Ch9-Message for the King

CHAPTER NINE Message for the King "You are a genius," Jack said to Annie. She smiled. "Thanks. You probably would have come up with the same plan sooner or later." "I don't think so," said Jack. "This might be the coolest idea you've ever had." Annie turned to Heart-of-the-Wind. "This is for you," she said, holding out the cell phone. "Watch." She pressed the "on/off" button and the phone lit up.

“你是个天才，”杰克对安妮说。 她笑了。“谢谢。你可能迟早也会想出同样的计划。” “我不这么认为，”杰克说。 “这可能是你有过的最酷的主意。” 安妮转向风之心。 “这是给你的，”她说着，拿出手机。 “看”。她按下“开/关”键，手机就亮了。

"Oh!" Heart-of-the-Wind jumped back. Jack laughed. "Don't worry, it won't hurt you. We'll use it to send a message from me to your father." Heart-of-the-Wind looked puzzled and curious at the same time. Keeping her distance from the phone, she said, "But what is it? Where did it come from?" "It's a device that…well…someone named Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone," said Jack. "Telephones used poles and wires. But then people invented digital phones and wireless communications and satellites and—" "Stop, Jack," said Annie, interrupting. "We can't go into all that now." "Right, just watch," Jack said to Heart-of-the-Wind. "And listen carefully," Annie said. The Mayan girl nodded, still looking puzzled. "Ready?" Annie asked Jack. "Is it charged enough?" he said. "It should be good for today," said Annie.

“噢!”风之心跳了回去。 杰克笑了。“别担心，它不会伤害你的。 我们要用它给你父亲捎个口信。” 风之心看上去既困惑又好奇。 她保持着与电话的距离，问道：“那是什么？ 它是从哪儿来的？”“是一个叫亚历山大·格雷厄姆·贝尔的人发明了电话，”杰克说。 电话使用电线杆和电线。 但是后来人们发明了数字电话、无线通信和卫星，还有——”“别说了，杰克，”安妮打断了他的话。 “我们现在还不能细说这些。” “好吧，等着瞧。”杰克对风之心说。 “仔细听着，”安妮说。 玛雅女孩点了点头，看上去仍然很困惑。 “准备好了吗?”安妮问杰克。 “电量够吗？”他说。 “今天应该没问题，”安妮说。

"Great," said Jack. "Think about what you want to say to the Great Sun of Palenque," said Annie. She tapped the "photos" icon on the screen. Then she held the phone in front of Jack. She tapped the "video camera" icon. "Whenever you're ready," she said. Jack put down the swim bag, sat on a rock, and thought for a moment. Then he cleared his throat. "Roll camera," he said. "Right," said Annie. "Action!" Then she pressed "record." Looking straight at the phone, Jack spoke in a deep, serious voice: "Greetings, Great Sun of Palenque. I have a message for you. My sister and I have come from Frog Creek, a land far away, to tell you this: women can lead just as well as men. Many women are leaders in our world. They are presidents, queens, senators, school principals, and military leaders. They are just as smart and brave and responsible as our men. That is why you already have the perfect heir to your throne: your daughter Heart-of-the-Wind. She has wisdom and

“太好了，”杰克说。“想想你要对帕伦克的大太阳说什么，”安妮说。 她点击了屏幕上的“照片”图标。 然后她把电话举到杰克面前。 她点击了“摄像机”图标。 “只要你准备好了，”她说。 杰克放下游泳包，坐在一块石头上，想了一会儿。 然后他清了清嗓子。 “胶卷相机，”他说。“好的，”安妮说。 “行动!”然后她按下了“录制”键。 杰克直视着电话，用低沉、严肃的声音说：“您好，帕伦克的太阳大王。 我有个口信给你。我妹妹和我从遥远的青蛙溪来告诉你们：女人也可以像男人一样领导。 在我们的世界里，许多女性都是领导者。 他们是总统、女王、参议员、学校校长和军事领导人。 她们和我们的男人一样聪明，勇敢，负责任。 这就是为什么你已经有了完美的王位继承人你的女儿风之心。 她有智慧

courage far beyond most people, and she will be a great leader in times of danger and times of peace. Trust this message from a distant time and place. Trust your daughter, Heart-of-the-Wind." Jack stopped speaking and stared intently at the phone. "Brilliant!" exclaimed Annie after she clicked off the camera. Then she turned to Heart-of-the-Wind. "How did that sound to you?" "It…it was wonderful," said Heart-of-the-Wind. "I only wish my father could have been here to hear it." "Don't worry," said Annie, smiling. "Watch." She held up the cell phone so Heart-of-the-Wind could see the screen, and then she pressed "play." Jack's face appeared. "Greetings, Great Sun of Palenque…." Heart-of-the-Wind gasped. "Ohhh! How—how does that happen?" "It's too hard to explain," said Jack. "But here's all you have to do," Annie said. "After we go, show this to your father and his

她的勇气远远超过大多数人，无论在危难还是和平时期，她都将是一位伟大的领袖。 相信这个来自遥远时空的信息。 相信你的女儿吧，风之心。” 杰克停止了说话，专心地盯着电话。 “太棒了！”安妮关掉相机后惊呼道。 然后她转向风之心。 “你觉得怎么样？”“那……那真是太棒了。”风之心说。 “我只希望我父亲能在这里听到这一切。” “别担心，”安妮微笑着说。 “看”。她举起手机，好让风之心看到屏幕，然后按下“播放”键。 杰克的脸出现了。“问候，伟大的帕伦克太阳....” Heart-of-the-Wind气喘吁吁地说。“呵呵!这是怎么发生的？”“这太难解释了，”杰克说。 “但这就是你要做的，”安妮说。 "我们走后，把这个给你父亲和他的父亲看

warriors. You must do this today. Once the sun goes down, the message can never be seen again. Do you understand?" "Yes…yes," the girl said, nodding. "Good," said Annie. "So you press this button…then tap this…then tap that…. Easy, right? Try it." Heart-of-the-Wind cautiously pushed the button and tapped the icons, and Jack's image appeared again. "Greetings, Great Sun of Palenque…." Heart-of-the-Wind watched Jack deliver his whole message. When the message was over, she kept looking at the screen in speechless wonder. "Do you think your father will believe me?" said Jack. The girl nodded slowly. "Yes…yes." She took a deep breath. "He will think this is a great miracle." "Good! Then we leave it with you," said Annie. "Try not to drop it or get it wet." "Thank you," Heart-of-the-Wind said, bowing her head.

战士。你今天必须这么做。 一旦太阳落山，这条信息就再也看不见了。 你明白吗？”“是的……是的，”女孩点头说。 “很好，”安妮说。“所以你按下这个按钮……然后点击这个……然后点击那个.... 容易,对吧?试一试。”风之心小心翼翼地按下按钮，轻敲图标，杰克的形象又出现了。 “问候，伟大的帕伦克太阳....” “风之心”注视着杰克传递他的全部信息。 留言结束后，她一直看着屏幕，惊讶得说不出话来。 “你觉得你爸爸会相信我吗？”杰克说。 女孩慢慢地点了点头。“是的……是的。” 她深吸了一口气。“他会认为这是一个伟大的奇迹。” “好!那我们就把它留给你，”安妮说。 “尽量不要把它弄掉或弄湿。” “谢谢你。”风之心低下头说。

"We'd better go now," said Jack. "Before anyone discovers we're not in the House of Columns." "Yes. The sun is rising," Heart-of-the-Wind said. She looked up at the cliff. "The watchmen have left." "Come on, we have to find our raft," said Jack. As they walked over the cool sand, the mist slowly lifted. In the rosy dawn, a flock of seagulls cried out. They hovered and glided above the waves. The water was sparkling with early light. "There's the raft!" said Annie. She broke into a run. Heart-of-the-Wind and Jack followed close behind her. When she reached the raft, Annie fell to her knees and felt around in the sand. "It's here, Jack!" she cried, holding up the coin purse. "I found it!" "Great!" said Jack. "Is the last gold coin still there?" Annie opened the little purse and looked inside. "Yes! Everything is still here—the last coin and all our money! We can go home!" She jumped to her feet.

“我们最好现在就走，”杰克说。 “在别人发现我们不在柱屋之前” “是的。太阳升起来了。”风之心说。 她抬头看了看悬崖。 “守夜人走了。”“来吧，我们必须找到我们的木筏，”杰克说。 当他们走在凉爽的沙滩上时，雾慢慢消散了。 在玫瑰色的黎明，一群海鸥在叫。 他们在波浪上盘旋滑行。 水面在晨光的照耀下闪闪发光。 “那是木筏！”安妮说。 她突然跑起来。风之心和杰克紧随其后。 当安妮到达木筏时，她双膝跪在地上，在沙子里摸索。 “在这儿，杰克！”她举起钱袋叫道。 “我找到了！”“好极了！”杰克说。 “最后一枚金币还在吗？”安妮打开小钱包往里看。 “是啊!所有的东西都还在这儿——最后一枚硬币和我们所有的钱！我们可以回家了！”她跳了起来。