Ch5-High in the Sky

FIVE High in the Sky When the doors opened, Roberto led Jack and Annie off the tram. They walked down a ramp from the station and headed into the huge parking area. "Aztec Stadium is named for the people who built an empire in this part of Mexico many

门开了，罗伯托领着杰克和安妮下了电车。 他们从车站走下坡道，进入了一个巨大的停车场。 “阿兹特克体育场是以在墨西哥这一地区建立帝国的人命名的

hundreds of years ago," said Roberto. "Really?" said Jack. He'd read about the Aztec Empire. He could imagine the enormous stadium being similar to an Aztec pyramid. Thousands of spectators flooded the parking lot. They wore bright summer clothes and widebrimmed hats. Vendors walked among the big cars, selling Brazilian, Italian, and Mexican flags. Kids were waving souvenir programs, soccer shirts, and caps for sale. Jack and Annie followed Roberto to the nearest entrance, and Annie held out their two tickets. "That way, gate G!" a stadium official said. He pointed toward one of the other entrances.

几百年前，”罗伯托说。 “真的吗？”他读过阿兹特克帝国的故事。 他可以想象这个巨大的体育场类似于阿兹特克金字塔。 成千上万的观众涌进了停车场。 他们穿着鲜艳的夏装，戴着宽边帽。 小贩们走在大型汽车之间，出售巴西、意大利和墨西哥的国旗。 孩子们挥舞着出售的纪念品、足球衫和帽子。 杰克和安妮跟着罗伯托走到最近的入口，安妮拿出两张票。 “那边，G门！”一位体育场工作人员说。 他指着另一个入口。

When Roberto showed his ticket, the man pointed in the same direction. "Hurray! I hope I'm sitting near you," said Roberto. "Me too!" said Jack. Jack, Annie, and Roberto followed a crowd through gate G and into the giant stadium. They all looked up at the stands. Dozens of tiers of seats rose above the green soccer field. The rows were so steep, it looked as if spectators in the highest rows might fall straight down onto the field. "This place is huge!" said Jack. "Where do we go now?" said Annie. "My father said I should ask an official," said Roberto, looking around. "Over there!" He led Jack and Annie to an usher in uniform standing at the bottom of an aisle. "Can you please tell us where our seats are?" Annie asked, showing her ticket to the woman. When the woman looked at the ticket, her eyes grew wide. "You have some of the best seats in the stadium!" she said. She pointed to the section closest to the field. "Over there—second row, right on the aisle!"

当罗伯托出示他的车票时，那个人指向了同一个方向。 “华友世纪!我希望我坐在你旁边，”罗伯托说。 “我也是！”杰克说。杰克、安妮和罗伯托跟着人群穿过G门，进入了巨大的体育场。 他们都抬头看着看台。 绿色的足球场上方有几十层座位。 一排排的看台非常陡峭，看起来好像坐在最高的一排排看台上的观众可能会直接掉到球场上。 “这地方真大！”杰克说。 “我们现在去哪儿？”安妮说。 “我父亲说我应该问一个官员，”罗伯托环顾四周说。 “在那边!”他把杰克和安妮领到过道尽头一位身穿制服的引座员面前。 “你能告诉我们座位在哪里吗？”安妮问，把她的票给那个女人看。 当那个女人看着彩票时，她的眼睛睁得大大的。 “你们的座位是体育场里最好的！”她说。 她指了指离田地最近的地方。 “那边，第二排，就在过道上！”

"Yay!" said Jack. The guard at the embassy had been right. They did have incredible seats—seats that would help them get close enough to Pelé to learn a secret of greatness from him. Jack turned excitedly to Roberto. "Where's your seat?" he asked. Roberto showed his ticket to the usher. "Where do I go?" he asked. "Well… you are in the same line as your friends…," the woman told Roberto. "Fantastic!" he said with a big grin. "But I'm afraid your seat is in a different section," said the usher. She pointed all the way up. "It's near the very top, high up in the sky." The smile left Roberto's face, but then it returned. "I'd better go," he said. "It was great to meet you." "You too," said Jack. "Good-bye, Jack and Annie," said Roberto, and he started up the steep steps to the top of the stadium. "Roberto, wait!" Annie called, and she hurried up the steps after him. Jack followed her. "Listen

“耶！”杰克说。大使馆的警卫是对的。 他们确实拥有令人难以置信的座位，这些座位可以帮助他们足够接近pelpele，从他身上学到伟大的秘诀。 杰克兴奋地转向罗伯托。 “你的座位在哪儿？”他问。 罗伯托把他的票给引座员看。 “我该去哪里？”他问。 “嗯……你和你的朋友们在同一条线上……”那个女人告诉罗伯托。 “太棒了！”他咧嘴笑着说。 “但恐怕你的座位在另一个区，”引座员说。 她一直往上指。 “它离山顶很近，在天空的高处。” 罗伯托脸上的笑容消失了，但很快又恢复了。 “我得走了，”他说。“很高兴见到你。” “你也是。”杰克说。“再见，杰克和安妮，”罗伯托说，他开始走上陡峭的台阶，来到体育场的顶端。 “罗伯特,等等!”安妮叫道，她跟着他急忙走上台阶。 杰克跟着她。“听

—I want to trade seats with you," she said. She held out her ticket. Really? thought Jack. What about our mission? "Oh, no! I cannot!" said Roberto. "Yes, you can!" said Annie. "Please! We have to trade seats." "But why?" asked Roberto. "Because it's your birthday," said Annie. "And if you have a good seat, you can tell your eight brothers and sisters and your parents all about the game. So it will be like eleven people are getting a good seat. Not just one." That actually makes sense, thought Jack. Still, he was amazed by Annie's generosity. "But no, I cannot—" said Roberto. "But yes, you can," said Annie. She grabbed Roberto's ticket and put her own ticket in his hand. "You guys have fun!" She started up the stairs. Jack felt a wave of guilt. "Wait, stop. That's not fair," he said to Annie. "Maybe I should give up my seat." "No, it's okay. I'll give up mine," said Annie.

“我想和你交换座位，”她说。 她拿出她的票。真的吗? 杰克想。那我们的使命呢？ “哦,不!我不能！”罗伯托说。 “是的，你可以！”安妮说。 “请!我们必须交换席位。” “可是为什么呢？”罗伯托问。“因为今天是你的生日，”安妮说。 “如果你有一个好座位，你可以告诉你的八个兄弟姐妹和你的父母关于比赛的一切。 所以会有11个人得到一个好座位。 不止一个。”这倒说得通，杰克想。 尽管如此，他还是对安妮的慷慨感到惊讶。 “但是不，我不能——”罗伯托说。 “但是，你可以的，”安妮说。 她抓起罗伯托的票，把自己的票放在他手里。 “你们玩得开心！”她开始上楼。 杰克感到一阵内疚。 “等等,停下来。这不公平，”他对安妮说。 “也许我应该让座。” “不，没关系。我要放弃我的，”安妮说。

Roberto laughed. "You are both too kind," he said. "I cannot take either of your seats." Roberto handed Annie her ticket and took his back. "No, please, I want—" Annie protested. "Wait, I have another idea," Jack said to Annie. "We can take turns. I'll switch with Roberto for the first half. And you switch with him for the second half." "Perfect!" said Annie. "That way, Roberto can get a great view of the whole game. And you and I will each get a great view for half the time." "Right." Jack pulled the Ring of Truth off his finger. He slipped it into Annie's hand and spoke softly to her. "The person who's sitting close to the field should wear this. Be sure to check it if you think you've discovered Pelé's secret." "Got it," Annie said, putting the ring on her finger. "I'll give it back to you at halftime." "Right," said Jack. "How long is halftime, Roberto?" "Fifteen minutes." "Plenty of time," said Jack. He looked at his seat number. "A-26. Okay, I'll find you at seat A-

罗伯特笑了。“你们两个都太好了，”他说。 “我不能坐你们两个的位子。” 罗伯托把票递给安妮，然后背了回去。 “不，求你了，我要——”安妮抗议道。 “等等，我有另一个主意，”杰克对安妮说。 “我们可以轮流。上半场我和罗伯托换班。 下半场你和他换防。” “好极了！”安妮说。“这样，罗伯托可以看到整场比赛的全景。 你和我每个人都有一半的时间可以欣赏到美景。” “对的。”杰克从手指上摘下了真理之戒。 他把它塞到安妮手里，轻轻地对她说。 “坐在靠近球场的人应该穿这个。 如果你认为你发现了pelpele的秘密，一定要检查一下。” “明白了，”安妮说着，把戒指戴上了手指。 “中场休息的时候我会还给你的。” “好的，”杰克说。“中场休息多长时间，罗伯托？”“十五分钟。” “有的是时间，”杰克说。 他看了看自己的座位号。 “26。好的，我去A-座位找你