E03 003 魔法大师

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0:12 " Zing!" Zann exclaimed." You oversized swamp rat! I'll get you for that." "Zing！" 赞恩喊道。"你这只超大的沼泽老鼠！我会找你算账的。"
0:20 Picking up a rock, he tossed it at the dragon 他捡起一块石头，朝龙扔去。
0:23 Zing ducked the rock, chattering in annoyance Zing 躲开了石头，恼怒地吱吱叫着。
0:26 Zann grinned." What do you expect?" he said." You just tried to roast me!" 赞恩咧嘴一笑。"你指望什么呢？"他说。"你刚才还想烤我呢！"
0:32 The dragon hopped down from the roof, not bothering to unfurl its leathery wings 龙从屋顶跳了下来，懒得展开它那皮革般的翅膀。
0:37 It landed beside Zann with a thump. He bent to scratch its pointy little head 它砰的一声落在赞恩身边。他弯下腰挠了挠它那尖尖的小脑袋。
0:42 " Did you eat yet?" he asked." Let's go inside "你吃了吗？"他问道。"我们进去吧。"
0:46 I'll conjure up some food for you as soon as I tell Boz about the warning." 我一告诉博兹那个警告，就给你变出些食物来。"
0:50 The dragon chirped agreeably. Many people kept dragons as pets, but fire whistlers like Zing weren't very popular 龙愉快地啾啾叫。许多人养龙当宠物，但像 Zing 这样的喷火啸龙并不太受欢迎。
0:58 The breed was too active, too independent, and a little too unpredictable 这个品种太活跃、太独立，还有点太捉摸不定。
1:04 Besides, most people didn't like dealing with a pet that could set you on fire 再说，大多数人不喜欢跟一只能把人点着的宠物打交道。
1:08 But Zing was perfect for Zann. They spent hours together 但Zing对赞恩来说正合适。他们常一起待上好几个小时。
1:12 Their favorite game was to lie in wait and attack each other 他们最喜欢的游戏就是埋伏起来，互相攻击。
1:15 Zann reached for his schoolbag, which he'd dropped during Zing's surprise attack 赞恩伸手去够他的书包，那是Zing突袭时他扔下的。
1:20 " You'd better sleep with one eye open," he told the dragon jokingly “你最好睡觉时睁着一只眼，”他开玩笑地对龙说。
1:25 Dragons couldn't talk, but the smarter ones could understand some human speech 龙不会说话，但聪明一些的能听懂部分人语。
1:30 " Because when you least expect it, I'm going to grab you and feed you to the water blobs." “因为在你最意想不到的时候，我会抓住你，把你喂给水泡怪。”
1:36 Zing hissed playfully, sending out a spurt of flame that Zann dodged easily Zing顽皮地嘶叫一声，喷出一股火焰，赞恩轻松躲开了。
1:41 He laughed, glancing around for another rock 他笑着，四处张望，想再找一块石头。
1:45 Before he could find one, the door flew open 他还没来得及找到，门猛地被推开了。
1:48 " Get in here," Boz ordered, the tip of his long, pointy nose quivering as it always did when he was worked up about something “快进来，”博兹命令道，他那又长又尖的鼻尖不住地抽动，每当他为某事激动时都会这样。
1:55 Zann's grandfather was clutching the tattered diary in which he recorded everything important that happened to him." I need to talk to you." 赞恩的祖父紧攥着那本破旧的日记本，里头记录着他经历过的每一件要事。“我得跟你谈谈。”
2:03 Zann guessed that Boz had already heard about the message." I'm coming," he said 赞恩猜博兹已经听说了那个消息。“我来了，”他说。
2:09 Like the outside, the inside of their house rarely changed 和外面一样，他们屋里的陈设几乎一成不变。
2:13 Half the furniture was boring and utilitarian, transported there by Boz from his old home in First City 一半家具是博兹从第一城的老家搬来的，既乏味又只讲实用。
2:19 The rest was cool stuff that Zann's parents had conjured, mostly based on interesting things they had seen in their travels: 其余的都是很酷的物件，由赞恩的父母凭空变出，大多是他们旅行途中见识过的奇物：
2:26 a statue of a frightening beast from the slopes of Mount Mystery, replicas of the low-slung chairs used by nomadic settlers way out on the Far Frontier 神秘山山坡上骇人野兽的雕像，远在遥远边区那边游牧移民使用的矮脚椅子的仿制品，
2:35 and an exotic-looking lamp from some other, faraway world. That lamp was Zann's favorite 以及一盏来自某个遥远异世界、充满异域风情的灯。那盏灯是赞恩的最爱。
2:41 He paused beside it, resting a hand on its lumpy surface and glancing at the framed blink images of his family hanging on the walls 他在灯旁停下，单手抚摩着它那凹凸不平的表面，同时扫了一眼墙上挂着的家人们会眨眼的带框照片。
2:49 Could his parents be trapped in some mysterious other world even now? 他的父母会不会此时此刻正被困在某个神秘的异世界里呢？
2:53 Could they still be alive despite what most people thought? 尽管大多数人都认为他们不在了，他们有可能还活着吗？
2:56 Zing scampered over to grab a scorched chew toy. Boz stared at Zann Zing 蹦跳着跑过去叼起一个烧焦的磨牙玩具。博兹凝视着赞恩。
3:02 His large brown eyes were troubled." I'm glad you're home," he said, setting his diary on the table 他那双棕色的大眼睛里满是忧虑。“很高兴你回家了，”他说着，把日记放在桌子上。
3:08 " I thought about going down to your school to get you “我本想去你学校接你的。
3:12 Have you heard about the warning from the palace?" 你听说王宫发出的警告了吗？”
3:15 Zann nodded." An echo crow came to school. The message sounded pretty weird 赞恩点点头。“一只回声乌鸦飞到了学校。消息听起来非常奇怪。
3:21 Why would Reds suddenly start disappearing?" 红魔法师为什么会突然开始失踪？”
3:24 " I don't know." Boz rubbed his nose to stop it from quivering “我不知道。”博兹揉了揉鼻子，不让自己发抖。
3:29 " I've sent messages to a few friends to see if any of them know anything “我给几个朋友发了消息，看看他们有没有人知道些什么。
3:33 But they haven't responded. That worries me, especially since they're all Reds." 但他们都没有回复。这让我很担心，尤其因为他们都是红魔法师。”
3:40 He tapped one finger against another, and several message moths appeared 他用一根手指轻敲另一根，几只信蛾便出现了。
3:44 Boz focused his gaze on one, muttering a message under his breath 博兹将目光聚焦在一只信蛾上，低声念叨着消息。
3:49 As he spoke, tiny words etched themselves onto the moth's powdery wings. Zann couldn't help being impressed 他说话间，微小的文字便自行蚀刻在信蛾布满粉末的翅膀上。赞恩不禁感到佩服。
3:56 Most people had to inscribe message moths by hand 大多数人只能手工在信蛾上铭刻信息。
3:59 Only a few people had the focus to do it by eye 只有极少数人能如此专注，凭意念做到这一点。
4:03 Sometimes it was easy to forget that his grandfather had been one of the most powerful Magic Masters in the kingdom 有时很容易忘记，他的祖父曾是王国里最强大的魔法大师之一。
4:09 Zann wondered if he himself would ever develop that kind of control over his own powers 赞恩不知道自己是否有一天也能对自己的力量有如此掌控力。
4:14 He realized Boz had finished inscribing the message moths and was talking again 他意识到博兹已经给信蛾铭刻完毕，又在说话了。
4:19 He'd just said something about wanting Zann to stay at home 他刚才说了些想要赞恩待在家里的什么话。
4:22 " What?" Zann blurted out." But I told Darb I'd meet him at the swamp after dinner!" “什么？”赞恩脱口而出。“可是我跟达布说好了晚饭后在沼泽见面的！”
4:28 " Sorry, Zann. We need to be careful until I find out what we're dealing with." “抱歉，赞恩。在我弄清楚我们要面对什么之前，得小心些。”
4:33 Boz waved a hand to send the moths fluttering out the window." I can't risk you wandering off." 博兹一挥手，让信蛾拍打着翅膀飞出窗外。“我不能冒险让你到处乱跑。”
4:40 " What's the difference? It's not like anything ever happens way out here in Swamp Bottom “那又有什么分别？这偏僻的沼泽底部根本不会发生什么事。
4:46 I still don't know why you decided to move to this place after Mom and Dad disappeared 我还是不明白，为什么爸爸妈妈失踪后，你决定搬到这个地方来。
4:51 We'll never find out what happened to them while we're stuck out here in this boring old backwater." 我们困在这个无聊的老旧穷乡僻壤里，永远也查不出他们到底遭遇了什么。”
4:57 " I'll make dinner in an hour " was all Boz said “我一小时后做晚饭。”博兹只说了这一句。
5:00 " You'd better get started on your homework." “你最好开始做你的功课了。”
5:03 " Typical," thought Zann. Boz never wanted to talk about what had happened to Zann's parents “老样子，”赞恩心想。博兹从来不愿意谈论赞恩父母的事。
5:09 Zann didn't get it. Didn't Boz want to find them if they were still out there somewhere? 赞恩不明白。如果他们还在外面的某个地方，难道博兹不想找到他们吗？
5:16 " Come here, Zing," he called." Dinnertime." “过来，Zing，”他喊道。“吃饭了。”
5:20 He rubbed his fingers together and pointed at the dragon's food dish 他搓了搓手指，指向龙的食盆。
5:24 A big helping of green, slimy dragon mush appeared 一大份绿色的、黏糊糊的龙食糊出现了。
5:27 Zing flapped his wings in thanks. Then he shot out a flicker of flame and instantly cooked the mush Zing 拍打着翅膀表示感谢。然后它喷出一丝火焰，瞬间就把食糊烤熟了。
5:34 It smelled disgusting, but the dragon slurped it up eagerly 闻起来糟透了，但龙却津津有味地大口吃着。
5:38 Zann turned around and realized Boz was watching him 赞恩转过身，发现博兹正在看着他。
5:41 " I'm not trying to ruin your fun, Zann," Boz said." I just want to protect you." “我不是要扫你的兴，赞恩，”博兹说。“我只是想保护你。”
5:48 " I know." Zann felt guilty for his earlier thoughts." It's okay." “我知道。”赞恩为自己之前的想法感到愧疚。“没关系。”
5:55 But after dinner Zann felt much too restless to sit in his room and study 但晚饭后，赞恩感到焦躁不安，根本没法坐在房间里学习。
6:00 He checked to make sure Boz wasn't nearby 他查看了一下以确保博兹不在附近。
6:04 Then he rubbed his hands together and zapped himself out of the house 然后他搓了搓手，施咒把自己传送出了屋子。