Ch2-My Treat!

CHAPTER TWO My Treat! Jack heard people laughing and shouting. A brass band was playing a lively tune. He and Annie looked out the window. The tree house had landed in a cluster of trees. High above the trees were towers, turrets, domes, and spires.

第二章我请客！杰克听到人们又笑又叫。 一支铜管乐队正在演奏一支欢快的曲子。 他和安妮看着窗外。 树屋坐落在一丛树中。 树木之上耸立着高塔、角楼、圆顶和尖顶。

"Are those castles?" asked Annie. "Did we land in the Middle Ages?" "Definitely not," said Jack. "Look at our clothes." In the dim light inside the tree house, Jack could see that he was wearing knee-length pants, a long-sleeved shirt, high socks, and lace-up boots. His backpack was now a leather bag. "You're right," said Annie. She was wearing a sailor dress and a pair of boots. "These are like the clothes we wore when we went to San Francisco." "Yep, in the early 1900s," said Jack. He reached into one of his pockets and took out a watch on a chain. "Look, I have a pocket watch now instead of a wristwatch. And"—from the other pocket, Jack pulled out a handful of coins—"a bunch of pennies!" "Just pennies? That's all?" said Annie. "Don't worry," said Jack. "I once read that a penny in 1900 was worth the same as a quarter in our time." "Cool, we're rich," said Annie with a laugh. "Here, take some," said Jack. He gave Annie half of his handful of coins.

“那些是城堡吗？”安妮问。 “我们是在中世纪登陆的吗？”“当然不是，”杰克说。 “看看我们的衣服。”在树屋里昏暗的灯光下，杰克看到他穿着及膝长裤、长袖衬衫、高筒袜和系带靴。 他的背包现在变成了一个皮包。 “你说得对，”安妮说。 她穿着水手服和一双靴子。 “这就像我们去旧金山时穿的衣服。” “是的，在20世纪初，”杰克说。 他把手伸进其中一个口袋，拿出一块拴在链子上的手表。 “看，我现在有一块怀表而不是手表了。 还有——”杰克从另一个口袋里掏出一把硬币——“一堆便士！”“只是硬币吗? 就这些？”安妮说。“别担心，”杰克说。 “我曾经读到，1900年的一便士相当于我们这个时代的25美分。” “酷，我们有钱了，”安妮笑着说。 “来，拿一些。”杰克说。 他把他那把硬币的一半给了安妮。

"Thanks," Annie said, dropping the pennies into the pocket of her dress. "Okay! Let's find out what's going on here!" She headed down the ladder. Jack slung his bag over his shoulder and followed her. Jack and Annie stepped down into a walled garden lit by a string of tiny lights. They walked together down a pebbled path and over a small bridge that crossed a brook. Then they came to a wooden gate with a sign that said THANKS FOR VISITING THE JAPANESE TEA GARDEN. "We landed in a Japanese tea garden?" said Jack. "What's that about?" "Keep going," said Annie. She opened the gate, and they stepped from the shadowy garden into a

“谢谢，”安妮说着，把硬币扔进了衣服的口袋里。 “好吧!让我们看看这是怎么回事！”她走下梯子。 杰克把包挎在肩上跟着她。 杰克和安妮走下楼梯，走进一个有围墙的花园，一串小灯照亮了花园。 他们一起走下一条铺满鹅卵石的小路，走过一座横跨小溪的小桥。 然后他们来到一扇木门前，木门上写着“感谢光临日本茶园”。 “我们降落在日本的茶园？”杰克说。 “这是怎么回事？”“继续，”安妮说。 她打开大门，他们从阴暗的花园走进一间

bright open space. "Wow!" they said together. Beneath the turrets and towers, thousands of electric lights lit up the evening sky. A big band played on a raised platform near a lake. Men in white suits and women in long white dresses strolled down a broad avenue. Children dressed like Jack and Annie darted about, shouting and pointing at different attractions: A TRIP TO THE MOON MOUNTAIN TORRENT The air smelled of salt water, roasting nuts, and popcorn. Vendors shouted: "Step right up! World's greatest ice cream! Strawberry! Vanilla!" "World's greatest pink lemonade!" "World's greatest hot dogs!" "What is this place?" said Annie. Jack opened their booklet and read:

明亮的开放空间。“哇！”他们一起说。 在塔楼和高塔下面，成千上万盏电灯照亮了夜空。 一个大乐队在湖边的一个高台上演奏。 穿着白色西装的男人们和穿着白色长裙的女人们在宽阔的大街上漫步。 打扮成杰克和安妮模样的孩子们跑来跑去，指着不同的景点大喊大叫：“月亮山之旅”空气中弥漫着咸水、烤坚果和爆米花的味道。 小贩们喊道：“站起来！世界上最好吃的冰淇淋！草莓!香草!”“世界上最棒的粉红柠檬水！”“世界上最好吃的热狗！”“这是什么地方？”安妮说。 杰克打开他们的小册子，念道：

Located in southern Brooklyn, in New York City, Coney Island is actually a peninsula—a piece of land nearly surrounded by water. Coney Island is world-famous for its dazzling amusement parks. "Of course, I understand," said Jack. "We landed in an amusement park." "I love it!" said Annie. "Let's get a hot dog!" "No, we'd better not," said Jack. "We should find Houdini first. Let's see if the guidebook says anything about him." He opened their booklet and thumbed through the pages. "Houdini… Houdini…" He ran his finger down a page. "Hey, here's an ad for his show!" Jack read aloud:

科尼岛位于纽约市布鲁克林南部，实际上是一个半岛——一块几乎被水包围的土地。 康尼岛以其令人眼花缭乱的游乐园而闻名于世。 “当然，我理解。”杰克说。 “我们降落在一个游乐园。” “我喜欢它！”安妮说。“我们去吃热狗吧！”“不，我们最好不要。”杰克说。 “我们应该先找到胡迪尼。 让我们看看旅游指南上有没有关于他的介绍。” 他打开他们的小册子，翻了几页。 “胡迪尼……胡迪尼……”他用手指顺着一页翻了下去。 “嘿，这是他节目的广告！”杰克大声读道：

"Oh, wow," said Annie. "Our tourist booklet must be from 1908! And I bet Merlin wants us to see Houdini at Henderson's Music Hall! Excuse me," she called to a couple strolling by. "Is today by any chance June twenty-second, 1908?" The woman laughed. "It is indeed," she said. "Thanks!" said Annie. Jack pulled out his pocket watch. "It's six-forty right now," he said. "Oh, we have tons of time," said Annie. "C'mon. Let's get a hot dog." "No," said Jack, "I think we should get our tickets. They might—" "We have over two hours!" Annie interrupted. "It doesn't take long to eat a hot dog. My treat!"

“哦，哇，”安妮说。“我们的旅游手册一定是1908年的！”我打赌梅林想让我们在亨德森音乐厅看胡迪尼！对不起，”她对一对路过的夫妇喊道。 “今天是不是1908年6月22日？”女人笑了。 “确实是，”她说。“谢谢！”安妮说。 杰克掏出他的怀表。 “现在是6点40分，”他说。 “哦，我们有的是时间，”安妮说。 “来吧。我们去吃个热狗吧。” “不，”杰克说，“我想我们应该买到票。 他们可能——”“我们还有两个多小时呢！”安妮打断。 “吃热狗不需要很长时间。 我请客!”