13 Ch13-Your Horses Are Waiting

CHAPTER THIRTEEN Your Horses Are Waiting "I don't believe what just happened," said Jack. "What part don't you believe?" said Annie, holding the silver cup. Jack laughed and shook his head. "I don't believe any of it," he said. Annie laughed, too. "That was cool, huh?"

“我不相信刚才发生的事，”杰克说。 “你不相信哪一部分?”安妮说，手里拿着银杯。 杰克笑了，摇了摇头。 “我一点也不相信，”他说。 安妮也笑了。“很酷，是吧?”

Jack pushed his glasses into place and stared at her. "Seriously, what just happened in there?" he asked. "I imagined us fighting the Keepers with flaming swords," said Annie. "What did you imagine?" Jack shrugged. "I—I just imagined the Keepers going back in their holes," he said. "Good," said Annie. "We both got what we imagined." "Yeah," said Jack, smiling. "But what you imagined made a much better story." A shriek of fury came from inside the cave. "Yikes!" said Annie.

杰克把眼镜推到合适的位置，盯着她。 “说真的，刚才发生了什么事?”他问道。 “我想象着我们用燃烧的剑和守护者战斗，”安妮说。 “你想象了什么?”杰克耸耸肩。 “我只是想象着守护者们回到了他们的洞里，”他说。 “很好，”安妮说。“我们都得到了我们想象中的东西。” “是的，”杰克笑着说。 “但你的想象使故事变得更好。” 山洞里传来一声愤怒的尖叫。 “哎呀!”安妮说。

"Let's get out of here!" said Jack. He scrambled to his feet, and together they climbed back down over the big rocks to the thicket. Annie moved very carefully to keep from spilling the water in the cup. When they came to the thicket, Jack pulled out Sir Percival's compass. "If we came west to get here, we have to go east to get back," he said. "East is that way.…" As they started into the wild growth, Jack went first so he could clear the way for Annie. Without talking, they pushed steadily through the trees and bushes, moving farther and farther from the Keepers' cave.

“我们离开这里吧!”杰克说。 他爬了起来，他们一起从大岩石上爬下来，来到灌木丛里。 安妮小心翼翼地移动着，以免把杯子里的水洒出来。 当他们来到灌木丛时，杰克拿出珀西瓦尔爵士的指南针。 “如果我们向西走到这里，就必须向东走才能回来，”他说。 “往东走。当他们开始进入荒地时，杰克走在前面，以便为安妮扫清道路。 他们一句话也没说，稳稳地穿过树林和灌木丛，离守门人的山洞越来越远。

Finally, they heard music in the distance. They walked closer and closer toward the sound, until they stepped back into the green glade. The winged dancers were still there, dancing in their magic circle. Jack's heart raced. He wanted to join them again. But he knew that if he did, he would never escape their dance. "Look!" said Annie. "The knights are awake!" Sir Lancelot, Sir Galahad, and Sir Percival were standing just beyond the circle of dancers. They were buckling on their swords. "Hi!" called Annie. "Guess what! We got it!" The knights walked shakily toward Jack and Annie. They still looked thin and tired, but color had returned to their cheeks.

最后，他们听到了远处的音乐。 他们朝着声音的方向越走越近，最后又回到了绿色的空地上。 带翅膀的舞者还在那里，在他们的魔法圈里跳舞。 杰克的心跳加速。他想再次加入他们。 但他知道，如果他这样做了，他将永远无法逃脱他们的舞蹈。 “看!”安妮说。“骑士们醒了!”兰斯洛特爵士、加拉哈德爵士和珀西瓦尔爵士正站在跳舞的人群后面。 他们正佩剑。 “嗨!”安妮叫道。“你猜怎么着!我们找到了!”骑士们摇摇晃晃地走向杰克和安妮。 他们看上去仍然很瘦，很疲惫，但脸颊已经恢复了血色。

"We have the Water of Memory and Imagination," said Annie. She held up the silver cup. The knights smiled. "Now we just have to get it back to Camelot," said Jack. "We would like to help you," said Sir Lancelot. "But it seems we have lost our three horses." "No, you haven't!" said Annie. "Your horses are waiting for you!" "They're on the other side of the hill," said Jack. Jack and Annie led the knights over the hill. On their way, Jack picked up the red velvet cloak.

“我们有记忆与想象之水，”安妮说。 她举起了银杯。 骑士们笑了。“现在我们只需要把它带回卡梅洛特。”杰克说。 “我们愿意帮助你。”兰斯洛特爵士说。 “但是我们的三匹马好像丢了。” “不，你没有!”安妮说。 “你的马在等着你呢!”“他们在山的另一边，”杰克说。 杰克和安妮带领骑士们翻过了山。 在路上，杰克拿起了那件红色天鹅绒斗篷。

When they came to the meadow, they saw the three horses. The horses neighed and cantered over to the knights. As Sir Lancelot stroked the mane of the black horse, he turned to Jack and Annie. "You can both ride back to Camelot with me," he said. "Thanks!" they said. Jack fastened the red cloak around his neck. Sir Lancelot helped them onto the back of his horse, then climbed on himself. Annie sat behind Lancelot. She held on to the knight with her right hand. She held the silver cup in her left hand.

当他们来到草地时，他们看到了三匹马。 马儿嘶鸣着向骑士们跑去。 兰斯洛特爵士抚摸着黑马的鬃毛，转向杰克和安妮。 “你们可以和我一起骑马回卡梅洛特。”他说。 “谢谢!”他们说。杰克把红斗篷系在脖子上。 兰斯洛特爵士扶他们上了马背，然后自己也爬上了马。 安妮坐在兰斯洛特后面。 她用右手抓住骑士。 她左手拿着银杯。