Ch2-Put On Your Wig!

CHAPTER TWO Pat On Your Wig! Jack opened his eyes. He looked down at his clothes. He was wearing a blue velvet coat, a long vest, and knee-length pants. His shoes were black with shiny buckles. Jack looked up at Annie and burst out laughing. Her pigtails had changed into thick, cigar-shaped

第二章轻拍你的假发！杰克睁开眼睛。 他低头看了看自己的衣服。 他穿着一件蓝色天鹅绒外套，一件长背心和及膝长裤。 他的鞋子是黑色的，有闪亮的鞋扣。 杰克抬头看着安妮，突然大笑起来。 她的小辫变成了厚厚的雪茄状

curls. She was wearing a pink dress covered with lace and bows. There was a big hoop underneath her skirt to hold it out. The hoop, the skirt, and lots of petticoats were all bunched up around Annie. "You look like you're standing in a basket," said Jack. "You look like an old woman," said Annie. She pointed at Jack's head. Jack reached up and lifted off a black velvet hat. But something else was on his head, too. He pulled off a white wig with curls on the side and a ponytail in the back. "A wig?" said Jack. His nose tickled. He sneezed, and a cloud of white powder puffed from

卷发。她穿着一件镶有花边和蝴蝶结的粉红色连衣裙。 她的裙子下面有一个大箍把头发撑起来。 裙箍、裙子和许多衬裙都围着安妮。 “你看起来像站在一个篮子里，”杰克说。 “你看起来像个老太婆，”安妮说。 她指着杰克的头。 杰克伸手摘下一顶黑天鹅绒帽子。 但他头上还有别的东西。 他摘下一顶白色的假发，一头卷发，后面扎着马尾辫。 “假发？”杰克说。他的鼻子发痒。 他打了个喷嚏，一团白色粉末喷了出来

his wig. "It's covered in powder! I can't wear this!" "Yes, you can," said Annie. "If I have to wear this"—she shook her dress—"you have to wear that." "But why are we dressed this way?" asked Jack. "Because we're going to a fancy party in a palace a long time ago," said Annie. "Okay, but where's the palace?" said Jack. Jack and Annie went to the window and looked out. They had landed in a row of trees that lined a cobblestone street. At the far end of the street, glittering horse-drawn coaches were parked outside tall iron gates.

他的假发。“它被粉末覆盖了！”我不能穿这个！”“是的，你可以，”安妮说。 “如果我必须穿这个，”——她摇了摇裙子——“你也必须穿那个。” “可我们为什么要穿成这样呢？”杰克问。 “因为很久以前我们要去一个宫殿里的豪华聚会，”安妮说。 “好吧，可是宫殿在哪儿呢？”杰克说。 杰克和安妮走到窗前向外望去。 他们降落在一条鹅卵石街道两旁的一排树上。 在街道的另一端，闪闪发光的马车停在高大的铁门外。

"I wonder if the palace is beyond those gates," said Annie, pointing. "I don't know," said Jack. "I wish we had a research book to help us." "Merlin wants us to rely on our wits and talents," said Annie. "Yeah," said Jack, "whatever that means."

“我想知道宫殿是不是在那些大门后面，”安妮指着说。 “我不知道，”杰克说。 “我希望我们有一本研究书来帮助我们。” “梅林希望我们依靠自己的智慧和才能，”安妮说。 “是的，”杰克说，“不管那是什么意思。”

Bells rang in the distance: bong, bong, bong, bong, bong. "Five bongs," said Annie. "What time's the party?" Jack looked at their invitation and read aloud, "'Five o'clock in the evening.'" "Oh, no! We're going to be late!" said Annie. "Put on your wig!" Jack crammed his wig back onto his head and put on his hat. He pushed the silver flute and invitation into a deep pocket in his coat. Annie squashed her hoopskirt and squeezed through the opening in the tree house floor. "It's hard to climb down a rope ladder in this dress!" she said.

远处响起了钟声：咚，咚，咚，咚，咚。 “五根烟，”安妮说。“聚会什么时候开始？”杰克看了看他们的请柬，大声读道：“晚上五点钟。’”“哦，不！我们要迟到了！”安妮说。 “戴上你的假发！”杰克把假发塞回头上，戴上帽子。 他把银笛和请柬塞进大衣的深口袋里。 安妮压扁了她的箍裙，从树屋地板的洞口挤了进去。 她说：“穿着这条裙子很难从绳梯上爬下来！”

"Be careful! Go slow!" said Jack. "But we have to hurry!" said Annie. She jumped off the ladder and landed on the ground. Jack hurried down the ladder. "You okay?" he asked. "I'm fine," said Annie, standing up. "Just got a little dirty." She brushed off her dress. "Let's ask one of those guys about the palace." She pointed toward the coach drivers outside the iron gates. "Hurry!" Annie started to run. Her skirt swung wildly from side to side like a giant bell. "Slow down!" said Jack, rushing to catch up with her. "You can't run in that big skirt—you

“小心!慢慢来！”杰克说。 “但是我们得快点！”安妮说。 她从梯子上跳下来，落在地上。 杰克匆匆下了梯子。 “你没事吧？”他问。“我很好，”安妮说着站了起来。 “只是有点脏。” 她把衣服刷掉。 “我们去问问那些人关于宫殿的事吧。” 她指着铁门外的马车司机。 “快点!”安妮开始跑。 她的裙子像一个巨大的钟一样疯狂地左右摆动。 “慢点！”杰克说着，冲上去追上了她。 “你不能穿着那条大裙子跑——你