08 Riddle Solved

Chapter 8. Riddle solved. Now only the moon shone on the snow. Jack looked around for the polar bear. She was gone. Where'd she go? asked Annie. I don't know, said Jack. He looked over the tundra. There was no sign of the giant bear or her cubs. Maybe she's not interested in scientific reasons, Jack said. Annie sighed. She took off her bear mask.

第八章 谜题解开了 这会儿只有月光洒在雪地上。杰克四处张望找那头北极熊，她已经不见了。 “她去哪儿了？”安妮问。 “我不知道。”杰克说。他望向苔原，那头大熊和她的幼崽都不见踪影。 “说不定她对科学原因不感兴趣。”杰克说。 安妮叹了口气，摘下了她的熊面具。

and handed it to Jack. He put both their masks in his pack. Now what? asked Annie. They looked around. The vast fields of snow ended in darkness. Jack had no idea where they were. He shrugged. I guess we just have to walk and hope for the best. Wait, listen, said Annie. From the distance came howling sounds. They grew louder and louder. Yay, we don't have to wait long, said Annie. The huskies are coming. Howling filled the night as the dog sled came into view. The seal hunter was running beside it. We're here, over here, called Jack. He ran toward the sled. Annie followed.

把它递给杰克，杰克把两人的面具都放进了自己的背包。 “现在怎么办？”安妮问。 他们环顾四周，茫茫雪原的尽头隐没在黑暗里。 杰克完全不知道他们身处何处，他耸了耸肩。 我想我们只能走一步看一步，盼着一切顺利了。 “等等，你听。”安妮说。 远处传来嚎叫声，声音越来越响。 “耶，我们不用等太久啦，”安妮说，“是哈士奇们来了。” 嚎叫声响彻夜空，这时狗雪橇出现在了视野里。 那位猎海豹的人正跑在雪橇旁边。 “我们在这儿，这边！”杰克喊道。他朝雪橇跑过去，安妮跟在后面。

I was afraid you were lost, said the seal hunter. We were, said Annie, and we got stuck on thin ice, too. But a polar bear helped us. Yeah, said Jack, and we wore your masks, and they made us feel like bears. Yeah, the masks made us brave, said Annie. She caught her breath. Oh, man, wait, said Jack. Annie's words sounded familiar. He took out his notebook and read Morgan's riddle aloud. I cover what's real and hide what's true. But sometimes I bring out the courage in you. What am I?

“我还担心你们迷路了呢。”猎海豹的人说。 “我们确实迷路了，”安妮说，“我们还陷在薄冰里过呢。” 不过有一头北极熊帮了我们。 “对呀，”杰克说，“我们还戴了你的面具，戴上面具感觉自己就像熊一样。” “没错，面具让我们变勇敢了。”安妮说。 她忽然顿了顿。 “哦天啊，等等。”杰克说。 安妮的话听着好耳熟。 他掏出笔记本，大声念出了摩根的谜语。 我盖住真实的模样，藏起本来的真相。 但有时候我能唤起你心底的勇气。 我是什么？

A mask, Jack and Annie said together. The seal hunter smiled. You knew, said Annie. It was for you to discover, said the seal hunter, not me. Jack pulled the bear masks out of his backpack. Here, he said, thanks a lot. The hunter took the masks and put them inside his parka. We can go home now, said Jack. Do you mind taking us back to the tree house, said Annie. The seal hunter shook his head. Climb on, he said. Jack and Annie climbed onto the dog sled. Mush, said the seal hunter. Mush, said Annie.

“是面具。”杰克和安妮异口同声地说。 猎海豹的人笑了。 “你早就知道答案对吧？”安妮说。 “这是要你们自己去发现的，不是我来告诉你们的。”猎海豹的人说。 杰克从背包里掏出那两个熊面具。 “给你，”他说，“太谢谢你了。” 猎人接过面具，放进了自己的派克大衣里。 “我们现在可以回家啦。”杰克说。 “你能不能送我们回树屋那边呀？”安妮说。 猎海豹的人摇了摇头。 “爬上来吧。”他说。 杰克和安妮爬上了狗雪橇。 “驾！”猎海豹的人喊道。 “驾！”安妮也喊道。

Mush, said Jack. Snow began to fall as they took off across the dark ice.

“驾！”杰克也喊道。 他们在漆黑的冰面上出发时，天上开始下雪了。