《牧羊少年奇幻之旅》 98 骑兵布满沙丘

The sun was setting when the boy's heart sounded a danger signal.

太阳开始下沉的时候，男孩的心发出了危险的信号。

They were surrounded by gigantic dunes¹, and the boy looked at the alchemist to see whether he had sensed anything.

此时，他们正处于一片巨大的沙丘之间，男孩看了看炼金术士。

But he appeared to be unaware² of any danger.

而他似乎什么都没发现。

Five minutes later, the boy saw two horsemen waiting ahead of them.

五分钟之后，男孩看到两名骑兵出现在面前，阳光映衬出他们的剪影。

Before he could say anything to the alchemist, the two horsemen had become ten, and then a hundred.

还没等男孩告诉炼金术士，两名骑兵就变成了十名，接着又变成了百名。

And then they were everywhere in the dunes.

最后整个沙丘都布满了骑兵。

They were tribesmen dressed in blue, with black rings surrounding their turbans.

这些骑兵身着蓝衣，头巾用黑色头箍套住。

Their faces were hidden behind blue veils, with only their eyes showing.

蓝布罩在脸上，只露出两只眼睛。

Even from a distance, their eyes conveyed the strength of their souls. And their eyes spoke³ of death.

虽然离得很远，他们的眼睛仍显示出了心灵的力量，那里流露出的是杀气。

1 dunes   

沙丘( dune的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The boy galloped over the dunes barefoot. 那男孩光着脚在沙丘间飞跑。
• Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat. 将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。

2 unaware   

a.不知道的，未意识到的

参考例句：

• They were unaware that war was near. 他们不知道战争即将爆发。
• I was unaware of the man's presence. 我没有察觉到那人在场。

3 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。