04 The Great Wall

Chapter 4 The Great Wall Jack and Annie ran around the farmhouse. As the back was an ox cart filled with bags of grain, there was no one in sight. The shouting behind them got louder. Jack and Annie looked at each other, then dived into the back of the wooden cart. They buried themselves in the middle of the bags of grain. Jack's heart pounded as the shouts came closer. He held his breath and waited for the people to leave.

第四章 长城 杰克和安妮绕着农舍跑。农舍后面停着一辆装满粮袋的牛车，四下里一个人都没有。 身后的喊叫声越来越大。杰克和安妮对视了一眼，然后一头钻到了木车的后车厢里。 他俩把身子埋在粮堆中间。喊叫声越来越近，杰克的心砰砰直跳。 他屏住呼吸，等着那些人离开。

Suddenly the cart lurched forward. Someone was driving them away. Jack and Annie peeked over the bags. Jack saw the back of the driver. He was calmly steering the ox cart over the dirt road. They were on their way to the walled city. Jack and Annie ducked down again. This is great! whispered Annie. All we have to do is jump out when we get into the city.

突然牛车猛地往前一颠。有人正赶着车走呢。杰克和安妮从粮袋上方偷偷往外瞧。杰克看见了赶车人的后背，他正安安稳稳地赶着牛车走在土路上，他们这是往有城墙的城里去呢。 杰克和安妮又缩下身子躲了起来。 “太棒啦！”安妮小声说，“等我们进了城，直接跳下车就行啦。”

"'Yep,' Jack said softly. "'Then we'll find the Imperial Library, find the book, and get back to the Magic Treehouse.' "'No problem,' whispered Annie. "'Whoa!' The cart slowly came to a halt. Jack held his breath. He heard voices, and the heavy tramping of feet, lots of feet. He and Annie peeked out. "'Oh, man,' he whispered. A long line of men was crossing the road in front of the cart. They carried axes, shovels, and hoes. Guards marched alongside them. "'Let's find out what's happening,' said Jack. He reached into a sack and pulled out the China book. Pushing his glasses into place, he found a picture of the workers. He read, "'I don't think I can get out, so I'm going to go to the library.' you

“没错。”杰克轻声说。 “接下来我们要去找皇家藏书阁，找到那本书，然后回魔法树屋去。” “没问题呀。”安妮小声说。 “哇！” 牛车慢慢停了下来。 杰克屏住了呼吸。 他听见了说话声，还有沉重的脚步声，好多好多人的脚步声。 他和安妮偷偷往外看。 “哦天呐。”他小声嘀咕。 一长队男人正从牛车前面的路上横穿过去。 他们手里拿着斧头、铁锹还有锄头。 士兵们在队伍旁边押着他们走。 “我们看看这是怎么回事。”杰克说。 他伸手到背包里掏出了那本讲中国的书。 他把眼镜推回原位，翻到了印有这些劳工的那一页插图。 他读道： “我觉得我现在下不去车了，所以我打算直接去藏书阁。” 你

The Dragon King forced many of his subjects to start building a wall to protect China from invaders. Later emperors made the wall even longer. Finally, it stretched 3 ,700 miles along China's border. The Great Wall of China is the longest structure ever built. Wow, the Great Wall of China, said Jack. I've heard of that, said Annie. Who hasn't, said Jack. Those guys are going to work on it right now. Just then someone grabbed Jack and Annie. They looked up. It was the driver of the cart. Who are you? He asked angrily. We, uh, Jack didn't know what to say. The man's gaze fell on the open book in Jack's hands. His mouth dropped open. He let go of the book.

龙帝强迫很多百姓开始修建一道城墙，保护中原不受入侵者的袭击。 后来的帝王们又把长城修得更长了。 最终，长城沿着中原的边境绵延了3700英里。 中国的长城是人类有史以来建造的最长的建筑物。 “哇，是中国的长城啊。”杰克说。 “我听说过长城呢。”安妮说。 “谁没听说过呀。”杰克说。 这些人现在就是要去修长城的。 就在这时，有人一把抓住了杰克和安妮。 他俩抬头一看。 抓他们的是赶牛车的人。 “你们是谁？” 他气冲冲地问。 “我们，呃……”杰克不知道该说什么才好。 男人的目光落在了杰克手里摊开的书上。 他惊讶得嘴巴都合不上了。 他松开了抓着书的手。

ago of Jack and Annie. Slowly he reached out and touched the book. He looked back at Jack and Annie with wide eyes. What is this? he said.

站在杰克和安妮面前。他慢慢伸出手碰了碰那本书，接着回头看向杰克 和安妮，眼睛睁得大大的。“这是什么？”他问道。