”莱拉说。 山姆的姨妈是安吉莉卡·布瑞尔博士，一位著名的考古学家，她知道这张藏宝图，非常想把它据为己有。 当女孩们给她看第一张地图的时候，布瑞尔博士声称它不值钱，但后来她让萨姆试图偷走它。 “为了赶在我们之前找到宝藏，布瑞尔博士显然会不择手段。”莱拉说。 “是的——我不敢相信她袭击了我们！” 当女孩们去一座古塔寻找第三张地图时，布瑞尔博士把她们困在里面，威胁她们不把地图交给她就把她们留在那里。 幸运的是，他们成功地使用了阳光的爆炸魔法逃脱了。 “至少她不在学院了，”艾薇说。 “她可能走了，但我敢打赌，她还没有放弃从我们这里拿到藏宝图。”莱拉阴郁地说。 “我们可以告诉老师们发生了什么，”艾维建议道。 “不行！”莱拉说。“如果我们那样做，他们就会拿走地图。” “那我们就找不到宝藏了！”西耶娜说。 “不，我们不告诉任何人——同意吗？”“同意。”他们异口同声地说。 “我们都应该小心萨姆在暗中监视我们。”莱拉说。 “我

don't trust him." "I think Sam's OK and that he's on our side," said Evie. "Remember that when we were trapped in the tower he and Flash used pausing magic to help us escape." Sienna narrowed her eyes. "You thought he did but none of the rest of us saw it. I'm with Lyra; I don't trust him at all." They hurried indoors, arriving in the classroom seconds before their Myths and Legends teacher Ms Hazel, who was very strict about punctuality. Ivy sat next to Lyra, and Evie and Sienna sat together. "Good afternoon, everyone," Ms Hazel said crisply. Her red hair was In a neat bun and she had sharp blue eyes. "Today we are learning about the myths connected to the stars. Hands up if you can tell me the name of a constellation– that's a group of stars." Evie's and Sam's hands shot up. "Evie, you tell us," Ms Hazel said. "The Rising Phoenix," said Evie. "And there's the Wolf that snaps at the tail of the Rising Phoenix like it's trying to gobble it up!" Sam added quickly. Ms Hazel fixed Sam with a stern look. "No calling out, please, Sam. Well done, Evie. That is correct. Do you know how many stars the Phoenix constellation has?" "Eight," said Evie. "Exactly right." Ms Hazel gave an approving nod. "Now, Sam, the constellation you are referring to is actually called the Bane Wolf. Can anyone tell me how many stars it has?" Evie's and Sam's hands both went up again. Ms Hazel's lips twitched. "Sam?" she said. "Twelve," said Sam, smugly shooting Evie a look when Ms Hazel nodded. Ms Hazel began to explain why the constellation had the name the Bane Wolf and Ivy's attention wandered. She loved gazing at the stars on a clear night. She didn't know all the proper names or how many stars were In each constellation, but she liked to make up her own names for them– like the Spinning Dragons, a group of stars that reminded her of two baby dragons pirouetting, and the Curious Gryphon, a gryphon with a tail that curled like a glittering question mark. Ivy doodled a starry gryphon on the cover of her exercise book and thought how cool it would be to look at the

不要相信他。”“我觉得山姆没事，他站在我们这边，”伊薇说。 “记住，当我们被困在高塔里时，他和闪电侠使用了暂停魔法帮助我们逃脱。” 西耶娜眯起眼睛。“你以为他看见了，但我们其他人都没看见。 我和莱拉在一起；我一点也不相信他。” 他们匆匆走进教室，比神话与传说课的老师黑兹尔女士早几秒钟到达教室，她对守时非常严格。 艾薇坐在莱拉旁边，艾薇和西耶娜坐在一起。 “大家下午好，”黑兹尔女士干脆地说。 她的红头发梳成一个整齐的发髻，有一双锐利的蓝眼睛。 “今天我们要学习与星星有关的神话。 如果你能告诉我星座的名字，请举手——星座是一群星星。” 伊薇和山姆的手一下子举了起来。 “伊维，你告诉我们，”黑兹尔女士说。 “崛起的凤凰。”伊薇说。 “还有那只狼，它猛咬着复活凤凰的尾巴，好像要把它吃掉似的！”萨姆赶紧补充道。 黑兹尔女士用严厉的目光盯着山姆。 “萨姆，请不要大声叫。 干得好，伊薇。这是正确的。 你知道凤凰星座有多少颗星星吗？”“八个，”伊薇说。 “完全正确。”黑兹尔女士赞许地点了点头。 “喂，山姆，你说的那个星座实际上叫狼毒星座。 谁能告诉我它有多少颗星星？”伊薇和山姆又举起了手。 黑兹尔女士的嘴唇抽搐着。“萨姆？”她说。 “十二，”山姆说，当黑兹尔女士点头时，他得意地瞪了伊薇一眼。 黑兹尔女士开始解释为什么星座被命名为贝恩狼，艾薇的注意力转移了。 她喜欢在晴朗的夜晚凝视星星。 她不知道所有星座的确切名称，也不知道每个星座有多少颗星星，但她喜欢给它们起个名字——比如“飞龙”，一群星星让她想起两只正在旋转的小龙，还有“好奇鹰头狮”，一只尾巴卷曲得像个闪闪发光的问号的鹰头狮。 艾薇在练习本的封面上涂鸦了一只星星点点的鹰头狮，心想要是能看到那只鹰头狮该多酷

stars through a telescope. There was a poster of the island's observatory on the classroom wall. In the picture the ornate gold dome was half open, revealing an enormous telescope pointing into the sky. It looked just like an eye… Ivy gasped loudly. Ms Hazel heard and swooped on her. "Ivy!" she said, holding up her book. "You're supposed to be taking notes, not doodling! Perhaps some extra homework will help focus your mind. I'd like you to write me an essay on 'Autumn Constellations'." Ivy's mind was racing. "I'm… I'm sorry, miss," she stammered. "I'll listen really hard now, so maybe you can let me off the essay?" she added hopefully. Ms Hazel pressed her lips together in a tight smile. "Hand it in to the staff room before bedtime, please." Even the thought of an essay couldn't squash the excitement that was fizzing through Ivy. She was sure she'd just found the answer to the riddle and she couldn't wait to tell the others! As soon as the class ended, she grabbed her friends. "We have to talk!" she hissed. "I think I've solved the riddle!" "Really?" Lyra's eyes lit up as Ivy led them into an empty classroom and wedged a chair under the door handle.

望远镜里的星星。 教室墙上有一张岛上天文台的海报。 在这幅画中，华丽的金色圆顶半开着，露出一架指向天空的巨大望远镜。 它看起来就像一只眼睛……艾薇大声喘着气。 黑兹尔女士听到了，立即扑向她。 “艾薇！”她举起她的书说。 “你应该记笔记，而不是乱涂乱画！”也许一些额外的作业能帮助你集中注意力。 我想让你给我写一篇关于‘秋天的星座’的文章。” 艾薇的脑子飞快地转着。“我……我很抱歉，小姐。”她结结巴巴地说。 “我现在会认真听，所以也许你可以让我不写论文？”她满怀希望地补充道。 黑兹尔女士抿紧嘴唇，露出一丝微笑。 “请在睡觉前把它交到员工室。” 即使想到要写一篇论文，也无法压制住常春藤里弥漫的兴奋情绪。 她确信自己已经找到了谜语的答案，她迫不及待地要告诉其他人！一下课，她就抓住她的朋友。 “我们得谈谈！”她嘶嘶地说。 “我想我已经解开了这个谜！”“真的吗?”艾薇领着他们走进一间空教室，把一把椅子塞在门把手下面，莱拉的眼睛顿时亮了起来。

"Tell us then, Ivy!" said Sienna. Ivy quickly explained. "I think the all-seeing eye In a starry place could be the telescope in the island's observatory!" Lyra gasped. "Of course!" "Oh, Ivy, that's so clever of you," said Evie. "The observatory is at the top of some cliff s so it is towering high, just like the riddle says." "Wait a minute," said Sienna suddenly. "All the other parts of the map have been hidden in the school grounds. Why would one piece be somewhere else on the island? Doesn't that seem a bit weird?" Lyra nodded. "It does but I still think we should visit the observatory and search it. We could go tonight." "But how will we get there?" asked Ivy. "It's too far away for us to ride." "We can use the magic map," said Lyra. "It's against the rules to use the map without a teacher's permission," Evie pointed out. Lyra grinned. "We're just going to have to break the rules then, aren't we?"

“告诉我们吧，艾薇！”西耶娜说。 艾薇很快解释道。“我想，在繁星点点的地方，那只全视之眼可能是岛上天文台的望远镜！”莱拉气喘吁吁地说。 “当然!”“哦，艾薇，你真聪明，”艾薇说。 “观景台在悬崖顶上，所以就像谜语说的那样，很高。” “等一下，”西耶娜突然说。 “地图的其他部分都藏在学校操场里了。 为什么有一块会在岛上的其他地方？ 这是不是有点奇怪？”莱拉点点头。 “确实如此，但我仍然认为我们应该去天文台搜索一下。 我们今晚就可以去。”“但是我们怎么去那儿呢？”艾薇问。 “太远了，我们骑不动。” “我们可以用魔法地图。”莱拉说。 “未经老师允许使用地图是违反规定的，”艾维指出。 莱拉咧嘴一笑。“那我们就只能打破规则了，是不是？”