10 A Lucky Break

Chapter 10 A LUCKY BREAK Jack and Annie headed back into the dry, mossy forest. They hurried past bright-yellow iguanas and long green lizards. They walked over the boardwalk and through the lagoon with flamingos and herons. They hurried under the archway of trees and into the small town. They passed the shops and stepped onto the beach. They passed the boat dock and the brown pelicans and started down the shore. Jack and Annie zigzagged around all the friendly, fearless creatures—sea lions and sandpipers, birds with blue feet, gulls picking at seaweed, and pink lizards sunning in the sand. Finally they came to their palm tree. They climbed up the rope ladder and into the tree house. "We made it," said Jack.

第十章幸运的突破杰克和安妮回到了干燥、长满苔藓的森林里。 他们匆匆走过亮黄色的鬣蜥和长长的绿蜥蜴。 他们走过木板路，穿过有火烈鸟和苍鹭的泻湖。 他们匆匆穿过树拱，进入小镇。 他们经过商店，走上海滩。 他们经过船坞和褐鹈鹕群，向岸边走去。 杰克和安妮绕着那些友好、无畏的动物——海狮和矶鹞、蓝脚鸟、啄食海藻的海鸥，还有在沙滩上晒太阳的粉红蜥蜴——转来转去。 最后，他们来到了他们的棕榈树旁。 他们爬上绳梯，进了树屋。 “我们成功了。”杰克说。

"We did," Annie said breathlessly. "We can take these off now." She pulled off her World Turtle Expert badge. Jack took his off, too. He breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't feel nearly as smart, but he felt happy. "Can you believe what happened today?" said Annie, grinning. "Everyone thought we were turtle experts!" "Everyone except the turtle king," said Jack. "He saw my real self." "I know he did," Annie said. She smiled. "Ready to go?" "Yep." Jack grabbed the Pennsylvania book. Together, he and Annie looked out the tree house window. The huge albatross was circling in the blue sky. "Good-bye!" Annie shouted to the bird. "Thanks for bringing us to the Enchanted Islands!" Jack found the photo of Frog Creek and pointed to it. "I wish we could go there," he said. The wind started to blow. The tree house started to spin. It spun faster and faster.

“是的，”安妮上气不接下气地说。 “我们现在可以脱了。” 她摘下了自己的世界海龟专家徽章。 杰克也脱了。他松了一口气。 他觉得自己没那么聪明了，但他很开心。 “你能相信今天发生的事吗？”安妮笑着说。 “每个人都以为我们是海龟专家！”“除了龟王，所有人都去了。”杰克说。 “他看到了真实的我。”“我知道，”安妮说。 她笑了。“准备好了吗？”“是的。” 杰克抓起宾夕法尼亚的那本书。 他和安妮一起从树屋的窗户往外看。 那只巨大的信天翁在蓝天上盘旋。 “再见!”安妮对那只鸟喊道。 “谢谢你把我们带到魔法岛来！”杰克找到了青蛙溪的照片，指着它。 “我希望我们能去那里，”他说。 风开始起了。树屋开始旋转。 它转得越来越快。

Then everything was still. Absolutely still. The gray early-morning air was chilly. Jack and Annie were wearing their own clothes again. A breeze shook the leaves of the oak tree. While they'd been gone, no time at all had passed in Frog Creek. "That was fun," said Annie. Jack smiled and nodded. But their trip to the Galápagos had been more than just fun, he thought. He'd never forget his moment alone with the giant tortoise. He didn't have words for it. Annie seemed to guess his thoughts. "You did a good job," said Annie. "You saved him." "We all did," said Jack. "But you did something special. You got him to trust you," said Annie. "I don't know how. I wasn't an expert when I found him," said Jack. "Without my badge, I felt

然后一切都静止了。 绝对静止。清晨灰色的空气很冷。 杰克和安妮又穿上了自己的衣服。 微风吹动了橡树的叶子。 当他们离开的时候，青蛙溪一点时间也没有过去。 “那很有趣，”安妮说。 杰克微笑着点了点头。但是他们的Galápagos之旅不仅仅是好玩，他想。 他永远不会忘记与巨龟独处的时刻。 他说不出话来。 安妮似乎猜到了他的想法。 “你做得很好，”安妮说。 “你救了他。”“我们都是，”杰克说。 “但你做了一件特别的事。 你让他信任了你，”安妮说。 “我不知道怎么做。当我发现他的时候，我还不是专家。”杰克说。 “没有警徽，我觉得

really scared and confused." "I know, but losing your badge was a very lucky break," said Annie. "Why 'lucky'?" asked Jack. "If you hadn't been looking for it, you wouldn't have found him," said Annie. "Oh, okay. That's true," said Jack. "There's more," said Annie. "Do you still have the note from Morgan?" Jack checked his back pocket. "Yep, it's here," he said. He handed the note to Annie. She read the last four lines to him: Be honest and gentle. No need to be smart. Just look eye to eye And talk heart to heart. "See. You did just what Morgan wanted," said Annie. "To get to the volcano, we had to be World Turtle Experts." "Yeah, our knowledge put us in the right place at the right time," said Jack. "And it helped Pinto and

真的很害怕和困惑。” “我知道，但丢了警徽是非常幸运的，”安妮说。 “为什么是‘幸运’？”杰克问。 “要不是你一直在找，你是找不到他的，”安妮说。 “哦,好的。“那倒是真的，”杰克说。 “还有，”安妮说。 “你还留着摩根写的那张纸条吗？”杰克检查了他的后口袋。 “是的，就在这里，”他说。 他把纸条递给安妮。 她把最后四行念给他听：诚实温柔。 不需要聪明。只要眼睛对眼睛，心对心说话。 ”看到。你做的正是摩根想要的，”安妮说。 “要想去火山，我们必须成为世界海龟专家。” “是的，我们的知识使我们在正确的时间出现在正确的地点，”杰克说。 这对平托和

Cruz land in the right spot on the volcano." "Exactly," said Annie. "But in the most important moment, you were not an expert. You were just yourself. Without even thinking of Morgan's rhyme, you spoke to the giant tortoise from your heart. And the heart of the tortoise heard you. And he came out from his hiding place." Jack nodded. He remembered the creature's brilliant black eyes, his sweet crooked smile. "I guess you're right," he said softly. "I guess you could say we trusted each other." "Yes. I could say that," said Annie. "I'll never forget him," said Jack. "He won't forget you, either," said Annie. Tears came to Jack's eyes again. He quickly wiped them away. "Hey—" Annie put her hand on his shoulder. "It's okay to cry," she said.

克鲁兹降落在了火山的正确位置。” “没错，”安妮说。“但在最重要的时刻，你不是专家。 你只是你自己。你甚至都没想摩根的押韵诗，就发自内心地对巨龟说话。 乌龟的心听到了你的声音。 他就从藏身之处出来了。” 杰克点了点头。他想起了这家伙明亮的黑眼睛，甜蜜的歪笑。 “我想你是对的，”他轻声说。 “我想你可以说我们彼此信任。” “是的。我可以这么说，”安妮说。 “我永远不会忘记他，”杰克说。 “他也不会忘记你的，”安妮说。 泪水又涌上了杰克的眼睛。 他很快就把它们擦掉了。 “嘿——”安妮把手放在他的肩膀上。 “哭也没关系，”她说。

Jack shook his head. "Experts don't cry," he said. "Sometimes they do," said Annie. Jack barely nodded. "Like right now, I'll bet experts are crying all across America," said Annie. Jack couldn't help laughing. "Okay. Let's go," he said, standing up. "We have to hurry." "Yeah, we have to eat breakfast before school," said Annie, following him. "I'm starving!" "Me too," said Jack. He started down the ladder. Annie followed him, and they walked quickly through the woods.

杰克摇了摇头。“专家是不哭的，”他说。 “有时候会，”安妮说。 杰克勉强点了点头。“就像现在，我敢打赌，美国各地的专家都在哭泣，”安妮说。 杰克忍不住笑了。 “好吧。我们走吧。”他说着站了起来。 “我们得快点了。”“是啊，我们得在上学前吃早餐，”安妮跟着他说。 “我饿死了!”“我也是，”杰克说。 他开始下梯子。 安妮跟着他，他们迅速穿过树林。