Ch1-A Beautiful Word

MAGIC TREE HOUSE #43 Leprechaun in Late Winter

魔法树屋#43晚冬的小妖精

CHAPTER ONE A Beautiful Word It was a chilly afternoon in late winter. Annie was doing her homework on the computer in the living room. Jack sat on the couch and stared at a blank page in his small notebook. He heaved a sigh. "What's wrong?" said Annie. "I have to write a story for school," said Jack, "and I'm stuck."

第一章一个美丽的词这是一个寒冷的下午，在冬末。 安妮正在客厅的电脑上做作业。 杰克坐在沙发上，盯着他的小笔记本上空白的一页。 他叹了口气。“怎么了？”安妮说。 “我得给学校写一篇故事，”杰克说，“我被卡住了。”

"Well, you'd better get unstuck," said Annie. "Mom and Dad said we have to get our homework done before we go to the theater with them tonight." "I know," said Jack. "But I can't think of anything to write about." "Why don't you do what you love to do?" said Annie. "Go outside and write down some facts about what you see. Then turn them into a story." "Hey, that's a good idea," said Jack. "Thanks." He jumped up and grabbed his coat from the hall closet. Then, taking his pencil and notebook with him, he headed outdoors. The early March weather was sunny but cold and windy. Jack looked around. Then he wrote

“好吧，你最好把它弄出来，”安妮说。 “爸爸妈妈说我们今晚和他们一起去看戏之前必须把作业做完。” “我知道，”杰克说。“但我想不出有什么可写的。” “你为什么不做你喜欢做的事呢？”安妮说。 “走出去，写下一些你所看到的事实。 然后把它们变成一个故事。” “嘿，这是个好主意，”杰克说。 “谢谢。”他跳起来，从门厅的壁橱里抓起外套。 然后，带着铅笔和笔记本，他向户外走去。 三月初的天气晴朗，但寒冷多风。 杰克环顾四周。然后他写道

down some facts in his notebook: old snow in yard sun sparkling on sidewalk Jack looked up again. Treetops swayed in the March winds. Jack started to write about them. But when he looked down at his notebook, he nearly dropped his pencil. On the page were two large, fancy letters: TK "Oh, man!" whispered Jack. He dashed back in the house and into the living room. "Annie! Look!" Jack held up his notebook. "Look at this!"

在他的笔记本上记下了一些事实：院子里的旧雪，人行道上闪闪发光的阳光，杰克又抬起头来。 树梢在三月的风中摇曳。 杰克开始写他们的故事。 但当他低头看他的笔记本时，他的铅笔差点掉在地上。 那一页上有两个又大又漂亮的字母：TK。“哦，天哪！”杰克低声说。 他冲回屋里，冲进客厅。 “安妮!看!”杰克举起他的笔记本。 “看这个！”

Annie stared at the page. "Old snow… sun sparkling… Nice.…" "No, not that!" said Jack. "The letters!" Annie looked at Jack like he was a little crazy. "Uh… what letters?" she said. Jack looked back at the page. "They're gone!" he said. "A big, fancy T and K!" "T and K?" said Annie. "Yes! For Teddy and Kathleen!" said Jack. "The letters just appeared on the page when I was outside! They were there! Really!" "I believe you," said Annie. She jumped up from the computer. "Let's go."

安妮盯着那页纸。“老雪……阳光灿烂……不错。”“不，不是那个！”杰克说。 “信!”安妮看着杰克，好像他有点疯了。 “呃……什么信？”她说。 杰克回头看了看那一页。 “他们走了！”他说。“一个又大又漂亮的T和K!”“T和K?”安妮说。 “是啊!给特迪和凯瑟琳！”杰克说。 “这些字母是我在外面的时候出现在纸上的！”他们就在那儿！真的!”“我相信你，”安妮说。 她从电脑前跳了起来。 “我们走吧。”

"Wait, I have to get my backpack from upstairs," said Jack. "Forget it! Come on! The tree house must be waiting for us!" said Annie. "Okay, okay," said Jack. He quickly shoved his notebook and pencil into a pocket of his coat. Annie grabbed her jacket. "Mom! Dad! We're going to take a little break from our homework!" she called. "Okay, but make it short! We have to leave for the theater by seven!" their dad called from the kitchen. "We will!" said Jack. Jack and Annie headed outside. They ran over the melting snow in their front yard and up the

“等等，我得去楼上拿我的背包。”杰克说。 “算了吧!来吧!树屋一定在等着我们！”安妮说。 “好吧，好吧，”杰克说。他迅速把笔记本和铅笔塞进外套的口袋里。 安妮抓起她的夹克。“妈妈!爸爸!我们要从作业中休息一下了！”她喊道。 “好吧，但是长话短说！我们得在7点前出发去看戏！”爸爸在厨房里喊道。 “我们会的！”杰克说。杰克和安妮走了出去。 他们跑过前院正在融化的雪，爬上屋顶