7 A Safe Place

7 A SAFE PLACE "Jack! Jack! Are you awake?" said Annie. Jack blinked a few times. "What?" he asked groggily. It was dark, and the night was still. The rain had stopped. The water was calm. Branches and boards gently bumped against the roof raft. "Look at that castle!" said Annie. "What castle?" said Rose. "What castle?" echoed Jack. In a daze, he looked around at the darkness. "Over there," said Annie.

安全的地方“杰克！杰克!你醒着吗？”安妮说。 杰克眨了几下眼睛。“什么？”他昏昏沉沉地问。 天很黑，夜很静。 雨停了。水面很平静。 树枝和木板轻轻地撞在屋顶木筏上。 “看那座城堡！”安妮说。 “什么城堡？”罗斯问。“什么城堡？”杰克重复道。 他茫然地望着四周的黑暗。 “在那边，”安妮说。

A full moon peeked out from the clouds. Moonlight shone on castle towers rising above the water. "Oh, man," said Jack. "Is that a real castle?" "No, I'm afraid not," said Rose. "It's a school run by Catholic nuns. It's called the Ursuline Academy." "Ursuline Academy?" said Jack. He sat straight up, fully awake. "Ursuline Academy!" exclaimed Annie. "I don't believe it!" "What? Why?" asked Rose. "That's a safe place!" said Annie. "We read about it in our Texas book! People survived the hurricane there!" "What are you talking about?" said Rose. "Annie, you're remembering the description in our guidebook," Jack said quickly. "The book just said it was a 'tall, sturdy building'. You must have dreamed the rest."

一轮满月从云层中露出来。 月光照在水面上的城堡塔楼上。 “哦，天哪，”杰克说。“那是一座真正的城堡吗？”“不，恐怕不行，”罗斯说。 “这是一所天主教修女开办的学校。 它叫乌尔苏拉学院。” “乌尔苏拉学院？”杰克说。 他坐直了身子，完全清醒。 “乌尔苏拉学院！”安妮叫道。 “我不相信！”“什么? 为什么？”罗斯问。“那是个安全的地方！”安妮说。 “我们在德州的书上读到过！”那里的人们在飓风中幸存了下来！”“你在说什么？”罗斯说。 “安妮，你记住了我们旅游指南上的描述。”杰克赶紧说。 “书上只说这是一座‘高大、坚固的建筑’。 你一定是在做梦。”

"Oh, right," Annie said. "I dreamed it. But it definitely looks like a tall, sturdy place. Doesn't it?" "It looks dark," said Rose. "I know," said Annie. "But I'll bet lots of people are inside the Ursuline Academy. And I feel like they're safe." "I'm feeling that, too," said Jack. "I think we should go there." "But how do we get there?" said Rose. "Jack and I can get in the water and push the roof," said Annie. "We're good swimmers." "Oh, no, no. That's too dangerous," said Rose. "There's wreckage everywhere." "Maybe we can use some of it," said Annie. "What do you mean?" said Rose. "We could try to find something to use as paddles," said Annie. "Good idea," said Jack.

“哦，对了，”安妮说。“我梦见的。 但它看起来绝对是一个高大坚固的地方。 不是吗?”“天看起来很黑，”罗斯说。 “我知道，”安妮说。“但我敢打赌，乌尔苏拉学院里肯定有很多人。 我觉得他们很安全。” “我也有这种感觉。”杰克说。 “我想我们应该去那里。” “但是我们怎么去那儿呢？”罗斯问。 “杰克和我可以下水推屋顶，”安妮说。 “我们是游泳好手。”“哦，不，不。 那太危险了。”罗斯说。 “到处都是残骸。” “也许我们可以用一些，”安妮说。 “你什么意思？”罗斯说。 “我们可以试着找一些东西当桨，”安妮说。 “好主意，”杰克说。

He and Annie leaned over the edge of the raft, searching the water. Jack lifted up part of a chair. Annie retrieved a torn basket. "These won't work," said Jack. They put them back into the water. "Hey, this might," said Annie. She hauled a flat wooden fence picket onto the raft. "Try it," said Jack. Annie knelt on the roof. She pushed the narrow slat through the water. The raft moved—but only a little. "We need a second paddle," said Annie. "For the other side." "Look, a broom," said Jack. He lifted a broomstick out of the water. A flat bundle of wet straw was tied tightly at the end. Jack pushed the straw end of the broom through the water. At the same time, Annie pushed with her fence-paddle. "We're moving!" said Rose.

他和安妮探出木筏的边缘，在水里搜寻。 杰克举起了一把椅子的一部分。 安妮捡起一个破篮子。 “这些没用，”杰克说。 他们把它们放回水里。 “嘿，这可能。”安妮说。 她把一个扁平的木栅栏拖到木筏上。 “试试吧，”杰克说。安妮跪在屋顶上。 她把窄板条推过水面。 木筏动了一下——但只是一点点。 “我们需要第二只桨，”安妮说。 “为了另一边。”“看，一把扫帚。”杰克说。 他从水里举起一把扫帚。 一束扁平的湿稻草被紧紧地绑在了绳子的末端。 杰克把扫帚的稻草头伸进水里。 与此同时，安妮用栅栏桨推了推。 “我们在搬家！”罗斯说。

Jack and Annie kept paddling the raft toward the moonlit towers of the Ursuline Academy. As they drew closer, they saw that the massive building was partly damaged. Its tall, arched windows were smashed. But suddenly a light appeared. "Hello!" Rose shouted. "Hello!" a woman called back. "Is it safe inside?" Rose called. "I have children with me!" "Yes! We can help!" the woman called. Jack and Annie kept paddling their roof- raft through the water. When they got nearer to the academy, Jack could see two women at the window. Both were dressed in black robes with large white collars. Their heads were covered. Jack realized that they must be Catholic nuns. The younger woman held a lantern. The older one was leaning out the window. "Keep paddling! You're going to make it!" she called to them.

杰克和安妮继续划着木筏，朝着月光照耀下的乌尔苏拉学院的塔楼走去。 当他们走近时，他们看到这座巨大的建筑部分受损。 它高大的拱形窗户被砸碎了。 突然间，一束光出现了。 “你好!”玫瑰喊道。“你好！”一个女人回叫道。 “里面安全吗？”玫瑰。 “我还有孩子呢！”“是啊!我们可以帮忙！”女人喊道。 杰克和安妮一直在水里划着他们的屋顶木筏。 当他们走近警校时，杰克看见两个女人站在窗前。 两人都穿着白色大领子的黑色长袍。 他们的头被遮住了。杰克意识到她们一定是天主教修女。 年轻的女人提着一盏灯笼。 大的那个探出窗外。 “保持划船!你们会成功的！”她对他们喊道。