Chapter 7

CHAPTER SEVEN, The mound descended into the ground like a grassy lift then stopped with a judder. Sienna blinked. It was so dark! She was still holding Lyra's torch and she swung it round. The beam of light showed they were In a cave with dark tunnels twisting away in different directions. Sienna felt a rush of excitement. "We're in the labyrinth!" She jumped on Sparkle's back and rode off the mound. The others followed. Evie was last and as Sunshine's hooves touched the cave's floor the ground began to shake and the grassy mound began to rise again. They watched as it fitted back into the hole in the ceiling, shutting them in the dark. "How are we going to get out of here?" Ivy said with a quaver. "We'll figure it out later!" Sienna answered, too excited to worry about that yet. "Which way to find the diamond?"

第七章，土丘像一个长满草的升降机一样下降到地面上，然后颤抖地停了下来。 黄土眨了眨眼睛。天太黑了！她仍然拿着莱拉的火炬，把它转了一圈。 那束光表明他们是在一个洞穴里，黑暗的隧道在不同的方向蜿蜒而行。 西耶娜感到一阵兴奋。 “我们在迷宫里！”她跳到斯巴克的背上，骑着马离开了土墩。 其他人跟在后面。伊薇是最后一个，当阳光的蹄子踩到洞穴的地面时，地面开始晃动，草堆又开始上升。 他们看着它重新塞进天花板上的洞里，把他们关在黑暗中。 “我们怎么离开这里？”艾薇颤抖着说。 “我们以后再想办法！”西耶娜回答说，她太兴奋了，还没有担心这个问题。 “哪条路能找到钻石？”

She shone the torch around. Each tunnel had pictures carved above its entrance. "Let's try this one," she said, pointing at the widest tunnel. The others nodded. "OK," said Lyra. "You can lead." Sienna smiled at her. She knew Lyra loved to be the leader, but she was holding back because she wanted Sparkle to find his magic. "Thanks." "Wait, Sienna. What about going down this tunnel?" said Sparkle. "The floor is smoother, like someone has walked down it before. Maybe it was Ms Evergreen when she hid the diamond?" Sienna frowned. She didn't agree. "But it twists back on itself." She shone the torch into his tunnel to show how it curved. "It could end up back here." "But—" "I'm sure it's this way," said Sienna impatiently. Sparkle snorted unhappily but to Sienna's relief he walked into the

她把手电筒照了一圈。 每条隧道的入口上方都刻着图画。 “我们试试这条吧，”她指着最宽的那条隧道说。 其他人点点头。“好的。”莱拉说。 “你可以领导。”西耶娜朝她笑了笑。 她知道莱拉喜欢当领袖，但她忍住了，因为她想让斯巴克找到他的魔法。 “谢谢。”“等等,黄土。从隧道下去怎么样？”斯巴克说。 “地板更光滑了，好像以前有人走过一样。 也许是常绿小姐把钻石藏起来的？”黄土皱起了眉头。 她不同意。“但它会自我扭转。” 她把手电筒照进他的隧道，看它是如何弯曲的。 “它最终可能会回到这里。” “可是——”“我敢肯定是这边，”西耶娜不耐烦地说。 斯巴克不高兴地哼了一声，但让西耶娜松了一口气的是，他走进了房间

tunnel she'd chosen. The others rode after her with Lyra bringing up the rear. The tunnel twisted and turned until it reached a dead end. "Oh," Sienna said in disappointment. "We'd better turn round," said Lyra. They struggled to turn in the tight space and Lyra ended up leading them back to the main cave. "I wish you'd listen to me," Sparkle said crossly to Sienna. She frowned in surprise. He was hardly ever grumpy with her. "What's the matter with you?" she asked. "Nothing," he muttered. When they were back in the first cave, Ivy said, "Let's look at the carvings above each tunnel. Maybe one of them is a clue." "Spread out, everyone, and see what you can find," Sienna instructed. They all did as she said and hunted around. "Here!" said Ivy at last. "On the wall above this tunnel, there's a carving of a bird rising from a fire. That's what phoenixes do." "Maybe it's something to do with the Phoenix's Claw on the map," said Lyra, joining her on Misty. Evie gasped. "Hang on! Do you think all those things on the map are clues to help us find our way through the labyrinth? The Northernmost Door… The Phoenix's Claw… The Salamander's Stare… The Dragon's Lair…" Sienna whooped. "I bet you're right! Come on, everyone!" She rode Sparkle down the tunnel that had the phoenix above it– it was the tunnel Sparkle had originally suggested. The others clattered after her. But to Sienna's intense disappointment, the new tunnel also ended in a brick wall. "Let's not give up yet," said Lyra, jumping off Misty and starting to hunt around. "There may be something here we just haven't seen yet… Yes!" She pointed to a round indentation in the wall. "A button!" Sienna punched the air. "Yay! Press it!" Lyra pressed the button that had a carving of Daybreak on it. There was a loud grating sound and the wall slid open to reveal a hidden chamber, the walls lit by a soft blue fluorescent glow that was coming from little blue

她选择的隧道。其他人骑马跟在她后面，莱拉在后面。 隧道弯弯曲曲地走到尽头。 “哦，”西耶娜失望地说。 “我们还是掉头吧。”莱拉说。 他们挣扎着在狭窄的空间里转弯，莱拉最后把他们带回了主洞。 “我希望你能听我说，”斯巴克生气地对西耶娜说。 她惊讶地皱起眉头。他对她几乎从不发脾气。 “你怎么啦？”她问。 “没什么。”他喃喃地说。当他们回到第一个洞穴时，艾薇说：“让我们看看每条隧道上方的雕刻。 也许其中一个是线索。” “大家散开，看看能找到什么。”西耶娜指示道。 他们都照她说的去做，到处寻找。 “这儿！”艾薇终于说。“在这条隧道上方的墙上，雕刻着一只鸟从火中升起。 这就是凤凰的工作。” “也许这和地图上的凤凰之爪有关。”莱拉说，和她一起坐上了米斯蒂。 艾维气喘吁吁地说。“等等!你认为地图上的那些东西是帮助我们找到迷宫的线索吗？ “最北之门……凤凰之爪……蝾螈之眼……龙穴……”西耶娜大声叫道。 “我敢说你是对的！”大家加油！”她骑着斯巴克穿过那条上面有凤凰的隧道——这就是斯巴克最初建议的那条隧道。 其他人跟在她后面叽叽喳喳。 但令西耶纳极度失望的是，新隧道的尽头也是一堵砖墙。 “我们先别放弃。”莱拉说着，从米斯蒂身上跳下来，开始四处寻找。 “这里可能有一些我们还没有看到的东西……是的！”她指着墙上的一个圆形凹痕。 “一个按钮!”西耶娜挥舞着拳头。 “耶!按它!”莱拉按下了刻着黎明的按钮。 一声响亮的格栅声，墙滑开了，露出了一个隐藏的房间，墙上被来自小蓝的柔和的蓝色荧光照亮了

flowers growing on the walls. Wow!" breathed Sienna. "Let's go In." "But it might not be safe," said Sparkle, not moving. Sienna rolled her eyes. "Don't be silly. This has to be the way." Sparkle stepped cautiously inside and the others followed. Ivy was the last to enter and as she and Flame crossed the threshold there was a loud rumbling sound. "What's that?" said Evie warily. They all gasped as the wall closed behind them with a crash. "We're trapped!" said Ivy in alarm. "We can't be. There's bound to be a way out," said Sienna. "Look, there's another tunnel over there." She started to ride towards it, but the walls began to shake and stones rained down on them from the roof. Ivy shrieked as one hit her. "Ow!" The noise grew louder and suddenly Sienna realised that the walls and roof had started to move. A wave of fear overwhelmed her. "The cave's closing in!" she yelled. "We're going to be crushed!" "Gallop!" shouted Lyra, pointing at the tunnel straight ahead.

墙上长着花。 哇！”西耶娜轻声说。“我们进去吧。” “但这可能不安全。”斯巴克一动不动地说。 西耶娜翻了个白眼。“别傻了。 必须这样做。”闪闪小心翼翼地走了进去，其他人也跟着进去。 艾薇是最后一个进来的，当她和火苗跨过门槛时，传来了一声巨响。 “那是什么？”伊薇警惕地问。 墙在他们身后砰的一声关上了，他们都倒吸了一口气。 “我们被困住了！”艾薇惊恐地说。 “我们不可能。一定会有出路的，”西耶娜说。 “看，那边还有一条隧道。” 她开始朝它骑去，但墙壁开始摇晃，屋顶上的石头像雨点一样落在他们身上。 一颗子弹击中了艾薇，她尖叫起来。 “噢!”声音越来越大，西耶娜突然意识到墙壁和屋顶开始移动。 一阵恐惧淹没了她。 “山洞越来越近了！”她喊道。 “我们要被打败了！”“快跑！”莱拉指着正前方的隧道喊道。

Sparkle leapt after Misty, his hooves clattering and skittering as they galloped across the stone-strewn floor. Sienna lay over his neck, making herself as flat as she could as the roof pressed closer. Sparkle raced into the escape tunnel, with Ivy right behind them. Evie and Sunshine were the last. Looking round, Sienna gasped. The walls had reached them, touching Sunshine's sides. They weren't going to make it! Evie shrieked. "Help! We're going to be crushed!"

闪闪跟在米斯蒂后面跳了起来，在铺满石头的地板上疾驰时，他的蹄子发出哒哒的声音。 西耶娜躺在他的脖子上，尽量把自己压平，屋顶越压越近。 火花冲进了逃生通道，艾薇紧跟在他们后面。 伊薇和阳光是最后一个。 西耶娜环顾四周，倒吸了一口气。 墙已经到了他们身边，触到了阳光的两侧。 他们不会成功的！艾维尖叫起来。 “救命!我们要被打败了！”