02 Bones

Chapter 2 Bones Jack, Annie, and Peanut looked outside. Snow was falling from the gray sky. The treehouse was in the tallest tree in a grove of tall bare trees. The grove was on a wide white plain. Beyond the plain were high rocky cliffs. I'm c -cold, said Annie. Her teeth chattered. She wrapped her towel tightly around her. Squeak, squeak! Peanut sounded cold, too.

第二章 骨头 杰克、安妮和花生朝外面望去。雪花正从 灰蒙蒙的天空飘落下来。树屋立在一片光秃秃的高树林里最高的那棵树上。 这片树林坐落在一片宽阔的白色平原上。平原的尽头是高耸的岩石峭壁。 我、我好冷啊，安妮说。她牙齿打颤，紧紧裹住身上的毛巾。 吱吱，吱吱！花生听起来也冻得够呛。

Poor mouse," said Annie. I'll put you in Jack's pack. You'll be warmer there. Annie slipped Peanut into the pocket of the backpack. We have to go home, said Jack. We need warmer clothes. We can't go home, said Annie. We can't find the Pennsylvania Book. Not until our mission is complete. Remember? That's the way the magic works. All right, said Jack. He looked around. There was no sign of the Pennsylvania Book that always took them home. Annie peered out the window again. Where are we anyway? she asked. I'll find out, said Jack. He picked up the open book and read the title on the cover. Life in the Ice Age.

“可怜的小老鼠，”安妮说。 我把你放到杰克的背包里吧，你在那儿会暖和点。 安妮轻轻把花生塞进了背包的口袋里。 我们得回家了，杰克说，我们需要更厚的衣服。 我们还不能回家哦，安妮说，我们找不到宾夕法尼亚之书呀。 得等我们完成任务才行呀，还记得吗？魔法就是这么运作的。 好吧，杰克说。他环顾了一下四周。 那本总能带他们回家的宾夕法尼亚之书连影子都没有。 安妮又朝窗外望了望。 我们到底在哪儿呀？她问道。 我来查查，杰克说。 他拿起那本摊开的书，读了读封面上的书名。 《冰河时代的生活》

Ice age," said Annie. No wonder we're cold. We better find the third M thing soon," said Jack, before we freeze to death. Look," whispered Annie. People! She pointed out the window.

“冰河时代？”安妮说。 难怪我们这么冷呢。 我们最好快点找到第三个M开头的东西，杰克说，不然我们要冻成冰棍啦。 “快看，”安妮小声说。 有人！ 她伸手指向窗外。

Jack saw them, too. Four figures on a cliff. Two big figures and two little ones, all holding long spears. Who are they? said Annie. I'll look in the book, said Jack.

杰克也看到了。峭壁上有四个身影，两个大的两个小的，手里都拿着长长的长矛。 他们是谁呀？安妮问。我查查书，杰克说。

He found a picture of some people. He read the caption to Annie. Early modern humans were called Cro -Magnons. During the late Ice Age in Europe, they sometimes lived in caves beneath cliffs. Why are they carrying spears? said Annie. Jack turned the page. He found another picture of the Cro -Magnons. He read aloud. The Cro -Magnon family often hunted together. They covered deep pits with branches. Then they drove reindeer and mammoths into the traps. Oh, trapping the animals, that's sad, said Annie.

他找到一张画着一些人的图片，把说明读给安妮听。 早期的现代人类叫克罗马农人。冰河时代末期，在欧洲，他们有时候会住在峭壁下方的洞穴里。 他们为什么拿着长矛呀？安妮问。杰克翻了一页，找到另一张克罗马农人的图片，大声读了起来。 克罗马农人一家经常一起打猎。他们用树枝盖住深坑，然后把驯鹿和猛犸象赶进陷阱里。 哦，设陷阱抓动物，好可怜呀，安妮说。

No, it's not," said Jack. They couldn't live without hunting. They didn't have supermarkets, you know. They watched the family disappear over the other side of the cliff. Come on, I'm freezing," said Jack. Let's hurry and find the end thing while the Cro -Magnons are hunting. But I want to meet them," said Annie. Forget it," said Jack. They don't have books that tell them about us. They'll think we're some enemy and hurl their spears. Yikes," said Annie. Jack put his book away. Squeak! Peanut peeked out of the backpack. Stay in there," said Annie. Jack pulled on his pack and started down the rope ladder.

“才不是呢，”杰克说。 不打猎他们就活不下去呀。 你想呀，他们可没有超市。 他们看着那家人消失在峭壁的另一边。 “快走啦，我快冻僵了，”杰克说。 趁克罗马农人在打猎，我们快点找那个要找的东西吧。 “可是我想认识他们呀，”安妮说。 “别想了，”杰克说。 他们可没有书告诉他们我们是什么人。 他们会以为我们是敌人，朝我们扔长矛的。 “呀，”安妮说。 杰克把书收了起来。 吱吱！ 花生从背包里探出头来。 “待在里面别出来哦，”安妮说。 杰克背上背包，开始顺着绳梯往下爬。