Ch9-Me and the Clown

CHAPTER NINE Me and the Clown. "Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart," said Annie. "Yeah," Jack sighed. "And right now he's just a little kid." "So I guess we did our mission," said Annie. "Remember what Wolfie said to Nan? He said we made him love music again. So I guess we put

第九章我和小丑 “沃尔夫冈·阿玛迪斯·莫扎特，”安妮说。 “是啊，”杰克叹了口气。“现在他还只是个小孩。” “所以我想我们完成了我们的任务，”安妮说。 “还记得Wolfie对Nan说的话吗？” 他说我们让他重新爱上音乐了。 所以我想我们把

him back on the path to giving his gifts to the world." "Yep, and now we can leave," said Jack. "Whew." He was ready to get out of his fancy clothes and wig and go home and have a good dinner. "Let's go say good-bye to Wolfie," said Annie. As Jack and Annie started toward Wolfie, Her Imperial Majesty was laughing at something he had said. "You are truly a young magician, my little Wolfgang Mozart!" she said. "No, not me," said Wolfie. "Jack and Annie are the true magicians!" "Who?" said Her Imperial Majesty.

他回到了向世界奉献他的天赋的道路上。” “是的，现在我们可以走了。”杰克说。 “呼。”他准备脱下华丽的衣服和假发，回家美美地吃一顿晚饭。 “我们去跟小狼说再见吧，”安妮说。 当杰克和安妮向沃尔夫走去时，女王陛下被他说的话逗笑了。 “你真是一个年轻的魔术师，我的小沃尔夫冈·莫扎特！”她说。 “不，不是我，”小狼说。 “杰克和安妮是真正的魔术师！”“谁？”太后说。

"Over there," said Wolfie, pointing across the room. "Jack! Annie!" he called. All eyes turned to Jack and Annie. "Look! It's Jack of Frog Creek!" said one of the imperial children. Jack froze, horrified. "Jack is a clown," said Wolfie. "And he plays magic music on his flute. And Annie sings beautiful magic songs. I just heard them." "Really?" said Her Imperial Majesty. She raised her eyebrows. "Well, Jack and Annie. Perhaps you will perform for all of us here as well?" Everyone was silent, waiting for an answer from Jack and Annie.

“在那边，”Wolfie指着房间的另一边说。 “杰克!安妮！”他喊道。所有的目光都转向了杰克和安妮。 “看!“是青蛙溪的杰克！”一个皇子说。 杰克吓呆了。“杰克是个小丑，”小狼说。 他用笛子吹着神奇的音乐。 安妮唱着美丽的魔法歌曲。 我只是听到了。”“真的吗？”太后说。 她扬起眉毛。“嗯，杰克和安妮。 也许你也愿意在这里为我们大家表演一下？”每个人都沉默着，等待着杰克和安妮的回答。

"Um, well, you see…," Jack began. "Sure," said Annie with a big smile. "We'd love to perform for you." Oh, no! thought Jack. "Yes! Sing for us! Play for us!" said Wolfie, clapping his hands. He ran to Jack and Annie and pulled them toward the front of the room. Annie leaned close to Jack. "You play; I'll sing," she whispered. "But the flute won't make magic anymore," Jack said out of the corner of his mouth. "Do the best you can," whispered Annie. She smiled at the crowd.

“嗯，好吧，你看……”杰克开始说。 “当然，”安妮笑着说。 “我们很乐意为你表演。” 哦,不!杰克想。“是啊!唱给我们听！为我们演奏！”小狼拍着手说。 他跑向杰克和安妮，把他们拉到房间前面。 安妮靠向杰克。 “你玩;我来唱。”她低声说。 “但是笛子再也不能变魔术了。”杰克从嘴角边说。 “尽你所能，”安妮低声说。 她对着人群微笑。

Jack could hardly breathe. This is worse than facing the leopard and bear! he thought. "Me, then you," Annie said to him. Jack reached into his pocket and pulled out the silver flute. Annie started singing: We came in a coach, In a wig and a gown. We came to Vienna, Me and the clown. Annie turned to Jack. As everyone watched him, he held the instrument in a playing position. He desperately hoped a little magic still lingered in the flute. He blew air over the mouthpiece. No sound came out. All anyone could hear was Jack's huffing and puffing.

杰克几乎无法呼吸。 这比面对豹和熊还糟糕！他想。 “我，然后是你，”安妮对他说。 杰克把手伸进口袋，拿出了那支银笛。 安妮开始唱歌：我们坐着马车来的，戴着假发，穿着长袍。 我们来到维也纳，我和小丑。 安妮转向杰克。在大家的注视下，他把乐器摆成演奏的姿势。 他绝望地希望笛子里还残留着一点魔力。 他把空气吹过吹嘴。 没有声音发出来。所有人都能听到杰克的喘息声。

Wolfie giggled. "See! Jack's a clown!" he said. Everyone laughed. Okay, thought Jack, if they want a clown, I'll be a clown. Jack put on a goofy face. He looked into the end of the flute, as if searching for its missing sound. He jerked back his head, as if something had shot out of the flute and hit him in the eye. Everyone laughed harder. Jack liked hearing their laughter this time. He made a big show of wiping his eye. Then he gave Annie a silly grin. Annie shook her head and sang: My brother's a fool, He's always around.

Wolfie咯咯笑了。“看!杰克是个小丑！”他说。 每个人都笑了。好吧，杰克想，如果他们想要小丑，我就当小丑。 杰克装出一副傻乎乎的样子。他看着笛子的末端，好像在寻找它那缺失的声音。 他猛地往后一仰，好像有什么东西从笛子里射了出来，打中了他的眼睛。 每个人都笑得更厉害了。杰克这次喜欢听他们的笑声。 他大摇大摆地擦着眼睛。 然后他对安妮傻笑了一下。 安妮摇了摇头，唱道：我哥哥是个傻瓜，他总是在我身边。