7 Ch7 Jean's Story

CHAPTER 7 JEAN'S STORY They started to follow Jean across the tower, but Carlos stopped. "I think Lalo and I should stay here," he said. "I can keep him calm, and we can keep a lookout for Diego." "Is Diego this very bad wizard you spoke of?" Jean asked. "No," Drake replied. "But the very bad wizard, Maldred, has put Diego under a spell. He sent Diego here to steal the Silver Key."

第七章琼的故事他们开始跟着琼穿过塔楼，但卡洛斯停了下来。 “我认为拉洛和我应该留在这里，”他说。 “我可以让他保持冷静，我们可以帮他找找迭戈。” “迭戈就是你说的那个坏巫师吗?”琼问。 “不，”德雷克回答。“可是那个坏巫师，玛德雷德，给迭戈下了魔咒。 他派迭戈来偷银钥匙。”

"Then we must not let him get inside the castle," Jean said. "Carlos, let me show you something." She walked to the edge of the tower, looking out over the hillside. A dozen catapults were lined up along the tower's edge. "These don't look like any of the catapults I have seen before," Carlos said. A catapult usually had a heavy weight on one end and a basket holding a large rock on the other. But at the end of each of these catapults was a long, narrow basket with ten rocks nestled inside.

“那我们就不能让他进城堡。”琼说。 “卡洛斯，我给你看样东西。” 她走到塔的边缘，望着外面的山坡。 十几个投石器沿着塔的边缘排列着。 “这些看起来不像我以前见过的任何弹射器，”卡洛斯说。 弹弓的一端通常是重物，另一端是装着大石头的篮子。 但是在每个投石器的末端都有一个又长又窄的篮子，里面装着十块石头。

"I improved them," Jean explained "When you cut the rope attached to the basket, the weight will drop. Then the rocks will go flying forward. I changed these catapults to shoot several rocks so it looks like there are many soldiers up here." Wow! Jean is really smart! Drake thought. "Your idea worked," he said. "We thought we were facing an army!" Jean smiled and then turned to Carlos. "I've got six more catapults loaded, if you need them," she told him. Then she walked over to the opposite wall, where a rope was hanging. "Pull on this rope if you see any wizards. A bell will ring in Argent's lair."

“我改进了它们，”琼解释说，“当你割断系在篮子上的绳子时，重量就会下降。 然后石头就会向前飞。 我把这些投石器换成了能射几块石头的，所以看起来这里有很多士兵。” 哇!珍真聪明!德雷克的想法。 “你的想法奏效了，”他说。 “我们以为我们面对的是一支军队!”琼笑了笑，然后转向卡洛斯。 “如果你需要的话，我还有六个弹射器，”她告诉他。 然后她走到对面的墙上，那里挂着一根绳子。 “如果你看到巫师，就拉这条绳子。 阿金特的巢穴里会响起钟声。”

Carlos nodded. "I will!" Jean knelt down and opened a door on the floor. Drake, Bo, and their dragons followed her down a long, twisting stairway. "Do you live here all alone?" Drake asked, "I am not alone," Jean replied. "Argent is here with me." "Don't you have a wizard?" Bo asked. "The wizard lives with the king of Gallia, far from here," Jean explained. "Nobody can be trusted to guard the Silver Key except Argent and his Dragon Master. Argent has been guarding the key since the wizards of the north first made it."

卡洛斯点了点头。“我要!”琼跪下来，打开地板上的一扇门。 德雷克、波和他们的龙跟着她走下一段又长又扭的楼梯。 “你一个人住在这儿吗?”德雷克问:“我不是一个人，”简回答说。 “阿根特和我在一起。”“你没有巫师吗?”老板问。 “巫师和加利亚的国王住在一起，离这里很远。” “除了阿金斯和他的龙师父，没有人可以放心守护银钥匙。 自从北方巫师第一次造出这把钥匙以来，阿金就一直守护着它。”

"Griffith, our wizard, told us that the keys were made a very long time ago," Drake said. "So Argent must have had many Dragon Masters." "Yes," Jean said. "I am proud to be his newest master." "Don't you get lonely?" Bo asked. They had come to a door at the end of the staircase. "I keep myself busy," Jean said. She opened the door. "Come, I will show you."

“我们的巫师格里菲斯告诉我们，钥匙是很久以前做的。”德雷克说。 “所以阿金特一定有很多龙师。” “是的，”琼说。“我很自豪能成为它的新主人。” “你不寂寞吗?”老板问。 他们来到楼梯尽头的一扇门前。 “我让自己忙得不可开交，”琼说。 她打开了门。“来，我指给你看。”