Ch5-He’s All Yours

CHAPTER FIVE He's All Yours "Come on, hurry," said Annie, pulling on her shoes. "But we have to look in our book," said Jack, "and try to figure out—" "Let's look after we talk to Brother Michael," said Annie. "He's leaving soon. And I have a

第五章他是你的了“来吧，快点，”安妮边说边穿上鞋子。 “但是我们得看看我们的本子，”杰克说，“试着弄明白——”“等我们和迈克尔修士谈过之后，再想想办法。”安妮说。 “他很快就要走了。我有一个

feeling that he—or someone else here—is going to help us." "Let's hope," said Jack. Still sore from the avalanche, Jack limped a little as he followed Annie out of their room. They passed all the closed doors lining the long torch-lit hallway, until finally they came to the parlor. From the dining hall, they could hear the clinking of silverware and china, but no voices. Jack and Annie peered into the room and saw about forty monks sitting on benches on either side of a long table. Brother Michael waved from one end. The other monks didn't even look up. They all kept their heads bowed as they silently finished eating their noontime meal. Jack and Annie crossed the dining hall, weaving among a dozen Saint Bernards resting with their heads on their paws. None of them had Barry's crazy energy. Jack and Annie sat at the end of a bench across from Brother Michael. One of the other monks served them bread and butter, bowls of porridge, and cups of hot tea.

感觉他——或者这里的其他人——会帮助我们。” “让我们希望吧，”杰克说。被雪崩弄得浑身酸痛，杰克一瘸一拐地跟着安妮走出了他们的房间。 他们走过长长的火把照亮的走廊上所有关着的门，最后来到客厅。 从餐厅里，他们可以听到银器和瓷器的叮当声，但没有声音。 杰克和安妮往房间里看了看，看见大约有四十个和尚坐在一张长桌两边的长凳上。 迈克尔修士在一头挥手。 其他的和尚甚至连头都没抬。 他们默默地吃完了午饭，都低着头。 杰克和安妮穿过餐厅，穿梭在十几只头枕着爪子休息的圣伯纳犬之间。 他们都没有巴瑞那样疯狂的精力。 杰克和安妮坐在迈克尔修士对面的长凳上。 另一个和尚给他们端上了黄油面包、几碗粥和几杯热茶。

Jack took a sip of the milky, sweet tea. Then he leaned across the table to Brother Michael. "Excuse me," he whispered, "but is there another place in these mountains—a place not too far from here—where we might find flowers?" Brother Michael looked thoughtful. Then he shook his head. "Certainly not now. It has been a very cold spring. But a month from now, at a lower altitude, you will definitely find flowers." "Not until a month from now?" said Jack. "I am afraid not," said Brother Michael. He smiled curiously at Jack. "You must love flowers very much." Jack didn't know what to say. How could he possibly explain that they had to find a white and yellow flower and live its meaning for an hour to help break a spell to save Merlin's penguin, who'd been turned to stone by a young sorcerer in Camelot? "Um… yes, I do like them," said Jack. "Perhaps you could go on a climbing trip with Father Laurent if you come back this way in the summer," said Brother Michael. "He also loves

杰克喝了一口乳白色的甜茶。 然后他隔着桌子向迈克尔修士俯下身来。 “对不起，”他低声说，“在这山里有没有别的地方——离这儿不远的地方——我们可以找到花呢？”迈克尔修士若有所思。 然后他摇了摇头。“现在当然不行。 这是一个非常寒冷的春天。 但一个月后，在海拔较低的地方，你肯定能找到花。” “直到一个月以后？”杰克说。 “恐怕不行，”迈克尔修士说。 他好奇地对杰克笑了笑。 “你一定很喜欢花。” 杰克不知道该说什么。 他怎么可能解释他们必须找到一朵黄白相间的花，并在一个小时内体验它的含义，以帮助打破一个咒语，拯救梅林的企鹅，这只企鹅被卡梅洛特的一个年轻巫师变成了石头？ “嗯……是的，我确实喜欢。”杰克说。 “如果夏天你从这条路回来，也许你可以和劳伦神父一起去爬山。”迈克尔修士说。 他还喜欢

plants and flowers and is an expert on the flora of the Alps." Jack nodded. He picked up a chunk of bread and took a small bite. That would be great, he thought, except we can't wait! His only hope was that their research book could help them somehow. By now, all the monks were getting up from the table. The Saints quietly followed them out of the dining hall. As Jack ate his bread and watched everyone leave, Barry bounded out of the kitchen. He grabbed the last bite of bread right out of Jack's hand and gulped it down! "Hey!" said Jack.

他是植物和花卉方面的专家。” 杰克点了点头。他拿起一大块面包，咬了一小口。 那太好了，他想，只是我们等不及了！他唯一的希望是他们的研究书能对他们有所帮助。 这时，所有的和尚都从桌旁站了起来。 圣徒们悄悄地跟着他们走出了食堂。 当杰克吃着面包，看着大家离开时，巴里跳出了厨房。 他从杰克手里抢过最后一口面包，狼吞虎咽地吃了下去！“嘿！”杰克说。

Annie burst out laughing. "Barry! You thief!" she cried. Without a word, Brother Michael grabbed Barry by the collar. But the dog broke loose from the monk and ran around the room. He went down on his forelegs. He barked his happy, booming bark, as if daring them to catch him. Annie laughed again. Brother Michael sighed. "I apologize for the theft of your bread," he said to Jack. "May I get you some more?" "No, no, it's okay," said Jack. Barry's barks shook the dining hall. "Excuse me, I will take him to the kitchen," Brother Michael said. He grabbed Barry by the collar again. This time he held on tight and pulled him into the kitchen. The dining hall was empty now, except for Jack and Annie. "Listen, we can't waste any more time," said Jack, rising from the table. "I'm going back to our room to read about flora and fauna of the Alps." "I'll go with you," said Annie.

安妮突然大笑起来。“巴里!你这个贼！”她叫道。 迈克尔修士二话没说，一把抓住巴里的衣领。 但狗挣脱了和尚，在房间里跑来跑去。 他前腿着地倒了下去。 它欢快地吠着，好像在挑衅它们去抓它。 安妮又笑了。迈克尔修士叹了口气。 “我为偷了你的面包向你道歉，”他对杰克说。 “我再给你拿点好吗？”“不，不，没关系，”杰克说。 巴里的吠叫震动了整个餐厅。 “对不起，我要带他去厨房，”迈克尔修士说。 他又抓住巴里的衣领。 这一次，他紧紧抓住他，把他拉进了厨房。 餐厅里现在空无一人，只有杰克和安妮。 “听着，我们不能再浪费时间了。”杰克说着从桌子上站起来。 “我要回房间去读阿尔卑斯山的动植物。” “我和你一起去，”安妮说。

As Jack and Annie were leaving, Brother Michael came out of the kitchen alone. "I apologize for Barry," he said, frowning. "He will be leaving us tomorrow." "Why? Where's he going?" asked Annie. "Down to a house in the valley," said the monk. "But he seems so happy here," said Annie. "Oh, he is very happy here," said Brother Michael. "Too happy. It will break his heart to leave." "So why does he have to leave?" said Annie. "Because he has a very independent spirit, and none of us has the time to give him the extra training he needs," said Brother Michael. "Well, what if I try to train him?" said Annie. "What?" Jack looked at her in surprise. "No, really. I can do it," Annie said. She turned back to the monk. "You can give that job to me. I know about training dogs. And I'm really good with animals. Right, Jack?" "Yeah, but—" said Jack. "Please, let me try," Annie said to Brother Michael.

杰克和安妮正要离开时，迈克尔修士独自从厨房走了出来。 “我为巴里道歉，”他皱着眉头说。 “他明天就要离开我们了。” “为什么?他要去哪里？”安妮问。 “去山谷里的一所房子，”和尚说。 “但他在这里似乎很开心，”安妮说。 “哦，他在这里很开心，”迈克尔修士说。 “太开心。离开他会很伤心的。” “那他为什么要离开呢？”安妮说。 “因为他有非常独立的精神，我们没有人有时间给他额外的训练，他需要，”迈克尔修士说。 “那么，如果我试着训练他呢？”安妮说。 “什么?”杰克惊讶地看着她。 “不,真的。我能做到，”安妮说。 她转向和尚。 “你可以把那份工作给我。 我知道怎么训练狗。 我对动物很在行。 吧,杰克?”“是的，但是——”杰克说。 “请让我试试，”安妮对迈克尔修士说。