Ch8-A Good Story

CHAPTER EIGHT A Good Story The snowmobiles and the helicopter were both parked on the slope. The scientists and journalists stood talking with Nancy and Pete. "Oh, no!" Annie said, grabbing Jack. "What about Penny? We're not supposed to have a penguin! They'll take her away!"

雪地车和直升机都停在斜坡上。 科学家和记者们站在那里与南希和皮特交谈。 “哦,不!”安妮说，一把抓住杰克。 “佩妮怎么办？”我们不应该养企鹅！他们会把她带走的！”

Jack put his arms protectively over his parka. "I'll hide her," he said. "We've got to get her to Merlin." Jack heard a shout. He turned around. Nancy had caught sight of them. She was waving her arms and running toward them. "Hey, you two!" Nancy called. She dashed across the snow and threw her arms around Annie, then Jack. Jack held his breath, hoping Penny wouldn't be squashed. Peep. Jack pulled away from Nancy and pretended to cough. He made his coughing end in a sort of peep.

杰克用双臂护住他的大衣。 “我要把她藏起来，”他说。“我们得带她去找梅林。” 杰克听到一声喊叫。他转过身来。 南希看见了他们。 她挥舞着双臂向他们跑去。 “嘿，你们两个！”南希。 她冲过雪地，伸出双臂搂住安妮，然后搂住杰克。 杰克屏住呼吸，希望佩妮不会被压扁。 偷看。杰克从南希身边抽开，假装咳嗽。 他的咳嗽以一种吱吱声结束了。

"The chopper just got here!" said Nancy. "Pete told me he was delayed by a snow squall! I freaked out! Where have you been? Are you okay?" "Don't worry, we're fine," said Annie. "Perfect," said Jack. "We don't feel a bit sick or anything. We were just getting some fresh air. We're ready to go now!" Jack started walking toward the chopper. Annie grabbed Nancy's arm and walked with her. "Did you have fun on the mountain?" Annie asked, trying to keep Nancy's attention off Jack. "What happened? What did you see?" "We saw lots of things, but I was worried about you guys the whole time," said Nancy. "Your

“直升机刚到！”南希说。 “皮特告诉我他被暴风雪耽搁了！”我吓坏了！你去哪儿了？ 你还好吗？”“别担心，我们很好，”安妮说。 “太好了，”杰克说。“我们一点也不觉得不舒服。 我们只是想呼吸点新鲜空气。 我们现在准备出发了！”杰克开始朝直升机走去。 安妮抓住南希的胳膊和她一起走。 “你在山上玩得开心吗？”安妮问道，试图不让南希注意到杰克。 “发生了什么事?你看到了什么？”“我们看到了很多事情，但我一直很担心你们，”南希说。 “你的

parents must be frantic back at the station!" "They had their own expedition today," said Annie. "They study penguins." Peep! "What was that?" asked Nancy. Jack did his weird cough again. "Are you sure you're okay, Jack?" Nancy called after him. "I'm perfect," he said. As the three of them approached the others, they were greeted with cheers. Nancy must have told everyone that we're just little kids, Jack thought.

回到车站后，父母们一定急疯了！”“他们今天有自己的探险活动，”安妮说。 “他们研究企鹅。”偷看!“那是什么？”南希问。 杰克又奇怪地咳嗽了一声。 “你确定你没事吗，杰克？”南希在他身后喊。 “我很完美，”他说。当他们三人走近其他人时，他们受到了热烈的欢迎。 南希一定告诉大家我们只是小孩子，杰克想。

"So glad you're safe, young man!" said Ali, the biologist. He slapped Jack on the back. Penny peeped, and Jack coughed. "Sorry you couldn't make it up to the top," said Kim, the photographer. "That's okay," said Annie. "We still got a good story." "Did you now?" said Lucy, the space scientist. "Yes, a really good story!" said Annie. "Excellent, but you mustn't tell a soul," said Tony, the journalist, "or one of us will steal it!" Tony laughed, and the others laughed with him. "Okay, we'll keep it a secret." Annie smiled. Pete opened the door of the chopper.

“很高兴你平安无事，年轻人！”生物学家阿里说。 他拍了拍杰克的背。 佩妮偷看，杰克咳嗽。 “很遗憾你没能爬到山顶，”摄影师金说。 “没关系，”安妮说。 “我们仍然有一个好故事。” “是吗？”太空科学家露茜说。 “是的，一个非常好的故事！”安妮说。 “太好了，但你不能告诉任何人，”记者托尼说，“否则我们中的一个会把它偷走的！”托尼笑了，其他人也跟着笑。 “好吧，我们会保密的。” 安妮笑了。皮特打开了直升机的门。

"Brave little kids first," said Nancy. Oh, brother, thought Jack. Nancy ushered Jack and Annie toward the helicopter. They scrambled up the steps, climbed aboard, and sat down. As the others climbed in and got settled, Jack loosened his seat belt so he could buckle up without crushing Penny. Peep! Jack coughed. But to his relief, Pete started the engine. The rotor blades began to spin. "Headphones!" yelled Nancy. Everyone pulled on their headphones.

“勇敢的孩子们先来。”南希说。 哦，天哪，杰克想。 南希领着杰克和安妮走向直升机。 他们爬上台阶，上了船，坐了下来。 当其他人爬上车坐下时，杰克松开了安全带，这样他就不会压着佩妮了。 偷看!杰克咳嗽。但让他松了一口气的是，皮特发动了引擎。 旋翼叶片开始旋转。 “耳机！”南希喊道。 每个人都戴上了耳机。