回复：翻译贴：Doctor who: Tales of Trenzalore （可能大坑慎入）

Atthe edge of the wood, the four figures paused. Two huge Warriors, the tall, aristocratic Ice Lord, and the dishevelled human in adamp, shapeless coat.
这四个身影停在了森林的边缘。两位巨型的武士，一位充满贵族气质的高大的寒冰领主，和一位身着一件湿漉漉已经不成形的外套的人类。
‘Whoare you?’ Lord Ssardak demanded.
“你是谁？”领主Ssardak询问道。
Theman shrugged. ‘Ilive here, that’s all. Saw the fireballs. Came to look.I didn’t mean any harm. I wasn’tgoing to interfere. Can I go home now?’ he addedhopefully.
这个男人耸耸肩说道：“我仅仅只是住在这里，看见这边有火球就过来看一下，我并没有要伤害你们的意思，也没有想来打扰你们，请问我现在可以回家了吗?”他充满期待的问道。
Ssardakleaned down, so close that the man could see his own thin face reflected in thedark shields over the Ice Lord’s eyes.”I am Lord Ssardak.“ These are my Warriors – Essbur and Zontan. If you try toescape from us, they will kill you. Do you understand.’
Ssardak弯下腰，他靠的是如此的近，以至于这个男人可以清晰的从寒冰领主眼前深色的护目镜上看到自己瘦削的脸庞。“我是Ssardak领主，他们是我的战士—Essbur和Zontan，如果你想要试图逃跑的话，他们将会杀了你，你明白了吗？”
Theman nodded furiously. ‘Whatdo you want?’
这个男人拼命的点着头，说道“你们想要知道些什么”
‘First,your name.’
“首先，说出你的名字”
‘Youcan call me Elias.’
“你可以叫我Eilas”
‘Youknow this area?’
“那你对这块土地熟悉吗？”
Eliasnodded. ‘I’ve lived here a long time. I know it as well as anyone.’
Elias点头答道：“我在这里生活了很长的一段时间，我对这块土地了如指掌”
Ssardakgave a hiss of satisfaction. ‘Then watch.’ He jabbed his fist at the sky – where four tiny points of light were streaking between the stars,growing steadily brighter and larger.
Ssardak发出了满意的嘶嘶声。“那么，看”他将他的拳头指向空中—在群星间有四个微弱的亮点波动着，正在逐渐的变亮、变大。
‘Whatare they?’ Elias breathed. ‘Shootingstars?’
“他们是什么？”Elias低声说道“炮弹星？”（这个地方应该有问题）

Theystood in silence as the capsules sped towards them, screeching overhead anddisappearing into the distance in a blaze of fire. Sparks and flame shot upfrom each of the four impact points further down the valley.
相对无言，他们看着太空舱加速向他们冲来，伴随着一阵发动机的轰鸣声，从他们头顶滑过，随着一场烈焰消失在了远方。山谷里的四个冲撞点进一步爆出了闪光和火焰。
‘Nowtell me,’ Ssardak said, turning to Elias, “and I know that this close to the Truth Field you cannot lie – can you help us find the capsules?”
“现在，告诉我，你能帮我找到这个太空舱吗”Ssardak转向Elias问道，“而且我知道这块地方离真实之地很近，所以你不可能说谎”
‘Yes,’ Elias said. ‘But so many meteors in onenight – other people will have noticed. They’ll be looking too.’
“是的”Elias说道，“但是一个晚上有这么多流星掉下来，势必会引起一些人的注意，他们一定会去查看的”
‘Youmean the Doctor?’
“你是指博士？”
Eliasnodded. ‘Anythingout of the ordinary, and he’s right in the middle ofit.’
Elias点头回答，“一旦发生任何不同寻常的事情，他就会在那里”
‘Youknow the Doctor?’ Essbur hissed.
“你很了解博士？”Essbur嘶嘶的说道。
‘Everyoneknows the Doctor. Is he why you’re here?’
“所有人都知道博士，他就是你们在这里的原因吗？”
‘Whyelse?’ Ssardak snarled.
“还有其他的理由吗？”Ssardak咆哮着说道。
‘ThenI’ll help you,’ Elias said. He sighed and nodded.
“那么，我会帮助你的“Elias 叹着气点头答道。

Ssardak regarded him closely. ‘Youwould betray your own people?’
Ssardak走近凝视着他，“你会背叛你的同伴么？”
‘I’ve done that before,’ Elias said. There wasa tinge of sadness in his tone.
“在这之前，我就已经这样做过了”Elias回答道。他的语气之中带着一种淡淡的哀伤。
‘Why would you help us?’ Zontan demanded.
“为什么你要帮助我们？“Zontan问道。
‘Life has changed here since the Doctor came. Before that, if the stories are true,Christmas was a peaceful, happy place. Since the Doctor arrived, I’ve been scared for my life almost every day.’
“自从博士来到了这里，一切都变了。在这之前，如果传说是真的的话，圣诞小镇是一个快乐、和平的地方。然而自从博士到来，我每天都需要为我的生活而担惊受怕！”
‘Sowe can trust you?’ Ssardak said.
“所以我们可以信任你么？”Ssardak问道。
‘I’ll help you find your ice capsules,’ Eliassaid.
“我会帮助你们找到你们的冰制太空舱的”Elias回答道。
‘That much is evidently true. But will you betray us? Will you tell the Doctor aboutus, about the capsules?’
“这肯定是真的，但是如果你背叛我们呢？如果你告诉博士关于我们的事情，关于太空舱的事情呢？”
Elias smiled thinly. He wiped the snow from his forehead and eyebrows with the backof his hand.‘Likeyou said, I can’t lie, not here. And I promise you, Ishan’t say a word to the Doctor about you or about whatyou’re doing.’
Elias轻轻的笑了笑。他用脏兮兮的手擦去了额前和眉毛上的雪花，“就像那你所说的一样，我不能说谎，起码在这里不行。而我可以向你保证，我不会向博士说任何关于你们或者你们正在做的事情”
‘Then you will help Essbur and me recover the capsules, ’Ssardak said. ‘Serve us well, and we shall let you live.’
“那么你将会帮助我和Essbur找回这些太空舱”Ssardak说道，“你对我们很有用，相应的，我们会饶你一命”
Elias nodded. ‘The nearest of your capsules looked like it came down the Glade of Everdell, just pastthe frozen brook. I’ll take you there.’He started out across the moonlit landscape, wading through thethick drifts of snow. When he glanced back, he saw that Ssardak and Essbur wereclose beside him. But the other Warrior, Zontan, had turned and was stridingoff in the other direction.
Elias点点头，“你们最近的一个太空舱看上去是掉落在了Everdall的沼泽地里。只需要穿过冰冻的小溪就可以了，我会给你们带路的。”他开始穿过月光下土地，艰难的从厚厚的积雪上通行。当他用余光向后看去时，他发现Ssardak和Essbur两人正紧跟在他的身后。但另一个武士Zontan却转身大步向另一个方向走去。
‘He’s going the wrong way,’ Elias protested. ‘None of your capsules fell back there. Where’s he going?’
“他走错了”Elias说道“你们的太空舱没有一个落在这后面，他这是去哪里？”
‘It need not concern you,’ Ssardak hissed. ‘Zontan has a different mission to complete. But we are all workingto the same ends.’
“这与你无关”Ssardak嘶嘶的说道“Zontan有一个不同的任务需要完成，但我们殊途同归”
Essbur nodded, reaching out a massive arm and pushing Elias forwards. ‘The death of the Doctor’
“都是为了博士之死！” Essbur点点头，伸出巨大的手臂将Elias推搡的向前。

第二章到此就结束了，看起来Elias似乎对博士有些意见~明天开第三章

Chapter 3
A group of about a dozen people made their way through the snowy fields towards the ridge. Despite the bright moonlight, they carried lanterns. Several of them had shovels. As they reached the top of the ridge, they split into pairs, each heading off in a different direction to continue their search。
一个由12个人组成的小团体正在穿过积雪覆盖的山脉。尽管月光是如此的明亮，但他们仍然手拿着提灯，他们中的一部人还带着铁铲。当他们抵达山脉的顶端之时，他们两人一小队转向不同的方向分散开来，继续他们的寻找。
‘If he’s so keen to find these fireballs,’ Mattias grumbled, ‘why isn’t the Doctor with us?’
“如果他对寻找这些火球是如此的敏锐”Mattias抱怨的说道“为什么博士没有和我们一起行动？”
‘He can’t be everywhere at once,’ his wife Maria pointed out. ‘But he’s searching too. If he thinks these fireballs are important, then we should look for them. The Doctor will find us soon, you’ll see. He’ll be with some of the others now, and I bet they’re not half as grumpy as you are.’
“他不可能每次都第一时间赶到的”他的妻子Maria说道“但是如果他认为这些火球很重要，他也会去寻找，那么我们也应该去寻找他们。你会发现，不久之后博士就会找到我们。他现在肯定和一些其他人在一起，而且我敢打赌，他们脾气比你好多了”
‘I didn’t have to come,’ Mattias grunted.
“我本来不需要来的”Mattias嘀咕道。
Maria linked her arm through his as they walked onward through the snow. ‘No, you didn’t. But here we are.’
“是的，你不需要，但是现在我们在这里~”Marid牵起了他的手向前穿行与大雪之中。
Two hours later, Maria was the one complaining. She was cold and tired, and they had found nothing. ‘Perhaps we should just give up and go back home,’ she said.
两个小时后，Maria变成了那个抱怨的人。她很累也很冷，而且他们一无所获。“也许我们应该放弃寻找然后打道回府”她建议道。

Asshe spoke, a tall, lanky figure hurried up to them, bounding through the snowwith enthusiasm.
话音未落，一个高个瘦削的身影跳跃着从雪中穿梭，热情的冲向了他们。
‘Giveup? We can’t give up now. We’ve only just started.’ The Doctor turned to look up at thesky, opening his mouth wide to let several snowflakes fall in. He snapped hismouth shut. ‘Oh, taste that snow. That’s a good harvest of snow, that is.’
“放弃？我们现在不能放弃，这一切才刚刚开始”博士转身看向了天空，打开了嘴让一些雪花飘入。突然他合上了嘴唇，说道“噢~尝尝这些白雪，换而言之，这真是一场大雪。”
‘Whyare we looking for these fireballs?’ Mattias demanded. ‘What use are they to us?’
“为什么我们需要寻找这些火球？”Mattias问道“它们对我们有用吗？”
‘Tous? Nothing at all.’
“对于我们？一点也不”
‘Wellthen.’
“那么”
‘Butthey must be useful to someone, or else why send them? Tell me that, eh – why send them?’
“但是它们肯定对一些其他人有用，或者来说，为什么需要发送它们？嗯，现在告诉我，为什么需要发送它们？”
‘Allright,’ Maria challenged. ‘Why?’
“对！”Maria反问道“为什么？”
‘Well,I don’t know,’ the Doctor admitted. ‘But I think we should find out, don’t you? Don’t answer that,’ he added quickly. ‘Look, I’ve told the others we’ll meet in the hollow behind Preacher’s Clump in an hour, all right? Johann is setting a fireand Old Thom said he’ll organise a barbecue breakfast. That’s what’s so great about the long nights here – you’re never far from breakfast. So I’ll see you there, yes?’
“好吧，我不知道”博士承认道，“但是我认为我们需要找到原因，你不是吗？现在，不要回答！”博士加快语速说道“看，我已经通知了其他人一小时后在传教士的聚集地前的山谷集合，好了！Johan正在安装一个庆祝焰火装置，老Thom说他会组织一顿烤肉早饭。在长夜过后，这一切真的是太好不过了—你离早饭不远了，我们会在那里碰面，对吧？”
‘Yes, all right,’ Mattias agreed. He couldn’t help smiling at the Doctor’s energetic demeanour.
“是的”Mattias认同道。博士精力充沛的行为让他情不自禁的微笑了起来。
TheDoctor himself was already hurrying off back through the snow, half running,half jumping. ‘Andif you find a fireball, bring it along,’ he called back. ‘So long as it’s not too hot to handle.’
博士已经准备重新冲回雪中，跑到一半他向后喊道“如果你们发现了一个火球，将它一起带过来，已经过去太久了，现在对于搬运来说它一点也不热。”
Thebest way to recover the ice capsules before anyone else stumbled across themwas to split up.
在有人偶然发现它们之前恢复冰制太空舱的最好方法便是分散他们（这句话应该有点问题）。

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The best way to recover the ice capsules before anyone else stumbled across themwas to split up.
在有人偶然发现它们之前，找到冰制太空舱的最好方法便是分头行动。
Essbur was reluctant to allow the human to go off on his own, but Ssardak seemed unworried. Later, as Essbur returned with the second of the ice capsules, therewas no sign of Elias.
Essbur并不愿意让这个人类独自离开,但是Ssardak看上去一点也不担心。不久之后，当Essbur带回第二个冰制太空舱之时，这里并没有Elias的痕迹。
‘He will not betray us,’ Ssardak assured the Warrior. ‘He gave us his word.’
“他不会背叛我们的”Ssardak自信的对着武士说道“他给了我们他的承诺”
‘Is the word of a human to be trusted?’
“一个人类的诺言会是真实的吗?”
Ssardak’s thin lips twisted into a slight smile. ‘Not to trust him would be dishonourable. But he gave usassurances and the Truth Field means he was not lying.’
Ssardak的薄唇扯出了一个轻微的笑容“如果他说谎了，他就是无耻的。但他给了我们他的承诺，而真实之地意味着他不能对我们说谎”
‘Whatif he does not return?’
“如果他一去不回呢”
‘Itmakes little difference,’ Ssardak said. ‘But here he is.’ Sure enough, Elias was stumbling back towards them through the snow. He stopped tocatch his breath before speaking. ‘There are people,’ he gasped at last. ‘From the town. I think they’re searching for your ice capsules too.’
“这就几乎没什么差别了”Ssardak说道“但是他在这里~”果然如此，不久之后，Elias跌跌撞撞的穿过雪地向着他们走来。他在说话停了下来，试图调整着呼吸“这里有其他人”他最后喘着气说道“从小镇来的，我觉得他们也在寻找你们的冰制太空舱。”
‘Didthey see you?’ Essbur demanded.
“他们看见你了吗？Essbur问道。
‘Iknow how to stay hidden when I want to.’
“当我想要藏起来的时候我知道该怎么做”
‘Haveyou located any of the capsules?’ Ssardak asked.
“那你有没有找到其他的太空舱？”Ssardak问道。
Eliasshook his head. ‘You?’
Elias点点头说道“你呢”
‘Two,’ Ssardak said. ‘They were close together.’
“两个”Ssardak说道“他们离的很近”

He stepped aside to reveal the capsules lying in the snowbehind him. Each was a rough sphere of ice, about the size of theballs the Christmas children kicked around for amusement. Inside its glisteningheart, Elias could see the shadowy shape of something frozen inside.
他走到一遍，露出了躺在他身后雪地上的太空舱。它们都是由冰制作的粗糙的球体，尺寸上很像圣诞小镇上孩子们娱乐时踢的球体。在它闪耀着光芒的内部核心中，Elias可以朦胧的看见它里面有一些东西被冰冻的形状。
‘Whatis it?’ he asked.
“这是什么？”他问道。
‘Thefirst components,’ Ssardak told him. ‘Now we must find the others before the humans stumble acrossthem.’
“这是第一个部件”Ssardak和他说道“现在，我们必须在人类偶然发现它们之前找到它们。”
‘Oneof them came down the other side of that wooded area,’ Elias said. ‘It’s a bit further, but you’ll be quicker skirting round the edge than trying to gothrough.’
“它们中的一个掉到了那块森林空地的另一边”Elias说道“它有点远，但是如果我们选择绕开边缘地区而不是尝试去穿过它，将很快到达那边”
‘Andthe fourth?’ Essbur hissed.
“那第四呢？”Essbur嘶嘶的说道。
‘Downin the valley, I think. That’s where the people I saw were heading.’
“掉在山谷里了，我觉得应该在我看到的那些人在的地方。”
‘Thenwe should go there first,’ Essbur said.
“所以我们要去第一个地方”Essbur说道
‘They’ll see you,’ Elias pointed out. ‘And I’d be quicker. No disrespect,’ he added quickly. ‘But if you’re hoping to keep this all secret,maybe I should look for that capsule and you get the other one?’
“他们会发现你的”Elias指出道“而我比你更快，我没有对您不敬的意思”他快速说道“但是如果您期望能够隐藏起全部的秘密的话，也许您应该让我去查看那个太空舱而您去看另外一个？”
Ssardakreached out and grasped Elias’s shoulder as he considered. ‘You will tell no one about us, about our presence here,’ he snarled. ‘Say it.’
Ssardak伸出手抓住Elias的肩膀沉思着，说道“你将不会告诉任何人关于我们的事情，关于我们的存在”他咆哮道“复述一遍”
‘Ofcourse.’ Elias’s face was twisted with pain. ‘I’ll tell no one.’
“当然”Elias的脸因为疼痛而扭曲着“我不会告诉任何人”
Ssardakloosened his grip. ‘That is good. Because if you do, Essburwill kill you.’
“那就好，”Ssardak松开了他的手“因为如果你这样做了，Essbur将会杀了你的”

Ssardakwaited until the human was almost out of sight before giving Essbur his orders:‘Follow him. If the humans have already found the capsule,you will recover it. They will know we are here soon enough – once Zontan completes his mission.’
Ssardak耐心等待着这个人类的身影消失在视野中，才给Essbur下达了他的命令“跟着他，如果这个人类已经找到了太空舱，你要拿回它，一旦Zontan完成了他的任务，他们很快就会知道我们在这里”
Furtherdown the slopes, Zontan had almost reached the town. The massive Ice Warriorlumbered through the snow, heading directly towards his target. His mission wassimple and straight forward. And once completed would lead inevitably to thedeath of the Doctor.
再往下穿过斜坡，Zontan几乎就要抵达小镇了。巨大的寒冰武士笨重的在雪中前进着，直指目标。他的任务简单而明确。一旦完成，博士的死亡将无可避免。
*
Bythe time Maria and Mattias joined the others by the fire, there was a pigroasting on a spit and several local farmers had turned out to see what wasgoing on. There were perhaps twenty people sitting round, warming themselvesand enjoying the smell of the imminent breakfast. Maria knew most of them, butnot all. Some of the farmers and scavengers out here beyond the ridge keptthemselves to
themselves.
与此同时，Maria和Mattias正和其他人一起待在焰火旁边，一只肥猪正在火上串烤着，油脂滴到火焰中发出几声明显的噼啪声，少数几个当地的农民出来看看发生了什么。大概有二十个人坐在周围，烘烤着身上的衣服，享受着那即将到来的早餐的气味。Maria认得他们中的大多数，但并不是全部。一些农民和拾荒者住在山脊之外，保护着他们不受他人的影响。
TheDoctor was sitting cross-legged a little way from the fire. In his hands he wasturning over what looked like a large ball of ice, juggling it so as not to gettoo cold. Finally, he set it down on the ground in front of him, and leanedforward to stare intently at it.
博士盘着腿坐在离焰火不远的地方。他手上翻动着一个看上去像是巨大冰球的东西，但它并没有看上去的那么冷。最后，他将它放到面前的地上，倾身向前专心的凝视着它。
‘Isthat what we’ve been looking for?’ Maria asked as she and Mattias sat down beside him.
“这就是我们前面一直在寻找的东西？”Maria和Mattias坐在他的身边问着他。
‘Yes…’ he answered absently. Then his face cracked into a widegrin as he looked up at them. ‘So you came. Breakfast – can’t wait.’
“嗯。。是。。”他心不在焉的回答着。当他抬起头看向他们的时候，他的脸上露出了一个大大的笑容，“你们去吧，早餐可不等人~”
‘Whatis it?’ Mattias asked.
“它是什么？”Mattias问道
‘It’s a meal you have first thing in the morning. Do you meanto tell me you’ve never had breakfast before? Oh youare in for such a treat!’
“它是一顿饭，是你每天早上起来的第一件事情，你的意思是在告诉我你之前从未吃过早餐吗？哦！你来这里是为了享受这样一次待遇的！”
‘Hemeans the ice-ball,’ Maria explained. ‘We know what breakfast is.’
“他是指这个冰球”Maria解释道“我们都知道早餐是什么”
TheDoctor nodded. ‘Oh yes. Of course you do. If only thiswas as easy as breakfast.’ He picked up the ice-ball again. ‘Look – there’s something inside, can you see?’
博士点头道“噢对，如果这个和早餐一样简单的话，你们当然都知道”他把冰球再次捡了起来“看，这里面有一些东西，你们能看见吗？”

He held it out, so that the flickering flames of the fires shone through the melting ice.
他将它拿了出来，火光下，摇曳的火苗在正在融化的冰块闪烁着。
‘Why put something inside the ice?’ Maria wondered. ‘Or did it get caught in a frost?’
“为什么要把东西放到冰里面？”Maria好奇的问道“或者说它是被冻住了吗”
‘No, this was deliberate. To get it past the technology scanners.’ The Doctor tossed the ball into the air and caught it again. ‘It falls past, the contents inert and passive. Just a meteor with some metallic composition. No one gives it a thought.’
“不，这是故意的。为了让它通过科学技术扫描器”博士将球抛向空中然后又接住了它“它从天而降，里面充满了惰性。就像一颗带有少量金属合成物的流星，没有人会去注意它的”
‘Except you,’ Mattias said.
“除了你”Mattias说道
‘There are always exceptions. And I am exceptional.’ He rolled the balls closer to the fire. Its surface glistened and water dripped from it as it started to melt. ‘Inside is a component. A part of something.’
“万事皆有例外，而我就是那个例外的人~”他靠近火边转动起了手中的球体。伴随着球体的融化，冰水开始淅淅沥沥的落下，它的表面泛起耀眼的光芒。“里面是一个部件，是一个东西的一部分。”
‘Part of what?’ Maria wondered.
“什么的一部分？”Maria好奇的问道。
‘A weapon? Who knows. But they’ll want to collect the pieces and put it together. As soon as they use it, our friends upstairs will know, of course.’ The Doctor glanced up at the starlit heavens. ‘So whatever it is must be pretty devastating. A one-shot shop. Or it does something that won’t reveal it as unexpected technology.’ He leaned forward to watch the water now running down the side of the ice-ball as it thawed and shrank from the dark shape inside.
“一种武器？谁知道呢~但是他们想要收集这些零件并将它们放到一起。当然，一旦他们使用了它，我们头顶上的朋友肯定会知道的”博士抬头，看了一眼正闪耀着点点繁星的苍穹“不管它是什么，它一定是具有相当大的毁灭性。毕竟它是一次性的。或者说它拥有意料之外的科技，可以让它自身不被暴露。”他倾身向前，看着冰水从冰球上奔涌而下，伴随着冰球的解冻与收缩，里面东西的黑色边缘开始逐渐显露。
‘Intriguing, isn’t it?’
“它很有趣，对不对？”
‘But, if it’s part of something,’ Maria said slowly, ‘won’t whoever sent it be looking for the pieces?’
“但，如果说它是一个东西的一部分的话”Maria缓慢的说道“发送它的人难道不会去寻找它们吗？”
The Doctor straightened up. ‘Ah,’ he said. ‘Oh.’
博士站直了身子，“对”他说道“噢！”
‘What?’
“什么？”
‘Well, two things really. First, you’re right.’
“好吧，两件事情是真的，首先你是对的”
‘And second?’ prompted Mattias.
“那第二件呢？”Mattis追问道
‘Second – I think they’re here.’
“第二件就是—我觉得他们就在这里”
He nodded towards the darkness beyond the fire. Maria could just make out a shape approaching – a huge figure, lumbering through the snow towards them.
他朝火前的黑暗处略微点点了点头。Maria只能模糊的辨认出一个形状—一个巨大的身影，正笨拙的穿过雪地向着他们走来。