09 Lonesome Luke

Chapter 9, Lonesome Luke. The sun was low in the sky when they reached Rattlesnake Flats. Just let us off in front of the hotel, said Annie. You sure the stage is coming through here, said Slim. Yup, said Jack and Annie together. In front of the hotel, Slim got down from Dusty, then he helped Jack and Annie down. I hope you'll come to layer me in this -

第九章 孤独的卢克 他们抵达响尾蛇平原的时候，太阳已经西斜了 “就在酒店门口放我们下来吧。”安妮说 “你确定驿站马车会经过这儿吗？”斯林姆说 “当然啦。”杰克和安妮异口同声地说 到了酒店门口，斯林姆从达斯蒂身上下来，接着扶杰克和安妮也下了马 希望你们到时能来帮我丰富这本书的内容——

at me," said Slim. He winked. I might be needing some help on my book. Sure," said Annie. Slim climbed back on Dusty. He looked down at Jack. You know, Shorty," he said, you might be short, but you're mighty tall in the brains. Thanks," said Jack. And smiley, Slim said, your great courage is nothing to smile about. Thanks," said Annie. Good luck with your writing, Slim," said Jack. I'm grateful to you both for staring me straight," said Slim. I promise I'll thank you someday. Really? said Annie. A cowboy never goes back on his word.

“看着我，”斯林姆说着眨了眨眼睛 我写书说不定还需要你们帮忙呢 “当然好啦。”安妮说 斯林姆爬回达斯蒂背上，低头看着杰克 “你知道吗，小矮子，”他说 你个子是矮，可脑子特别灵光呀 “谢谢。”杰克说 “还有爱笑的小姑娘，”斯林姆说 你胆子超大，可一点都不是开玩笑的哦 “谢谢。”安妮说 “祝你写书顺利，斯林姆。”杰克说 “我很感激你们俩对我这么坦诚。”斯林姆说 我保证总有一天会报答你们的 “真的吗？”安妮说 牛仔说话绝不会食言的

Said Slim, then he snapped his reins and Dusty loped down the street. Bye Slim, yelled Annie. Slim coolly turned one last time, he waved his hat. So long partners, he called. Then he rode off into the sunset. Jack let out a deep sigh. Okay, I'm ready to take my boots off now, he said. Me too, said Annie. They sat down on the porch of the hotel. They started pulling off their boots.

斯林姆说完，一抖缰绳，达斯蒂就沿着大街小跑起来 “再见啦斯林姆！”安妮大声喊 斯林姆酷酷地最后转过头，挥了挥自己的帽子 “再见啦，伙伴们！”他喊道 接着他就骑着马消失在落日的余晖里 杰克长长地舒了一口气 “好了，我现在终于可以脱靴子了。”他说 “我也是。”安妮说 他们在酒店的门廊上坐了下来 他们开始往下脱靴子

There Jack got them both off. He wiggled his toes He took his sneakers out of his pack and put them on Annie put hers on too Man sneakers never felt so good said Jack Suddenly the sound of a piano drifted through the air Lonesome look said Annie Jack grabbed his pack. He and Annie crept across the porch They pushed open the swinging door The piano was playing Red River Valley Sitting on the piano stool was the dim but shimmering shape of a cowboy Just then the ghost of lonesome Luke looked at Jack and Annie. He waved a shimmering hand

杰克把两只靴子都脱了下来，晃了晃自己的脚趾头 他从背包里拿出运动鞋穿上，安妮也穿上了自己的运动鞋 “天呐，穿运动鞋的感觉从来没这么好过。”杰克说 忽然，一阵钢琴声飘到了空气中 “是孤独的卢克。”安妮说。杰克抓起背包，和安妮一起蹑手蹑脚地穿过门廊 他们推开了那扇摇摇晃晃的门 钢琴正在弹奏《红河谷》的曲子 钢琴凳上坐着一个模糊但发着微光的牛仔身影 就在这时，孤独的卢克的鬼魂看向杰克和安妮，挥了挥自己发光的手

Jack and Annie waved back. Then the ghost of Lonesome Luke faded away. Cold air wafted past Jack and Annie. They both shivered. Oh, man, let's go! Breathed Jack. They leaped and dashed up the dusty road. They ran across the cracked ground and past the graveyard. They ran until they reached the tree with a magic treehouse in it. Annie grabbed the rope ladder. She hurried up and Jack followed. They were out of breath when they got inside the treehouse. Annie grabbed the ancient scroll. She unrolled it. Yay! She said. The scroll had one glowing word on it.

杰克和安妮也朝他挥了挥手 接着孤独的卢克的鬼魂就慢慢消失了 一阵冷风从杰克和安妮身边吹过 两个人都打了个寒颤 “哦天呐，我们快跑！” 杰克喘着气说 他们跳起来，沿着尘土飞扬的路往前冲 他们跑过开裂的地面，经过了一片墓地 他们一直跑到了那棵搭着魔法树屋的大树前 安妮抓住绳梯 她赶紧往上爬，杰克跟在后面 他们爬进树屋的时候都喘得不行 安妮抓起那卷古老的卷轴 她把卷轴展开 “耶！” 她说道 卷轴上写着一个闪闪发光的词

Echo. We got it right, said Annie. Jack grabbed the Pennsylvania book. He pointed to a picture of the Frog Creek woods. I wish we could go there, he said. The wind started to blow. The treehouse started to spin. It spun faster and faster. Then everything was still. Absolutely still.

回声 “我们找对啦！”安妮说 杰克抓起那本关于宾夕法尼亚的书 他指着一张青蛙溪树林的照片 “我希望我们能回到那里。”他说 风开始吹了起来 树屋开始旋转 它转得越来越快 接着一切都静止了 完完全全的静止