Technology pleases me.I personally retrofitted my speeder bike with an advanced ignition system.It is agile and fast.The Jedi don't have a chance of outrunning me.

科技让我感到满意。我在自己的飞行摩托上加装了一个先进的推进器。它快速且敏捷。绝地不可能赶在我的前面。

I speed over the desert floor.The heat slams down on me,and I'm glad.It will slow the Jedi.I bend over,eyes focused on the landscape ahead,searching for the movement that will show me my enemy.All I see is sand and dirt and dunes.Yellow ground,blue sky.

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我在沙地上飞驰着。烈日炙烤着我，我很高兴。这也会使绝地的速度变慢。我慢慢扫视着，搜寻着眼前的景色中我的敌人的踪迹。而我只看到了沙丘。黄土，蓝天。

The background of the battle will be almost as crucial as the battle itself.The sand will make my footing difficult.But I must turn every obstacle into an advantage.I will use the softness of the ground to weaken the Jedi,make them clumsy.I am never clumsy.

战斗的环境与战斗本身同等重要。沙子会让我难以迈步。但我必须将每个障碍都转变为我的优势。我将利用柔软的地面来削弱绝地，让他们变得笨拙，而我不会。

A puff of sand alerts me.I see a spot on the horizon.As I speed closer,the spot separates in two.To my surprise,it is a man and a small boy.For a moment,I am confused.Is this my prey?

一股挟着沙子的风使我警惕起来。我看到了地平线上的一点。随着我的飞行摩托逼近，那一点分离成了亮点。出乎我的意料，是一个男人和一个小男孩。有一个瞬间我很困惑。这就是我的猎物吗？

Then I watch how the grown man moves,and I know the figure in the distance is indeed a Jedi.But what is he doing with that boy?

随即我认出了那个男人的行动方式，我确定他是个绝地武士。但他和一个男孩在一起做什么？

The boy...there is something about the boy.I sense ripples in the Force around him.Yet it is unfocused,uncontrolled.Why is he with the Jedi?

那个孩子……那个孩子很特殊。我在他周身感到了原力的涟漪。但却是分散的，不受控制的。他为什么和一个绝地在一起？

Motivations are uninteresting.Results are what matter.I have one Jedi in my sights.This Jedi will lead me to the other.Even dead,he will lead me,for the other will return to find him,and I will be waiting.

动机是无趣的。重要的是结果。一个绝地就在我的眼前。这个绝地将把我带至另一个绝地面前。即使是死了，他也能带领我，因为另一个会回来找他，而我将会等待着。

I gain on them.My engine is almost silent.I could knock the Jedi down and start from there.Or would it be more satisfying to leap from the bike and engage him directly?

我接近他们。我的引擎几乎没有噪音。我可以直接把绝地撞倒在那里。也许从摩托中跳出直接对抗他能更令我满足？

I want to see his eyes.

我想看看他的双眼。

The Jedi picks up his pace.The boy lags behind.He is in the way,so I plan to smash into him.

绝地走着。男孩在他后面跟着。他就在我的正前方，于是我打算狠狠地撞他。

I am almost on them when the Jedi turns and sees me.He shouts something to the boy,and without looking or hesitating one moment,the boy falls flat on the ground.How peculiar,I note as I zoom over his prostrate form.Most boys would have hesitated or turned.His instincts are sharp for one so young.Perhaps the Force is more focused than I thought.

当绝地转身看到我时，我几乎就在他的身后了。他向男孩喊了些什么，没有一刻犹豫，男孩趴在了地上。我离近时看到了趴在地上的男孩，多么奇特啊！大部分孩子都会犹豫或转过身来。对于这样年轻的人来说，他的直觉非常敏锐。也许他身上的原力比我想象中的还要强大。

As soon as I am past,I dismiss the boy contemptuously.He is nothing.The Jedi is my prey.

在我经过他后，我轻蔑地忽视了男孩。他不算什么。绝地才是我的目标。

Yes,Jedi.See where your overblown reputation will leave you.Dead at my feet

.是的，绝地。好好看看这片让你身败名裂的地方吧。然后死在我的脚下。

In one perfect movement I cut the engine and leap off the speeder,my lightsaber activated and in my hand.The Jedi meets my first blow,blocking it.He has expected my flying maneuver.

一个绝妙的瞬间，我关闭引擎跳下飞行摩托，手持开启的光剑。绝地迎上我的第一击，挡住了它。他认出了我的飞跃战术。

If an opponent can read you,the fight is over.I don't like that the Jedi was perfectly prepared for my first blow.Within seconds,I throw away my usual combinations and strategies.This Jedi seems to know how I will move before I do.

如果对手能洞察你，那么战斗已经结束了。绝地如此完美的准备好迎接我的第一击令我感到不悦。于是，我抛弃了自己惯有的格斗习惯和策略。这个绝地似乎在我行动之前就知道我会如何行动。

But he cannot match my strength.I sense this.And I feel his surprise at this.Yet he does not let his puzzlement slow him down.I tell myself that this man has never met an enemy like me before,and it frightens him.

但他的力量无法与我媲美。我察觉到这点，也在这点上感到了他的惊讶。然而他并未让自己的费解妨碍自己。我告诉自己这个人之前从未遇到过像我一样的对手，这着实吓到了他。

Your fear is justified.Prepare to die.

你的恐惧是有理由的。准备受死吧。

I accelerate my pace,calling on my anger to increase my power.My footwork has never been so brilliant.I use the shifting sand as resistance.My lightness and quickness will defeat this man,with his large body,his heavy movements.

我加快了速度，召唤着愤怒来增强力量。我的步伐从未如此完美过。我利用了流沙的阻力。我的轻巧和速度将打败他，打败他硕大的身躯，他笨拙的动作。

But he is graceful,this Jedi.The sand doesn't seem to hamper him.He is never off balance,no matter where or how I strike.

但这个人，这个绝地却非常优雅。沙子似乎对他没有影响。不管我从哪进攻，怎样进攻，他都不会失去平衡。

Our blows send shudders through my body.He meets my strength.Our lightsabers clash and sizzle.Dust and sand rise around us.I never lose my rhythm.

光剑的碰撞将震颤传入我的体内。他抵抗着我的力量。我们的光剑劈啪闪光，滋滋作响。尘土和沙子在我们周围飞扬。我从未丧失自己的节奏。

The Jedi calls to the boy,tells him to go back to the ship.The cowardly boy runs off.After I defeat my enemy,I will find the second Jedi.

绝地向男孩喊着，让他回到飞船上。胆小的男孩逃跑了。当我打败我的敌人后，我将找到第二个绝地。

But I must confess that this Jedi is a challenge.If I leap,he is with me.If I turn,he follows me.He meets my ferocity with his own.His lightsaber swirls and hums,and several times comes closer than I like.

但我必须承认这个绝地是一个挑战。我跳跃，他与我一起跳。我转身，他便跟随着我。他以自己的强悍对抗着我的凶猛。他的光剑嗡嗡地旋转着，几次与我擦身而过。

It is because of my wound.It has slowed me down somewhat.It is almost imperceptible,but it is there.The Jedi has an advantage.I am not at my best.

原因在于我的腿伤。它多少使我慢了下来。它几乎感觉不到，但却着实在那里。绝地有着优势。而我不在状态。

This realization sends more rage pumping into my body.I am angry at myself,but I use the anger to fuel the dark side.I feel the Force come from the Jedi and I send it back to him,showing him that I,too,have a connection,and it is stronger than his.I launch a furious counterattack.I feel the Jedi beginning to tire,and triumph rises like a red mist before my eyes.I gain the advantage.I am winning.I will defeat him.

这个发现将更多的愤怒注入我的身体。我在对自己生气，但我利用愤怒作为黑暗面的能源。我感到了绝地袭来的原力并将它原样奉还来告诉他，我也与原力有着联系，而且比他的还要强。我施展了一系列凶猛的攻击。我感到绝地开始疲劳了，胜利像一团红雾一般环绕在我的眼中。我占了上风。我正在胜利。我将打败他。

I have been surprised at his skill,but now I am confident of victory.I will savor each moment of this battle.

我为他的技巧感到惊讶，但现在我对自己的胜利充满自信。我将尽情享受战斗的每一刻。

Even through his fatigue,his blows still have power.He is a large man with impressive strength.He will fall heavily,like a monument.

即使在疲劳之中，他的攻击仍然充满力量。他是个大个头，充满不可思议力量的家伙。他将会失败，如同纪念碑一样重重倒下。

I feel a savage pleasure course through me.His weakness feeds my power.I drive him back,spin around when he parries,drive him back again.The dust chokes my throat,but I don't notice it.

我感受到了凶猛的快感。他的虚弱增强了我的力量。我将他击退，在他躲避时回旋，再将他击退。沙子堵住了我的喉咙，但我没有注意它。

Suddenly,the ship is here.And in the blink of an eye,I lose sight of the Jedi.Does he disappear in the dust?Flip past me?I am still not sure.

突然，一艘飞船出现了。一眨眼的时间，绝地消失在我的眼前。难道他在沙尘中隐形了？还是跳到我的后面了？我仍然不确定。

Had I maneuvered him where I wanted him?

是我将他逼到我希望他在的地方吗？

Or had he maneuvered me?

还是他诱使的我？

I see him make a gigantic leap and land on the ramp of the ship.

我看到他纵身一跃，落在了飞船的坡道上。

No!I am after him,but I am too late.

不！我开始追赶他，但已经太迟了。

I stand and watch the ship as it rises.Soon it is just a speck in the distance.

我呆呆地站着，看着飞船离去。很快它就只是一个小黑点了。

I taste sand in my mouth.The Jedi is gone.

我尝了尝嘴里的沙子。绝地已经离开了。

I stand in the same spot for a long time.The wind rises.It drives the sand against me furiously,sharp pricks against my face and exposed skin.I feel something trickle into my mouth: blood.Still I stand and let the wind whip the sand in a maelstrom around me and against me.

我在那里站了很长时间。风刮了起来，沙子凶猛地拍在我的身上，刺痛了我的脸和裸露的皮肤。我感到有一滴滴的东西进到了我的嘴里：血。我仍站在漩涡中，让狂风卷起沙子鞭挞着我。

The blood in my mouth stings,tasting of humiliation.Shame.I have not felt shame like this before.It is a darkness darker than any I have known.But it is not a pleasing darkness.

血液在我口中扩散，使我品尝着羞辱。羞辱。我从未受到过这样的羞辱。这是种比我迄今为止所知的更阴沉的黑暗。但这种黑暗没有给我带来快乐。

I have failed.Now I must tell my Master.

我失败了。现在我必须告知我的师父。