Ch2-Carnival

CHAPTER TWO Carnival Annie laughed. Jack opened his eyes. He and Annie were wearing purple and pink outfits with huge ruffled collars. On their heads were funny hats. On their feet were red slippers with big bows.

安妮笑了。 杰克睁开眼睛。他和安妮穿着紫色和粉红色的衣服，衣领上有大大的褶边。 他们头上戴着滑稽的帽子。 他们脚上穿着带大蝴蝶结的红色拖鞋。

"Who are we?" Annie asked. "I don't know," said Jack. He didn't feel like a wise and brave helper in his red slippers. He felt stupid. Together Jack and Annie looked out the tree house window. They had landed in a small tree inside a walled garden. The sky was gray. Jack couldn't tell if it was morning or evening, but the air felt damp and heavy, as if a storm was about to break. "I guess this is Venice," he said. "Let's check our book," said Annie. She opened their research book and read aloud:

“我们是谁？”安妮问。 “我不知道，”杰克说。 他觉得自己不像一个穿着红拖鞋的聪明勇敢的帮手。 他觉得自己很蠢。杰克和安妮一起从树屋的窗户往外看。 他们降落在一个有围墙的花园里的一棵小树上。 天空是灰色的。杰克分不清现在是早晨还是晚上，但空气潮湿而沉重，好像一场暴风雨即将来临。 “我猜这是威尼斯，”他说。 “让我们检查一下我们的书，”安妮说。 她打开他们的研究书，大声读道：

Today the city of Venice (say VEN-iss) is one of the most popular tourist spots in the world. It lies in a lagoon of the Adriatic Sea. Instead of roads, Venice has waterways called canals. People glide along the canals in shallow boats called gondolas (GON-duh-luz). A man called a gondolier (gon-duh-LEER) stands in the back of the boat and uses a long oar to propel the gondola through the water. "That sounds like fun," said Jack. "Yep," said Annie. She closed the book. "Let's go." "Wait," said Jack. "We don't even know what our mission is yet." He took out Merlin's letter and unfolded it. He read aloud:

今天，威尼斯城是世界上最受欢迎的旅游景点之一。 它位于亚得里亚海的一个泻湖中。 威尼斯没有公路，取而代之的是运河。 人们乘坐一种叫做贡多拉（gondolas）的浅船沿着运河滑行。 一个叫做贡多拉夫（gondolier）的人站在船的后面，用一个长桨推动贡多拉在水中前进。 “听起来很有趣，”杰克说。 “是的，”安妮说。她合上书。 “我们走吧。”“等等，”杰克说。 “我们甚至还不知道我们的使命是什么。” 他拿出梅林的信，把它展开。 他大声读道：

Dear Jack, and Annie of Frog Creek, Your mission will require great patience and a bit of magic. The Grand Lady of the Lagoon is in terrible danger. The only one who can help you save her from disaster is the Ruler of the Seas. To locate him, follow these directions: When waters rise beneath the moon, Visit the Grand Lady of the Lagoon. To find out where you need to go, Seek out a painter named Tiepolo. At midnight two men will tell you the time. To the top of their tower hurry and climb. The King of the Jungle will carry you there, Not over land, but high in the air. An angel of gold will show you the way To the sea by night, and home by day. 一M. Jack pushed his glasses into place. "Hmm," he said. "I wonder who the Grand Lady is," said Annie. "And why do we need to save her?"

亲爱的杰克和青蛙溪的安妮，你们的任务需要很大的耐心和一点魔法。 泻湖大夫人正处于危险之中。 唯一能帮你把她从灾难中拯救出来的人是海洋的统治者。 要找到他，请遵循以下指示：当水位上升到月亮下面时，拜访泻湖的大夫人。 要想知道你需要去哪里，就去找一位名叫蒂埃波罗的画家。 午夜时分，两个人会告诉你时间。 赶快爬到他们的塔顶。 丛林之王会带你去那里，不是在陆地上，而是在高空中。 一位金色的天使会指引你夜晚去海边，白天回家的路。 一辆。杰克把眼镜推到位。 “嗯，”他说。“我想知道贵妇人是谁，”安妮说。 “我们为什么要救她？”

"I'm wondering lots of stuff," said Jack. "What about the King of the Jungle? We're in a city, not a jungle. And what about that angel? And—" "Let's just take one thing at a time," said Annie. "What are we supposed to do first?" Jack looked back at the letter and read: When waters rise beneath the moon, Visit the Grand Lady of the Lagoon. "So let's start by finding the Grand Lady," said Annie. She headed down the tree house ladder. Jack put Merlin's letter into his backpack, along with Morgan's research book and Teddy and Kathleen's book of magic rhymes.

“我想知道很多事情，”杰克说。 “那丛林之王呢？” 我们在城市里，不是丛林。 那天使呢？ 还有——”“我们一次只拿一样东西吧，”安妮说。 “我们应该先做什么？”杰克回头看了看信，念道：“当水位升到月亮下面时，去拜访泻湖的大夫人。” “那我们就从寻找贵妇人开始吧，”安妮说。 她顺着树屋的梯子往下走。 杰克把梅林的信放进背包，还有摩根的研究书和泰迪和凯瑟琳的魔法押韵书。

Then he climbed down the rope ladder and caught up with Annie. Jack and Annie walked over a pebbly path as the sky darkened. Good, thought Jack. It's night. He didn't want anyone to see him in his silly outfit—especially the red slippers with the bows. "That must be the way out," said Annie. She led Jack to a wooden gate in the garden wall and pushed it open. Jack and Annie stepped through the gate onto a quiet, empty walkway. Next to the walkway was a narrow lane of water. "I guess that's a canal," said Jack.

然后他爬下绳梯，追上了安妮。 夜幕降临时，杰克和安妮走在一条铺满鹅卵石的小路上。 很好，杰克想。这是晚上。 他不想让任何人看到他穿着这身愚蠢的衣服——尤其是那双带蝴蝶结的红拖鞋。 “那一定是出去的路，”安妮说。 她把杰克领到花园墙边的一扇木门前，推开了它。 杰克和安妮穿过大门，来到一条安静、空旷的走道上。 人行道旁边是一条狭窄的水巷。 “我猜那是一条运河。”杰克说。