03 Yikes!

Chapter 3 Yikes! Jack opened his eyes. The air was hot and steamy. It looks like we landed in some bushes, said Annie. She was peeking out of the treehouse window. Peanut was peeking out of Annie's pocket. Jack peeked out of the treehouse, too. They had landed in a sea of shiny green leaves. Outside there were flowers, bright butterflies and birds, just as in the book. That's strange, said Jack. I wonder what

第三章 哎呀！杰克睁开了眼睛。空气又热又潮，满是蒸汽。 我们好像落在灌木丛里啦，安妮说。她正从树屋的 窗户往外看。花生正从安妮的口袋里往外探脑袋。杰克也从树屋 往外看去。他们落在了一片油亮的绿叶海洋里。外面有鲜花、色彩鲜艳的 蝴蝶和小鸟，和书里画的一模一样。真奇怪，杰克说。我想知道

why we didn't land in a tree, the way we always do. I don't know, said Annie, but let's hurry and find the thing from Oregon so we can get back home before we meet any big bugs. Wait, this seems weird, said Jack. I don't understand why we landed in bushes. I'd better read about this. Oh, come on, said Annie. We don't even need the ladder. We can just climb out the window. Annie put peanut in her pocket. She stuck one leg out the window. Wait! Jack grabbed Annie's other leg. He read, The rainforest is in three layers. Thick treetops, often over 150 feet.

为什么我们没像往常那样落在树上。 我不知道呀，安妮说，不过我们快点找到俄勒冈来的那样东西吧 这样我们就能在碰到大虫子之前回家啦。 等一下，这不对劲啊，杰克说。 我搞不懂我们为什么会落在灌木丛里。我最好查查书。 哎呀，快走吧，安妮说。我们连梯子都用不着。 我们直接从窗户爬出去就行。安妮把花生放回口袋里。 她把一条腿伸出了窗外。 等等！杰克一把抓住安妮的另一条腿。他读道： 雨林一共有三层。 茂密的树梢通常有150多英尺高，

in the air make up the top layer. This is called the forest canopy. Below the canopy is the understory, then the forest floor. Get back in here! cried Jack. We're probably more than 150 feet above the ground in the forest canopy.

悬在空中，构成了最顶层。这一层叫做林冠。林冠的下方 是林下叶层，最下面是林地表层。 快回来！杰克大喊道。我们现在很可能在离地面150多英尺高的 林冠层里。

Yikes! said Annie. She slipped back into the tree house. We have to use the ladder, said Jack. He got in his hands and knees. He moved leaves away from the hole in the floor. He looked down. The ladder seemed to fall between the branches of a giant tree, but Jack couldn't see beyond that. I can't tell what's down there, he said. Be careful. Jack put the rainforest book in his backpack, then he stepped onto the rope ladder. He started down, Annie followed with peanut in her pocket. Jack pushed through the leaves. He came to the understory below the canopy.

哎呀！安妮叫道。她赶紧溜回了树屋里。 我们得用梯子，杰克说。他手脚着地，把挡在 地板洞口的树叶扒开。他往下看去。梯子好像悬在一棵巨树的枝桠之间， 再往下杰克就看不见了。我不知道下面有什么，他说。小心点。 杰克把雨林书放进背包，然后踏上了绳梯。他开始往下爬， 安妮跟在后面，口袋里装着花生。杰克拨开树叶，来到了林冠下方的 林下叶层。

He looked down at the forest floor. It was very far away. Oh man! whispered Jack. This world was completely different from the one above the tree tops. Now that they were out of the sun, it was cooler. It was also damp and very quiet. Jack shivered. It was the spookiest place he had ever seen.

他低头看向林地表层，离得特别远。 我的天！杰克小声惊呼。 这个世界和树梢上方的世界完全不一样。 他们晒不到太阳了，气温也凉快了些。 空气也潮乎乎的，周围静极了。 杰克打了个寒颤。这是他见过的最阴森诡异的地方。