Ch9-House of Wisdom

CHAPTER NINE House of Wisdom. "Mamoon?" said Annie. "Yes," said Mamoon. "I am very glad to see that you have safely arrived in Baghdad." "We're glad you're safe, too!" said Annie. "We were worried about you."

第九章智慧之家 “月亮？”安妮说。“是的，”马蒙说。 “我很高兴看到你已经安全抵达巴格达。” “我们也很高兴你平安无事！”安妮说。 “我们很担心你。”

"I looked everywhere for you after the sandstorm," said Mamoon. "Finally I gave up my search and returned sadly to Baghdad. I assume you found your family?" "Uh, sure," said Annie, "we found them." "And we found your book," said Jack. "When we couldn't find you, we decided that we should give the book to the caliph." Mamoon smiled. "You still do not understand, do you?" he said. "Understand what?" said Annie. "I am Caliph Abdullah al-Mamoon." "You're the caliph?" said Annie. "But—how—what?" stammered Jack.

“沙尘暴过后，我到处找你，”马蒙说。 最后，我放弃了寻找，伤心地回到了巴格达。 我想你找到你的家人了吧？”“嗯，当然，”安妮说，“我们找到他们了。” “我们找到了你的书，”杰克说。 “当我们找不到你的时候，我们决定把书交给哈里发。” Mamoon笑了。“你还是不明白，是吗？”他说。 “明白什么？”安妮说。 “我是哈里发阿卜杜拉·马蒙。” “你是哈里发？”安妮说。 “可是——怎么——怎么？”杰克结结巴巴地说。

"For many years, I have wanted a book of Aristotle's wisdom," explained the caliph. "I heard that such a book had been found in the city of Damascus, and I made arrangements to acquire it for my library. It was most important that it arrive here safely. I have long wished to travel again through the desert as I did when I was a boy. So I disguised myself as a humble merchant and made the journey. My fellow travelers never knew my true identity." "Wow," whispered Jack. "You have shown me that you have a great respect for books and learning," said Caliph al-Mamoon. "And you have also proven you

“多年来，我一直想要一本关于亚里士多德智慧的书，”哈里发解释说。 “我听说在大马士革市发现了这样一本书，我就安排把它买下来放在我的图书馆里。 最重要的是它要安全到达这里。 我一直希望能像小时候那样再次穿越沙漠。 于是我把自己伪装成一个卑微的商人，踏上了旅途。 我的旅伴们从来不知道我的真实身份。” “哇，”杰克小声说。“你向我展示了你对书籍和学习的极大尊重，”哈里发al-Mamoon说。 “你也证明了你自己

have humble hearts. Before you join your family, I want to show you a very special place. I call it the House of Wisdom." "The House of Wisdom?" breathed Jack. "That sounds great." "It is my hope that the world will indeed find it 'great,'" said the caliph. "Come." He started to leave the room. Jack and Annie rose from the floor and hurried after him. Carrying the ancient book of Aristotle, the caliph led Jack and Annie out of the Room of the Tree. His gold-trimmed robe billowed about him as he swept down the corridor. Every person he passed bowed low to the floor.

要有谦卑的心。在你加入你的家庭之前，我想带你去一个特别的地方。 我把它叫做智慧之家。” “智慧之家？”杰克轻声问。 “听起来不错。”“我希望世界真的会觉得它‘伟大’，”哈里发说。 “来了。”他开始离开房间。 杰克和安妮从地板上站起来，急忙跟在他后面。 哈里发拿着亚里士多德的古书，领着杰克和安妮走出了树屋。 他穿过走廊，金色镶边的长袍在他身上翻腾。 他走过的每个人都向地板深深鞠躬。

"Another mystery solved!" Annie said to Jack. She quoted from Merlin's letter: Greet a friend you once knew and a new friend to be. "Both friends are the same person!" said Annie. "Mamoon from the desert and Caliph Abdullah al-Mamoon." "Right," said Jack, smiling. The caliph led Jack and Annie out the front doors of the palace. In the courtyard stood two camels with long poles attached to their saddles. Resting on top of the poles was a small carriage decorated with gold tassels and brass bells.

“又一个谜团解开了！”安妮对杰克说。 她引用了梅林的信里的话：问候一个你曾经认识的朋友和一个即将成为的新朋友。 “两个朋友是同一个人！”安妮说。 “来自沙漠的马蒙和哈里发阿卜杜拉·马蒙” “好的，”杰克笑着说。 哈里发领着杰克和安妮走出了宫殿的前门。 院子里站着两只骆驼，鞍上挂着长杆。 杆子顶上停着一辆装饰着金流苏和铜铃的小马车。

Servants helped Jack, Annie, and Caliph Abdullah al-Mamoon into the strange little carriage. Bells jingled as the camels began to move slowly through the courtyard. The caliph opened tiny shutters to let in air and sunlight. Jack looked out. Everyone bowed as the royal carriage passed by: the

仆人们扶着杰克、安妮和哈里发阿卜杜拉·马蒙上了那辆奇怪的小马车。 当骆驼开始缓慢地穿过院子时，铃铛叮当作响。 哈里发打开了小百叶窗，让空气和阳光进来。 杰克向外望去。当皇家马车经过时，每个人都鞠躬