11 Ch11-Astrid's Plan

CHAPTER 11 ASTRID'S PLAN Shaka stomped toward Astrid, with Caspar on her back. The wizard shot a stream of fire at the Stone Dragon.

第十一章阿斯特丽德的计划沙卡背着卡斯帕，大步朝阿斯特丽德走去。 巫师向石龙射出一束火焰。

Caspar laughed. "Fire cannot hurt Shaka." "No, but it can hurt you!" Astrid said. She hurled another stream of fire at him. Shaka glowed. A flat piece of stone flew up from the ground and stopped the fire stream from hitting Caspar. "Nice try," Caspar said. "You may shoot fire like a dragon, but you are no dragon."

卡斯帕笑了。“火伤不了沙卡。” “不，但它会伤害你!”阿斯特丽德说。 她又向他猛烈地射击。 沙加发光。一块平坦的石头从地上飞了起来，阻止了火焰流击中卡斯帕。 “不错的尝试，”卡斯帕说。“你可以像龙一样射火，但你不是龙。”

"I am smarter than a dragon," she replied. "A wizard named Maldred taught me how to steal dragon powers. But I do it better. I figured out how to use them!" She patted the bottles on her belt. Drake nudged Mina. "There must be all different dragon powers in those bottled liquids," he whispered. "The orange liquid gave her the power of a Fire Dragon."

“我比龙还聪明，”她回答。 “一个叫玛德雷德的巫师教我如何窃取龙的力量。 但我做得更好。我知道怎么用了!”她把瓶子轻拍在腰带上。 德雷克推了推米娜。“那些瓶装液体里一定有各种各样的龙的力量。”他低声说。 "橙色液体赋予了她火龙的力量"

Astrid floated higher up and landed on a big rock. Caspar and Shaka stomped closer to her. "How long does each dragon power last?" Caspar asked. "Only for a short time," Astrid replied. "But it doesn't matter. I have captured the powers of eight dragons so far. When one power wears out, I can use another one." "I don't care if you have the power of one hundred dragons!" Caspar said. "Shaka and I will defend this fortress. Leave here now!"

阿斯特丽德飘得更高了，落在一块大石头上。 卡斯帕和莎卡跺着脚向她靠近。 “每条龙的力量能维持多久?”卡斯帕问道。 “只待一小段时间，”阿斯特丽德回答。 “但没关系。到目前为止，我已经获得了八条龙的力量。 当一种能量耗尽时，我可以使用另一种能量。” “就算你有一百条龙的力量，我也不在乎!”卡斯帕说。 “沙卡和我将保卫这座堡垒。 马上离开这里!”

Astrid shook her head. "You are a brave little boy. But you are not good at listening. Didn't you hear me? I will drain your dragon's powers unless you leave this fortress. Now get out of my way! I have a spell to cast." "We know your plan with the Garden of the Beasts," Caspar said. "You want to bring those bones back to life!" Astrid smiled. "Maybe you are smarter than I thought," she said. "Yes, that is my plan. Then no army will be able to defeat me! I will conquer the Land of the Far North. And then... the world!" "You will never rule this kingdom!" Caspar cried. "Princess Daria leads us, and she is strong and brave!"

阿斯特丽德摇了摇头。“你是一个勇敢的小男孩。 但是你不善于倾听。 你没听见吗?除非你离开这座堡垒，否则我会耗尽你的龙的力量。 现在给我让开!我要施一个咒语。” “我们知道你对野兽花园的计划，”卡斯帕说。 “你想让那些骨头起死回生!”阿斯特丽德笑了。 “也许你比我想象的要聪明，”她说。 “是的，这就是我的计划。那就没有军队能打败我了!我将征服遥远的北方。 然后……世界!”“你永远也统治不了这个王国!”卡斯帕哭了。 “达莉亚公主领导着我们，她既坚强又勇敢!”

"Ha!" Astrid cried, and flames flickered from her lips. "Wizards are more powerful than any normal human. We should be running things!" While Astrid had been talking with Caspar, Drake whispered to Mina, "Astrid is distracted. We could try a surprise attack. But what can we do?" "Could Worm break that big rock she's standing on to throw her off balance?" Mina suggested. "Astrid's fire power should wear off soon. Then Frost could freeze her again." "Good plan!" Drake said. "I'll wait for the right time..." Mina nodded. Then she suddenly jumped out from their hiding place and began to argue with Astrid.

“哈!”阿斯特丽德叫了起来，嘴唇上闪着火苗。 “巫师比任何一个普通人都强大。 应该由我们来管理!”当阿斯特丽德和卡斯帕谈话时，德雷克低声对米娜说:“阿斯特丽德心不在焉。 我们可以尝试突然袭击。 但是我们能做什么呢?”“虫子能打破她站着的那块大石头，让她失去平衡吗?”米娜。 “阿斯特丽德的火力很快就会减弱。 这样弗罗斯特就可以再次冻结她。” “好计划!”德雷克说。“我会等待合适的时机……” 米娜点点头。然后她突然从他们的藏身之处跳出来，开始和阿斯特丽德争吵起来。