7 Another World

Chapter 7 ANOTHER WORLD Lots of things made sense to Jack now— Erikson's clothes, his spear, calling himself a seafarer, and his story of eleven ships lost while sailing from Iceland to Greenland. Erikson rowed toward a small wooden pier near the Viking ships. When the boat reached the shore, he jumped out. "We are here!" he said. Jack and Annie climbed carefully out of the boat. As Erikson tied it to the pier, Jack turned to Annie. "Those are Viking ships!" he whispered. "We saw ships like that on our mission to Ireland. Remember? Viking raiders were invading the coast!"

现在杰克明白了很多事情——埃里克森的衣服，他的长矛，他自称是海员，还有他从冰岛航行到格陵兰岛途中丢失的十一艘船的故事。 埃里克森向维京船只附近的一个小木码头划去。 当船靠岸时，他跳了出来。 “我们在这里！”他说。杰克和安妮小心翼翼地爬下了船。 当埃里克森把它拴在码头上时，杰克转向安妮。 “那些是海盗船！”他低声说。 “我们在爱尔兰执行任务时看到过这样的船。 还记得吗?维京海盗正在入侵海岸！”

"Yikes!" said Annie, her eyes wide. "We should escape now while we can," said Jack. "Wait, wait, let's look at the rhyme," said Annie. Jack slipped the rhyme out of his bag. Annie pointed to the last verse. They read silently: Explore different worlds. Show friends where to go. Unite all these worlds With a word that will glow. "I think we're doing what Morgan wants," Annie said. "We explored the world of seals and orcas and narwhals… and now this world, the Viking world." "But what about—" Jack started. "Shh!" said Annie. Erikson had finished tying up the boat. Jack put the rhyme back into his bag.

“哎呀！”安妮说，眼睛睁得大大的。 “我们应该趁现在还能逃的时候逃走。”杰克说。 “等等，等等，我们来看看押韵，”安妮说。 杰克从包里溜出押韵诗。 安妮指着最后一节。 他们默默地读着：探索不同的世界。 告诉朋友该去哪里。用一个发光的词把所有的世界联合起来。 “我想我们在做摩根想做的事，”安妮说。 “我们探索了海豹、逆戟鲸和独角鲸的世界……现在这个世界，维京人的世界。” “但是……”杰克开口了。 “嘘！”安妮说。埃里克森已经把船系好了。 杰克把押韵诗放回包里。

"Follow me," Erikson said. Even though he was still limping, Erikson walked faster than Jack and Annie. He bounded across the rocky shore and started up a hill. Jack and Annie hurried after him. Soon they could see a cluster of buildings over the crest of the hill. There was a long wooden house and smaller thatched huts and several barns. A few people were working in the chilly sunlight. They were all dressed in several layers of clothing. Women were hanging clothes to dry. Men were stacking wood. A boy was leading cows to a barn. A few girls were feeding hogs and ducks. Chickens and dogs wandered about. Suddenly the dogs began to bark. Everyone looked around. A woman cried out and pointed at Jack and Annie. Two brown-and-white dogs bolted down

“跟我来，”埃里克森说。 尽管埃里克森仍然一瘸一拐，但他走得比杰克和安妮快。 他跳跃着越过岩石海岸，开始向山上爬去。 杰克和安妮急忙跟在他后面。 不久，他们看到山顶上有一群建筑物。 有一座长长的木屋，几间较小的茅草屋和几个谷仓。 几个人在寒冷的阳光下工作。 他们都穿了好几层衣服。 妇女们正在晾衣服。 人们在堆木头。一个男孩正牵着牛去牲口棚。 几个女孩正在喂猪和鸭子。 鸡和狗到处乱逛。 突然，狗开始叫了起来。 每个人都环顾四周。一个女人指着杰克和安妮喊道。 两只棕白相间的狗跑了下来

the hill, barking ferociously. Erikson shouted a command. The dogs stopped barking. A tall, burly man strode down the slope. "My father," said Erikson. Erikson's father had long red hair and a wild, bushy beard. He carried an ax. "Oh, no," whispered Jack. The Viking man looked fierce. "Wait here," Erikson ordered Jack and Annie. Leaving them with the dogs, he limped to his father. Jack nervously watched him speak to the wild-looking man. "How are you guys doing today?" Annie asked the dogs. The dogs barked. "Oh, you're just pretending to be scary," she said. The dogs tilted their heads, then started to pant. Their tails were wagging. Annie laughed and held out her hand for

小山，凶猛地吠着。 埃里克森大声命令。 狗停止了吠叫。一个高大魁梧的男人大步走下山坡。 “我父亲，”埃里克森说。 埃里克森的父亲有一头长长的红头发和浓密的大胡子。 他带着一把斧头。“哦，不，”杰克小声说。 那个维京人看起来很凶狠。 “在这儿等着，”埃里克森命令杰克和安妮。 他把他们留给狗，一瘸一拐地向父亲走去。 杰克紧张地看着他和那个看起来粗野的人说话。 “你们今天过得怎么样？”安妮问狗。 狗在叫。“哦，你只是在假装害怕，”她说。 狗们歪着头，然后开始喘气。 它们摇着尾巴。安妮笑着伸出手

the dogs to sniff. Their sniffing quickly turned into licking. Erikson and his father walked down to Jack and Annie. "This is my father. Erik," the boy said. "He is the chieftain here." "Oh. Uh… hello… sir," said Jack. "Glad to meet you!" said Annie.

狗闻一闻。它们的嗅闻很快变成了舔舐。 埃里克森和他的父亲走到杰克和安妮那里。 “这是我的父亲。埃里克，”男孩说。 “他是这里的酋长。” “哦。“嗯……你好……先生，”杰克说。 “很高兴见到你！”安妮说。