Ch6-Annie Roberto

SIX Annie? Roberto? Jack raced down the steep stadium steps, trying to get ahead of the crowd. But by the time he reached the middle section, he had to slow down. The aisle was packed with people buying sodas and flags and soccer caps from vendors.

六安妮?罗伯特?杰克跑下体育场陡峭的台阶，试图超过人群。 但当他到达中段时，他不得不放慢速度。 过道上挤满了从小贩那里购买苏打水、旗帜和足球帽的人。

Jack couldn't get past the human traffic jam. He kept looking at his watch as he waited for the steps to clear. After almost five minutes, he squeezed through a gap in the crowd. "A-26, A-26!" he repeated as he struggled to get down to the sections near the playing field. Finally Jack reached the last rows of section A. "Annie? Roberto?" he whispered. As he looked down the steep rows of seats, all the widebrimmed hats made it impossible to see. "Annie! Roberto!" Jack yelled. "Annie! Roberto!" There was no sign of them anywhere. Jack hadn't expected all the hats—or all the people milling around, standing, stretching, talking to neighbors, coming and going. Jack looked at his watch again. There were five minutes left until the end of halftime. Stadium officials were telling everyone to return to their seats. "Take your seats! Halftime's almost over! Take your seats!" Jack didn't know what to do. Suddenly he was caught in another traffic snarl as people started climbing back up to the higher tiers. "Keep

杰克无法通过拥挤的交通。 他一直在看表，等着台阶清理干净。 差不多过了五分钟，他从人群的空隙中挤了过去。 “A-26, A-26!”他一边挣扎着走到比赛场地附近的区域，一边重复着。 最后杰克来到了A区的最后几排。 “安妮?罗伯托？”他低声说。 当他向下看那一排排陡峭的座位时，所有的宽檐帽子都挡住了他的视线。 “安妮!罗伯特!”杰克喊道。 “安妮!罗伯特!”到处都没有他们的踪迹。 杰克没有料到会有这么多帽子——也没有料到会有这么多人在周围转来转去、站着、伸伸懒腰、和邻居交谈、来来往往。 杰克又看了看手表。 离中场休息结束还有五分钟。 体育场工作人员告诉大家回到座位上。 “请坐！”半场就要结束了！请坐！”杰克不知道该怎么办。 突然，当人们开始爬回更高的楼层时，他又陷入了交通混乱。 “保持

moving!" an usher shouted at everyone. "Keep moving!" A huge roar came from the crowd. The players were taking their positions again! Kickoff! The second half of the game began! The Brazilian and Italian soccer stars were running in all directions. Even peering through the crowd, Jack loved watching them up close! Suddenly an usher was by his side. "Where's your ticket?" the man asked. Now's my chance! thought Jack. He showed his ticket. "Please help me. I'm looking for A-26," he said. "My sister—" "A-26? That's not your seat! Your seat's at the top!" the stadium official said. "Please go there now!" "But—" started Jack. "There's no time!" barked the frazzled man. "The game has started again! Go back to your seat!" Jack did as the official said. Annie won't know why I didn't show up, he thought as he climbed the steep steps. She'll be really worried. He kept

移动！”一个引座员对大家喊道。 “继续前进!”人群中发出了巨大的吼声。 球员们又各就各位了！开球!下半场比赛开始了！巴西和意大利的足球明星们四处奔跑。 即使隔着人群，杰克也喜欢近距离观察他们！突然，一个引座员出现在他身边。 “你的票呢？”那人问。 现在我的机会来了！杰克想。 他出示了车票。“请帮帮我。 我在找A-26，”他说。 “我妹妹——”“A-26？那不是你的座位！你的座位在最上面！”体育场的工作人员说。 “请现在就去！”“可是——”杰克说。 “没时间了！”疲惫不堪的男人吼道。 “游戏又开始了！”回到你的座位上去！”杰克照官员说的做了。 安妮不会知道我为什么没出现的，他一边爬上陡峭的台阶一边想。 她会很担心的。他不停地

peering back down at the first rows of section A, looking for Annie and Roberto. Finally Jack arrived back at the top of the stadium. He felt frustrated and anxious as he sat down in his seat. Not only would he never get a good look at the World Cup players now—but how was he going to find Annie again? Jack wished he had a cell phone, but he knew cell phones hadn't been invented yet. How did people ever find each other in 1970? he wondered. As the fans of the Brazilian team kept whistling and cheering, Jack caught more snatches of the radio commentary: "Brazil attacks!… Gerson scores long, low shot!… Brazil keeps attacking, passing, dribbling.…" Jack barely listened to the game anymore. He was too worried about what to do when it was over. If the stadium was hectic at halftime, it'll be insane when the championship game ends, he thought. He had Merlin's magic mist in his backpack. Should he use it now? he wondered. What great talent would help him find Annie? What great talent would help them accomplish their mission?

他回头看了看A区的第一排，寻找安妮和罗伯托。 最后，杰克回到了体育场的顶层。 当他坐在座位上时，他感到沮丧和焦虑。 他现在不仅再也看不清楚世界杯球员了，而且他怎么能再找到安妮呢？ 杰克希望他有一部手机，但他知道当时还没有发明手机。 在1970年，人们是如何找到彼此的？ 他想知道。巴西队的球迷们不停地吹着口哨欢呼着，杰克听到了更多的广播解说：“巴西队进攻了！格森得分远射，低射！巴西队一直在进攻，传球，盘带。杰克几乎不再听比赛了。 他太担心结束后该怎么办了。 他想，如果球场在中场休息时很热闹，那么冠军赛结束时就会很疯狂。 他背包里有梅林的魔法雾。 他现在应该使用它吗？他想知道。 有什么才能帮他找到安妮？ 什么样的天才才能帮助他们完成任务？

"Pelé follows with a hard shot!" the radio commentator's voice crackled. "Here comes Alberto!" As the game went on, Jack couldn't stop worrying about finding Annie. She must be worried about finding me, too, he thought. Knowing her, she might have tried to get help from the ushers or stadium guards. Maybe she talked to the police. Jack looked up and down the aisles for any officials who might be searching for him. "Four minutes left!" the announcer finally yelled. "Tostao gets the ball!" the teenager with binoculars yelled. "Someone passes to Pelé!… Now Jairzinho has it! Brazil drives the ball and scores!" As soon as it's over, I'll find seat A-26, Jack thought. I'll keep looking as long as I have to! Jack just hoped Annie would wait at her seat. He hoped she had discovered the secret of greatness during the game. He hoped Roberto would stick around and take them back to the U.S. Embassy. Jack's thoughts were interrupted by a huge roar from the crowd.

“pelpele跟着一记重拳！”电台评论员的声音噼里啪啦地说。 “阿尔贝托来了！”随着比赛的进行，杰克一直在担心找到安妮。 她一定也在担心找不到我，他想。 以我对她的了解，她可能会试图寻求引座员或体育场警卫的帮助。 也许她跟警察谈过了。 杰克在过道里上下张望，看有没有官员可能在找他。 “还剩四分钟！”播音员终于喊道。 “Tostao拿到球了！”那个拿着双筒望远镜的少年喊道。 “有人向pelpele走过来！”现在Jairzinho拿到了！巴西队带球得分！”一结束，我就去找A-26号座位，杰克想。 只要有时间，我就会一直找下去！杰克只希望安妮能在座位上等着。 他希望她在比赛中发现了伟大的秘密。 他希望罗伯托能留下来，带他们回美国 大使馆。杰克的思绪被人群的巨大吼声打断了。

"Final score four to one!… The Beautiful Team has won!… Champions of the world!… Best World Cup of all time!" All the spectators around Jack were screaming and jumping up and down and hugging each other. As Jack squeezed past the people in his row, the sportscaster shouted from the radio, "Spectators are pushing past police and news reporters! Mobs are rushing onto the field. They're tearing off the players' shirts, their shoes! The fans have gone wild!"

“最后比分是四比一！”美丽队赢了！世界冠军！……有史以来最好的世界杯！”杰克周围所有的观众都尖叫着，跳上跳下，互相拥抱。 当杰克挤过他那一排的人群时，广播里的体育广播员喊道：“观众正在挤过警察和新闻记者！暴民们涌向球场。 他们在撕下球员的球衣和鞋子！球迷们都疯了！”