08 The Knight

Chapter 8 The Night Water filled Jack's nose and covered his head. His glasses fell off. He grabbed them just in time. He coughed and flailed his arms. Jack! Annie was calling from above. I'm in! The moat! said Jack, gasping for air. He tried to tread water and put his glasses back on. With his backpack, his shoes, and his heavy clothes, he could hardly stay afloat. Splash!

第八章 黑夜 水灌进了杰克的鼻子，没过了他的头顶。他的眼镜掉了，刚好被他及时抓住。他咳个不停，胳膊胡乱挥舞着。 杰克！安妮在上方喊他。 我掉进来了！掉进护城河里了！杰克喘着粗气说。 他努力踩着水，想把眼镜戴回去。可他背着背包、穿着鞋子和厚重的衣服，几乎没法浮在水面上。 哗啦！

Hi, I'm here, Annie sputtered. Jack could hear her nearby, but he couldn't see her. Which way's land? Annie asked. I don't know, just swim. Jack dog paddled through the cold black water. He heard Annie swimming too. At first it seemed as if she was swimming in front of him, but then he heard a splash behind him. Annie? He called. What? Her voice came from in front, not behind. Another splash, behind. Jack's heart almost stopped. Crocodiles? He couldn't see anything through his water streak glasses. Annie! He whispered.

嗨，我在这儿呢。安妮呛得结结巴巴地说。 杰克能听见她就在附近，可却看不见她。 哪边是岸啊？ 安妮问道。 我不知道，只管游就对了。 杰克在冰冷漆黑的水里狗刨着往前游。 他听见安妮也在旁边游着。 一开始她好像游在他前面，可紧接着他听见一声哗啦的水声 从他身后传来。 安妮？ 他喊道。 怎么了？ 她的声音从前面传来，不是身后。 又一声哗啦的水声，从身后响了起来。 杰克的心脏都快停止跳动了。 是鳄鱼吗？ 眼镜上挂着水痕，他什么都看不清。 安妮！ 他小声喊道。

What? Swim faster. But I'm here. I'm over here, near the edge." She whispered. Jack swam through the dark toward her voice. He imagined a crocodile slithering after him. Another splash, not far away. Jack's hand touched a wet, live thing. He cried. It's me. Take my hand, said Annie. Jack grabbed her hand. She pulled him to the edge of the water. He pulled over an embankment onto the wet grass. Safe. Another splash came from the moat waters. Oh, man, Jack said. He was shivering all over. His teeth were covered in blood.

怎么了？快游啊。我就在这儿呢，我在岸边附近。"她小声说。 杰克顺着她的声音在黑暗里往前游。他想象着有一条鳄鱼正跟在他身后悄悄游过来。 又一声哗啦的水声，就在不远处。杰克的手摸到了一个湿乎乎的、活的东西。 他叫出了声。是我，快抓住我的手。安妮说。杰克一把抓住她的手，她把他拉到了 水边。他爬过堤岸，滚到了湿乎乎的草地上。安全了。又一声哗啦的水声从 护城河里传来。天呐。杰克说。他浑身都在发抖，牙齿上沾着血。

were chattering. He shook the water off his glasses and put them back on. He was so misty he couldn't see the castle. He couldn't even see the moat, much less a crocodile. We made it, said Annie. Her teeth were chattering too. I know, said Jack, but where are we? He peered at the foggy darkness. Where was the drawbridge? The windmill, the hawk house, the grove of trees, the tree house. Everything had been swallowed up by the thick, soupy darkness. Jack reached into his wet backpack and pulled out the flashlight. He pushed the switch. No more light. They were trapped. Not in a dungeon, but in the still, cold darkness.

咯咯打颤。他甩掉眼镜上的水，重新戴了回去。雾太大了 他看不见城堡，甚至连护城河都看不见，更别说鳄鱼了。 我们成功啦。安妮说。她的牙齿也在咯咯打颤。 我知道，杰克说，可我们现在在哪？他在雾气笼罩的黑暗里眯着眼张望。吊桥在哪？ 风车、鹰舍、小树林、树屋。所有东西都被 浓稠得像浓汤一样的黑暗吞噬了。杰克把手伸进湿乎乎的背包，掏出了手电筒。 他按了下开关。灯不亮。他们被困住了。不是困在地牢里，而是困在一片死寂的 寒冷的黑暗里。

Hehehehehehe. Horses whinny, just in the clouds parted. A full moon was shining in the sky. A pool of light spread through the mist. Then Jack and Annie saw him, just a few feet away. The night. He sat on the black horse, his armor shone in the moonlight. A visor hid his face. But he seemed to be staring straight at Jack and Annie.

嘿嘿嘿嘿嘿嘿。 马儿嘶鸣起来，就在这时云朵散开了。 一轮圆月正挂在天空中，亮闪闪的。 一片月光穿透雾气，洒向地面。 接着杰克和安妮就看见了他，就在几英尺远的地方。 暗夜骑士。 他坐在那匹黑马上，盔甲在月光下闪闪发亮。 面甲遮住了他的脸。 可他好像正直勾勾地盯着杰克和安妮。