9 The Last Grizzly

9 THE LAST GRIZZLY "Thank you, Governor!" said President Teddy Roosevelt. "Ladies and gentlemen, I come to you having survived the backwoods! I have seen the true beauty of Yosemite! And I have had a bully good time!" The crowd laughed and cheered. "I must thank world-famous naturalist and writer, Mr. John Muir, or John of the Mountains as many of us call him, for guiding me," said President Roosevelt. "And I thank two young artists, Jack and Annie! I promise I will save this wilderness for them! And for their children and for their children's children! And for all the people of this great nation, rich and poor!" The crowd cheered. "We must always preserve the birds and animals here, and, of course, the lives of our priceless giant trees!" said Teddy. "We are not building this

“谢谢你，州长！”泰迪·罗斯福总统说。 “女士们，先生们，我是在荒郊野外活下来的！我看到了优胜美地真正的美丽！我玩得很开心！”人群又笑又欢呼。 罗斯福总统说：“我必须感谢世界著名的博物学家和作家约翰·缪尔先生，我们许多人都称他为山中的约翰，是他指引了我。” “我还要感谢两位年轻的艺术家，杰克和安妮！”我保证我会为他们保留这片荒野！为了他们的孩子和孩子的孩子！也为这个伟大国家的所有人民，无论贫富！”人群欢呼起来。 “我们必须永远保护这里的鸟类和动物，当然，还有我们无价的巨树的生命！”泰迪说。 “我们不是在建造这个

beautiful country for a day. We want America to last through the ages! And so today I announce that, as president of these great United States, I am placing all of Yosemite under National Park protection!" The crowd roared. "Thank you for coming!" the president said. "Enjoy your Sunday!" Then, as the crowd kept cheering, the governor led Teddy into the hotel.

美丽的国家一天。 我们要让美国万古长青！所以今天我宣布，作为伟大美国的总统，我将把整个优胜美地置于国家公园的保护之下！”人群怒吼起来。 “谢谢你的到来！”主席说。 “享受你的星期天！”接着，在人群的欢呼声中，州长领着泰迪进了旅馆。

Annie looked at Jack. Her face was shining. "We did it," Jack said. "We helped save the wilderness." Annie nodded. "By Sunday's noon hour," she said with a smile. "Jack! Annie!" someone called. They looked behind them. John of the Mountains was on his horse again. He rode over to them. "I want to thank you," he said. "My job was to guide President Roosevelt through Yosemite and convince him to put all of it—especially the big trees—under the protection of the National Park System. You helped me very much, and I'm grateful." "You're welcome!" said Annie. "Will you join me in the hotel for lunch?" John asked. "Thanks, but we need to meet our art teacher now," said Annie. "We have to go back to the big trees where she left us." "She's picking us up there," said Jack. "I'm afraid the big trees are quite far from here,"

安妮看着杰克。她的脸容光焕发。 “我们做到了，”杰克说。“我们帮助拯救了荒野。” 安妮点点头。“到星期天中午，”她笑着说。 “杰克!安妮！”有人喊道。 他们回头看了看。山里的约翰又骑上马了。 他骑马向他们走来。“我想谢谢你，”他说。 “我的工作是引导罗斯福总统参观优胜美地，并说服他把所有的优胜美地，尤其是大树，都置于国家公园系统的保护之下。 你帮了我很大的忙，我很感激。” “不客气！”安妮说。 “你愿意和我一起去旅馆吃午饭吗？”约翰问道。 “谢谢，但是我们现在需要见我们的美术老师，”安妮说。 “我们必须回到她离开我们的大树那里。” “她在那儿接我们。”杰克说。 “恐怕大树离这里很远。”

said John. "But while the president meets with the governor, I can lead you there, then return with the mules." "Uh…don't you want to go inside the hotel with the others?" said Annie. "No. Actually, I always prefer to be outside rather than inside," said John. "Wait, I'll tell Charlie." As John told the ranger his plans, Jack turned to Annie. "How will we climb up to the tree house if John's with us?" She shrugged. "I guess we'll just hang out with him till he leaves," she said. John rode back to them. Jack and Annie followed him on their mules. The three animals trotted away from the hotel grounds and started along the forest trail. John led the way over the long, bumpy, winding road. On their journey, they again rode through different kinds of weather. At first the day was hot and sunny, but then clouds moved in. The wind blew, the air grew colder. A hard rain fell. Jack remembered Teddy's words. "I love wild weather!" he shouted. Annie laughed.

约翰说。“但是，在总统会见州长的时候，我可以带你去那里，然后带着骡子回来。” “嗯……你不想和其他人一起进旅馆吗？”安妮说。 “没有。事实上，我总是喜欢在外面而不是在里面，”约翰说。 “等等，我去告诉查理。” 当约翰告诉护林员他的计划时，杰克转向安妮。 “如果约翰和我们在一起，我们怎么爬上树屋呢？”她耸耸肩。 她说：“我想我们就和他待在一起，直到他离开。” 约翰骑马回到他们身边。杰克和安妮骑着骡子跟着他。 三只动物小跑着离开了旅馆的场地，沿着森林小径出发了。 约翰带路走过漫长、崎岖、蜿蜒的道路。 在旅途中，他们又经历了各种各样的天气。 起初天气炎热，阳光明媚，但后来乌云密布。 风在吹，空气变得更冷了。 下了一场大雨。杰克想起了特迪的话。 “我喜欢狂野的天气！” 安妮笑了。

Suddenly the rain stopped, and warm sunlight returned. By the time they reached the grove of big trees, it was nearly twilight. Long shadows crossed the forest. "Here we are!" said John. Not far away was the giant tree with the magic tree house high in its branches. Fortunately, the rope ladder was out of sight on the other side of its massive trunk. John got off his horse, and Jack and Annie jumped off their mules. Annie hugged hers. "Thanks, Petey," she whispered. "Good mule," Jack said to his. "Thanks for taking me everywhere." The animal flicked its long ears and snorted. As Jack walked away, Annie was still whispering to Petey. The mule seemed to be listening carefully to her. John looked puzzled.

突然雨停了，温暖的阳光又回来了。 当他们到达大树树林时，天已经快黑了。 长长的影子穿过森林。 “我们到了！”约翰说。不远处就是那棵高大的树，高高的树枝上有一座神奇的树屋。 幸运的是，绳梯在它巨大树干的另一边看不见了。 约翰下了马，杰克和安妮从骡子上跳下来。 安妮抱着她的手。“谢谢你，彼得。”她小声说。 “好骡子，”杰克对他的骡子说。 “谢谢你带我到处走。” 那动物摇着它的长耳朵，哼着鼻子。 杰克走开的时候，安妮还在跟彼得耳语。 骡子似乎在认真地听她说话。 约翰看起来很困惑。