Ch4-Willie!

CHAPTER FOUR Willie! Jack was horrified. Would the Secret Service arrest him along with Tad? Jack had to stop him! Suddenly the president burst out laughing. He wrapped his hands around Tad's fists. "You little tadpole," he said. "You didn't scare me one bit!" Then he started to tickle Tad.

第四章威利！杰克吓坏了。 特勤局会把他和泰德一起抓起来吗？ 杰克必须阻止他！总统突然大笑起来。 他用手握住泰德的拳头。 “你这个小蝌蚪，”他说。 “你一点也没吓到我！”然后他开始给泰德挠痒痒。

"Pa, don't! Don't, Pa, don't!" Tad screamed and giggled and kicked. Pa? Pa? Jack thought. Abraham Lincoln is Tad's "pa"! The president laughed. He stopped tickling Tad and kissed the top of his head. "What are you doing in here, my boy?" he said. "Pa, me and Willie found a tree house," said Tad. "Did you know there was a tree house here? Two kids were in it. Jack and Annie. Jack said it belonged to them. I told him it was mine because it's in our yard. Isn't it mine, Pa?" Jack wanted to shout, No, it's ours! But he was afraid to be caught under the bed. "Wait—what did you say their names were?" the president asked, sounding serious. "Jack and Annie?" "Yes," said Tad. "They came out of nowhere. Don't you think the tree house is mine, Pa? Mine and Willie's?" "They came out of nowhere?" said the president. "And their names are Jack and Annie? Are you sure?"

“爸爸,不要!别这样，爸爸，别这样！”泰德又叫又笑又踢。 爸爸?爸爸?杰克的想法。亚伯拉罕·林肯是泰德的爸爸！总统笑了。 他不再胳肢泰德，而是亲吻他的头顶。 “你在这里干什么，我的孩子？”他说。 “爸爸，我和威利找到了一个树屋，”泰德说。 “你知道这里有个树屋吗？” 两个孩子在里面。杰克和安妮。 杰克说那是他们的。 我告诉他那是我的，因为它在我们的院子里。 这不是我的吗，爸爸？”杰克想喊：不，这是我们的！但是他害怕在床底下被抓住。 “等等——你刚才说他们叫什么名字？”总裁严肃地问道。 “杰克和安妮？”“是的，”泰德说。 “他们不知从哪里冒出来的。 你不认为树屋是我的吗，爸爸？ 我和威利的？”“他们不知从哪儿冒出来的？”总统说。 “他们的名字是杰克和安妮？” 你确定吗？”

Why doesn't Tad tell him I'm right here—under the bed? Jack wondered. Should I just crawl out? "Yes, Pa, Jack and Annie," said Tad. "But I want to know about the tree house. Do—" The door opened. "Mr. President, you must come at once," a man said briskly. "You are late for your first meeting." "Sorry, Mr. Nicolay," President Lincoln said. "I'll be right there." He stood up. "The crowd is growing restless, sir," Mr. Nicolay said. "Before you know it, they'll storm your bedroom." "Oh, they wouldn't dare," said the president, chuckling. "Not with my bodyguard here." He ruffled Tad's hair. "Come along, tadpole. Escort me to my new office down the hall." "But when will you come and see the tree house, Pa?" Tad said as they started out of the door. "Perhaps when I take my horseback ride later," the president said. "I'd like to meet this Jack and Annie." The door closed. And the room was quiet. Tad forgot about me! Jack thought. He couldn't believe it! Then he realized he'd better get out of

泰德为什么不告诉他我就在这儿，床底下？ 杰克想知道。我应该爬出去吗？ “是的，爸爸，杰克和安妮，”泰德说。 “但是我想知道关于树屋的事。 请——”门开了。“先生。 总统先生，您必须马上来，”一个人轻快地说。 “你第一次开会就迟到了。” “对不起，尼古拉先生，”林肯总统说。 “我马上就到。”他站了起来。 “民众越来越焦躁不安了，先生，”尼古拉说。 “在你意识到之前，他们就会冲进你的卧室。” “哦，他们可不敢，”总裁笑着说。 “我的保镖在这里，我不能。” 他揉了揉泰德的头发。“来吧，蝌蚪。 送我到大厅那头我的新办公室。” “但是你什么时候来看看树屋，爸爸？”他们出门时，泰德说。 “也许等我骑马的时候，”总统说。 “我想见见杰克和安妮。” 门关上了。房间里很安静。 泰德忘了我！杰克的想法。 他简直不敢相信！然后他意识到他最好离开

the president's bedroom. He started to crawl out from under the bed, but the door opened again, so he quickly crawled back. "Dust first?" Jack heard a girl say. "Aye, then shake out the pillows and change the linens," said another. Jack could only see the black stockings and shoes of the two maids as they bustled around the room. Now, he thought, before they make the bed! He scrambled out and ran to the door. One of the girls screamed. Jack didn't look back. He threw open the door and headed for the stairs. As he bounded down the steps, one of the maids shrieked, "There was a boy under the bed!" Jack reached the bottom of the stairs and squeezed through the crowd until he found a nook off the hallway. He scrunched against the wall, then peeked around the corner to see if anyone was coming after him. Someone grabbed his arm. "Ahh!" Jack yelled. "It's me!" said Annie. "Where have you been? I've been looking all over for you!"

总统的卧室。他开始从床底下爬出来，但是门又开了，所以他很快爬了回来。 “尘第一次?”杰克听到一个女孩说。 “是啊，那就把枕头抖掉，把床单换掉。”另一个说。 杰克只能看到两个女仆在房间里忙碌时穿的黑袜子和鞋子。 现在，他想，在他们铺床之前！他爬了出来，向门口跑去。 一个女孩尖叫起来。 杰克没有回头。他猛地打开门，朝楼梯走去。 当他跳下台阶时，一个女仆尖叫道：“床底下有个男孩！”杰克走到楼梯底下，从人群中挤了过去，直到在走廊外找到一个隐蔽的地方。 他靠在墙上嘎吱作响，然后偷偷地从拐角处张望，看看是否有人在后面追他。 有人抓住了他的胳膊。“啊!”杰克喊道。 “是我！”安妮说。“你上哪儿去了？” 我一直在到处找你！”

"I was upstairs! In President Lincoln's bedroom!" Jack said. "Tad made me go in there! Did you know that President Lincoln is Tad and Willie's dad?" "That's what I was going to tell you. Willie introduced me to their mom!" said Annie. "She was really nice. Those were all her relatives in the parlor." "Well, Tad tricked me into hiding under the bed, and I almost got caught!" Jack said. "And Tad didn't even remember I was there. He kept talking about the tree house, saying it was his." "Willie says Tad gets overly excited," said Annie. "He can't help it. Plus, it's their very first week in the White House." "Well, it was awful," said Jack. "I was trapped under the president's bed!" Annie giggled. "You know, that's actually pretty funny," she said. "Not really," said Jack. "Don't worry," said Annie. "Willie would have saved you. He told me to find you and then come upstairs to his dad's office and he'll introduce us. It's on the second floor at the end of the hall."

“我在楼上！”在林肯总统的卧室里！”杰克说。 “泰德逼我进去的！”你知道林肯总统是泰德和威利的爸爸吗？”“这正是我要告诉你的。 威利把我介绍给他们的妈妈！”安妮说。 “她真的很好。客厅里的都是她的亲戚。” “嗯，泰德骗我躲在床底下，我差点被抓住！”杰克说。 泰德甚至都不记得我在那儿。 他一直在说树屋，说那是他的。” “威利说泰德太兴奋了，”安妮说。 “他没办法。另外，这是他们在白宫的第一周。” “嗯，太可怕了。”杰克说。 “我被困在总统的床底下了！”安妮咯咯笑了。 “你知道，这其实很有趣，”她说。 “不完全是，”杰克说。“别担心，”安妮说。 “威利会救你的。 他让我去找你，然后上楼到他爸爸的办公室，他会介绍我们认识。 在大厅尽头的二楼。”

"Okay," said Jack, sighing. "I heard the president say he'd like to meet us." "Really?" said Annie. "Yep, when Tad told him about the tree house and you and me, the president kept saying, 'Jack and Annie? Jack and Annie? Are you sure their names are Jack and Annie?' ""That's weird," said Annie. "But I'm glad he wants to meet us. Come on." Jack and Annie headed down the hallway and up the stairs. On the second floor, Jack kept his head down, just in case the maids were looking for him. Jack followed Annie down the hall toward a group of people standing outside a door. A skinny man with a small pointed beard was speaking to them. "Ladies and gentlemen, please! I'm sorry, but only the names on my list can meet with the president today!" Jack recognized the man's voice. "That's Mr. Nicolay," he told Annie. "Who are you to tell us we can't see the president?" a woman in a pink bonnet asked Mr. Nicolay.

“好吧，”杰克叹了口气说。 “我听到总统说他想见见我们。” “真的吗？”安妮说。“是的，当泰德告诉他关于树屋和你和我的事时，总统一直说，‘杰克和安妮？ 杰克和安妮？你确定他们是杰克和安妮吗？“真奇怪，”安妮说。 “但我很高兴他想见我们。 来吧。”杰克和安妮走下走廊，上了楼梯。 在二楼，杰克一直低着头，以防女佣在找他。 杰克跟着安妮穿过大厅，走向一群站在门外的人。 一个留着小尖胡子的瘦骨嶙峋的男人正在跟他们说话。 “女士们，先生们，请！”很抱歉，今天只有我名单上的人才能见总统！”杰克听出了那人的声音。 “那是尼古拉先生，”他告诉安妮。 “你是谁，凭什么告诉我们不能见总统？”一个戴着粉色帽子的女人问尼古拉。