6. LEARNING FROM RUNE

CHAPTER 6 LEARNING FROM RUNE Drake and Darma spent the next few hours learning from Rune. Rune made a fist with his right hand and bent his wrist down and back up to sign "yes." He tapped his right thumb against the two first fingers of his right hand to sign "no."

德雷克和达玛在接下来的几个小时里学习了符文。 符文用右手握拳，把手腕上下弯曲，做出“是”的手势。 他用右手拇指轻敲右手的两个食指，表示“不”。

Rune held his left hand in front of his chest, with his palm flat and elbow out. Then he moved his right fist in a circle around his left hand to sign "danger." Then Rune made fists with both hands and raised both thumbs. Holding his left hand slightly higher than the right, he moved both fists up and toward the left. Then he pointed at his chest with the index finger on his right hand to complete the sign: "follow me." "Rune, how did you learn this language?" Drake asked. Rune says: My parents are both Deaf; and I was born Deaf. They have been communicating with me in sign language since I was born. So it came to me naturally.

符文把左手放在胸前，手掌平着，肘部朝外。 然后，他用右手在左手周围划了一个圈，表示“危险”。 然后，符文双手握拳，竖起大拇指。 他把左手举得比右手高一点，双拳向上并向左移动。 然后他用右手食指指着自己的胸口，完成了手势：“跟我来。” “符文，你是怎么学会这门语言的？”德雷克问道。 符文说：我的父母都是聋子；我生来就是聋子。 从我出生起，他们就一直用手语和我交流。 所以我自然而然地想到了这一点。

The boys practiced together. Drake and Darma made the signs over and over, and Rune smiled whenever they got them right. When the sun began to set, Rune led the way along a grassy path to the labyrinth. The outside wall of the maze was shaped like a big circle. As they got closer, Drake saw that the stone wall was much taller than any of the dragons. The entrance to the labyrinth was a round door carved with a pattern of spirals. The last rays of orange sunlight disappeared behind the green hills. Drake got goosebumps on his arms. The door is about to open! he thought. I hope we can find the Star Flute before sunrise!

男孩们一起练习。 德雷克和达玛一遍又一遍地做着指示，只要他们做对了，符文就会微笑。 当太阳开始下山时，符文带领大家沿着一条长满草的小路走向迷宫。 迷宫的外墙形状像一个大圆圈。 当他们走近时，德雷克发现石墙比任何一条龙都要高得多。 迷宫的入口是一扇刻有螺旋图案的圆门。 最后一缕橘黄色的阳光消失在青山后面。 德雷克胳膊上起了鸡皮疙瘩。 门要开了！他想。 我希望我们能在日出前找到星笛！