2 Welcome to Galveston!

2 WELCOME TO GALVESTON! Tap, tap, tap. Soft rain fell on the roof of the tree house. A gentle breeze shook the tree leaves outside. "Old-fashioned clothes," said Annie. She and Jack were both wearing stockings, leather shoes, and shirts with sailor collars. Annie wore a cotton skirt, and Jack wore knee pants. Their two small umbrellas had changed into one large black umbrella with a bamboo handle. Jack's backpack was now a thick canvas knapsack. "We wore clothes like these when we went to San Francisco in 1906," said Jack. "Maybe we've come to the same time."

欢迎来到加尔维斯顿！拍，拍，拍。 细雨落在树屋的屋顶上。 外面的微风吹动着树叶。 “老式的衣服，”安妮说。 她和杰克都穿着长袜、皮鞋和水手领衬衫。 安妮穿了一条棉裙，杰克穿了一条及膝裤。 他们的两把小伞变成了一把竹柄的大黑伞。 杰克的背包现在是一个厚厚的帆布背包。 “我们1906年去旧金山的时候就穿这样的衣服，”杰克说。 “也许我们来到了同一时间。”

He and Annie looked out the window. The tree house had landed in a spreading oak tree in someone's backyard. From the window, Jack and Annie could see all the way across the city of Galveston. They saw wooden houses, fancy-looking mansions, stables and barns, horse buggies, and street trolleys. "This could definitely be the early 1900s," said Annie. "No cars or trucks anywhere." "Right," said Jack. He pulled out their

他和安妮看着窗外。 树屋落在某户人家后院一棵枝叶繁茂的橡树上。 从窗口，杰克和安妮可以看到整个加尔维斯顿市。 他们看到了木屋、华丽的豪宅、马厩和谷仓、四轮马车和街上的手推车。 “这绝对可能是20世纪初，”安妮说。 “到处都没有汽车和卡车。” “好的，”杰克说。他拔出了他们的手。

Texas book and found Galveston in the index. He read aloud: The city of Galveston, Texas, was built on a long, narrow island between the Gulf of Mexico and Galveston Bay. "Exactly what our rhyme says—an island in Texas between Gulf and bay," said Annie. Jack kept reading: In the late 1800s, Galveston was the third busiest seaport in the United States. Ships from all over the world docked there. The thriving city had almost 40,000 residents. It was also a popular tourist resort. "That's us—a couple of tourists," said Annie. "Come on. Let's explore the city." "Okay," said Jack. "But the main thing we have to do is find the people Morgan wants us to help."

德克萨斯州的书，在索引中找到了加尔维斯顿。 他大声朗读：德克萨斯州的加尔维斯顿市建在墨西哥湾和加尔维斯顿湾之间的一个狭长的岛屿上。 “正是我们的押韵诗说的——德克萨斯州的一个岛屿，在海湾和海湾之间，”安妮说。 杰克继续读着：19世纪末，加尔维斯顿是美国第三繁忙的海港。 来自世界各地的船只在那里停靠。 这座繁荣的城市拥有近4万居民。 它也是一个受欢迎的旅游胜地。 “那是我们——一对游客，”安妮说。 “来吧。让我们一起探索这座城市吧。” “好吧，”杰克说。“但我们要做的主要事情是找到摩根希望我们帮助的人。”

Jack put their Texas book in his knapsack. Annie grabbed their old-fashioned umbrella. "Wow, this is heavy!" she said. "Toss it to the ground," Jack said. Annie lowered the long folded umbrella out the window and dropped it. Then she and Jack climbed down the rope ladder. As they stepped onto the soggy grass, the rain fell harder. Jack picked up the umbrella and opened it. It was heavy! And awkward! But its black canopy easily covered both of them. "Hey, people are home in that house," said Annie. "Hear them?" Not far from the oak tree was a blue house with a wide front porch. It was set about five feet off the ground on brick pillars. From an open window came the cries of a baby, and then a woman's voice singing: Hush, little baby, don't say a word. Papa's going to buy you a mockingbird….

杰克把他们的德州书放进他的背包里。 安妮抓起他们的老式雨伞。 “哇，好重啊！”她说。 “把它扔到地上，”杰克说。 安妮把那把折叠的长伞放下窗外，把它掉在地上。 然后她和杰克从绳梯上爬了下来。 他们踏上湿漉漉的草地时，雨下得更大了。 杰克拿起雨伞，把它打开。 它很重！和尴尬!但它黑色的树冠轻而易举地盖住了他们俩。 “嘿，那栋房子里有人呢，”安妮说。 “听到他们?”离那棵橡树不远的地方有一座蓝色的房子，房子前面有一个宽阔的门廊。 它被安置在离地面约5英尺的砖柱上。 从一扇开着的窗户里传来一个婴儿的哭声，接着是一个女人的歌声：嘘，小宝贝，什么也别说。 爸爸会去给你买一只知更鸟....

"She has a pretty voice," said Annie. "Yeah, but let's hurry out of her yard before she discovers us—and the tree house," said Jack. Holding the huge umbrella over them, Jack walked with Annie to the gate of an iron fence. Then they slipped out of the yard onto a street. "Look, we're on Avenue L," said Jack, pointing to a street sign. "When it's time to get back to the tree house, we'll need to come back here." "Got it," said Annie. "Blue house, iron fence, Avenue L." Rain pelted their umbrella as Jack and Annie started down the avenue. The street was lined with spreading oaks and wooden houses. Nearly all the houses had wide front porches and were set on brick pillars. Small children were playing in rain puddles.

“她的声音很好听，”安妮说。 “是啊，但我们得在她发现我们和树屋之前赶紧离开她的院子。”杰克说。 杰克撑着那把大伞，和安妮一起走到铁栅栏的门口。 然后他们溜出院子，来到街上。 “看，我们在L大道上，”杰克指着一个路牌说。 “当我们要回树屋的时候，我们需要回到这里。” “明白了，”安妮说。“蓝房子，铁栅栏，l大道” 雨水打在他们的伞上，杰克和安妮沿着大街往前走。 街道两旁是茂密的橡树和木屋。 几乎所有的房子都有宽阔的前廊，都是用砖柱支撑的。 小孩子们在雨坑里玩耍。

A gust of wind nearly ripped the umbrella out of Jack's hands. The wind blew the rain sideways, soaking their clothes. A horse and buggy clattered past, and mud spattered their shoes and stockings. "Yikes, let's get inside somewhere," said Annie. "Good idea," said Jack. Jack and Annie walked faster, until they turned the corner of Avenue L and 25th Street. Heading down 25th, they passed a blacksmith shop, a shoemaker, and a hatmaker. Annie stopped in front of the Lone Star Café. "Should we go in there?" she asked.

一阵风差点把杰克手里的伞扯掉。 风把雨水吹歪了，湿透了他们的衣服。 一辆马车辚辚地经过，泥浆溅满了他们的鞋子和袜子。 “哎呀，我们找个地方进去吧，”安妮说。 “好主意，”杰克说。杰克和安妮走得更快了，一直走到L大道和25街的拐角处。 沿着25街走，他们经过了一家铁匠铺、一家鞋店和一家制帽店。 安妮在孤星咖啡馆前停了下来。 “我们要进去吗？”她问。