1 A paper present

Chapter 1 A paper present Sarah opened the door of her favorite stationery shop. It was just around the corner from her home in Amman, the capital city of Jordan. "Hi, Mr. Khalil," she said to the owner. "Hi, Sarah," he replied. "Have you filled another notebook already? I don't know where you get all your story ideas from!" Sarah laughed. "I've been reading poems called haiku, which are from Japan. They're three lines long and very beautiful. I want to try writing some myself, so I need a new notebook." "Have fun choosing one," said Mr. Khalil. He went back to stacking a shelf with pens and pencils.

萨拉打开了她最喜欢的文具店的门。 就在她位于约旦首都安曼的家附近。 “你好，哈利勒先生，”她对店主说。 “你好，萨拉，”他回答说。“你又写了一个笔记本吗？” 我不知道你的故事灵感都是从哪儿来的！”萨拉笑了。 “我一直在读日本的俳句诗。 它们有三行长，非常漂亮。 我想试着自己写一些，所以我需要一个新的笔记本。” “好好选择吧，”哈利勒说。 他又回去把钢笔和铅笔堆放在一个架子上。

The notebooks were displayed on the back wall of the shop. Sarah hurried over and looked at the shelves of colorful covers. Should I pick a plain one, or a notebook with a pattern on the front? she wondered. And would plain paper or lined paper be best? Sarah loved starting a new notebook. Writing stories and poems was her favorite thing in the world—besides traveling back in time... That was Sarah's secret. She belonged to an organization called the Timekeepers, whose task was to keep history on track. They had members from different parts of the world, but they also had an enemy. His name was DeLay, and he liked nothing better than messing up history.

这些笔记本被陈列在商店的后墙上。 萨拉匆匆走过去，看着架子上五颜六色的书皮。 我应该选一个普通的，还是一个正面有图案的笔记本？ 她想知道。普通纸还是横格纸最好？ 莎拉喜欢开始写一本新的笔记本。 除了穿越时空之外，写故事和写诗是她在这个世界上最喜欢的事情。 这是莎拉的秘密。她属于一个名为“计时者”的组织，该组织的任务是保持历史的正轨。 他们有来自世界各地的成员，但他们也有一个敌人。 他的名字叫迪莱，他最喜欢的就是把历史搞得一团糟。

Sarah spotted a notebook with pink blossoms on the cover. That's like Japanese cherry blossoms, she thought with delight. It would be ideal for haiku! As she reached for the notebook, the shop fell silent. Sarah glanced over her shoulder. The other customers looked as if they were playing freeze dance. A woman was frozen in the act of showing her child a coloring book. A man was bent over a low shelf, where he'd been leafing through greeting cards. Mr. Khalil had knocked over a can of pencils, but the pencils were frozen in mid- tumble. Sarah grinned. She knew just what this meant— time had stood still! Sarah looked at the special watch on her wrist. Sure enough, the hands were spinning backward. A brand new mission was waiting for the Timekeepers!

莎拉发现了一本封面上有粉红色花朵的笔记本。 那就像日本的樱花，她高兴地想。 这将是俳句的理想之选！当她伸手去拿笔记本时，商店里鸦雀无声。 萨拉回头瞥了一眼。 其他顾客看起来好像在跳定格舞。 一位妇女在给孩子看涂色书时被吓呆了。 一个男人弯腰趴在一个低矮的架子上，他刚才在那里翻阅贺卡。 哈利勒先生打翻了一罐铅笔，但铅笔在翻滚中被冻住了。 莎拉咧嘴一笑。她明白这意味着什么——时间静止了！莎拉看了看手腕上那块特殊的手表。 果然，手在向后旋转。 一个全新的任务正等待着计时员们！

She flipped open the front of her watch and pressed one of the buttons inside. Bright light in every color of the rainbow swirled around her and she felt herself lifting off

她打开表壳，按下里面的一个按钮。 彩虹的每一种颜色的明亮的光在她周围旋转，她感到自己在上升

the ground. The notebooks, pens, cards, Mr. Khalil, and the customers all disappeared from view. Sarah knew time would stand still while she was away, and no one would ever know she had gone. As the swirling, whirling colors faded, Sarah's feet touched a hard floor and she found herself in a familiar place—the History Hub. This was the HQ of the Timekeepers, and it was just like a museum, crammed full of fascinating objects from throughout history. "Sarah here!" she announced, looking at a big clock on the wall. Its little red door swung open and a bright-eyed bird with a gray and white striped chest hopped out. "Cuckoo!" the bird squawked. "Hi, Tempo," said Sarah. "Good to see you." Tempo always traveled to the past with the Timekeepers, helping them on their missions.

地面。笔记本、笔、卡片、哈利勒先生和顾客都消失了。 萨拉知道，当她不在的时候，时间会停滞不前，没有人会知道她走了。 随着旋转、旋转的色彩褪去，莎拉的脚触到了坚硬的地板，她发现自己来到了一个熟悉的地方——历史中心。 这是计时员的总部，它就像一个博物馆，塞满了历史上的迷人物品。 “莎拉来了！”她看着墙上的大钟宣布。 那扇红色的小门打开了，一只眼睛明亮、胸前有灰白色条纹的小鸟跳了出来。 “杜鹃！”那只鸟尖声叫道。 “嗨，天宝。”萨拉说。“很高兴见到你。” Tempo总是和计时员一起回到过去，帮助他们完成任务。