Chapter 7

CHAPTER SEVEN Early the next morning, Scarlett arrived, shivering, at the stables. She knew at once from the chatter among the unicorns that something was wrong. "What's up?" she asked. "It's so cold that the stored lake water is beginning to freeze," Blaze said. Scarlett peered into the heated containers. A thin crust of pink, yellow and blue ice crystals had formed on the surface of the water inside. They sparkled prettily in the early morning

第七章第二天一大早，思嘉来到马厩，浑身发抖。 从独角兽们的叽叽喳喳声中，她立刻知道出了什么事。 “怎么了？”她问。布雷兹说：“太冷了，储存的湖水都开始结冰了。” 思嘉往加热的容器里瞧了瞧。 里面的水面上形成了一层薄薄的粉红色、黄色和蓝色的冰晶。 它们在清晨闪闪发光

sunlight streaming through the doors. Scarlett felt a shiver of fear. Why weren't the heated containers stopping the water from freezing? Had someone tampered with them or put a spell on them and also the lake? But who would do such a terrible thing? Everyone knew how important the waters of Sparkle Lake were to the survival of the island. Scarlett shook her thoughts away. Surely no one from Unicorn Island would be stupid enough to freeze the lake's waters on purpose? Pulling off a glove, she broke up the ice crystals so the unicorns could have a drink, then she and Blaze went to the lake. Sage was waiting there for them. "This cold snap is getting worse," he said. "Blaze, you are the only unicorn here at the school with fire magic. I want you to try to thaw Sparkle Lake. It is a huge task and you may not succeed, but this will be good practice for you and your new power, and you may be able to thaw the lake

阳光从门缝里射进来。 思嘉害怕得打了个寒噤。 为什么加热的容器不能防止水结冰？ 是不是有人对它们动过手脚或者对它们和湖下了咒语？ 但谁会做这种可怕的事呢？ 每个人都知道火花湖的水对这个岛的生存有多重要。 思嘉打消了这些念头。 独角兽岛上的人肯定不会蠢到故意冻结湖水吧？ 她脱下手套，打碎冰晶，好让独角兽们喝点东西，然后她和布雷兹去了湖边。 塞吉在那里等着他们。 “这次寒流越来越严重，”他说。 “火焰，你是学校里唯一会火焰魔法的独角兽。 我要你试着解冻闪耀湖。 这是一个巨大的任务，你可能不会成功，但这对你和你的新力量来说是一个很好的练习，你可能会解冻这个湖

enough for the unicorns to drink fresh lake water today. If Sparkle Lake remains frozen then Ms Primrose will be forced to close the school." Scarlett exchanged an anxious look with Blaze. She didn't want the school to shut. "Scarlett, you can help Blaze by encouraging her. When a unicorn feels loved and confident their magic becomes stronger," Sage said. "Work together and stay off the ice or you'll fall through it as it melts. Work slowly, starting at the edge, or you'll lose control. Begin!" Scarlett fell silent as Blaze, watched by Sage, started on the enormous task. Sage had taught Blaze two ways to use her fire magic. She could either stamp a hoof or she could breathe gently on an object. Blaze was good at fire making. Each time she stamped on the ice a red-gold flame flared from her hoof, making the ice crackle and hiss as it slowly melted. She made it look easy but

足够独角兽们今天喝到新鲜的湖水了。 如果火花湖继续冻结，樱草花女士将被迫关闭学校。” 思嘉和布雷兹交换了一个焦急的眼色。 她不想让学校关闭。 “思嘉，你可以鼓励布雷兹，帮助她。 当独角兽感到被爱和自信时，它们的魔力就会变得更强，”Sage说。 “大家一起努力，离冰远点，否则冰融化的时候你会掉下去的。 慢慢地工作，从边缘开始，否则你会失去控制。 开始!”思嘉沉默了，火焰在塞奇的注视下开始着手这项艰巨的任务。 Sage教了Blaze两种使用火焰魔法的方法。 她可以跺脚，也可以轻轻地对着物体呼气。 Blaze擅长生火。 每当她踩在冰面上时，她的蹄子就会喷出红金色的火焰，使冰慢慢融化，发出嘶嘶声。 她看起来很轻松，但是

Scarlett could see her muscles trembling with effort. "Come on, Blaze, we can do this," she urged, rubbing her neck. A long while later, Blaze managed to create a sliver of water in the ice. It didn't seem much to Scarlett, especially for all the effort involved, but Sage was delighted. "It's a good start," he told Blaze. "I must leave you now and contact all the fire unicorns on the island to ask them for help. Keep up the

思嘉看得出她的肌肉在拼命地颤抖。 “来吧，Blaze，我们能做到的。”她揉着脖子催促道。 过了很长一段时间，火焰终于在冰里造出了一条水。 对思嘉来说，这并不算什么，尤其是考虑到她付出的所有努力，但塞吉却很高兴。 “这是一个好的开始，”他告诉Blaze。 “我现在必须离开你，去联系岛上所有的火独角兽，请求它们的帮助。 继续

good work, and be careful." He galloped away. Scarlett groaned. "This is so boring. Look, there's Isabel and Cloud. Shall we take a break now Sage has gone? Hey, Isabel. Over here!" "What are you doing?" asked Isabel, riding Cloud on to the ice. As Scarlett explained the task Blaze had been given Isabel's eyes widened. "Can we watch?" Spurred on by an audience, Blaze arched her neck and stamped a hoof. A flame arched over Isabel and Cloud, falling at the far side of the lake. A chunk of the ice melted in one go. "Woohoo!" cheered Isabel, and Cloud whinnied loudly. "Naughty, Blaze!" chuckled Scarlett. "You're supposed to be doing a tiny bit at a time." "This is much more fun, though!" Blaze answered. "I bet I could melt the fountain if I tried."

干得好，小心点。” 他疾驰而去。斯佳丽呻吟着。 “这太无聊了。看，那是伊莎贝尔和克劳德。 塞吉走了，我们休息一下好吗？ 嘿,伊莎贝尔。在这里!”“你在干什么？”伊莎贝尔骑着云到冰上问。 思嘉解释给布雷兹的任务时，伊莎贝尔睁大了眼睛。 “我们能看吗？”在观众的刺激下，Blaze拱起脖子，跺着蹄子。 一团火焰在伊莎贝尔和克劳德身上形成拱形，落在湖的另一边。 一大块冰一下子就融化了。 “哇嗬！”伊莎贝尔欢呼起来，克劳德大声地呜咽着。 “淘气，布雷兹！"思嘉轻声笑着说。 “你应该一次做一点点。” “不过，这有趣多了！”大火回答。 “我敢打赌，如果我试一下，我可以把喷泉融化。”

"Ooh, this I have to see," Isabel told Cloud. "Let's get closer." Blaze whispered to Scarlett. "I'm going to send an arch of fire over Cloud and Isabel and melt the fountain right in front of them." Scarlett clapped with delight. "Wicked! Go, Blaze!" Cloud was about to skate over to the fountain when a voice shouted out, "Wait!" They turned to see Layla hurrying over to the edge of the lake. "You should keep off the ice while Blaze is melting it," she warned Isabel. Scarlett rolled her eyes at Isabel. Why was Layla being such a pain? It was only a bit of fun. She and Blaze might die of boredom from the huge task they'd been given, if they didn't take a break. Blaze took a deep breath and focused on the frozen fountain. Then she stamped her hoof. CRACK! An enormous ball of fire, like a tiny

“哦，这个我一定要看看，”伊莎贝尔对克劳德说。 “让我们靠近一点。”火焰低声对思嘉说。 “我要在克劳德和伊莎贝尔身上点燃一团火焰，把他们面前的喷泉融化。” 思嘉高兴得鼓掌。 “邪恶的!去,大火!”云刚要滑到喷泉边，一个声音喊道：“等等！”他们转过身来，看见蕾拉匆匆地朝湖边走去。 “火焰正在融化冰，你应该远离它，”她警告伊莎贝尔。 思嘉对伊莎贝尔翻了个白眼。 为什么蕾拉这么让人讨厌？ 这只是一点点乐趣。如果不休息一下，她和布雷兹可能会因为任务繁重而无聊死。 火焰深深地吸了一口气，把注意力集中在冰冻的喷泉上。 然后她跺了跺脚。 裂缝!一个巨大的火球，就像一个小小的