02 Big Bugs

Chapter 2. Big Bugs. Wow! said Jack, picking up the book. The ninja book was open yesterday. Now this one. Who opened them? Jack closed the book and looked at the cover. It showed a picture of a green forest. The trees were very tall and close together. On the cover were the words. The rainforest. Oh wow! said Jack. Oh no! said Annie.

第二章 大虫子 “哇！”杰克拿起书说道。 昨天那本忍者书是翻开的，现在这本也是。是谁翻开的呀？ 杰克合上书，看向封面。 封面上印着一片绿油油的森林。 树木长得特别高，挨得密密麻麻的。 封面上写着几个字：热带雨林。 “哇哦！”杰克叫道。 “天呐！”安妮说道。

What's wrong? said Jack. I learned about the rainforest in school said Annie. It's filled with big bugs and spiders. I know said Jack. Half of them have never even been named. It's creepy said Annie. It's neat said Jack. He wanted to take lots of notes in the rainforest. Maybe he could even name some unknown bugs. Neat? Yuck said Annie. She shivered. I don't get it said Jack. You weren't afraid of dinosaurs. So? You weren't afraid of the castle guards or the mummy's ghost. So? You weren't afraid of pirates or ninjas.

“怎么啦？”杰克问。 “我在学校学过热带雨林的知识呀。”安妮说。 那里到处都是大虫子和大蜘蛛。 “我知道呀。”杰克说。 其中有一半甚至还没有名字呢。 “好吓人啊。”安妮说。 “这太酷啦。”杰克说。 他想在热带雨林里记好多好多笔记。 说不定他还能给一些不知名的虫子起名字呢。 “酷？好恶心啊。”安妮说。 她打了个寒颤。 “我真搞不懂。”杰克说。 你之前都不怕恐龙的呀。 “那又怎样？你之前也不怕城堡守卫，也不怕木乃伊的鬼魂呀。” “那又怎样？你也不怕海盗和忍者呀。”

So? You're not afraid of really scary things, but you're afraid of little bugs and spiders? That doesn't make sense. So? Jack sighed. Listen, he said, we have to go there, to help Morgan. That's why the book was left open. I know that, said Annie frowning. Plus the rainforests are being cut down, said Jack. Don't you want to see one before it's too late? Annie took a deep breath and slowly nodded. Okay then, let's go, said Jack. He opened the book again. He pointed to a picture that showed blue sky, green leaves, and bright flowers.

“那又怎样？你那么吓人的东西都不怕，反而怕小小的虫子和蜘蛛？” 这说不通呀。 “那又怎样？”杰克叹了口气。 “听着，”他说，“我们得去那里帮摩根，所以这本书才会被翻开留在这儿。” “我知道。”安妮皱着眉头说。 “而且热带雨林正在被砍伐呢，”杰克说，“你不想趁现在还来得及去看一看吗？” 安妮深吸了一口气，慢慢点了点头。 “那好，我们走吧。”杰克说。 他重新翻开书，指着一张印有蓝天、绿叶和鲜艳花朵的图片。

I wish we could go there, he said. The wind began to blow. Squeak! Stay here, Peanut, said Annie as she put the mouse in her pocket. The wind picked up. The treehouse started to spin. Jack squeezed his eyes shut. The wind was whistling now. The treehouse was spinning faster and faster. Then everything was still. Absolutely still. Wild sounds broke the silence. Screech! Buzz! Chirp! Chirp!

“真希望我们能去那里呀。”他说。 风开始吹了起来。 “吱呀！花生，待在这里哦。”安妮一边说一边把小老鼠放进了自己的口袋。 风越刮越大，树屋开始旋转起来。 杰克紧紧闭上了眼睛，风呼呼地刮着。 树屋转得越来越快了。 然后一切都静止了，完完全全静止了。 各种野外的声响打破了寂静。 吱呀！嗡嗡！啾啾！啾啾！