05 Gold in the Grass

Chapter 5 Gold in the Grass Go, go! said Jack. He threw his notebook into his pack. He pushed Annie toward the rope ladder. Bye, Henry! she said. Go! said Jack. He gave Annie a big push. Quit it! she said. But she started up the ladder. Jack scrambled after her. They tumbled into the tree house. They were panting as they looked out the window at the dinosaur. He was standing on the hilltop, eating flowers off a tree.

第五章 草丛里的金子 “快走，快走！”杰克说。 他把笔记本塞进背包里。 他推着安妮往绳梯那边走。 “再见，亨利！”她说。 “快走！”杰克说。 他用力推了安妮一把。 “别推啦！”她说。 不过她还是开始往梯子上爬。 杰克跟在她后面往上爬。 他俩跌跌撞撞地进了树屋。 他们喘着气，望着窗外的恐龙。 他正站在山顶，吃着树上的花。

Oh, man," whispered Jack, we are in a time long ago. The dinosaur looked like a huge rhinoceros. Only he had three horns instead of one, two long ones above his eyes and one on his nose. He had a big shield -like thing behind his head. Triceratops," said Jack. Does he eat people? whispered Annie. I'll look it up. Jack grabbed the dinosaur book. He flipped through the pages. There, he said. He pointed to a picture of a Triceratops. He read the caption. The Triceratops lived in the late Cretaceous period. This plant -eating dinosaur weighed over 12 ,000 pounds. Jack slammed the book shut. Just plants, no meat. Let's go see him, said Annie.

“我的天呐，”杰克小声说， 我们来到了好久好久以前的时代。 这只恐龙看起来像一头超大的犀牛。 只不过他长了三只角，不是一只， 眼睛上方有两只长角，鼻子上还有一只。 他脑袋后面长着个像盾牌一样的大东西。 “三角龙。”杰克说。 “他会吃人吗？”安妮小声问。 我来查一下。 杰克抓起那本恐龙书。 他哗哗地翻着书页。 “找到了。”他说。 他指着一张三角龙的图片。 他读起了说明文字。 三角龙生活在白垩纪晚期。 这种植食恐龙体重超过12000磅。 杰克“啪”的一声合上书。 只吃植物，不吃肉。 “我们去看看他吧。”安妮说。

Are you nuts? said Jack. Don't you want to take notes about him? asked Annie. We're probably the first people in the whole world to ever see a real live Triceratops. Jack sighed. She was right. Let's go, he said. He shoved the dinosaur book into his pack. He slung it over his shoulder and started down the ladder. On the way down, Jack stopped. He called up to Annie. Just promise you won't pet him. I promise. Promise you won't kiss him. I promise. Promise you won't talk to him. I promise. Promise you won't...

“你疯了吗？”杰克说。 “你不想把他的情况记下来吗？”安妮问。 我们说不定是全世界第一个见到活的三角龙的人呢。 杰克叹了口气。她说的没错。 “走吧。”他说。 他把恐龙书塞进背包，把包甩到背上，开始往下爬梯子。 爬了一半，杰克停住了，他朝上面的安妮喊。 “你得保证不摸他。 我保证。 保证不亲他。 我保证。 保证不跟他说话。 我保证。 保证你不……

Go, go, she said. Jack went. Annie followed. When they stepped off the ladder, the Pteranodon gave them a kind look. Annie blew a kiss at him. Be back soon, Henry, she said cheerfully. Shush, said Jack. And he led the way through the ferns, slowly and carefully. When he reached the bottom of the hill, he kneeled behind a fat bush. Annie knelt beside him and started to speak. Shush. Jack put his finger to his lips. Annie made a face. Jack peeked out at the Triceratops. The dinosaur was incredibly big, bigger than a truck. He was eating the flowers off a magnolia tree.

“哎呀走啦走啦，”她说。 杰克只好往下走。 安妮跟在他后面。 等他们爬下梯子之后， 无齿翼龙友好地看了他们一眼。 安妮朝他飞了个吻。 “我们很快就回来，亨利。”她开心地说。 “嘘，小声点。”杰克说。 他带头穿过蕨类植物，走得又慢又小心。 等他走到山脚下的时候， 他蹲在一丛茂密的灌木后面。 安妮蹲在他旁边，刚要开口说话。 “嘘。 杰克把手指放在嘴唇上。 安妮做了个鬼脸。 杰克偷偷往外看那只三角龙。 这只恐龙大得惊人，比卡车还要大。 他正在吃一棵木兰树上开的花。

Jack slipped his notebook out of his pack. He wrote, Eats flowers. Annie nudged him. Jack ignored her. He studied the Triceratops again. He wrote, Eats slowly. Annie nudged him hard. Jack looked at her. Annie pointed to herself. She walked her fingers through the air. She pointed to the dinosaur. She smiled. Was she teasing? She waved at Jack. Jack started to grab her. She laughed and jumped away. She fell into the grass in full view of the Triceratops.

杰克从背包里掏出笔记本，他写道： 吃花。 安妮用胳膊肘碰了碰他，杰克没理她。 他又仔细观察了三角龙一会儿，写道： 吃得很慢。 安妮用力撞了他一下，杰克抬头看她。 安妮指了指自己。 她用两根手指在空中假装走路。 又指了指恐龙，笑了笑。 她是在逗他玩吗？ 她朝杰克挥了挥手，杰克伸手要抓她。 她笑着跳开，一下子摔进了草丛里。 正好完全暴露在三角龙的视线里。

Get back! whispered Jack. Too late, the big dinosaur had spotted Annie. He gazed down at her from the hilltop. Half of a magnolia flower was sticking out of his mouth. Oops! said Annie. Get back! Jack shouted at her. He looks nice, Jack. Nice! Watch out for his horns, Annie. No, he's nice, Jack. Nice! But the Triceratops just gazed calmly down at Annie. Then he turned and loped away, down the side of the hill. Bye! said Annie. She turned back to Jack. See? Jack grunted, but he wrote in his notebook. Nice!

“快回来！”杰克小声喊。 太晚了，那只大恐龙已经看到安妮了。 他站在山顶，低头盯着她看。 他的嘴边还露着半朵木兰花。 “哎呀！”安妮说。 “快回来！”杰克朝她大喊。 “他看起来很友好呀，杰克。 好什么好！ “小心他的角，安妮。 “不会的，他很友好的，杰克。 好什么好！ 可三角龙只是安安静静地低头看着安妮。 然后他转过身，慢悠悠地跑下山去了。 “再见！”安妮说。 她转回身对着杰克。 “你看？ 杰克哼了一声，但还是在笔记本上写了下来。 “很友好！