Ch4-Wizard of Menlo Park

CHAPTER FOUR Wizard of Menlo Park Jack ran after Annie. He caught up to her outside the huge building made of glass. She was standing in line waiting to buy tickets. "Listen," Jack said breathlessly, "we… we've got to make a plan. What if we

第四章门洛帕克的巫师杰克追赶安妮。 他在那幢巨大的玻璃建筑外追上了她。 她在排队买票。 “听着，”杰克上气不接下气地说，“我们……我们得制定一个计划。 如果我们

suddenly find the sorcerer? What do we say to him? What if he tries to use his powers against us?" "We use a rhyme," said Annie. "Which rhyme?" said Jack. "How many, children?" interrupted the ticket seller. They'd reached the front of the line. "Two, please," said Annie, holding out some coins. The man gave her two tickets, and Annie turned back to Jack. "Let's go inside and see if we can find the sorcerer. Then we can figure out which rhyme."

突然找到巫师了？ 我们该对他说什么？如果他想用他的力量对付我们怎么办？”“我们用押韵，”安妮说。 “哪个押韵？”杰克问。“几个孩子？”售票员打断了他的话。 他们到达了队伍的前面。 “请给我两个。”安妮说着，拿出一些硬币。 那个人给了她两张票，安妮转身回到杰克身边。 “我们进去看看能不能找到那个巫师。 然后我们就能找出哪个押韵了。”

"Okay, but be cool," said Jack, "so the sorcerer doesn't notice us." Jack and Annie walked through the entrance of the glass building. "Oh, man," whispered Jack. The Hall of Machines was the size of a football stadium. It was filled with thousands of people— and thousands of machines! Motors roared, wheels spun, gears clanked. "What kind of place is this?" asked Annie. Jack pulled out their guide book and read aloud:

“好吧，但是冷静点，”杰克说，“这样巫师就不会注意到我们了。” 杰克和安妮穿过玻璃大楼的入口。 “哦，天哪，”杰克低声说。 机器大厅有足球场那么大。 里面挤满了成千上万的人和成千上万的机器！汽车轰鸣，车轮旋转，齿轮叮当作响。 “这是个什么样的地方？”安妮问。 杰克拿出他们的旅游指南，大声读道：

In the Hall of Machines you will see machines from all over the world, bringing alive the world of engineers and inventors. You will see how cloth is sewn by machines to make clothes! You will see an exhibit of an automobile powered by gasoline! And of course, you will see a collection of inventions by the American grand-prize winner from Menlo Park, New Jersey— "Look at that!" Annie interrupted. She pointed to a mechanical walkway

在机器大厅，您将看到来自世界各地的机器，为工程师和发明家的世界带来活力。 你将看到机器如何把布料缝制成衣服！你将看到一辆以汽油为动力的汽车的展览！当然，你还会看到来自新泽西州门洛帕克的美国大奖得主的一系列发明——“看那个！”安妮打断。 她指着一条机械走道

overhead. The walkway circled the entire exhibit hall. Sightseers gazed down on all the exhibits. "We can get a look at everything from up there." "Good," said Jack. "Maybe we can spot the sorcerer." He put away the guide book and led the way up the stairs. They stepped onto the crowded moving walkway and peered down at all the people milling about the exhibit hall below. There were lots of men dressed in black coats and top hats. There were American cowboys and bearded men in Arab robes and headcloths. But Jack

开销。人行道环绕着整个展览厅。 观光者俯视着所有的展品。 “我们可以从那里看到一切。” “很好，”杰克说。“也许我们能找到那个巫师。” 他收起导游书，领着大家上了楼。 他们走上拥挤的移动走道，向下凝视着在下面展览厅里转来转去的人们。 有许多人穿着黑色外套，戴着大礼帽。 那里有美国牛仔和穿着阿拉伯长袍和头巾的大胡子男子。 但杰克

didn't see a single scary-looking guy in a hooded cloak. As Jack and Annie moved slowly over the exhibits, the air grew hotter and the sounds in the hall grew louder. Hammers hammered, sirens blew, bells rang, whistles whistled. The voices of other sightseers swirled around Jack and Annie. "What genius!" "The Age of Machines!" "He's the Wizard of Menlo Park!" "Did you hear that?" Annie shouted to Jack. "Someone said something about a wizard!"

没看到一个穿着兜帽斗篷的可怕家伙。 杰克和安妮慢慢地在展品上移动，空气变得越来越热，大厅里的声音也越来越大。 铁锤敲打着，汽笛吹响着，铃铛响着，哨子吹着。 其他观光者的声音在杰克和安妮的周围盘旋。 “什么天才!”“机器时代！”“他是门洛帕克的巫师！”“你听到了吗？”安妮对杰克喊道。 “有人说什么巫师的事！”