Ch3-Complete Respect

CHAPTER THREE Complete Respect "Very good!" the guard said. "The Great Mogul eagerly awaits your arrival—and your treasure!" What treasure? thought Jack. What is Annie talking about? "You may pass through the gate," said the guard. "Follow the other ambassadors to the Hall of Public Audience, where the Great Mogul appears each morning before his court nobles."

“很好！”卫兵说。 “伟大的莫卧儿热切地等待着你的到来——还有你的宝藏！”什么宝藏? 杰克想。安妮在说什么？ “你可以从大门进去了。”卫兵说。 “跟着其他的大使去觐见厅，大莫卧儿每天早晨都会在那里觐见他的朝廷贵族。”

"Thanks!" said Annie. She pulled Jack along toward the drawbridge. "And do not worry," the guard called after them. "The Great Mogul will not mind your youth. His grandfather became emperor when he was thirteen." "Super! Thanks!" Annie called back. "Hey, what were you talking about back there?" Jack whispered as he and Annie started across the bridge. "We didn't bring any treasure for the Great Mogul! We didn't bring anything!" "Yes, we did," said Annie. "What? Tell me what," said Jack. "Your story," said Annie. "It's in your bag, right?" "You've got to be kidding!" said Jack. "That's not treasure!" "Yes, it is! Think about it! You printed your story in fancy curly type from the computer, right?" said Annie. "I did my drawings with sparkle pens. There were no computers or sparkle pens four hundred years ago! The Great Mogul has never seen writing and artwork like that. Our ordinary stuff would be treasure in his time!"

“谢谢！”安妮说。她拉着杰克朝吊桥走去。 “别担心，”卫兵在他们身后喊道。 “大蒙兀儿不会介意你年轻的。 他的祖父在他十三岁时当上了皇帝。” “超级!谢谢!”安妮回话了。 “嘿，你们刚才在说什么？”杰克低声说，他和安妮开始过桥。 “我们没有给大蒙兀儿带来任何宝藏！”我们什么也没带！”“是的，我们做了，”安妮说。 “什么?告诉我怎么了。”杰克说。 “你的故事，”安妮说。“在你的包里，对吗？”“你在开玩笑吧！”杰克说。 “那不是财宝！”“是的，它是！”想想看！你的故事是用电脑打印出来的，是吗？”安妮说。 “我用闪光笔画画。 四百年前没有电脑和闪光笔！大莫卧儿从未见过这样的文字和艺术品。 在他的时代，我们这些普通的东西将成为珍宝！”

"I—I don't know.…" Jack didn't know what to think. He just shook his head. "It would be! Trust me," said Annie. "And hurry! We don't want to lose the other ambassadors!" She ran to the entrance of the Red Fort. Jack followed her. They passed through a gateway that opened onto a stone road. The road led to a large square. At the opposite side of the square was a long, low building with columns and arches. "There they are," said Annie. She pointed to the ambassadors' oxcarts rolling toward the building. "That must be the Hall of Public Audience," said Jack. Jack and Annie walked quickly toward the building. The air felt as if it were coming from a hot furnace. By the time they arrived at the hall, Jack felt faint from the heat. The ambassadors from Europe had already gone inside. Fierce-looking guards stood at all the entrances. Daggers and curved swords hung from their belts.

“我不知道。杰克不知道该怎么想。 他只是摇了摇头。“会的！”相信我，”安妮说。 ”,快点!我们可不想失去其他大使！”她跑向红堡的入口。 杰克跟着她。他们穿过一扇通向石路的大门。 这条路通向一个大广场。 在广场的对面，有一座又长又矮的建筑，里面有柱子和拱门。 “他们在那里，”安妮说。 她指了指大使们开着的牛车。 “那一定是公共观众大厅。”杰克说。 杰克和安妮迅速向大楼走去。 空气感觉像是从一个热火炉里吹出来的。 当他们到达大厅时，杰克已经热得昏过去了。 欧洲的大使们已经进去了。 凶狠的警卫站在所有的入口处。 他们的腰带上挂着匕首和弯剑。

Annie walked up to one of the burly guards. "Excuse me," she said in a low voice, "but we are ambassadors from Frog Creek, and we are supposed to be with those other ambassadors." To Jack's surprise, the guard asked no questions. He nodded and gestured for them to follow him. Annie and Jack followed the guard into the shadowy hall. The air inside was much cooler. It smelled of roses and mint. Hidden musicians played soft music. The burly guard escorted Jack and Annie past the audience of court nobles. All the men had beards or mustaches and wore beautiful coats of many colors and patterns—bright orange, purple, turquoise, green striped, and pale pink with flowers. Next to the nobles, the eight ambassadors from Europe stood along a silver railing. They were lined up in pairs. The burly guard ushered Jack and Annie to the end of the line. Everyone in the hall was facing a high platform with wide steps. The platform was made of sparkling diamonds, emeralds, and pearls. Gold

安妮走到一个魁梧的警卫面前。 “对不起，”她低声说，“但我们是青蛙溪的大使，我们应该和其他大使在一起。” 令杰克吃惊的是，警卫没有问任何问题。 他点了点头，示意他们跟他走。 安妮和杰克跟着警卫走进了阴暗的大厅。 里面的空气要凉爽得多。 它有玫瑰和薄荷的味道。 隐藏的音乐家演奏着柔和的音乐。 那个魁梧的卫兵护送杰克和安妮经过宫廷贵族的听众。 所有的男人都留着胡子或小胡子，穿着各种颜色和图案的漂亮外套——亮橙色、紫色、绿松石色、绿色条纹和带花的淡粉色。 在贵族们的旁边，来自欧洲的八位大使站在一道银栏杆旁。 他们成双成对地排着队。 魁梧的警卫把杰克和安妮领到队伍的尽头。 大厅里的每个人都面对着一个有宽大台阶的高台。 平台是由闪闪发光的钻石、祖母绿和珍珠做成的。 黄金

columns supported a golden canopy above the platform. Statues of two jeweled peacocks with rubies in their beaks were perched above the canopy. Over the golden canopy was another canopy of rich cloth. Tall, thin candlesticks held flickering candles, and servants sprayed rose-scented water into the air. As Annie looked around at everything, Jack slipped their book out of his bag. He huddled over it and read to himself.

柱子支撑着平台上方的金色天篷。 两只戴着宝石的孔雀的雕像，喙上镶着红宝石。 在金色的天篷上是另一个华丽的布天篷。 又高又细的烛台上举着摇曳的蜡烛，仆人们向空中喷洒着玫瑰香味的水。 安妮环顾四周，杰克从书包里抽出了他们的书。 他蜷缩在上面，自言自语。

Every morning, the Great Mogul sat on his Peacock Throne in the Hall of Public Audience. He demanded complete respect. Everyone had to be perfectly still and silent in his presence. No one was allowed to sit or leave as long as he was in the hall. If his guests spoke to him without permission or did not bow the proper way, he could have them killed. Oh, man! thought Jack. He shoved the book back into his bag and turned to Annie. "Don't speak!" he whispered. "And we have to bow the proper way!" "Don't worry, we learned how to bow in the palace in Vienna," Annie said. "No, this is different!" whispered Jack. "When I messed up there, people just laughed. Here, they kill you!" "Oh. Well, don't forget we've got our potion from Kathleen," Annie whispered. "If worse comes to worst, we can make ourselves small and escape."

每天早晨，伟大的莫卧儿坐在公众大厅的孔雀宝座上。 他要求得到完全的尊重。 每个人在他面前都必须保持绝对的安静。 只要他在大厅里，谁也不许坐下或离开。 如果他的客人未经允许和他说话，或者没有正确的鞠躬方式，他可以杀了他们。 哦,男人!杰克想。他把书塞回书包，转向安妮。 “别说话！”他低声说。 “我们还得按规矩鞠躬！”“别担心，我们在维也纳的宫殿里学过鞠躬，”安妮说。 “不，这次不一样！” “当我在那里搞砸了，人们只是嘲笑我。 在这里，他们会杀了你！”“哦。 “好吧，别忘了我们的魔药是从凯瑟琳那儿得到的。”安妮低声说。 “如果情况变得更糟，我们可以让自己变小，然后逃跑。”