Ch9-The Smile

CHAPTER NINE The Smile. At first no one spoke on the trip back. It was as if they didn't want to break the spell of joy that had settled over them. Even though Jack was bumping up and down in the cart, he could still remember the feeling of flying smoothly through the sky. He could feel the wind rustling his long feathers.

第九章微笑起初，在回来的路上没有人说话。 他们似乎不想打破笼罩在他们身上的欢乐的魔咒。 尽管杰克在车里上下颠簸，但他仍然记得在天空中平稳飞行的感觉。 他能感觉到风吹拂着他的长羽毛。

The cart passed through a gate in the city walls. As they started through the streets, Annie broke the silence. "So if fame is not the secret of happiness," she said to Leonardo, "then what is? Do you think it could be flying?" Leonardo thought for a moment. "No, no. The secret of happiness cannot be flying," he said. "Why not?" asked Jack. "Because flying is a great dream that no one but us will ever realize," said Leonardo. "Surely happiness cannot be only for us." "True," said Annie. "So what do you think the secret is?" asked Jack.

马车穿过城墙上的一扇门。 当他们开始穿过街道时，安妮打破了沉默。 “那么，如果名声不是幸福的秘诀，”她对列奥纳多说，“那是什么呢？ 你觉得它会飞吗？”列奥纳多想了一会儿。 “不,不。快乐的秘密不可能是飞翔。” “为什么不？”杰克问。莱昂纳多说：“因为飞行是一个伟大的梦想，只有我们才能实现。” “当然，幸福不可能只属于我们。” “没错，”安妮说。“那么你认为秘密是什么呢？”杰克问。

"Hmm…" Leonardo was silent. Then he sighed. "I must think about it," he said. Jack looked worriedly at the sky. The sun would go down soon and night would come. According to their rhyme, they were supposed to leave when the night bird sang its song. "Um… how long do you think it'll take you to think about it?" Jack asked. "I do not know," said Leonardo. "Right now all I know is that I must hurry to meet with my model. She is already unhappy enough without my being late." "Why is she unhappy?" asked Annie. "She will not say," said Leonardo. "Perhaps she is tired of posing for me. For three years, she has

“嗯……”列奥纳多沉默了。 然后他叹了口气。“我必须考虑一下，”他说。 杰克忧心忡忡地看着天空。 太阳很快就要下山了，黑夜就要来临了。 根据他们的押韵，他们应该在夜鸟唱歌时离开。 “嗯……你觉得你要花多长时间来考虑这件事？”杰克问。 “我不知道，”列奥纳多说。 “现在我只知道我必须赶紧去见我的模特。 就算我不迟到，她也已经够不开心的了。” “她为什么不开心？”安妮问。 “她不会说的，”列奥纳多说。 “也许她厌倦了给我摆姿势。 三年来，她做到了

been sitting for her portrait." "Whoa, that's a really long time," said Annie, "especially if you're just sitting." "Yes, yes, it is," said Leonardo. "Lately she will not even smile. She only stares at me sadly. I have tried hiring singers, musicians, and joke-sters to amuse her, but nothing helps." "Maybe you shouldn't meet with her today," said Jack. He didn't want Leonardo to lose his good feelings from flying. And he wanted him to spend time thinking about the secret of happiness. "No, I must," said Leonardo. "The light is perfect today. Late afternoon is the best time for painting a portrait—in my courtyard, when the

我一直在等着给她画像。” “哇，那真是太长时间了，”安妮说，“尤其是如果你只是坐着的话。” “是的，是的，它是，”列奥纳多说。 “最近她连笑都不笑了。 她只是悲伤地盯着我。 我试过请歌手、音乐家和说笑话的人来逗她开心，但都没用。” “也许你今天不应该见她，”杰克说。 他不想让莱昂纳多因为飞行而失去美好的感觉。 他想让他花时间思考幸福的秘密。 “不，我必须这样做，”列奥纳多说。 “今天的光线很好。 下午晚些时候是画肖像画的最佳时间——在我的院子里，当

sunlight is golden and shadows are beginning to fall." Shadows were falling as the white horse pulled the cart into Leonardo's courtyard. A young woman was standing by the studio door. "Lisa!" called Leonardo. "Hello, Leonardo," the woman said. She wore a dark gown with a silk cloth over her shoulder. A thin veil covered her long brown hair. She had a high forehead and large brown eyes. Oddly, she looked like someone Jack knew, but he couldn't remember who. "Forgive me, Lisa. I am late," said Leonardo, leaping down from the cart. "Will you wait for me to set up my things?"

阳光是金色的，阴影开始落下。” 当那匹白马拉着马车进入达·芬奇的庭院时，阴影落了下来。 一个年轻女子站在演播室门口。 “丽莎！”列奥纳多喊道。“你好，莱昂纳多，”女人说。 她穿着一件深色长袍，肩上披着一块丝绸。 薄纱遮住了她棕色的长发。 她有高高的额头和棕色的大眼睛。 奇怪的是，她看起来像杰克认识的一个人，但他不记得是谁了。 “原谅我，丽莎。我迟到了，”莱昂纳多说着，从车上跳了下来。 “你能等我收拾好东西吗？”

"Yes, I will wait," said Lisa. Leonardo hurried inside, and Jack and Annie climbed down from the cart. "Hi, we're Annie and Jack," said Annie. The woman smiled at them. "I am Lisa," she said. "You look familiar to me," said Annie. "Really?" said Lisa. "Are you from Florence?" "No, we're from Frog Creek, Pennsylvania," said Annie. "It's far away." Lisa smiled again. "I like the name of your town," she said. So Lisa did smile for other people, thought Jack. He wondered why she wouldn't smile for

“是的，我会等的，”丽莎说。 李奥纳多急忙跑了进去，杰克和安妮从车上爬了下来。 “嗨，我们是安妮和杰克，”安妮说。 女人对他们笑了笑。“我是丽莎，”她说。 “你看起来很眼熟，”安妮说。 “真的吗？”丽莎说。“你是佛罗伦萨人吗？”“不，我们来自宾夕法尼亚州的青蛙溪，”安妮说。 “太远了。”丽莎又笑了。 “我喜欢你们镇的名字，”她说。 所以丽莎确实对别人微笑了，杰克想。 他不明白她为什么不笑