Ch10-The Wand of Dianthus

CHAPTER TEN The Wand of Dianthas Jack, Annie, Teddy, and Kathleen laughed. "My," said Kathleen. "I believe I would much rather ride Dianthus than go with Merlin!" The white unicorn knelt in the snow. Kathleen and Teddy climbed onto his back. Dianthus stood

杰克、安妮、特迪和凯萨琳笑了起来。 “天哪，”凯瑟琳说。“我相信我宁愿骑戴安索斯也不愿和梅林一起去！”白色的独角兽跪在雪地里。 凯萨琳和特迪爬到他的背上。 石竹类植物站

up. Teddy smiled down at Jack and Annie. "You know 'tis a very great honor to be given the Wand of Dianthus," he said. "I know," said Jack shyly. "Thanks for getting us to the right place at the right time today." "Hey, were you guys in Venice, looking out for us there, too?" said Annie. "And Baghdad? And Paris?" The two young enchanters looked at one another. Then they nodded their heads. "We knew it!" said Annie. "Thanks for helping us!" "And thanks for the book of magic rhymes," said Jack.

向上。特迪朝杰克和安妮微笑着。 “你知道，能被授予Dianthus魔杖是一个很大的荣誉。”他说。 “我知道，”杰克害羞地说。 “谢谢你今天在正确的时间把我们带到正确的地方。” “嘿，你们在威尼斯吗，也在那里照顾我们吗？”安妮说。 “和巴格达?和巴黎?”两个年轻的魔法师面面相觑。 然后他们点了点头。 “我们早就知道！”安妮说。“谢谢你帮助我们！”“谢谢你的魔法诗集，”杰克说。

"You are most welcome," said Teddy. "And now we must go. We hope to see you again soon." "Good-bye, Dianthus," said Annie. She stroked the unicorn's neck one last time. Dianthus lowered his head and stared at her with his soft blue eyes. They sparkled in the last bit of daylight. Annie stood on her toes and whispered in the unicorn's ear. Then she stepped back. Dianthus snorted. He raised his head. Then he leapt forward. In a flash of silver, the unicorn and his two riders were gone. Standing in the cold dusk, Annie stared silently into the distance. "What did you say to him?" asked Jack.

“不用谢，”泰迪说。 “现在我们得走了。我们希望很快再见到你。” “再见，Dianthus，”安妮说。 她最后一次抚摸独角兽的脖子。 Dianthus低下头，用他温柔的蓝眼睛盯着她。 它们在最后一点日光中闪闪发光。 安妮踮起脚尖，对着独角兽耳语。 然后她后退了一步。石竹类植物哼了一声。 他抬起头。然后他向前一跳。 银光一闪，独角兽和他的两个骑手消失了。 安妮站在寒冷的黄昏中，默默地凝视着远方。 “你对他说了什么？”杰克问。

"I told him he had to go with Teddy and Kathleen," Annie said. She blinked back tears. "I told him they would show him the way home now." "Oh," said Jack. He put his hand on Annie's back. "Don't worry. We'll see Dianthus again someday. I just feel it." Annie smiled. "You're starting to sound like me," she said. "Uh-oh," said Jack. He shivered. Night was falling fast. "Ready?" "Sure, let's go," said Annie. She followed Jack to the tree house and up the rope ladder. They climbed inside and looked out the window.

“我告诉他，他必须和泰迪和凯瑟琳一起去，”安妮说。 她强忍住眼泪。“我告诉他，他们现在会告诉他回家的路。” “哦，”杰克说。他把手放在安妮的背上。 “别担心。总有一天我们会再见到Dianthus的。 我只是感觉到了。”安妮笑了。 “你说话的口气越来越像我了，”她说。 “哦哦，”杰克说。他不禁打了个哆嗦。 夜幕降临得很快。“准备好了吗?”“当然，我们走吧，”安妮说。 她跟着杰克来到树屋，爬上了绳梯。 他们爬进去向窗外望去。

The lights of New York City were starting to come on. A full moon was rising over the snow-covered park. "Hello, blue moon," said Jack. "Good-bye, blue moon," said Annie. Jack picked up the scroll from Merlin. He pointed to the words Frog Creek in Merlin's note. "I wish we could go home!" he said. The wind started to blow. The tree house started to spin. It spun faster and faster. Then everything was still. Absolutely still.

纽约市的灯光开始亮起来。 一轮满月在白雪覆盖的公园上空升起。 “你好，蓝月亮，”杰克说。 “再见，蓝月亮，”安妮说。 杰克从梅林手中接过卷轴。 他指着梅林笔记上的“青蛙溪”几个字。 “我希望我们能回家！”他说。 风开始起了。树屋开始旋转。 它转得越来越快。 然后一切都静止了。 绝对静止。

A cold wind blew through the Frog Creek woods. A few fat snowflakes drifted into the tree house. Jack and Annie were dressed in their own clothes again. Jack's briefcase had turned back into a backpack. Jack quickly opened the pack and looked inside. "Good," he said. "The Wand of Dianthus is still there." "Should we take it home with us?" asked Annie. "I think so," said Jack. "We can keep it safe until our next mission." He pulled Teddy and Kathleen's book of rhymes out of his pack. "I guess we can keep our book of rhymes as a souvenir," Jack said. "We won't be using it

一阵冷风吹过青蛙溪的树林。 几朵厚厚的雪花飘进了树屋。 杰克和安妮又穿上了自己的衣服。 杰克的公文包又变成了背包。 杰克迅速打开包装看了看里面。 “很好，”他说。“Dianthus魔杖还在那儿。” “我们应该把它带回家吗？”安妮问。 “我想是的，”杰克说。“我们可以保证它的安全，直到我们的下一个任务。” 他从背包里拿出泰迪和凯瑟琳的童谣书。 “我想我们可以把这本押韵书留作纪念，”杰克说。 “我们不会使用它