Ch10-Candles in the Forest

TEN Candles in the Forest Golden light flooded the tree house. Jack and Annie looked out the window. It was early evening. The magic tree house had not landed in a tree. It had landed in a small clearing in a Camelot forest. All around, thousands of lanterns hung

森林里的十支蜡烛金色的光芒洒满了树屋。 杰克和安妮向窗外望去。 那是傍晚时分。魔法树屋并没有落在树上。 它降落在卡梅洛特森林的一小块空地上。 四周挂着成千上万的灯笼

from oak trees. Their candle flames shone on knights in gleaming armor and ladies in cone-shaped hats with flowing veils. Jack couldn't speak. Even Annie was speechless. Morgan le Fay stepped out from the crowd. The enchantress librarian was dressed in a long red velvet gown. Her white hair shimmered in the candlelight. "Welcome back, Jack and Annie," said Morgan. "Thank you," breathed Jack. "I'm sorry we're so dirty," said Annie. "We just played a tough game of soccer." "You look wonderful to us," said Morgan, smiling. "All of Camelot celebrates your return. Fifty-two times you have traveled to faraway places in my magic tree house. Fifty-two times you have proven your courage and kindness under the most difficult of circumstances. It is a magical number. The same number as there are weeks in a year." Carrying his staff, Merlin the magician stepped forward and stood beside Morgan. "Jack and Annie, I heard stories of your adventures long

从橡树上。他们的烛光照耀着身穿闪亮盔甲的骑士和戴着飘逸面纱的锥形帽子的女士们。 杰克说不出话来。就连安妮也说不出话来。 摩根·勒·菲从人群中走了出来。 那个有魔力的图书管理员穿着一件红色天鹅绒长袍。 她的白发在烛光下闪闪发光。 “欢迎回来，杰克和安妮，”摩根说。 “谢谢你。”杰克轻声说。 “对不起，我们弄得这么脏，”安妮说。 “我们刚刚踢了一场艰苦的足球比赛。” “在我们看来，你看起来棒极了。”摩根微笑着说。 "整个卡梅洛特城都在庆祝你的归来。 52次，你乘着我的魔法树屋去遥远的地方旅行。 在最困难的情况下，你已经52次证明了你的勇气和善良。 这是一个神奇的数字。和一年的周数一样多。” 魔法师梅林拿着他的手杖走上前去，站在摩根身边。 “杰克和安妮，我早就听说你们的冒险故事了

before I met you," he said. "I could not believe two children would venture into the lands of dinosaurs, castles, ancient Egypt, and pirates and return unharmed. You even outsmarted me when you saved Morgan from a spell I had playfully put her under." Morgan gave Merlin a look. Then she turned back to Jack and Annie. "And we had fun, didn't we?" she said. "When we journeyed to the time of the ninjas, the rain forest, the Ice Age, and the moon?" "Yes, and Jack and I had fun when we solved your four riddles," Annie said breathlessly, "on the coral reef, in the Wild West, on the Serengeti plain of Africa, and in the Arctic." "And when we became Master Librarians," said Jack, "and rescued the four ancient stories from Rome, China, Ireland, and Greece." "And when you freed me from a spell!" said a voice from the crowd. "Woof, woof." "Teddy!" said Annie. The firelight shone on the young sorcerer's tousled red hair as he stepped forward.

在我遇见你之前，”他说。 “我无法相信两个孩子会冒险进入恐龙、城堡、古埃及和海盗的土地，并毫发无损地回来。 你甚至比我还聪明，你把摩根从我开玩笑给她下的魔咒中救了出来。” 摩根看了梅林一眼。 然后她转身面对杰克和安妮。 “我们玩得很开心，不是吗？”她说。 “当我们穿越到忍者时代、雨林时代、冰河时代和月亮时代的时候？”“是的，杰克和我在解开你的四个谜语时玩得很开心，”安妮上气不接下气地说，“在珊瑚礁上，在蛮荒的西部，在非洲的塞伦盖蒂平原，还有在北极。” “当我们成为图书管理员的时候，”杰克说，“从罗马、中国、爱尔兰和希腊拯救了这四个古老的故事。” “当你把我从魔咒中解救出来的时候！”人群中有一个声音说。 “汪,汪”。“泰迪！”安妮说。 火光照在年轻巫师乱蓬蓬的红头发上，他走上前去。

"Remember when I was a dog?" Teddy said, grinning. Jack and Annie laughed and nodded. "And we escaped the Titanic," said Teddy, "and the buffalo stampede, the tiger in India, and the forest fire in the Australian outback?" "Yes!" said Jack and Annie. "And do not forget how you saved His Majesty from despair," said a woman in a snow-white gown. A veil hung from a wreath of blue flowers around her hair. Standing next to her was a man in a purple tunic and a red cape. On his head was a simple golden crown. "Queen Guinevere! King Arthur!" said Annie. "You brought me wisdom and courage from the American Civil War," said King Arthur. "And the Revolutionary War, a schoolhouse on the American prairie, and an earthquake in San Francisco." "And then you discovered the secrets of everyday magic," said Morgan, "from the people of the first Thanksgiving, the gorillas of the cloud forest, William Shakespeare, and friends in Hawaii."

“还记得我当狗的时候吗？”泰迪笑着说。 杰克和安妮笑着点点头。 “我们逃过了泰坦尼克号，”泰迪说，“逃过了水牛踩踏事件，逃过了印度的老虎袭击，逃过了澳大利亚内陆的森林大火？”“是的！”杰克和安妮说。 “别忘了你是怎样把陛下从绝望中救出来的。”一个穿着雪白长袍的女人说。 她的头发上戴着一个蓝色的花圈，上面挂着面纱。 站在她旁边的是一个身穿紫色束腰外衣、披着红色斗篷的男人。 他头上戴着一顶简单的金冠。 “皇后漂亮宝贝!亚瑟王！”安妮说。 “你从美国内战中给我带来了智慧和勇气，”亚瑟王说。 “还有独立战争，美国大草原上的一所校舍，以及旧金山的一次地震。” “然后你发现了日常魔法的秘密，”摩根说，“从第一个感恩节的人那里，从云雾森林的大猩猩那里，从威廉·莎士比亚那里，从夏威夷的朋友那里。”

"And you saved the four treasures of Camelot for Merlin," said King Arthur. Merlin laughed. "Yes, you outwitted the Dragons of the Otherworld, the Raven King, the Sea Serpent, and the Ice Wizard," he said. "And do not forget when Teddy and I journeyed with you to the four beautiful cities," said a young girl. Her dark hair curled down over her shoulders. Her sea-blue eyes shone in the firelight. "Ancient Baghdad, Venice, Paris, and New York?" she said. Jack nodded. "Hi, Kathleen," he said shyly. "And thank you, Jack and Annie, for saving another from a spell, too," said Kathleen, "on our mission in New York City." A white unicorn gracefully stepped forward and stood beside Kathleen. He lowered his head. "Dianthus!" said Annie. "The Wand of Dianthus helped you learn four secrets of happiness," said Merlin, "from Leonardo da Vinci, Basho the poet, the deep sea— and, best of all, from this little one you brought me from Antarctica." The magician picked up a baby penguin that had been hiding behind his cloak.

“你为梅林保存了卡梅洛特的四件珍宝。”亚瑟王说。 梅林笑了。“是的，你智胜了冥界的龙、乌鸦王、海蛇和冰法师。” “不要忘记我和特迪和你一起去四个美丽的城市旅行的时候，”一个年轻的女孩说。 她的黑发披散在肩上。 她海蓝色的眼睛在火光下闪闪发光。 “古巴格达、威尼斯、巴黎和纽约？”她说。 杰克点了点头。“嗨，凯瑟琳。”他害羞地说。 “也谢谢你们，杰克和安妮，”凯瑟琳说，“在我们在纽约的任务中，你们又从魔咒中救了一个人。” 一只白色独角兽优雅地走上前来，站在凯瑟琳身边。 他低下头。“Dianthus!”安妮说。 “Dianthus魔杖帮你学会了幸福的四个秘诀，”梅林说，“从达芬奇、诗人巴朔、深海——最重要的是，从你从南极洲带给我的这个小家伙身上。” 魔术师捡起了一只藏在他斗篷后面的小企鹅。

"Penny!" said Jack. "And four creative geniuses of history thank you, too," said Morgan, "for helping them begin the path to giving their gifts to the world." "Mozart and Louis Armstrong," said Jack, remembering their friends, "and Lady Gregory and Charles Dickens." "And thank you for helping Teddy to undo the spell he accidentally cast on Penny," said Merlin. "He confessed all to us later." "We went to the Taj Mahal in India for that," said Annie, "and met Saint Bernard dogs in Switzerland and Abraham Lincoln—"

“佩妮！”杰克说。“历史上四位有创造力的天才也要感谢你们，”摩根说，“感谢你们帮助他们走上了向世界奉献才华的道路。” “莫扎特和路易斯·阿姆斯特朗，”杰克说，想起了他们的朋友，“还有格雷戈里夫人和查尔斯·狄更斯。” “谢谢你帮泰迪解除了他不小心对佩妮施的咒语。”梅林说。 “他后来向我们坦白了一切。” “我们为此去了印度的泰姬陵，”安妮说，“在瑞士见到了圣伯纳犬，亚伯拉罕·林肯——”