5 Chapter 5 To Beijing

Chapter 5 To Beijing Stanley and Yin finally found Yang high up in the branches of a tree. They called to him, but he would not answer. Stanley leaned his chest against the trunk, and Yin bounced off his back and up into the branches. She hung upside down from her knees and pulled him up after her.

第五章到了北京，Stanley和Yin终于在高树上找到了Yang。 他们叫他，但他不回答。 斯坦利把他的胸膛靠在树干上，尹从他的背上弹回来，爬上了树枝。 她双膝倒挂着，把他拉了起来。

They perched silently on a thick branch on either side of Yang. Eventually he spoke. "The great balance of Yin and Yang is off," he said. "I know you want to help, Turnip Cake. But there are only two of us: Yin and Yang. Night and day. Hot and cold. Opposing forces in balance." "But it's my job to keep you in balance!" said Stanley. "That's what Great Uncle Yang said!" "How?" wondered Yang. "By showing off and being careless? By putting schoolchildren in danger?"

它们静静地栖息在杨河两旁的一根粗树枝上。 最后他开口了。“阴阳的平衡被打破了，”他说。 “我知道你想帮忙，萝卜饼。 但我们只有两个人:阴和阳。 日日夜夜。又热又冷。 相反的力量处于平衡状态。” “但我的工作就是让你保持平衡!”斯坦利说。 “那是杨大爷说的!”“怎么做到的?” “炫耀和粗心大意?” 把学生置于危险之中?”

Stanley sighed. Yang was right: Stanley was just a third wheel. He'd never be as good as them. "I was trying to prove I could do it." Stanley pouted. "You do not understand," said Yin gently. "Forget what you can do. Forget everything. When you stop trying..." "That is when you will be ready," finished Yang. All that day and through the next, Stanley practiced with Yin and Yang. He learned the Flying Monkey. He mastered the Leaping Fish. He was fitted for a Flying Wonders costume. And then it was time to go. They arrived in Beijing on the morning of the big performance. It was only there that Stanley realized how famous Yin and Yang were. They rode in a limousine, which was led through the streets by police cars. Yin and Yang rolled down the windows and waved to the crowds. Nearly every shop and building was hung with red decorations to celebrate the Chinese New Year, and the sidewalks were full of children

斯坦利叹了口气。杨是对的:史丹利只是个电灯泡。 他永远不会和他们一样优秀。 “我想证明我能做到。” 斯坦利撅着嘴。“你不明白，”尹温柔地说。 “忘记你能做什么。忘记一切。 当你不再努力……”“那时候你就准备好了，”杨说。 那天和第二天，斯坦利都在练习阴阳。 他学会了飞猴。 他精通跳鱼。 他穿上了飞行奇迹的服装。 然后就该走了。 他们在大型演出的早晨到达北京。 只有在那里，斯坦利才意识到阴和阳是多么著名。 他们乘坐的是一辆由警车引导的豪华轿车。 阴阳摇下车窗，向人群挥手。 几乎每家商店和建筑物都挂满了庆祝中国新年的红色装饰，人行道上到处都是孩子

carrying red lanterns shaped like birds, dragons, and butterflies. Yin explained that tonight was the Lantern Festival, the culmination of the New Year celebrations. It was for this occasion that the Flying Chinese Wonders had been invited to perform within the Forbidden City in the center of Beijing. "Is the city really forbidden?" Stanley asked. "Not anymore," said Yang. "Now anyone can go to the Palace Museum," continued Yin. "But for five hundred years, the

举着形状像鸟、龙和蝴蝶的红灯笼。 尹解释说，今晚是元宵节，是新年庆祝活动的高潮。 正是为了这个场合，“中国飞行奇迹”受邀在北京市中心的紫禁城演出。 “这座城市真的是禁城吗?”斯坦利问道。 “现在不是了，”杨说。“现在任何人都可以去故宫博物院，”尹继续说。 “但是五百年来，

Imperial Palace had been home to Chinese emperors!" The limousine stopped and a police officer opened the door. Stanley climbed out after Yin and Yang. A short man in glasses pumped their hands enthusiastically. "This is the mayor of Beijing!" Yin explained. "He wants to give us a special tour of the zoo." Stanley had seen a lot of animals up close when he was in Africa, but this was by far the best zoo he'd been to. He saw tiny golden snub-nosed monkeys, which lived only in China. He saw Manchurian tigers—tigers didn't exist naturally in Africa. He even saw a sea turtle bigger than the bulletin board that flattened him. And then Stanley saw the giant pandas. They stared out from their enclosure with their big, friendly black eyes on either side of their furry white faces. "My mom loves giant pandas!" said Stanley. "Can one of you take a picture of me in front of them?"

故宫曾经是中国皇帝的家!”轿车停了下来，一名警官打开车门。 斯坦利跟着阴阳爬了出来。 一个戴眼镜的矮个子男人热情地挥动着双手。 “这是北京市长!”阴解释道。 “他想带我们特别参观一下动物园。” 斯坦利在非洲的时候近距离看到了很多动物，但这是他迄今为止去过的最好的动物园。 他看到了只生活在中国的金丝猴。 他看到了东北虎——老虎在非洲是不存在的。 他甚至看到了一只比把他压扁的公告牌还大的海龟。 然后斯坦利看到了大熊猫。 它们用毛茸茸的白脸两侧友好的大黑眼睛从圈地里盯着外面。 “我妈妈喜欢大熊猫!”斯坦利说。 “你们谁能在他们面前给我照张相吗?”

Yang held up the camera and frowned. "I wish you could get closer." The mayor and police officers had moved on down the path. Without saying another word, Yang looked meaningfully at Stanley as Yin gestured silently to his feet. Stanley looked down and saw that the fence surrounding the pandas stopped less than an inch above the ground. His eyes widened. Yin and Yang nodded quickly. Without a word, Stanley slid under the fence and popped up on the other side. He smiled his biggest smile for the camera. A growl rose up behind him. The camera flashed. A searing pain tore down Stanley's right side. Stanley looked down... and then he passed out.

杨举起相机，皱起了眉头。 “我希望你能靠近一点。” 市长和警察们沿着小路继续往前走。 杨二话没说，意味深长地看着斯坦利，而尹默默地指着他的脚。 斯坦利往下看，发现熊猫周围的栅栏离地面不到一英寸。 他睁大了眼睛。阴和阳迅速地点点头。 斯坦利一句话也没说，从栅栏下面滑了过去，突然出现在另一边。 他对着镜头露出了最大的笑容。 他身后响起了一声咆哮。 照相机闪光了。一阵灼痛撕裂了斯坦利的右侧。 斯坦利低下头……然后他就晕过去了。