Ch4-Okay! Good-Bye!

CHAPTER FOUR Okay! Good-Bye! "Sold out," Jack said to Annie, "an hour ago." "I know. You were right. I was wrong," Annie said quickly. "We should have come earlier." Jack just stared at her. "I'm sorry," said Annie, making a face. "Really." She looked around. "So, do you think

第四章好了！再见!“卖完了，”杰克对安妮说，“一小时前就卖完了。” “我知道。你是对的。我错了，”安妮赶紧说。 “我们应该早点来的。” 杰克只是盯着她。“对不起，”安妮说，做了个鬼脸。 “真的。”她环顾四周。 “那么，你认为……

anyone in line would sell us their tickets?" "Not in a million years," said Jack. "I can't believe this. How can we meet Houdini now? And learn his secret of greatness?" "We'll figure something out," said Annie. "We always do. Don't worry. Let's think.…" She pulled on her braids and bit her lip as she stared at the window of the box office. Jack couldn't get over his frustration. "I—I just can't believe it," he said. "Maybe this is the secret of greatness: Don't listen to your sister! Buy your tickets ahead of time!" He held up his hand and wiggled his finger. "Afraid the Ring of Truth isn't glowing," he said. "Too bad." "Wait a minute!" said Annie. "Doesn't this remind you of the time we went to Shakespeare's theater in London and the two actors didn't show up for the play?" "I don't want to talk about our other missions now," Jack said. He pulled out their booklet and turned the pages, hoping to find more information about Houdini. "But don't you remember how Shakespeare put you and me in the play instead?" said Annie.

有人愿意把票卖给我们吗？”“一百万年也不会。”杰克说。 “我简直不敢相信。我们现在怎么能见到胡迪尼？ 学习他伟大的秘诀？”“我们会想办法的，”安妮说。 “我们总是这样。别担心。 让我们思考。她梳好辫子，咬着嘴唇，盯着售票处的窗口。 杰克无法克服他的挫败感。 “我简直不敢相信，”他说。 “也许这就是伟大的秘诀：不要听你姐姐的话！”提前买票吧！”他举起手，扭动着手指。 “恐怕真理之环没有发光，”他说。 “太糟糕了。”“等一下！”安妮说。 “这难道不让你想起有一次我们去伦敦的莎士比亚剧院看戏，两位演员都没来吗？”“我现在不想谈我们的其他任务，”杰克说。 他拿出小册子，翻了几页，希望能找到更多关于胡迪尼的信息。 “但是你不记得莎士比亚是怎么把你和我放在剧中的吗？”安妮说。

Jack ignored her. "I don't see anything else in here about Houdini … just this one show," he said, scanning each page. "It was so cool! And we had a great time. Do you want to give it a try?" said Annie. "Do you?" Jack closed the booklet. "Do I what?" he asked. "Do you want to use Merlin's magic mist and make a wish to be great stage magicians?" said Annie. "Stage magicians?" said Jack. "Yes! You and me! We go onstage in place of the Bambini Brothers!" said Annie. "What? Are you out of your mind?" said Jack. "Think about it! It's a great plan! That way, we can meet Houdini backstage! We'll be fellow performers!" said Annie. "Plus we'll be helping out Mr. Dewey and his theater! And, not to mention, it would be incredibly fun!" "That plan's ridiculous," said Jack. "No one's going to let us go onstage and do a magic show." "You are so wrong. I'll bet I can make it happen," said Annie. "Watch." "Wait!" said Jack.

杰克没理她。“我在这里没有看到任何关于胡迪尼的东西……只有这一场表演，”他一边说，一边浏览着每一页。 “太酷了！”我们玩得很开心。 你想试一试吗？”安妮说。 “你呢?”杰克合上小册子。 “我做什么？”他问。“你想用梅林的魔法雾许愿成为伟大的舞台魔术师吗？”安妮说。 “舞台魔术师？”杰克说。 “是啊!你和我！我们去舞台上代替班比尼兄弟！”安妮说。 “什么?你疯了吗？”杰克说。 “想想吧！”这是一个伟大的计划！这样我们就能在后台见到胡迪尼了！我们要一起表演了！”安妮说。 “而且我们还要帮助杜威先生和他的剧院！”更不用说，它会非常有趣！”“那个计划太荒唐了，”杰克说。 “没人会让我们上台表演魔术。” “你大错特错了。我打赌我能做到，”安妮说。 “看”。“等等！”杰克说。

But Annie dashed to the box office window and tapped on the glass. When Mrs. Crenshaw opened the window, Annie leaned forward and spoke in a hushed voice. "What are you saying to her?" Jack called. Mrs. Crenshaw immediately closed the window and left the box office. "Annie, what did you say?" asked Jack. The theater door swung open. "Inside! Quick!" Mrs. Crenshaw said to Annie. "Wait! Where are you going?" Jack started to follow Annie into the theater, but the door closed behind her and locked. Jack went back to the box office and looked through the window. Annie was talking enthusiastically to Mrs. Crenshaw and Mr. Dewey. Jack couldn't hear a word she was saying. Jack tapped on the window and shook his head, but Annie ignored him. As she kept talking, Mr. Dewey's expressions changed from frowning to squinting to smiling to laughing, until suddenly he shouted, "Yes!" No! thought Jack.

但安妮冲到售票处窗前，敲了敲玻璃。 当克伦肖太太打开窗户时，安妮倾身向前，轻声说话。 “你在对她说什么？”杰克叫。 克伦肖太太立刻关上窗户，离开了售票处。 “安妮，你说什么？”杰克问。 戏院的门开了。 “在!快!”克伦肖太太对安妮说。 “等等!你要去哪儿？”杰克开始跟着安妮走进剧院，但门在她身后关上了，锁上了。 杰克回到售票处，透过窗户往里看。 安妮正兴致勃勃地同克伦肖太太和杜威先生谈话。 杰克听不见她说的话。 杰克敲了敲窗户，摇了摇头，但安妮不理他。 她不停地说着，杜威先生的表情从皱眉变成眯眼，从微笑变成大笑，直到他突然喊道：“是的！”不!杰克想。

With a big grin, Annie shot her fist into the air. The next thing Jack knew, she was racing out of the theater door. "I did it! I did it! We have a show to do!" she cried. "He said yes!" "But I didn't say yes!" said Jack. "Don't worry! I fixed everything—for us and Mr. Dewey!" said Annie. "What did you tell him?" said Jack. Before Annie could answer, Mr. Dewey rushed out of the theater. "Hurry, kids!" he shouted.

安妮咧嘴一笑，向空中挥舞着拳头。 杰克所知道的下一件事，就是她冲出了电影院的大门。 “我做到了！”我做到了！我们要表演了！”她叫道。 “他答应了！”“但是我没有答应啊！”杰克说。 “别担心!我把一切都安排好了——为了我们和杜威先生！”安妮说。 “你跟他说了什么？”杰克说。 安妮还没来得及回答，杜威先生就冲出了剧院。 “快点，孩子们！”他喊道。

"Come on!" Annie grabbed Jack's hand and pulled him toward the door. Mr. Dewey pushed Jack and Annie into the theater and locked the door behind them. "George!" he called to an usher. "Quick, change the sign! Erase the Bambinis! Write 'Jolly Jack and the Amazing Annie' instead!" Jolly Jack? thought Jack. "This way!" Mr. Dewey hustled Jack and Annie through the theater lobby and into a large auditorium. The auditorium had rows and rows of floor seats, as well as box seats and a balcony. Electric lights cast a peach-colored glow over a stage framed by a red curtain. "Is that where we'll perform?" Annie asked. "No way! No way!" Jack whispered to her. "Yes! That very stage!" boomed Mr. Dewey. In the orchestra pit, a violinist was making squeaky sounds, a drummer was setting up his cymbals, and a trumpet player was practicing on his horn. "Do they play tonight?" said Annie. "For the Houdini show," said Mr. Dewey. "But if you like, I'm sure they can accompany your

“来吧!”安妮抓住杰克的手，把他拉向门口。 杜威先生把杰克和安妮推进剧院，并锁上了他们身后的门。 “乔治！”他对引座员喊道。 “快，把牌子换了！”擦去婴儿！写‘快活杰克和神奇安妮’吧！”快乐的杰克? 杰克想。“这样!”杜威先生催着杰克和安妮穿过剧院大厅，走进一个大礼堂。 礼堂里有一排排的底层座位，包厢座位和一个阳台。 用红色幕布围起来的舞台上，电灯投下桃红色的光芒。 “那是我们表演的地方吗？”安妮问。 “不可能!没门!”杰克低声对她说。 “是啊!就是那个舞台！”杜威先生大声说道。 在管弦乐队的乐池里，小提琴手发出吱吱的声音，鼓手在架起铙钹，小号手在练习吹号。 “他们今晚玩吗？”安妮说。 “为了胡迪尼的表演，”杜威先生说。 “但如果你愿意，我相信他们可以陪你。