4 Mountain Sickness

Chapter 4 MOUNTAIN SICKNESS "Thank you, Jack and Annie!" said Topa. "After we cross, I will lead you through the forest to the Secret City!" "No, Topa," said Annie. "I'm sorry, but you can't come with us. We promised your grandparents that we would send you home." "But you need me to help you find Cria!" Topa cried. "I am old enough! I am not afraid!" "We know you're very brave, Topa," said Annie. "And that's why you have to go back and take care of your grandparents. They need you." Topa started to protest. There were tears in his eyes.

“谢谢你们，杰克和安妮！”托帕说。 “过了马路，我就带你穿过森林到秘密城去！”“不，托帕，”安妮说。 “对不起，你不能和我们一起去。 我们答应过你的祖父母会送你回家的。” “但你需要我帮你找到克里娅！”Topa哭了。 “我够大了！”我不害怕！”“我们知道你很勇敢，托帕，”安妮说。 “这就是为什么你必须回去照顾你的祖父母。 他们需要你。”托帕开始抗议。 他眼里含着泪水。

"If you don't go home, we won't go to the Secret City," said Annie. "We have to keep our promise." The small boy sighed. "All right. You go." "We'll see you later," Annie said kindly. "And we'll bring Cria back." "Be very careful," said Topa. "If the guards see you—" "I know, we've got this," said Jack. "Come on, Annie. Let's just go." Jack stepped onto the bridge. As soon as he did, it swung from side to side. "Whoa!" Jack said. "Careful," said Annie. "I'm okay," said Jack. He gripped the rope railings with both hands. He carefully placed one foot in front of the other. When he looked down, he saw a rushing river far below. Foamy water flowed through a

“如果你不回家，我们就不去秘密城了，”安妮说。 “我们必须遵守承诺。” 小男孩叹了口气。“好吧。 你去。”“我们一会儿见，”安妮和蔼地说。 “我们会把克里娅带回来的。” “要非常小心，”托帕说。 “我知道，我们能搞定的。”杰克说。 “来吧，安妮。我们走吧。” 杰克走上桥。 他刚一转身，它就从一边摇到另一边。 “哇!”杰克说。“小心，”安妮说。 “我没事，”杰克说。他用双手紧紧抓住栏杆。 他小心地把一只脚放在另一只脚的前面。 当他往下看时，他看到下面有一条湍急的河流。 有泡沫的水流过

narrow gap between steep mountainsides. Jack stopped. The sight made him dizzy. "Don't look down!" Annie called. "I'm right behind you." "Good plan," Jack whispered. He looked up and took a deep breath. Jack inched his hands along the rope railings.

陡峭山坡之间的狭窄缝隙。 杰克停了下来。那景象使他头晕目眩。 “别往下看！”安妮叫。 “我就在你后面。”“好计划。”杰克低声说。 他抬起头，深吸了一口气。 杰克把手沿着栏杆慢慢挪动。

Walking carefully, step by step, he stared through the mist at Old Mountain. His heart was pounding. "So far, so good!" Annie called. "Sort of… pretty much…," Jack whispered. The bridge was swaying. He could hear the roar of the river below. But he kept going until he reached the end and stepped onto Old Mountain. Annie stepped off the bridge a moment later. "We made it," breathed Jack. "Good luck!" Topa shouted. The small boy waved from the other end of the bridge. Then he turned and disappeared between the trees. Jack pointed to a stone path that led away from the bridge. "That must be the trail the guards took," he said. "Right," said Annie. "But Topa said we shouldn't go that way. We should go through

他小心翼翼地一步一步地走着，透过薄雾凝视着老山。 他的心怦怦直跳。“到目前为止，一切顺利！”安妮叫。 “有点……差不多……”杰克低声说。 桥在摇晃。他能听到下面河水的轰鸣声。 但他一直走到尽头，登上了老山。 过了一会儿，安妮下了桥。 “我们成功了。”杰克轻声说。 “祝你好运!”Topa喊道。 小男孩在桥的另一端挥手。 然后他转身消失在树林里。 杰克指着离开桥的一条石径。 “那一定是卫兵走过的路，”他说。 “好的，”安妮说。“但是托帕说我们不应该走那条路。 我们应该通过

the forest up to the Secret City." "Hold on. I need to check something first," Jack said. He pulled out their Andes travel guide and looked in the index for snakes. He turned to the right page and read aloud: Peru has 200 species of snakes. Three types found in Andean cloud forests are shown here. Below was the photo of a red snake with black and yellow bands. The caption said harmless milk snake. Another photo showed a dark snake with a pale belly. The caption said very rare fishing snake. A third showed a black-and-green snake. The label said highly venomous pit viper. "Whoa," said Jack. "What does venomous mean?" said Annie. "It means that if it bites you, you could die,"

从森林一直到秘密城。” “等一等。我得先检查一件事。”杰克说。 他拿出他们的安第斯山脉旅游指南，在索引中查找蛇。 他翻到右边一页，大声朗读：秘鲁有200种蛇。 这里展示了在安第斯云雾林中发现的三种类型。 下面是一张带有黑黄条纹的红色蛇的照片。 标题是无害的牛奶蛇。 另一张照片上是一条腹部苍白的黑蛇。 标题写着非常罕见的钓鱼蛇。 第三张是一条黑绿色的蛇。 标签上写着剧毒的蝮蛇。 “哇，”杰克说。“有毒是什么意思？”安妮说。 “意思是如果它咬了你，你可能会死。”

said Jack. He closed the book. "Okay, I have a question." "What?" said Annie. "Why does Morgan want us to work so hard just to save one little llama?" said Jack. "It doesn't make sense." Annie thought for a moment. Then she said, "Yes, it does. Sometimes small things are huge things. To Topa, his baby llama is as big as the whole world." "Okay. I get that," said Jack, nodding. "Let's go on. But keep an eye out for snakes. Especially black-and-green ones." Jack and Annie started up through the jungle-like forest that led to the Secret City. As they climbed through brush and weeds, Jack looked around for snakes. Struggling through tangles of vines, brambles, and prickly shrubs, he was still on alert. "OW!" Annie shrieked.

杰克说。他合上书。 “好吧，我有个问题。” “什么？”安妮说。“为什么摩根要我们这么努力地工作，就为了救一只小美洲驼？”杰克说。 “这说不通。”安妮想了一会儿。 然后她说：“是的，确实如此。 有时候小事情就是大事情。 对托帕来说，他的小羊驼宝宝和整个世界一样大。” “好吧。我明白了。”杰克点点头说。 “我们继续吧。不过要小心蛇。 尤其是黑绿色的。” 杰克和安妮开始穿过丛林般的森林，来到秘密城市。 当他们爬过灌木丛和杂草时，杰克四处寻找蛇。 挣扎着穿过缠绕的藤蔓、荆棘和多刺的灌木，他仍然保持警惕。 “噢!”安妮尖叫起来。