2 Opening Day

2 OPENING DAY A spring breeze blew into the tree house. The sky was cloudy. "Hey, baseball uniforms!" said Annie. Their clothes had magically changed. They were wearing baseball shoes, long socks, and baggy gray pants. Jack's backpack had turned into a leather bag. "Look at that!" said Annie. She pointed at the word batboy stitched on the front of their jerseys.

一股春风吹进了树屋。 天空多云。“嘿，棒球服！”安妮说。 他们的衣服神奇地变了。 他们穿着棒球鞋、长袜子和宽松的灰色裤子。 杰克的背包变成了一个皮包。 “看那个！”安妮说。 她指着缝在他们球衣前面的“澡堂男孩”两个字。

"Oh. So we're going to be great batboys," said Jack with a frown, "not great players." "Don't worry," said Annie. "I'm sure Morgan thinks that being great batboys will help us become great players." "But you can't be a batboy," said Jack, "and there was no such thing as a batgirl back then." "Don't worry," said Annie. "If we wear these caps, everyone will see what we're pretending to be. Remember?" "Oh, right…," said Jack. Annie and Jack picked up their caps and put them on. "Wow!" Annie said with a big grin. "Yeah…WOW!" said Jack. He felt a surge of excitement and confidence. "I feel like I know everything about baseball now!" "Me too!" said Annie. "I can't wait to get to Ebbets Field!" said Jack. "Let's go!" He shoved the baseball book

“哦。“所以我们要成为伟大的球童，”杰克皱着眉头说，“而不是伟大的球员。” “别担心，”安妮说。 “我相信摩根认为成为优秀的球童会帮助我们成为优秀的球员。” “但你不能当蝙蝠男孩，”杰克说，“那时候也没有蝙蝠女这种东西。” “别担心，”安妮说。 “如果我们戴上这些帽子，每个人都会看到我们在假装什么。 还记得吗?”“哦，对了……”杰克说。 安妮和杰克拿起他们的帽子戴上了。 “哇!”安妮咧着嘴笑着说。 “是啊……哇！”杰克说。他感到一阵兴奋和自信。 “我觉得我现在对棒球了如指掌了！”“我也是！”安妮说。 “我等不及要去埃比茨球场了！”杰克说。 “我们走吧!”他推开棒球书

into his backpack. Then he led the way down the rope ladder. Jack and Annie stepped onto the ground. They'd landed in a small grove of trees. Nearby were stone benches and a fountain. Children were playing on the grass and walkways. "Looks like a city park," said Jack. "Let's ask directions," said Annie. As they headed toward the kids, a gust of wind blew through the park. "Watch out!" said Jack, grabbing his cap. Annie held on to her cap, too. "We can't lose these!" she said. "No kidding!" said Jack. They passed a man playing guitar and singing in Spanish. They passed some girls playing jacks. They passed a group of noisy kids shooting marbles. "Hey, two batboys!" one of the kids shouted.

放进他的背包里。然后他领着大家走下绳梯。 杰克和安妮走到地上。 他们降落在一个小树林里。 附近有石凳和一座喷泉。 孩子们在草地和人行道上玩耍。 “看起来像一个城市公园，”杰克说。 “我们去问路吧，”安妮说。 当他们朝孩子们走去时，一阵风吹过了公园。 “小心！”杰克说，抓住他的帽子。 安妮也抓着帽子不放。 “我们不能丢了这些！”她说。 “别开玩笑了！”杰克说。他们经过一个人，一边弹吉他一边用西班牙语唱歌。 他们经过一些玩杰克的女孩。 他们经过一群玩弹珠的吵闹的孩子。 “嘿，两个蝙蝠兵！”其中一个孩子喊道。

The others looked up and waved at Jack and Annie. Annie smiled at Jack. "See? They think I'm a boy," she said. "The magic's working." "Cool," Jack said with a grin. "You look the same to me, though." "And you look the same to me," said Annie. "Maybe we always look like our true selves to each other." Annie turned back to the kids playing marbles. "Excuse me, how do we get to Ebbets Field?" she called. "That way!" shouted one of the bigger kids. He pointed across the park. "When you

其他人抬起头，向杰克和安妮挥手。 安妮对杰克笑了笑。“看到了吗? 他们认为我是个男孩，”她说。 “魔法起作用了。”“酷，”杰克笑着说。 “不过在我看来你和以前一样。” “我看你也没变，”安妮说。 “也许在彼此看来，我们一直都是真实的自己。” 安妮转身看着孩子们玩弹珠。 “请问，我们怎么去埃比茨球场？”她喊道。 “那边！”一个大一点的孩子喊道。 他指着公园对面。 “当你

get to the street, it's just a few blocks east." "You'd better hurry!" yelled a small girl. "The game starts at two-thirty!" "What time is it now?" Jack called. One of the boys looked at his watch. "It's one-thirty!" he shouted. "Oh, man, we're late!" said Jack. "We should've been there at one o'clock to start our chores! Run!" "Fast!" said Annie. She and Jack held on to their caps and they began running across the windy park. "Batboys! Batboys! Wait for us!" someone shouted. Jack and Annie looked back. The two smallest kids from the marbles game were scrambling after them. Jack thought the boy and girl looked about six years old. "Sorry! We have to hurry!" Jack yelled. "But we can help you!" the girl said. "We

到街上去吧，往东走几个街区就到了。” “你最好快点！”一个小女孩喊道。 “比赛两点半开始！”“现在几点了?”杰克叫。 其中一个男孩看了看手表。 “一点半了！”他喊道。 “哦，天哪，我们迟到了！”杰克说。 “我们应该一点钟就到那儿开始做家务！”快跑!”“快！”安妮说。 她和杰克抓着帽子，开始跑过多风的公园。 “Batboys !Batboys !等等我们！”有人喊道。 杰克和安妮回头看。 玩弹珠游戏的两个最小的孩子争先恐后地跟在他们后面。 杰克认为男孩和女孩看起来大约六岁。 “对不起!我们得快点了！”杰克喊道。 “但是我们可以帮助你！”女孩说。 “我们

know a shortcut!" "You do?" said Annie. "Yes!" said the boy. "We go to Ebbets Field a lot! This way!" The small kids turned and started down a dirt path. Annie and Jack ran after them. "What are your names?" the girl called. "Jack and—Andy!" Annie yelled back. "What's yours?" "I'm Olive!" said the girl. "This is my twin brother, Otis!" "Twins? Cool!" said Annie. "It's a big day for baseball!" said Otis. "That's what we hear," said Jack. "I wish we could be batboys like you!" said Otis. "We know all the rules!" said Olive.

知道一条捷径！”“是吗？”安妮说。 “是的！”男孩说。“我们经常去埃比茨球场！”这种方式!”孩子们转过身，开始沿着一条土路走下去。 安妮和杰克跟在他们后面。 “你们叫什么名字？”女孩叫道。 “杰克,安迪!”安妮喊道。 “你呢?”“我是奥利弗！”女孩说。 “这是我的孪生兄弟，奥蒂斯！”“双胞胎? 真酷！”安妮说。“今天是棒球的大日子！”奥蒂斯说。 “那是我们听到的。”杰克说。 “我希望我们能像你一样当蝙蝠兵！”奥蒂斯说。 “我们知道所有的规则！”奥利弗说。