2 Young Mountain

Chapter 2 YOUNG MOUNTAIN Birdsong filled a mountain forest. The air smelled of cedar, pine, and woodsmoke. "Oh, wow!" said Annie. "I love our clothes!" She and Jack both wore bright red wool ponchos, brown cotton pants and shirts, leather sandals, and green knit caps with earflaps and purple tassels. "Colorful," said Jack. "And warm!" said Annie. Their ponchos were heavy and hung down to their knees. Jack's backpack had turned into a woven cloth bag. It hung by a strap across his chest. Annie and Jack looked out the window.

第二章年轻的山林鸟鸣。 空气中弥漫着雪松、松树和柴烟的味道。 “哦，哇！”安妮说。“我爱我们的衣服！”她和杰克都穿着鲜红色的羊毛雨披，棕色的棉裤子和衬衫，皮凉鞋，戴着绿色的带耳盖和紫色流苏的针织帽子。 “五彩缤纷，”杰克说。“而且很暖和！”安妮说。 他们的雨披很重，一直垂到膝盖。 杰克的背包变成了一个编织布袋。 它被一根带子挂在他的胸前。 安妮和杰克向窗外望去。

"Oh, wow," said Annie. "It's really pretty here." The tree house had landed in a tall pine tree in a forest of pines, cedars, and trees with huge hanging pods. Mountains rose on the horizon. Feathery clouds floated below their peaks. "The Andes Mountains," said Jack. He opened their travel guide to the first page. He read aloud: The Andes are the longest mountain range in the world. They run from the top to the tip of South America, a distance of 4,350 miles. High in the Andes of Peru, tourists hike through cloud forests and mountain meadows. "Cloud forests and mountain meadows," repeated Annie. "That sounds beautiful." Jack turned the pages. He stopped at a photo of men and women dressed in red

“哦，哇，”安妮说。“这里真的很漂亮。” 树屋落在一棵高大的松树上，树林里有松树、雪松和挂着巨大荚果的树木。 山脉在地平线上升起。 羽毛般的云朵在它们的峰顶下飘浮。 “安第斯山脉，”杰克说。 他把他们的旅行指南翻到第一页。 他大声朗读：安第斯山脉是世界上最长的山脉。 它们从南美洲的顶端一直延伸到顶端，全长4350英里。 在秘鲁安第斯山脉的高处，游客们徒步穿越云雾森林和高山草地。 “云雾森林和山间草地。”安妮重复道。 “听起来很美。”杰克翻了翻书。 他在一张穿着红色衣服的男女照片前停了下来

ponchos and hats. The caption said: Wool ponchos have been worn by natives of the Andes for many centuries. "Many centuries?" said Jack. "So, what century is this?" "I don't know, but I have a feeling we came to a time long ago," said Annie. "Me too," said Jack. "But I'm not sure why I feel that way." "Whoa, what's that sound?" said Annie. "What sound?" said Jack. "Music! Hear it?" said Annie. Jack listened carefully. Sweet, airy music floated through the cloud forest.

披风和帽子。配文写道：羊毛雨披被安第斯山脉的当地人穿了好几个世纪了。 “好几个世纪？”杰克说。 “那么，现在是哪个世纪？”“我不知道，但我有一种感觉，我们回到了很久以前，”安妮说。 “我也是，”杰克说。“但我不确定自己为什么会有这种感觉。” “哇，那是什么声音？”安妮说。 “什么声音？”杰克问。“音乐!听到了吗？”安妮说。 杰克认真地听着。甜美、轻快的音乐在云林中飘荡。

"It's a flute, I think," Jack said. "Let's check it out," said Annie. Jack put the travel guide into his bag. He followed Annie down the rope ladder. They stepped together into the tangled brush. The cloud forest buzzed with insect sounds. Hummingbirds and butterflies flitted among red and purple flowers. A pale green frog leapt over a tree root. "The flute music is coming from over there,"

“我想是长笛吧，”杰克说。 “我们去看看吧，”安妮说。 杰克把旅行指南放进包里。 他跟着安妮下了绳梯。 他们一起走进了纠结的灌木丛。 云雾林中昆虫的叫声嗡嗡作响。 蜂鸟和蝴蝶在红色和紫色的花丛中飞舞。 一只淡绿色的青蛙跃过树根。 “笛声是从那边传来的。”

said Annie. Following the sound, Jack and Annie walked between the trees. They climbed over rocks and roots. They pushed through towering ferns. Soon they came to a clearing. They saw an elderly couple sitting outside a small hut. "We found the music," said Annie. "Shh," Jack whispered. "Don't let them hear you." The old man was sitting on the grass, playing a wooden flute. The woman was lifting potatoes out of a red-hot fire pit. "This feels like a long time ago, doesn't it?" whispered Annie. "Yeah," breathed Jack. "Look, llamas!" "Oh, wow," whispered Annie. In a small meadow behind the hut, several llamas were quietly grazing. They had woolly white coats, long necks, and camel-like faces. Their curved ears were shaped like bananas.

安妮说。跟着声音，杰克和安妮在树间走着。 他们爬过岩石和树根。 他们穿过高耸的蕨类植物。 不久他们来到一块空地上。 他们看见一对老夫妇坐在一间小茅屋外面。 “我们找到了音乐，”安妮说。 “嘘，”杰克小声说。“别让他们听见。” 老人坐在草地上吹着木笛。 那个女人正在把土豆从烧得通红的火坑里捞出来。 “这感觉像是很久以前的事了，不是吗？”安妮小声说。 “是啊。”杰克喘着气说。“看,骆驼!”“哦，哇，”安妮小声说。 在小屋后面的一小块草地上，几只大羊驼正在安静地吃草。 他们有毛茸茸的白色外套，长长的脖子和骆驼一样的脸。 它们弯曲的耳朵形状像香蕉。

"They're so cute," whispered Annie. Jack had to agree. The llamas were cute. "I love llamas," whispered Annie. "Who doesn't?" said Jack. "No, I really love them," whispered Annie. "Why do people keep llamas?" Jack wondered out loud. "Look it up," said Annie. Jack pulled the Andes travel guide from his bag and searched in the index for llamas. When he found the right page, he and Annie read silently together: Llamas are the most important animal in the Andes. For centuries, they've provided mountain people with wool and carried their things. The Incas once believed llamas were protected by a star constellation shaped like a mother and a baby llama. Inca legend says that

“它们真可爱，”安妮小声说。 杰克不得不同意。大羊驼很可爱。 “我喜欢大羊驼，”安妮小声说。 “谁不喜欢呢？”杰克说。“不，我真的很喜欢，”安妮小声说。 “人们为什么养大羊驼？”杰克大声地问。 “查一下，”安妮说。杰克从包里拿出安第斯山脉旅游指南，在索引中查找大羊驼。 当他找到正确的一页时，他和安妮一起默默地读着：大羊驼是安第斯山脉最重要的动物。 几个世纪以来，它们一直为山区居民提供羊毛并搬运他们的物品。 印加人曾经相信大羊驼受到一个形状像母羊驼和小羊驼的星座的保护。 印加传说是这么说的