Chapter 1

Big Sky Mountain ALEX MILWAY

大天空山亚历克斯·米尔威

1 Grandma Nan After an hour of travelling across miles of wilderness, the tiny plane carrying Rosa Wild dipped down and landed effortlessly on Jewel Lake.It chugged slowly across the water,its twin floats sending ripples across the glassy surface. 'Here we are then, 'said Tom, the pilot. 'Quite something,huh?Told you this place was unlike anywhere on earth.

经过一个小时的荒野旅行，罗莎·怀尔德乘坐的小飞机缓缓降落，毫不费力地降落在宝石湖上。它缓缓地驶过水面，它的两个浮子在玻璃般的水面上激起涟漪。 “我们到了。”领航员汤姆说。 “非同寻常,嗯?跟你说过这里和地球上任何地方都不一样。

Rosa sat up in the back seat and gazed in wonder-and no small amount of panic-at the boulder-strewn slopes and spire-like trees that rose up around her. The emptiness of Big Sky Mountain and the never-ending horizon was terrifying to someone who'd only ever known the city. 'It's so...big!'said Rosa. Tom's moustache twitched as he cut power to the engines and sailed the plane towards the gravelly beach. 'It definitely is that,'said Tom. And where are all the houses and shops?'asked Rosa. Tom laughed.'About two hundred miles away, 'he said.

罗莎在后座上坐了起来，惊奇地——也不乏恐慌地——凝视着周围布满巨石的斜坡和尖顶般的树木。 大天山的空旷和无边无际的地平线对一个只了解这座城市的人来说是可怕的。 “所以……大!”罗莎说。 汤姆切断发动机的电源，驾驶飞机驶向砾石沙滩时，他的胡子抽搐了一下。 “肯定是这样，”汤姆说。 房子和商店都在哪里？”罗莎问。 汤姆笑了。“大约两百英里远，”他说。

He pointed through the window. 'There's your grandma now. She always hears me coming in to land. Rosa pulled her heavy cloth bag tight to her chest.She had never met Grandma Nan before,and seeing the wild-haired old lady striding out of the trees towards them, Rosa feared the worst. She didn'tlook like the sort who appreciated visitors.

他指着窗外。 “你奶奶来了。 她总能听到我上岸。 罗莎把沉重的布袋紧紧地贴在胸前。她以前从未见过南奶奶，看到这位头发蓬乱的老太太大步走出树林，向他们走来，罗莎担心会发生最坏的情况。 她看起来不像那种喜欢客人的人。

'Will you come back?'asked Rosa hopefully. 'Next delivery's in a few months,'said Tom. 'That long?'said Rosa. 'Uh-huh,'he replied,getting out of the pilot's seat. He pushed open the door and hung his legs out as the plane gradually stopped moving. A burst of fresh air entered the cockpit. 'Nan looks after herself, but she always likes her winter supplies brought in early before the lake freezes over:' 'It freezes over?'said Rosa. 'Oh,sure,'said Tom,dropping out on to one of the long floats that took the place of landing wheels.'Come on.' Rosa clambered over boxes filled with

“你会回来吗？”罗莎满怀希望地问。 “下一批是几个月后，”汤姆说。 “那么久?”罗莎说。“嗯哼，”他回答道，从飞行员的座位上下来。 当飞机逐渐停止移动时，他推开门，伸出双腿。 一股新鲜空气吹进了驾驶舱。 “奶妈自己照顾自己，但她总是喜欢在湖结冰之前把冬天的补给品提前送来。””罗莎说。 “哦，当然可以。”汤姆说着，跳上了一个代替着陆轮的长浮标。“来吧。”罗莎爬过装满