6 Yak, Nak, and Ibex

6 YAK, NAK, AND IBEX Tenzin was hiking quickly up the slope of the high hill. In his bare feet, he sprang from rock to rock. He leapt over dark crevices between boulders. "He's so fast!" said Annie. "I know!" said Jack. "We have to catch up!" But catching up to Tenzin wasn't easy. Jack slipped on some loose rocks and nearly hit his head on a boulder. "Jack! You okay?" said Annie. "Sure, no problem," Jack said, jumping to his feet. "Keep going." "Oh, wait!" said Annie. "Look!" She pointed to a strange-looking animal walking along a ledge. It had enormous curved horns. "What's that?" said Jack. "An ibex! It's a wild mountain goat!" said Annie. "Cool," said Jack.

丹增迅速地爬上了高山的斜坡。 他光着脚从一块岩石跳到另一块岩石。 他跳过了巨石之间黑暗的裂缝。 “他跑得真快！”安妮说。 “我知道！”杰克说。“我们必须迎头赶上！”但追上丹增并不容易。 杰克在一些松动的岩石上滑倒了，头差点撞在一块巨石上。 “杰克!你还好吗？”安妮说。 “当然，没问题。”杰克说着跳了起来。 “继续。”“哦，等等！”安妮说。 “看!”她指了指沿岩壁走着的一只长相奇怪的动物。 它有巨大弯曲的角。 “那是什么？”杰克说。“一个野山羊!这是一只野生的山羊！”安妮说。 “酷，”杰克说。

More ibexes trailed out from behind large boulders. Jack and Annie watched the mountain goats clomp down over the rocks and disappear around a lower ledge. "Oh, look at that! It's a yak!" said Annie. "A yak?" said Jack. "Yes!" said Annie. She pointed to a creature standing near the base of the slope. It had horns, too, and long, dark, shaggy hair. "I've always wanted to see a yak! Did you know a female yak is called a nak?"

更多的野山羊从巨石后面拖了出来。 杰克和安妮看着山羊从岩石上跳下来，消失在一个较低的岩架上。 “哦，快看！”是一头牦牛！”安妮说。 “一头牦牛？”杰克说。“是的！”安妮说。 她指着站在斜坡底部附近的一个生物。 它也长着角，长着又黑又乱的毛。 “我一直想看看牦牛！”你知道母牦牛叫nak吗？”

"No," said Jack, shaking his head. "You really know a lot about animals, Annie." "Not really. I just know a little about a lot of them," she said. She turned back around. "Look at Tenzin now! He's nearly out of sight!" "TENZIN, WAIT!" Jack shouted. But Tenzin didn't seem to hear him. "We have to catch up!" said Jack. Jack and Annie kept climbing over pebbles and rocks. The hike soon became harder as the slope grew steeper. Snow covered the higher part of the mountain. And the wind blew against them. "Jack, stop! Look!" said Annie. She pointed to another creature. It was small and round with bushy gray fur. "Squirrel?" said Jack. "Marmot!" said Annie. "Marmots are the heaviest members of the squirrel family." "Cool," said Jack. "But we can't keep stopping, okay? We can't lose sight of Tenzin!" "Right!" said Annie. "We have to go faster," said Jack. He shot ahead of Annie and climbed faster. Too fast. Jack slipped on a snow-covered rock and fell to the ground. The rock tumbled down the slope,

“不，”杰克摇着头说。 “你真的很了解动物，安妮。” “不是真的。我对其中很多都只知道一点点。” 她转过身来。“看看现在的丹增！”他快看不见了！”“丹增,等等!”杰克喊道。 但丹增似乎没听见。 “我们必须迎头赶上！”杰克说。 杰克和安妮不停地在鹅卵石和岩石上爬。 由于斜坡越来越陡，徒步很快就变得困难了。 雪覆盖了山的较高部分。 风对着他们吹。 “杰克,停!看！”安妮说。 她指着另一个生物。 它又小又圆，长着浓密的灰色皮毛。 “松鼠？”杰克说。“土拨鼠！”安妮说。 “土拨鼠是松鼠家族中最重的成员。” “酷，”杰克说。“但我们不能老是停下来，好吗？” 我们不能看不见丹增！”“对！”安妮说。 “我们得开快点，”杰克说。 他冲到安妮的前面，爬得更快。 太快了。杰克在一块被雪覆盖的岩石上滑倒了。 岩石从斜坡上滚落下来，

causing a rockslide. More rocks rolled down, heading toward Annie. Annie jumped out of the way. But she slipped and fell, too. She scrambled on her hands and knees over the snow and hid behind a boulder. More rocks crashed down the slope. "Annie!" cried Jack. "I'm okay!" Annie shouted. "Are you okay?" "Yes!" said Jack. After a moment, the rocks stopped sliding. Annie peeked out from behind the boulder. "All clear?" she called to Jack. "All clear!" he called back. Annie hurried to catch up with Jack. "Tenzin must not realize that we fell," said Annie. "I can't see him at all anymore." "Me neither," said Jack. "Oh, man, he can't keep this up. He's got to rest soon. Maybe he's up on that ridge." Jack pointed to a narrow ledge farther up the mountainside. "I wonder how high is higher ground," said Annie. "I have no idea," said Jack. "Let's go. Watch your step." They both started hiking again. As they drew close to the ridge, Jack shouted, "TENZIN!" This time, he heard a call. "I'm here!"

造成岩石滑坡。更多的石头滚下来，朝着安妮的方向滚来。 安妮跳开了路。 但是她也滑倒了。 她用手和膝盖在雪地上爬来爬去，躲在一块巨石后面。 更多的岩石从山坡上滚落下来。 “安妮！”杰克叫道。“我没事!”安妮喊道。 “你还好吗？”“是的！”杰克说。 过了一会儿，岩石停止了滑动。 安妮从巨石后面往外偷看。 “没事吧？”她对杰克喊道。 “安全了！”他喊道。 安妮急忙追上杰克。 “丹增一定没有意识到我们摔倒了，”安妮说。 “我再也见不到他了。” “我也是。”杰克说。"天啊，他撑不住了。 他很快就要休息了。也许他就在山脊上。” 杰克指着山坡上一个狭窄的岩架。 “我想知道高地有多高，”安妮说。 “我不知道，”杰克说。 “我们走吧。小心脚下。” 他们俩又开始徒步旅行。 当他们接近山脊时，杰克喊道：“丹增！”这一次，他听到了一声呼唤。 “我在这里!”

"Whew," said Jack. He and Annie hauled themselves over the ridge and saw Tenzin. He was sitting on a rock, waiting for them. He didn't look tired at all. He wasn't even breathing hard. "Are… you… okay?" said Annie, panting. "It is going well!" said Tenzin. "And how are you?" "We're great," said Annie. Not really, thought Jack. "I'm thinking maybe we should hike back down now," Jack said to Tenzin. "We could go to Ama's Tea House. And you could tell us about the Gray Ghost." "Forgive me," said Tenzin. "I fear I have put you and Annie at risk. Please, do return to the village." "Without you?" said Annie. "Yes. Without me. Now that I have begun, I must keep to my journey. We are so close," said Tenzin. Close to what? Jack wondered. He started to protest. But Tenzin raised his hand. "Listen!" he said. Jack listened. He didn't hear anything. In fact, the air had become oddly still. There was no sound of wind.

“哇，”杰克说。他和安妮爬过山脊，看到了丹增。 他坐在一块岩石上，等着他们。 他看起来一点也不累。 他甚至没有呼吸困难。 “你……还好吗？”安妮气喘吁吁地说。 “一切都很顺利！”丹增说。 “你好吗？”“我们很好，”安妮说。 不完全是，杰克想。“我在想，也许我们现在应该徒步下山。”杰克对丹增说。 “我们可以去妈妈的茶馆。 你可以给我们讲讲灰鬼的事。” “原谅我，”丹增说。 "恐怕我把你和安妮置于危险之中。 请你一定要回村里去。” “没有你？”安妮说。 “是的。没有我。既然我已经开始了，我必须继续我的旅程。 我们很接近了。”丹增说道。 接近什么？杰克想知道。 他开始抗议。但丹增举起了手。 “听着！”他说。杰克听。 他什么也没听到。事实上，空气变得出奇地寂静。 没有风的声音。

"She is watching us," Tenzin whispered. "I can feel it." Jack felt a chill run down his spine. "Who's watching?" said Annie. Suddenly a piercing scream came from higher up the mountain.

“她在看着我们，”丹增低声说。 “我能感觉到。”杰克感到一阵寒意顺着他的脊背流下来。 “谁在看？”安妮说。 突然，一声刺耳的尖叫声从更高的山上传来。