8 Safe!

8 SAFE! The small house smelled of fresh-baked cookies and coffee. The loud sound of a radio came from a back room. The twins led Jack and Annie down a hallway to the entrance of the kitchen. A large radio sat on the kitchen table. Four women were sitting in chairs, listening to the ball game. They were listening so closely, they didn't seem to know that Jack, Annie, and the twins had joined them.

8安全!小房子里弥漫着新鲜出炉的饼干和咖啡的味道。 从后面的一间屋子里传来了响亮的收音机声。 双胞胎带着杰克和安妮穿过走廊来到厨房的入口。 厨房的桌子上放着一台大收音机。 四个女人坐在椅子上听球赛。 他们听得那么近，似乎不知道杰克、安妮和双胞胎也加入了他们的行列。

Jack heard the roar of the crowd and the band playing on the radio. He heard the announcer say: "Fifth inning! The score: Brooklyn Dodgers, one—Boston Braves, one. Number 42 steps to the plate." "Come on, Jackie! We're with you!" one of the women yelled. "Give us a homer, son!" said another. Jack heard the sound of a loud crack. "Number 42 hits the ball!" the radio announcer shouted. "Culler catches the fly! Out! Throws to second base! Out!" "Noooo!" the women shouted. "Number 42 hit into a double play! Two outs!" the announcer said. The women groaned. "I hope they don't fire him," one said. Everyone kept listening intently. Jack heard "Out!" and "Safe!" from the radio. He

杰克听到了人群的吼声和收音机里乐队的演奏。 他听到播音员说：“第五局！比分：布鲁克林道奇队1比1，波士顿勇士队1比1。 42号走向本垒板。” “来吧，杰基！”我们和你在一起！”其中一个女人喊道。 “给我们一个本垒打，孩子！”另一个说。 杰克听到一声巨响。 “42号击球了！”广播播音员喊道。 “卡勒抓住了苍蝇！”出去!扔到二垒！出来!”“不！”女人们喊道。 42号击出双杀！两人出局！”播音员说。 女人们呻吟着。“我希望他们不要解雇他，”其中一人说。 每个人都在专心地听着。 杰克听到无线电里传来“出去！”和“安全！” 他

heard the bat crack against the ball. He heard "Foul ball!" He heard the band play "Three Blind Mice." Again, he wondered why this was such a big day for baseball. Nothing important had happened during the whole game. But the women in the kitchen seemed to hang on to the announcer's every word. "He's up again!" one said. "Knock it out of the park, Jackie!" said another. "Go, Jackie!" said another. "Hush! Hush!" another said. The kitchen grew quiet. The women leaned forward. A couple of them whispered a prayer. "Bottom of the seventh! The Brooklyn Dodgers are behind! Braves, three—Dodgers, two! And number 42 raises his bat high," said the announcer. "We're with you, son!" one woman said.

听到球棒撞击球的声音。 他听到“界外球！”他听到乐队演奏《三只瞎老鼠》。 他再次感到奇怪，为什么今天是棒球的大日子。 整场比赛没有发生什么重要的事情。 但厨房里的女人们似乎对播音员说的每一个字都很用心。 “他又起来了！”一个人说。 “太棒了，杰基！”另一个说。 “去吧，杰基！”另一个说。 “嘘!嘘！”另一个说。 厨房里静了下来。女人们向前倾身。 有几个人低声祈祷。 “第七局下半！”布鲁克林道奇队落后了！勇士队，三，道奇队，两！42号把球棒举得很高，”解说员说。 “我们支持你，儿子！”一个女人说。

Jack heard the bat crack against the ball. "Robinson bunts—the ball rolls up the first- base line!" the announcer said. "Stanky to third!" The crowd roared. "And 42 to second base!" the announcer said. "Reiser up to bat!" "Bring our boy home!" one of the women cried. Crack! "Reiser hits the ball!" the announcer said. "Stanky scores! Here comes 42! He rounds third base! He's headed for home!" "Yes! Yes!" the women in the room shouted.

杰克听到球棒撞击球的声音。 “罗宾逊击出了短打——球滚上了一垒线！” “臭三！”人群怒吼起来。 “42到二垒！”播音员说。 “莱泽击球！”“把我们的孩子带回家！”其中一个女人喊道。 裂缝!“雷瑟击球了！”解说员说。 “Stanky分数!42来了！他进了三垒！他回家去了！”“是啊!是的！”房间里的女人们喊道。

"Go, Jackie! Go!" one said, clapping her hands. "Safe!" the announcer yelled. "Safe!" the women in the kitchen echoed. A couple of them burst into tears. Jack turned to Annie. He was so confused. "What's the big deal?" he whispered. "Jackie Robinson, number 42, scores!" the announcer said. "Jackie Robinson!" whispered Annie. "Oh, man…," said Jack. Of course! Finally he understood. Jackie Robinson was the first black player allowed to play with white players in major-league baseball. "It's official now," the announcer said. "Jackie Robinson has made history!" The women all hugged each other and laughed. Otis and Olive jumped up and down and cheered. For the first time, the women turned toward the doorway. When they caught

“去,杰基!去吧！”一个人拍着手说。 “安全！”播音员喊道。 “安全！”厨房里的妇女们附和道。 有几个人突然哭了起来。 杰克转向安妮。他很困惑。 “有什么大不了的？”他低声说。 “杰基·罗宾逊，42号，得分了！” “杰基·罗宾逊！”安妮小声说。 “哦，天哪……”杰克说。当然!他终于明白了。 杰基·罗宾逊是第一个被允许在大联盟中与白人球员一起打球的黑人球员。 “现在正式宣布了，”播音员说。 “杰基·罗宾逊创造了历史！”女人们互相拥抱，笑了起来。 奥蒂斯和奥利弗跳上跳下，欢呼起来。 这两个女人第一次转向门口。 当他们抓住

sight of Jack and Annie, they seemed surprised. "Well, hello!" one of them said. "Who are you?" "Jack and Annie," said Annie. "Our new friends," said Otis. "They were batboys in the game today. At least for a while." "Until the magic wore off," said Olive. The women looked puzzled. One of them gave Jack and Annie a big smile. "My goodness," she said. "You're the first white people ever to come inside our home." "Really?" said Annie. "Really," the woman said. "Welcome." She pointed at a plate of chocolate chip cookies. "Would you like some cookies?" "Yes, thank you," said Annie. "Thank you," said Jack. He and Annie and the twins each took a cookie. "Have as many as you like," the woman

看到杰克和安妮，他们似乎很惊讶。 “嗯，你好！”其中一个说。 “你是谁？”“杰克和安妮，”安妮说。 “我们的新朋友，”奥蒂斯说。 “他们在今天的比赛中表现出色。 至少暂时是这样。”“直到魔法消失，”奥利弗说。 女人们看起来很困惑。其中一个给了杰克和安妮一个大大的微笑。 “我的天哪，”她说。“你是第一个到我们家来的白人。” “真的吗？”安妮说。“真的吗？”女人说。 “欢迎。”她指着一盘巧克力饼干。 “你想要一些饼干吗？”“是的，谢谢你，”安妮说。 “谢谢你，”杰克说。他和安妮还有双胞胎各拿了一块饼干。 “你爱吃多少就吃多少，”女人说