Ch4-Where Are We

CHAPTER FOUR Where Are We? The raft slowed down. As it floated toward the distant shore, the sea changed, becoming calm and smooth. The seagulls were silent. "Where are we?" Annie asked. "I'll check," said Jack. He reached into their waterproof bag and pulled out the travel guide. He quickly found a map inside. He pointed to the tip of Cozumel. Then he moved his finger across the Caribbean, landing on the eastern shore of the

第四章我们在哪里？ 木筏慢了下来。当它向远处的海岸漂去时，大海变了，变得平静而平静。 海鸥沉默了。“我们在哪儿？”安妮问。 “我去查一下，”杰克说。他把手伸进防水袋，拿出一本旅游指南。 他很快在里面找到了一张地图。 他指着科苏梅尔岛的尖端。 然后他把手指移过加勒比海，落在加勒比海的东岸

Yucatán Peninsula. Dotting the shoreline were symbols for hotels and resorts. Jack showed the map to Annie. "I think we've come to the shore of the Yucatán Peninsula," he said. "Cool," said Annie. Jack read aloud from the guide: Vacationers flock to the eastern coast of the Yucatán of Mexico. Along the coast are comfortable luxury spa hotels and four-star Mexican restaurants. Tour buses visit Mayan ruins and hidden sinkholes filled with water. "Hidden sinkholes filled with water?" said Jack. "That sounds weird." He kept reading: Cruise ships dock at ports along the coast while ferries take tourists over the Caribbean to Cozumel. "Good news," said Jack. "We can take a ferry back to Cozumel. Then we won't have to worry about sharks anymore." He looked around. "I

尤卡坦半岛。点缀在海岸线上的是酒店和度假村的标志。 杰克把地图给安妮看。 “我想我们已经来到了Yucatán半岛的岸边，”他说。 “酷，”安妮说。杰克大声朗读着导游的内容：度假者蜂拥到墨西哥Yucatán的东海岸。 沿着海岸是舒适的豪华水疗酒店和四星级的墨西哥餐厅。 旅游巴士参观玛雅遗址和隐藏的充满水的天坑。 “隐蔽的污水坑？”杰克说。 “听起来很奇怪。”他不停地读着：游轮停靠在沿海的港口，渡轮载着游客穿越加勒比海前往科苏梅尔。 “好消息，”杰克说。“我们可以坐渡轮回科苏梅尔。 这样我们就不用再担心鲨鱼了。” 他环顾四周。“我

wonder why we haven't seen any ferries or cruise ships." "Maybe they're docked in their ports now," said Annie. "It's late afternoon. It'll be dark soon." The sun was low in the sky. Soon it would sink behind the jagged cliff. "Makes sense. I guess we'll have to catch the ferry first thing tomorrow," said Jack. "Cool, we can stay in one of those comfortable luxury spa hotels the guide talks about," said Annie. "Doesn't that sound good?" "Yeah, really good," said Jack. He was ready for a little comfort and luxury. "And get dinner, too," said Annie, "like at a four-star Mexican restaurant." "Great," said Jack. He loved Mexican food, and he was starving. "We'd just be doing our mission," said Annie. "Yep," said Jack. "Having a good time." "Oh, look!" said Annie, pointing toward shore. "What's that? Up there!"

不知道为什么我们没有看到任何渡轮或游轮。” “也许他们现在停靠在港口，”安妮说。 “已经是傍晚了。天很快就黑了。” 太阳低垂在天空中。 很快它就会沉入参差不齐的悬崖后面。 “是有意义的。我想我们明天第一件事就是赶渡轮了。”杰克说。 “太棒了，我们可以住在导游说的那种舒适的豪华水疗酒店里，”安妮说。 “听起来不错吧？”“是的，非常好，”杰克说。 他准备享受一点舒适和奢侈。 “还要吃晚餐，”安妮说，“就像在四星级的墨西哥餐厅。” “太好了，”杰克说。他喜欢墨西哥菜，而且他快饿死了。 “我们只是在完成我们的使命，”安妮说。 “是的，”杰克说。“玩得很开心。” “哦，看！”安妮指着岸边说。 “那是什么?那里!”

Jack saw stone buildings high on top of the cliff. "I'll bet those are Mayan ruins," he said, "like that pyramid we saw in Cozumel." "Look it up," said Annie. Jack flipped through their travel guide until he found a photo that looked like the same rocky cliff with the same stone buildings. "I found it," he said. He read aloud: Yucatán Park is a tourist attraction on the east coast of the Yucatán. In ancient times it was a port city for Mayans sailing around the Caribbean. Today, it's a theme park that welcomes vacationers from all over the world. "A theme park!" said Annie. "What's the theme?" Jack turned the page and saw Mayan dancers in tall feather headdresses. "I think the theme is ancient Mayan life." "Oh, that's cool," said Annie. Jack read more:

杰克看到悬崖顶上高高的石头建筑。 “我敢打赌这些是玛雅遗址，”他说，“就像我们在科苏梅尔看到的金字塔一样。” “查一下，”安妮说。杰克翻了翻他们的旅游指南，直到他找到了一张照片，照片上看起来是同样的悬崖和同样的石头建筑。 “我找到了，”他说。他大声念着：Yucatán公园是东岸的旅游胜地Yucatán。 在古代，它是玛雅人在加勒比海航行的港口城市。 今天，它是一个主题公园，欢迎来自世界各地的度假者。 “主题公园！”安妮说。 “主题是什么？”杰克翻了一页，看到了戴着高高的羽毛头饰的玛雅舞者。 “我认为主题是古玛雅人的生活。” “哦，太酷了，”安妮说。 杰克阅读更多内容：

Tourists flock to song-and-dance spectaculars that take them through Mayan history. A walking path connects the park to a hotel zone. "Wow, song-and-dance spectaculars!" said Annie. "I'd love to see one of those!" "I'd love to find a luxury hotel first," said Jack. "Watch out!" said Annie. The raft was heading for a pile of rocks at the edge of the water. "Turn!" Jack shouted. Amazingly, the raft swerved to the right and missed the rocks. A wave then carried it into a sheltered cove below the cliff. The raft slid over bubbly foam at the edge of the sea and stopped on pebbly wet sand. Their magic ride had come to an end. "Safe!" said Annie. "Our wish came true. We had a fun ride." "A lot of fun," said Jack. Even the terrifying shark attack didn't seem like such a big deal anymore, especially now that they could catch a ferry back to Cozumel in the morning.

游客们涌向带他们穿越玛雅历史的歌舞表演。 一条步道把公园和酒店区连接起来。 “哇，歌舞盛宴！”安妮说。 “我很想看到其中的一个！”“我想先找一家豪华酒店，”杰克说。 “小心！”安妮说。木筏正朝着水边的一堆岩石驶去。 “把!”杰克喊道。令人惊讶的是，木筏向右转弯，没有撞上岩石。 随后，一波巨浪把它带进了悬崖下的一个隐蔽的小海湾。 木筏滑过海边的泡沫，停在卵石湿沙上。 他们神奇的旅程结束了。 “安全！”安妮说。“我们的愿望实现了。 我们玩得很开心。”“很有趣，”杰克说。 甚至可怕的鲨鱼袭击似乎也不再是什么大不了的事了，尤其是现在他们可以在早上坐渡轮回科苏梅尔了。

As Jack and Annie packed up their gear, the sun was sinking behind the rocky bluff, turning the sky pink, then purple. Jack's face was warm with sunburn, but his body felt chilled in the sudden cool air. He was looking forward to settling into a nice hotel room. "Okay!" he said. "Let's find that hotel zone." "Let's check out the Mayan theme park first," said Annie. "It must be closed by now," said Jack. "It's almost nighttime." "Okay," said Annie, sighing. "But we have to visit it first thing tomorrow before we go back." "Sure," said Jack. "I'd love to know more about Mayan history." He and Annie put on their flipflops and stepped off the raft. "Uh-oh, I just thought of something." "What?" said Annie. "We need money," said Jack. "Oh, right, for a hotel and dinner and the theme park," said Annie. "And ferry tickets," said Jack.

杰克和安妮收拾行装的时候，太阳正落在岩石峭壁后面，把天空染成了粉红色，然后变成紫色。 杰克的脸被太阳晒得很热，但他的身体在突然凉爽的空气中感到很冷。 他盼望住进一间漂亮的旅馆房间。 “好吧！”他说。“我们去找那个酒店区吧。” “我们先去看看玛雅主题公园吧，”安妮说。 “现在肯定关门了，”杰克说。 “快到晚上了。”“好吧，”安妮叹了口气说。 “但是我们明天回去之前，第一件事就是要去看看。” “当然，”杰克说。“我想了解更多关于玛雅历史的知识。” 他和安妮穿上人字拖，走下木筏。 “哦哦，我刚想到一件事。” “什么？”安妮说。“我们需要钱，”杰克说。 “哦，对了，住旅馆，吃晚餐，去主题公园，”安妮说。 “还有船票，”杰克说。