4 Bully for You!

4 BULLY FOR YOU! "Greetings!" Annie said. "Did a newspaper send you kids to spy on us?" the cowboy asked with a grin. What's he talking about? Jack wondered. "No, sir!" said Annie. "My brother and I were running from a bear." "A grizzly bear," added Jack. "Oh, I'm sorry, but you can't fool us, sonny," the cowboy said. "No grizzlies in Yosemite now. The last one was spotted eight years ago. Right, John?" He looked at the older, bearded man. "That's right, sir," said John. His blue eyes twinkled as he smiled at Jack and Annie. "You must have seen a black bear. They won't hurt you if you leave them alone. They mostly eat plants, roots, and berries." "But it looked just like a grizzly," said Jack. "It

4 .欺负你！“你好!”安妮说。 “是一家报社派你们这些孩子来监视我们的吗？”牛仔咧嘴笑着问道。 他在说什么？杰克想知道。 “不，先生！”安妮说。“我哥哥和我当时正在躲避一只熊。” “一只灰熊，”杰克补充说。 “哦，我很抱歉，但是你骗不了我们，孩子，”牛仔说。 “现在约塞米蒂没有灰熊了。 最后一次被发现是在八年前。 吧,约翰?”他看了看那个留着胡子的老头。 “没错，先生，”约翰说。 他对杰克和安妮微笑着，蓝眼睛闪闪发光。 “你一定看到了一只黑熊。 如果你不打扰他们，他们不会伤害你的。 它们主要吃植物、根和浆果。” “但它看起来就像一只灰熊，”杰克说。 “这

had shaggy brown fur and really long claws." "Sorry, son," said the cowboy. "You have to trust my friend—we all call him John of the Mountains. He knows this wild country better than anybody. For thirty years he's been studying the animals, trees, and rocks of Yosemite." "Cool," said Annie. "We're studying all that, too, and drawing pictures of it." "Good for you, young lady," said the cowboy. "Well, we must be on our way. If you're afraid of bears, take my advice: Walk softly and carry a big stick!" The cowboy laughed heartily at his own joke. The other riders laughed, too. "Wait, would you like to see our drawings?" said Annie. "Uh…no, Annie," said Jack. He could tell the riders wanted to get going. But Annie pulled out her sketchbook. She held it up to the cowboy. "Check it out!" she said. The cowboy took the book from Annie. He opened it and looked at her butterfly drawing. "You drew this?" he said. "Yes. Yes, sir," said Annie. "We're artists." "Well, bully for you!" said the cowboy. "Wait till you see my brother's drawings," said

有蓬松的棕色皮毛和很长的爪子。” “对不起，孩子，”牛仔说。 “你必须相信我的朋友——我们都叫他山中约翰。 他比任何人都了解这个蛮荒的国家。 30年来，他一直在研究优胜美地的动物、树木和岩石。” “酷，”安妮说。“我们也在研究这些，并把它们画下来。” “干得好，小姐，”牛仔说。 “好了，我们得上路了。 如果你害怕熊，那就听我的建议：轻轻地走，拿一根大棒！”牛仔对自己开的玩笑笑得很开心。 其他骑手也笑了。 “等等，你想看看我们的画吗？”安妮说。 “呃……不，安妮，”杰克说。 他能看出骑手们想要出发了。 但安妮拿出了速写本。 她把它举到牛仔面前。 “看看吧！”她说。牛仔从安妮手里接过书。 他打开它，看着她画的蝴蝶。 “你画的？”他说。“是的。 “是的，先生。”安妮说。“我们的艺术家。” “好吧，欺负你！”牛仔说。 “等着看我哥哥的画吧，”他说

Annie. "Show him, Jack." Jack shyly handed his sketchbook to the cowboy. "Excellent…," the man said, staring at Jack's squirrel drawing. "Here, John—take a look." The cowboy handed both books to John of the Mountains. The elderly man looked at the butterfly and squirrel sketches. His face broke into a wide grin. "Goodness! You two are serious artists," he said. "What are your names?" "Jack and Annie," said Annie. "Well, Jack and Annie, you perfectly captured the rare Alpine butterfly and the Douglas squirrel," John said. "Did you know that the Douglas squirrel is the spirit of the sequoia trees? When he eats a cone from a big tree, he scatters its seeds. From those tiny seeds, a few trees might sprout. Over hundreds of years, they'll grow into the mighty giants of Yosemite." "Wow," said Annie. "That shows how everything is connected, doesn't it?" John of the Mountains looked startled. "Yes, it does, Annie," he said. "One little thing in nature— like that squirrel—is hitched to the whole universe."

安妮。“给他看看，杰克。”杰克害羞地把他的速写本递给了牛仔。 “太好了……”那人盯着杰克画的松鼠说。 “给你，约翰——看一看。” 牛仔把两本书都递给了山里的约翰。 老人看着蝴蝶和松鼠的速写。 他的脸上突然露出灿烂的笑容。 “天哪!你们俩是认真的艺术家，”他说。 “你们叫什么名字？”“杰克和安妮，”安妮说。 “好了，杰克和安妮，你们完美地捕捉到了稀有的高山蝴蝶和道格拉斯松鼠，”约翰说。 “你知道道格拉斯松鼠是红杉树的灵魂吗？” 当他吃一棵大树上的蛋筒时，他会把它的种子撒出去。 从这些微小的种子中，可能会长出几棵树。 几百年后，他们将成长为优胜美地的巨人。” “哇，”安妮说。“这说明一切都是相互联系的，不是吗？”山里的约翰看起来很吃惊。 “是的，安妮，”他说。 “自然界中的一个小东西——比如那只松鼠——与整个宇宙息息相关。”

"Exactly!" said Jack, trying to join the conversation. John shook his head in wonder. "You two are remarkable," he said. "How did you get here? Who brought you?" "Um…our art teacher delivered us," said Jack. "Her name is Morgan," said Annie. "She dropped us off near the big trees." "Hold on," the cowboy growled. "Are you saying your teacher just left you alone in the woods?" "Uh…well…," stammered Jack. He looked at Annie. "It's okay. We asked her to leave us in the wilderness overnight," said Annie. "We told her we wanted to spend time in Yosemite to make our nature books. She thought it would be a great opportunity for us." "I don't agree," said the cowboy, scowling. "It's quite risky to leave two children in the wild." "Sometimes it might be," said Annie. "But not for Jack and me. We're actually tougher than we look. And smarter. And braver." John of the Mountains laughed. "I believe you, Annie," he said. He turned to the cowboy. "Sir, did

“没错！”杰克说，试图加入谈话。 约翰惊奇地摇了摇头。 “你们两个真了不起，”他说。 “你怎么到这儿来的？”谁带你来的？”“嗯……我们的美术老师把我们救出来了，”杰克说。 “她叫摩根，”安妮说。 “她让我们在大树旁下车。” “等等，”牛仔咆哮道。 “你是说你的老师把你一个人丢在树林里了？”“呃……嗯……”杰克结结巴巴地说。 他看着安妮。“这是好的。 我们让她把我们留在荒野过夜，”安妮说。 “我们告诉她，我们想花时间在优胜美地，制作我们的自然书籍。 她认为这对我们来说是一个很好的机会。” “我不同意，”牛仔皱着眉头说。 “把两个孩子留在野外是很危险的。” “有时候可能是，”安妮说。 “但对杰克和我来说不是这样。我们其实比看起来要坚强。 和聪明。和勇敢的。”山里的约翰笑了。 “我相信你，安妮，”他说。 他转向牛仔。“先生,

you not say you wished that nature artists could travel with us?" "I did," said the cowboy. "Well, two excellent young artists have just crossed our path," said John of the Mountains. "And they plan to spend a night in Yosemite. I call that a miracle." "I still think they're too young," said the cowboy. "Sir, I was out in the world, working for my family, when I was their age," said John. "Won't they be safer with us on our journey than wandering the woods alone?" Wait. Journey? Where are they going? Jack wondered. The cowboy looked at Jack and Annie. Annie stood straighter and held her chin up. "All right, you win, John," the cowboy said, chuckling. "Would you two young artists like to join us?" "Yes! We would!" said Annie. We would? thought Jack. He wasn't sure. "We will pay you for your work," the cowboy said.

您不是说您希望大自然艺术家们能和我们一起旅行吗？”“是的，”牛仔说。 “嗯，两位优秀的年轻艺术家刚刚穿过我们的道路，”山里的约翰说。 他们计划在约塞米蒂国家公园过夜。 我称之为奇迹。”“我还是觉得他们太年轻了，”牛仔说。 “先生，当我像他们这么大的时候，我已经在外面的世界里为我的家人工作了。”约翰说。 “他们和我们在一起不是比独自在树林里游荡更安全吗？”等待。 旅行?他们要去哪里？ 杰克想知道。牛仔看着杰克和安妮。 安妮站得更直了，抬着下巴。 “好吧，你赢了，约翰，”牛仔笑着说。 “你们两位年轻的艺术家愿意加入我们吗？”“是啊!我们会的！”安妮说。 我们会吗?杰克想。他不确定。 “我们会付你工钱的，”牛仔说。

Annie whispered Morgan's words to Jack, "Give help to others. Give it for free." "Um…no thank you, sir. We only work for free," said Jack. "But can you tell us where we're going?" "Of course!" the cowboy said with a toothy grin. "We're going nowhere, son! We're planning to get lost in the wild!"

安妮低声对杰克说摩根的话：“帮助别人。 免费赠送。”“嗯……不用了，谢谢你，先生。 我们只免费工作，”杰克说。 “你能告诉我们要去哪儿吗？”“当然！”牛仔咧嘴笑着说。 “我们哪儿也不去，孩子！”我们打算在野外迷路！”