Ch2-Two Gentlemen from Frog Creek

CHAPTER TWO Two Gentlemen from Frog Creek Jack and Annie were both dressed in brown-andgreen velvet jackets and dark pants. They wore loose wool caps and shiny new boots. Jack's backpack had become a green velvet bag with a brass buckle. "Fancy clothes," said Jack. "Well, at least I'm not wearing a giant skirt, like I wore in Vienna," said Annie.

第二章来自蛙溪的两位绅士杰克和安妮都穿着棕色和绿色的天鹅绒夹克和深色裤子。 他们戴着宽松的羊毛帽，穿着锃亮的新靴子。 杰克的背包变成了一个绿色的天鹅绒包，上面有一个铜扣。 “漂亮的衣服，”杰克说。 “好吧，至少我没有穿一条大裙子，就像我在维也纳穿的那样，”安妮说。

"Yeah, and these boots aren't full of holes, like the boots we wore in Ireland," said Jack. "So where did we land?" said Annie. She and Jack looked out the window. The tree house had landed in a row of big trees. Beyond the trees was a grassy park with gardens

“是啊，而且这些靴子也不像我们在爱尔兰穿的那样满是洞，”杰克说。 “那么我们在哪里着陆呢？”安妮说。 她和杰克向窗外望去。 树屋落在一排大树上。 树林后面是一个带花园的草地公园

and pathways. Bordering the park was a busy road filled with horse-drawn carriages. Autumn sunlight shone on rooftops, towers, and church steeples. Black smoke rose from hundreds of chimneys. "London looks great," said Annie. "Let's start looking for Charles Dickens." "Wait, I'll check the book first," said Jack. Jack looked in the index of their book and found Charles Dickens. He turned to a page with a photograph of a handsome man with wavy brown hair and huge eyes. Jack read: Charles Dickens was born in England in 1812. He is one of the most famous writers of all time.

和途径。与公园接壤的是一条繁忙的道路，路上停满了马车。 秋天的阳光照在屋顶、塔楼和教堂尖顶上。 黑烟从数百个烟囱里冒了出来。 “伦敦看起来很棒，”安妮说。 “我们开始找查尔斯·狄更斯吧。” “等等，我先看看这本书，”杰克说。 杰克在他们的书的索引中找到了查尔斯·狄更斯。 他翻到一页，上面有一张英俊男子的照片，他有一头棕色的卷发和一双大眼睛。 杰克念道：查尔斯·狄更斯1812年出生于英国。 他是有史以来最著名的作家之一。

"Of all time?" said Annie. "Wow, he shouldn't be hard to find." "Maybe he isn't famous yet," said Jack. "If he is, why would he need our help?" "Good question," said Annie. "Let's start looking for the answer." "Okay, but first you'd better hide your pigtails," said Jack. "Oh, right. I'm supposed to be a boy," said Annie. She tucked her pigtails under her cap. "In the past, girls didn't have many choices, did they? How do I look?" "Fine," Jack said. "Good, let's go," said Annie.

“永远吗？”安妮说。 “哇，他应该不难找到。” “也许他还不出名，”杰克说。 “如果他是，他为什么需要我们的帮助？”“问得好，”安妮说。 “让我们开始寻找答案吧。” “好吧，不过你最好先把你的小辫藏起来。”杰克说。 “哦,对。我应该是个男孩，”安妮说。 她把辫子塞到帽子下面。 “过去，女孩们没有太多选择，不是吗？ 我看起来怎么样？”“好吧，”杰克说。 “好，我们走吧，”安妮说。

As Annie climbed out of the tree house, Jack unbuckled the green velvet bag. He put their research book and magic violin and bow inside. Then he buckled the bag and followed Annie down the ladder. When Jack stepped off the ladder, he heard jingling in his coat pocket. He reached in and pulled out a handful of coins. "Hey, I have money!" he said. Annie dug into her pockets. "Me too!" she said. "Great," said Jack. "I didn't like being poor on our last two missions." Jack and Annie crunched through fallen leaves until they came to the open park area. A man stood

当安妮爬出树屋时，杰克解开了绿色天鹅绒袋子的扣子。 他把他们的研究书和魔法小提琴和弓放在里面。 然后他扣上书包，跟着安妮下了梯子。 当杰克走下梯子时，他听到上衣口袋里有丁当声。 他把手伸进去，掏出一把硬币。 “嘿，我有钱！”他说。 安妮把手伸进口袋。 “我也是！”她说。“太好了，”杰克说。 “我不喜欢在最后两次任务中很穷。” 杰克和安妮嘎吱嘎吱地穿过落叶，来到公园的空地上。 一个男人站了起来

on a platform giving a speech. Women pushed baby buggies. Children sailed toy boats on a pond. "We have to ask someone for help," said Annie, looking around. "Excuse me!" she called to a woman in a flowery bonnet. "Do you know where Charles Dickens lives?" "Why, yes, he and his family live at One Devonshire Terrace," the woman said, "below Regent's Park." "Thanks," said Annie. "That was easy," said Jack as the woman strolled on. "I guess he's already famous," said Annie. "Yeah," said Jack, pulling out their book again. "Let's see if there's a map." He thumbed through

在讲台上发表演讲。 女人们推着童车。 孩子们在池塘里玩玩具船。 “我们得找人帮忙了，”安妮说着环顾四周。 “对不起！”她对一个戴着花帽子的女人喊道。 “你知道查尔斯·狄更斯住在哪里吗？”“啊，是的，他和他的家人住在德文郡露台一号，”那女人说，“在摄政公园楼下。” “谢谢，”安妮说。“那很容易，”杰克说，这时那个女人继续往前走。 “我猜他已经出名了，”安妮说。 “是的，”杰克说着，又拿出了他们的书。 “我们看看有没有地图。” 他翻了翻