Chapter 5

5 Down Gold River The lake was long and they took it in turns to paddle for what seemed like hours to Rosa. Only the sun's slow creep into the sky and the occasional bird swooping over the lake gave her any sense of time passing. Rosa wasn't used to silence-the city was always noisy-so she tried to find ways of filling the gap. She hummed happy songs.

这个湖很长，他们轮流划着，罗莎觉得好像划了好几个小时。 只有太阳缓缓升上天空，偶尔有鸟儿从湖面上飞过，她才感觉到时间在流逝。 罗莎不习惯安静——这个城市总是很吵——所以她想办法填补这个空白。 她哼着快乐的歌曲。

Nan didn't like that. She whistled tuneless tunes. Nan liked that even less. In the end she settled for asking questions to pass the time. Foremost on her mind were the wolves she'd heard in the night. 'Grandma Nan,' said Rosa, 'do you get many wolves around here?' 'Lots,' said Nan. ' I've never had the pleasure of chatting to one, but from what I've been told they're a surly bunch. Like to keep themselves to themselves. 'It's just that I heard lots of them out on the mountain last night.' said Rosa. 'I take it you didn't sleep well then?' asked Nan. 'No,not really,' said Rosa. 'Are they dangerous? The wolves?'

南不喜欢那样。她吹着无调的口哨。 南更不喜欢这样。最后，她决定通过问问题来消磨时间。 她首先想到的是夜里听到的狼群的叫声。 “奶奶，”罗莎说，“你这儿有很多狼吗？“很多，”南说。 “我从来没有和他们聊天的乐趣，但据我所知，他们是一群乖戾的人。” 喜欢独处。 “只是我昨晚在山上听到了很多他们的声音。罗莎说。 “我猜你昨晚没睡好吧？”南问。 “不，不完全是，”罗莎说。 “他们危险吗？”狼?”

'Definitely,' said Nan.' But then, so are humans. That didn't ease Rosa's mind at all. As slow going as it was, they made good progress along the lake. The hills drew closer together and formed a solid barrier ahead, but for a narrow river cutting straight through. 'Here we are,' said Nan. ' Gold River. It'll lead us out all the way to the waterfall.' 'That sounds dangerous,' said Rosa. 'We're not going down it'said Nan.'But you best pass me the paddle. Rosa did as she was told and settled in for the ride. The canoe zigzagged through the narrow channels in between rocks.

“当然，”南说。但话说回来，人类也是如此。 这一点也没能让罗莎安心。 虽然走得很慢，他们还是沿着湖走得很好。 群山越挤越近，在前方形成了一道坚固的屏障，只有一条狭窄的河流直接穿过。 “我们到了，”南说。黄金河流。 它会一直带我们到瀑布。“听起来很危险，”罗莎说。 “我们不下去，”南说。“不过你最好把桨递给我。 罗莎照办了，坐好了座位。 独木舟弯弯曲曲地穿过岩石间的狭窄水道。

Grandma Nan was an old hand at this, and though Rosa gripped on for dear life, she knew she was in safe hands. 'Once passed this section, it's plain sailing,' said Nan, enjoying the challenge. 'But we're heading into Angry Territory,

奶奶在这方面是个老手，虽然罗莎拼命地抓着她，但她知道她在安全的人手里。 “一旦通过了这一段，就很容易了，”南说，他很享受这个挑战。 “但我们正驶向愤怒的领地，

so stay alert. Angry Territory?' asked Rosa. 'That's right,'said Nan. She flicked the paddle firmly, steering past a large mossy boulder. Water splashed up into the canoe, soaking Rosa's shoes.' Mr Pernicky lives near here. He has moods and he has them good? 'Who's Mr Pernicky?' asked Rosa. A mountain hare,' said Nan. 'And the grumpiest old boot on Big Sky Mountain.' They travelled on for another few minutes as the river's flow grew stronger and the canoe sailed faster. Almost there,'said Nan. 'Get ready!' 'Ready for what?'said Rosa. 'Lunch,' said Nan.

所以保持警惕。愤怒的领土?罗莎问。 “没错，”南说。她坚定地挥动着船桨，驶过一块长满苔藓的巨石。 水溅到独木舟上，浸湿了罗莎的鞋子。”佩尼基先生住在这附近。 他有情绪，而且情绪很好？ “谁是佩尼基先生？”罗莎问。 “一只山兔，”南说。 “还有大天山上最坏脾气的老靴子”他们又往前走了几分钟，河水越来越大，独木舟航行得更快了。 “快到了，”南说。“准备!”“准备干什么？””罗莎说。 “午饭，”南说。