Ch7-Stallion at Starlight

CHAPTER SEVEN Stallion at Starlight Jack stared at Annie for a moment. "So… what do you have in mind?" he said. "We could try to train Bucephalus for Alexander," said Annie. "Then maybe his dad would let him keep the horse." "Are you serious?" said Jack. "You and me train him?"

第七章星光的种马杰克盯着安妮看了一会儿。 “那么……你有什么想法？”他说。 “我们可以试着为亚历山大训练比塞弗勒斯，”安妮说。 “也许他爸爸会让他留着这匹马。” “你是认真的吗？”杰克说。 “你和我训练他？”

"We've done it before," said Annie. "Remember when we went to the Wild West and helped save the mustangs? We learned some rules on how to treat a horse." "That journey was a long time ago," said Jack. "But you took notes," said Annie. "I saw them in your notebook today." "Yeah, well, we might have notes, but we don't have much experience," said Jack. "We weren't there long enough." "Let's just look at your notes," said Annie. Jack pulled out his notebook and found the notes he'd taken during their adventure in the Wild West. "Horse rules," he read aloud. "Soft hand, firm voice, sunny attitude, praise, reward." "Simple. We just have to be nice and kind and positive," said Annie. "Let's try it." She started toward the gate. "Are you crazy? There's lots more to it than that," said Jack, following her. "Those guys in the ring have tons of experience! And they couldn't do anything with that horse!" "Forget those guys," said Annie. "We're a million times nicer to animals than they are. And I

“我们以前做过，”安妮说。 “还记得我们去狂野西部帮助拯救野马吗？” 我们学到了一些如何对待马的规则。” “那是很久以前的事了，”杰克说。 “但是你做了笔记，”安妮说。 “我今天在你的笔记本上看到了。” “是啊，好吧，我们可能有笔记，但我们没有太多经验，”杰克说。 “我们在那里待的时间不够长。” “我们看看你的笔记吧，”安妮说。 杰克拿出他的笔记本，找到了他们在狂野西部探险时他所做的笔记。 “马说了算。”他大声念道。 “温柔的手，坚定的声音，阳光的态度，赞美，奖励。” “简单。我们只需要友善、善良、积极，”安妮说。 “我们试试吧。”她朝大门走去。 “你疯了吗？”事情远不止这些。”杰克跟着她说。 “拳击场上的那些人经验丰富！他们对那匹马无能为力！”“别管那些家伙了，”安妮说。 “我们对动物比它们好一百万倍。 和我

have a sunny attitude." She opened the gate and started across the long stretch of grass to the stable. "But that horse is dangerous, Annie," Jack said as he followed her to the stable entrance. "Don't just think you can tame him!" "Now you sound like King Philip," said Annie. "Let's find the horse first, then we'll figure out what to do." Jack and Annie peeked into the shadowy stable. It smelled of wood, barley, and hay. Contented sounds of snuffling, snorting, and munching came from the stalls. From the other end of the barn, though, came neighing and stamping noises. "I think he's at the far end," said Annie. She looked around. "I don't think anyone's in here now. Let's look." "Move fast!" said Jack. They stepped into the dark stable. Jack grabbed a lamp from a wooden table. The flickering light cast strange shadows as he and Annie moved past the stalls toward the end of the barn. Jack held the lamp high as they passed a white horse, several brown horses, and a brown-and

保持乐观的态度。”她打开大门，穿过长长的草地向马厩走去。 “但是那匹马很危险，安妮，”杰克跟着她走到马厩门口时说道。 “别以为你能驯服他！”“现在你说话的口气像菲利普国王了，”安妮说。 “我们先找到那匹马，然后再想办法。” 杰克和安妮向阴暗的马厩里偷看。 它散发着木头、大麦和干草的味道。 从货摊上传来了满意的鼻塞声、哼哼声和咀嚼声。 然而，从谷仓的另一端传来了嘶嘶声和跺脚声。 安妮说：“我觉得他在远处。” 她环顾四周。“我想这里现在没有人了。 让我们看看。”“快点！”杰克说。 他们走进黑暗的马厩。 杰克从木桌上抓起一盏灯。 当他和安妮走过牲口棚走向谷仓的尽头时，闪烁的灯光投下了奇怪的阴影。 他们经过一匹白马、几匹棕马和一匹棕马时，杰克高举着灯

white spotted horse. Bucephalus was in the very last stall. His coat shone in the lamplight. He was completely black, except for a white star on his forehead. His eyes still had a wild look, and his ears were flattened against the sides of his head. Jack thought he looked angry. "Hi, Bucephalus," Annie said in a warm, friendly voice. "Boy, are we happy to see you. And I know you're happy to see us, too!" "No he isn't," Jack said. "This isn't going to work." But Annie lifted the latch on the door and calmly stepped inside, closing the door behind her. "Don't worry, Jack. I have a way with animals, remember?" said Annie. She jumped onto a bale of hay and put her leg over the horse's back. "No! No! You don't just climb on—" said Jack. The stallion gave a loud snort, then kicked his back hooves and dropped his head down, trying to buck Annie off. "Whoa!" cried Annie, clutching the horse's mane.

白斑马。比塞弗勒斯在最后一个隔间。 他的外套在灯光下闪闪发光。 除了额头上有一颗白色的星星外，他全身是黑的。 他的眼睛仍然带着狂野的神情，他的耳朵紧贴着头的两侧。 杰克觉得他看起来很生气。 “嗨，比塞弗勒斯，”安妮用热情友好的声音说。 “孩子，我们很高兴见到你。 我知道你见到我们也很高兴！”“不，他不是，”杰克说。 “这是行不通的。” 但安妮拉开门闩，平静地走了进去，随手把门关上。 “别担心，杰克。我对动物很有一套，记得吗？”安妮说。 她跳上一捆干草，把腿搭在马背上。 “不!不!你不能就这么爬上去——”杰克说。 那匹公马大声地哼了一声，然后踢了踢后腿，低下头，试图把安妮撞倒。 “哇！”安妮抓着马的鬃毛叫道。

The horse hurled himself against the door. Jack barely got out of the way before the animal shot out of the stall. With Annie clinging to his mane, the horse ran through the long barn and out the open doorway! "Stop!" Jack shouted. He blew out the lamp and ran after the stallion and Annie. Outside in the riding ring, the horse reared. Annie was holding on with all her might. The stallion loomed above Jack, raking the air with his

那匹马猛地撞在门上。 杰克刚闪开，那只动物就冲出了马厩。 安妮紧紧抓住马的鬃毛，马跑过长长的谷仓，跑出了敞开的门口！“住手!”杰克喊道。 他吹灭了灯，追着马和安妮跑去。 在外面的马场里，那匹马直立起来。 安妮拼命地坚持着。 那匹公马隐约出现在杰克的头顶上，用他的马在空中挥舞

front hooves. Jack could see the whites of his eyes. Jack stumbled backward and fell. At the same time, Annie tumbled off the horse. The stallion galloped across the grassy ring. Jack scrambled over to Annie. "You okay?" he cried. "Yes!" She sat up. "You were right… being nice wasn't enough…," she said, trying to catch her breath. "I made a fool of myself.… I guess I don't have enough experience." The stallion stopped near the fence. He stood against the purple-blue sky of early evening, snorting loudly. "Don't feel bad," said Jack. "It would take tons of experience to train a horse like him." "Well…" Annie was still struggling to breathe. "We… you know we could be great horse trainers if we really wanted to." "What do you mean?" asked Jack. "The… the magic," Annie said. "We sniff the magic mist and then… then make a wish to become great horse trainers."

前蹄。杰克能看见他的眼白。 杰克踉跄着向后跌倒了。 与此同时，安妮从马上摔了下来。 那匹种马疾驰穿过草地。 杰克爬到安妮身边。 “你没事吧？”“是的!”她坐了起来。 “你说得对……光友善是不够的……”她说，试着喘口气。 “我出丑了。我想我没有足够的经验。” 那匹种马在篱笆附近停了下来。 他站在傍晚紫蓝色的天空下，大声地哼着。 “别难过，”杰克说。 “训练像他这样的马需要大量的经验。” “嗯……”安妮仍在挣扎着呼吸。 “我们……你知道，如果我们真的想的话，我们可以成为伟大的驯马师。” “你什么意思？”杰克问。 “魔法，”安妮说。 “我们闻闻神奇的雾气，然后……然后许愿成为伟大的驯马师。”