Chapter 7

7 Eagle Heights The eagles' home was a short way from the top of the mountain, sheltered from the worst of the wind. Eagle Heights was an impressive treehouse, built up around a stocky old pine tree, with platforms and shelters lashed to its thick limbs. 'Is that you, Fighorn?' said Ma Eagle, straining up from her huge round nest upon one of the platforms.

老鹰的家离山顶不远，可以躲避最猛烈的风。 鹰高地是一座令人印象深刻的树屋，围绕着一棵粗壮的老松树而建，厚厚的枝干上绑着平台和遮蔽物。 “是你吗，菲格伦？”母鹰说着，从它在一个平台上的巨大圆巢里爬了出来。

'I found him!' said Pa Eagle. 'Hello, Ma,' said Fighorn, skipping over to hug his mother. 'I'm sorry.' 'Whatever got into you?' she said. 'We only mentioned that you could start thinking about building your own nest. It's going to get mighty busy round here soon.' 'I know,' said Fighorn apologetically. 'I was scared, that's all.' 'He thought we were going to chuck him out!' said Pa Eagle, snorting with laughter. 'Why would we ever do that?' said Ma Eagle. 'Your guess is as good as mine,' Pa Eagle replied. Then the large eagle pointed upwards. 'Now then, Rosa, how good are you with heights? Because we're going up there…'

“我找到他了！”鹰爸爸说。 “你好，妈妈。”菲戈恩说着，跳过去拥抱他的妈妈。 “我很抱歉。“你是怎么了？”她说。 “我们只是提到你可以开始考虑建造自己的巢穴。 这里很快就会很忙了。“我知道。”菲戈恩抱歉地说。 “我很害怕，仅此而已。“他以为我们要把他赶出去！”鹰爸爸哼着笑说。 “我们为什么要这么做？”马鹰说。 “你猜的和我猜的一样，”鹰爸爸回答。 然后那只大鹰向上指了指。 “那么，罗莎，你的恐高能力怎么样？” 因为我们要上去……”

Rosa looked up and gulped. The tree seemed to climb for ever. 'I'm not sure,' she admitted. 'You'll be fine,' said Fighorn. Rosa followed the eagles up a thin staircase made of woven twigs and branches, and with each step her legs felt a little more like jelly. At the very top of the

罗莎抬起头，咽了口气。 那棵树似乎永远都在往上爬。 “我不确定，”她承认。 “你会没事的。” 罗莎跟着老鹰爬上了一段由细枝和树枝编织而成的细细的楼梯，每走一步，她的腿就觉得有点像果冻。 在最顶端

tree she was greeted with another enormous view of the land. She gripped a branch to steady herself and felt much safer.

现在，迎接她的是另一幅广阔的景色。 她抓住一根树枝稳住身子，觉得安全多了。

Rosa noted the wide, shimmering expanse of Jewel Lake, and traced the Gold River out to Angry Territory.

罗莎注意到宝石湖的宽阔、波光粼粼，顺着金河一直追踪到愤怒的领地。