9 The True Story

Chapter 9 THE TRUE STORY "Wake up." Jack opened his eyes. For a moment, he had no idea where he was. "Hi," said Annie. She was sitting on the couch near his. "I think Tuya and her family are outside." "Oh. Okay…" Jack sat up. "Hey… our ride last night… on the plain was… I don't know… unbelievable." "Yeah, but it was all spelled out in Morgan's rhyme," said Annie. "Right… it was," said Jack. Just then Tuya's mother came into the yurt. "Ah! You're awake!" Batu said, smiling. "Good morning, Jack and Annie." "Good morning," they answered.

第九章真实故事“醒醒。” 杰克睁开眼睛。有那么一会儿，他不知道自己身在何处。 “嗨，”安妮说。她坐在他旁边的沙发上。 “我想图雅和她的家人在外面。” “哦。杰克坐了起来。 “嘿……我们昨晚……在平原上……我不知道……令人难以置信。” “是的，但都是摩根押韵的，”安妮说。 “对……是的。”杰克说。 就在这时，图雅的妈妈走进了蒙古包。 “啊!你醒了!”巴图笑着说。 “早上好，杰克和安妮。” “早上好，”他们回答。

"When we woke up at dawn, we were so happy to find you here," said Batu. "Tuya thought perhaps you had decided to stay with the other Eco-Volunteers. Where did you go last night?" "Oh, we just took a walk by the light of the full moon," said Annie. "It was a beautiful night," said Batu. "Khan is here now to take you back to the city. And he brought very good news. But first, you must have something to eat." "Thank you," said Annie. She and Jack stood up from the low couches and sat at a table near the stove. Batu gave them bowls of tea and slabs of crusty homemade bread with butter. "So, what's Khan's news?" asked Jack. "It is wonderful," said Batu. "When the sun came up, he discovered all of the Takhi were safe in the corral! He thinks he made a mistake last night when he counted them!" Annie smiled at Jack. For a quick moment, he wondered if they should tell Batu that they had found the horses.

“当我们在黎明醒来时，我们很高兴在这里找到你，”Batu说。 “图雅以为你可能决定和其他生态志愿者呆在一起了。 你昨晚上哪儿去了？”“哦，我们只是在满月的月光下散步，”安妮说。 “那是一个美丽的夜晚，”巴图说。 “可汗现在是来带你回城里的。 他带来了非常好的消息。 不过，你得先吃点东西。” “谢谢你，”安妮说。她和杰克从低矮的沙发上站起来，坐在火炉旁的一张桌子旁。 巴图给了他们几碗茶和几块硬皮的自制黄油面包。 “那么，可汗有什么消息？”杰克问。 “太棒了，”巴图说。 当太阳出来的时候，他发现所有的塔基人都安全地在畜栏里！他认为他昨晚数错了！”安妮对杰克笑了笑。 有那么一会儿，他不知道他们是否应该告诉巴图他们找到了马。

But then… how could they explain their bike wheels spinning over the plain? And the white horse whirling out of the wind to lead the Takhi back home? Annie seemed to share his thoughts. "I'm glad they were never missing," she said. "Yes, what a relief," said Jack. He took a big bite of the crunchy bread. "Does anyone know who left the gate open?" asked Annie. "Oh, no one is to blame," said Batu. "The latch on the gate had broken. Khan discovered it when he went to check on the Takhi last night. He

但是，他们怎么解释他们的自行车轮子在平原上旋转呢？ 还有那匹白马在风中疾驰，带领塔吉人回家？ 安妮似乎和他有同样的想法。 “我很高兴它们从来没有丢失，”她说。 “是啊，真是松了口气。”杰克说。 他咬了一大口脆脆的面包。 “有人知道是谁没关门吗？”安妮问。 “哦，没有人应该受到指责，”巴图说。 “门上的门闩坏了。 可汗昨晚去查看塔奇的时候发现的。 他

used a rope to tie the gate shut. But then he made a mistake when he counted the horses inside the corral." "Oh. So it wasn't—" Jack stopped before he said me. Annie laughed and looked at him. "I'm glad no one was to blame," she said. "Aren't you?" "Very glad," Jack said. "Is the latch fixed now?" he asked Batu. "No, for now the rope is keeping all the Takhi safe inside," said Batu. "Khan will buy a new latch when he takes you to the city. Come now, he is waiting." Jack and Annie stood up from the table. Jack grabbed the tote bag. Then he and Annie followed Batu outside. It was a beautiful morning in the camp. The sunlight was bright. The air was crisp, but it wasn't too windy. Tuya's little brother was using a baby bottle to feed one of the lambs. Her big brother was chopping wood. Her dad was training a golden eagle perched on his wrist. The eagle stared at Jack and Annie.

用绳子把大门系上。 但后来他数畜栏里的马时犯了一个错误。” “哦。所以它不是——”杰克没等我开口就停住了。 安妮笑了，看着他。 “我很高兴没有人受到指责，”她说。 “是吗?”“很高兴，”杰克说。 “门闩修好了吗？”他问巴图。 “不，现在绳子保护着所有塔基人的安全，”巴图说。 “大汗带你进城时，会给你买个新门闩的。 来吧，他在等着呢。”杰克和安妮从桌边站了起来。 杰克抓起手提袋。 然后他和安妮跟着巴图走了出去。 这是营地里一个美丽的早晨。 阳光很明亮。空气清新，但风不大。 图雅的弟弟正在用奶瓶喂一只羊羔。 她的哥哥正在砍柴。 她爸爸正在训练一只停在他手腕上的金鹰。 老鹰盯着杰克和安妮。

Jack smiled at it. "That's the same one," he whispered to Annie. "I know," she said softly. Jack studied the family's large herd of horses. He saw brown horses, black horses, gray horses, and rust-colored horses. But there wasn't even one white horse. "Where's Tuya?" Annie asked Batu. "She's waiting in the minibus with Khan," Batu said. "She wants to ride with you to the city." "Oh, good!" said Jack. "Thank you for everything." "You are very good hosts," said Annie. Batu laughed. "And you are very interesting guests," she said. "Good-bye." "Good-bye!" said Jack and Annie together. Then they hurried down the row of yurts to the minibus. "All aboard!" said Khan. "Thanks!" said Jack. When they climbed into the bus, they saw Tuya in the back. They moved to the last seat and sat next to her. "I'm glad you're riding with us!" said Annie.

杰克对着它笑了。“就是那个，”他小声对安妮说。 “我知道，”她轻声说。 杰克仔细研究了家里的一大群马。 他看到了棕色的马、黑色的马、灰色的马和铁锈色的马。 但是连一匹白马都没有。 “平顶火山在哪儿?”安妮问巴图。 “她和可汗在小巴里等着，”巴图说。 “她想和你一起坐车去城里。” “哦，太好了！”杰克说。“谢谢你所做的一切。” “你们是很好的主人，”安妮说。 巴图笑了。“你们是非常有趣的客人，”她说。 “再见。”“再见！”杰克和安妮一起说。 然后他们匆匆走过一排蒙古包，上了小巴。 “都上船！”汗说。“谢谢！”杰克说。 当他们爬上公共汽车时，他们看到图雅在后面。 他们挪到最后一个座位，坐在她旁边。 “我很高兴你和我们一起坐车！”安妮说。

"Me too!" said Tuya. Khan started the loud engine. The minibus began bouncing over the dirt road. "What happened to you last night?" Tuya asked. "We went back to the nature reserve," said Annie. "What did you do there?" said Tuya. "Oh, we just…" Jack paused. Annie poked him. She nodded. Jack could tell she wanted them to tell Tuya what really happened. "Okay. Here's the true story," he said. "We borrowed two mountain bikes." "And we rode off in search of the missing Takhi," said Annie. Tuya's eyes grew huge. "But Khan told us today they were never missing!" she said. "Well, actually, they were," said Annie. "We saw three of them grazing on the plain." "No!" breathed Tuya. "Yes!" said Jack. "And we saw wolves come down from the hills," said Annie. "No!" said Tuya. She covered her mouth with

“我也是！”图雅说。可汗发动了响亮的引擎。 小巴开始在土路上颠簸。 “你昨晚怎么了？”平顶火山问道。 “我们回到了自然保护区，”安妮说。 “你在那里做了什么？”图雅说。 “哦，我们只是……”杰克顿了顿。 安妮戳了戳他。她点了点头。 杰克看得出来，她想让他们告诉图雅到底发生了什么。 “好吧。这是真实的故事，”他说。 “我们借了两辆山地车。” “然后我们骑马去寻找失踪的塔吉，”安妮说。 图雅睁大了眼睛。“但汗今天告诉我们，他们从来没有失踪！”她说。 “嗯，事实上，他们是，”安妮说。 “我们看到其中三只在平原上吃草。” “不！”图雅轻声说。“是的！”杰克说。 “我们看到狼从山上下来了，”安妮说。 “不！”图雅说。她用