10 Another Clue

Chapter 10 Another Clue Late morning sunlight shone through the treehouse window. Shadows danced on the walls and ceiling. Jack took a deep breath. He was lying on the floor of the treehouse. I wonder what mom's making for lunch, said Annie. She was looking out the window. Jack smiled. Lunch. Mom. Home. It all sounded so real. So calm and safe. I hope it's peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, he said. He closed his eyes. The wood floor felt cool.

第十章 另一条线索 临近正午的阳光透过树屋的窗户照了进来。 影子在墙壁和天花板上跳着舞。杰克深吸了一口气。他正躺在地板上 的树屋里。“不知道妈妈中午在做什么吃的。”安妮说。她正望着窗外。 杰克笑了。午餐。妈妈。家。这一切听上去都那么真实，那么安宁又安心。 “希望是花生酱和果冻三明治。”他说。他闭上了眼睛。木地板摸起来凉丝丝的。

Boy, this place is a mess," said Annie. We'd better make it neater in case M comes back. Jack had almost forgotten about M. Would they ever meet the mysterious M, the person who seemed to own all the books in the treehouse? Let's put the Egypt book on the bottom of the pile," said Annie. Good idea, said Jack. He needed a rest before he visited any more ancient tombs. Let's put the dinosaur book on top of the Egypt book, said Annie. Yeah, good, said Jack, and a long rest before he visited another Tyrannosaurus Rex. The castle book can go on the very top of the pile, said Annie. Jack nodded and smiled. He liked thinking about the night on the cover of the castle book.

“哎呀，这地方乱得不行。”安妮说。 我们最好把它收拾整齐，万一M回来了呢。 杰克差点都忘了M的事了。他们会不会真的能见到神秘的M，就是那个 好像拥有树屋里所有书的人？ “我们把埃及那本书放到书堆最下面吧。”安妮说。 “好主意。”杰克说。 再去探访古墓之前，他可得好好休息一阵。 “我们把恐龙那本放到埃及书上面吧。”安妮说。 “嗯，好呀。”杰克说，下次再见到霸王龙之前，可得歇够久才行。 “城堡那本可以放在这堆书的最上面。”安妮说。 杰克点点头，笑了。 他很喜欢回想城堡书封面上的那个夜晚。

He felt as if the night were his friend. Jack said Annie. Look. Jack opened his eyes. She was pointing at the wooden floor. What is it? He asked. You have to see for yourself. Jack groaned as he got up. He stood next to Annie and looked at the floor. He didn't see anything. Turn your head a little said Annie. You have to catch the light just right. Jack tipped his head to one side. Something was shining on the floor. He tipped his head a bit more. A letter came into focus. The letter M. It shimmered in the sunlight. This proved the treehouse belonged to M. Absolutely for sure. No question. No doubt about it. Jack touched the M with his finger. His skin tingled.

他觉得那个夜晚就像他的朋友一样。 “杰克，”安妮说，“你看。”杰克睁开了眼睛。她正指着木地板。 “那是什么？”他问。“你得自己来看呀。”杰克一边嘟囔一边爬了起来。 他站到安妮旁边，看向地板。他什么也没看到。 “头稍微转一点。”安妮说，“你得刚好对准光线才行。” 杰克把头歪向一边。地板上有什么东西在发光。 他又把头多歪了一点。一个字母清晰了起来。是字母M。它在阳光下闪着微光。 这就证明树屋是M的了。千真万确。毫无疑问。半点质疑的余地都没有。 杰克用手指碰了碰那个M。他的皮肤传来一阵刺麻的感觉。

Just then the leaves trembled. The wind picked up. Let's go down now, he said. Jack grabbed his backpack, and he and Annie climbed down the ladder. As they stood on the ground below the treehouse, Jack heard a sound in the bushes. Who's there? he called. The woods grew still. I'm going to bring the medallion back soon, Jack said loudly. And the bookmark, too. Both of them. Tomorrow. Who are you talking to? asked Annie. I feel like him is nearby, Jack whispered. Annie's eyes grew wide. Should we look for him? But just then their mother's voice came from the distance. Jack! Annie! Jack and Annie looked around at the trees. Then they looked at each other.

就在这时，树叶晃了起来。风变大了。 “我们现在下去吧。”他说。 杰克抓起他的背包，然后和安妮一起爬下了梯子。 当他们站在树屋下方的地面上时，杰克听到灌木丛里有动静。 “谁在那里？”他喊道。 树林一下子变得静悄悄的。 “我很快就会把大奖章还回来的。”杰克大声说道。 还有书签也一起。两样都还。明天就还。 “你在跟谁说话呀？”安妮问。 “我感觉他就在附近。”杰克小声说。 安妮的眼睛睁得大大的。“我们要不要找找他？” 可就在这时，远处传来了他们妈妈的声音。 “杰克！安妮！” 杰克和安妮环顾四周的树木。 然后他们看向了彼此。

Tomorrow, they said together, and they took off, running out of the woods. They ran down their street, they ran across their yard, they ran into their house, they ran into their kitchen, they ran right into their mom. She was making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

“明天。”他们异口同声地说，然后就拔腿跑了起来，冲出了树林。 他们沿着自家的街道跑，跑过院子，跑进家门，冲进厨房，刚好扑到了妈妈怀里。 她正在做花生酱和果冻三明治呢。