Ch2-Hail, Your Majesty!

CHAPTER TWO Hail, Your Majesty!

第二章万岁，陛下！

The tree house was dark with shadows. Yip! Jack clutched Oki. He and the puppy both shivered in the damp, chilly air. "Hey, our clothes didn't change," said Annie. She and Jack were still wearing their jeans, T-shirts and sneakers. "Right…," said Jack. "Maybe the person who invited us didn't know how to magically change our clothes," said Annie. "Who is that person?" said Jack. He looked out the window with Annie and Oki. "And where did we land, exactly?" The tree house was in a forest of ancient-looking oak trees with gnarled roots and sprawling branches. The shadowy woodland was eerily quiet. No birds sang. No squirrels scurried over the ground. "Are we sure this is Camelot?" asked Jack. "I wish we had a book to give us information." "Let's go down and get information firsthand," said Annie.

树屋被阴影笼罩着。 犬吠!杰克抓住奥基。他和小狗在潮湿寒冷的空气中瑟瑟发抖。 “嘿，我们的衣服没变，”安妮说。 她和杰克仍然穿着牛仔裤、t恤和运动鞋。 “好的……”杰克说。“也许邀请我们的人不知道如何神奇地改变我们的衣服，”安妮说。 “那个人是谁？”杰克问。 他和安妮、奥基一起望着窗外。 “我们到底在哪儿着陆的？”树屋坐落在一片古老的橡树林中，树根盘根错节，枝繁叶茂。 阴森森的树林出奇地安静。 没有鸟儿歌唱。没有松鼠在地上跑来跑去。 “我们确定这就是卡梅洛特吗？”杰克问。 “我希望我们能有一本书给我们提供信息。” “我们下去直接获取信息吧，”安妮说。

"Okay," said Jack. He picked up Oki and put him inside his backpack. Then he pulled on the pack and followed Annie down the rope ladder to the forest floor. "So…which way?" Jack asked, looking around at the thick, towering oaks. Here and there, a shaft of sunlight shot through the treetops. Oki sniffed the air and barked excitedly. "He wants to lead us somewhere," said Annie. "Okay, but let's put him on the leash this time," said Jack, Annie lifted the puppy and the leash out of his pack. But before she could fasten the leash to Oki's collar, the puppy jumped from her arms and dashed off. "Oki! Come back!" said Jack, "Stop!" cried Annie. "Oh, brother, not again!" said Jack, breaking into a run. "Oki!" "Oki, stop!" Annie yelled. Racing through the woods, Jack and Annie chased Oki around one huge tree and then another. They chased him through pools of light and shade, and over fallen leaves, twigs, and acorns, until the

“好吧，”杰克说。他抱起奥基，把他放进背包里。 然后他拉上背包，跟着安妮下了绳梯，来到森林的地面上。 “那么……哪个方向?”杰克问，环顾四周茂密高耸的橡树。 一缕阳光不时从树梢射进来。 Oki嗅了嗅空气，兴奋地叫了起来。 “他想带我们去某个地方，”安妮说。 “好吧，不过这次还是给他套上皮带吧，”杰克说。安妮把小狗和皮带从狗包里拿了出来。 但她还没来得及把皮带系到Oki的项圈上，小狗就从她怀里跳了出来，冲了出去。 “冲电气!“回来！”杰克说，“停下！”安妮叫道。 “哦，兄弟，别再这样了！”杰克一边跑一边说。 “冲电气!”“冲电气,停止!”安妮喊道。 杰克和安妮跑过树林，追着奥基绕着一棵又一棵大树跑。 他们追着他穿过有光有影的水潭，越过落叶、树枝和橡子，直到

puppy dashed from the dappled dark into a bright wheat field. "Gotcha!" Annie said, grabbing Oki. "You've got to stick with us, buddy," said Jack as Annie attached the leash to the puppy's collar. "Where are we now?" said Annie. Tall yellow stalks of wheat blocked the view of the land beyond the field. All Jack could see was a faraway mountain range. "I don't know. Let's keep going," said Jack. With Oki pulling on his leash, Jack and Annie began pushing their way through the wheat. Morning sunlight shimmered on the tasseled stalks as they swayed in the wind. "Oh, wow, look over there!" said Annie, pointing. Beyond the wheat, red flags waved from cone-shaped towers. Dragons decorated the flags. "King Arthur's castle!" "Yes!" said Jack. He and Annie and Oki pushed through the stalks until they came to an open field where cut grass was piled into haystacks. "Yay!" said Annie. "Let's go, Oki!" The puppy pulled on his leash, and they all started running

小狗从斑驳的黑暗中冲进明亮的麦田。 “明白了!”安妮说着，一把抓住奥基。 “你得跟我们在一起，伙计，”杰克说，这时安妮把狗绳系在小狗的项圈上。 “我们现在在哪儿？”安妮说。 又高又黄的麦秆挡住了田野那边的视线。 杰克只能看到远处的山脉。 “我不知道。我们继续走吧。”杰克说。 奥基拉着他的皮带，杰克和安妮开始在麦田里挤来挤去。 清晨的阳光在流苏的茎秆上闪烁，它们在风中摇曳。 “哦，哇，看那边！”安妮指着说。 在麦田的后面，锥形的塔顶上飘扬着红旗。 旗帜上装饰着龙。 “亚瑟王的城堡！”“是的！”杰克说。 他和安妮、奥基穿过麦秆，来到一片空地上，割下的草堆成了干草堆。 “耶！”安妮说。“我们走吧，奥基！”小狗拉了拉皮带，他们都跑了起来

across the field toward the outer wall of the castle. When they drew close, a trumpet sounded. A guard appeared between two turrets. The guard aimed a crossbow at them. "Annie, stop!" Jack yelled. Oki barked wildly. Annie scooped him into her arms. "We come in peace!" she called to the guard. "We have an invitation!" Jack shouted. The guard scowled and kept his crossbow aimed directly at them. "Jack! Annie!" someone called. A golden-haired woman in a green cape was hurrying through the gate in the outer wall. As she ran toward Jack and Annie, the guard slowly lowered his weapon.

穿过田野，向城堡的外墙走去。 当他们走近时，喇叭响了。 两个塔楼之间出现了一个卫兵。 卫兵用弓弩瞄准他们。 “安妮,停止!”杰克喊道。 奥基狂吠着。安妮把他抱在怀里。 “我们为和平而来！”她对卫兵喊道。 “我们收到了邀请！”杰克喊道。 卫兵皱起眉头，继续用弩对准他们。 “杰克!安妮！”有人喊道。 一个身穿绿披风的金发女人匆匆穿过外墙的大门。 当她跑向杰克和安妮时，警卫慢慢地放下了武器。