09 Oh, No, One More!

Chapter 9. Oh no, one more. By the time the dog sled arrived at the treehouse, the snowstorm had become a blizzard. Can you wait just a minute? Jack asked the seal hunter. So we can check something? The hunter nodded. His dogs whined as Jack and Annie climbed through the treehouse window. Jack grabbed the scroll that held the riddle. He unrolled it. The riddle was gone. In its

第九章 哦不，又来一个。 等狗拉雪橇抵达树屋的时候，小雪已经变成了暴风雪。 你能稍等一分钟吗？杰克问猎海豹人。我们要核对点东西。 猎人点了点头。杰克和安妮爬进树屋窗户时，他的狗呜呜叫了起来。 杰克抓起写着谜语的卷轴。他展开卷轴，发现谜语不见了，取而代之的

Jack's place was one shimmering word, mask. We did it, said Annie. The treehouse will take us home now. Great, said Jack. Let's say good -bye to the seal hunter and give him back his clothes. They quickly pulled off their seal -skin clothing and their boots. Thanks for letting us borrow these, Jack called through the window. The seal hunter walked to the treehouse and took the clothes from Jack and Annie. They stood shivering in their pajamas and bare feet. Thanks for everything, said Annie, her teeth chattering. The seal hunter gave them a wave.

位置上是一个闪闪发光的词：面具。 我们成功啦！安妮说。 树屋现在就能带我们回家啦。 太棒了。杰克说。 我们去跟猎海豹人道别，把衣服还给他吧。 他们飞快地脱下海豹皮衣服和靴子。 谢谢您把这些借给我们。杰克隔着窗户喊道。 猎海豹人走到树屋边，接过杰克和安妮递来的衣服。 他们穿着睡衣光着脚站在那儿，冻得瑟瑟发抖。 谢谢您为我们做的一切。安妮说，牙齿都在打颤。 猎海豹人朝他们挥了挥手。

Then he walked through the swirling snow to a sled. Mush, he shouted. The dogs took off through the stormy night. Let's get out of here, said Jack. He hugged himself before we freeze to death. Annie grabbed a Pennsylvania book that always took them home. She pointed to a picture of the Frog Creek woods. I wish we could go there, she said. They waited for the treehouse to start spinning. Nothing happened. Jack shivered. I wish we could go there, Annie said again. Again, nothing happened.

接着他穿过漫天飞雪，走到了雪橇旁。 出发！他大喊道。 狗群拉着雪橇，在暴风雪肆虐的夜里冲了出去。 我们快离开这儿吧。杰克说。 他紧紧抱着自己，免得我们冻死在这儿。 安妮抓起那本总能带他们回家的宾夕法尼亚州绘本。 她指着一张青蛙溪树林的图片。 我希望我们能去那儿。她说。 他们等着树屋开始旋转。 什么动静都没有。 杰克打了个寒颤。 我希望我们能去那儿。安妮又说了一遍。 还是什么动静都没有。

What's going on? said Jack. He looked around the treehouse. The four scrolls with the solved riddle answers were in the corner. Then he saw it. A fifth scroll. Where did that come from? he said. Jack grabbed it and unrolled it. On it were the words, look at the letters. The first not the rest. Discover the place that you love the best. Oh no! said Annie. Another riddle. Okay, okay let's stay calm. Jack said shivering. Look at the letters. The first not the rest. Okay the first letters in this riddle are L A T L T.

这是怎么回事？杰克说。他在树屋里四下张望，那四个写着 已解谜语答案的卷轴放在角落。然后他看见了：第五个卷轴。 这是从哪儿来的？他说。杰克抓起卷轴展开，上面写着 一行字：看首字母，别看其他。找到你最爱的那个地方。 哦不！安妮说。又一个谜语。好啦好啦，我们保持冷静，杰克 一边发抖一边说。看首字母，别看其他。好的，这则谜语的 首字母是L、A、T、L、T。

That doesn't make any sense. Annie broke in. Icy winds battered the treehouse. Snow blew inside. We have to hurry, said Annie. Jack was freezing. He looked around wildly. Letters, letters, letters. What letters? he said. His gaze rested on the scrolls in the corner. Maybe we should look at the letters of the answers, he said. Right, said Annie. They began unrolling the scrolls.

这根本说不通啊。 安妮打断了他。 寒风呼呼地拍打着树屋。 雪飘进了屋里。 我们得快点。安妮说。 杰克冻得浑身僵硬。 他焦急地四处张望。 字母，字母，字母。 是什么字母来着？他说。 他的目光落在了角落的那些卷轴上。 说不定我们该看答案的首字母。他说。 对呀！安妮说。 他们开始把卷轴一一展开。