Ch6-Invisible Enemies

CHAPTER SIX Invisible Enemies Jack and Annie whirled around. A dark figure was standing at a side door of the institute. The sorcerer! Jack thought. He frantically tried to remember his line of the rhyme.

第六章隐形的敌人杰克和安妮转过身来。 一个黑影站在学院的侧门旁。 魔法师!杰克的想法。 他拼命想记住那首押韵诗的台词。

"Can I help you?" the figure said. He stepped forward into the light of a gas lamp. He was an old man with stooped shoulders. His hair was white and he had a friendly smile. "Hi! Who are you?" asked Annie. "I am the night watchman," the man said. "The institute is closed for the night. Have you been bitten by a dog? Have you come for the rabies treatment?" "No, we're fine," said Annie. "Is that what you do here?" asked Jack. "You treat people for rabies?"

“我能帮你吗？”影子说。 他向前走到煤气灯的灯光下。 他是个驼背的老人。 他满头白发，面带友好的微笑。 “嗨!你是谁？”安妮问。 “我是守夜人，”那人说。 “研究所晚上关门了。 你被狗咬过吗？ 你是来治疗狂犬病的吗？”“不，我们很好，”安妮说。 “你在这里就是干这个的吗？”杰克问。 “你们治疗狂犬病？”

"Yes. Not I, of course, but Dr. Pasteur. He treats other diseases as well," said the old man. "He is the world's foremost medical researcher." "Really?" said Jack. "What does he research?" "Microbes," said the night watchman. "Microbes?" said Annie. "Germs," explained Jack. "Yuck," said Annie. "Microbes are invisible to the eye," said the old man. "Some are useful and necessary, but others can cause great harm. Dr. Pasteur battles the deadly ones

“是的。当然不是我，而是Dr。 巴斯德。他也治疗其他疾病，”老人说。 “他是世界上最重要的医学研究者。” “真的吗？”“他研究什么？”“微生物，”守夜人说。 “微生物？”安妮说。“细菌，”杰克解释说。 “恶心，”安妮说。“微生物是肉眼看不见的，”老人说。 “有些是有用的和必要的，但其他可能会造成很大的伤害。 巴斯德博士与致命的细菌作斗争

with research and vaccines and new medicines." Annie gasped. "He battles deadly enemies no one can see!" she said. "He's the Magician of the Invisible!" "Yes!" said Jack. The old man smiled. "I suppose you could say that," he said. "Dr. Pasteur has certainly helped a lot of people." "We have to find him," said Annie. "Do you know where he is now?" "Unfortunately, you have just missed him," said the night watchman. "Earlier, a messenger left an invitation for him."

通过研究、疫苗和新药。” 安妮气喘吁吁地说。她说：“他与没人能看到的死敌作战！” “他是看不见的魔法师！”“是的！”杰克说。 老人笑了。“我想你可以这么说，”他说。 “巴斯德博士确实帮助了很多人。” “我们必须找到他，”安妮说。 “你知道他现在在哪儿吗？”“不幸的是，你正好错过了他，”守夜人说。 “早些时候，一个信使给他留下了一张请柬。”

"A strange man in a black cloak?" said Annie. "You know him?" said the night watchman. "Not really," said Jack. "But we think we know who he is. What did the invitation say?" "I do not know," said the old man. "But when Dr. Pasteur read it, he left immediately. He said he had to get to the Eiffel Tower by ten p.m." "The Eiffel Tower?" said Annie. "By ten p.m.?" said Jack. "Do you know what time it is now?"

“一个穿黑斗篷的陌生人？”安妮说。 “你认识他吗？”守夜人说。 “不完全是，”杰克说。“但我们认为我们知道他是谁。 请柬上写了什么？”“我不知道，”老人说。 但巴斯德博士读了之后，立即离开了。 他说他必须在晚上十点之前赶到埃菲尔铁塔。” “埃菲尔铁塔？”安妮说。 “到晚上十点？”杰克说。“你知道现在几点了吗？”

The old man pulled out a pocket watch. "It is about twenty-five minutes until ten." "Yikes, we'd better get going!" said Annie. "Thanks for your help," Jack said to the night watchman. "You're welcome," the old man said. Then he stepped back inside the institute and closed the door. "Hurry!" said Annie. She and Jack ran down the steps to the street. "Dr. Louis Pasteur!" said Jack. "I've heard of him, too! This is crazy. None of these guys are really magicians. They're

老人掏出一块怀表。 “离十点还有二十五分钟。” “哎呀，我们最好走吧！”安妮说。 “谢谢你的帮助，”杰克对守夜人说。 “不用谢，”老人说。 然后他回到研究所，关上了门。 “快点！”安妮说。她和杰克跑下台阶来到街上。 “路易斯·巴斯德博士！”杰克说。 “我也听说过他！”这太疯狂了。 这些人都不是真正的魔术师。 他们