02 The Bright Blue Sea

Chapter 2 The Bright Blue Sea Jack felt hot sunlight streaming into the treehouse. He smelled salt water. He heard the sound of waves. He and Annie looked out the window. The treehouse was in a palm tree. Beyond was a bright blue sea. A tall sailing ship was on the horizon. It was just like the picture in the book. Too late, squawked Polly. Look, said Annie. Polly was flying in circles above the tree.

第二章 湛蓝的大海 杰克感觉到热辣辣的阳光涌进了树屋。 他闻到了咸咸的海水味。 他听见了海浪拍打的声响。 他和安妮看向窗外。 树屋建在一棵棕榈树上。 远处是一片湛蓝的大海。 一艘高高的帆船出现在地平线上。 它和书里的图片一模一样。 “太晚啦。”波利嘎嘎叫着。 “你看呀。”安妮说。 波利正在树屋上方绕着圈飞呢。

house. Then she swooped down to the ocean. Come on, let's follow her. Let's go in the water, said Annie. She took off her raincoat and dropped it on the floor. Wait, we have to study the book first, said Jack. He started to reach for the book, but Annie grabbed it. You can read it on the beach, she said. Without even looking at the cover, she shoved the book into Jack's backpack. He sighed. Actually, the water did look wonderful. Okay, Jack said. He took off his raincoat too. Come on. Annie handed Jack his backpack, then started down the ladder. Jack folded the raincoat and put it next to the stack of books. He put on his backpack, then he went down the ladder.

接着她猛地俯冲向海面。 “快呀，我们跟着她走。我们到水里去吧。”安妮说。 她脱掉雨衣，扔在地板上。 “等一下，我们得先看看这本书呀。”杰克说。 他刚伸手要去拿书，安妮就一把抢了过去。 “你可以到沙滩上再看呀。”她说。 她连书的封面都没看一眼，就把书塞进了杰克的背包里。 他叹了口气。说实话，那海水看着确实棒极了。 “好吧。”杰克说。他也脱掉了自己的雨衣。 “走吧。”安妮把杰克的背包递给他，然后就顺着梯子往下爬。 杰克把雨衣叠好，放在那摞书的旁边。 他背上背包，也顺着梯子爬了下去。

As soon as Annie hit the sand, she ran toward the ocean. Jack watched her wade into the water. She was still wearing her rain boots. Your boots, Annie! called Jack. She shrugged. They'll dry out, she said. Jack took off his boots and socks. He put them beside his pack. Then he rolled up his jeans and ran across the hot sand into the waves. The water was warm and clear. Jack could see shells and tiny fishes. He shielded his eyes against the sun and peered out at the sea. The tall sailing ship seemed a bit closer. Where's Polly? said Annie. Jack glanced around. No sign of Polly. Not in the palm trees. Not in the sunlit sand. Not over the bright blue sea.

安妮刚踩到沙子上，就朝着大海跑了过去。 杰克看着她蹚进水里。 她脚上还穿着雨靴呢。 “你的靴子，安妮！”杰克喊道。 她耸了耸肩。 “它们会干的。”她说。 杰克脱掉了自己的靴子和袜子。 他把它们放在背包旁边。 然后他卷起牛仔裤裤脚，踩着滚烫的沙子冲进了海浪里。 海水暖暖的，清透极了。 杰克能看见贝壳和小小的鱼儿。 他抬手挡住太阳，眯着眼望向海面。 那艘高高的帆船好像离得更近了一点。 “波利在哪里呀？”安妮问。 杰克四处看了看。 哪儿都没有波利的影子。 棕榈树上没有。 洒满阳光的沙滩上没有。 湛蓝的海面上也没有。

When Jack looked out at the sea again, the ship seemed even closer. Now Jack could see its flag. As he stared at the ship's flag, a chill went through him. The flag was black, with a skull and crossbones. Oh, man! he breathed. He started out of the water. What's wrong? said Annie. She splashed after him. Jack ran to his backpack. Annie followed. He grabbed the book from his backpack. He looked at the cover. For the first time, he and Annie read the title of the book. Yikes! said Annie. Pirates of the Caribbean. Jack read aloud.

等杰克再望向海面的时候，那艘船好像离得更近了。 现在杰克能看见船上的旗子了。 他盯着那艘船的旗子看的时候，突然打了个寒颤。 旗子是黑色的，上面画着骷髅头和交叉的骨头。 “天呐！”他小声惊呼。 他赶紧从水里往岸上走。 “怎么啦？”安妮问。 她哗啦哗啦地踩着水跟在他后面。 杰克跑到他的背包旁边。 安妮跟了过来。 他从背包里掏出那本书。 他看向书的封面。 他和安妮这才第一次看到这本书的书名。 “妈呀！”安妮叫道。 《加勒比海盗》 杰克大声念了出来。