6 Ch6-The Garden of the Beasts

CHAPTER 6 THE GARDEN OF THE BEASTS Drake and Mina stared at each other in shock. "Who is Astrid?" Caspar asked. "We came here to warn you about her," Drake said. "Astrid is an evil wizard. She's working on a spell that can bring things to life." "That sounds impossible!" Caspar cried. "Tell us about these bones," Mina said. "What kind of creatures have bones as big as these? Are they dragons?"

德雷克和米娜吃惊地面面相觑。 “阿斯特丽德是谁?”卡斯帕问道。 “我们是来警告你提防她的，”德雷克说。 “阿斯特丽德是个邪恶的巫师。 她正在研究一种能让万物复活的咒语。” “听起来不可能!”卡斯帕哭了。 “给我们讲讲这些骨头吧，”米娜说。 “什么生物有这么大的骨头?” 它们是龙吗?”

"These are the bones of giant beasts that lived long ago. Long before humans and probably even before dragons," Caspar replied. "Come." Caspar walked them over to one of the walls. "These are paintings of the beasts. Of what we think they looked like." Drake studied the pictures. Some of the beasts had very long necks. Others had long tails. Some walked on two legs. Some walked on four legs. "They kind of look like dragons," Drake said.

“这些是生活在很久以前的巨兽的骨头。 早在人类之前，甚至可能在龙之前，”卡斯帕回答说。 “来了。”卡斯帕带他们走到一堵墙前。 “这些是野兽的画。 我们认为他们长什么样。” 德雷克仔细看了看照片。 有些野兽的脖子很长。 其他的有长长的尾巴。有些人用两条腿走路。 有些人用四条腿走路。“它们看起来有点像龙，”德雷克说。

"They do," Caspar said. "But many of the beasts were much bigger than dragons. And we do not know what powers they had." "They look strong and dangerous," Mina said. "Astrid would probably use them to do terrible things. Caspar, we must prepare for her attack!" "This fortress is made of stone. Nobody can get in here unless Shaka opens the door," Caspar said. "Shaka can crush things. She can make the earth shake. And she has a secret power that she can use in an emergency." "Astrid is a very powerful evil wizard," Drake said. "Not more powerful than Shaka," Caspar boasted.

“是的，”卡斯帕说。“但许多野兽比龙大得多。 我们不知道他们有什么能力。” “他们看起来强壮而危险，”米娜说。 “阿斯特丽德可能会利用它们做一些可怕的事情。 卡斯帕，我们必须为她的进攻做好准备!”“这座堡垒是用石头建造的。 除非沙卡开门，否则没人能进来。”卡斯帕说。 “沙卡能碾碎东西。她能使大地震动。 她有一种可以在紧急情况下使用的秘密力量。” “阿斯特丽德是一个非常强大的邪恶巫师，”德雷克说。 “不会比沙卡更强大，”卡斯帕吹嘘道。

"I must tell Hulda that we know what Astrid is planning," Mina said. "Frost, create an ice—" Boom! They heard a loud noise outside the fortress. "To the tower!" Caspar cried. He and Shaka climbed to the top of the nearest tower. Worm transported Drake, Mina, and Frost there. They all looked down at the scene outside the fortress and gasped. "It's an army!" Drake cried.

“我必须告诉胡尔达，我们知道阿斯特丽德的计划，”米娜说。 “霜冻，造一个冰——”轰!他们听到堡垒外面有一声巨响。 “到塔上去!”卡斯帕哭了。 他和沙卡爬上了最近的一座塔顶。 虫子把德雷克，米娜和弗罗斯特送到了那里。 他们都低头看着堡垒外的景色，倒吸了一口气。 “这是一支军队!”德雷克哭了。