Ch2-A Living Encyclopedia

CHAPTER TWO A Living Encyclopedia Jack opened his eyes. The scent of roses floated through the warm twilight. Jack was wearing an old-fashioned cap, a rust-colored jacket, and knee-length pants. His backpack had turned into a leather satchel. Annie was wearing a puffy white blouse and a long purple skirt with a ruffle. "Look, there's the Eiffel Tower," she said.

第二章活百科全书杰克睁开了眼睛。 玫瑰的香味在温暖的暮色中飘过。 杰克戴着一顶老式的帽子，穿着一件铁锈色的夹克和一条及膝的裤子。 他的背包变成了一个皮背包。 安妮穿着一件蓬松的白衬衫和一条带褶边的紫色长裙。 “看，那是埃菲尔铁塔，”她说。

Jack looked. They had landed in a park filled with trees. Beyond the park, rising into the sky, was a tall tower with lights beaming from the top. "That's the Eiffel Tower, all right," said Jack. "But where's the World's Fair?" He opened their guide book and found a map. "Oh, great, it looks like the fair is directly below the tower. That should make it easy to find."

杰克看起来。他们降落在一个长满树木的公园里。 在公园的另一边，矗立着一座高耸入云的高塔，塔顶灯火通明。 “没错，那是埃菲尔铁塔。”杰克说。 “但是世界博览会在哪里？”他打开导游书，发现了一张地图。 “哦，太好了，看起来集市就在塔的正下方。 这应该很容易找到。”

"Let's get going," said Annie. "Wait, we need to go over what we have to do on our mission," said Jack. "It's simple," said Annie. "We have to find the Magician of Sound, the Magician of Light, the Magician of the Invisible, and the Magician of Iron. We have to warn them about the evil

“我们走吧，”安妮说。 “等等，我们得复习一下我们在任务中要做的事情。”杰克说。 “很简单，”安妮说。 “我们必须找到声音的魔术师，光的魔术师，看不见的魔术师和铁的魔术师。 我们得警告他们有恶魔

sorcerer and then learn their secrets for Merlin." "That doesn't sound simple to me," said Jack. "It sounds like a huge responsibility." "So we'd better start now," said Annie. "Come on." Annie led the way down the tree house ladder. Jack put their World's Fair guide into his satchel, along with their letter from Merlin and the book of rhymes from Teddy and Kathleen. Then he followed Annie down the ladder. As Jack and Annie started across the park, a clinking sound came from

然后为梅林学习他们的秘密。” “这听起来可不简单，”杰克说。 “听起来责任重大。” “所以我们最好现在就开始，”安妮说。 “来吧。”安妮带头走下树屋的梯子。 杰克把他们的世界博览会指南放进了他的背包里，还有梅林给他们的信和泰迪和凯瑟琳给他们的押韵书。 然后他跟着安妮下了梯子。 当杰克和安妮开始穿过公园时，一个叮当声从

Annie's skirt pocket. She reached into the pocket and pulled out a handful of coins. "Hey, our ice cream money got changed into French coins!" she said. "Good," said Jack. "We might need them at the fair." Jack and Annie followed a gravel path that led out of the park and onto an avenue lit by gas streetlamps. Horse-drawn carriages and old-fashioned bicycles clattered over the cobblestones. They all seemed to be headed toward a crowded bridge that crossed a wide river.

安妮的裙子口袋。她把手伸进口袋，掏出一把硬币。 “嘿，我们买冰淇淋的钱换成了法国硬币！”她说。 “很好，”杰克说。“我们可能在博览会上需要它们。” 杰克和安妮沿着一条砾石小路走出公园，来到一条被煤气灯照亮的大道上。 马车和老式自行车在鹅卵石路上发出咔嗒声。 他们似乎都朝着一座横跨一条宽阔河流的拥挤的桥走去。

Boats were gliding down the river, their lights reflecting in the water. On the far side of the river, thousands of tiny lamps twinkled along the bank. The Eiffel Tower glowed in the silver twilight. "Paris is so beautiful," said Annie. "No kidding," said Jack. "Let's cross that bridge to the fair." They hurried to join the people streaming across the bridge. Jack and Annie blended in easily with the happy crowd. The kids in the crowd were all wearing clothes like theirs. Most of the men wore black top hats and

船在河上滑行，船上的灯光在水中反射。 在河的另一边，成千上万盏小灯沿着河岸闪闪发光。 艾菲尔铁塔在银色的暮色中闪闪发光。 “巴黎太美了，”安妮说。 “别开玩笑了，”杰克说。“我们穿过那座桥去集市吧。” 他们匆匆加入过桥的人群。 杰克和安妮很容易和快乐的人群混在一起。 人群中的孩子们都穿着和他们一样的衣服。 大多数男人都戴着黑色的礼帽