Ch10-Panda Bread

Panda Bread The helicopter flew over the broken bridge, over the blocked highway, and over the crumbling mountains of the Wolong Reserve. Soon it roared over Wolong Town. The pilot landed in a large field lit by emergency spotlights. Two other helicopters were also in the field. Tents had been set up, and people were carrying the injured on stretchers to the helicopters. When the blades completely stopped turning, Jack and Annie carried the sleeping cubs out of the cabin and down the steps to the field. "Jack! Annie!" someone called. Four women dressed in dark coveralls rushed to greet them. "We work for the panda center. Thank you for bringing the cubs to us!" one said. Annie kissed each of the little pandas. "Be good now," she said.

直升机飞过断桥，飞过封路的高速公路，飞过卧龙保护区摇摇欲坠的山脉。 不久，它在卧龙镇上空呼啸而过。 飞行员降落在一块由应急射灯照亮的空地上。 另外两架直升机也在现场。 帐篷已经搭好，人们用担架把伤员抬到直升机上。 当叶片完全停止转动时，杰克和安妮抱着熟睡的小熊走出小屋，走下台阶来到田野。 “杰克!安妮！”有人喊道。 四个穿着深色工作服的女人冲过来迎接他们。 “我们在熊猫中心工作。 谢谢你把小熊带给我们！” 安妮吻了每一只小熊猫。 “现在乖点，”她说。

Then she and Jack handed them over to the women. "We really love them," said Annie. "I am so glad," said one of the women. "We will get them to a safe new home very soon. Later the others will join them there." "We must help you, too," said another woman. "Go with Mrs. Chang to our office, and she will locate your grandmother." "Oh, that's okay…," said Jack. "We know exactly where she is." He started to back up.

然后她和杰克把它们交给了妇女们。 “我们真的很喜欢它们，”安妮说。 “我太高兴了，”其中一个女人说。 “我们很快就会把它们送到一个安全的新家。 以后其他人要到那里去和他们会合。” “我们也必须帮助你，”另一个女人说。 “跟张太太到我们办公室去，她会找到你奶奶的。” “哦，没关系……”杰克说。 “我们知道她在哪里。” 他开始后退。

Annie did the same. "That's right," she said. She pointed to the street. "We're going to meet her in a restaurant in town." "Good-bye," said Jack. "Good-bye," said Annie. Before any of the women could speak, Jack grabbed Annie's hand and started to run. They ran across the busy field, weaving around the tents and helicopters, doctors, nurses, and military people. When they came to the street, they stopped to catch their breath. "Ready to go home?" asked Jack. "No, wait," said Annie. "We still have to find the special food." "No, actually, we don't," said Jack. "What?" said Annie. "I said we don't have to look for the special food anymore," said Jack. "But why? What do you mean?" said Annie. "We… don't… have… to… look… for… it," Jack said. Annie stared at him. "Are you saying we have it?" she asked.

安妮也这样做了。“没错，”她说。 她指了指街道。 “我们打算在城里的一家餐馆见她。” “再见，”杰克说。“再见，”安妮说。 她们还没来得及说话，杰克就抓住安妮的手跑了起来。 他们跑过繁忙的田野，在帐篷、直升机、医生、护士和军人之间穿梭。 当他们来到街上时，他们停下来喘口气。 “准备回家了吗？”杰克问。 “不，等等，”安妮说。“我们还得找到特别的食物。” “不，实际上，我们没有。”杰克说。 “什么？”安妮说。“我说我们不用再找特别的食物了，”杰克说。 “但为什么?你是什么意思？”安妮说。 “我们……不……有…………看……为……,”杰克说。 安妮盯着他。“你是说我们有吗？”她问。

Jack nodded, then pulled the hunk of panda bread out of his backpack. "It's called panda bread! When I went to say good-bye to Bing-Bing, Master Lee was feeding it to her." "But what makes you think—" began Annie. Jack held up his hand, interrupting her. "Panda bread is a healthy food," he said. "It's grainy and good, baked with love, tough as wood, round in shape, and the color of sand. And it's given to those who have lost their land—the pandas at the center!" "Perfect!" breathed Annie. Jack held up the panda bread and looked at it. "This is why I think pandas will survive," he said. "Why?" asked Annie. "Because of panda bread?" "Nope," said Jack. He put the bread into his pack. "I think they'll survive because people take responsibility for them. People make healthy bread for them and carry them to safety and raise money for them. And people speak up for them because they can't speak up for themselves." "That's it," said Annie. "That's what panda bread stands for! It stands for people protecting

杰克点了点头，然后从背包里拿出那块熊猫面包。 “这叫熊猫面包！”我去和冰冰道别的时候，李师傅正在喂她吃。” “可是你凭什么认为——”安妮开始说。 杰克举起手，打断了她的话。 “熊猫面包是一种健康食品，”他说。 “它有颗粒，很好，用爱烘烤，像木头一样坚韧，形状圆，颜色像沙子。 它是给那些失去土地的人的——大熊猫在中心！”“太好了！”安妮轻声说。 杰克举起熊猫面包看了看。 “这就是为什么我认为熊猫会存活下来，”他说。 “为什么?”安妮问。“因为熊猫面包？”“不，”杰克说。 他把面包放进包里。 “我认为它们会存活下来，因为人们会为它们负责。 人们为他们制作健康的面包，把他们带到安全的地方，并为他们筹集资金。 人们为他们说话，因为他们不能为自己说话。” “就是这样，”安妮说。“这就是熊猫面包的含义！”它代表着人们的保护

and saving animals." "Exactly," said Jack. "And now we have to go save Penny." "Great," said Annie. "I think the tree house is nearby." She looked around. "Yes! It's there, in that line of trees. See it?" "Yep," said Jack. "Let's go!" When they came to the grove of trees, Jack switched on their small flashlight. The beam of light guided them to the rope ladder hanging in the dark. "Wait! Our volunteer clothes!" said Annie. They took off their coveralls and left them at the bottom of the tree. Then they climbed up the rope ladder into the tree house. "Is everything still here?" asked Annie. Jack shined the flashlight into a corner of the tree house. The light fell on the emerald rose, the white and yellow flower, and the gray goose feather. "It's all here," he said. "Add the fourth thing," said Annie. Jack pulled out the panda bread from his backpack and placed it on the floor next to the feather.

还有拯救动物。”“没错，”杰克说。 “现在我们得去救佩妮了。” “太好了，”安妮说。“我想树屋就在附近。” 她环顾四周。“是啊!就在那里，在那排树里。 看到了吗?”“是的，”杰克说。 “我们走吧!”当他们来到树林时，杰克打开了他们的小手电筒。 那束光指引他们走到悬在黑暗中的绳梯前。 “等等!我们志愿者的衣服！”安妮说。 他们脱下工作服，把它们放在树底下。 然后他们爬上绳梯进入树屋。 “东西都还在吗？”安妮问。 杰克用手电照着树屋的一个角落。 光落在翠绿的玫瑰、白黄相间的花和灰色的鹅毛上。 “都在这里，”他说。“加上第四样东西，”安妮说。 杰克从背包里拿出熊猫面包，放在羽毛旁边的地板上。

"Good," said Annie. Roaring sounds filled the night. Jack and Annie looked out the window and saw another helicopter coming in. "Remember our helicopter ride in Antarctica?" said Annie. "When you hid Penny in your jacket?" "I totally remember it," said Jack. "We couldn't let anyone see her and she kept peeping, so I had to keep pretending to cough." He thought about the penguin's big eyes and her fuzzy little head. He thought about Teddy and Kathleen and the wonder and beauty of Camelot. Suddenly he couldn't wait to be there and help bring Penny back to life. "Are you ready to go to Camelot?" he asked Annie. "Absolutely!" she said. Jack reached into his backpack again and took out their note from Teddy and Kathleen. He pointed to the word Camelot. "I wish we could go there," he said. A blast of light— a roar of wind— a rumble of thunder— and all was quiet.

“很好，”安妮说。咆哮声充斥了整个夜晚。 杰克和安妮向窗外望去，看到另一架直升机飞了进来。 “还记得我们在南极洲坐直升机吗？”安妮说。 “当你把佩妮藏在夹克里的时候？”“我完全记得，”杰克说。 “我们不能让任何人看到她，她一直在偷看，所以我不得不一直假装咳嗽。” 他想到了企鹅的大眼睛和毛茸茸的小脑袋。 他想到了泰迪和凯瑟琳，想到了卡梅洛特的神奇和美丽。 突然间，他迫不及待地想去帮佩妮起死回生。 “你准备好去卡梅洛特了吗？”他问安妮。 “当然！”她说。杰克又把手伸进背包，拿出泰迪和凯瑟琳给他的纸条。 他指着卡梅洛特这个词。 “我希望我们能去那里，”他说。 一阵闪电——一阵呼啸的狂风——一阵隆隆的雷声——一切归于平静。