05 Snow Tracks

Chapter 5. Snow Tracks. Wow! What is this place? said Jack. Maybe it's an art gallery, said Annie. I don't think so, said Jack. It's too hard to get to. He read about the cave paintings. These Ice Age beasts were painted 25 ,000 years ago. Crow magnets painted pictures of animals they hunted. They may have believed the paintings would give them power over the animals.

第五章 雪地上的痕迹 “哇！这是什么地方呀？”杰克说。 “说不定这是个美术馆呢。”安妮说。 “我觉得不是，”杰克说，“这地方太难走到了。” 他读了读关于洞穴壁画的内容。 这些冰河时代的野兽是两万五千年前画下来的。 克罗马农人会把他们捕猎的动物画下来。 他们可能相信这些壁画能赐予他们制服野兽的力量。

Wow! Look at this! said Annie. She pointed at a painting farther down the wall. It showed a figure with human arms and legs, reindeer antlers, and an owl face. It seemed to be holding a flute.

“哇！快看这个！”安妮指着墙更远处的一幅壁画喊道。 壁画上画着一个身影，长着人类的四肢、驯鹿的角，还有猫头鹰的脸。 他看起来还拿着一支长笛。

Jack looked at the book again. He found a picture of the figure and read, Caveman may have been led by a sorcerer or a master of the animals. He may have worn reindeer antlers so he could run like a reindeer, and an owl mask so he could see like an owl.

杰克又翻了翻书，找到了这个身影的图片，读道： 穴居人的首领可能是一名巫师，也叫百兽之主。 他可能会戴驯鹿的角，这样就能像驯鹿一样奔跑， 还会戴猫头鹰面具，这样就能像猫头鹰一样看得清楚。

What is it? said Annie. The master of the animals said Jack. He's a sorcerer. Oh wow! breathed Annie. That's it! That's what? That's who we have to find. Why? Maybe he's a friend of Morgan's said Annie. Jack nodded slowly. Maybe, he said. Let's go find him said Annie. They went back through the tunnel into the first cave. We better put our lamps back said Jack. He and Annie blew out their lamps. They placed them back by the fire. Jack's backpack was on the floor next to the skins. He put the Ice Age book into it.

“那是什么呀？”安妮问。 “是百兽之主。”杰克说。 他是一名巫师。 “哇哦！”安妮小声惊叹。 就是他！ 什么就是他？ 他就是我们要找的人呀。 为什么呀？ “说不定他是摩根的朋友呢。”安妮说。 杰克慢慢点了点头。 “有可能吧。”他说。 “咱们去找他吧。”安妮说。 他们穿过隧道回到了第一个洞穴里。 “我们最好把灯放回去。”杰克说。 他和安妮一起吹灭了手里的灯。 他们把灯放回到火堆旁边。 杰克的背包就放在兽皮旁边的地上。 他把那本冰河时代的书装进了背包里。

How's Peanut?" said Annie. Jack looked into his pack. She's not here. He said. Oh, no! Cried Annie. She must have crawled out when we were looking at the paintings. Peanut! Jack called. Peanut! called Annie. Annie walked slowly around the cave looking into the shadows. Jack peered around the fire and under each of the furry skins. Jack! Come here! said Annie. She was standing near the entrance to the cave. The snow had stopped falling. In the snow were tiny tracks.

“花生怎么样啦？”安妮问。杰克往背包里看了看。 “她不在这儿。”他说。“哦，糟了！” 安妮大叫起来：“她肯定是我们看壁画的时候爬出去了。” “花生！”杰克大喊。“花生！”安妮也跟着喊。 安妮在洞穴里慢慢走着，往各个阴影处张望。 杰克在火堆附近仔细找，还掀开每一块兽皮看下面。 “杰克！快过来！”安妮喊道。 她正站在洞穴的入口附近。 雪已经停了，雪地上留着一串小小的脚印。