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MAGIC TREE HOUSE@ #44 A GHOST TALE FOR CHRISTMAS TIME

魔法树屋#44圣诞节的鬼故事

CHAPTER ONE Did You See That? Jack and Annie were walking home from soccer practice. It was four-thirty in the afternoon. Sunlight was fading quickly. "November has really short days," said Jack. "Yeah, but it has really beautiful skies," said Annie.

第一章你看到了吗？ 杰克和安妮正从足球训练走回家。 那是下午四点半。 阳光很快就消失了。 “十一月的白天真的很短，”杰克说。 “是的，但是那里的天空真的很美，”安妮说。

The horizon glowed with the orange light of sunset. Suddenly a streak of light blazed over the Frog Creek woods. "Whoa!" said Jack. "Did you see that?" "See what?" said Annie. "A streak of light!" said Jack. "Like a shooting star!" "Over the woods?" asked Annie. "Over the woods!" said Jack. He started to run. "Run!" said Annie. "I'm running!" said Jack. Jack and Annie ran down the sidewalk and into the Frog Creek woods. Their feet crunched through fallen leaves as they raced among the

地平线上闪烁着橘黄色的晚霞。 突然，一道亮光照亮了青蛙溪的树林。 “哇！”杰克说。“你看到了吗？”“看什么？”安妮说。 “一道亮光！”杰克说。 “像流星一样！”“在树林那边？”安妮问。 “在树林那边！”杰克说。 他开始跑。“快跑！”安妮说。 “我在跑步！”杰克说。杰克和安妮沿着人行道跑进了青蛙溪的树林。 他们的脚踩着落叶，在树林中奔跑

shadows. Finally they came to the tallest oak in the woods. The magic tree house sat high in the branches. Teddy and Kathleen were looking out of the tree house window. The two young enchanters seemed to glow in the fading daylight. Teddy was grinning and waving. Kathleen's long dark hair blew in the breeze. "Hello!" Teddy called. "Hello yourself!" Annie shouted back. "Come up!" called Kathleen. Jack and Annie hurried up the rope ladder. They climbed inside the tree house and hugged Teddy and Kathleen.

阴影。最后，他们来到了树林里最高的橡树前。 神奇的树屋高高耸立在树枝上。 泰迪和凯瑟琳正从树屋的窗户往外看。 这两个年轻的魔法师似乎在渐暗的日光中容光焕发。 特迪咧嘴笑着挥手。 凯瑟琳长长的黑发在微风中飘动。 “你好!”泰迪。“你好你自己!”安妮喊道。 “上来！”凯瑟琳叫道。 杰克和安妮急忙爬上绳梯。 他们爬进树屋，拥抱了泰迪和凯瑟琳。

"We haven't seen you guys in so long!" said Jack. "What have you been doing?" "Oh, learning more magic—and practicing it," said Teddy. "Turning frogs into boys." "And boys into frogs," said Kathleen, smiling at Teddy. "Yes, I rather enjoyed being a frog for a day," said Teddy. Jack and Annie laughed. "We missed you!" said Annie. "We missed you, too," said Kathleen. "We were both delighted when Merlin told us it was time to send you on a new mission."

“我们好久没见到你们了！”杰克说。 “你在干什么？”“哦，学习更多的魔法——并练习它，”泰迪说。 “把青蛙变成男孩。” “男孩子喜欢青蛙，”凯瑟琳笑着对特迪说。 “是的，我很喜欢当一天青蛙，”泰迪说。 杰克和安妮笑了。“我们很想你！”安妮说。 “我们也想你，”凯瑟琳说。 “当梅林告诉我们是时候派你去执行新的任务时，我们都很高兴。”

"Does he want us to help another great artist give their gifts to the world?" asked Jack. "Yes," said Teddy. "So far you have helped Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Louis Armstrong, and Lady Augusta Gregory. Now your mission is to travel to Victorian England and help Charles Dickens." "His name sounds familiar," said Jack. "But I can't remember why." "Me neither," said Annie. "I am sure you will know a great deal about him by the end of your mission," said Kathleen. "In the meantime, here is something to help you." She reached into the folds of her robe and pulled out a book.

“他想让我们帮助另一个伟大的艺术家把他们的天赋带给世界吗？”杰克问。 “是的，”泰迪说。“到目前为止，你已经帮助了沃尔夫冈·阿玛迪斯·莫扎特、路易斯·阿姆斯特朗和奥古斯塔·格雷戈里夫人。 现在你的任务是到维多利亚时代的英国去帮助查尔斯·狄更斯。” “他的名字听起来很熟悉，”杰克说。 “但我不记得为什么了。” “我也是，”安妮说。“我相信在你的任务结束时，你会对他有很多了解的。”凯瑟琳说。 “与此同时，这里有些东西可以帮助你。” 她把手伸进长袍的褶里，拿出一本书。