15 Ch15-Christmas Magic

CHAPTER FIFTEEN CHRISTMAS Magic Jack and Annie watched in horror as the water from the cup splashed over the stone floor. It trickled into the cracks between the stones and disappeared. Jack scrambled to the cup. He picked it up. It was completely empty.

杰克和安妮惊恐地看着杯子里的水溅到石头地板上。 它慢慢地流进石头之间的裂缝里，消失了。 杰克爬向杯子。 他把它捡起来。它完全是空的。

"Oh, no," Jack moaned. He sat back and put his head in his hands. Camelot will never wake up now, he thought. The legend will end forever. "Jack!" said Annie. "Look!" Jack raised his head. He pushed his glasses into place. A golden cloud was rising from the cracks between all the stones of the floor. The cloud spread quickly throughout the great hall, filling the room with wonderful smells—the scent of cedar smoke and evergreen, of roses and almonds. The cloud rose up and up, then wafted out through the upper windows of the hall. Suddenly, a white dove flew through one of the windows. It

“哦，不，”杰克呻吟道。他靠在椅背上，双手抱头。 卡梅洛特再也醒不过来了，他想。 传奇将永远结束。 “杰克!”安妮说。“看!”杰克抬起头。 他把眼镜推到位。 一片金色的云从地板上所有石头之间的裂缝中升起。 云很快地在大厅里散开，房间里充满了美妙的气味——雪松烟和常青树、玫瑰和杏仁的气味。 云越升越高，然后从大厅上层的窗户飘了出去。 突然，一只白鸽从一扇窗户飞了进来。 它

soared across the dark room like a bright light, then swooped back out into the night. Soft, gentle laughter came from the end of the hall. The laughter grew louder. Jack saw King Arthur and Queen Guinevere looking at one another—they were laughing! The Knights of the Round Table were laughing, too! Best of all, Jack saw Morgan le Fay smiling at him and Annie! "Jack! Annie! Come here!" she called. She held out her arms. "Morgan!" cried Annie. She ran to Morgan and threw her arms around the enchantress. Jack stood up. Still holding the empty cup, he ran to Morgan and hugged her, too.

像一束明亮的光穿过黑暗的房间，然后又飞回黑夜中。 从大厅的尽头传来了柔和的笑声。 笑声越来越大。杰克看见亚瑟王和桂尼维尔王后面面相觑——他们在笑!圆桌骑士们也在笑!最令人高兴的是，杰克看到了仙女摩根对他和安妮微笑!“杰克!安妮!过来!”她喊道。 她伸出双臂。“摩根!”安妮叫道。 她跑向摩根，抱住了女巫。 杰克站了起来。他仍然拿着空杯子，跑向摩根，也拥抱了她。

"We did what the Christmas Knight told us to do!" said Annie. "We brought back the Water of Memory and Imagination!" "But I dropped the cup," said Jack, "and spilled all the water!" "But the water made a gold cloud," said Annie. "And everyone came back to life!" Morgan laughed with amazement. "You have just returned from the Otherworld?" she asked. "Yes!" said Annie. "A white stag brought us back!" said Jack. He turned to King Arthur.

“我们做了圣诞骑士让我们做的!”安妮说。 “我们带回了记忆与想象之水!”“可是我把杯子弄掉了，”杰克说，“把所有的水都洒了!”“但是水形成了一朵金色的云，”安妮说。 “每个人都复活了!”摩根惊奇地笑了。 “你刚从阴间回来?”她问。 “是的!”安妮说。“一只白鹿把我们带回来了!”杰克说。 他转向亚瑟王。

"Your Majesty," he said, "we have good news. Your knights are safe. Sir Lancelot said to tell you they'll be home before the first night of the New Year." The king looked bewildered. "You found them—?" "Yes, and they're all fine," said Annie. "Here—" said Jack. He handed the silver cup to the king. "Please give this back to Sir Galahad." "And this to Sir Lancelot," said Annie. She took the glass key from around her neck and gave it to King Arthur. "Oh, and this to Sir Percival," said Jack. He pulled the wooden compass box from his pack and gave it to the king.

“陛下，”他说，“我们有好消息。 你的骑士都很安全。兰斯洛特爵士让我告诉您，他们会在新年的第一个晚上之前回家。” 国王一脸迷惑。 “你找到他们了——?”“是的，他们都很好，”安妮说。 “给——”杰克说。他把银杯递给国王。 “请把这个还给加拉哈德爵士。” “这是给兰斯洛特爵士的，”安妮说。 她从脖子上取下玻璃钥匙，递给亚瑟王。 “哦，这是给珀西瓦尔爵士的。”杰克说。 他从背包里拿出木制的指南针盒，交给了国王。

At first, King Arthur was too stunned to speak. Then he clapped his hands and laughed joyfully. "Thank you!" he said to Jack and Annie. The Knights of the Round Table all cheered. "Ring the bells!" King Arthur shouted. "Call the people of Camelot to the castle!" "They have already gathered outside the doors, Your Majesty," said a page. "Bring them in!" said King Arthur. "We must rejoice together!" Queen Guinevere smiled at Jack and Annie. Her eyes sparkled now. "Once again, you have helped save Camelot," she said. "Thank you very much."

起初，亚瑟王吓得说不出话来。 然后他拍着手，高兴地笑了起来。 “谢谢你们!”他对杰克和安妮说。 圆桌骑士们都欢呼起来。 “敲钟!”亚瑟王喊道。 "召集卡梅洛特城的人到城堡来!"“他们已经在门外集合了，陛下。”一个侍从说。 “带他们进来!”亚瑟王说。 “我们一定要一起欢庆!”桂尼维尔王后对杰克和安妮笑了笑。 她的眼睛现在闪闪发光。“你又一次拯救了卡梅洛特，”她说。 “非常感谢。”