The Quest

The Quest

《探险之旅》

"'I'm writing a story about a quest,' said Wilma, 'but I'm stuck. I don't know what to put next.' 'I don't know what a quest is,' said Biff, 'so I don't think I can help you.' 'It's a journey that someone makes to look for something that's been lost,' said Wilma.

“‘我正在写一个关于探险的故事，’威尔玛说， ‘可我卡壳了，不知道接下来该写什么。’ ‘我不知道什么是探险，’比夫说，‘所以我觉得我帮不了你。’ ‘探险就是一个人踏上旅程，去寻找某件遗失的东西。’威尔玛解释道。”

Biff still didn't understand what Wilma meant, so Wilma read the story to her. 'Long ago, and far away, there was a beautiful land called Ulm. Flowers grew everywhere. Animals lived in the woods and forests. Everyone was happy there.'

比夫还是没明白威尔玛的意思，于是威尔玛把写好的故事读给她听。 ‘很久很久以前，在很远的地方，有一片名叫乌尔姆的美丽土地。 那里遍地都开满了鲜花。 大大小小的动物们都栖息在丛林之中。 那里的每个人都过得很幸福。’

"In a big cave, deep underground, was the crystal bell of Ulm. It was very beautiful. Even in the dark cave, it glowed like fire. When it rang, its note was like music. The sound of the bell told every animal, every plant and every tree when it was spring or summer.

“乌尔姆的水晶钟就藏在地下深处的一个大洞穴里。 它漂亮极了。 哪怕在漆黑的洞穴里，它也像火焰一样散发着光芒。 当它响起时，铃声就像天籁之音。 铃声会告知所有的动物、花草树木，春天和夏天什么时候到来。”

"The evil Grimlock lived outside Ulm. He lived in the cold, black mountains of Grim. He wanted the crystal bell of Ulm, and he spent years looking for it. At last, Grimlock found the bell. 'Now it will be mine for ever!' he said.

“邪恶的格里姆洛克住在乌尔姆的境外。 他住在寒冷阴暗的格里姆山脉里。 他觊觎乌尔姆的水晶钟已经很久了，花了好几年时间寻找它的下落。 终于，格里姆洛克找到了水晶钟。 ‘现在它永远都是我的了！’他大喊道。”

"Grimlock took the bell back to the land of Grim. He carried it through the forest. Then he crossed the rocky desert. At last, he reached his castle high in the mountains. In the sunlight, the bell looked so beautiful that Grimlock could not bear to look at it.

“格里姆洛克把水晶钟带回了格里姆领地。 他抱着钟穿过森林。 接着又越过了遍布岩石的荒漠。 最后他抵达了自己建在高山之上的城堡。 阳光下的水晶钟美得晃眼，格里姆洛克甚至都不敢直视它。”