Ch2-Who Are They

CHAPTER TWO Who Are They? Snow blew into the tree house. Jack and Annie wore wool coats, hats, and mittens. Jack's canvas backpack had turned into a leather briefcase with buckles and a shoulder strap. Jack and Annie looked out the window.

第二章他们是谁？雪被风吹进了树屋。 杰克和安妮穿着羊毛外套，戴着帽子和连指手套。 杰克的帆布背包变成了一个带扣和肩带的皮革公文包。 杰克和安妮向窗外望去。

Below the tree house was a wide, snow-covered field that ended in a wall of evergreen trees. Beyond the trees was a city skyline. "This is definitely New York," said Annie. "See the Empire State Building? Remember our visit to the top?" She pointed to a faraway building that rose above the others. "This must be Central Park. I remember that big field."

树屋下面是一片白雪覆盖的广阔田野，尽头是一堵常青树的墙。 树林后面是城市的天际线。 “这绝对是纽约，”安妮说。 “看到帝国大厦了吗？” 还记得我们去山顶的那次吗？”她指着远处耸立在其他建筑之上的一栋建筑。 “这里一定是中央公园。 我记得那片大田野。”

"Yeah, I do, too," said Jack. "But we've landed in New York in 1938. It was different back then." He opened their research book and read from the introduction: The city of New York is the largest city in the Western Hemisphere. It covers an area of 322 square miles. Jack closed the book. "Whoa. Even in 1938, New York was a huge city," he said. "This is going to be like looking for a needle in a haystack." "I'll read our mission poem again," said Annie. She read the first verse aloud: The very last unicorn Is now hidden well

“是啊，我也是，”杰克说。 “但我们是在1938年抵达纽约的。 那时候不一样。” 他打开他们的研究书，读到前言：纽约市是西半球最大的城市。 它占地322平方英里。 杰克合上书。“哇。 即使在1938年，纽约也是一个大城市，”他说。 “这就像大海捞针一样。” “我再读一遍我们的使命诗，”安妮说。 她大声朗读了第一节：最后一只独角兽现在藏得很好

By those who have put him Under a spell. "Okay, so this unicorn was put under a spell," said Jack, "and he must be hidden somewhere in New York, or Merlin wouldn't have sent us here." "Right," said Annie. She read the next verse: Four centuries, four decades From that afternoon, At the end of November, Before the blue moon, "What's a blue moon?" asked Annie, looking up. "I've heard that expression before." "It's when you have two full moons in the same month," said Jack. "It doesn't happen very often."

是那些给他下了魔咒的人。 “好吧，这么说这只独角兽中了魔咒，”杰克说，“它一定藏在纽约的某个地方，否则梅林不会派我们到这里来的。” “好的，”安妮说。她读了下一节：四个世纪，四十年后的那个下午，十一月底，蓝月亮出现之前，“蓝月亮是什么？”安妮抬起头问。 “我以前听过这种说法。” “就是同一个月有两次满月。”杰克说。 “这种情况并不经常发生。”

"Oh," said Annie. She read on: He will wake once more And be free to go home If you call out his name: Divine Flower of Rome. "Wait, does that mean the unicorn's name is Divine Flower of Rome?" asked Jack. "I guess," said Annie. She read on: You must coax him to stand Once his name is spoken. His chain will breaks And the spell, too, be broken.

“哦，”安妮说。她继续念道：他会再次醒来，他会自由地回家只要你呼唤他的名字：罗马神圣之花。 “等等，这是不是意味着这只独角兽的名字是罗马神花？”杰克问。 “我想是的，”安妮说。她继续读下去：一旦他的名字叫出来，你必须哄他站起来。 他的锁链将被打破，魔咒也将被打破。

Then a young girl must love him And show him the way, Lest he be trapped forever On public display. If he loses this chance To rise and depart, All magic will fade From his horn and his heart. "So I'm the young girl!" said Annie. "And I have to help him get home, or his magic will fade away forever!" "Right," said Jack. "Okay. Let's review: There's a unicorn on public display somewhere in New York City. He's under a spell. The spell runs out in

那就得有个年轻姑娘来爱他，给他指路，免得他永远被困在众人面前。 如果他失去了这次重生的机会，所有的魔力都会从他的号角和心中消失。 “所以我就是那个小女孩！”安妮说。 “我必须帮助他回家，否则他的魔法将永远消失！”“好的，”杰克说。 “好吧。让我们回顾一下：在纽约市的某个地方公开展出了一只独角兽。 他中了魔咒。咒语在