Ch5-Yucatán Theme Park

CHAPTER FIVE Yucatan Theme Park "There! Those are the steps I was talking about," said Annie. She pointed to a rickety wooden stairway clinging to the side of the cliff. "That?" said Jack. "I know, it doesn't look safe," said Annie. "But I don't see any other way to get up there." Jack looked up and down the beach. "Me neither. I guess we'll have to try it."

第五章尤卡坦主题公园这就是我说的步骤，”安妮说。 她指着悬崖边上的一个摇摇晃晃的木楼梯。 “那个？”杰克说。“我知道，它看起来不安全，”安妮说。 “但我想不出还有什么别的办法能上去。” 杰克上下打量着海滩。 “我也没有。我想我们得试一试。”

Lugging their bag, Jack followed Annie to the stairs. Annie started up first, the weathered boards creaking with her weight. "Careful," said Jack. "Hold on to the railing." "You too!" Annie called down. Jack started climbing the rickety stairway. Gripping the handrail, he took one step at a time as the wind shook the stairs, and the sound of drums and flutes floated down from above. Suddenly Jack's foot broke through one of the boards! Hanging on tightly to the railing, he leapt to the next step as the broken one crashed to the ground. "You okay?" said Annie. "Yeah, barely," Jack answered. As he kept climbing, he clung to the railing and gingerly placed one foot after the other. Finally he followed Annie from the top step onto the rocky ground at the top of the cliff. "We made it!" Annie said. "I can't believe they built such a bad staircase!" said Jack.

杰克拖着书包，跟着安妮走到楼梯上。 安妮第一个起身，风化的木板被她的体重压得吱吱作响。 “小心，”杰克说。“抓住栏杆。” “你也是!”安妮向下喊道。 杰克开始爬上摇摇晃晃的楼梯。 他抓着扶手，一步一步地走着，风摇动着楼梯，鼓声和笛声从楼上飘下来。 突然，杰克的脚踩破了一块木板！他紧紧抓住栏杆，跳上了下一个台阶，那根断了的栏杆坠落在地。 “你还好吗？”安妮说。“是的，几乎没有。”杰克回答。 他一边爬，一边紧紧抓住栏杆，小心翼翼地一只脚接一只脚地走着。 最后，他跟着安妮从台阶顶上走到悬崖顶上的岩石地上。 “我们成功了！”安妮说。“我真不敢相信他们建了这么差的楼梯！”杰克说。

"They probably want it to look as real as possible," said Annie, "like in olden times." "Yeah, but how about safe?" said Jack. "If someone falls—or this whole thing comes crashing down—people could really get hurt." "We should tell our hotel to post a warning or something," said Annie. "Yeah. Avoid the rickety staircase with the broken step," said Jack. As he caught his breath, he listened to the drum and flute music coming from behind a high stone wall. The smell of wood smoke filled the air. By now the full moon had risen over the park, giving everything a bluish tint. "It sounds great, doesn't it?" said Annie. "Yeah, it does," said Jack. He had to admit that the theme park show seemed really inviting. "I wonder how we get inside," said Annie. "Hold on," said Jack. He took out their travel guide. By the light of the moon, he studied the map. "It looks like a wall runs all the way around the park. And the entrance is on the other side,

“他们可能想让它看起来尽可能真实，”安妮说，“就像古代一样。” “是的，但是安全呢？”杰克说。 “如果有人摔倒了——或者整个东西都倒塌了——人们真的会受伤的。” “我们应该让我们的酒店贴个警告什么的，”安妮说。 “是的。不要走台阶坏掉的摇摇晃晃的楼梯，”杰克说。 他喘着气，听着从一堵高高的石墙后面传来的鼓声和笛声。 空气中弥漫着木柴的烟味。 这时，一轮满月已经从公园上空升起，给一切都染上了一层蓝色。 “听起来很棒，不是吗？”安妮说。 “是的，确实是这样。”杰克说。 他不得不承认，主题公园的表演似乎真的很吸引人。 “我想知道我们怎么进去，”安妮说。 “等等，”杰克说。他拿出他们的旅游指南。 借着月光，他研究地图。 “它看起来像一堵墙，一直围绕着公园。 入口在另一边，

with a ticket booth…. Oh, and there's a visitors bureau! They can help us find a hotel." "But we're checking out the show first, right?" Annie said. "Sure, let's go," said Jack. As they started along the wall, bellowing horn sounds came from inside the park. "Whoa, what's that?" said Annie. She ran ahead. When Jack caught up with her, she was looking through a narrow opening in the wall. "It's definitely a song-and-dance spectacular," she said. "Look at the great costumes!" Annie stepped aside so Jack could peek through the opening. He saw the long shadows of stone buildings. In front of the buildings was an open square, bright with firelight. Dancers and musicians were performing around a roaring bonfire. Dozens of people watched from the sides, some standing and some sitting on the ground. "It looks great," said Jack. "Let's find the entrance."

有售票亭....哦，还有一个旅游局！他们可以帮我们找旅馆。” “但我们要先看看这个节目，对吧？”安妮说。 “当然，我们走吧。”杰克说。 当他们沿着墙出发时，公园里传来了呼啸的喇叭声。 “哇，那是什么？”安妮说。 她跑在前面。当杰克追上她时，她正从墙上的一个狭窄的洞口往外看。 “这绝对是一场歌舞盛宴，”她说。 “看看这些漂亮的服装！”安妮走到一边，让杰克从洞口往里看。 他看到了石头建筑的长长的影子。 屋前是一个露天广场，火光明亮。 舞者和音乐家围着熊熊燃烧的篝火表演。 数十人站在一旁观看，有的站着，有的坐在地上。 “看起来很棒，”杰克说。 “我们去找入口吧。”

"Oh, let's just sneak in through here," said Annie, "before the show ends." "What about our tickets?" said Jack. "If we spend time looking for the ticket booth, we'll miss the show!" said Annie. "We can pay on the way out. This is a chance of a lifetime." "Okay," said Jack. "Yes!" said Annie. She turned sideways and slid through the narrow opening. "See? No problem," she said from the other side. "Take this," said Jack. He pushed their bulky bag through the opening. Then he squeezed sideways between the thick slabs of rock. Jack took his bag back from Annie, and they hurried across the grounds of the park. When they got close to the bonfire, they stood near the back of the square. The male dancers had feathered headdresses and beautiful feathered cloaks. They wore arm and leg bracelets made of gold and silver. They had painted faces and tattoos. Some of them waved spears and shields as they shook their bodies.

“哦，我们就从这里溜进去吧，”安妮说，“在演出结束之前。” “我们的票怎么办?”杰克说。 “如果我们花时间找售票处，我们就会错过演出了！”安妮说。 “我们可以在出去的路上付钱。 这是一个千载难逢的机会。” “好吧，”杰克说。“是的！”安妮说。 她转过身，从狭窄的洞口溜了出去。 “看到了吗?没问题，”她从另一边说。 “拿着这个，”杰克说。他把他们的大袋子推了进去。 然后他侧身挤在厚厚的石板之间。 杰克从安妮手里拿回书包，他们匆匆穿过公园。 当他们靠近篝火时，他们站在广场的后面。 男舞者戴着羽毛头饰，穿着漂亮的羽毛斗篷。 他们的胳膊和腿上都戴着金银做的手镯。 他们脸上涂着彩绘，身上有纹身。 他们中的一些人挥舞着长矛和盾牌，摇晃着身体。

Near the dancers, several musicians played wooden flutes. Others rattled hollow gourd instruments and rang loud bells. Some clapped sticks together, while still others banged huge turtle-shell drums and blew on giant conch shells that made deep bellowing sounds. While the dancers danced and the musicians played, actors moved about in front of the crowd, miming a story. They wore jaguar masks, crocodile masks, and bird masks. They bowed to two regal-looking men who sat on thronelike wooden seats on a platform. The two men wore enormous headdresses and animal-skin capes. Behind them stood a row of feathered warriors. "I'll bet those two guys are supposed to be ancient Mayan kings," whispered Annie, "and the ones behind them must be their bodyguards. This is spectacular!" Jack had to agree, even though none of it made sense to him. He looked around at the crowd watching the show. He noticed that the women and girls wore colorful dresses and large pieces of

在跳舞的人旁边，有几个乐师在吹木笛。 其他人摇着空心葫芦乐器，摇着响亮的钟声。 一些人把棍子放在一起，还有一些人敲着巨大的龟壳鼓，吹着巨大的海螺壳，发出低沉的吼声。 当舞者跳舞，音乐家演奏时，演员们在人群前面走来走去，模仿一个故事。 他们戴着美洲虎面具、鳄鱼面具和鸟面具。 他们向两个坐在平台上像王座一样的木制座位上的帝王模样的男人鞠躬。 这两个人头戴巨大的头饰，身穿兽皮斗篷。 他们身后站着一排身披羽毛的战士。 “我敢打赌那两个家伙应该是古代玛雅国王，”安妮小声说，“他们后面的人一定是他们的保镖。 这太壮观了！”杰克不得不同意，尽管这一切对他来说都毫无意义。 他环顾四周看表演的人群。 他注意到妇女和女孩们都穿着五颜六色的衣服和大块的衣服