02 Space Motel

Chapter 2 Space Motel. Jack opened his eyes. He looked out the window. The treehouse had landed inside a large white room. What kind of training place is this? asked Annie. I don't know, said Jack. The room was round. It had no windows. It had white floors and a curved wall lit by bright lights. Hello, Annie called.

第二章 太空汽车旅馆。杰克睁开了眼睛。他望向窗外，树屋刚 降落在一个宽敞的白色房间里。“这是什么训练场地呀？”安妮问。 “我不知道。”杰克说。这个房间是圆形的，没有窗户，地面是白色的，还有一面 被明亮灯光照亮的弧形墙。“有人吗？”安妮大声喊道。

There was no answer. Where were all the astronauts and space scientists? Jack wondered. There's nobody here, said Annie. How do you know? said Jack. I just feel it, said Annie. We'd better find out where we are, said Jack. He looked at the page in the Moon Book. He read the words below the picture of the dome. A moon base was built on the Moon in the year 2031. The top of the dome slides open to let spacecrafts enter and leave. Oh man, Jack whispered. What's wrong, said Annie.

没有人回应。 宇航员和太空科学家都去哪了呢？杰克心里纳闷。 “这儿一个人都没有。”安妮说。“你怎么知道？”杰克问。“我就是感觉得到呀。”安妮说。 “我们最好搞清楚现在在哪。”杰克说。 他翻到《月球之书》的那一页，读起穹顶图片下面的文字。 2031年，人们在月球上建成了一座月球基地。 穹顶顶部可以滑动打开，供宇宙飞船进出。 我的天呀。杰克小声说。“怎么啦？”安妮问。

Jack's heart pounded with excitement. He could hardly speak. We've landed inside a moon base, he said. So, said Annie. So the moon base is on the moon, said Jack. Annie's eyes widened. We're on the moon? she asked. Jack nodded. The book says the moon base was built in a year 2031, he said. So this book was written after that, which means this book is from the future. Oh wow, said Annie. Morgan must have gone forward in time to borrow it from the future library. Right, said Jack. And now we're in the future on the moon. Squeak squeak.

杰克兴奋得心脏砰砰跳，话都快说不出来了。 “我们降落在一座月球基地里了。”他说。“哦？”安妮应道。 “所以啊，这座月球基地就在月球上呀。”杰克说。安妮的眼睛一下子瞪大了。 “我们现在在月球上？”她问。杰克点点头。“书上说这座月球基地是在2031年 建成的。”他说，“所以这本书是之后写的，也就是说它来自未来。” 哇哦。安妮说。“肯定是摩根穿越到未来，从未来的图书馆借来的。” “没错。”杰克说，“现在我们就在未来的月球上啦。”“吱吱，吱吱。”

Annie and Jack looked at Peanut. The mouse was running around in circles. Poor Peanut, said Annie. She tried to pick the nose up, but Peanut hid behind the mango on the letter M. Maybe she's nervous about being on the moon, said Annie. She's not the only one, said Jack. He let out a deep breath, then he pushed his glasses into place. So what's a moon base? asked Annie. Jack looked at the book. He read aloud. When scientists visit the moon for short periods, they eat and sleep in the moon base. A space motel, said Annie. I guess, said Jack. He read more.

安妮和杰克看向小花生，这只小老鼠正在原地转圈圈呢。 “可怜的小花生。”安妮说。她想把小老鼠抱起来，可小花生躲到了字母M上面的芒果后面。 “她可能是到了月球太紧张啦。”安妮说。 “紧张的可不止她一个。”杰克说。他深呼了一口气，推了推架在鼻子上的眼镜。 “那月球基地是什么呀？”安妮问。杰克看向那本书，大声读了起来。 “科学家短期到访月球时，会在月球基地里吃饭睡觉。” “就是太空汽车旅馆呀。”安妮说。“差不多吧。”杰克说，接着往下读。

The small base has a landing chamber and a room for storing space suits. Air and temperature controls make breathing possible. So that's why we can breathe, Jack said. Let's explore, said Annie. We have to find the fourth thing for Morgan. No, first we should study this map, said Jack. He pulled out his notebook. You study it, said Annie. Jack copied the map, then he drew in the treehouse.

这座小小的基地有一个着陆舱，还有一个存放宇航服的房间。 空气和温度调节系统让人们可以在这里正常呼吸。 “原来这就是我们能正常呼吸的原因呀。”杰克说。 “我们去探险吧！”安妮说。 “我们得找到给摩根的第四样东西。” “不行，我们得先研究下这张地图。”杰克说。 他掏出了自己的笔记本。 “你慢慢研究吧。”安妮说。 杰克把地图抄了下来，还在上面画出了树屋的位置。

Okay, he said. He pointed at the X in his drawing. We're here. Jack looked up, and he was gone. Oh, brother, Jack said. As usual, she had left without him before they could even make a plan. Jack put the main book and pencil into his pack. Carrying his notebook and backpack, he started out the window. Squeak! Squeak! Jack looked back at Peanut. The mouse was running back and forth on the M. Stay here and be safe, said Jack. We'll be back soon. Jack swung himself over the window sill. His feet touched the floor of the landing chamber. Annie? he called.

“好了。”他说，指着自己画的图上的叉号，“我们现在在这儿。” 杰克抬头一看，她已经不见了。 “哎哟我的天。”杰克说。老样子，还没等他们制定好计划，她就扔下他先走了。 杰克把那本重要的书和铅笔放进背包，拿着笔记本，背着包，往窗口走去。 “吱吱！吱吱！” 杰克回头看向小花生，小老鼠正在字母M上来回跑呢。 “乖乖待在这儿别乱跑哦，”杰克说，“我们很快就回来。” 杰克翻身跃过窗台，脚落到了着陆舱的地面上。 “安妮？”他喊道。