4 Good Job, Boys!

4 GOOD JOB, BOYS! Jack and Annie knew exactly what to do. Jack felt like he'd been a batboy all his life. He hung his bag on a hook. Then he and Annie headed for the equipment trunks lined up near the door. They started with a trunk labeled UNIFORMS. They opened the lid. They pulled out white jerseys with red letters that spelled BRAVES. Together, they swiftly hung up all the

干得好，孩子们！杰克和安妮知道该怎么做。 杰克觉得自己这辈子都在当服务生。 他把包挂在钩子上。 然后他和安妮走向门边排成一排的设备箱。 他们从一个标有“制服”的箱子开始。 他们打开盖子。他们拿出白色的球衣，上面写着“勇士”的红色字母。 他们一起迅速挂上了所有的电话

uniforms in a row of lockers. They finished just as the Braves arrived. All the men laughed and joked with each other as they spilled into the clubhouse. No one spoke to Jack or Annie, though. In fact, no one even looked at them. Jack and Annie paid no attention to the team, either. Their magic caps helped them know the rules: Batboys never bother the players. They never get in their way. Next Jack opened an equipment trunk labeled CLEATS & HELMETS. He and Annie pulled out baseball shoes and batting gear. They used rags to wipe everything off. Then they quickly lined up the shoes on benches. Jack and Annie hurried to a trunk labeled BATS. Together they pushed the trunk out of the visitors' clubhouse and toward the ball field. "Yikes, look at the time!" said Annie. She pointed to a large clock over the scoreboard.

制服放在一排储物柜里。 勇士队一到，他们就结束了战斗。 所有的人都笑着，互相开着玩笑，涌进了俱乐部会所。 不过没人跟杰克和安妮说话。 事实上，甚至没有人看他们一眼。 杰克和安妮也没有注意到球队。 他们神奇的帽子帮助他们了解规则：蝙蝠男孩从不打扰球员。 他们从不妨碍他们。 接着，杰克打开一个标有防滑鞋和头盔的装备箱。 他和安妮拿出棒球鞋和击球装备。 他们用抹布把所有东西擦干净。 然后他们迅速地把鞋子排在长凳上。 杰克和安妮匆匆走向一个标有“蝙蝠”的箱子。 他们一起把箱子推出了客队会所，向球场走去。 “哎呀，看看时间！”安妮说。 她指着记分牌上方的一个大钟。

"We only have twenty minutes till the game starts." "And lots more to do!" said Jack. "Full speed!" They pushed the trunk over to the visitors' dugout under the stands. Then, racing against the clock, they flew through the rest of their tasks.

“离比赛开始只有二十分钟了。” “还有很多事情要做！”杰克说。 “全速!”他们把箱子推到看台下的客队休息区。 然后，他们和时间赛跑，飞快地完成了剩下的任务。

Jack quickly unloaded bats from the trunk. He handed them to Annie. She placed them on the shelves of a bat rack inside the dugout. They rushed back to the visitors' clubhouse and unloaded another trunk. They pulled

杰克迅速地把蝙蝠从箱子里卸下来。 他把它们递给安妮。她把它们放在教练席里一个棒球架的架子上。 他们冲回客队会所，卸下另一个箱子。 他们把

out a first-aid kit, shin guards, a catcher's mitt and mask, and boxes of chewing gum. They carried all these things to the Braves dugout. By now, the home team, the Brooklyn Dodgers, had left the field. The visiting Boston Braves had started their warm-up. The noise in the ballpark was deafening. The stands were full. "Hey, batboys!" a girl yelled. "Get us an autographed ball!" a boy yelled. Jack looked up. Kids were shouting at them from the stands. "An autographed ball!" "Please! Please!" "Sorry!" yelled Annie. Jack shook his head. They both knew the rule: Batboys never do favors for fans. Jack and Annie hurried back into the clubhouse. They unloaded towels from a

拿出急救箱、护胫、棒球手套和口罩，还有几盒口香糖。 他们把这些东西都搬到了勇士队的教练席上。 此时，主队布鲁克林道奇队（Brooklyn Dodgers）已经离开了球场。 来访的波士顿勇士队已经开始热身。 球场里的喧闹声震耳欲聋。 看台上坐满了人。“嘿，蝙蝠男孩！”一个女孩喊道。 “给我们一个签名球！”一个男孩喊道。 杰克抬起头来。孩子们在看台上对他们大喊大叫。 “签名球！”“请!请!”“对不起！”安妮喊道。 杰克摇了摇头。他们都知道规则：蝙蝠男孩从不帮粉丝的忙。 杰克和安妮匆匆回到会所。 他们从一个

trunk. They filled jugs with water from a sink. They packed baseballs into a canvas bag. Then they carried everything to the dugout and put it in all the right places. "Uniforms, cleats, shin guards, masks…," said Annie. "Water, first-aid kit, bats, towels, baseballs, chewing gum," said Jack. "Anything else?" "Nope. We did it!" said Annie, looking at the clock. It was 2:25. The game would start in five minutes. "Good job, boys!" said the clubhouse manager as he passed by. "Thanks," said Annie. Jack and Annie quickly took their seats on the bench in the dugout. The Boston Braves players sat near them, looking tense. Some scowled and folded their arms. Others chewed gum or tapped their feet. A voice came over the loudspeaker: "Ladies and gentlemen, please rise for the

树干。他们从水槽里往罐子里装满水。 他们把棒球装进一个帆布袋。 然后他们把所有的东西都搬到防空洞里，放在所有该放的地方。 “制服、防滑鞋、护胫、面具……”安妮说。 “水、急救箱、球棒、毛巾、棒球、口香糖，”杰克说。 “还有别的事吗?”“不。我们成功了！”安妮看着钟说。 当时是2:25。比赛将在五分钟后开始。 “干得好，孩子们！”俱乐部经理走过时说。 “谢谢，”安妮说。杰克和安妮迅速在教练席的长凳上坐下。 波士顿勇士队的球员坐在他们旁边，看起来很紧张。 一些人皱着眉头，交叉着手臂。 还有人嚼口香糖或敲脚。 扩音器里传来一个声音：“女士们，先生们，请起立。