01 Into the Woods

Dinosaurs Before Dark

夜幕降临前的恐龙

Chapter 1 Into the Woods Help! A monster! said Annie. Yeah, sure! said Jack. A real monster in Frog Creek, Pennsylvania. Run, Jack! said Annie. She ran up the road. Oh, brother. This is what he got for spending time with his seven -year -old sister. Annie loved pretend stuff, but Jack was eight and a half. He liked real things. Watch out, Jack! The monster's coming! Raise you!

第一章 进入森林 "救命啊！有怪兽！"安妮大喊。 "啊对对对！"杰克说。 宾夕法尼亚州青蛙溪可真有怪兽呀。 "快跑啊杰克！"安妮喊道。 她沿着路往前跑。 唉，真没办法，谁让他要陪自己七岁的妹妹玩呢。 安妮最爱玩假扮游戏，可杰克已经八岁半了，他只喜欢真实存在的东西。 "小心啊杰克！怪兽来啦！要来抓你啦！"

No thanks, said Jack. Annie raced alone into the woods. Jack looked at the sky. The sun was about to set. Come on, Annie. It's time to go home. But Annie had disappeared. Jack waited. No Annie. Annie! He shouted again. Jack! Jack, come here! Jack groaned. This better be good, he said. Jack left the road and headed into the woods. The trees were lit with a golden late afternoon light. Come here! Called Annie. There she was, standing under a tall oak tree. Look! She said. She was pointing at a rope ladder.

"我才不要呢。"杰克说。 安妮独自冲进了树林里。 杰克抬头看了看天。 太阳马上就要落山了。 快出来呀，安妮。 我们该回家啦。 可安妮早就没影了。 杰克等了好一会儿。 还是没看到安妮的身影。 安妮！ 他又大喊了一声。 杰克！ 杰克，快过来呀！ 杰克忍不住叹了口气。 最好是有好玩的事，他嘟囔道。 杰克离开大路，往树林里走去。 傍晚的金光洒在林子里的一棵棵树上。 快过来呀！ 安妮的声音传了过来。 她正站在一棵高高的橡树下。 快看！ 她说道。 她的手指向一架绳梯。

The longest rope ladder Jack had ever seen. Wow! he whispered. The ladder went all the way up to the top of the tree. There, at the top, was a tree house. It was tucked between two branches. That must be the highest tree house in the world, said Annie. Who built it? asked Jack. I've never seen it before. I don't know, but I'm going up, said Annie. No, we don't know who it belongs to, said Jack. Just for a teeny minute, said Annie. She started up the ladder. Annie, come back! She kept climbing.

这是杰克见过的最长的绳梯了。 "哇！"他忍不住小声惊叹。 绳梯一直延伸到大树的最顶端。 树顶上还有一间树屋。 它牢牢嵌在两根粗树枝中间。 "这肯定是全世界最高的树屋啦！"安妮说。 "是谁盖的呀？我之前从来没见过。"杰克问道。 "我不知道，不过我要上去看看。"安妮说。 "不行呀，我们都不知道这是谁家的。"杰克说。 "就看一小会儿嘛。"安妮说。 她开始爬绳梯。"安妮，快回来！" 她还是接着往上爬，没有停下。