6 Ch6-A White Comet

CHAPTER SIX A White Comet Once the knight was gone, the candles and torches in the great hall grew dimmer. A bitter chill crept over the room. "What do these three rhymes mean?" said Jack, looking at his notebook. "Who are the Keepers of the Cauldron? What secret door?"

第六章白彗星骑士一走，大厅里的蜡烛和火把就暗淡下来了。 一股刺骨的寒意悄悄笼罩了整个房间。 “这三个押韵是什么意思?”杰克看着他的笔记本说。 “谁是坩埚的守护者?” 什么暗门?”

"I don't know," said Annie. "I just know we have to save Morgan." She gathered the red cloak up in her arms. "We've got our first gift," she said. "Let's go." "Wait—we should figure this out first," said Jack. "No. We should just go," said Annie. She turned and headed for the archway. Jack pushed his glasses into place and looked back at the Round Table, at the frozen king and queen, at the frozen knights, and at Morgan le Fay. He loved Morgan. She was their great friend and teacher. If he and Annie did not go on their quest, Morgan's story and the stories of Camelot

“我不知道，”安妮说。 "我只知道我们必须救摩根" 她把红斗篷搂在怀里。 “我们得到了第一份礼物，”她说。 “我们走吧。”“等等——我们应该先把这个弄清楚。”杰克说。 “没有。我们应该走了，”安妮说。 她转身向拱门走去。 杰克把眼镜推到位，回头看了看圆桌，看了看僵住的国王和王后，看了看僵住的骑士，看了看仙女摩根。 他爱摩根。她是他们的好朋友和老师。 如果他和安妮没有继续追寻，摩根的故事和卡梅洛特的故事

and all the stories about the magic tree house would end forever. Jack took a deep breath. He put his notebook into his backpack. Then he turned toward the archway. "Annie?" he said. She was gone. "Annie, wait!" he shouted. "Wait!" Jack ran out of the great hall. "Annie!" "I'm here," she said quietly. "I'm waiting." She was standing at the end of the entrance hall peering outside. "How do we get to the Otherworld?" she asked.

所有关于魔法树屋的故事都将永远结束。 杰克深吸了一口气。他把笔记本放进背包里。 然后他转向拱门。 “安妮?”他说。她走了。 “安妮，等等!”他喊道。 “等等!”杰克跑出大厅。 “安妮!”“我在这里，”她平静地说。 “我等待。”她站在门厅的尽头，凝视着外面。 “我们怎么去阴间?”她问。

"Maybe the tree house can take us there," said Jack. "Come on." Together, Jack and Annie hurried through the inner courtyard of the castle and over the drawbridge. They ran over the frozen ground to the moonlit grove of trees. Clutching the red cloak, Annie started up the rope ladder. Jack followed. They climbed inside the tree house and sat on the floor. Annie picked up the Royal Invitation. "Close your eyes. I'll make the wish," she said. Jack closed his eyes. He was shivering from the cold. "I wish we could go to the Otherworld," said Annie.

“也许树屋能把我们带到那里，”杰克说。 “来吧。”杰克和安妮一起匆匆穿过城堡的内院，走过吊桥。 他们跑过结冰的地面，来到月光下的树林。 抓着红斗篷，安妮开始爬绳梯。 杰克跟着。他们爬进树屋，坐在地板上。 安妮拿起皇家请柬。 “闭上眼睛。我来许愿，”她说。 杰克闭上了眼睛。他冻得发抖。 “我希望我们能去另一个世界，”安妮说。

The bare branches of the trees rattled in the wind. "I think it's working!" whispered Annie. The wind stopped blowing. Jack opened his eyes. He and Annie looked out the window. The dark castle loomed against the sky. They were still in Camelot. "It d-didn't work," said Jack, his teeth chattering. "Yes, it did!" whispered Annie. "Look down." Standing below the tree house was the biggest deer Jack had ever seen. The deer was staring up at them with amber eyes. His huge antlers seemed to glow in the cold moonlight.

光秃秃的树枝在风中格格作响。 “我想它起作用了!”安妮小声说。 风停了。杰克睁开眼睛。 他和安妮看着窗外。 黑暗的城堡在天空的映衬下显得若隐若现。 他们还在卡梅洛特。 “没用，”杰克说，他的牙齿在打战。 “是的，确实如此!”安妮小声说。 “向下看。”树屋下面站着一只杰克从未见过的最大的鹿。 那只鹿正用琥珀色的眼睛盯着他们。 它那巨大的鹿角似乎在冰冷的月光下闪闪发光。

Most amazing of all, the deer was completely white, as white as new-fallen snow. "A white stag!" said Jack. Puffs of frosty air blew from the stag's nostrils. He stepped toward the tree house and shook his giant head. "He's come to take us on our journey," said Annie. "People don't ride deer," said Jack. But Annie had already started down the rope ladder. Jack watched from the window as she walked to the stag and spoke softly. The stag knelt. Annie climbed on his back. "Come on!" she called to Jack. "Bring the cloak!"

最令人惊奇的是，那只鹿全身雪白，像新下的雪一样洁白。 “一只白鹿!”杰克说。 一阵阵冰冷的空气从雄鹿的鼻孔里吹出来。 他走向树屋，摇了摇他巨大的头。 “他是来带我们上路的，”安妮说。 “人们不骑鹿，”杰克说。 但安妮已经开始顺着绳梯往下走了。 杰克从窗口看着她走向牡鹿，轻声说话。 雄鹿跪了下来。安妮爬到他的背上。 “来吧!”她对杰克喊道。 “把隐形衣拿来!”