2 Old Philadelphia

2 OLD PHILADELPHIA The sun was high in the hazy sky. The air was still and muggy. "Ugh," said Jack. "It's just as hot here as it was at home." "Yeah, and our clothes are going to make us even hotter," said Annie. She was wearing a long dress with long sleeves, an apron, buckle shoes, and stockings. Jack was wearing knee-high wool pants, a white shirt with a vest, buckle shoes, and stockings. His backpack was now a leather bag. "Louis!" a woman called nearby. "Louis!" Jack and Annie peeked out the window. The tree house had landed in a wide, shady

太阳高高地挂在朦胧的天空中。 空气寂静而闷热。 “啊，”杰克说。“这里和家里一样热。” “是啊，我们的衣服会让我们更热，”安妮说。 她穿着一件长袖长裙，系着围裙，穿着带扣的鞋子和长袜。 杰克穿着及膝羊毛裤，白衬衫配马甲，带扣的鞋子和长袜。 他的背包现在变成了一个皮包。 “路易斯！”旁边一个女人喊道。 “路易!”杰克和安妮从窗户往外偷看。 树屋落在一片宽阔的树荫下

tree in a walled courtyard. "Louis!" the person called again. Annie pushed back a branch to see better. Near the tree was a two-story brick house. The woman calling to Louis stood in the doorway. She wore a long dark dress and a white bonnet. A man digging in the garden looked up. "He's gone swimming, Miss Sarah," the man said. "Oh, dear. I've prepared a midday meal for my father," said Miss Sarah. "Louis was supposed to take it to him." "I could take it, ma'am," said the gardener. "Oh, thank you, John!" the woman said. "It's on the kitchen table. Please carry it to the old state house and deliver it to Doctor Ben. I have to go out shopping for a while." "Yes, ma'am," said the gardener. He put down his shovel and headed into the house.

有围墙的院子里的一棵树。 “路易斯！”那人又叫了一声。 安妮推开一根树枝，以便看得更清楚。 树旁边是一座两层的砖房。 那个叫路易斯的女人站在门口。 她穿了一件深色长裙，戴了一顶白帽子。 一个在花园里挖土的人抬起头来。 “他去游泳了，萨拉小姐，”那人说。 “哦,亲爱的。我为我爸爸准备了一顿午餐，”萨拉小姐说。 “路易斯应该把它拿给他的。” “我可以接受，夫人，”园丁说。 “哦，谢谢你，约翰！” “在厨房的桌子上。 请把它带到旧州议会大厦，交给本医生。 我得出去买东西。” “是的，夫人，”园丁说。 他放下铁锹，朝屋里走去。

"Doctor Ben!" Annie whispered to Jack. "That's who we're supposed to find! I told you it would be easy." "Right," said Jack. "But who is he? What does he do?" "I don't know," said Annie. "But we'll find out if we take his lunch to him! Come on, Jack! We have to act fast!" She started down the rope ladder. Jack quickly put their Pennsylvania book in his bag. He climbed down the ladder and joined Annie in the courtyard. "We should hide the ladder and pretend we walked here," said Jack. He lifted the bottom of the rope ladder and tucked it behind a low branch of the tree. John, the gardener, came out of the house. He was carrying a small covered basket. "Excuse me!" Annie called to him. "Is Louis here?" "Everybody's looking for Louis today," the man said. "I'm afraid he's gone swimming."

“医生本!”安妮小声对杰克说。 “这就是我们要找的人！”我告诉过你这很容易。” “好的，”杰克说。“可他是谁？” 他是做什么的？”“我不知道，”安妮说。 “但如果我们把他的午餐给他，我们就会知道的！”快点，杰克！我们必须迅速行动！”她从绳梯上下来。 杰克迅速把他们的宾夕法尼亚书放进书包里。 他爬下梯子，来到院子里和安妮在一起。 “我们应该把梯子藏起来，假装我们是从这儿来的。”杰克说。 他抬起绳梯的底部，把它塞到一根低矮的树枝后面。 园丁约翰从房子里走了出来。 他提着一个有盖的小篮子。 “对不起!”安妮叫他。 “路易斯在这儿吗？”“今天大家都在找路易斯，”那人说。 “恐怕他去游泳了。”

"Oh, no!" said Annie. "We're friends of his. We're supposed to go with him to the old state house—" "To take the midday meal to his grandfather," said Jack. "Louis must have forgotten," said the gardener. "Well, I guess we could take it without him," said Annie, "if you'd like us to." "Why, yes," the gardener said. "I still have a lot of work to do." He handed Annie the basket and wiped his brow. "This is the hottest summer in forty years." "No problem! We can handle it," said Annie. "Come on, Jack!" She started out of the courtyard. "Hold on!" said Jack. He turned back to the gardener. "Excuse me, sir. Can you tell me something about Doctor Ben? Who is he? What does he do?"

“哦，不！”安妮说。“我们是他的朋友。 我们应该和他一起去旧的州议会大厦——”“给他祖父送午餐，”杰克说。 “路易斯一定是忘了，”园丁说。 “嗯，我想我们可以不带他，”安妮说，“如果你愿意的话。” “噢，是的，”园丁说。 “我还有很多工作要做。” 他把篮子递给安妮，擦了擦额头。 “这是四十年来最热的夏天。” “没问题!我们能应付的，”安妮说。 “加油，杰克！”她走出了院子。 “坚持住！”杰克说。他转身面对园丁。 “对不起，先生。你能告诉我一些关于本医生的事吗？” 他是谁？他是做什么的？”

"What does he do?" the gardener said. "It would take me all day to answer that question!" "Oh. Sorry, we—" said Jack. But the gardener kept talking. "He's one of the smartest human beings of all time. He once stole thunderbolts right out of the clouds." "Oh. Okay," said Jack. Is this guy trying to be funny? he wondered. "He's an inventor and a scientist!" John the gardener went on. "A diplomat and a writer! A scholar and a businessman!" "Excuse me, I have to go now," said Jack. He looked around for Annie. She had already left the courtyard. He headed down the path to the gate. "There's no one in the universe like him!" the gardener called after Jack. "I'm telling you the truth. He pulled lightning right out

“他是做什么的？”园丁问。 “回答这个问题要花我一整天的时间！”“哦。 对不起，我们——”杰克说。但园丁一直在说。 “他是有史以来最聪明的人之一。 他曾经从云中偷走雷电。” “哦。好吧，”杰克说。这家伙是想搞笑吗？ 他想知道。“他是一位发明家和科学家！”园丁约翰接着说。 “一个外交官，一个作家！”一个学者，一个商人！”“对不起，我得走了，”杰克说。 他四处寻找安妮。 她已经离开了院子。 他沿着小路向大门走去。 “全宇宙没有人像他那样！”园丁在杰克身后喊道。 “我说的是实话。 他把闪电拔了出来