Ch4-Ships of the Desert

CHAPTER FOUR Ships of the Desert The camel riders all silently watched the sun set over the faraway dunes. As the fiery ball slipped beneath the horizon, the desert was flooded with red light. As soon as the sun disappeared, the air grew much cooler.

骑骆驼的人都默默地看着太阳从远处的沙丘上落下。 当火球在地平线下滑落时，沙漠被红色的光淹没了。 太阳一消失，空气就凉了许多。

Mamoon stood up. "It is time to go," he said. The camel riders put out their small fire. In the growing darkness, Mamoon helped them saddle up their animals and load them with baggage. Then Mamoon came over to Jack and Annie. "You can ride those two sisters," he said, pointing to two camels kneeling in the sand. "Climb on, then come to the front of the line to ride with me." Jack and Annie walked over to the two camel sisters. Each had reins hanging from her neck. Saddles made from colorful cushions were piled high on their humps.

马蒙站了起来。“该走了，”他说。 骑骆驼的人扑灭了他们的小火。 随着天色越来越黑，马蒙帮他们给牲口套上鞍，并给它们装上行李。 然后，马蒙走到杰克和安妮身边。 “你可以骑这两姐妹，”他指着跪在沙滩上的两头骆驼说。 “爬上去，然后到队伍的前面来和我一起骑。” 杰克和安妮走向那对骆驼姐妹。 每个人的脖子上都挂着缰绳。 五颜六色的靠垫做成的马鞍高高堆在它们的驼峰上。

Annie patted the wiry, tan-colored fur of one of the camels. The camel looked at Annie with big eyes and fluttered her thick eyelashes. "Hey, Cutie," said Annie. The other camel nuzzled Annie's neck. "Hey, Beauty," Annie said to the other. "You want some attention, too?" "Cutie and Beauty?" said Jack. He didn't find either camel particularly cute or beautiful. Annie climbed onto Cutie's saddle cushion and picked up the reins. "Let's ride!" she said. Cutie rose awkwardly up from a kneeling position to a full stand. "Oh, wow!" said

安妮拍了拍其中一只骆驼的铁丝似的棕黄色皮毛。 骆驼睁大眼睛看着安妮，挥动着浓密的睫毛。 “嘿，小可爱，”安妮说。另一头骆驼用鼻子蹭安妮的脖子。 “嘿，美女，”安妮对另一个说。 “你也想引人注意吗？”“可爱和美丽？”杰克说。 他不觉得这两头骆驼特别可爱或漂亮。 安妮爬上可爱的坐垫，拿起缰绳。 “我们骑马吧！”她说。可爱笨拙地从跪着的姿势站了起来。 “哦，哇！

Annie, towering over Jack. "She's really tall." Jack started to climb onto Beauty. But the camel caught an end of his head cloth and began chewing it. "Stop that!" said Jack, pulling the cloth away from her. Beauty opened her mouth wide and flashed rows of sharp teeth. Jack drew back. "Don't be afraid," said Annie. "Easy for you to say," said Jack. "Yours likes you." "Don't worry, Beauty likes you, too," said Annie. "I can tell." Annie's camel began ambling toward the other camels waiting to

安妮，比杰克高。 “她真的很高。”杰克开始爬到美女身上。 但是骆驼抓住了他的头巾的一端，开始咀嚼它。 “别这样！”杰克说着，把布从她身上拉开。 美女张大嘴巴，露出一排排锋利的牙齿。 杰克往后退。“别害怕，”安妮说。 “你说得倒轻巧，”杰克说。 “你的儿子喜欢你。”“别担心，美女也喜欢你，”安妮说。 “我看得出来。”安妮的骆驼开始慢慢地向其他骆驼走去

head off into the desert. "Come on, Jack! It's really fun once you're moving!" she called. "Fun," muttered Jack. "Right." He held on to the ends of his head cloth and put his leg over Beauty's hump. The camel eyed him suspiciously. She swished her tail, slapping his back. "Hey!" said Jack. Jack tried to get comfortable on the saddle cushion. But Beauty spat at him and made a weird screeching sound. "Quiet!" said Jack. He hooked his shoulder bag onto a saddle horn. When he was finally settled, Beauty turned her head and started chewing on his leather bag.

向沙漠进发。“加油，杰克！”一旦你开始搬家，那真的很有趣！”她喊道。 “有趣。”杰克喃喃地说。“对的。” 他抓住头巾的末端，把腿搭在美女的驼背上。 骆驼怀疑地看着他。 她甩了甩尾巴，拍了拍他的背。 “嘿！”杰克说。杰克试图舒服地坐在鞍座上。 但美女向他吐口水，并发出一种奇怪的尖叫声。 “安静！”杰克说。他把背包挂在鞍角上。 当他终于安顿下来时，美女转过头来，开始啃他的皮包。

"No! Don't!" yelled Jack. He tried pulling the bag away, but Beauty played tug-of-war. "Come on, let go," Jack said. "Give it back, stupid!" "Do you really think she is stupid?" Jack jumped. Mamoon had ridden up behind him and was watching as he tried to get his bag back from Beauty. Jack was embarrassed. "Um, she won't let go of my stuff," he said. Mamoon grabbed the strap of Jack's bag. He clucked his tongue, and the camel let go. She groaned as Mamoon hooked the leather bag back onto the saddle horn.

“不!不要！”杰克喊道。他试着把袋子拉开，但美女拔河。 “来吧，放手，”杰克说。 “还给我，笨蛋！”“你真的认为她愚蠢吗？”杰克跳。 月亮骑在他身后，看着他从美女那里拿回他的包。 杰克很尴尬。“嗯，她不肯放开我的东西，”他说。 马蒙抓住杰克包的带子。 他咂了咂舌头，骆驼就松手了。 马蒙把皮包挂回鞍角上时，她呻吟着。