Ch8-Dogs for an Hour

CHAPTER EIGHT Dogs for an Hour "Ready?" said Jack. Annie nodded. "Ready," she said. Jack took a sip of the potion and handed the bottle to Annie. She took a sip and put the bottle down on the ground. They looked at each other. "Okay. Together," said Jack. "One, two, three…"

“准备好了吗？”杰克说。 安妮点点头。“准备好了，”她说。 杰克喝了一口药水，把瓶子递给安妮。 她喝了一口，把瓶子放在地上。 他们面面相觑。 “好吧。一起。”杰克说。 “一、二、三……”

"Turn us into Saint Bernard dogs!" they shouted into the cold wind. Nothing happened. Then suddenly, Jack was hurled face-first into the snow. The world went black, and Jack felt his body shaking uncontrollably. When the shaking stopped, Jack opened his eyes. He wasn't dizzy. He wasn't scared or worried or tired. He felt enormously happy. He looked down at himself. He was covered with thick red and white fur. He had four furry legs with big paws. Something moved behind Jack. He turned and saw a fluffy tail waving. He leapt toward it. The tail moved away! Jack realized the tail was his! Still, it was fun to try to catch it. He turned in a circle, around and around and around. Jack noticed fat snowflakes floating like feathers through the air. He stopped chasing his tail and bounced around clumsily, trying to eat the swirling flakes. He snapped at the air, until he heard another dog barking. Jack understood the dog's language right away: "JACK! JACK!"

“把我们变成圣伯纳犬！”他们在寒风中喊道。 什么也没有发生。突然，杰克脸朝下被扔进了雪里。 世界一片漆黑，杰克感到自己的身体无法控制地颤抖着。 当震动停止时，杰克睁开了眼睛。 他没有头晕。他不害怕，不担心，也不累。 他感到非常高兴。他低头看着自己。 他身上覆盖着厚厚的红白相间的皮毛。 他有四条毛茸茸的腿和大爪子。 杰克身后有什么东西在动。 他转过身，看见一只毛茸茸的尾巴在摇摆。 他朝它跳过去。尾巴移开了！杰克意识到尾巴是他的！不过，试着抓住它还是很有趣的。 他转了一圈，一圈又一圈。 杰克注意到胖胖的雪花像羽毛一样在空中飘动。 他不再追逐自己的尾巴，笨拙地跳来跳去，想要吃那些打旋的雪花。 他在空中狂吠，直到听到另一只狗在叫。 杰克立刻明白了狗的意思：“杰克！杰克!”

Jack looked at the Saint Bernard running toward him through the snow. She was a little smaller, with smoother fur and bright, lively eyes. She barked, "WOW! WOW! CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS?" Jack and Annie laughed with short bursts of loud panting. Their tongues hung out of their mouths, and their breath billowed into the cold. The world was alive with exciting sounds Jack had never heard before. The sounds weren't loud, but they were clear and distinct. Along with the HEH-HEH-HEH! of their heavy breathing, Jack heard the swish-swish of the wind

杰克看着那只在雪地里向他跑来的圣伯纳犬。 她稍微小一点，皮毛光滑，眼睛明亮活泼。 她叫道：“哇！哇!你能相信吗？”杰克和安妮大笑起来，同时发出一阵急促的喘息声。 他们的舌头耷拉着，呼出的气在寒冷中翻滚。 这个世界充满了杰克从未听过的激动人心的声音。 声音不大，但很清晰。 伴随着嘿嘿嘿！在他们沉重的呼吸声中，杰克听到了风的嗖嗖声

driven snow and the crick-crack of ice on the mountain slopes. "SMELL!" barked Annie. She and Jack lifted their big black noses into the air and sniffed. Strong scents wafted from all directions. Jack stepped forward, sniffing this way and that, his nostrils quivering. The smells changed with every step and every turn of his head. The sky had a scent. The distant chimney smoke, craggy rocks, and mountain slopes—all had different scents. Jack smushed his nose into the newly fallen snow. The snow held a dozen different smells, all wonderful and amazing. Jack licked the snow like ice cream. It was so cold, it felt hot! "JACK! JACK!" Annie barked again. Jack looked up at her, his nose covered with snow. Annie stood perfectly still, her paw up. Jack sniffed the air. The wind now carried different smells that stood out from all the others: a whiff of fish and crackers mixed with wet fur. Amid the sounds of wind and ice, Jack heard distant barking.

雪堆和山坡上冰的噼啪声。 “闻闻！”安妮叫道。她和杰克把他们又大又黑的鼻子伸到空中嗅了嗅。 强烈的气味从四面八方飘来。 杰克走上前去，嗅来嗅去，鼻孔颤抖着。 他每走一步，每转一下头，气味都在变化。 天空有一种香味。远处烟囱的烟雾、嶙峋的岩石和山坡——都散发着不同的气味。 杰克把鼻子紧贴在刚下的雪上。 雪里有十几种不同的气味，都很奇妙。 杰克像舔冰淇淋一样舔着雪。 天气太冷了，感觉很热！“杰克!杰克!”安妮又叫了起来。 杰克抬头看着她，鼻子上沾满了雪。 安妮一动不动地站着，抬起爪子。 杰克嗅了嗅空气。现在，风带着与众不同的气味：一股鱼和饼干和湿皮毛混合在一起的味道。 在风和冰的声音中，杰克听到远处的狗叫声。

"BARRY!" Jack barked. He had been so busy discovering what it was like to be a dog, he'd almost forgotten Barry! Jack and Annie started yapping and bumping against each other. They bolted into the wind and the flying snow, scrambling over rocks and plowing through snowdrifts. Jack's four legs were nimble and strong. The freezing cold didn't bother him at all. He didn't feel a bit stiff. None of his muscles ached. Jack and Annie ran this way and that, through the fresh mountain air, following sound and scent. As Barry's barking grew louder, they slowed down. And then they saw him! "BARRY!" Jack barked. Barry stood on a small ridge above them, his tail high in the air. When he saw Jack and Annie, he looked surprised. He sniffed the air. He cocked his head to the side. "IT'S US!" barked Annie. Barry began yelping with glee. He leapt off the ridge, half tumbling, half running down the slope to greet them.

“巴里!”杰克叫了起来。他一直忙着发现当狗是什么感觉，他几乎忘记了巴里！杰克和安妮开始叽叽喳喳，互相碰撞。 他们冲进寒风和飞雪中，爬过岩石，翻过雪堆。 杰克的四条腿灵活有力。 刺骨的寒冷丝毫没有影响到他。 他一点也不觉得僵硬。 他的肌肉一点也不疼。 杰克和安妮在山里新鲜的空气中，循着声音和气味，东跑西跑。 巴里的叫声越来越大，他们放慢了脚步。 然后他们看到了他！“巴里!”杰克叫了起来。 巴里站在他们上方的一个小山脊上，尾巴高高翘在空中。 当他看到杰克和安妮时，他显得很惊讶。 他嗅了嗅空气。他把头歪向一边。 “是我们！”安妮叫道。巴里开始高兴地大叫起来。 他从山脊上跳下来，一半是翻滚，一半是跑下山坡，向他们打招呼。

Barry's giant head pushed against Jack and Annie. His eyes shone in the snowy afternoon light. As they all nudged each other and sniffed, three tails wagged in the air. Barry yowled and whined, "YOU'RE DOGS! HOW? HOW?" "MAGIC!" barked Annie. Barry sneezed, "OH! OKAY!" Then he went down on his front paws and barked, "LET'S PLAY!" The three of them started play fighting. They stood on their back legs and pushed each other around. Jack nipped at Barry's fur. Annie nibbled his ears. Jack, Annie, and Barry bounced and barked and fell and fought, until finally they all collapsed into the snow and rolled over onto their backs, sticking their paws in the air. Rubbing his furry back against the crunchy snow felt wonderful to Jack. He wiggled and rocked from side to side. Then he and Annie and Barry stood up and gave their wet bodies good shakes. They shook their heads, too, flinging drool and snow on each other. But Jack didn't mind drool a bit now. He was completely happy to be a big, furry dog playing in

巴里巨大的脑袋顶着杰克和安妮。 他的眼睛在下雪的午后光线下闪闪发光。 它们互相推搡着嗅着，三条尾巴在空中摇来摇去。 巴里嚎叫着，哀嚎着：“你们是狗！如何? 如何?”“魔法！”安妮叫道。 巴里打了个喷嚏，“哦！好吧!”然后它前爪着地，叫道：“我们玩吧！”他们三个开始打闹。 他们用后腿站立，互相推着对方。 杰克揪着巴里的毛。 安妮咬着他的耳朵。杰克、安妮和巴里又蹦又叫，又摔倒，又打架，最后他们全都倒在雪地里，仰面朝天，把爪子伸向空中。 杰克觉得把毛茸茸的背在咯吱咯吱的雪地上摩擦很舒服。 他扭动身子，左右摇晃。 然后他、安妮和巴瑞站起来，使劲地摇了摇他们湿漉漉的身体。 他们也摇着头，把口水和雪泼到对方身上。 但杰克现在不介意流口水了。 他非常高兴能有一只毛茸茸的大狗在里面玩耍