Ch4-Hard Times

CHAPTER FOVR Hard Times The wind lashed the bare trees and swept the snow into tall drifts. "That way!" said Annie. She led the way down the castle steps to the path. "Mr. Perkins was a nice guy," said Annie as they headed toward the west side of the park.

第五章艰难时期风猛烈地拍打着光秃秃的树，把雪卷成高高的雪堆。 “那边！”安妮说。她领着大家走下城堡的台阶，来到小路上。 “珀金斯先生是个好人，”他们朝公园西边走去时，安妮说。

"Yeah," said Jack. "Someday I'd like to go back there and see all his weather instruments." Jack and Annie trudged through the storm, until they saw buildings just beyond the trees. "We're almost out of Central Park!" Annie said. Jack looked around. "Do you see Teddy and Kathleen?" he said. "No, but we'd better keep going if we want to get to the zoo today," said Annie. Jack agreed. Mr. Perkins had said that the blizzard was going to turn into a monster after dark. And dark came early in November. They left the park and came to a wide city street. All sorts of things were blowing about in the wind: newspapers, hats, and umbrellas turned

“是的，”杰克说。“有一天我想回去看看他所有的气象仪器。” 杰克和安妮在暴风雨中艰难跋涉，直到他们看到树林后面的建筑物。 “我们快出中央公园了！”安妮说。 杰克环顾四周。“你看到泰迪和凯瑟琳了吗？”他说。 “不，但是如果我们今天想去动物园的话，我们最好继续走。”安妮说。 杰克同意了。珀金斯先生曾说过，天黑后暴风雪会变得很凶猛。 11月天黑得很早。 他们离开公园，来到一条宽阔的城市街道。 各种各样的东西在风中飘来飘去：报纸、帽子和雨伞都在转动

inside out. Jack and Annie grabbed a lamppost and clung to it, trying to keep from getting blown away, too. When there was a lull in the storm, they trudged across the avenue. It was lined with cars half buried in the snow. Jack and Annie started down a side street. They passed an old man and woman huddled in a doorway, wrapped in torn blankets, burning a fire in a small stove. They passed a line of men dressed in ragged clothes standing outside a building. A sign said "Free Soup."

内部。杰克和安妮抓住一根灯柱，紧紧抓住它，尽量不让自己也被风吹走。 当暴风雨稍息时，他们艰难地穿过大街。 道路两旁都是半埋在雪里的汽车。 杰克和安妮沿着一条小街走去。 他们路过门口，看到一对老人和女人挤在一起，裹着破毯子，在一个小炉子里生着火。 他们经过一排衣衫褴褛的人站在一座建筑物外面。 一个牌子上写着“免费汤”。

Jack hoped everyone outside would find better shelter before the monster blizzard hit. "Excuse me!" Annie called to the men in the line for free soup. "Do you know where the West Side IRT subway is?" "Two blocks!" said a man. "Keep going!" "Thanks!" said Annie. Jack and Annie kept going. They passed a firehouse, a cheese store, and a newsstand.

杰克希望外面的每个人都能在可怕的暴风雪来袭之前找到更好的避难所。 “对不起!”安妮向排队领取免费汤的人喊了一声。 “你知道西区IRT地铁在哪里吗？”“两个街区！”一个男人说。 “继续!”“谢谢！”安妮说。 杰克和安妮继续往前走。 他们经过了一个消防站、一家奶酪店和一个报摊。

Everything was closed and shuttered. Peddlers' carts were stuck in drifts. Signs banged in the wind. One said: MEATBALLS AND BEANS-10 CENTS! Another said: Zmo's BAKERY-5 CENTS A LOAF! A third said: Ladging-2 dollars a week! Jack and Annie crossed the street. They saw newsboys huddled under a theater awning. The boys had wrapped their feet and legs in newspapers to keep warm.

所有的东西都关门了。 小贩的大车被困在一堆东西里。 招牌在风中砰砰作响。一个说：肉丸和豆子——10美分！还有人说：Zmo的面包店——5美分一条！第三个人说：一星期两美元！杰克和安妮过了马路。 他们看见报童挤在剧院的雨篷下。 孩子们用报纸裹住脚和腿以保暖。

"Excuse me, where's the subway?" Jack shouted. "End of the block and around the corner! Green ball!" said a boy. Green ball? wondered Jack. What does that mean? "Thanks!" said Annie. "You guys should go home! After dark, the storm's turning into a monster!" Jack and Annie trudged on. When they turned the corner, Annie shouted, "Look! A green ball!" On top of a post was a large green ball. The post was next to a stairway that led underground. A sign said:

“对不起，请问地铁在哪里？”杰克喊道。 “街区尽头，在拐角处！”绿球！”一个男孩说。 绿球吗?杰克想知道。 这是什么意思？“谢谢！”安妮说。 “你们应该回家！”天黑以后，风暴会变成一个怪物！”杰克和安妮继续跋涉。 当他们转过拐角时，安妮喊道：“看！一个绿色的球！”一根柱子顶上有一个绿色的大球。 邮筒旁边是通往地下的楼梯。 牌子上写着：