03 Three Men in a Boat

Chapter 3 Three Men in a Boat We've come to the time of pirates, Jack said. Pirates? Squeaked Annie. Like in Peter Pan? Jack flipped to the picture that showed the parrot, the sea, and the ship. He read the caption under the picture. Three hundred years ago, pirates raided Spanish treasure ships in the Caribbean Sea.

第三章 船上的三个男人 「我们来到海盗的时代啦。」杰克说。 海盗？ 安妮尖声叫道。 就像《彼得·潘》里的那样吗？ 杰克翻到印有鹦鹉、大海和船只的那页插图。 他念起了图片下方的说明文字。 三百年前，海盗会在加勒比海袭击西班牙的运宝船。

He grabbed his notebook and pencil from his pack. He wrote, Pirates in the Caribbean. He turned to the next page. There was a picture of a pirate flag. He read, The skull and crossbones flag was called the Jolly Roger. Let's go! said Annie. Wait! said Jack. I want to make a drawing of the flag. He propped the pirate book in the sand. He started drawing the Jolly Roger flag. Don't copy the picture in the book! said Annie. Look at the real thing! But Jack pushed his glasses into place and kept drawing.

他从背包里掏出笔记本和铅笔，写道： 加勒比海的海盗。 他翻到下一页，那页有一面海盗旗的插图，他念道： 这种画着骷髅头和交叉骨头的旗子叫做快乐罗杰旗。 「我们走吧！」安妮说。「等等！」杰克说，「我想把这面旗画下来。」 他把这本讲海盗的书支在沙滩上，开始画快乐罗杰旗。 「别抄书里的图呀！」安妮说，「快看真的海盗旗！」 可杰克推了推滑到鼻梁的眼镜，继续画画。

Jack, some pirates are getting into a rowboat, said Annie. Jack kept drawing. Jack, the boat's leaving the big ship, said Annie. What? Jack looked up. Look! Annie pointed. Jack looked. He saw the rowboat coming toward the shore. Run! said Annie. She started running toward the treehouse. Jack jumped up. His glasses fell off. Hurry! Annie called back to him. Jack went down on his knees. He felt for his glasses. Where were they? Jack saw something glinting in the sand. He reached for it. It was his glasses. He snatched them up. Then he threw his notebook and pencil.

「杰克，有几个海盗正坐上小艇呢。」安妮说。 杰克头也不抬地继续画画。 「杰克，那艘小艇要离开大船啦。」安妮说。 什么？ 杰克抬起了头。 快看！ 安妮伸手指向前方。 杰克望了过去。 他看见那艘小艇正朝着岸边驶来。 「快跑！」安妮喊道。 她拔腿就往树屋的方向跑。 杰克猛地跳了起来。 他的眼镜掉了。 快点呀！ 安妮边跑边回头喊他。 杰克跪到了地上。 他摸来摸去找自己的眼镜。 眼镜去哪儿了？ 杰克看见沙子里有什么东西在闪闪发亮。 他伸手去够那个东西。 原来是他的眼镜。 他一把抓起眼镜。 然后他把笔记本和铅笔

into his pack. He put the pack on his back. He grabbed his boots and his socks, and he took off running. Hurry! They're coming! Annie was at the top of the rope ladder. Jack looked back at the sea. The pirates were closer to the shore. Suddenly Jack saw the pirate book. In all the confusion, he had forgotten it. It was still propped in the sand. Oh, man! I forgot the book, he said. He dropped his socks and boots below the treehouse. Come on, Jack! Annie shouted. I'll be right back, Jack called. I've got to get the book. Jack, forget it! But Jack was already running toward the water.

扔进了背包里。他背上背包，抓起自己的靴子和袜子，然后 拔腿就跑。 快点！他们过来了！ 安妮已经爬到绳梯的顶端了。杰克回头看向海面，海盗们离 岸边更近了。 突然杰克看见了那本讲海盗的书。刚才慌慌张张的，他把书给忘了，书还 支在沙滩上。 「哎呀，天呐！我把书忘了。」他说。 他把袜子和靴子扔在了树屋下面。 「快点啊，杰克！」安妮大喊道。 「我马上回来！」杰克喊道，「我得去拿那本书。」「杰克，别管它了！」 可杰克已经朝着海边跑过去了。

Jack grabbed the book. Come back! Annie shouted. Jack shoved the book into his backpack. Suddenly a giant wave carried the rowboat right onto the beach. Run, Jack! shouted Annie. Three big pirates splashed onto the sand. They had knives in their teeth. They had pistols in their belts. They charged toward Jack. Run, Jack, run! cried Annie.

杰克一把抓起那本书。 快回来！ 安妮大喊道。 杰克把书塞进了自己的背包里。 突然一个巨浪把那艘小艇直接冲到了沙滩上。 「快跑啊，杰克！」安妮大喊道。 三个身材魁梧的海盗踩着水花跳到了沙滩上。 他们的嘴里都叼着刀。 他们的腰带上都别着手枪。 他们朝着杰克冲了过来。 「跑啊，杰克，快跑啊！」安妮大喊道。