Ch10-Good-Bye, Thebes!

CHAPTER TEN Good-Bye Thebes! "I'm afraid we should leave, too," said Annie. "It's almost time for us to meet up with our parents." "Oh, yes, of course," said Florence. "Where do you need to go?"

第十章再见，底比斯！“恐怕我们也该走了，”安妮说。 “快到我们和父母见面的时间了。” “啊，是的，当然，”弗洛伦斯说道。 “你要去哪里？”

"Across the Nile," said Jack, "by the sycamore. We'll rendezvous there." Jack put on his shirt, his belt, and his hat. "Good," said Florence. "No doubt Mustafa and Ali are already sitting by the river, waiting to help travelers. We will shout for him to row across and pick you up." "Thanks," said Jack. "And you will need this, Annie," said Florence. She went to a small closet and took out a wooden crutch. "I always travel with a few medical supplies. It's not much, but it should help you a bit." "Great!" said Annie. She took the crutch from Florence and used it to help herself down from the bed. Jack climbed down, too, careful not to jostle his right arm. As they followed Florence out of her cabin, dawn was spreading its rosy glow across the Temple of Luxor, the anchored sailboats, and the waters of the Nile. Charles and Selina were already on the deck. Selina was sketching the temple, while Charles sat in a deck chair, reading a book. "Good morning!"

“穿过尼罗河，”杰克说，“在梧桐树旁边。 我们在那里会合。”杰克穿上衬衫，系上腰带，戴上帽子。 “很好，”弗洛伦斯说道。“毫无疑问，穆斯塔法和阿里已经坐在河边，等着帮助旅行者。 我们要喊他划过去把你接上来。” “谢谢，”杰克说。“你需要这个，安妮，”弗洛伦斯说。 她走到一个小壁橱前，拿出一根木拐杖。 “我旅行时总是带着一些医疗用品。 虽然不多，但应该能帮到你。” “太好了！”安妮说。她从弗洛伦斯手里拿过拐杖，用它帮助自己从床上下来。 杰克也爬了下来，小心翼翼地不让右臂碰到。 当他们跟着弗洛伦斯走出她的舱房时，黎明的玫瑰色光芒正照在卢克索神庙上，照在停泊的帆船上，照在尼罗河的水面上。 查尔斯和塞琳娜已经在甲板上了。 塞琳娜正在画神庙的草图，而查尔斯则坐在甲板上的椅子上看书。 “早上好!”

they both exclaimed when they saw Jack, Annie, and Florence. "Say good morning and good-bye to our new friends," said Florence. "Jack and Annie are leaving Thebes soon." "Oh, dear, we will miss these brave American children," said Selina. She put down her sketching tools and rushed over to give Jack and Annie careful hugs. "Good luck with your injuries, my dears." "Thanks," said Jack. "Thanks for helping us," said Annie. "Good-bye, old chap," said Charles, shaking Jack's left hand. "And, young lady, I'm sure you'll be leaping over barrels soon." "Righto," said Annie. Donkeys brayed across the river. "Look!" said Jack, pointing to Mustafa and Ali on the western bank. "They are already up and ready for work," said Charles. The Englishman stepped across the boat deck, faced the Nile, and shouted, "Mustafa!" He waved for the guide to come across the river.

当他们看到杰克、安妮和弗洛伦斯时，他们都惊叫起来。 “向我们的新朋友说早安和再见吧，”弗洛伦斯说道。 “杰克和安妮很快就要离开底比斯了。” “哦，亲爱的，我们会想念这些勇敢的美国孩子的，”塞琳娜说。 她放下素描工具，冲过去仔细地拥抱了杰克和安妮。 “祝你们伤势顺利，亲爱的。” “谢谢，”杰克说。“谢谢你帮助我们，”安妮说。 “再见，老伙计，”查尔斯握着杰克的左手说。 “还有，小姐，我相信你很快就会跳过木桶了。” “对，”安妮说。驴叫着过河。 “看！”杰克指着西岸的穆斯塔法和阿里说。 “他们已经起床准备上班了，”查尔斯说。 英国人跨过船甲板，面对尼罗河喊道：“穆斯塔法！”他挥手示意向导过河。

Mustafa climbed into his rowboat, pushed off the bank, and started rowing across. "Come," said Florence. "I'll accompany you to the water's edge." "Thanks again!" said Annie, waving good-bye to Charles and Selina. Charles tipped his hat as Selina waved back. Then Jack and Annie followed Florence down the landing. In the glowing dawn light, a heron was standing on one leg in the water. "He looks like me," said Annie, hopping on one foot. Florence smiled. "There is more activity here in the first hour of cool morning than at any other time of day," she said.

穆斯塔法爬上他的划艇，推离岸边，开始划过去。 “来吧，”弗洛伦斯说道。“我陪你到水边去。” “再次感谢！”安妮说着，向查尔斯和塞琳娜挥手告别。 塞琳娜向查尔斯挥手致意时，查尔斯脱帽致意。 然后杰克和安妮跟着弗洛伦斯走下楼梯平台。 在明亮的晨光中，一只苍鹭单腿站在水里。 “他看起来像我，”安妮说，单脚跳着。 弗洛伦斯笑了。“在凉爽的早晨的第一个小时，这里的活动比一天中的任何其他时间都要多，”她说。

Men in robes and turbans were sitting under a palm tree, smoking a water pipe. Two women were bathing small children in the Nile. Some girls were spreading wet clothes over rocks to dry. Jack heard someone shouting. He and Annie and Florence turned to look back at the sailboats anchored offshore. Lord and Lady Bickerson were on the deck of one of the boats. They were swatting and yelling at the flies. "Poor souls," breathed Florence. "The flies?" asked Annie. Florence laughed. "I like you both very much," she said. "I think we could be good friends."

穿着长袍和头巾的男人坐在一棵棕榈树下，抽着水烟。 两个妇女在尼罗河里给小孩子洗澡。 一些女孩把湿衣服铺在岩石上晾干。 杰克听到有人在喊。 他、安妮和弗洛伦斯回头看了看停泊在近海的帆船。 比克森勋爵和夫人在其中一艘船的甲板上。 他们对着苍蝇又拍又叫。 “可怜的人，”弗洛伦斯轻声说道。 “苍蝇？”安妮问。弗洛伦斯笑了。 “我非常喜欢你们两个，”她说。 “我想我们可以成为好朋友。”

"I think so, too," said Annie. "Me too," Jack added. His whole opinion of Florence had changed since she had tended to their injuries so kindly and he had heard her speak about her dreams. "Ah, here is your carriage," said Florence. Mustafa had arrived in his rowboat. He pulled it ashore. Then he and Florence helped Annie and Jack climb aboard and take their seats. "Good-bye, Jack and Annie," Florence said, standing on the riverbank. "You must visit me if you ever come to England." Jack was sad to leave her, and even sadder to think they would probably never see her again. "Good luck with everything," he said. "Hold on to your dreams." "We'll miss you," said Annie. Florence smiled her most radiant smile and waved. Then she turned and walked away. Mustafa used his oars to push off, then began rowing back across the River Nile. Geese flew overhead. A pelican was perched on the crocodile's rock. The old Egyptian sang his song. The words were still impossible to understand, but

“我也这么认为，”安妮说。 “我也是。”杰克补充道。自从弗洛伦斯如此亲切地照料他们的伤处，他听她讲了她的梦以后，他对她的整个看法就改变了。 “啊，这是您的马车，”弗洛伦斯说道。 穆斯塔法坐着他的划艇来了。 他把它拉上岸。然后他和弗洛伦斯帮助安妮和杰克爬上飞机，坐了下来。 “再见，杰克和安妮，”弗洛伦斯站在河岸上说。 “如果你到英国来，一定要来看我。” 要离开她，杰克很难过，更难过的是，他们可能再也见不到她了。 “祝你一切顺利，”他说。 “坚持你的梦想。”“我们会想你的，”安妮说。 弗洛伦斯露出最灿烂的笑容，挥了挥手。 然后她转身走开了。 穆斯塔法用他的桨推开船，然后开始划回尼罗河对岸。 鹅从头顶飞过。一只鹈鹕栖息在鳄鱼的岩石上。 古埃及人唱着他的歌。 这些话还是听不懂，但是