8 Ch8-The Dragon Rock

CHAPTER 8 THE DRAGON ROCK Where are we going, Opeli?" Drake asked. He and Ana had to walk quickly to keep up with her. She stopped and turned to face them. "You— you might think I'm silly if I tell you," she replied. "I'd rather show you."

第八章龙岩我们要去哪儿，奥佩里?”德雷克问道。 他和安娜不得不快步走，才能跟上她。 她停下来，转过身来面对他们。 “如果我告诉你，你——你可能会认为我很傻，”她回答。 “我宁愿让你看看。”

As they walked, the sand under their feet turned to rocky ground. A strip of land extended into the ocean. Big, jagged black rocks jutted out of the ground. "I've never seen rocks shaped like this," Drake remarked. "This does not look like a papaya grove," Ana said. "It's not," Opeli said. "But there's something here you should see."

他们走着走着，脚下的沙子变成了岩石地面。 一条狭长的陆地延伸到海洋中。 巨大的、参差不齐的黑色岩石从地面突出来。 “我从来没见过这种形状的岩石，”德雷克说。 “这里看起来不像番木瓜林，”安娜说。 “不是的，”奥佩利说。“但这里有些东西你应该看看。”

She led them down the strip of land. Then she stopped in front of one very long rock with spiky points sticking out of it. "This rock has always looked like a dragon to me," she said. "See?" Drake studied the rock. It did look like a dragon— a dragon as big as Worm, with spikes down its back and on the end of its long tail.

她领着他们走过那片狭长地带。 然后，她在一块很长的岩石前停了下来，岩石上伸出了尖刺。 “在我看来，这块石头一直像一条龙，”她说。 “看到了吗?”德雷克研究着那块岩石。 它看起来确实像一条龙——一条和蠕虫一样大的龙，背上和长尾巴末端长着尖刺。

"I see it!" he cried. "I do, too," Ana said. "There is the dragon's big head!" Opeli smiled. "Oh, I am so glad you see it, too!" she said. "Sometimes I like to sing out loud to this dragon rock. It makes me feel happy. I like to imagine there is a Lava Dragon inside, like the ones from Mother's stories." Ana's eyes got wide. "Is that what your mother meant when she said that the Lava Dragons became part of the land?" Opeli frowned. "I like to think so. But Mother says I have a big imagination."

“我看见了!”他叫道。“我也是，”安娜说。 “那是龙的大头!”Opeli笑了。 “哦，我很高兴你也看到了!”她说。 “有时我喜欢对着龙岩大声唱歌。 它使我感到快乐。我喜欢想象里面有一条熔岩龙，就像妈妈故事里的龙一样。” 安娜睁大了眼睛。“你妈妈说熔岩龙成为这片土地的一部分，是不是就是这个意思?”Opeli皱起了眉头。 “我愿意这样想。但是妈妈说我有丰富的想象力。”

"Something tells me it's more than that," Ana said, studying the rock. Opeli touched the tall part of the rock that looked like the dragon's spiky back. "I do feel something when I am here. A special connection." Drake looked at his dragon. Sometimes Worm could sense when a dragon was nearby. In the Land of Ifri, he had connected with the Rainbow Dragon, even though she was asleep in a spider's trap!

“直觉告诉我，事情不止如此，”安娜边说边研究着那块石头。 奥佩利摸了摸岩石的高部分，那部分看起来像龙的尖背。 “当我在这里的时候，我确实感觉到一些东西。 一种特殊的联系。”德雷克看着他的龙。 有时小虫能感觉到附近有一条龙。 在伊夫里之国，他与彩虹龙取得了联系，尽管她睡在蜘蛛陷阱里!

"Worm, can you feel any dragon energy here?" he asked. I do! Worm answered. It is weak, but I can sense it. "Worm feels something, too," Drake said. "Maybe there is a dragon inside this rock!" Opeli clapped her hands. "Oh, I hope it is true! How can we know for sure?" "Maybe Kepri's light can show us what's inside," Ana said. She touched her dragon. "Kepri, aim your sunbeam at this big rock." Kepri flew up and opened her mouth. A beam of golden, glowing sunlight poured out. Her light hit the rock. Deep inside, Drake saw an orange glow! Something was pulsing. Ba-bump. Ba-bump. Drake gasped. "Do you see that? It's a beating heart!"

“虫子，你能感觉到龙的能量吗?”他问。 我做!蠕虫回答。它很弱，但我能感觉到。 “虫子也有感觉，”德雷克说。 “也许这石头里有一条龙!”奥佩利拍了拍手。 “啊，我希望这是真的!”我们怎么能确定呢?”“也许Kepri的光可以告诉我们里面是什么，”安娜说。 她摸了摸她的龙。“Kepri，把你的阳光对准这块大石头。” 凯普里飞了起来，张开了嘴。 一束金色的、炽热的阳光倾泻而出。 她的光打在岩石上。在内心深处，德雷克看到了橙色的光芒!有什么东西在跳动。 Ba-bump。Ba-bump。德雷克气喘吁吁地说。 “你看到了吗?”这是一颗跳动的心脏!”