1 California!

Chapter 1 CALIFORNIA! One summer evening after dinner, Jack sat in the living room. He was reading a book. "What are you doing?" said Annie, coming down the stairs. "Reading about llamas and the Andes Mountains," Jack said. "Learning good stuff?" asked Annie. "Good and bad," said Jack. "Logging is destroying a lot of the mountain forests." "What does logging mean?" asked Annie. "Cutting down trees for lumber," said Jack. "In some places, it's against the law. It can be a disaster for wildlife." An evening breeze gusted into the house. "Could you close the front door, please?" "Sure." Annie crossed to the door. Instead of closing it, she gazed out at the twilight. "Close it, please?" said Jack.

第一章加州！一个夏天的晚上，晚饭后，杰克坐在客厅里。 他正在看书。“你在做什么？”安妮说着走下楼梯。 “读大羊驼和安第斯山脉的故事，”杰克说。 “学习好东西？”安妮问。 “有好有坏，”杰克说。 “伐木破坏了很多山林。” “伐木是什么意思？”安妮问。 “砍树做木材，”杰克说。 “在一些地方，这是违法的。 这对野生动物来说是一场灾难。” 一阵晚风吹进了屋子。 “请你关上前门好吗？”“当然。” 安妮走到门口。 她没有把门关上，而是凝视着外面的暮色。 “请关上它，好吗？”杰克说。

"Whoa!" said Annie. "Whoa what?" said Jack, looking up. Annie turned to Jack. "The tree house is calling. It said, 'Come to me! Come!'" "You're making that up," said Jack. "Sort of. It didn't say words. I feel it's out there," said Annie. "Really?" said Jack. Annie's feelings about the tree house were always right. "Let's go check," said Annie. "Ten minutes." "Fourteen," said Jack, standing up. "It takes seven minutes to go there and seven minutes to come back." "Got it!" said Annie. She called out, "Mom! Dad! Can Jack and I go out for fourteen minutes? Before it's totally dark?" "Fourteen, no more!" their dad called back. "Come on!" Jack said to Annie. He and Annie pulled on hoodies and slipped out the front door. They ran across their yard. "Wait, wait!" said Jack, stopping. "I forgot my backpack—" "Leave it," said Annie, pulling him along. "We only have fourteen minutes."

“哇！”安妮说。“哇，什么？”杰克抬起头说。 安妮转向杰克。“树屋在呼唤。 它说：“到我这儿来！”来了!’”“你瞎编的，”杰克说。 ”的。它没有说话。 我觉得它就在那里，”安妮说。 “真的吗？”安妮对树屋的感觉总是对的。 “我们去看看，”安妮说。 “十分钟。”“十四岁。”杰克说着站了起来。 “去那里需要7分钟，回来也需要7分钟。” “明白了！”安妮说。她喊道：“妈妈！爸爸!杰克和我能出去14分钟吗？ 在天完全黑下来之前？”“十四岁，不能再多了！” “来吧!”杰克对安妮说。 他和安妮穿上连帽衫，溜出了前门。 他们跑过院子。 “等等，等等！”杰克停下脚步说。 “我忘了带背包——”“别管了，”安妮拉着他说。 “我们只有十四分钟。”

Jack sighed and kept going. In the last light of day, he and Annie ran up the sidewalk. The first star of the night shone in the sky. A few cars passed them. Dogs barked from their yards. Soon Jack and Annie came to the Frog Creek woods. They hurried between the quiet, familiar trees to the tallest oak. Jack saw the tree house against the dusky sky.

杰克叹了口气，继续往前走。 在最后一缕阳光下，他和安妮跑上了人行道。 夜晚的第一颗星在天空中闪耀。 有几辆车从他们身边经过。狗在院子里狂吠。 不久，杰克和安妮来到了青蛙溪森林。 他们在安静而熟悉的树林间匆匆奔向那棵最高的橡树。 杰克在昏暗的天空中看到了树屋。