6 Deserters!

6 DESERTERS! Jack pulled Annie to the side of the armory. "We'll stay here till they're gone," he said. Annie nodded. The warriors were joining a parade line. The line stretched all the way to the main road. "Prepare to march!" the centurion shouted. A horn sounded, and the warriors started jogging down the path. "Come on, let's get out of this stuff," Jack said to Annie. "Before we get caught!" Jack yanked off his helmet. He unlaced his metal jacket and pulled it off.

6逃兵!杰克把安妮拉到军械库旁边。 “我们要呆在这里，直到他们走了。”他说。 安妮点点头。战士们正在加入游行队伍。 队伍一直延伸到大路。 百夫长喊道：“准备行军！” 号角响起，战士们开始沿着小路慢跑。 “来吧，让我们摆脱这些东西，”杰克对安妮说。 “在我们被抓住之前！”杰克猛地摘下他的头盔。 他解开他的金属夹克，把它脱了下来。

"Whew!" he said. He felt light enough to float through the air! "Help!" said Annie. Her helmet was off, but she was struggling to get out of her metal jacket. "Hold on," said Jack. Jack helped Annie unlace the jacket and take it off. "There! Great!" said Annie. "Now we'd better—" "Deserters!" someone shouted. Jack and Annie whirled around. In the distance, a centurion was pointing at them. "Oh, no! He must think we're soldiers trying to escape from the legion!" said Jack. "Deserters!" the centurion shouted again. "Get them!" "Time to go!" said Jack. "Run!" said Annie. She and Jack ran in the opposite direction of the centurion and the parade line. They

“哇！”他说。他觉得自己很轻，可以在空中漂浮！“救命！”安妮说。 她的头盔摘了，但她挣扎着要脱下金属夹克。 “等等，”杰克说。杰克帮安妮解开夹克的带子，把它脱了下来。 “有!太好了！”安妮说。 “现在我们最好——”“逃兵！”有人喊道。 杰克和安妮转过身来。 远处有一个百夫长指着他们。 “哦,不!他一定以为我们是想从军团里逃出来的士兵！”杰克说。 “逃兵！”百夫长又喊道。 “让他们!”“该走了！”杰克说。 “快跑！”安妮说。她和杰克朝着百夫长和阅兵队相反的方向跑去。 他们

zigzagged between barracks until they came to the main road. At the far end of the road, warriors were lining up at the back gate. "The front gate!" called Jack. They charged up the main road, heading for the entrance of the camp. "Halt!" Jack looked back. Several horsemen were riding toward them. "Halt!" the lead horseman shouted again. "Keep going!" Jack shouted to Annie. "Double time!" Jack and Annie ran as fast as they could. An arrow whizzed past them. "Stop!" Jack shouted to Annie. "Stop!" Annie stopped. "We have to explain!" Jack said breathlessly. "Turn around! Put your hands up!" Holding up their hands, Jack and Annie

在兵营之间迂回前进，直到来到大路。 在路的尽头，战士们在后门排着队。 “前门！”杰克叫道。 他们沿着大路向营地的入口冲去。 “暂停!”杰克回头看了看。有几个骑马的向他们走来。 “停下！”领头的骑手又喊了一声。 “继续!”杰克对安妮喊道。 “双时间!”杰克和安妮尽可能快地跑着。 一支箭从他们身边呼啸而过。 “住手!”杰克对安妮喊道。 “住手!”安妮停止。“我们必须解释！”杰克上气不接下气地说。 “转身!举起手来！”杰克和安妮举起手来

turned to face the horsemen. The leader was a centurion. He wore a crested helmet and a red cape. "Mars the Victor!" Jack yelled. "We're visiting scholars! Under the Imperial Guard! We come in peace!" "Pax!" Annie shouted. "Pax!" The warriors on horseback circled them. Jack felt very small. The centurion leaned forward. "What tribe are you from?" he barked. "Uh…Frog Creek!" Jack blurted out.

转身面对骑兵。 领头的是百夫长。 他戴着一顶有冠饰的头盔，披着一件红斗篷。 “战神战神！”杰克喊道。 “我们是访问学者！”在帝国卫队之下！我们为和平而来！”“罗马帝国!”安妮喊道。 “罗马帝国!”骑马的战士们围着他们转。 杰克觉得自己很渺小。百夫长身体前倾。 “你是哪个部落的？”他吼道。 “嗯……蛙溪!”杰克脱口而出。

"Frog Creek?" the centurion said. "There is no such tribe." "Perhaps they came across the river from the north," said another warrior. "They are very small." "Did you cross the Danube?" the centurion asked. "Uh…actually, I don't know where Frog Creek is exactly in relation to your camp," said Jack. "But it's possibly…um…" "Who told you the secret word of the day?" the centurion demanded. "A rider on a black horse," said Annie. "Where did you see him?" the man asked. "Outside the camp," said Annie. "He was alone." "Our warriors do not ride alone outside the camp! What did he tell you?" asked the centurion. "He told us to make notes about the Roman legion. And that's what we've been

“青蛙溪？”百夫长问。 “没有这样的部落。”“也许他们是从北方过河来的。”另一个战士说。 “它们很小。”百夫长问：“你渡过多瑙河了吗？” “呃……实际上，我不知道青蛙溪和你们的营地到底在哪里。”杰克说。 “今天的秘密是谁告诉你的？”百夫长问。 “骑着一匹黑马的人，”安妮说。 “你在哪里看到他的？”那人问道。 “在营地外面，”安妮说。 “他是一个人。”“我们的勇士不能独自骑马出营！百夫长问你们说的是什么。 “他让我们记下罗马军团的情况。 这就是我们一直在做的

doing all day—taking notes," said Jack. "So a rider on a black horse gave you our secret daily password?" the centurion said. "Yes, sir," said Jack. "And he told you to write about our camp?" said the centurion. "Yes," said Jack. "And you don't know his name," the centurion said. "He didn't tell us his name. But he must be here somewhere," said Annie. "He rode into the camp." "He is here? He rode into our camp?" The centurion turned to the other horsemen. "An enemy spy is inside our walls!" he roared. "No, not an enemy!" said Annie. "Not a spy!" The horsemen ignored her and all began yelling at once: "He is here!" "Rode into our camp!"

一整天都在做笔记，”杰克说。 “这么说，一个骑着黑马的人给了你我们每天的秘密密码？”百夫长说。 “是的，先生。”杰克说。百夫长说：“他叫你写我们营的事吗？” “是的，”杰克说。百夫长说，你们不知道他的名字。 “他没有告诉我们他的名字。 但他一定在这里的某个地方，”安妮说。 “他骑马进了营地。”“他在这儿？” 他骑马进了我们的营地？”百夫长转向其他骑兵。 “敌人的间谍进了我们的墙！”他吼道。 “不，不是敌人！”安妮说。 “不是间谍！”骑马的人不理睬她，全都齐声喊道：“他来了！”“骑进了我们的营地！”