5 Lost in the Wild

5 LOST IN THE WILD Lost in the wild? thought Jack. "All right, Jack and Annie!" said John of the Mountains. "Our forest rangers will prepare the pack mules for you." "Thanks!" said Annie. "That sounds like fun." "Charlie!" John called to one of the men in blue overalls. "You and Archie make room on our pack mules for our nature artists!" "Yes, sir!" said Charlie. The gray mules were smaller than the horses. They had long ears, thick heads, and skinny legs. Both had pack saddles with bulky, side bundles. The rangers shifted the cargo forward to make room for Jack and Annie. "Climb on, partners!" said Charlie. With the rangers' help, Jack and Annie mounted the two mules. They sat on the back of the saddles

迷失在野外迷失在野外？ 杰克想。“好了，杰克和安妮！”山中的约翰说。 “我们的护林员会为你们准备驮骡。” “谢谢！”安妮说。“听起来很有趣。” “查理!”约翰向一个穿蓝色工作服的人喊道。 “你和阿奇在我们的驮骡上给我们的自然艺术家腾个地方！”“是的，先生！”查理说。 灰色的骡子比马小。 他们耳朵长，脑袋粗，腿细。 两个人都有带着笨重的侧捆的背包鞍。 护林员把货物往前挪了挪，给杰克和安妮腾地方。 “爬上去，伙伴们！”查理说。 在护林员的帮助下，杰克和安妮骑上了两头骡子。 他们坐在马鞍的后面

with the bundles pushed to the front. They clutched the straps that held everything together. "Be careful. A mule will always try to make a fool of you!" said Charlie. Then he walked off. "Not this one," said Annie. "I love your bunny ears," she said to her mule. "I'll call you Petey, for Peter Rabbit." She turned to Jack. "You could name yours Benny, for Benjamin Bunny." "Not. Going. To. Happen," Jack said dryly. "All set?" the cowboy boomed from the front of the line. "On through the wild! Remember—our aim is to steer clear of all civilization!"

把包袱推到前面。 他们紧紧抓住把所有东西绑在一起的带子。 “小心些而已。骡子总是想捉弄你！”查理说。 然后他走开了。“不是这个，”安妮说。 “我喜欢你的兔子耳朵，”她对她的骡子说。 “我就叫你皮特吧，皮特兔的名字。” 她转向杰克。“你可以叫你的班尼，班杰明兔。” “不是。走了。出现。碰巧。”杰克干巴巴地说。 “都准备好了吗？”牛仔从队伍前面大声说道。 “穿过荒野！”记住——我们的目标是避开一切文明！”

As Jack's mule plodded at the end of the line, Jack bumped up and down. With no way to guide his mule, he felt out of control. The group left the dirt trail. Soon they were slowly climbing up a rocky path. "Hey, John of the Mountains!" Annie called out to John, who was riding in front of her. "What's the name of the cowboy with the mustache?" John looked over his shoulder. "You don't recognize him?" he asked. "Nope," said Annie. John smiled. "His name is Teddy," he said. "Oh, wow," said Annie. "We once had a great friend named Teddy. He was a dog." John laughed. "Good. Think of this Teddy as a friend, too," he said. "But call him Sir." "Sir? Okay. But what does Sir do?" asked Annie. "Many things," said John. "Years ago, he was commander of the Rough Riders in the Spanish- American War." "Who are the Rough Riders?" Jack called. "You might call them volunteer cowboy soldiers," said John. "Cool," said Annie.

当杰克的骡子拖着沉重的脚步走在队伍的末端时，杰克上下颠簸。 由于没有办法牵着他的骡子，他感到失去了控制。 这群人留下了土路。 很快，他们就慢慢地爬上了一条布满岩石的小路。 “嘿，山里的约翰！”安妮向骑在她前面的约翰喊道。 “那个留胡子的牛仔叫什么名字？”约翰回头看了看。 “你不认识他吗？”他问。 “不，”安妮说。约翰笑了。 “他叫特迪，”他说。 “哦，哇，”安妮说。“我们曾经有一个好朋友叫泰迪。 他是一只狗。”约翰笑了。 “很好。也把泰迪当作朋友，”他说。 “叫他先生吧。”“先生?好吧。 但是先生是做什么的呢？”安妮问。 “很多事情，”约翰说。“几年前，他在美西战争中是莽骑兵团的指挥官。” “谁是粗野骑士？”杰克叫。 “你可以称他们为志愿牛仔兵，”约翰说。 “酷，”安妮说。

"Whoa," Jack said to his mule. At the moment, he was having a rough ride himself. His mule was skittish. It kept veering to the right or the left. Soon Jack and the mule were trailing far behind. Jack was embarrassed that he couldn't keep up with Annie and the others. Suddenly a rabbit dashed across the trail. Jack's mule lurched off the rocky path. Jack let go of the strap. He lost his balance and fell to the ground. Annie turned to look. "Stop, everyone!" she shouted. "Jack fell off his mule!" All the riders came to a halt. Teddy rode back to Jack. While his mule munched on a shrub, Jack stood up and brushed himself off. He felt his face turn red. He wanted to disappear. "Are you all right?" Teddy boomed. "Did he throw you?" "No, sir. It was my fault," said Jack. "I made a mistake, and I lost my balance." "Aw, don't worry about it, son," said Teddy. "The person who never makes a mistake is the one who never tries anything." "Yes, sir," said Jack. "Be positive, Jack," said Teddy. "Talk to

“哇，”杰克对他的骡子说。 此刻，他自己也经历了一段艰难的旅程。 他的骡子易受惊。它不停地向右或向左倾斜。 不久，杰克和骡子就远远地落在后面了。 杰克因为跟不上安妮和其他人而感到尴尬。 突然，一只兔子冲过小路。 杰克的骡子蹒跚地离开了布满岩石的小路。 杰克松开了皮带。他失去平衡，跌倒在地。 安妮转过头去看。“大家停下来！”她喊道。 “杰克从骡子上摔下来了！”所有的骑手都停了下来。 泰迪骑回杰克身边。当他的骡子在大嚼灌木时，杰克站了起来，掸了掸身上的毛。 他感到自己的脸变红了。 他想消失。“你没事吧？”泰迪蓬勃发展。 “他把你扔了吗？”“不,先生。 是我的错，”杰克说。 “我犯了一个错误，我失去了平衡。” “哦，别担心，孩子，”泰迪说。 “从不犯错的人就是从不尝试的人。” “是的，先生。”杰克说。“积极一点，杰克，”泰迪说。 “跟

yourself. Say 'I can ride this mule!' If you believe that, you're halfway there." Teddy flashed a grin. "I personally know that you can succeed at this, Jack." The cowboy tipped his hat. Then he rode back to the head of the line. Jack took a deep breath. He wanted to measure up to Teddy's belief in him. "I can do this," he mumbled to himself. "I can totally ride a mule." Jack climbed back onto his mule. He talked in a whisper to himself. "I can ride a mule. I can do this. I can keep up. I can do this…." The mule seemed to hear Jack's words. Soon it was keeping a steady pace behind the others. Teddy looked back and waved his hat at Jack. "Good work, Jack!" he called. Jack waved and smiled. As he bumped along on his mule, he no longer felt worried. Forgetting himself, he looked eagerly at the passing scenery— shrubs, birds, wildflowers. He wanted to stop and sketch everything. After a while, Teddy held up his hand and brought the group to a halt. Jack and Annie hopped down from their mules. The others dismounted from their horses. Teddy was not nearly as tall as he seemed on

你自己。说“我能骑这头骡子！”如果你相信这一点，你就成功了一半。” 特迪咧嘴一笑。“我个人知道你会成功的，杰克。” 牛仔脱帽致意。 然后他骑回到队伍的前面。 杰克深吸了一口气。他想达到特迪对他的信任。 “我能做到。”他喃喃自语。 “我完全可以骑骡子。” 杰克爬上了他的骡子。 他低声自言自语。 “我会骑骡子。我能做到。 我能跟上。我能做到...." 骡子似乎听到了杰克的话。 很快，它就稳稳地跟在了其他几只后面。 特迪回头看了看杰克，向他挥舞着帽子。 “干得好，杰克！” 杰克挥手微笑。当他骑着骡子颠簸前行时，他不再担心了。 他忘乎所以，热切地望着掠过的风景——灌木、鸟儿、野花。 他想停下来把一切都画下来。 过了一会儿，特迪举起手，让那群人停了下来。 杰克和安妮从骡子上跳了下来。 其他人都下了马。 特迪远没有他看上去那么高

horseback, Jack realized. But the stout, cheerful cowboy still seemed larger than life. "Chow time!" Teddy bellowed.

马背上，杰克意识到。但是，这个粗壮、快活的牛仔似乎仍然显得很高大。 “周时间!”泰迪大声。