02 The Open Book

Chapter 2 The Open Book Jack showed Annie the piece of paper. It said, Help me, under a spell, find for Thin. Oh no! said Annie. We have to help her! But what's a thin? Maybe she was trying to write things, said Jack. See how the inn sort of runs off the page? Maybe the spell was starting to make her disappear or something, said Annie.

第二章 翻开的书 杰克把那张纸拿给安妮看 上面写着： 救救我，我中了魔咒，帮我找thin 哦不！安妮叫道 我们得帮她！ 可是“thin”是什么呀？ 说不定她本来是想写“东西”的哦。杰克说 你看“客栈”这个词是不是都快写到页面外面去啦？ 说不定魔咒已经开始让她慢慢消失了之类的。安妮说

Right, said Jack. I wonder if she left any other clues. He glanced around the treehouse. Look! Annie pointed at a book in the corner. That's the only open book, she said. Jack looked around again. Annie was right. He felt a shiver go down his spine. Jack went over to the book and picked it up. He held it near the window. Light from the setting sun was golden on the page. Jack stared at the picture on it. In the picture were trees with white flowers. The trees were on the side of a mountain near a wide rushing stream. Two people were also in the picture. They wore dark clothes. They had black scarves over their faces and long swords strapped to their backs. Oh man! whispered Jack.

对呀。杰克说，不知道她有没有留下别的线索 他扫视了树屋一圈 快看！安妮指着角落里的一本书喊道 那是唯一一本摊开的书哦。她说 杰克又四下看了看 安妮说得没错。他感觉后背窜过一阵凉意 杰克走到那本书旁边捡了起来，拿到窗边凑近看 落日的金光洒在书页上 杰克盯着书页上的图片看 图片里的树上开满了白色的花 那些树长在山边，旁边有一条宽阔的湍急溪流 图片里还有两个人，他们穿着深色的衣服 他们脸上蒙着黑巾，背后都佩着长剑 我的天呐！杰克小声叫道

Who are they? Annie asked. Ninjas, I think, said Jack. Ninjas? Really? said Annie. Morgan must have left the book open to this page for a reason, said Jack. Maybe that's where she was when that spell got her, Annie said. Or maybe that's where the four fangs are, said Jack. Let's go! said Annie. Now? said Jack. Yes! Morgan's in trouble! She needs us now! said Annie. But we should read this book first, said Jack, so we'll be prepared. Forget it! said Annie. Every minute counts! She grabbed the book from Jack. Give it back! he said. We have to find out about this place.

他们是谁呀？安妮问 我觉得是忍者。杰克说 忍者？真的吗？安妮惊讶地说 摩根肯定是特意把书翻到这一页的。杰克说 说不定她中魔咒的时候就在这个地方呢。安妮说 也说不定四颗尖牙就藏在这儿呢。杰克说 我们快走吧！安妮喊道 现在就走？杰克问 对呀！摩根有麻烦了！她现在就需要我们帮忙！安妮说 可是我们得先读读这本书呀。杰克说，这样我们才能做好准备 别磨蹭啦！安妮说，时间宝贵，每分每秒都很重要！ 她一把从杰克手里抢过了书 还给我！他说，我们得先了解一下这个地方才行

Annie held the book out of reach. We'll find out when we get there, she said. We don't even know where there is, Jack said. But Annie pointed at the picture. I wish we could go here, she said. The leaves of the oak tree began to shake. Squeak! Don't be scared, Peanut, said Annie. She scooped up the mouse, then she put it in the pouch of her sweatshirt. The wind began to blow. It blew harder and harder. The treehouse started to spin. Faster and faster, Jack squeezed his eyes shut. Then everything was still. Absolutely still. Except for the sound of rushing water.

安妮把书举得高高的不让杰克够到 等我们到那儿就知道啦。她说 我们都不知道“那儿”是哪儿啊。杰克说 可是安妮指着那张图片 我希望我们能去这个地方。她说 橡树的叶子开始摇晃起来 吱呀！ 别害怕，小花生。安妮说 她把小老鼠捧起来，放进了自己运动衫的口袋里 风开始刮了起来 风越刮越大 树屋开始旋转起来 转得越来越快，杰克紧紧闭上了眼睛 然后一切都静止了 完全静止了 只有湍急的水流声还在响