04 Cave Kids

Chapter 4. Cave Kids. Jack and Annie crept to the cave and peeked inside. A small flame danced from a bed of glowing coals. Near the fire were knives, axes, and hollered out stones. Animal skins were neatly stacked against the wall. People must live here, said Annie. Maybe it was the home of the Quill Magnum.

第四章 洞穴小顽童。杰克和安妮蹑手蹑脚走到洞穴边，偷偷往里瞅。一小簇火苗 在烧得通红的炭堆上跳跃。火堆边摆着小刀、斧头，还有掏空的石头。 动物皮毛整整齐齐地堆在墙边。 “这里肯定有人住，”安妮说，“说不定是克罗马农人的家。”

we saw," said Jack, looking around. Let's go inside and get warm," said Annie. Jack and Annie moved quickly to the fire and warmed their hands. Their shadows danced on the stone walls. Jack pulled out his Ice Age book. He found a picture of a cave. He read, Crow magnums made many things from animals, plants, and stone. They made flute -like musical instruments from mammoth bones. They made ropes by braiding plant fibers. They made axes and knives from stone. Jack pulled out his notebook and pencil. He started a list.

“就是我们之前见过的那些人呀。”杰克边说边四处张望。 “我们进去暖一暖吧。”安妮说。 杰克和安妮快步走到火堆边，暖起了小手。 他俩的影子在石墙上晃来晃去。 杰克掏出他的冰河时代科普书，翻到了一张洞穴的图片。 他念道： 克罗马农人能用动物、植物和石头做很多东西。 他们用猛犸象的骨头做类似笛子的乐器。 他们把植物纤维编在一起做成绳子。 他们用石头打造斧头和小刀。 杰克掏出笔记本和铅笔，开始列清单。

Chrome magnums made, bone flutes, plant ropes, stone axes, and knives. Ta -da! said Annie. Jack looked up. Annie was wearing a coat. It had a hood and long sleeves. It went all the way down to her sneakers. Where did you get that? said Jack. From that pile of furry skins, said Annie, pointing. These must be their clothes. Maybe they're being mended. She picked up another coat and handed it to Jack. Try one. It's really warm, she said. Jack put his backpack and towel down on the hard dirt floor. He slipped on the coat.

克罗马农人制作的物品：骨笛、植物绳、石斧还有石刀。 “哒哒！”安妮叫道。 杰克抬起头。 安妮穿了一件外套。 这件外套有兜帽还有长袖。 长度一直盖到她的运动鞋。 “你从哪弄来的？”杰克问。 “从那堆毛皮里拿的呀。”安妮指着那边说。 这些肯定是他们的衣服。 说不定是放在这儿等着补的。 她又拿起一件外套递给杰克。 “你也试试。” “特别暖和呢。”她说道。 杰克把背包和毛巾放在硬邦邦的泥地上。 他套上了外套。

It did feel very warm and soft. We look like cave kids, said Annie. Squeak! Peanut peeked out of Jack's pack lying on the floor. You stay in there, said Annie. There's no teeny coat for you. Peanut vanished back into the pack. I wonder how they made these coats, said Jack. He turned the pages in the book until he found a picture of Cro -Magnon women sewing. He read, Cro -Magnon scraped reindeer skins with flint rocks to make them soft. They used bone needles to sew the skins together for clothing. Jack added to his list.

这件外套确实又暖和又柔软。 “我们看起来就像洞穴小孩哎。”安妮说。 “吱吱！” 花生从放在地上的杰克的背包里探出头来。 “你乖乖待在里面哦。”安妮说。 可没有迷你小外套给你穿哦。 花生又缩回背包里不见了。 “不知道他们是怎么做这些外套的。”杰克说。 他翻着书，直到找到一张克罗马农妇女做针线的图片。 他念道： 克罗马农人用燧石刮驯鹿皮，让皮子变得柔软。 他们用骨针把皮子缝在一起做成衣服。 杰克往他的清单上加了新内容。

Reindeer skin clothes. I hope the cave people won't mind if we borrow their coats, said Jack. Maybe we should give them our towels, said Annie, to thank them. Good idea. And my goggles too, said Annie. They left their gifts on top of the rest of the animal skins. Let's explore the cave before they come home, said Jack. It's too dark in the back, said Annie. We won't be able to see anything. We'll find out how Cro -Magnon saw in the dark, said Jack. He opened the Ice Age book. He found a picture of cave people holding odd -looking...

驯鹿皮衣服。 “希望洞穴里的人不会介意我们借他们的外套穿。”杰克说。 “要不我们把毛巾送给他们吧，当作谢礼。”安妮说。 “好主意。” “还有我的护目镜也送给他们。”安妮说。 他们把礼物放在剩下的那堆动物皮毛的最上面。 “趁他们还没回来，我们逛一逛这个洞穴吧。”杰克说。 “洞穴后面太黑啦。”安妮说。 我们什么都看不见的。 “我们来看看克罗马农人是怎么在黑暗里看清东西的。”杰克说。 他翻开那本冰河时代的书。 他翻到了一张图片，上面的洞穴人拿着样子怪怪的……