5 First Light

5 FIRST LIGHT A rooster crowed outside. "Wake up, Jack! It's first light!" said Annie. Jack opened his eyes. Light came through the windowpanes. The fire had gone out. The room was freezing. Jack wanted to stay in his sleeping bag. But he stretched and got up with Annie. They pulled on their parkas, hiking boots, and gloves. They rolled up their sleeping bags and pulled on their backpacks. Annie opened the blue door, and she and Jack slipped out of Ama's Tea House. As they hurried through the gray dawn, Jack could see his breath in the cold air. Villagers were already at work. Small children were feeding chickens. An old woman was milking a cow. Girls were herding sheep into the frosty pasture.

清晨公鸡在外面啼叫。 “醒醒，杰克！”天亮了！”安妮说。 杰克睁开眼睛。光线透过窗玻璃照进来。 火已经熄灭了。房间里很冷。 杰克想呆在他的睡袋里。 但他伸伸懒腰，和安妮一起站了起来。 他们穿上大衣，穿上登山靴，戴上手套。 他们卷起睡袋，背起背包。 安妮打开那扇蓝色的门，她和杰克溜出了妈妈的茶馆。 当他们匆匆穿过灰色的黎明时，杰克可以看到他在寒冷的空气中呼出的气。 村民们已经开始工作了。 小孩子们正在喂鸡。 一位老妇人正在挤牛奶。 女孩们把羊群赶到结霜的牧场。

Jack and Annie tramped through the tall grass. They climbed the path to Tenzin's house. To Jack's surprise, the frail-looking man was standing outside. He wore no jacket, gloves, or shoes. "Good morning!" Tenzin said. "Are you ready to hike up that hill?" He pointed at the rocky slope rising above his hut. The hill looked like a high mountain to Jack! "You mean hike up that mountain?" he said. Tenzin smiled. "Some may call it a mountain," he said. "But to me, it is only a high hill." "What's up there?" asked Annie.

杰克和安妮穿过高高的草丛。 他们爬上通往丹增家的小路。 使杰克吃惊的是，那个看起来很虚弱的人正站在外面。 他没穿夹克，没戴手套，也没穿鞋子。 “早上好!”丹增说。 “你准备好爬山了吗？”他指着小屋上方的岩石斜坡。 在杰克看来，这座山就像一座高山！“你是说徒步上山？”他说。 丹增笑了。“有些人可能把它叫做一座山，”他说。 “但对我来说，它只是一座高山。” “那上面是什么？”安妮问。

"If we are blessed, we will see the Gray Ghost," said Tenzin. "Oh, wow," whispered Annie. "Um…so the Gray Ghost isn't just a character in a story?" said Jack. "No. She is real," said Tenzin. "Very real." "Oh…she's real," Jack said in a small voice. "You okay with that?" Annie whispered to him. He nodded and looked back at Tenzin. "But— don't you need warmer clothes? Or at least shoes?" Jack asked. "I have climbed all my life without shoes," said Tenzin. "I am not afraid to do so now." "But do you feel strong enough?" said Jack. "Yes!" said Tenzin. "The letter you read to me last evening stirred some memories. It has brought back a bit of strength." "So…how far do you think we should hike?" asked Jack. "Until the Gray Ghost sees us," said Tenzin. "You mean until we see her?" said Annie. "No. She can best be seen when one is not looking for her," Tenzin said. How do you not look for something that you're looking for? thought Jack. "One can even gaze right at her and fail to see her," said Tenzin.

丹增说：“如果我们受到祝福，我们就会看到灰鬼。” “哦，哇，”安妮小声说。 “嗯……所以灰鬼不只是故事里的一个角色？”杰克说。 “没有。她是真实存在的。”丹增说。 “非常现实。”“哦……她是真的。”杰克小声说。 “你没意见吧？”安妮小声对他说。 他点点头，回头看着丹增。 “可是——你不需要暖和点的衣服吗？” 或者至少是鞋子？”杰克问。 “我一辈子都在不穿鞋的情况下爬山，”丹增说。 “我现在不怕这么做了。” “你觉得自己够强壮吗？”杰克说。 “是的！”丹增说。“昨晚你读给我听的那封信勾起了我的回忆。 它给我们带来了一些力量。” “那么……你认为我们应该走多远？”杰克问。 “直到灰鬼看到我们。”丹增说。 “你是说直到我们见到她？”安妮说。 “没有。当人们不寻找她的时候，她最容易被发现。”丹增说。 你怎么能不去寻找你正在寻找的东西呢？ 杰克想。“人们甚至可以直视她，却看不见她，”丹增说。

"So, what does one do to find her?" Annie asked. "One can only hope to be in the right place at the right time," said Tenzin. Annie smiled. "I understand," she said. She does? thought Jack. "Good. Then let us begin our journey!" said Tenzin. He turned and started hiking up the rock- covered slope behind his hut. "Ready?" Annie asked Jack. "No. Listen—we shouldn't encourage him," said Jack. "Ama said he's not been well. He's not dressed warmly enough, and he's not making sense. We have to stop him." "How?" said Annie. "I don't know," said Jack. Then he shouted, "TENZIN!" Tenzin turned around and waved at them. "Leave your backpacks by my door!" he shouted. "Follow me to higher ground!" And he started hiking up the slope again. "Oh, man," said Jack. "What should we do?" "Wait, wait—did he just say higher ground?" said Annie. She grabbed Morgan's note from her pocket. She read aloud: Ask those around you

“那么，怎样才能找到她呢？”安妮问。 “人们只能希望在正确的时间出现在正确的地点，”丹增说。 安妮笑了。“我明白，”她说。 她做的吗?杰克想。“很好。 那我们就出发吧！”丹增说。 他转身开始爬上小屋后面的岩石覆盖的斜坡。 “准备好了吗?”安妮问杰克。 “没有。听着——我们不应该鼓励他，”杰克说。 “妈妈说他身体不太好。 他穿得不够暖和，说话也不理智。 我们必须阻止他。”“怎么做？”安妮说。 “我不知道，”杰克说。 然后他喊道：“丹增！”丹增转身向他们挥手。 “把你们的背包放在我门口！”他喊道。 “跟我到更高的地方去！”然后他又开始爬上山坡。 “哦，天哪，”杰克说。“我们该怎么办？”“等等，等等——他刚才说的是高地吗？”安妮说。 她从口袋里掏出摩根的纸条。 她大声读道：问问你周围的人

Where the ghost can be found. Follow the one Who says "higher ground." "Yes! Tenzin said Morgan's words!" said Annie. "He literally said, Follow me to higher ground!" "Whoa," said Jack. "So we have to follow him!" said Annie. "We don't have a choice!" Jack took a deep breath. "You're right," he said. He and Annie set their backpacks outside Tenzin's door. Then they started up the rocky slope, following Tenzin to higher ground.

能找到鬼魂的地方。 跟着那个说“高地”的人。" “是啊!丹增说了摩根的话！”安妮说。 “他真的说，跟我去更高的地方！”“哇，”杰克说。 “所以我们必须跟着他！”安妮说。 “我们没有选择！”杰克深吸了一口气。 “你说得对，”他说。他和安妮把背包放在丹增的门外。 然后他们开始爬上岩石斜坡，跟着丹增到更高的地方。