Ch5-The Cloisters

CHAPTER FIVE The Cloisters "Do you see Teddy and Kathleen?" asked Jack. The crowd was swarming away from the subway platform toward different exits. Jack couldn't see anyone who looked like the two young enchanters.

“你看到特迪和凯瑟琳了吗？”杰克问。 人群从地铁站台向不同的出口涌去。 杰克看不出有谁长得像那两个年轻的魔法师。

"No," said Annie. "But if we figured out where to get off, I'm sure they did, too. Let's hurry and get to the zoo. We can meet up with them there." Jack and Annie moved with the crowd. They passed a change booth on the way out of the station. "Wait, I'll ask where to go," said Annie. She waited in line and then leaned forward to talk to the man in the booth. "Do you know how to walk to the Bronx Zoo from here?" she said. "Walk to the Bronx Zoo? Are you out of your mind?" said the man. "This isn't the stop for the Bronx Zoo! It's much further north." "You mean we got out at the wrong stop?" said Annie.

“不，”安妮说。“但如果我们知道在哪里下车，我相信他们也知道。 让我们快点去动物园吧。 我们可以在那里和他们会合。” 杰克和安妮跟着人群移动。 他们在出车站的路上经过一个零钱亭。 “等等，我问问去哪儿，”安妮说。 她排队等候，然后倾身去和电话亭里的男人说话。 “你知道从这里怎么走到布朗克斯动物园吗？”她说。 “步行去布朗克斯动物园？”你疯了吗？”那人说。 “这不是去布朗克斯动物园的站！”它在更北的地方。” “你是说我们下错站了？”安妮说。

"You did, but it doesn't matter," said the man. "You can't get there now, anyway. The tracks near the zoo are above ground. And I just got word they're buried in snow." "Oh, no," said Jack. "Lousy day for the zoo, anyway," said the man. "Next!" Jack and Annie stepped away from the booth and walked out of the subway station. The sidewalk was deserted. "Oh, man, that girl gave us the wrong information," said Jack. "This is terrible," said Annie. "No kidding," said Jack. He looked around, wondering what to do next. AH-U-GA! AH-U-GA!

“你说了，但没关系，”那人说。 “反正你现在也到不了那儿。 动物园附近的轨道在地面上。 我刚听说他们被埋在雪里了。” “哦，不，”杰克说。“不管怎样，今天对动物园来说是糟糕的一天，”那人说。 “下一个!”杰克和安妮离开了电话亭，走出了地铁站。 人行道上空无一人。 “哦，天哪，那个女孩给了我们错误的信息，”杰克说。 “这太可怕了，”安妮说。 “别开玩笑了，”杰克说。他环顾四周，不知道下一步该做什么。 AH-U-GA !AH-U-GA !

"What's that?" said Jack. "It looks like a taxi." Annie pointed at a big yellow car with a checkerboard stripe and writing on the side. Its horn let out a loud squawk: AH-U-GA! AH-U-GA! The driver stuck his head out the window. He wore a big furry cap that came down over his ears. "Need a taxi?" he called. "Yes!" shouted Annie. "Come on, Jack! He can take us to the zoo!" Jack hurried after her through the snow. The taxi driver stepped out of the cab and opened the back door. "Hop in!" he said. His cheerful voice was muffled through a plaid scarf that covered half his face.

“那是什么？”杰克说。“它看起来像一辆出租车。” 安妮指着一辆大黄车，车的侧面有棋盘格条纹和文字。 它的角发出一声响亮的叫声：AH-U-GA！AH-U-GA !司机把头伸出窗外。 他戴着一顶毛茸茸的大帽子，垂到耳朵上。 “需要出租车吗？”他喊道。“是的！”安妮喊道。 “加油，杰克！”他可以带我们去动物园！”杰克匆匆地跟在她后面穿过雪地。 出租车司机下了车，打开了后门。 “上车吧！”他说。格纹围巾遮住了他半张脸，遮住了他欢快的声音。

"Thanks!" said Jack. He stepped onto a running board and then climbed inside. The taxi was very roomy. Jack could stretch his legs out and not even touch the front seat. "Boy, lots more room in old cars than ours," he said to Annie. "Yeah," said Annie. "And there's no seat belts." "Oh, yeah," said Jack. "I guess old cars didn't have any. I hope this guy is a good driver." The driver slid open a little window that separated the front seat from the back. "Where to?" he asked. "Can you please take us to the Bronx Zoo?" said Annie. "We're in a big hurry to get there," said Jack.

“谢谢！”杰克说。他踏上一块跑步板，然后爬了进去。 出租车很宽敞。杰克可以伸开双腿，甚至不碰前座。 “天哪，旧车里的空间比我们的大得多，”他对安妮说。 “是的，”安妮说。“而且没有安全带。” “哦，是的，”杰克说。“我猜老爷车没有。 我希望这家伙是个好司机。” 司机打开了一扇把前座和后座隔开的小窗户。 “去哪儿？”他问。“你能带我们去布朗克斯动物园吗？”安妮说。 “我们赶着去那儿，”杰克说。

"Sure thing, kiddos," said the driver. "Great," said Jack. "Oh, how much will it cost?" asked Annie. "About thirty cents," said the driver. "Can you afford it?" "Sure thing, kiddo," said Annie. The driver laughed and closed the window. Then the taxi began moving through the snow. "Everything's so cheap here," Annie said to Jack. "To us it is," said Jack. "But it's the Great Depression. Lots of people don't even have a nickel."

“没问题，孩子们，”司机说。 “太好了，”杰克说。“哦，要花多少钱？”安妮问。 “大约30美分，”车夫说。 “你买得起吗？”“当然可以，孩子，”安妮说。 司机笑了，关上了窗户。 然后出租车开始在雪地里行驶。 “这里的东西都很便宜，”安妮对杰克说。 “对我们来说是，”杰克说。“但这是大萧条。 很多人甚至连五分钱都没有。”