10 The True Pearl

Chapter 10 The True Pearl Dawn light slanted into the treehouse. No time at all had passed since they'd left. Day was breaking. Jack rolled up the ancient scroll. He tucked it into the corner. We saw the first riddle, he said. Three more to go. I don't see another scroll, said Annie. Maybe tomorrow we'll get the next riddle. That's okay, said Jack. I think I need to go.

第十章 真正的珍珠 晨曦斜斜照进树屋。 他们离开之后，压根没过去多少时间。 天刚蒙蒙亮。 杰克把那卷古老的卷轴卷了起来。 他把卷轴塞到了角落。 “我们解开第一个谜语啦。”他说。 还剩三个要解呢。 “我没看到别的卷轴呀。”安妮说。 说不定明天我们就能拿到下一个谜语了。 “没关系呀。”杰克说。 我觉得我该走了。

at rest and dry out. His t -shirt and shorts were still soaked, his backpack too, only his shoes and socks were dry. And this needs to dry out too, said Annie. She put the wet ocean book in a patch of sunlight. Then Jack and Annie climbed down the ladder. They walked through the woods, through leafy shadows and golden light. They left the woods and started down their street. You know, we should have found the answer to the riddle right away, said Jack. The oyster was in a reef all along. I know, but we wouldn't have had so much fun, said Annie.

放着晾干。他的T恤和短裤还湿得透透的，背包也一样，只有他的鞋子 和袜子是干的。“还有这个也得晾干。”安妮说。她把那本打湿的海洋书放到一片 阳光里。接着杰克和安妮爬下了梯子。他们穿过树林， 走过叶影斑驳的地方，沐浴着金色的光线。他们走出树林，顺着家所在的街道走去。 “你知道吗，我们本该一下子就猜出谜语的答案的。” 杰克说，“牡蛎一直都待在礁石上啊。” “我知道呀，但那样我们就不会玩得这么开心啦。”安妮说。

Fun? said Jack. You call being squeezed by an octopus and chased by a shark fun?

“开心？”杰克说，“你管被章鱼勒住、被鲨鱼追叫好玩？”

Don't forget the dolphins, Annie said simply. Jack smiled. Right, he said. The dolphins made up for everything. They were fun. I guess they were the true pearl in the oyster, said Annie. Yep, said Jack. I wonder what Sam is doing right now. Sam? Annie grinned at him. You're nuts, she said. They climbed their steps and went into their house. We're back, Annie shouted. Did you get your shoes wet? Their mom called. Not one bit, called Jack. Then he and Annie slipped up the stairs to change their clothes.

“别忘了还有海豚呀。”安妮轻轻松松地说。 杰克笑了。 “对啊。”他说。 海豚弥补了所有不愉快的事。 它们可好玩了。 “我觉得它们就是牡蛎里那颗真正的珍珠呀。”安妮说。 “没错。”杰克说。 不知道萨姆现在在干嘛呢。 “萨姆？” 安妮对着他咧嘴笑。 “你傻啦。”她说。 他们爬上台阶，走进了自己家。 “我们回来啦！”安妮大喊。 “你们鞋子没弄湿吧？” 妈妈在屋里喊。 “一点都没湿！”杰克喊道。 然后他和安妮轻手轻脚爬上楼换衣服去了。