Ch5-Together

CHAPTER FIVE Together Jack whirled around and started back up Surf Avenue. The sidewalk was so crowded, he had to jump off the curb into the street and trot alongside the old-timey cars and the horses and buggies. When Jack reached the theater, people were still making their way inside. He squeezed through the

第五章杰克一起转过身来，沿着冲浪大道往回走。 人行道上太拥挤了，他不得不从人行道上跳下来，跑到街上，跟在那些老式的汽车、马和四轮马车旁边小跑。 当杰克到达剧院时，人们还在往里面挤。 他挤了过去。

crowd, trying not to push anyone too hard. "Excuse me, excuse me," he said. He tried to sneak his way past the ticket taker, but the man grabbed him. "Ticket, sonny?" "I don't have a ticket," said Jack. "I just need to get backstage fast." "Beat it, kid," said the ticket taker. "Wait!" said Jack. He pointed at the chalkboard announcing their act. "I'm Jolly Jack. See?" "I don't see nothing jolly about you!" said the ticket seller. "Beat it now or I'll call the cops. Next!" Jack backed away from the door. He pulled out his pocket watch. It was ten minutes to eight! Annie had to go on at eight-fifteen! He paced up and down the sidewalk, desperately looking for another entrance. There must be a door somewhere that leads backstage! he thought. He peered down a long, narrow alley beside the theater. The alley was dark, except for the glow of light from high windows above a row of garbage cans. Jack hurried down the alley. A rat skittered out from behind a can. Jack kept going until he

人群，尽量不要把任何人逼得太紧。 “对不起，对不起，”他说。 他试图从检票员身边溜过去，但那个人抓住了他。 “票,桑尼?”“我没有票，”杰克说。 “我得快点到后台去。” “滚开，孩子，”检票员说。 “等等！”杰克说。他指着宣布他们行动的黑板。 “我是乔利·杰克。看到了什么?”“我看不出你有什么愉快的地方！”售票员说。 “快滚开，不然我叫警察了。” 下一个!”杰克从门口退了回去。 他掏出怀表。 现在是差十分八点！安妮必须在8点15分继续！他在人行道上踱来踱去，拼命寻找另一个入口。 一定有扇门是通向后台的！他想。 他凝视着剧院旁边一条又长又窄的小巷。 巷子里一片漆黑，只有一排垃圾桶上方高高的窗户透出的亮光。 杰克匆匆穿过小巷。 一只老鼠从罐头后面窜了出来。 杰克继续往前走，直到他

rounded the corner. He found the back entrance, but when he tried the handle, it was locked. He banged and banged on the door, but no one answered. The windows! Jack thought. He hurried back into the alley. To reach the row of windows, he had to step from a packing crate onto the top of a garbage can. Jack stood on his toes and looked through a lit window. He saw a hallway, but no one was there. He carefully stepped from one garbage can to another until he reached the next window. Jack looked through the glass into the Bambinis' dressing room. He saw Annie dressed in an oversized tuxedo. She was staring at a piece of paper. Jack pounded on the window. "Annie! Annie!" he shouted, panting. When Annie saw him, her face lit up. "Hi!" she yelled. She put down the paper and jumped onto a chair. She lifted a latch and then pushed the window up. "Thanks for coming back!" she cried. "I am so sorry, Jack!" "Don't worry about it," he said.

转过拐角。他找到了后门，但当他试把手时，门被锁上了。 他砰砰地敲门，但没有人应声。 窗户!杰克的想法。 他急忙回到巷子里。 为了到达那排窗户，他不得不从一个包装箱走到一个垃圾桶的顶部。 杰克踮起脚尖，透过一扇亮着灯的窗户往外看。 他看到一条走廊，但没有人在那里。 他小心翼翼地从一个垃圾桶走到另一个垃圾桶，直到走到下一个窗口。 杰克透过玻璃看了看小婴儿的更衣室。 他看见安妮穿着一件超大号的燕尾服。 她盯着一张纸。 杰克使劲地敲窗户。 “安妮!安妮！”他气喘吁吁地喊道。 当安妮看到他时，她的脸亮了起来。 “嗨！”她喊道。她放下报纸，跳上椅子。 她打开门闩，然后把窗户推上去。 “谢谢你回来！”她叫道。 “我很抱歉，杰克！”“别担心，”他说。

"Are you coming in?" asked Annie. "Yeah. Hold on." Jack jumped down and picked up the packing crate. He placed it on top of the garbage can. Then he carefully climbed onto the can and the crate. Clutching the windowsill, he hoisted himself through the window.

“你要进来吗？”安妮问。 “是的。等一等。”杰克跳了下来，拿起了包装箱。 他把它放在垃圾桶上。 然后他小心地爬上罐头和板条箱。 他抓住窗台，从窗户爬了出去。

Annie helped him step down onto a chair, and then onto the floor. Jack reached into his bag and pulled out the small bottle. "You'll need this before you go… onstage," he said, out of breath. "Mist gathered at first light… on the first day… of the new moon… on the Isle of Avalon." "Thanks!" said Annie, taking the bottle. "When I realized I didn't have it, I didn't know what to do." "That's what I figured," said Jack. Annie grabbed the paper from the table. "Look at this," she said, handing it to Jack. "The Bambini Brothers must have left it." Jack and Annie looked at the paper together. "It looks like a list of tricks," said Jack. He read: Instant Wand Three Bunnies Miracle Doves Cards from Thin Air Chinese Rings

安妮扶着他坐到椅子上，然后坐到地板上。 杰克把手伸进包里拿出了小瓶子。 “你上台前需要这个，”他上气不接下气地说。 “在阿瓦隆岛上，新月的第一天，晨曦初现，薄雾聚集。” “谢谢！”安妮接过瓶子说。 “当我意识到我没有它时，我不知道该怎么办。” “我也是这么想的，”杰克说。 安妮从桌上抓起那张纸。 “看这个，”她说着，把它递给了杰克。 “肯定是班比尼兄弟留下的。” 杰克和安妮一起看报纸。 “这看起来像一串戏法。”杰克说。 他念道：瞬间魔杖，三只兔子，奇迹鸽子，《稀薄的中国戒指》卡片

"Yeah, I think I have all the props for them," said Annie. "See? There are two wands, three rabbits, two doves, a pack of cards, and three big rings." "Yeah, it's all here…," said Jack. "But what do I do with it?" said Annie. "Maybe you'll find out when you use the magic mist," said Jack. "Oh, yes, I bet I will!" said Annie. "Yeah," Jack said. "Now I can't wait to find out what's going to happen!" said Annie. "Bet you'll have a good time," said Jack. "What are you thinking?" asked Annie. "Should I still perform all by myself? Or do you think maybe we should perform together?" Jack stared at her a moment, then sighed. "Together," he said softly. "Yay!" said Annie. "We'll be a great team. I promise." She held up the bottle. "Should we use this right now? Do you want to?" "Hmm," said Jack. "Yeah. Then we'll be able to figure everything out. But remember, the magic only works for one hour." He looked at his watch.

“是的，我想我为他们准备了所有的道具，”安妮说。 “看到了吗?有两根魔杖、三只兔子、两只鸽子、一副纸牌和三个大戒指。” “是的，都在这儿……”杰克说。 “但是我该拿它怎么办呢？”安妮说。 “也许你用魔法雾的时候就知道了。”杰克说。 “哦，是的，我打赌我会的！”安妮说。 “是的，”杰克说。“现在我迫不及待地想知道会发生什么！”安妮说。 “我打赌你会玩得很开心，”杰克说。 “你在想什么？”安妮问。 “我还应该一个人表演吗？ 或者你觉得我们应该一起表演？”杰克盯着她看了一会儿，然后叹了口气。 “在一起。”他轻声说。 “耶！”安妮说。“我们会成为一个伟大的团队。 我保证。”她举起瓶子。 “我们现在应该用这个吗？” 你想去吗？”“嗯，”杰克说。 “是的。然后我们就能把一切都搞清楚了。 但是记住，魔法只会持续一个小时。” 他看了看表。