Ch3-Short Grown-ups

CHAPTER THREE Short Grown-ups. In the icy field below the slope were yellow, brown, and green buildings; telephone poles; metal pipes; and storage tanks. Tractors and bulldozers moved along gravel roads. It looked like a small town. HONK! The sound came from a red bus with gigantic wheels that was parked nearby.

第三章矮个子大人 斜坡下的冰原上有黄色、棕色和绿色的建筑物；电线杆;金属管道;还有储罐。 拖拉机和推土机沿着砾石路行驶。 它看起来像一个小镇。 嘎!声音来自停在附近的一辆有着巨大车轮的红色公共汽车。

"What is this place?" asked Annie. Jack looked in their book and found a photo that looked like the scene below. The caption read: McMurdo Station. Jack read the paragraph under the photo: Antarctica has many scientific research stations, representing countries from all over the world. The largest is named McMurdo Station. Researchers live there for weeks or even months at a time. HONK! Jack looked up. He saw four people come out of a yellow building and start toward the bus. They were all bundled in red parkas with hoods,

“这是什么地方？”安妮问。 杰克看了看他们的书，发现了一张照片，看起来就像下面的场景。 标题上写着：麦克默多车站。 杰克读着照片下面的文字：南极洲有许多科考站，代表着世界各国。 最大的是麦克默多站。 研究人员一次在那里住上几周甚至几个月。 嘎!杰克抬起头来。他看见四个人从一座黄色的大楼里出来，朝公共汽车走去。 他们都穿着带兜帽的红色派克大衣，

goggles, and masks. They carried backpacks and camera bags. "They must be researchers," said Jack. "Let's go talk to them," said Annie. "We can't," said Jack. "They'll ask why two kids are traveling alone in Antarctica." "Maybe they won't know we're kids," said Annie. "If we put our goggles and masks back on, we'll look just like them, only shorter. They'll think we're short grown-ups." "Uh… I don't think so," said Jack. Just then someone jumped off the bus. "Hi, folks!" a woman shouted to the four researchers. "I'm Nancy—your bus driver and guide today!"

护目镜和面具。他们背着背包和相机包。 “他们一定是研究人员。”杰克说。 “我们去和他们谈谈，”安妮说。 “我们不能，”杰克说。“他们会问为什么两个孩子单独在南极洲旅行。” “也许他们不知道我们是孩子，”安妮说。 “如果我们重新戴上护目镜和口罩，我们看起来就像他们一样，只是更短。 他们会认为我们是矮小的成年人。” “呃……我不这么认为，”杰克说。 就在这时，有人跳下公共汽车。 “嗨，伙计们！”一位女士向四位研究人员喊道。 “我是南希——你们今天的司机兼导游！”

Nancy caught sight of Jack and Annie. She waved her arms at them. "Hello!" she called. "Are you two part of the group going up to the volcano?" She pointed toward a mountain looming in the distance. "Did you hear that?" Jack said to Annie. "A volcano!" He cupped his gloved hands around his mouth. "Yes!" he shouted back in his deepest voice. "We're coming!" "We are?" Annie asked with surprise. "A volcano—get it?" said Jack. "A volcano is 'a burning mountain'!" "Oh, right!" said Annie. "Like in the rhyme— the burning mountain! Got it!" "Quick, cover up your face!" said Jack.

南希看见了杰克和安妮。 她向他们挥动双臂。 “你好！”她喊道。“你们俩是一起去火山的吗？”她指着远处若隐若现的一座山。 “你听到了吗？”杰克对安妮说。 “一座火山!”他用戴着手套的双手捂住嘴。 “是的！”他用低沉的声音喊道。 “我们来了!”“我们是谁?”安妮惊奇地问。 “火山——明白了吗？”杰克说。 “火山就是‘燃烧的山’！”“哦，对了！”安妮说。 “就像诗里写的——燃烧的山！”明白了!”“快，把脸遮住！”杰克说。

Jack and Annie covered their eyes with their goggles and pulled up their face masks. Then they started walking toward the bus. "Try not to talk to anyone unless we have to," Jack said quickly. "And if we do, talk in a really deep voice." "No problem," Annie croaked in a really deep voice. "Um… maybe you shouldn't talk at all," said Jack. "Hurry!" Nancy called to them. "Coming!" Jack shouted in his deepest voice, and they started running across the snow. By the time Jack and Annie arrived at the bus, everyone but Nancy had climbed aboard. "Good.

杰克和安妮用护目镜遮住眼睛，摘下口罩。 然后他们开始向公共汽车走去。 “除非迫不得已，否则尽量不要和任何人说话。”杰克赶紧说。 “如果我们这样做了，就用低沉的声音说话。” “没问题，”安妮用低沉的声音沙哑地说。 “嗯……也许你根本不应该说话，”杰克说。 “快点!”南希招呼他们。 “来了!”杰克用他最深的声音喊道，他们开始在雪地上奔跑。 当杰克和安妮到达公共汽车时，除了南希，每个人都上了车。 “很好。

You made it just in time!" Nancy said. "Follow me!" She bounded up the steep steps of the red bus and sat in the driver's seat. Without a word, Jack and Annie climbed on after Nancy. Walking down the aisle, Jack glanced at the others in the group. A couple of them nodded and he nodded back. Everyone was hidden behind goggles, ski masks, and bulky parkas. Jack couldn't tell anyone's age, or even whether they were male or female. Jack and Annie sat a few rows behind the others. Jack took off his backpack and put it at his feet. "All set?" Nancy asked, looking in the bus mirror.

你来得正是时候！”南希说。 “跟我来!”她跳上红色公共汽车陡峭的台阶，坐在驾驶座上。 杰克和安妮二话没说，跟着南希爬了上去。 走在过道上，杰克瞥了一眼人群中的其他人。 几个人点了点头，他也点了点头。 每个人都躲在护目镜、滑雪面罩和笨重的派克大衣后面。 杰克说不出任何人的年龄，甚至说不出他们是男是女。 杰克和安妮坐在其他人后面几排。 杰克脱下背包，放在脚边。 “都准备好了吗?”南希看着汽车后视镜问道。