Ch7-Start Pedaling!

CHAPTER SEVEN Start Pedaling! "Wow," whispered Jack. He reached into his satchel and pulled out their rhyme book. "I'll say the first line of the rhyme," Jack said to Annie. "You say the second. Then we'll start pedaling as fast as we

第七章开始踩踏板！“哇，”杰克小声说。 他把手伸进书包，拿出他们的押韵书。 “我来念押韵的第一行，”杰克对安妮说。 “你说是第二个。那我们就开始蹬车，跟我们一样快

can. The street's empty. No one will see us. So we can—" "Good," interrupted Annie. "Let's get going." Jack held up the rhyme book so they could both read by the light of a streetlamp. He read his line first: Whirl and twirl and swirl and spin! Then Annie read the second line: Tee-roll-eye-bee-eye-ben! Jack shoved the book back into his satchel. "Pedal!" he cried. Jack and Annie balanced themselves on the bike and pedaled hard. The bike

可以。街上空无一人。没人会看到我们的。 这样我们就可以——”“好，”安妮插嘴说。 “我们走吧。”杰克举起那本押韵书，这样他们俩就可以借着街灯读了。 他先念了台词：旋转，旋转，旋转，旋转！然后安妮读了第二行：Tee-roll-eye-bee-eye-ben！杰克把书塞回书包里。 “踏板！”他叫道。杰克和安妮在自行车上保持平衡，使劲蹬车。 自行车

rattled over the cobblestones. "Faster!" shouted Jack. He pedaled as hard as he could. The bike shot forward! The front wheel began rising off the stone pavement! "Whoa!" cried Annie. "Hold on tight!" cried Jack. Jack gripped his handlebars as the wheels spun faster and faster and the bicycle rose into the air. It rose higher and higher above the dark street, above the rooftops, and into the moon-bright sky. "Turn left!" shouted Jack.

在鹅卵石上嘎吱作响。 “快点！”杰克喊道。他用尽全力踩着踏板。 自行车向前冲去！前轮开始从石头路面上浮起来！“哇！”安妮叫道。 “抓紧了！”杰克叫道。 杰克紧紧抓住车把，车轮越转越快，自行车升到了空中。 它越升越高，越过黑暗的街道，越过屋顶，直升到皎洁的天空。 “左转！”杰克喊道。

Annie turned her handlebars, and the flying bicycle headed straight toward the Eiffel Tower. The white beams of the tower's spotlights swept over Paris, shining on chimneys, church steeples, and domes. But Jack kept his eyes fixed on the glowing iron tower. That was where they had to go. That was their goal.

安妮转动车把，那辆飞驰的自行车径直向埃菲尔铁塔驶去。 铁塔射灯的白色光束扫过巴黎，照在烟囱、教堂尖塔和圆顶上。 但杰克的眼睛一直盯着那座发光的铁塔。 那是他们必须去的地方。 这就是他们的目标。

As Jack and Annie pedaled, the warm Paris air embraced them, holding the bike steady. With very little effort, they drew closer and closer to the tower. Soon they were almost there. "We have to land!" shouted Jack. "I know!" shouted Annie. "Lean forward!"

杰克和安妮骑车时，巴黎温暖的空气拥抱着他们，使自行车保持稳定。 他们不费吹灰之力就越来越靠近那座塔了。 很快他们就快到了。 “我们必须着陆！”杰克喊道。 “我知道！”安妮喊道。“倾!”

They both leaned forward. The front wheel of the bike dipped. Annie steadied her handlebars as the bike zoomed down toward the base of the tower. "Stop pedaling!" shouted Jack. He was afraid they would dive straight into the ground. But the bike seemed to have a mind of its own. As it drew nearer to the base of the tower, it began to drop softly and slowly, like a falling feather. The bike floated closer and closer to the ground. Its wheels brushed the grass of a shadowy garden not far from the tower. Jack and Annie pushed on the

他们都向前倾着身子。自行车的前轮下陷了。 安妮稳住车把，自行车急速向塔底驶去。 “别踩了！”杰克喊道。 他担心它们会直接扎进地里。 但这辆自行车似乎有自己的想法。 当它靠近塔底时，它开始像一根飘落的羽毛一样轻柔而缓慢地下落。 自行车离地面越来越近。 它的车轮轻拂着离塔楼不远的一个阴暗花园的草地。 杰克和安妮推着车