Chapter 5

5 Where Eagles Dare Higgs had been right. There was very little wood so far up the mountain, but with Fighorn's help Rosa and Stick collected enough for a small fire. They huddled close to the side of a rock to block out the wind and cleared a patch of ground. 'I've not seen eagles on the mountain before,' said Rosa, sparking a flame using her tin of dry tinder and matches.

希格斯说对了的地方。 山上的木头很少，但在菲戈恩的帮助下，罗莎和斯蒂克收集了足够的木头来生一些小火。 他们挤在一块岩石旁边挡住风，清理出一块地。 “我以前没在山上见过鹰，”罗莎说着，用她那罐干火绒和火柴点燃了火焰。

'We've been here a few months now, I'd guess,' said Fighorn. 'My folks were looking for a new place to settle. Ma's got eggs to care for.' He suddenly looked fed up again. 'You'll have new brothers and sisters?' asked Rosa. 'Ach, you bet!' said Fighorn. 'Isn't that exciting news, though?' she asked. 'Not for me,' he said. 'Pa says it's time for me to make a nest for myself. He reckons I'm old enough now, but I don't know about that.' 'You don't feel ready?' Fighorn shoved his head deep into his wings. 'Does anyone?' he said.

“我想我们已经在这里待了几个月了。” “我的家人正在寻找一个新的地方定居。 妈妈还要照顾鸡蛋呢。”他突然又显得厌倦了。 “你会有新的兄弟姐妹吗？”罗莎问。 “啊，当然！”菲戈恩说。 “不过，这不是令人兴奋的消息吗？”她问。 “不适合我，”他说。爸爸说我该给自己造个窝了。 他认为我现在已经够大了，但我不知道。“你觉得还没准备好吗？”菲戈恩把脑袋深深塞进翅膀里。 “有人吗?他说。

Rosa remembered how she'd felt when she knew she was going to have to leave the city to live with her grandma. She knew exactly what it was like to be cast out from everything you knew. But she also knew how quickly she'd got used to her new way of life. 'Sometimes moving on is the scariest thing of all,' she said. 'Doing things for yourself, being the one in control …' 'Did you have to leave your ma and pa?' asked Fighorn. 'My parents couldn't look after me,' said Rosa, 'so I didn't have a choice.'

罗莎还记得当她知道自己将不得不离开这座城市去和奶奶住在一起时的感受。 她很清楚被你所知道的一切抛弃是什么感觉。 但她也知道自己很快就适应了新的生活方式。 她说：“有时候，向前看是最可怕的事情。” “为自己做事，做自己的主人……”“你必须离开你的父母吗？”菲戈恩问。 “我父母不能照顾我，”罗莎说，“所以我别无选择。”

'Oh,' said Fighorn. 'I'm sorry about that.' 'Luckily Grandma Nan took me in,' said Rosa. 'It's OK.' 'And did you have to build your own nest?' asked Fighorn. 'I suppose I did in a way,' said Rosa. 'I mean, for a long time I slept in the same room – even the same bed – as Nan.' Fighorn made a face. 'Euuuuwwww!' he said. 'Your grandma!?' 'I don't any more,' said Rosa thankfully. 'She snores really badly! No, we built a new room in the cabin, so now I have my own bed – although Stick here tends to sleep in it as well.'

“哦。”“我很抱歉。“幸好南奶奶收留了我，”罗莎说。 这是好的。“那你非得自己筑巢吗？”菲戈恩问。 “我想在某种程度上是这样，”罗莎说。 “我的意思是，有很长一段时间我和奶奶睡在同一个房间——甚至是同一张床。”菲格恩做了个鬼脸。 “Euuuuwwww !他说。“你奶奶! ?“我现在不知道了，”罗莎感激地说。 “她打鼾打得很厉害！”不，我们在小木屋里盖了一个新房间，所以现在我有自己的床了——不过这里的棍子也想睡在上面。”