Ch10-Thanks a Million

CHAPTER TEN Thanks a Million. Jack pushed his glasses into place and opened A History of New Orleans Music. "What's that, man?" Dipper asked. "It's a history book," said Jack. "Teddy and Kathleen gave it to us," said Annie. "Oh, yeah, my best friends," said Dipper.

第十章万分感谢。 杰克把眼镜戴好，打开了《新奥尔良音乐史》。 “那是什么，伙计？”七星问道。 “这是一本历史书，”杰克说。 “泰迪和凯瑟琳给我们的，”安妮说。 “哦，是的，我最好的朋友，”迪珀说。

Jack looked in the index of the book. He found the right page and turned to it. "I'm going to read something to you, man," said Jack. "Just listen." And Jack read: As a young teenager, Louis Armstrong often performed with "kid bands" on the streets of the city. Eventually he played with older musicians in dance halls, and he developed his musical talents performing on Mississippi river-boats. When he was twenty-one, he moved to Chicago, where he played in the well-known band of his old friend Joe Oliver.

杰克查阅了这本书的索引。 他找到了正确的一页，翻了上去。 “我要给你读点东西，伙计。”杰克说。 “只是听。”杰克读到：作为一个年轻的少年，路易斯·阿姆斯特朗经常与“儿童乐队”在城市的街道上表演。 后来，他在舞厅里与年长的音乐家一起演奏，并在密西西比河上的船上表演，发展了他的音乐才能。 21岁时，他搬到芝加哥，在他的老朋友乔·奥利弗的著名乐队里演奏。

"Joe Oliver?" said Dipper. "Joe's in that book? I'm in that book?" "Yep. Hold on, there's more," said Jack. He read: Over time, Louis Armstrong became world-famous, but he always called New Orleans home. The city honored him by naming a large park the Louis Armstrong Park. It also named its airport the Louis Armstrong International Airport. "What's that? International airport?" asked Dipper. "That's where planes fly in and out from all over the world," said Annie.

“乔·奥利弗？”迪珀说。 “乔在那本书里？”我在那本书里？”“是的。 “等等，还有呢。”杰克说。 他读到：随着时间的推移，路易斯·阿姆斯特朗变得举世闻名，但他一直把新奥尔良称为家。 为了纪念他，该市将一个大型公园命名为路易斯·阿姆斯特朗公园。 它还将其机场命名为路易斯阿姆斯特朗国际机场。 “那是什么?国际机场？”迪珀问。 “那是飞机从世界各地飞来的地方，”安妮说。

Dipper started laughing. "Y'all are pulling my leg." "No," said Jack. "We're not. Look at this, Dipper." He held up the book and showed Dipper the picture of Louis Armstrong, the King of Jazz, playing the trumpet in front of a huge crowd. "That's you, Dipper." Jack waited for Dipper to laugh and say the picture wasn't him. But Dipper stopped smiling and nodded. "Yeah. Yeah, I've seen that picture before," he said softly.

迪珀笑了起来。“你们都在开我的玩笑。” “不，”杰克说。“我们不是。 看看这个，迪珀。”他拿起书，给迪珀看爵士乐之王路易斯·阿姆斯特朗在一大群人面前吹小号的照片。 “那就是你，迪珀。”杰克等着迪珀笑着说那张照片不是他。 但迪珀停止了微笑，点了点头。 “是的。是的，我以前看过那张照片，”他轻声说。

"You have?" said Jack, stunned. "You've seen this picture before?" said Annie. "Where?" "Here." Dipper touched his chest. "Here, in my heart. It's the picture I've had in my heart for a long time, like a dream. Hey, y'all, is this a dream?" Jack and Annie laughed. Annie smiled. "Yes, you could say that," she said. "But it's a true dream," said Jack.

“是吗？”杰克惊呆了。 “你以前看过这张照片吗？”安妮说。 “在哪里?”“在这里。”迪珀摸了摸他的胸口。 “在这里，在我心里。这是我心中长久以来的画面，就像一场梦。 嘿，大家，这是在做梦吗？”杰克和安妮笑了。 安妮笑了。“是的，你可以这么说，”她说。 “但这是一个真实的梦，”杰克说。

"Keep that picture in your heart, Dipper," said Annie. "Hold it close to you, and one day you'll be living it. We promise." For a long time the three of them just stared at the picture. When Jack looked at Dipper again, he saw tears glisten in Dipper's eyes. "Okay, I'll do that," said Dipper. He wiped his eyes with the palms of his hands. "I think I can keep my jobs and start making a little room for my music, too." "Yes!" said Annie. "Maybe you should go play with the fellas on the riverboat tonight," said Jack. "Yeah, maybe I'll try and do that," said Dipper. "Great!" said Annie.

“记住这张照片，迪珀，”安妮说。 “紧紧抓住它，总有一天你会体验到它。 我们的承诺。”他们三个人盯着这幅画看了很长时间。 当杰克再次看着迪珀时，他看到迪珀的眼睛里闪烁着泪水。 “好吧，我会这么做的，”迪珀说。 他用手掌擦了擦眼睛。 “我想我可以保住我的工作，同时也开始为我的音乐腾出一点空间。” “是的!”安妮说。“也许今晚你应该和河船上的伙伴们一起去玩，”杰克说。 “是啊，也许我会试试，”迪珀说。 “太好了！”安妮说。