09 Master of the Animals

Chapter 9. Master of the Animals. The sabre -tooth crept forward. Jack stared in horror. Play the flute! whispered Annie. Is she nuts? Jack thought. Try! said Annie. Jack held a mammoth -bone flute to his lips. He blew. The flute made a strange sound. The tiger froze. He glared at Jack. Jack's hands shook.

第九章 动物之王 剑齿虎悄悄往前挪，杰克惊恐地瞪大了眼睛。 吹笛子呀！安妮小声说。 她疯了吗？杰克心想。 试试呀！安妮说。 杰克把一支猛犸象骨笛举到唇边，吹了起来。 笛子发出了奇怪的声响。 老虎一下子定住了，它瞪着杰克，杰克的手在发抖。

The tiger growled. He took another step. The mammoth roared and stomped the ground. Play it! said Annie. Keep playing! Jack blew again. The saber -tooth froze again. Jack kept lying until he ran out of breath. The tiger smiled. He's still here! whispered Annie. Keep it up! Jack closed his eyes. He took a deep breath. Then he blew as hard and as long as he could. He covered and uncovered the holes in the bone. The music sounded strange, as if it were coming from another world. He's leaving! Annie whispered.

老虎低吼了一声，又往前迈了一步。猛犸象怒吼着，重重跺着地面。 吹呀！安妮说，继续吹！ 杰克又吹了起来，剑齿虎再次定住了。 杰克一直吹，直到喘不上气来，老虎居然笑了。 他还在这儿！安妮小声说，别停！ 杰克闭上眼睛，深吸一口气，接着用尽全身力气吹，吹了好久好久。 他时不时按住又松开骨笛上的音孔。 笛声听起来很奇怪，仿佛是从另一个世界传来的。 他走了！安妮小声喊道。

Jack raised his eyes. The saber -tooth was slinking off toward the cliffs. We did it! said Annie. Jack lowered the flute. He felt very tired. The mammoth waved her trunk happily. To the tree house, Lulu! said Annie. The wooly mammoth snorted, then she lumbered over to the tallest tree. From the back of the mammoth Jack grabbed the rope ladder. He held it for Annie. She stroked the mammoth's giant ear. Bye, Lulu! Thank you! she said. Annie grabbed the rope ladder. Then she started up. Peanut climbed up too. After they disappeared into the tree house, Jack climbed onto the ladder. He looked back at the wooly mammoth.

杰克抬眼望去，剑齿虎正偷偷摸摸往悬崖那边溜。 我们成功啦！安妮说。杰克放下笛子，他觉得累极了。 猛犸象开心地晃了晃长鼻子。 回树屋去，露露！安妮说。 这头长毛猛犸象哼了一声，慢悠悠地走到最高的那棵树旁。 杰克坐在猛犸象背上抓住绳梯，给安妮扶着。 她摸了摸猛犸象大大的耳朵。 再见，露露！谢谢你呀！她说。 安妮抓住绳梯开始往上爬，花生也跟着爬了上去。 等她们都进了树屋，杰克才爬上绳梯。 他回头看了看那头长毛猛犸象。

Bye, girl," he said. Go home now, and watch out for the saber -tooth. The mammoth walked away into the sunset. When Jack couldn't see her anymore, he started up the rope ladder. He pulled himself into the treehouse. Ta -da! Said Annie. She handed the Pennsylvania book to Jack. Jack smiled. Now he was positive they had found the third M -thing. Their mission was complete. Before we leave we have to give our coats back," said Annie. Right, said Jack. They took off their reindeer skin coats and dropped them to the ground.

“再见啦，姑娘。”他说。 现在回家吧，小心剑齿虎哦。 猛犸象迈步走远，消失在落日的余晖里。 等杰克完全看不见她了，才开始爬绳梯，翻身进了树屋。 当当！ 安妮说道，把宾夕法尼亚的书递给杰克。杰克笑了，现在他百分百确定 他们已经找到了第三个以M开头的东西，他们的任务完成了。 “我们走之前得把外套还回去哦。”安妮说。 对哦。杰克说。 他们脱掉驯鹿皮外套，扔到了地上。

Brrrr! said Annie. I hope the Cro -Magnon people find them. Jack stared out the window. He wanted to take one last look at the prehistoric world. The sun was setting behind the hills. Four people were crossing the snowy plain. It was the Cro -Magnon family. Hey! shouted Annie. Shhh! said Jack. The Cro -Magnon stopped and peered in Annie and Jack's direction. We left your reindeer skins down there! Annie pointed to the ground. The tallest person stepped forward and raised a spear. Time to go! said Jack. He grabbed the Pennsylvania

唔好冷！安妮说，希望克罗马农人能找到这些外套。 杰克望着窗外，他想最后再看一眼这个史前世界。 太阳正落到山后面去，四个人正穿过雪原，那是 克罗马农一家人。 嗨！安妮大喊道。嘘！杰克说。克罗马农人停下脚步，朝安妮和杰克的方向望过来。 我们把你们的驯鹿皮外套放在下面啦！安妮指着地面。最高的那个人 往前走了一步，举起了长矛。该走了！杰克说，他一把抓住那本宾夕法尼亚