08 The Great Parade

Chapter 8 The Great Parade The huge mammoth walked across the open plain. Look! said Annie. She pointed to a herd of elk in the distance. They had great wide antlers. There! said Jack, as a herd of reindeer came into view. They pranced gracefully across the snow. Then a woolly rhino joined them on the open plain. Then a bison. The Great Parade

第八章 盛大游行 巨大的猛犸象走过开阔的平原。 "快看！"安妮说。 她指向远处的一群驼鹿。 它们长着又大又宽的鹿角。 "在那儿！"杰克说，这时一群驯鹿出现在视野里。 它们姿态优雅地蹦跳着穿过雪地。 接着一头披毛犀也来到开阔的平原上，加入了它们的队伍。 然后又来了一头野牛。 盛大游行

The elk, reindeer, rhino, and bison moved along with them at a distance. They seemed to be escorting Jack and Annie back to the treehouse. The snow sparkled with sunlight. This is a great parade, Jack thought. Fantastic! They were getting closer and closer to the grove of tall trees. I told you, said Annie, Lulu's taking us home. But just then, the mammoth let out a cry. All the other animals bounded off. Peanuts started to squeak. Jack looked around. Behind him, the saber -tooth was slinking across the sunlit snow.

驼鹿、驯鹿、披毛犀和野牛在不远处跟着他们一同前行。 它们好像在护送杰克和安妮回树屋。 积雪在阳光下闪闪发光。 这真是一场盛大的游行呀，杰克心想。 太棒啦！ 他们离那片高大的树林越来越近了。 "我就说吧，"安妮说道，"露露会带我们回家的。" 可就在这时，猛犸象发出了一声吼叫。 其他所有动物都蹦跳着跑开了。 花生开始吱吱叫起来。 杰克环顾四周。 在他身后，剑齿虎正鬼鬼祟祟地穿过洒满阳光的雪地。

The wooly mammoth roared and plunged forward. Jack and Annie nearly fell off. Jack clutched Annie. She and Peanut clutched the mammoth's shaggy hair. The mammoth thundered wildly over the ground. Aaaaaaaahhhhhh! Jack and Annie yelled. The mammoth charged to the grove of trees, but the tiger had circled around the trees. He stood between the tallest tree and the mammoth. They were trapped. The saber tooth began moving slowly toward the mammoth. The wooly mammoth roared fiercely.

毛茸茸的猛犸象怒吼着向前冲去。杰克和安妮差点摔下去。杰克紧紧抓住安妮。她和花生牢牢攥住猛犸象浓密的长毛。猛犸象轰隆隆地在地面上疯狂奔跑。 "啊——！"杰克和安妮大喊起来。猛犸象朝着树林冲去，可老虎已经绕到了树的另一边。它站在最高的那棵树和猛犸象之间。他们被困住了。 剑齿虎开始慢慢朝猛犸象靠近。毛茸茸的猛犸象凶狠地怒吼着。

But Jack knew a saber -tooth could kill any creature, including a mammoth. The huge tiger's head was down. His burning eyes were fixed on the mammoth. His long, white fangs glinted in the sunlight.

可杰克知道，剑齿虎能杀死任何动物，包括猛犸象。 这只巨型老虎低垂着头，灼热的双眼死死盯着猛犸象。 它那长长的白色尖牙在阳光下闪着寒光。