Ch10-Caught in the Wild

CHAPTER TEN Caught in the Wild Instantly the straw carriage felt small and cramped. Jack and Annie sat up and looked at each other. "We're big again," said Annie. "Yeah," said Jack, dazed. "Where's the emerald?" said Annie. Jack opened his bag. The jewel looked tiny again, but it was there. "No problem. I have it," he

第十章困在野外草编马车立刻感到又小又挤。 杰克和安妮坐了起来，面面相觑。 “我们又长大了，”安妮说。 “是啊。”杰克茫然地说。“翡翠在哪里？”安妮问。 杰克打开他的包。那颗宝石又显得很小了，但它就在那儿。 “没问题。我有，”他说

said. "It was kind of fun being so little, wasn't it?" said Annie. "Yeah, until we nearly got killed by humongous, superpoisonous snakes," said Jack. "Thanks for saving us, Morning Breeze!" called Annie. She reached out from the carriage and patted the elephant's wrinkled skin. "Yeah, thanks," said Jack. Morning Breeze made a trumpet sound and swayed from side to side as she tramped through the low, scraggly brush. "I wonder where she's going," said Jack. The elephant slowed down. She sniffed the air with the tip of her trunk. Then she stopped near a clump of bushes and made a low purring sound. A snuffling noise came from behind the bushes. Branches and leaves shook and parted. "Ohhhh, wow!" breathed Annie. A baby elephant bumbled out into the open. He had a fuzzy head and bright, shining eyes. Morning Breeze lowered herself onto her knees. She stretched out her trunk and stroked her baby. The little elephant nuzzled against her.

说。“这么小的时候很有趣，不是吗？”安妮说。 “是啊，直到我们差点被巨大的、超毒的蛇杀死，”杰克说。 “谢谢你救了我们，晨风！”安妮喊道。 她从马车里伸出手，拍了拍大象皱巴巴的皮肤。 “好的，谢谢。”杰克说。 “晨风”在低矮、蓬乱的灌木丛中穿行时，吹起了喇叭般的声音，身子左右摇摆。 “我不知道她要去哪里，”杰克说。 大象慢了下来。她用鼻子尖嗅着空气。 然后她停在一丛灌木丛旁，发出低沉的咕噜声。 灌木丛后面传来一阵鼻息声。 树枝和树叶摇晃着分开了。 “哦，哇！”安妮轻声说。 一头小象跌跌撞撞地来到空地上。 他有一个毛茸茸的脑袋和明亮的、闪闪发光的眼睛。 “晨风”跪了下来。 她伸出鼻子抚摸着她的婴儿。 小象用鼻子蹭着她。

"So that's why Morning Breeze had to escape the fort!" said Annie. "When they captured her in the wild, they took her away from her baby. She was desperate to get back to him." "Yeah," said Jack, "and after she found him, she came back to help us." Annie climbed out of the straw carriage and carefully slid down off the elephant's back. Jack followed her. Annie patted the elephant's back. "I guess you'll be staying here now that you've found your baby." Jack rubbed his hand over Morning Breeze's skin. Her huge, wrinkled body smelled of grass and heat and trees. The elephant actually looked as if she were smiling. "I don't think you need to wear this stuff anymore," said Annie. She reached up and lifted the rope of silver bells off the elephant's neck. The bells jangled as Annie dropped them into the grass. "Or this," said Jack. He took the fringed cloth off the elephant's head.

“这就是为什么晨风不得不逃离堡垒！”安妮说。 “当他们在野外捕获她时，他们把她从她的孩子身边带走了。 她非常想回到他身边。” “是啊，”杰克说，“她找到他之后，就回来帮我们了。” 安妮爬出稻草马车，小心翼翼地从大象背上滑下来。 杰克跟着她。安妮拍了拍大象的背。 “既然你找到了你的孩子，我想你就会住在这里了。” 杰克用手在“晨风”的皮肤上揉搓。 她那巨大而皱巴巴的身体散发着青草、热气和树木的气味。 事实上，大象看起来好像在微笑。 “我觉得你不需要再穿这些东西了，”安妮说。 她伸出手，把拴在大象脖子上的银铃绳取了下来。 安妮把铃铛扔到草地上，铃铛叮当作响。 “或者这个，”杰克说。他从大象头上取下流苏布。

"And especially this," said Annie. Together she and Jack unbuckled the strap that held the straw carriage in place on Morning Breeze's back. They pulled the carriage off and set it on the grass. "Doesn't that feel better?" said Jack. Morning Breeze stared at Jack and Annie. Her eyes were bright and clear. She trumpeted and rose to her full height. "Before you go, can we pet your baby?" asked Annie. The large elephant didn't seem to mind as Annie reached out and stroked the baby elephant. "Whoa," Annie breathed. "Pet him, Jack." Jack rubbed his hand slowly over the baby's head. The elephant's fuzzy hair felt coarse and tickly. Jack laughed. "Enjoy being home in the wild again," Annie said to Morning Breeze. "Jack and I have to go back to our home now."

“尤其是这个，”安妮说。 她和杰克一起解开绑在“晨风”背上的稻草马车的带子。 他们把马车拉下来，放在草地上。 “这样是不是感觉好多了？”杰克说。 “晨风”盯着杰克和安妮。 她的眼睛明亮而清澈。 她吹着号，站起身来。 “在你走之前，我们能摸摸你的宝宝吗？”安妮问。 当安妮伸出手抚摸小象时，大象似乎并不介意。 “哇，”安妮喘着气说。“拍拍他，杰克。” 杰克用手在婴儿的头上慢慢地搓着。 大象毛茸茸的毛又粗又痒。 杰克笑了。安妮对晨风说：“好好享受回到野外的感觉吧。” “杰克和我现在得回家了。”

"Thanks, Morning Breeze," said Jack. "Good luck." "We love you," said Annie. Morning Breeze flapped her ears and waved her trunk at them. Then she turned and lumbered off with her baby at her heels. The two of them kicked

“谢谢，晨风。”杰克说。 “祝你好运”。“我们爱你，”安妮说。 “晨风”拍打着耳朵，朝他们挥舞着鼻子。 然后她转过身来，拖着孩子蹒跚地走了。 他们两个踢了起来

up grass and dirt as they disappeared into the brush. "Wow," said Annie. "Yeah," said Jack. Annie turned to Jack and laughed. "We look like we've been in a train wreck," she said. "No kidding," said Jack. They'd both lost their pointy shoes, and their coats were torn and dirty. "At least we have our emerald rose," said Annie. "And Morning Breeze is back with her baby." "Mission done," said Jack. "So let's go back to the tree house," said Annie. "Yeah," said Jack. He looked around. "But… where the heck are we?" "I think the big field we came through is over there," said Annie, pointing. "I hear a lot of bug noise. Let's look." Jack and Annie headed for the field. "Oww! Oww!" Weeds and rocks jabbed their bare feet. Jack just missed stepping on a large anthill. He and Annie picked their way through the scrubby forest, until they came to the edge of the yellow field.

草丛和泥土消失在灌木丛中。 “哇，”安妮说。“是的，”杰克说。 安妮转向杰克，笑了起来。 “我们看起来就像在火车残骸里，”她说。 “别开玩笑了，”杰克说。他们俩的尖头鞋都丢了，外套又破又脏。 “至少我们还有祖母绿的玫瑰，”安妮说。 “晨风带着她的孩子回来了” “任务完成了。”杰克说。 “那我们回到树屋去吧，”安妮说。 “是的，”杰克说。他环顾四周。 “可是……我们到底在哪儿？”“我想我们穿过的那块大田野在那边，”安妮指着说。 “我听到很多虫子的声音。 让我们看看。”杰克和安妮朝场地走去。 “嗷!嗷!”杂草和岩石刺痛了他们光着的脚。 杰克差点踩到一个大蚁丘。 他和安妮小心翼翼地穿过灌木丛生的森林，来到黄色田野的边缘。