Ch8-Moon over the Nile

CHAPTER EIGHT Moon over the Nile Jack took halting steps, supporting much of Annie's weight as she hopped on her left foot. His shoulder hurt terribly, but he tried to hide his pain from Annie. The Valley of the Queens felt spookier than ever. The jackals must be close by,

第八章尼罗河上的月亮杰克步履蹒跚，用左脚支撑着安妮的大部分体重。 他的肩膀疼得厉害，但他努力不让安妮知道。 皇后区的山谷比以往任何时候都更令人毛骨悚然。 豺狼一定就在附近

Jack thought. And what about those tomb raiders that Ali had mentioned? "Do we know the way back?" Annie asked. "From the top of the cliff, we could see the moon rising over the Nile," said Jack. "So, if we walk toward the moon now, we should come to the river." "Good thinking," said Annie. Heading toward the moon and holding on to Annie, Jack kept walking slowly. "Oww!" Annie said softly with each hop she took. Annie's hopping jostled Jack's body, sending pain through his shoulder and arm. But he gritted his teeth and tried not to make a sound. He was afraid Annie wouldn't let him help her if she found out how much he was hurting. After only about fifty yards, Jack knew he couldn't support Annie's weight much longer. "Okay—let's stop for a minute and rest—" he said. Koku screeched. She let go of Annie's hand and bounded away. "Koku!" cried Annie. "Come back!"

杰克的想法。那艾莉提到的那些盗墓者呢？ “我们知道回去的路吗？”安妮问。 “从悬崖顶上，我们可以看到月亮从尼罗河升起，”杰克说。 “所以，如果我们现在向月球走去，我们应该来到河边。” “好主意，”安妮说。 杰克抱着安妮，朝着月亮走去，慢慢地走着。 “嗷!”安妮每跳一跳，都轻声说。 安妮的跳推着杰克的身体，使他的肩膀和手臂都感到疼痛。 但他咬紧牙关，尽量不发出声音。 他害怕安妮发现他有多伤心，就不会让他帮助她。 只跑了大约50码，杰克就知道他撑不住安妮的重量了。 “好吧——让我们停下来休息一会儿——”他说。 Koku尖叫声。她放开安妮的手，跳开了。 “哎呀！”安妮叫道。“回来!”

Oh, no, not again! thought Jack. Did she hear jackals? "Look, there's a light!" said Annie. She pointed at a flickering light moving toward them. "We have to be quiet," Jack whispered. "It could be tomb raiders." "Tomb raiders?" said Annie, peering into the dark. "I don't think so." She called out, "We're here! We're over here! Help us!" "Children?" a woman called. "We're here!" Annie cried again. Koku screeched and came running back toward Annie and Jack. She chattered and jumped up and down. Out of the dark, Florence Nightingale appeared on her donkey. She was wearing a shawl and holding a lantern. Mustafa followed behind her on his packhorse. "It's us, Jack and Annie!" cried Annie. "Thank goodness!" said Florence. "We've been looking for you! When we arrived at the river, Ali reported that your donkeys had returned without you!"

哦，不，又来了！杰克想。 她听到胡狼的声音了吗？“看，有灯！”安妮说。 她指着朝他们移动的一盏闪烁的灯。 “我们必须保持安静。”杰克低声说。 “可能是盗墓者。” “盗墓者？”安妮说，凝视着黑暗。 “我不这么认为。”她喊道：“我们来了！我们在这里！帮助我们!”“孩子？”一个女人喊道。 “我们在这里!”安妮又哭了。 郭尖叫着跑回安妮和杰克身边。 她叽叽喳喳地跳上跳下。 黑暗中，弗洛伦斯·南丁格尔骑着驴出现了。 她披着披肩，提着灯笼。 穆斯塔法骑着驮马跟在她后面。 “是我们，杰克和安妮！”安妮叫道。 “谢天谢地！”弗洛伦斯说道。 “我们一直在找你！”当我们到达河边时，阿里报告说你的驴子没有等你就回来了！”

"We were trying to save Koku from jackals," said Annie. "She escaped from them and then got stuck on top of a cliff. We got up there okay, but we fell coming down!" "You poor things!" cried Florence, climbing off her donkey. "Please bring water for them, Mustafa!" Mustafa dismounted and untied two canteens from his saddle. Florence carried her lamp over to Jack and Annie. "Are you hurt, my dears?" she asked in a soft, comforting voice. "Yes, I hurt my ankle," said Annie. "But I think Jack's in worse shape, even though he says it's no big deal." "It's just my shoulder and my arm," Jack said to Florence. "Oh, my goodness, you are lucky—both of you —to be alive!" said Florence. She gently felt Jack's shoulder and arm. He winced with pain and groaned. "Can you move it, dear?" she asked him. "No," he said. Mustafa handed Jack a canteen and gave one to Annie, too. While Jack and Annie gulped down water, Florence spoke softly to Mustafa. "Let's

“我们想把Koku从豺狼手里救出来，”安妮说。 “她从他们那里逃了出来，然后被困在悬崖顶上。 我们爬上去了，但我们掉下来了！”“你们这些可怜的东西！”弗洛伦斯从驴上爬下来，喊道。 “穆斯塔法，请给他们拿点水来！”穆斯塔法下了马，从马鞍上解下两根皮带。 弗洛伦斯拿着灯走到杰克和安妮面前。 “你们受伤了吗，亲爱的？”她用柔和、安慰的声音问道。 “是的，我的脚踝受伤了，”安妮说。 “但我认为杰克的情况更糟，尽管他说这没什么大不了的。” “只有我的肩膀和胳膊，”杰克对弗洛伦斯说。 “啊，我的天哪，你们俩都活着，真是幸运！”弗洛伦斯说道。 她轻轻地摸了摸杰克的肩膀和手臂。 他痛得缩成一团，呻吟着。 “你能挪一下吗，亲爱的？”她问他。 “不，”他说。穆斯塔法递给杰克一个水壶，也给了安妮一个。 杰克和安妮大口喝水的时候，弗洛伦斯轻声对穆斯塔法说话。 “让我们

take them straight to the boat," she said. "Jack can ride my donkey, and Annie and the little baboon can ride on your horse." Then she turned back to Jack and Annie. "Mustafa and I will walk alongside you." "Thank you," said Jack. He was relieved to have someone else in charge. Mustafa brought the packhorse over to them and carefully lifted Annie and Koku onto the saddle. Then he helped Jack climb onto the back of the donkey. "Good. Now let us go," said Florence. She blew out the flame in her lamp. Mustafa tied it to the saddle of the packhorse, along with the canteens. By the light of the moon, Mustafa led the animals through the chilly night. Florence walked beside the donkey, staying close to Jack. They all traveled silently over the barren, stony ground until they came to the statues of the ancient pharaoh. The giants looked like faceless gray ghosts in the moonlight. As the group headed down the dirt road toward the Nile, Jack did his best to sit up straight on the donkey's back. But every step the animal took

把他们直接带到船上，”她说。 “杰克可以骑我的驴，安妮和小狒狒骑你的马。” 然后她转身面对杰克和安妮。 “穆斯塔法和我将与你同行。” “谢谢你，”杰克说。有人来管事，他松了一口气。 穆斯塔法把驮马牵过来，小心翼翼地把安妮和郭扶到马鞍上。 然后他帮助杰克爬到驴背上。 “很好。现在我们走吧，”弗洛伦斯说道。 她吹灭了灯里的火焰。 穆斯塔法把它和水壶一起绑在驮马的马鞍上。 借着月光，穆斯塔法带领动物们穿过寒冷的夜晚。 弗洛伦斯走在驴子旁边，紧挨着杰克。 他们默默地走过贫瘠的石质土地，来到古法老的雕像前。 这些巨人在月光下看起来像没有面孔的灰色幽灵。 当这群人沿着土路朝尼罗河走去时，杰克尽力坐直了驴子的背。 但是动物走的每一步

brought Jack more pain. Once or twice he couldn't help crying out. "Jack," Annie called to him in a soft voice. "Remember what it felt like to be rock climbers?" Though the words might have sounded strange to Mustafa and Florence, Jack knew exactly what Annie meant. "Yes," he breathed. He worked hard to remember what it had felt like to be a great rock climber, to feel calm and centered. He tried to block out the pain in his arm and shoulder by closing his eyes and concentrating on the sounds of the night. Jack heard Koku making her baby baboon noises. He heard the cornstalks whispering in the wind. He heard the baaing of sheep and bleating of goats. As they came closer to the Nile, he heard the rustling of reeds and croaking of frogs. He heard the HEE-HAW of donkeys. Jack's eyes shot open. "Honey?" he said. "Bunny?" Annie called out. "Is that you?" "Hello! I have your two donkeys here!" Ali called, rushing toward the travelers. "They are safe! I am so glad that you are safe, too!"

给杰克带来了更多的痛苦。有一两次他忍不住哭了出来。 “杰克，”安妮轻声叫他。 “还记得攀岩时的感觉吗？”虽然这句话对穆斯塔法和弗洛伦斯来说可能听起来很奇怪，但杰克完全明白安妮的意思。 “是的，”他喘着气说。他努力回忆成为一名伟大的攀岩者的感觉，那种平静和集中的感觉。 他闭上眼睛，专注于夜晚的声音，试图阻止手臂和肩膀的疼痛。 杰克听到Koku发出她的小狒狒的声音。 他听到玉米秆在风中沙沙作响。 他听到绵羊的叫声和山羊的咩咩叫。 当他们走近尼罗河时，他听到芦苇的沙沙声和青蛙的呱呱声。 他听到驴子的“嗬”声。 杰克突然睁大了眼睛。“亲爱的？”他说。 “兔子?”安妮喊道。 “是你吗？”“你好!你的两头驴在我这儿！”阿里喊道，向旅行者冲去。 “他们很安全！”我也很高兴你平安无事！”