3 That Bridge

Chapter 3 THAT BRIDGE? "They stole your baby llama?" said Annie. "Yes!" cried Topa. "She belongs to me!" "Cria is an orphan, and so is Topa," said the old man. "Now Cria is Topa's whole world. He takes great care of her." "I tried to fight them," said Topa. "But they laughed at me. They took her across the bridge. It was so foggy I couldn't see them. I heard them laughing. I heard her crying. I heard her little bell ringing." "Why did they steal her?" asked Annie. Topa wiped his eyes. "One man said, 'Grab her! Her coat shines like silver! There are none like her anywhere in the Secret City,'" said

第三章那座桥？“他们偷了你的小羊驼宝宝？”安妮说。 “是的！”托帕叫道。“她是我的！”“克丽娅是个孤儿，托帕也是。”老人说。 “现在，克里米亚是托帕的整个世界。 他把她照顾得很好。” “我试着和他们战斗，”托帕说。 但是他们嘲笑我。他们带她过桥。 雾太大，我看不见他们。 我听见他们在笑。我听到她在哭。 我听到她的小铃铛在响。” “他们为什么要偷走她？”安妮问。 托帕擦了擦眼睛。“一个男人说，‘抓住她！她的外衣像银光闪闪！在秘密城里没有一个像她那样的人。’

Topa. "The Secret City!" said Topa's grandmother with dismay. "The Secret City?" Jack repeated. "What's that?" "It's near the top of Old Mountain," said Topa's grandfather. "There's no hope if they take the small one up there." Topa let out a wail. He buried his head against his grandmother and shook with sobs. "Oh, I am sorry, Topa. I am so sorry," the old woman said, rocking him. "The small one!" Annie said to Jack. "Old Mountain! They're both in our rhyme." "I know," said Jack. He remembered: High on Old Mountain Is a creature to save. Bring back the small one. Find the secret of brave.

Topa。“秘密城！”托帕的祖母沮丧地说。 “秘密城？”杰克重复。 “那是什么?”“就在老山顶附近，”托帕的祖父说。 “如果他们把小的带到那里，就没有希望了。” 托帕发出一声哀号。他把头靠在祖母身上，抽泣着发抖。 “哦，对不起，托帕。我很抱歉，”老妇人摇着他说。 “小的那个！”安妮对杰克说。 “老山!它们都在我们的押韵诗里。” “我知道，”杰克说。他想起：在老山的高处，有一个生物需要拯救。 把小的拿回来。找到勇敢的秘密。

"This is our mission! We have to save her!" Annie said. Overhearing Annie, Topa whirled around. "You will help?" he said through his tears. "You will find Cria and bring her back home?" "We will try," said Annie. "No. You cannot," the old man said sharply. "You are not allowed in the Secret City. None of us are." "No more talk of this," said the old woman. "Jack and Annie climbed up from the valley, Topa. They must return home now. Here." She handed Jack two baked potatoes wrapped in leaves. "Take these for your journey." "Oh… okay… thank you," said Jack. He put the warm potatoes into his bag. "Grandmother, can I show them the short way back to the valley?" asked Topa, wiping his tears. "Yes," said the old woman, nodding. "Show

“这是我们的使命！”我们必须救她！”安妮说。 托帕听到安妮的话，转过身来。 “你愿意帮忙吗？”他流着泪说。 “你会找到克里娅，把她带回家吗？”“我们试试，”安妮说。 “没有。你不能，”老人严厉地说。 “你不允许进入秘密城。 我们都不是。”“别再提这件事了，”老妇人说。 杰克和安妮从山谷里爬了上来，托帕。 他们现在必须回家了。 在这里。”她递给杰克两个用叶子包着的烤土豆。 “把这些带上你的旅途吧。” “哦……好的……谢谢你。”杰克说。 他把热土豆放进包里。 “奶奶，我能带他们走回山谷的近路吗？”托帕擦着眼泪问道。 “是的，”老妇人点头说。 “显示

them the path. Then come straight home." She looked at Jack and Annie. "After Topa points out the way, you must send him back to us." "Don't worry," said Jack. "We will." "Follow me, Jack and Annie," said Topa. The small barefoot boy started out of the meadow. "Thank you for the potatoes," Jack said to the old couple. Then he and Annie hurried to catch up with Topa. When they were out of sight of his grandparents, Topa grabbed Annie's hand. "You're not really going home now, are you?" he asked. "First you'll find Cria in the Secret City?" "Yes, of course. We'll do our best," said Annie. "Wait," said Jack. "We don't know anything about this Secret City. What is it?"

他们的路径。那就直接回家吧。” 她看着杰克和安妮。 “托帕指出方向后，你必须把他送回来。” “别担心，”杰克说。“我们会的。” “跟我来，杰克和安妮，”托帕说。 那个光着脚的小男孩从草地上走了出来。 “谢谢你们的土豆，”杰克对那对老夫妇说。 然后他和安妮赶紧追上托帕。 当他们离开祖父母的视线时，托帕抓住安妮的手。 “你现在不是真的要回家吧？”他问。 “首先你会在秘密城找到克里娅？”“是的，当然。 我们会尽力的，”安妮说。 “等等，”杰克说。“我们对这个秘密城市一无所知。 这是什么？”

"I do not know," said Topa. "It's a secret. Why—are you afraid?" "No, I'm not afraid," said Jack. "How do we get there?" "Come, I will take you to the rope bridge," said Topa. Jack and Annie followed the boy between the pines and cedars. Topa led them through high ferns and bushes, and under more trees with giant hanging pods. "Topa, what do we do after we cross the bridge?" Annie asked. "Is there a path?" "Yes, on the other side is the Old Trail," said Topa. "They took Cria that way. But you shouldn't follow them. They might see you. There is another way to the Secret City." "What is it?" said Jack. "After you cross the bridge, climb through the brush up to the high ridge," said Topa. "I have heard Grandfather say it's faster than the

“我不知道，”托帕说。 “这是个秘密。为什么——你害怕？”“不，我不害怕，”杰克说。 “我们怎么去那儿?”“来吧，我带你去绳桥，”托帕说。 杰克和安妮跟着男孩在松树和雪松之间穿行。 托帕领着他们穿过高大的蕨类植物和灌木丛，来到更多挂着巨大豆荚的树下。 “托帕，我们过桥后做什么？”安妮问。 “有路吗？”“是的，在另一边是古道，”托帕说。 “他们把克里娅带走了。但你不应该跟着他们走。 他们可能会看到你。还有另一条路去秘密城。” “怎么了？”杰克问。“过桥后，穿过灌木丛爬到高高的山脊上，”托帕说。 “我听爷爷说它比火车快

Old Trail. But watch out for snakes." "Snakes?" said Jack. "Did you say snakes?" Topa stopped and looked back at them. "Yes. Why—are you afraid of snakes?" "No, I'm good. Keep going," said Jack. Topa led them through the brush to the misty edge of Young Mountain. Jack heard the distant roar of a rushing river. Across the way he could barely see the peak of Old Mountain. It was partially hidden by clouds. "There! That's the rope bridge!" said Topa. A sagging footbridge stretched over the gap between the two mountains. The bridge swayed in the breeze. It seemed to be made entirely of rope, even its railings. "That's the bridge?" said Jack. "Seriously?" "Yes," said Topa. "Yikes," said Annie. "Don't worry; I'll look in the guide," Jack

旧的痕迹。但是要小心蛇。” “蛇？”杰克说。“你是说蛇吗？”托帕停下来，回头看着他们。 “是的。你——你为什么怕蛇？”“不，我很好。 继续走。”杰克说。托帕领着他们穿过灌木丛，来到雾蒙蒙的杨山边缘。 杰克听到远处河水奔流的轰鸣声。 在路的对面，他几乎看不到老山的山顶。 它有一部分被云遮住了。 “有!那是绳桥！”托帕说。 一座下垂的人行桥横跨在两座山之间的缺口上。 桥在微风中摇摆。 它似乎完全是用绳子做成的，连栏杆也一样。 “那就是那座桥？”杰克说。 “严重吗?”“是的，”托帕说。 “哎呀，”安妮说。“别担心;我去看看指南，“杰克。