Chapter 6

CHAPTER SIX, "A scarlet-horned cobra," Ariana breathed. She'd never seen one in real life before, but she knew they were very dangerous. The snake was right in the middle of the path. Its tiny black eyes glinted with menace as it uttered a long warning hiss.

第六章，“一条红角眼镜蛇。”阿利安娜轻声说。 她以前从未在现实生活中见过它们，但她知道它们非常危险。 那条蛇就在路中央。 它的小黑眼睛闪烁着威胁的光芒，发出长长的警告的嘶嘶声。

"What do we do?" whispered Rosa. "We could turn around," said Ariana. "After all, we're not supposed to be going far into the woods." "We can't turn around yet!" said Matilda. "We've hardly come in any way at all." "We could try and trap it so we can get past," said Freya. "All we need is a branch with a forked end and a piece of string. Luckily I brought some string with me." She slipped her rucksack off and rummaged inside, pulling out a length of string.

“我们该怎么办？”罗莎低声问。 “我们可以转身。”阿利安娜说。 “毕竟，我们不应该深入森林。” “我们还不能回头！”玛蒂尔达说。 “我们根本就没有来过。” 弗雷亚说：“我们可以试着困住它，这样我们就可以过去了。” “我们只需要一根分叉的树枝和一根绳子。 幸运的是，我带了一些绳子。” 她脱下背包，在里面翻找，拿出一段绳子。

Ariana couldn't believe her ears! How could Freya even think about catching the cobra? "We haven't got time for you to make something, Freya," said Violet anxiously as the snake started to sway menacingly from side to side. The unicorns skittered backwards. "Steady, Twinkle," she soothed him. "We need to make it go away," said Rosa. Before Ariana could stop him, Whisper trotted forwards and stamped his hoof at the snake. "Shoo!" A spark seemed to fly up from his hoof and Ariana's nose caught the faint smell of sugar. The scarlet-horned cobra shut its mouth and sank down towards the ground. For a moment, she thought it was going to do what Whisper had said, but then it suddenly reared up again and struck out. Whisper leaped back in alarm as the snake's fangs missed his nose by centimetres. "It really doesn't seem to want to go!" he

阿利安娜简直不敢相信自己的耳朵！弗雷娅怎么会想到要抓眼镜蛇呢？ “我们没有时间让你做什么了，弗雷娅。”维奥莱特焦急地说，这时蛇开始凶狠地左右摇晃。 独角兽们向后逃窜。 “别急，亮晶晶，”她安慰他。 “我们需要让它消失，”罗莎说。 阿利安娜还没来得及阻止他，Whisper就快步跑上前，用蹄子跺着那条蛇。 “嘘!”他的蹄子里似乎飞出了火星，阿利安娜的鼻子闻到了淡淡的糖味。 这条红角眼镜蛇闭上嘴，沉到地上。 有那么一会儿，她以为它会像Whisper说的那样去做，但它突然又站起来，挥了出去。 当蛇的毒牙离他的鼻子只有几厘米时，Whisper惊恐地跳了回来。 “它似乎真的不想走！

said, retreating to a safe distance. The snake swayed angrily on the spot. Ariana gulped. "If only we could frighten it away," said Rosa. "But how do you frighten a snake?" said Matilda. "They don't like bright lights," said Freya. "Light!" gasped Ariana. She pulled her rucksack off her back and rummaged for the torch she had packed. "Let's see what happens when I do this…" Taking a breath, she switched on her torch and shone it straight into the snake's mean eyes. It recoiled with a hiss and shrank back.

说着，他退到一个安全的距离。 那条蛇当场愤怒地摇晃着。 阿一饮而尽。“要是我们能把它吓跑就好了。”罗莎说。 “可是你怎么吓唬蛇呢？”玛蒂尔达说。 “它们不喜欢强光，”弗雷娅说。 “光！”阿利安娜喘着气说。她把背包从背上扯下来，翻找着包里的手电筒。 “让我们看看我这么做会发生什么……”她吸了一口气，打开手电，直照着蛇那恶毒的眼睛。 它发出一声嘶嘶，向后退缩。

"It's working!" cried Violet. Whisper advanced and, with a final hiss, the snake sank to the floor and slithered quickly away. Matilda whooped. "Way to go, Ariana! That was a seriously scary snake. You were really brave." Ariana glowed. Matilda shot a grin at her. "Lucky it wasn't a butterfly!" Ariana smiled back, for once not bothered by

“起作用了！”维奥莱特叫道。 Whisper向前推进，随着最后的嘶嘶声，那条蛇倒在地板上，迅速地滑走了。 玛蒂尔达发出一阵骚动。“干得好，阿利安娜！”那条蛇真的很可怕。 你真的很勇敢。”阿发光。 玛蒂尔达冲她咧嘴一笑。 “幸好不是蝴蝶！”阿利安娜也笑了，这一次她没有被

the teasing. "That was awesome, Ariana," said Rosa warmly. "Come on, everyone!" She urged Crystal on and they cantered away down the path. The others charged after her. Ariana's heart was beating fast, but although she still felt nervous she also felt fired-up and excited. She'd got rid of a snake! The others thought she was brave! "Isn't this fun?" said Whisper happily to her as his hooves pounded on the track. Ariana hesitated. "It is," she said cautiously. "But I don't think we should go too much further in." She raised her voice. "Rosa! Remember we're supposed to stay near the edge of the woods." Rosa slowed down to a walk. "I guess," she said reluctantly. "We could stop here," said Violet, looking around. They were on a wide path with a thick canopy of branches overhead. "We could get

取笑。“太棒了，阿利安娜。”罗莎热情地说。 “加油，大家！”她催促克里斯托往前走，于是他们沿着小路溜达而去。 其他人跟在她后面。 阿利安娜的心跳得很快，虽然她仍然感到紧张，但她也感到兴奋和兴奋。 她除掉了一条蛇！其他人都认为她很勇敢！“这不是很有趣吗？”Whisper高兴地对她说，他的蹄子踩在铁轨上。 阿犹豫了。“是的，”她谨慎地说。 “但我认为我们不应该走得太远。” 她提高了嗓门。“罗莎!记住，我们应该待在树林边上。” 罗莎放慢了脚步，开始散步。 “我想是的，”她不情愿地说。 “我们可以停在这里。”维奥莱特说着，环顾四周。 他们走在一条宽阔的小路上，头顶上是茂密的树枝。 “我们可以得到