10 Home Run

10 HOME RUN Leaves rustled in the woods. Shadows danced on the floor of the tree house. No time at all had passed in Frog Creek. "We're back," said Jack with a smile. He and Annie were wearing their own clothes again. "I wish Otis and Olive lived in Frog Creek," said Annie. "Me too," said Jack.

树叶在树林里沙沙作响。 影子在树屋的地板上跳舞。 青蛙溪一点时间也没有过去。 “我们回来了。”杰克笑着说。 他和安妮又穿上了自己的衣服。 “我希望奥蒂斯和奥利弗住在青蛙溪，”安妮说。 “我也是，”杰克说。

"They really knew how to get around," said Annie. "They knew all the shortcuts!" "Yeah, Grandpa says in his time, kids did a lot by themselves," said Jack. "It's different now." "Unless you have a magic tree house," said Annie. Jack laughed. "Can you believe we just saw Jackie Robinson play at Ebbets Field?" he said. "Let's look him up," said Annie. Jack reached into his backpack and pulled out HISTORY OF BASEBALL. "Funny. Our whole trip, we never thought to read about baseball," said Annie. "That's because we were too busy living it," said Jack.

“他们真的知道如何四处走动，”安妮说。 “他们知道所有的捷径！”“是的，爷爷说在他那个时代，孩子们自己做了很多事情，”杰克说。 “现在不一样了。”“除非你有一个神奇的树屋，”安妮说。 杰克笑了。“你能相信我们刚刚看到杰基·罗宾逊在埃比茨球场的比赛吗？”他说。 “我们去找他吧，”安妮说。 杰克把手伸进背包，拿出《棒球史》。 “有趣。在我们的整个旅行中，我们从来没有想过要读一些关于棒球的书，”安妮说。 “那是因为我们太忙于生活了，”杰克说。

He found the page about Jackie Robinson. He read aloud: Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play major-league baseball in America. He played his first game with the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York, on April 15, 1947.

他找到了关于杰基·罗宾逊的那一页。 他大声朗读：杰基·罗宾逊是第一位在美国职业棒球大联盟打球的非裔美国人。 1947年4月15日，他在纽约布鲁克林的埃比茨球场与布鲁克林道奇队进行了他的第一场比赛。

"A big day for baseball," said Annie. "Yep, a really big day," said Jack. He kept reading: In 1947, Robinson was voted Rookie of the Year. And in 1955, he was a World Series champion. "What's Rookie of the Year?" Annie asked. "The best new player," said Jack. He read on: Jackie Robinson was not just a great baseball player. He also showed heroic strength in the face of racism. "I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me," he once said. "All I ask is that you respect me as a human being." His talent and courage helped inspire the civil rights movement. "That's so cool," whispered Jack. He closed the book. He took a deep breath. "Well, we'd better get going. We have a lot to do."

“棒球的大日子，”安妮说。 “是啊，真是个大日子，”杰克说。 1947年，罗宾逊被选为年度最佳新秀。 1955年，他获得了世界职业棒球大赛冠军。 “年度最佳新秀是什么？”安妮问。 “最好的新球员，”杰克说。 他继续读下去：杰基·罗宾逊不仅是一位伟大的棒球运动员。 面对种族主义，他也表现出了英雄般的力量。 “我不在乎你喜不喜欢我，”他曾经说过。 “我只要求你把我当作一个人来尊重。” 他的才华和勇气激发了民权运动。 “太酷了。”杰克小声说。 他合上书。他深吸了一口气。 “好了，我们还是走吧。 我们有很多事情要做。”

"We do?" said Annie. "Yep." Jack pulled on his backpack. Then he followed Annie down the rope ladder. A gentle breeze blew as they started walking through the woods. Sunlight streamed between the trees. "You said we have a lot to do," said Annie. "Like what?" "Like go to the ballpark and try out for the baseball team," said Jack. "Seriously? You changed your mind?" said Annie. "Sure," said Jack. "Why not?" "I thought you were afraid kids might laugh at you," said Annie. "I can live with that," said Jack. "You?" "Sure," said Annie. "We just need to try our best," said Jack. "And keep our self-respect," said Annie. "Yeah, if we don't make the team, we can sign up to be a batboy or a batgirl," said

“真的吗？”安妮说。“是的。” 杰克背起背包。 然后他跟着安妮下了绳梯。 当他们开始穿过树林时，一阵微风吹过。 阳光从树间照射进来。 “你说我们有很多事要做，”安妮说。 “像什么?”“比如去棒球场参加棒球队的选拔，”杰克说。 “严重?你改变主意了？”安妮说。 “当然，”杰克说。“为什么不?”“我还以为你怕孩子们嘲笑你呢，”安妮说。 “我可以接受，”杰克说。 “你呢?”“当然，”安妮说。 “我们只需要尽我们最大的努力，”杰克说。 “保持我们的自尊，”安妮说。 “是的，如果我们不能入选球队，我们可以报名成为一名蝙蝠男或蝙蝠女，”他说

Jack. "Or a manager," said Annie. "Or use Mom's phone to take photos of the games," said Jack. "Hey, what about making videos?" said Annie. "That'd be fun," said Jack. "So fun," said Annie. "You know…Morgan didn't send us to Brooklyn to become great baseball players," said Jack. "I know," said Annie. "She sent us there to learn how to be brave and keep going." "Yep, the rules of the game," said Jack. They stepped out of the woods onto their sunlit street. "Better hurry," said Jack. "Home run!" said Annie. She and Jack took off through the bright sunlight, running for home.

杰克。“或者是经理，”安妮说。 “或者用妈妈的手机拍游戏的照片，”杰克说。 “嘿，制作视频怎么样？”安妮说。 “那会很有趣，”杰克说。 “太有趣了，”安妮说。“你知道……摩根把我们送到布鲁克林并不是为了让我们成为伟大的棒球运动员，”杰克说。 “我知道，”安妮说。“她把我们送到那里，让我们学会如何勇敢，如何坚持下去。” “是的，这是游戏规则，”杰克说。 他们走出树林，走上阳光普照的街道。 “最好快点，”杰克说。 “全垒打！”安妮说。她和杰克穿过明亮的阳光，向家跑去。