1 No Joke

1 No JOKE It was a hot summer afternoon. Jack and Annie sat in their living room. Jack was reading a book about weather. Annie was looking out the window. "Let's go do something," she said. "Too hot," said Jack. "We could ride our bikes to the lake," Annie said. "And go swimming." "No way," said Jack. "We could—" "Shh, please," said Jack. "I'm trying to read." Annie was quiet for a moment. Then she gasped.

这是一个炎热的夏天的下午。 杰克和安妮坐在起居室里。 杰克正在看一本关于天气的书。 安妮望着窗外。 “我们去做点什么吧，”她说。 “太热了。”杰克说。“我们可以骑自行车去湖边，”安妮说。 “去游泳。”“不可能，”杰克说。 “我们可以——”“嘘，求求你。”杰克说。 “我想看书。”安妮沉默了一会儿。 然后她倒吸了一口气。

"Oh, wow, lightning! I just saw a flash of lightning out there," she said. "You're joking," said Jack. "Nice try." "No joke! I saw it!" said Annie. "There's not a single cloud," said Jack. "You need clouds to have lightning." "Then it must have been… magic!" said Annie. "Come on, let's go!" "No, thanks. Have fun," said Jack. "You'll be sorry," said Annie as she rushed outside. Jack waited for Annie to come back in from the heat. He waited and waited. But

“哦，哇，闪电！”我只是看到了一道闪电，”她说。 “你在开玩笑吧，”杰克说。 “想得美。”“不开玩笑!我看见了！”安妮说。 “连一片云都没有。”杰克说。 “要有云才能有闪电。” “那一定是……魔法！”安妮说。 “来吧，我们走！”“不,谢谢。 玩得开心，”杰克说。“你会后悔的，”安妮冲出去说。 杰克等着安妮从高温中回来。 他等了又等。但

she didn't return. Jack put down his book. "I'd better check," he said to himself. He picked up his backpack and headed outside. Oh, man, Jack thought as he headed up the sidewalk. It must be a hundred degrees in the sun. By the time Jack reached the Frog Creek woods, he was sweaty and out of breath. He crossed the street and walked between the trees. Even in the shade, the air was muggy. Jack tramped through the woods until he came to the tallest oak. "Hey there," said Annie. She was leaning against the trunk of the tree. Next to a dangling rope ladder. "I told you it was no joke," said Annie. "Right. No joke," Jack said with a grin. Annie grabbed the ladder and started up. Jack followed. As they climbed into the magic tree house, golden sunlight slanted

她没有回来。杰克放下了书。 “我最好检查一下，”他自言自语道。 他拿起背包，朝外面走去。 哦，天哪，杰克沿着人行道往前走，心想。 太阳下一定有100度。 当杰克到达青蛙溪森林时，他浑身是汗，上气不接下气。 他穿过街道，走在树丛之间。 即使在阴凉处，空气也是闷热的。 杰克穿过树林，一直走到最高的一棵橡树前。 “你好，”安妮说。她倚在树干上。 旁边是一个摇晃的绳梯。 “我告诉过你这不是开玩笑，”安妮说。 “正确。不是开玩笑，”杰克笑着说。 安妮抓住梯子爬了起来。 杰克跟着。当他们爬进魔法树屋时，金色的阳光斜射过来