151 造访米斯塔法

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Zann stood at the top of the waterfall. Mist rose

from a deep, sparkling pool far below.

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" You're not scared, are you?" a teasing voice said behind him

“你不是害怕了吧？”身后传来一个调侃的声音。

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It was his friend, Perda

那是他的朋友，佩达。

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She smiled at him, and Zann noticed that the mist made

her look even prettier than usual.

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" I'm not scared," he said with a laugh." Here I go!"

“我不害怕，”他笑着说。“我跳啦！”

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He leaped off the edge of the cliff. A second later he

heard Perda yell, "Look out below!"

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He glanced up and saw her falling along with the sparkling water

他抬头瞥见她和波光粼粼的水一起坠落。

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" Whee!" he shouted as they both hurtled toward the pool

“呜呼！”他们一起冲向水潭时他喊道。

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At the last second, Zann snapped his fingers and used

magic to slow himself down.

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He splashed into the pool gently

他轻轻地溅入了水潭。

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A moment later Perda splashed down beside him

spraying him with water.

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She hadn't slowed herself as much as he had

That was typical. She was pretty brave.

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" Here come Darb and Gliss," Perda said, pointing up

“达布和格丽斯来了，”佩达指着上方说。

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Their two friends were at the top of the cliff

他们的两个朋友正在悬崖顶上。

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They jumped together, holding hands

他们手拉着手，一起跳了下来。

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That was partly because Darb was a Void, which meant he couldn't do magic

部分原因是达布是虚空族，这意味着他不会魔法。

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He needed Gliss' magic to keep him from falling too fast

他需要格丽斯的魔法来防止自己下落得太快。

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But it was also because Gliss and Darb held hands a lot lately

但也有部分原因是格丽斯和达布最近经常手拉手。

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Zann thought it was nice that they were a couple now

but it also made him feel a little bit uncomfortable.

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Splash! They landed together nearby

哗啦！他们一起落在了附近。

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" That was fun, wasn't it?" Darb said, swimming over to Zann

“刚才真好玩，对吧？”达布一边说，一边向赞恩游去。

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" Yeah," Zann agreed. Then he spotted a boy around their

age hurrying toward the pool. "Look! Ello's back."

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Zann swam to the edge of the pool, with his friends following

赞恩向泳池边游去，他的朋友们跟在后面。

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Ello had stopped to look at a tiny creature with silvery wings

that had landed on a rock at the edge of the pool.

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Darb climbed out of the water." Is that a dragon?" he asked

He was very interested in animals of all kinds.

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Ello carefully picked up the tiny creature and handed it to Darb

埃洛小心翼翼地捧起那只小生物，递给达布。

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" Isn't it cute? There were no dragons in Skellia, but there

are several species here in Mistafar."

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Gliss climbed out of the pool for a better look, squeezing

water out of her bright red hair.

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She and Zann were the only Reds in the group — their red hair

was a sign that they had especially strong magic.

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" It's cute," she said." And it's definitely much less scary

than the gulpers from your old world!"

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Zann agreed with that. They'd first met Ello in Skellia

a world of rising seas and constant rain.

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The Skellian people had wanted to escape before all of

their land disappeared beneath the waves.

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However, the only way to leave was through the vortex

that connected all the known worlds.

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Reaching the vortex required going through a wormhole

要到达漩涡，必须穿过虫洞。

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But magic-eating sea creatures called gulpers ate

the wormholes as fast as they appeared.

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" True. None of us miss the gulpers," Ello said with a shudder

“说得对。我们谁都不会想念那些大嘴怪。”埃洛哆嗦着说。

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" Do you miss anything about Skellia?" Darb asked

“你会想念斯基利亚的什么吗？”达布问道。

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Ello looked thoughtful." I liked sailing on the open sea

埃洛若有所思。“我喜欢在开阔的大海上航行。

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And it's hard getting used to a whole new place." He smiled

而且，要去适应一个全新的地方确实不容易。”他微笑着。

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" But Mistafar is great! Everyone is grateful that you

convinced Wyssa to move us here."

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Wyssa was a mysterious woman with strong magic powers

维萨是个拥有强大魔力的神秘女子。

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Zann and his friends had met her during some earlier adventures

赞恩和朋友们是在之前的一些冒险中认识她的。

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She'd brought the Skellians to Mistafar

她把斯基利亚人带到了米斯塔法。

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This was the first time Zann and the others had traveled from Magica to visit

这是赞恩他们第一次从魔法界专程过来拜访。

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Suddenly Zann noticed that Ello's hands were empty

突然，赞恩注意到埃洛两手空空。

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" Hey, I thought you were bringing snacks," he said with a grin

“嘿，你不是说要带点心来的吗？”他咧嘴笑着说。

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" Oh! I almost forgot to tell you — it's time for Perda's birthday cake," Ello said

“哦！差点忘了告诉你们——该吃佩达的生日蛋糕了。”埃洛说。

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Perda's birthday was the reason for the visit

他们这次来访就是为了给佩达庆祝生日。

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Back in Magica, Zann lived with his parents in First City, while the other

three kids lived in his former hometown of Swamp Bottom.

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They were able to visit one another occasionally with the help of zap accelerators

magical devices that helped them to travel long distances quickly.

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But Zann still missed seeing his friends every day like he had

when he lived in Swamp Bottom.

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" Great! Waterfall jumping made me hungry," Perda said

"Let's go and have cake!"

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They walked back to the Skellians' village

他们走回了斯基利亚人的村庄。

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Zann's parents were in the main square, chatting with some other adults

赞恩的父母在主广场上，正和几个大人聊天。

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A platter of small, beautifully decorated cakes was sitting on a wooden table

一张木桌上放着一大盘装饰精美的小蛋糕。

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" Happy birthday, Perda!" Ello's mother said." Help yourselves to cake, kids."

“生日快乐，佩达！”埃洛的妈妈说。“孩子们，请随便吃蛋糕。”

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Zann and his friends each took a cake

赞恩和朋友们每人拿了一块蛋糕。

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Then they sat down to eat." I'm glad your parents brought you to visit us," Ello said

然后他们坐下来吃。“我很高兴你父母带你来我们这儿做客，”埃洛说。

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" Perda talked them into it since it's her birthday," Zann said

“因为是佩达的生日，她说服了他们，”赞恩说。

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" They know she's interested in being an explorer someday."

“他们知道她一直想将来当个探险家。”

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" Or maybe a researcher," Gliss said." She's absolutely

obsessed with the ancient history of Magica!"

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" You are?" Zann looked at Perda in surprise

“是吗？”赞恩惊讶地看着佩达。

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The last time he'd spent time with her, she had been

more interested in studying other worlds.

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Perda took a bite of cake and then nodded

佩达咬了一口蛋糕，然后点了点头。

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" Yes, it's really interesting. But it's hard to find much

information about the Old Times."

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Gliss shuddered." That's probably because everyone

wants to forget about the Old Times.

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My parents say it was a time of dark magic and danger."

我父母说那是个充满黑魔法与危险的时代。”

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Perda licked frosting off her fingers

佩达舔了舔手指上的糖霜。

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" There's even less information about the time before the Old Times," she said

“关于旧时代之前的时期，信息就更少了，”她说。

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" Hey, Zann, remind me to ask your parents if they have

any books about that period."

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" Okay." Zann nodded

“好的。”赞恩点点头。

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Just then his parents came toward them." Finish your

cake, kids," his mother, Asta, said.

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" It's time to go home."

“该回家了。”

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Zann sighed. He wasn't sure what to think about Perda's new interest

赞恩叹了口气。他不太清楚该怎么看待佩达的新兴趣。

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" It's so strange," he thought." I hardly know anything

about my friends anymore!"