Ch1-Way Down Yonder in New Orleans

A Good Night for Ghosts

《鬼的晚安

CHAPTER ONE Way Down vonder in New Orleans. Jack was asleep. He was dreaming that he was sleeping on a boat. It was rocking back and forth, back and forth… "Jack." Jack opened his eyes. It was just getting light outside. Rain was tapping against the window-pane. Tappity-tap-tap. Jack closed his eyes again.

新奥尔良的一条路 杰克睡着了。他梦见自己睡在船上。 它前后摇摆，前后摇摆……“杰克。” 杰克睁开眼睛。外面刚亮起来。 雨水敲打着窗玻璃。 Tappity-tap-tap。杰克又闭上了眼睛。

"Jack, get up." Jack opened one eye and looked up. Annie stood next to his bed. She was already dressed. She was even wearing her raincoat. "They're here," she whispered. "No, they're not," Jack said. He closed his eye. "Yes, they are," said Annie. "They're waiting for us." "How do you know?" Jack asked. "I dreamed it," said Annie. "Oh, you dreamed it." Jack turned over and pulled the covers over his head. "Go back to bed. It's really early, and it's raining."

“杰克，起来。”杰克睁开一只眼睛，抬起头来。 安妮站在他的床边。 她已经穿好衣服了。她甚至还穿着雨衣。 “他们来了。”她小声说。 “不，他们不是，”杰克说。 他闭上了眼睛。“是的，他们是，”安妮说。 “他们在等我们。”“你怎么知道的？”杰克问。 “我梦见的，”安妮说。 “哦，你做梦了。”杰克翻了个身，把被子盖在头上。 “回去睡觉吧。现在还很早，而且还在下雨。”

"Come on, Jack," said Annie. "I saw them. They were wearing their cloaks and looking out the tree house window." "Great," said Jack. "I just dreamed I was sleeping on a boat." "But my dream was real, Jack," said Annie. Jack pretended to snore. "Okay," said Annie. "I guess you want me to go there all by myself. You want me to have a great adventure while you just lie here, dreaming about sleeping. If that's really what you want, I'll leave you alone." "Good," said Jack. "Have fun." "Don't worry, I will," said Annie, and she left Jack's room.

“来吧，杰克，”安妮说。 “我看见了。他们穿着斗篷，从树屋的窗户往外看。” “太好了，”杰克说。“我只是梦见自己睡在船上。” “但是我的梦是真实的，杰克，”安妮说。 杰克假装打鼾。“好吧，”安妮说。 “我猜你是想让我一个人去吧。 你想让我有一次伟大的冒险而你却躺在这里，做着睡觉的梦。 如果你真想这样，我就不打扰你了。” “很好，”杰克说。“有趣。” “别担心，我会的。”安妮说着离开了杰克的房间。

Jack lay still for a moment, listening to the rain fall outside. Darn, he thought, what if she's right? Jack heaved a sigh. Then he climbed out of bed. He pulled on his clothes and grabbed his backpack. He slipped down the stairs, put on his rain boots and raincoat, then headed out the front door. Annie was standing on the porch, waiting for him. "Ready?" she said. Jack just grunted. But as he and Annie took off into the cool, rainy dawn, he woke up completely. As they charged up the sidewalk, Jack's heart pounded with excitement. By the time they headed into the Frog Creek woods, Jack felt like he'd dreamed Annie's dream, too.

杰克静静地躺了一会儿，听着外面的雨声。 该死，他想，万一她是对的呢？ 杰克叹了口气。然后他爬下床。 他穿上衣服，抓起背包。 他溜下楼梯，穿上雨靴和雨衣，然后走出前门。 安妮站在门廊上等着他。 “准备好了吗？”杰克只是咕哝了一声。 但当他和安妮在凉爽的雨后的黎明出发时，他完全醒了过来。 他们沿着人行道往前冲，杰克的心兴奋得怦怦直跳。 当他们进入青蛙溪森林时，杰克觉得他也做了安妮的梦。

Raindrops tapped on tree branches. Jack and Annie scrunched over fallen red and gold leaves until they came to the tallest oak. Jack looked up. "Ta-da!" said Annie. The tree house was back. And Teddy and Kathleen were dressed in their dark cloaks, looking out the window.

雨滴轻拍在树枝上。 杰克和安妮在倒下的红色和金色树叶上揉捏着，直到他们来到最高的橡树前。 杰克抬起头来。“哒哒！”安妮说。 树屋回来了。特迪和凯萨琳穿着黑斗篷，望着窗外。