08 Vampire Bats?

Chapter 8. Vampire Bats? Wait! said Jack, panting. I think we got away. Jack and Annie stopped running and caught their breath. Where are we? said Jack. Where's the monkey? said Annie, looking back at the forest. Do you think the jaguar caught him? No, monkeys are fast, said Jack. Of course jaguars are fast too, Jack thought, but he didn't want to tell Annie that.

第八章 吸血蝙蝠？ “等等！”杰克喘着粗气说。 “我想我们甩掉它了。”杰克和安妮停下脚步，大口喘着气。 “我们在哪儿？”杰克问，“那只猴子呢？” 安妮回头望着森林开口道：“你觉得美洲豹抓到他了吗？” “不会的，猴子跑得可快啦。”杰克说。 “不过美洲豹当然也跑得很快。”杰克心里想， 可他不想把这话告诉安妮。

I hope he's okay said Annie. Squeak! Peanut peeked out of Annie's pocket. Peanut! I almost forgot you! said Annie. Are you okay? The mouse just stared at Annie with her big eyes. She looked scared said Jack. Poor Peanut. Poor Monkey! said Annie. She looked around at the forest. We'd better check the book Jack said. He pulled out the book. He turned the pages searching for help. He stopped at a picture of a scary creature. Oh man what's this? he said. Jack read the writing below the picture. It said

“我希望他没事。”安妮说。“吱呀！”花生从安妮的口袋里探出头来。 “花生！我都差点把你忘了！”安妮叫道，“你还好吗？”小老鼠只是睁着圆溜溜的眼睛盯着安妮， “她看起来吓坏了。”杰克说。“可怜的花生。可怜的小猴子！”安妮说完， 转头望了望周围的森林。“我们最好看看那本书。”杰克说。他掏出 那本书，翻着书页想找些有用的内容，忽然停在一张可怕的生物的插图上。 “天呐，这是什么？”他惊呼。杰克念出了插图下方的文字， 上面写着：

Vampire bats live in the Amazon rainforest. At night they quietly bite their victims and suck their blood. Vampire bats? said Jack. He felt faint. Vampire bats? said Annie. Jack nodded. After dark Annie and Jack looked around. The rainforest seemed to be getting even darker. Yikes! said Annie. She looked at Jack. Maybe we should go home. Jack nodded for once he agreed with her. But what about our mission? said Annie. What about Morgan? We'll come back, said Jack. We'll have to be prepared. So we'll come back tomorrow? Annie asked.

“吸血蝙蝠生活在亚马逊热带雨林里，到了夜里，它们会悄无声息地咬伤 猎物，吸食它们的血。”“吸血蝙蝠？”杰克只觉得一阵头晕。 “吸血蝙蝠？”安妮也叫出声来。杰克点了点头。天色渐暗，安妮和杰克环顾四周， 雨林看起来比刚才更黑了。“哎呀！”安妮惊叫着看向 杰克。“也许我们该回家了。”杰克点点头，这一次他完全同意安妮的想法。“可我们的 任务怎么办？”安妮问，“摩根那边怎么办？”“我们还会回来的，”杰克说，“我们得 做好准备再来。”“那我们明天再来？”安妮问。

Right. Now which way is the treehouse? said Jack. This way? said Annie pointing. That way? said Jack pointing in the opposite direction. They looked at each other. We're lost! they said together. Squeak! Don't worry, Peanut. Annie started to pat the mouse again, but then she stopped. Squeak! Squeak! Squeak! Jack, I think Peanut wants to help us, said Annie. How? The way she helped us in the time of ninjas. Annie placed the mouse on the leafy forest floor. Take us to the treehouse, Peanut. The mouse took off.

“对。现在树屋在哪个方向？”杰克问。 “这边？”安妮指着一个方向问。 “那边？”杰克指着相反的方向问。 他俩面面相觑。 “我们迷路了！”他俩异口同声地说。 “吱呀！” “别害怕，花生。” 安妮又想伸手摸摸小老鼠，却忽然停住了。 “吱呀！吱呀！吱呀！” “杰克，我觉得花生想帮我们。”安妮说。 “怎么帮？” “就像上次在忍者时代她帮我们那样呀。” 安妮把小老鼠放在铺满落叶的雨林地面上。 “带我们去树屋吧，花生。” 小老鼠立刻跑了出去。

Where'd she go? said Annie. I don't see her. There said Jack. He pointed to leaves rustling on the ground. A streak of white passed over the leaves. Yes, there! said Annie. Jack and Annie followed the moving leaves. The streak of white appeared and disappeared. Suddenly Jack stopped. The forest floor was still. There was no sign of peanut. Where is she? asked Jack. He kept staring at the ground. Jack! Jack glanced around. Annie was standing on the other side of a nearby tree. She was pointing up. Jack looked up.

“她去哪儿了？”安妮问，“我看不见她了。“在那儿！”杰克指着地面沙沙作响的落叶说。 一道白色的影子从落叶上窜了过去。 “对，在那儿！”安妮叫道。杰克和安妮跟着晃动的落叶往前走，那道白影时隐时现。 忽然杰克停住了脚步。雨林的地面恢复了安静，花生不见了踪影。 “她在哪儿？”杰克问道，眼睛一直盯着地面。 “杰克！”杰克转过头，看见安妮站在旁边一棵树的另一边，抬手指着上方。 杰克抬头望去。