Chapter 1

Big Sky Mountain

大天山

1 Where is Albert? Rosa stood surveying the slopes surrounding Jewel Lake early in the morning. Spring was in full swing, the ice over the water had finally broken up, and the world had turned green once more. There was a joyful spirit in the air, with insects emerging from their slumbers and large numbers of birds milling about, celebrating the return of warmer days. But not everyone was happy.

1阿尔伯特在哪里？清晨，罗莎站在那里俯瞰宝石湖周围的山坡。 春天来了，水面上的冰终于融化了，世界又变绿了。 空气中洋溢着欢乐的气氛，昆虫从睡梦中醒来，成群的鸟儿飞来飞去，庆祝天气转暖。 但并不是每个人都高兴。

'Albert's normally back with us by now,' said Nan, joining her. 'Maybe he's found somewhere new to spend summer?' said Rosa. 'What? That daft old moose?' scoffed Nan. 'He knows the best apples grow around here. No, he should definitely be back by now, but I can't see him anywhere.' Rosa turned to her grandma and realised there was something different about her. lfllac. 'You'll never see him if you don't have your glasses on,' she said.

“艾伯特现在通常是回来和我们在一起了，”南说，也加入了她的行列。 “也许他找到了新的地方避暑？”罗莎说。 “什么?那只愚蠢的老驼鹿？南嘲笑道。 “他知道这里长着最好的苹果。 不，他现在应该回来了，可我哪儿都没看到他。”罗莎转向她的奶奶，意识到她有点不一样。 “如果你不戴眼镜，你永远也看不到他，”她说。

Nan patted her face. 'Well, blow my trumpet,' she said, laughing. She tucked her hand in her pocket, found her glasses and slotted them on to her nose. 'I'd forget my head if it wasn't screwed on. I thought the mist out here was because it was early!' 'It's not very early for you, Nan,' said Rosa. 'You're usually up at the crack of dawn.' 'That's because I'm getting old, my girl,' said Nan. 'No matter how much sleep I get, my body still seems to creak and crunch these days.' Rosa had started to worry about her grandma of late. She'd been getting forgetful. The glasses were just the latest in a long line of mishaps, from not lighting the stove to

南拍了拍她的脸。“好吧，吹响我的号角，”她笑着说。 她把手伸进口袋，找到了眼镜，戴在鼻子上。 “要不是把头拧上去，我都快忘了。” 我以为这里的雾是因为时间还早呢！“现在对你来说不是很早，奶奶，”罗莎说。 “你通常天刚亮就起床了。“那是因为我老了，我的孩子，”南说。 “不管我睡了多少觉，这些天我的身体似乎还是咯吱咯吱的。”罗莎最近开始担心她的奶奶。 她越来越健忘了。 这只玻璃杯只是一系列不幸事件中最新的一起，从没有点燃炉子到

leaving out tools at the end of the day. Grandma Nan was not her usual focused self. 'Should we go and look for him, do you think?' asked Rosa. 'We can't. There's too much to do round here,' said Nan. 'The seedlings need planting, Florence needs tending to, the roof needs patching … And, don't forget, Tom will be flying in soon. I'd like everything to be ready.' Rosa knew how exciting the arrival of the small plane was. Each season Tom would bring tins and jars of food, a few treats and any tools and supplies needed to fix the cabin and their belongings. After a long winter surviving on beans and soups, the thought of

在一天结束的时候忘记使用工具。 南奶奶不再像往常那样专注了。 “你觉得我们应该去找他吗？”罗莎问。 “我们不能。“这儿有太多事情要做。”南说。 “秧苗需要种植，弗洛伦斯需要照料，屋顶需要修补……还有，别忘了，汤姆很快就要飞过来了。” 我希望一切都准备好了。”罗莎知道小飞机的到来是多么令人兴奋。 每个季节，汤姆都会带一些罐头和罐子的食物，一些零食，以及修理小屋和他们的物品所需的工具和用品。 熬了一个漫长的冬天，只吃豆子和汤，一想到