16 Ch16-Welcome Home

CHAPTRT SIXTEEN Welcome Home "Wake up, Jack," said Annie. Jack opened his eyes. He was lying in the dark on the wooden floor of the tree house. Through the window, he saw the cloudy sky above the Frog Creek woods. "Time to go home," said Annie.

第十六章欢迎回家“醒醒，杰克，”安妮说。 杰克睁开眼睛。黑暗中，他躺在树屋的木地板上。 透过窗户，他看到青蛙溪树林上方多云的天空。 “该回家了，”安妮说。

"Oh, I must have fallen asleep," said Jack. "I had the most incredible dream. I dreamed that we went to Camelot. It was Christmas, and Merlin—" "That wasn't a dream," said Annie. "It was real. You fell asleep at the Round Table during the party. King Arthur carried you to the tree house. And I made the wish for us to come home." Jack sat up. "Seriously?" he whispered. "Seriously," she said. "Ja-ack! An-nie!" their mom called in the distance. "Coming!" Annie shouted out the tree house window. She turned to Jack. "Let's go!"

“哦，我一定是睡着了，”杰克说。 “我做了一个最不可思议的梦。 我梦见我们去了卡梅洛特。 那是圣诞节，梅林——”“那不是梦，”安妮说。 “这是真的。聚会时你在圆桌餐厅睡着了。 亚瑟王带你去了树屋。 我许了个愿，希望我们都能回家。” 杰克坐了起来。“真的吗?”他小声说。 “说真的，”她说。“杰克!安妮!”妈妈在远处喊道。 “来了!”安妮从树屋的窗户向外喊道。 她转向杰克。“我们走吧!”

"I mean—seriously? It really happened?" Jack asked Annie again. "Yes! Really!" she said. She held up the Royal Invitation. "See? Proof." "Oh yeah," he whispered. "This time, the letter M stood for Merlin, not Morgan," said Annie. Jack smiled. "Thanks, Merlin," he said softly. Jack picked up his backpack. Then he and Annie started down the rope ladder and headed home. As they walked through the deep December twilight, snowflakes started to fall.

“我是认真的吗?这是真的吗?”杰克又问安妮。 “是啊!真的!”她说。她举起皇家请柬。 “看到了吗?证明。”“哦，是的，”他低声说。 “这一次，字母M代表梅林，而不是摩根，”安妮说。 杰克笑了笑。“谢谢你，梅林。”他轻声说。 杰克拿起他的背包。 然后他和安妮沿着绳梯往下走，朝家走去。 当他们走在十二月的暮色中，雪花开始飘落。

By the time they left the woods and headed down their street, snow was swirling everywhere. Ahead they could see their house glowing with lamplight. Their mom was waiting on their front porch. "Hi, Mom!" said Annie. "Hi, Mom!" said Jack. "Hi, kids. Did you have a good day?" she asked. "Yeah," said Jack. "Pretty good," said Annie. "I'm glad," said their mom. "Welcome home." She held the door open, and Jack and Annie slipped inside.

当他们离开树林，沿着街道走去时，到处都是雪花。 他们可以看到前面他们的房子灯火通明。 他们的妈妈在前廊等着他们。 “嗨，妈妈!”安妮说。“嗨，妈妈!”杰克说。 “你好,孩子们。你今天过得好吗?”她问。 “是的，”杰克说。“很好，”安妮说。 “我很高兴，”他们的妈妈说。 “欢迎回家。”她把门打开，杰克和安妮溜了进去。

Their house felt extra warm and cozy. Good smells came from the kitchen. Jack and Annie took off their snow-covered jackets, then headed up the stairs. In the hallway, Annie turned to Jack. "Merry Christmas," she said simply. "Merry Christmas," he said. Annie slipped into her room, and Jack into his. Jack closed his door and sat on his bed. He took his notebook out of his pack and opened it. His spirits sank. Except for the three rhymes, he'd taken no notes on their journey—not one. Exhausted, Jack lay back on his bed. He squeezed his eyes shut. He tried to remember the

他们的房子感觉特别温暖舒适。 厨房里飘来香味。 杰克和安妮脱下被雪覆盖的夹克衫，走上楼梯。 在走廊里，安妮转向杰克。 “圣诞快乐，”她简单地说。 “圣诞快乐，”他说。 安妮溜进她的房间，杰克溜进他的房间。 杰克关上门，坐在床上。 他从包里拿出笔记本，打开它。 他的情绪低落了。除了那三首押韵诗，他在旅途中没有做任何笔记——一个也没有。 杰克筋疲力尽地躺在床上。 他紧紧地闭上眼睛。 他试着回忆

details of their adventures in Camelot and the Otherworld. He could feel the terrible chill in the great hall when Morgan was frozen. He could hear the joyful music as the winged dancers danced around in their circle. He could taste the sweet, bitter, spicy taste of the Water of Memory and Imagination. Jack sat up. All at once, he felt very awake. He turned to a clean page in his notebook. He grabbed his pencil and wrote: It all started when we saw the white dove in the twilight....

他们在卡梅洛特和另一个世界的冒险细节。 当摩根冻僵时，他能感觉到大厅里可怕的寒意。 他能听到带翅膀的舞者围成一圈跳舞时欢快的音乐。 他能尝到记忆和想象之水的甜、苦、辣的味道。 杰克坐了起来。突然，他感到很清醒。 他翻到笔记本上空白的一页。 他抓起铅笔写道:一切都始于我们在暮色中看到白鸽....