05 Hang On!

Chapter 5. Hang on. Annie drove the moon buggy over bumps and hollows. It bucked like a bronco. I'm going through there! she pointed to an opening between two mountains. Jack held onto the dashboard. The buggy bumped toward the opening and shot through. On the other side, the ground was even rockier. Look for the fourth M thing! said Annie, bouncing up and down.

第五章 抓紧哦。 安妮开着月球车驶过坑坑洼洼的路面，车子像烈马一样上下颠簸。 “我要开去那儿！”她指着两座山中间的缺口说道。 杰克紧紧抓着仪表盘，月球车颠簸着朝缺口冲去，一下子穿了过去。 对面的地面更是崎岖不平，到处都是石头。 “快找第四个带M的东西！”安妮一边上下蹦跳一边说。

Jack grinned. Looking for anything on this wild ride was impossible. Slow, slow, down, he said. How? Try pressing on the brake pedal on the floor slowly. Annie pressed on the brake. The buggy slowed down. Jack sighed with relief.

杰克咧嘴一笑，车开得这么疯，找什么东西都不可能啊。 “慢一点，慢一点，停下来。”他说。 “怎么停？试试慢慢踩脚下的刹车踏板呀。” 安妮踩下刹车，月球车慢了下来。 杰克松了口气。

The ride was still bumpy, but now at least he could take a good look at the moon. He had never been to such a colorless, barren place. There was no green, no blue, no red, no water, no trees, no clouds, only giant gray rocks and craters and an American flag.

车子还是很颠，但至少现在他能好好看看月球的样子了。 他从来没到过这么毫无色彩、荒无人烟的地方。 这里没有绿色，没有蓝色，没有红色，没有水，没有树，也没有云， 只有巨大的灰色岩石、陨石坑，还有一面美国国旗。

Oh, man," said Jack. That's from the first astronauts who landed on the moon. And look, a telescope," said Annie. She drove near the flag and telescope. Then she put her foot on the brake until the buggy stopped. She pressed a button that said off. Then she and Jack hopped out. They took slow, giant steps to the site of the first moon landing. Beside the flag was a sign Annie read it aloud. Here, men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the moon, July 1969 A .D. We came in peace for all mankind.

“哇，天呐。”杰克说。 这是当年第一批登上月球的宇航员留下来的。 “快看，还有个望远镜！”安妮说。 她把车开到国旗和望远镜旁边。 接着她踩着刹车直到车子完全停稳。 她按了下写着“关闭”的按钮。 然后她和杰克跳下了车。 他们迈着慢悠悠的大步子，走到人类首次登月的地点。 国旗旁边有块标识牌，安妮大声念了出来。 “公元1969年7月，来自地球的人类首次踏上月球土地。” “我们为全人类的和平而来。”

That's a good message, said Jack. He handed the moon book to Annie, then he took out his notebook and pencil to copy the sign. Let's leave our own message, said Annie. What should we say, said Jack. The same thing, said Annie, but saying they are the first kids. Jack turned to a new page in his notebook. In big letters, he wrote their message. Now we have to sign it, Annie said. Jack signed his name, then he passed the notebook and pencil to Annie. She signed her name and passed the notebook back. Jack tore out the piece of paper. He put it by the flag.

“这段话写得真好。”杰克说。 他把月球之书递给安妮，然后拿出自己的笔记本和铅笔，准备抄下标识牌的内容。 “我们也留下自己的话吧。”安妮说。 “我们写什么好呢？”杰克问。 “就写一样的内容呀，”安妮说，“不过要写我们是第一批登上月球的小孩。” 杰克翻开笔记本的新一页，用大大的字写下了他们的留言。 “现在我们得签上名字。”安妮说。 杰克签上自己的名字，然后把笔记本和铅笔递给安妮。 她签好名字，又把笔记本递了回去。 杰克把那页纸撕下来，放在了国旗旁边。

Today, the first kids from the planet Earth came to the Moon. We came in peace for all children. Jack, Annie. No wind would ever blow the message away. No rain would ever fall on it. It would be there forever, unless someone moved it. Thinking of forever made Jack feel dizzy. He shook his head to clear his thoughts. Then, he remembered the time. Had two hours passed yet? I wish I had a watch, he said standing up. We might be running out of time. Oh, wow! A moon man, said Annie.

“今天，来自地球的第一批小孩来到了月球。” “我们为所有孩子的和平而来。” “杰克、安妮 留” 这里永远不会有风把留言吹走。 也永远不会有雨打湿它。 除非有人把它拿走，不然它会永远待在这里。 一想到“永远”这个词，杰克就有点头晕。 他摇了摇头，把脑子里的念头甩开。 这时，他突然想起了时间。 两个小时已经到了吗？ “我要是有块手表就好了。”他一边站起来一边说。 “我们剩下的时间可能不多了。” “哇，天啊！” “有个月球人！”安妮说。