Ch3-S-O-L-D O-U-T

CHAPTER THREE S-O-L-D O-U-T The boat splashed into the lake and shot under the arched bridge. Then it bounced into the air, splashing water everywhere. Jack closed his eyes and ducked his head. All the teenagers screamed. For a moment the boat seemed to fly! Then it landed back on the lake and steadied itself.

第三章S-O-L-D - O-U-T船溅入湖中，在拱桥下飞驰而过。 然后它弹到空中，溅得到处都是水。 杰克闭上眼睛，低下头。 所有的青少年都尖叫起来。 有那么一会儿，小船似乎飞起来了！然后它又降落在湖面上，稳定了下来。

Jack opened his eyes and looked around. Annie was laughing with the other passengers as the boat glided peacefully across the water. Everyone seemed to be having fun. But Jack's heart was thumping and his stomach felt queasy. The boatman docked the boat and helped everyone onto the landing. The passengers scattered in different directions. "Okay! Time to go to the theater!" said Annie. "Wait, I need to sit for a minute," said Jack. "I thought you were desperate to get our tickets," said Annie. "In a minute," said Jack. He pointed to a terrace that bordered the lake. "How about we sit over there?" "Sure," Annie said. "Are you okay?" "I will be," said Jack. "Come on." Jack and Annie climbed a couple of steps to the terrace and sat at the end of a crowded bench. All around them, people in costumes were hawking tickets to different rides. "Step this way, ladies and gentlemen! Enter the Dragon's Gorge! Greatest roller coaster in the country!" shouted a man wearing a dragon head.

杰克睁开眼睛环顾四周。 船平静地在水面上滑行，安妮和其他乘客一起笑着。 每个人似乎都玩得很开心。 但是杰克的心怦怦直跳，他的胃感到恶心。 船夫把船靠在码头上，帮助大家上了岸。 乘客们分散在不同的方向。 “好吧!该去看戏了！”安妮说。 “等等，我需要坐一会儿，”杰克说。 “我以为你不顾一切地想买到我们的票，”安妮说。 “等一下，”杰克说。他指着湖边的一个露台。 “我们坐在那边怎么样？”“当然，”安妮说。 “你还好吗？”“我会的，”杰克说。 “来吧。”杰克和安妮爬上几级台阶，来到露台，坐在一张拥挤的长凳的尽头。 在他们周围，穿着戏服的人在叫卖各种游乐设施的门票。 “女士们先生们，请这边走！”进入龙峡！这个国家最伟大的过山车！”一个头戴龙头的男人喊道。

"Over here! The Buzzard's Roost!" called a boy in a bird outfit. "Greatest train ride on earth!" "Come to the Babbling Brook!" yelled a girl dressed as a mermaid. "Greatest water ride in the U.S. of A.!" "Funny. Sounds like everything in Coney Island is the greatest," said Jack. "So?" said Annie. "That means nothing's really the greatest," said Jack, "because everything's the same!" "Ha!" A woman sitting on the bench laughed. Jack realized they were sitting next to the short couple from the Shoot-the-Chutes ride. Their big hats almost completely hid their faces. "Did you hear that, Harry?" the woman said to the man. "This boy's a genius!" "Ain't that the truth, Bess?" Harry said. "Don't say ain't, dear. Say isn't," Bess said kindly. Harry smiled at Jack and Annie. "Isn't that the truth?" he said. "See, my Bess is always looking after me." Jack and Annie smiled politely.

“在这里!秃鹫的窝！”一个穿鸟服的男孩喊道。 “世界上最棒的火车之旅！”“到潺潺小溪来吧！”一个打扮成美人鱼的女孩喊道。 “美国最棒的水上之旅 答:!”“有趣。听起来科尼岛的一切都是最棒的，”杰克说。 “那又怎样？”安妮说。“这意味着没有什么是真正伟大的，”杰克说，“因为一切都是一样的！”“哈!”一个坐在长凳上的女人笑了。 杰克意识到他们旁边坐的是乘坐“射击滑道”的那对矮个夫妇。 他们的大帽子几乎完全遮住了他们的脸。 “你听到了吗，哈利？”女人对男人说。 “这孩子是个天才！”“这不是真的吗，贝斯？”哈利说。 “别说‘不是’，亲爱的。说不是，”贝丝和蔼地说。 哈利对杰克和安妮笑了笑。 “这不是真的吗？”他说。 “看，我的贝丝一直在照顾我。” 杰克和安妮礼貌地笑了。

"Is this your first time in Coney Island, kiddos?" asked Harry. "It is," said Annie. "Yours, too?" "Oh, no!" said Bess. "No, no, no. We first met here at Coney Island fifteen years ago. We got married three weeks later!" "Congratulations," said Annie. "It was a long time ago," said Bess. "But I'm more crazy about him than ever. And he writes me a love note every day, rain or shine." "That's so sweet," said Annie. "Are you kiddos having a good time here?" asked Harry. "I am," said Annie. "Good," said Bess. Then she turned to her husband. "Time's running out, dreamboat," she said. "We'd better move on." "Can we get ice cream cones now?" Harry asked. "No! You know the routine—ice cream always comes after the show!" Bess said. "If we want to take the Trip to the Moon, we gotta go now." Harry looked at Jack and Annie. "She's always wanted to send me to the moon," he said.

“孩子们，这是你们第一次来康尼岛吗？”哈利问。 “是的，”安妮说。“你也?”“哦，不！”贝丝说。 “不，不，不。我们15年前在康尼岛第一次见面。 我们三个星期后就结婚了！”“恭喜你，”安妮说。 “那是很久以前的事了，”贝丝说。 “但我比以往任何时候都更爱他。 他每天都给我写情书，风雨无阻。” “那太好了，”安妮说。 “你们这些孩子在这儿玩得开心吗？”哈利问。 “是的，”安妮说。“很好，”贝丝说。 然后她转向她的丈夫。 “时间不多了，梦中人，”她说。 “我们还是往前走吧。”“我们现在可以吃甜筒冰淇淋了吗？”哈利问。 “不!你知道的，节目结束后总是有冰淇淋！”贝丝说。 “如果我们想去月球旅行，我们现在就得走。” 哈利看着杰克和安妮。 “她一直想送我去月球，”他说。

Jack and Annie laughed. "You kiddos want to join us?" Harry asked. "I'm sorry, we can't," said Jack. "We have to do something else. Hey, do you know where Henderson's Music Hall is?" "Sure. Why do you want to know?" Bess asked. "We're going to see the Great Houdini," said Jack. "Ah! What a coincidence!" said Bess. "We're going there, too, after our Trip to the Moon. I adore that man—the Great Houdini! I wouldn't miss watching that dreamboat for anything in this world." Harry cleared his throat. "Sweetheart, they want directions," he said. "Oh, yes!" said Bess. "So, walk the main road there to the arches, and then exit the park." She pointed to giant gold-colored arches in the distance. "Then turn right and head down Surf Avenue. When you see a big red building, stop. That's it." "Cool," said Jack. "Thanks." "So long, kiddos. Maybe we'll see you later at the Great Houdini show," said Harry.

杰克和安妮笑了。“孩子们，你们想加入我们吗？”哈利问。 “对不起，我们不能。”杰克说。 “我们必须做些别的事情。 嘿，你知道亨德森音乐厅在哪儿吗？”“当然。 你为什么想知道？”贝丝问道。 “我们要去看伟大的胡迪尼。”杰克说。 “啊!真是太巧了！”贝丝说。 “我们去月球旅行之后，也要去那里。 我崇拜那个人——伟大的胡迪尼！无论如何，我都不会错过看那艘梦中情人的机会。” 哈利清了清嗓子。“亲爱的，他们要指路，”他说。 “哦，是的！”贝丝说。“那么，沿着主干道走到拱门那里，然后从公园出来。” 她指着远处巨大的金色拱门。 然后右转，沿着冲浪大道走。 当你看到一座红色的大楼时，停下来。 就是这样。”“酷，”杰克说。 “谢谢。”“再见了，孩子们。 也许以后我们会在伟大的胡迪尼表演中见到你。”哈利说。

"And when you watch the show, remember," said Bess, "even though everything can't be the greatest, sometimes what folks call great really is great." Harry laughed. He tipped his straw hat to Jack and Annie, and he and Bess walked away. "I liked them," said Annie. "Me too," said Jack. He stood up. Talking with the cheerful couple had made him feel better. "Okay! Let's go get our tickets! Finally!" Jack and Annie stepped down from the terrace and walked up the broad avenue toward the arches. At the arches, they passed ticket sellers sitting in red chariots. "Hurry back to Luna Park!" one shouted. "We will, don't worry!" said Annie. Jack and Annie left Luna Park and stepped onto Surf Avenue. "Bess said to go right," said Jack. As Jack and Annie started up the crowded sidewalk, they passed horses and buggies and oldtimey cars. The warm summer night was filled with the sounds of hooves clomping and horns honking: Ah-OO-ga! Ah-OO-ga!

“当你看这个节目的时候，记住，”贝丝说，“即使不可能每件事都是最伟大的，有时人们所说的伟大就是伟大。” 哈利笑了。他向杰克和安妮顶了顶草帽，然后和贝丝走开了。 “我喜欢它们，”安妮说。 “我也是，”杰克说。他站了起来。 和这对快乐的夫妇谈话使他感觉好多了。 “好吧!我们去买票吧！最后!”杰克和安妮从阳台上走下来，沿着宽阔的林荫道向拱门走去。 在拱门处，他们经过了坐着红色战车的售票员。 “快回月亮公园去！”一个人喊道。 “我们会的，别担心！”安妮说。 杰克和安妮离开露娜公园，走上冲浪大道。 “贝丝说要往右走，”杰克说。 当杰克和安妮开始在拥挤的人行道上行走时，他们经过了马匹、四轮马车和老式汽车。 温暖的夏夜充满了马蹄声和喇叭声：啊——哦——嘎！Ah-OO-ga !