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《神奇树屋》 第三十二册 Winter of the Ice Wizard 03 The Ice Wizard

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  The air inside the palace was even colder than theair outside. Moonlight flooded through tall arches inthe walls. The floor shined like a skating rink. Thickcolumns of sparkling ice held up a domed1 ceiling.

"WELCOME, JACK2 AND ANNIE," boomed a voicefrom beyond the columns.

Jack gasped3. "Is that Merlin?" he whispered.

"It does not sound like Merlin," whispered Teddy.

32"But how does he know our names?" whisperedAnnie.

"COME, JACK AND ANNIE. I HAVE BEENWAITING FOR YOU," bellowed4 the voice.

"Maybe it is Merlin!" said Annie. "Maybe he's justusing a different voice! Come on!""Annie, wait!" Jack called. But Annie had alreadydisappeared into the sparkly room. "We have tofollow her," he said to Teddy and Kathleen.

The three of them hurried after Annie. Beyond thecolumns, steps made of carved ice led up to aplatform. Sitting on a throne on the platform was ahuge bearded man.

The man on the throne was definitely not Merlin.

He was dressed in a worn robe trimmed with dirtyfur. He had a rugged5, weather-beaten face, a bushybeard, and a black eye patch. He leaned forward andglared down at Annie with his one good eye.

"Who are you?" he demanded. "I was expecting Jackand Annie of Frog Creek6."33Annie stepped toward the throne. "I am Annie andhe's Jack," she said. "And these are our friends Teddyand Kathleen. We come in peace.""Annie? Jack?" the man snorted. "You are not Annieand Jack! You are far too small!""We're not so small," said Annie. "I'm nine. Jack'sten.""But you are children" the man said with scorn.

"Jack and Annie are heroes!""Well, I don't know if I'd call us heroes," said Annie.

"But we sometimes help Merlin and Morgan le Fay.""Annie, shhh!" said Jack. He didn't trust the man onthe throne and worried that Annie was saying toomuch.

But Annie went on. "In fact, Merlin told us to cometo the Land-Behind-the-Clouds today," she said. "Hesent us a message written on a stone.""Ah...," said the man on the throne. "Perhaps youreally are Jack and Annie." He leaned forward andspoke in a low voice:

34To Jack and Annie of Frog Creek:

My Staff of Strength has been stolen. On the wintersolstice, journey to the Land-Behind-the-Clouds.

Travel toward the setting sun and retrieve7 my staff-orall will be lost.

Jack didn't understand. "How...?""How do I know what was in Merlin's message?"the man said. "I know because I wrote it[ILLUSTRATION: The Wizard pointing at thechildren.]

35myself! I hoped it would find its way to yousomehow."Jack stepped back. So Merlin hadn't sent them onthis mission at all. The weird8 man on the throne hadtricked them!

"Who are you?" demanded Teddy.

"I am the Ice Wizard," said the man. "The Wizard ofWinter."[ILLUSTRATION: Jack, Teddy, Annie, and Kathleenstanding in a line in front of the Wizard.]

36Teddy gulped9.

Oh, no! thought Jack. They had heard about thiswizard on their past Merlin missions. It was theWizard of Winter who had put a spell on the RavenKing and who had stolen the Sword of Light!

The wizard glanced coldly from Teddy to Kathleen.

"And who are the two of you?""I am Teddy of Camelot," said Teddy. "I am anapprentice to Morgan le Fay, in training to be asorcerer myself.""A sorcerer?" said the wizard.

"Yes," said Teddy. "My father was a sorcerer. Mymother was a wood sprite.""And I am a selkie," said Kathleen, "one of theancient seal people.""So you are both from my world," said the IceWizard. "You are of no use to me." He looked back atJack and Annie. "I am interested only in the twomortals, Jack and Annie of Frog Creek."37"Why are you interested in us?" said Jack.

"Because of what you have done for Merlin!"bellowed the Ice Wizard. "For Merlin, you found theWater of Memory and Imagination! For Merlin, youfound the Diamond of Destiny! For Merlin, you foundthe Sword of Light! Now I want you to findsomething for me.""What do you want us to find?" asked Annie.

The Ice Wizard grabbed the black patch coveringhis left eye. He yanked it off, revealing a dark, emptysocket underneath11.

"Yikes," Annie said softly.

"I want you to find my eye," the Ice Wizard said.

"Oh, man," said Jack. He was horrified12.

"Are--are you quite serious?" said Teddy.

"You want them to find your eye?"The wizard covered his empty eye socket10 with thepatch again. "Yes," he said. "I want Jack and Annie tofind my eye--and bring it back to me."38"But--why?" said Jack. "Even if we found it, wecouldn't make it work. We're not medical experts oranything.""And anyway, why can't you get your eyeyourself?" said Annie. "You're a wizard!""DO NOT QUESTION MY ORDERS!" the wizardroared at her.

"Hey, don't yell at my sister!" said Jack.

The wizard raised a bushy eyebrow13. "You arebrother and sister?" he said.

"Yes," said Jack.

The wizard nodded slowly. His voice grew softer.

"And you protect your sister," he said.

"We protect each other," said Jack.

"I see," whispered the wizard. Then his voice turnedgruff again. "Long ago, I traded my eye for somethingI wanted very much. But I never got what I wanted.

So now I want my eye back.""Who did you trade with?" asked Annie.

"The Fates!" said the wizard. "I traded with theFates! But they cheated me! And that is39why I sent for you and Jack. You must go to theFates and find my eye, and you must go alone.""Why alone?" asked Jack.

"Because only mortals can undo14 a bargain with theFates," said the Ice Wizard, "not wizards like me--norseal girls, nor the sons of sorcerers, like your twofriends.""But Jack and I succeeded in our other missionsbecause Teddy and Kathleen or Morgan and Merlinhelped us," said Annie.

"What kind of help did they give you?" said thewizard.

"Well, mostly magic rhymes and riddles," saidAnnie.

"Ah. Then I shall do the same," said the wizard. Hethought for a moment, then leaned forward on histhrone. In a growly voice, he said:

Take my sleighAnd find your wayTo the House of the NornsIn the curve of the bay.

Pay them whateverThey tell you to pay.

And bring back my eyeBy break of day.

The wizard reached into the folds of his ragged15 robeand pulled out a thick string with a row of knots.

"This wind-string will speed you on your journey," hesaid. He tossed the string to Jack.

What's a wind-string? Jack wondered. And who arethe Norns?

Before Jack could ask any questions, the Ice Wizardpointed at him. "Now listen carefully to thiswarning," he said. "Beware the white wolves of thenight. They may follow you on your quest. Never letthem catch up with you. If they catch you, they willeat you!"Jack felt a chill run down his spine16.

The Ice Wizard picked up a carved wooden stickfrom the floor beside his throne. Its smooth, polishedwood glowed in the moonlight.

Teddy gasped. "'Tis Merlin's Staff of Strength!" hesaid.

"Indeed," said the wizard. He turned to Jack andAnnie. "Go now and find my eye," he said. "Or youwill never see Merlin and Morgan le Fay again.""What have you done with them?" cried Annie.

The wizard stared at her coldly. "I will not tell you,"he said. "You will see them again only if you returnmy eye before the break of day.""But--" said Annie.

"No more questions!" said the wizard. "Be on yourway!" Before any of them could speak, the Ice Wizardslashed the air with Merlin's Staff of Strength andshouted a spell--"OW-NIGH!"A flash of blue fire shot from the end of the staff. Inan instant, Jack, Annie, Teddy, and Kathleen foundthemselves outside the palace in the freezing night.


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1 domed e73af46739c7805de3b32498e0e506c3     
adj. 圆屋顶的, 半球形的, 拱曲的 动词dome的过去式和过去分词形式
参考例句:
  • I gazed up at the domed ceiling arching overhead. 我抬头凝望着上方弧形的穹顶。
  • His forehead domed out in a curve. 他的前额呈弯曲的半球形。
2 jack 53Hxp     
n.插座,千斤顶,男人;v.抬起,提醒,扛举;n.(Jake)杰克
参考例句:
  • I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
  • He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。
3 gasped e6af294d8a7477229d6749fa9e8f5b80     
v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 );喘息;倒抽气;很想要
参考例句:
  • She gasped at the wonderful view. 如此美景使她惊讶得屏住了呼吸。
  • People gasped with admiration at the superb skill of the gymnasts. 体操运动员的高超技艺令人赞叹。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
4 bellowed fa9ba2065b18298fa17a6311db3246fc     
v.发出吼叫声,咆哮(尤指因痛苦)( bellow的过去式和过去分词 );(愤怒地)说出(某事),大叫
参考例句:
  • They bellowed at her to stop. 他们吼叫着让她停下。
  • He bellowed with pain when the tooth was pulled out. 当牙齿被拔掉时,他痛得大叫。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
5 rugged yXVxX     
adj.高低不平的,粗糙的,粗壮的,强健的
参考例句:
  • Football players must be rugged.足球运动员必须健壮。
  • The Rocky Mountains have rugged mountains and roads.落基山脉有崇山峻岭和崎岖不平的道路。
6 creek 3orzL     
n.小溪,小河,小湾
参考例句:
  • He sprang through the creek.他跳过小河。
  • People sunbathe in the nude on the rocks above the creek.人们在露出小溪的岩石上裸体晒日光浴。
7 retrieve ZsYyp     
vt.重新得到,收回;挽回,补救;检索
参考例句:
  • He was determined to retrieve his honor.他决心恢复名誉。
  • The men were trying to retrieve weapons left when the army abandoned the island.士兵们正试图找回军队从该岛撤退时留下的武器。
8 weird bghw8     
adj.古怪的,离奇的;怪诞的,神秘而可怕的
参考例句:
  • From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来,他好像有点怪。
  • His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。
9 gulped 4873fe497201edc23bc8dcb50aa6eb2c     
v.狼吞虎咽地吃,吞咽( gulp的过去式和过去分词 );大口地吸(气);哽住
参考例句:
  • He gulped down the rest of his tea and went out. 他把剩下的茶一饮而尽便出去了。
  • She gulped nervously, as if the question bothered her. 她紧张地咽了一下,似乎那问题把她难住了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
10 socket jw9wm     
n.窝,穴,孔,插座,插口
参考例句:
  • He put the electric plug into the socket.他把电插头插入插座。
  • The battery charger plugs into any mains socket.这个电池充电器可以插入任何类型的电源插座。
11 underneath VKRz2     
adj.在...下面,在...底下;adv.在下面
参考例句:
  • Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
  • She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣,里面套着一条连衣裙。
12 horrified 8rUzZU     
a.(表现出)恐惧的
参考例句:
  • The whole country was horrified by the killings. 全国都对这些凶杀案感到大为震惊。
  • We were horrified at the conditions prevailing in local prisons. 地方监狱的普遍状况让我们震惊。
13 eyebrow vlOxk     
n.眉毛,眉
参考例句:
  • Her eyebrow is well penciled.她的眉毛画得很好。
  • With an eyebrow raised,he seemed divided between surprise and amusement.他一只眉毛扬了扬,似乎既感到吃惊,又觉有趣。
14 undo Ok5wj     
vt.解开,松开;取消,撤销
参考例句:
  • His pride will undo him some day.他的傲慢总有一天会毁了他。
  • I managed secretly to undo a corner of the parcel.我悄悄地设法解开了包裹的一角。
15 ragged KC0y8     
adj.衣衫褴褛的,粗糙的,刺耳的
参考例句:
  • A ragged shout went up from the small crowd.这一小群人发出了刺耳的喊叫。
  • Ragged clothing infers poverty.破衣烂衫意味着贫穷。
16 spine lFQzT     
n.脊柱,脊椎;(动植物的)刺;书脊
参考例句:
  • He broke his spine in a fall from a horse.他从马上跌下摔断了脊梁骨。
  • His spine developed a slight curve.他的脊柱有点弯曲。
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