7 Shortcut to a Good Place

7 SHORTCUT TO A GOOD PLACE As Jack and Annie started down the sidewalk, the wind picked up. But the wind didn't matter anymore, Jack thought miserably. "That wasn't fair," said Annie. "We worked hard." "Who cares?" said Jack. He felt sick. A wonderful day had turned terrible. Morgan's plan was a big failure. They hadn't learned anything about being great baseball players.

到好地方的捷径杰克和安妮沿着人行道出发时，风刮起来了。 但是风已经不重要了，杰克痛苦地想。 “那不公平，”安妮说。 “我们工作很努力。”“谁在乎呢？”杰克说。 他感到恶心。美好的一天变得可怕了。 摩根的计划彻底失败了 他们还没有学会如何成为伟大的棒球运动员。

"We can't just leave now," said Annie. "What about Morgan's rhyme? We have to give Fly Ball away—and we can't do that until we hear the final score." Jack looked back. The guard and the manager were still watching them. "Well, we can't stay here," he said. "Or anywhere near here. Come on." They rounded the stadium at the corner of Sullivan Place and Bedford Avenue. At that moment, two kids were racing down Bedford. They bumped right into Jack and Annie. "Ow! Oops!" the kids cried, nearly falling down on the pavement. "Oh! Sorry!" said Jack. "Olive! Otis!" said Annie. "I can't believe it!" said Jack. "Crashing into you by accident!" said Annie. "No accident!" said Olive. "We came to

“我们现在不能走，”安妮说。 “摩根的押韵诗怎么样？” 我们必须把飞球送人——在我们听到最后的比分之前，我们不能这么做。” 杰克回头看了看。警卫和经理仍在注视着他们。 “好吧，我们不能呆在这里，”他说。 “或者附近的任何地方。来吧。” 他们绕过苏利文广场和贝德福德大道拐角处的体育场。 在那一刻，两个孩子正在贝德福德赛跑。 他们正好撞上了杰克和安妮。 “噢!孩子们叫道，差点摔倒在人行道上。 “哦!对不起！”杰克说。“橄榄!奥蒂斯！”安妮说。 “我不敢相信！”杰克说。 “不小心撞上你了！”安妮说。 “不是意外！”奥利弗说。 “我们来到

look for you!" "We saw you from under the gate!" said Otis. "Jack changed before our eyes!" said Olive. "One minute he's tall! Then he's short! One minute he can throw the ball! The next, he can't!" "One minute Andy's a big boy!" said Otis. "The next—he's a little girl!" "Not that little!" said Annie. The twins laughed so hard they nearly fell down again. Annie started laughing, too. Then Jack joined in—he couldn't help it. "What happened to you?" said Olive. "It's hard to explain," said Annie. "Really hard," said Jack, still laughing. "You changed like magic!" said Otis. "You're right," said Jack. "Just leave it at that." "What are you going to do now?" said Olive.

找你！”“我们从门底下看见你了！”奥蒂斯说。 “杰克在我们眼前变了！”奥利弗说。 “前一分钟他还是高的！”那他就矮了！前一分钟他还能投球！下一秒，他就不行了！”“前一分钟安迪还是个大男孩！”奥蒂斯说。 “下一个——他是个小女孩！”“没那么少！”安妮说。 双胞胎笑得太厉害了，差点又摔倒了。 安妮也笑了起来。 然后杰克也加入了进来——他忍不住了。 “你怎么了？”奥利弗问。 “这很难解释，”安妮说。 “真的很难。”杰克说，还在笑。 “你像变魔术一样变了！”奥蒂斯说。 “你说得对，”杰克说。 “就这样吧。”“你现在打算怎么办？”奥利弗说。

"I don't know," said Annie. "We can't stay around Ebbets Field. But we need to hear the final score." "Oh! We know a good place to hear the game!" Olive said as she looked at Otis. "Don't we?" "We sure do!" said Otis, as if he'd read his twin's mind. "We promise you'll hear the final score there!" said Olive. "Where?" said Jack. "You'll see!" said Olive. "Hold hands while we cross the avenue!" She grabbed Jack's hand. Otis grabbed Annie's hand. "Let's go, girl!" he said. "You can call me Annie," said Annie. "Come on, Annie girl!" said Otis. The twins pulled Jack and Annie away from Ebbets Field. Crossing the avenue, they all dodged a streetcar and jumped onto the

“我不知道，”安妮说。 “我们不能待在埃比茨球场附近。 但我们需要听到最后的比分。” “哦!我们知道一个听比赛的好地方！”奥利弗看着奥蒂斯说。 “不是吗?”“我们当然知道！”奥蒂斯说，好像他读懂了他双胞胎的心思。 “我们保证你会在那里听到最后的比分！”奥利弗说。 “在哪儿？”杰克问。“你会看到的！”奥利弗说。 “我们过马路时，手牵着手！”她抓住杰克的手。 奥蒂斯抓住安妮的手。 “走吧，姑娘！”他说。 “你可以叫我安妮，”安妮说。 “来吧，安妮女孩！”奥蒂斯说。 双胞胎把杰克和安妮从埃比茨球场拉了出来。 穿过大街时，他们都躲开了一辆有轨电车，跳上了火车

sidewalk. "That was risky!" said Jack. "That's how the Dodgers got their name!" said Otis. "Fans have to dodge streetcars to get to the ballpark!" "Really?" said Jack. "I didn't know that." "So where are you taking us?" asked Annie. "To a good place to hear the game," said Otis. "We know a shortcut," said Olive. "Of course you do!" said Jack, grinning.

人行道上。“那太冒险了！”杰克说。 “这就是道奇队名字的由来！”奥蒂斯说。 “球迷们必须避开有轨电车才能到达棒球场！”“真的吗？” “我不知道。”“那你要带我们去哪儿？”安妮问。 “去一个听比赛的好地方，”奥蒂斯说。 “我们知道一条近路，”奥利弗说。 “你当然知道！”杰克笑着说。

The twins led Jack and Annie down a street with a fish shop and a bakery. They passed a candy store and headed into a maze of alleys. They ran under clotheslines strung high between buildings. Laundry flapped overhead in the spring breeze.

这对双胞胎带着杰克和安妮沿着一条有鱼店和面包店的街道走。 他们经过一家糖果店，进入迷宫般的小巷。 他们在建筑物之间高挂的晒衣绳下奔跑。 洗好的衣服在春风中飘动。