10 Hail, Home!

10 HAIL, HOME! Not far from the Danube River, the emperor dismounted. He helped Jack and Annie down from the white horse. "Thank you for letting me carry the eagle, my Lord Aurelius," said Annie. "You need not call me that outside the camp," said the emperor. "You may call me Marcus." "Thanks for helping us, Marcus," said Jack. "You're welcome," said Marcus. "I hope you learned about the Roman Legion today." "We did," said Jack. "You guys are amazing," said Annie. "We

你好，家！在离多瑙河不远的地方，皇帝下了马。 他把杰克和安妮从白马上扶下来。 “谢谢你让我带着鹰，奥勒留斯大人，”安妮说。 “在军营外，你不必这样叫我。”皇帝说。 “你可以叫我马库斯。”“谢谢你的帮助，马库斯，”杰克说。 “不用谢，”马库斯说。 “我希望你今天了解了罗马军团。” “是的，”杰克说。“你们太棒了，”安妮说。 “我们

wrote a lot in our journals." The emperor smiled. "Good," he said. "I tell few people this, but I myself keep a journal." "Really?" Annie said. "What sort of things do you write?" Marcus paused for a moment. "Perhaps I will share some of my thoughts with you," he said. He pulled his journal from a saddlebag. He read: Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them. "It sounds like poetry," said Jack. "I love it," said Annie. "Then perhaps you will like this, too," said Marcus. "I have begun a list of small things that have a special beauty for me." He read from his journal again: fresh bread

在日记里写了很多东西。” 皇帝笑了。“很好，”他说。 “我很少告诉别人这件事，但我自己也记日记。” “真的吗?”安妮说。“你都写些什么？”马库斯停顿了一会儿。 “也许我会和你分享我的一些想法，”他说。 他从马鞍袋里拿出日记。 他念道：“沉湎于生活之美。” 看着星星，想象自己和它们一起奔跑。 “听起来像诗，”杰克说。 “我喜欢，”安妮说。“那也许你也会喜欢这个，”马库斯说。 “我已经开始列出对我来说特别美丽的小事情。” 他又读了一遍日记：新鲜面包

ripe figs wheat bending in the field the face of a lion the beauty of old age in men and women the smell of wood smoke Marcus looked at them almost shyly. "That's an amazing list, Marcus," said Jack. "A beautiful list," said Annie.

成熟的无花果，田间弯曲的小麦，狮子的脸，男人和女人的老年之美，木头烟的气味，马库斯几乎害羞地看着他们。 “这是一个惊人的名单，马库斯，”杰克说。 “一张漂亮的单子，”安妮说。

"Thank you," said Marcus. He sighed. "I must leave you now and don my emperor disguise again. There are battles still to be won." "Good luck, Marcus," said Jack. The emperor mounted his black horse. Jack handed him the reins of the white horse. "Farewell, my friends," said Marcus. "I bid you safe travels." "Thank you," said Jack. "You should keep writing, Marcus," said Annie. "Your journal is really good." The emperor smiled again and raised his hand. Then he turned and led the white horse back toward the camp. "Let's go," Jack said to Annie. They hurried to the tree with the hidden tree house. "Look," Annie said. She pointed up. Jack saw the golden eagle perched high on

“谢谢你，”马库斯说。他叹了口气。 “我现在必须离开你，重新穿上我的皇帝的伪装。 还有很多战斗需要我们去赢得。” “祝你好运，马库斯。”杰克说。 皇帝骑上他的黑马。 杰克把白马的缰绳递给他。 “再见了，我的朋友们，”马库斯说。 “祝你一路平安。”“谢谢你，”杰克说。 “你应该继续写，马库斯，”安妮说。 “你的日记写得很好。” 皇帝又笑了笑，举起了手。 然后他转过身来，牵着白马向营地走去。 “我们走吧，”杰克对安妮说。 他们急忙跑到那棵隐藏着树屋的树上。 “看，”安妮说。她向上指了指。 杰克看见那只金鹰高高栖息在空中

a branch. "Hi, there," he said. Then he and Annie climbed up the rope ladder. They looked out the window together. They watched the emperor pass through the front gate into the camp. The eagle cried out from above and flew into the darkening winter sky. "It's time for Marcus to be ruler of the Roman Empire again," said Annie. "Yup," said Jack. He took his tablet out of his pack and put it on the floor of the tree house. "Time for us to be Frog Creek kids again." "Right," said Annie. She set her tablet beside Jack's. "We'll leave these for Morgan." Jack picked up the Pennsylvania book. He pointed to a photo of the Frog Creek woods. "I wish we could go there!" he said. The wind started to blow. The tree house started to spin.

的一个分支。“你好，”他说。 然后他和安妮爬上了绳梯。 他们一起向窗外望去。 他们看着皇帝穿过正门进入军营。 鹰在空中叫了一声，飞进了冬天黑暗的天空。 “是时候让马库斯再次成为罗马帝国的统治者了，”安妮说。 “是的，”杰克说。他从背包里拿出平板电脑，放在树屋的地板上。 “我们又该做回青蛙溪的孩子了。” “好的，”安妮说。她把自己的平板电脑放在杰克的旁边。 “我们把这些留给摩根。” 杰克拿起那本宾夕法尼亚的书。 他指着一张青蛙溪树林的照片。 “我希望我们能去那儿！”他说。 风开始起了。树屋开始旋转。

It spun faster and faster. Then everything was still. Absolutely still. "Hail, home!" said Jack. "Pax," Annie said with a sigh. They were wearing their own clothes again. The sun was rising over the woods. Birds were singing. "I hope Morgan likes our notes," said Jack, glancing at the tablets on the floor. "I think she will," said Annie. "We should head home now and hop back into bed." "Yep," said Jack. "Pretend to wake up when Mom calls us for breakfast." "I hope Dad makes blueberry pancakes," said Annie. "Best in the world!" said Jack. "Write it down!" said Annie. They laughed, then climbed down the

它转得越来越快。 然后一切都静止了。 绝对静止。“你好，家！”杰克说。 “和平，”安妮叹了口气说。 他们又穿上了自己的衣服。 太阳从树林上空升起。 鸟儿在歌唱。“我希望摩根喜欢我们的笔记。”杰克瞥了一眼地板上的写字板说。 “我想她会的，”安妮说。 “我们现在应该回家，跳回床上。” “是的，”杰克说。“妈妈叫我们吃早饭的时候假装醒过来。” “我希望爸爸做蓝莓煎饼，”安妮说。 “世界上最好的！”杰克说。 “写下来！”安妮说。 他们笑了，然后爬下楼梯