09 Sea Monster!

Chapter 9 Sea Monster The serpent's head rose higher and higher above the water. Jack couldn't move. He's beautiful, said Annie. Beautiful, cried Jack. The serpent's neck was as tall as a two -story building. Its green scales were covered with sea slime. Go away, shouted Jack. No, stay, help us, shouted Annie.

第九章 海怪 海蛇的头从水面抬得越来越高，杰克动弹不得。 “他好漂亮啊。”安妮说。 “漂亮？”杰克大叫起来。 海蛇的脖子足有两层楼那么高，绿色的鳞片上沾满了海泥。 “走开！”杰克大喊。 “别呀，留下来帮帮我们！”安妮喊道。

The great serpent glided closer to the ship. Jack ducked. Come on, said Annie. You can do it. Get us to shore before the ship sinks. Jack closed his eyes. He felt the ship jerk, then move forward. He looked up. They were gliding over the giant waves. Jack turned. The great serpent was pressing its long neck against the back of the ship, pushing it toward the shore. As the serpent pushed them, the wind grew calmer. The clouds lifted and the water glittered with sunlight. The rocky shore grew closer. Jack could see the treehouse on the ledge above it. Hurry, Annie called to the serpent monster. The great serpent gave the ship one last push.

大海蛇慢悠悠地游向船，杰克连忙低下头。 “加油呀，”安妮说，“你可以的，在船沉之前把我们送到岸边吧。” 杰克闭上了眼睛，他感觉到船猛地晃了一下，然后往前开了。 他抬头一看，他们正平稳地滑过巨浪。 杰克转过身，只见大海蛇正用长长的脖子顶着船尾， 推着船往岸边去。在海蛇推着他们的时候，风慢慢小了，乌云 散了，海面在阳光下闪着光。多岩石的海岸越来越近，杰克能看见 它上方岩架上的树屋了。“快点呀！”安妮对着海蛇怪兽喊道。 大海蛇最后用力推了船一把。

The ship swooshed onto a sandbar near the shore. Jack put the jeweled book carefully back into his bag. Then he and Annie climbed out of the ship onto the wet sand. They looked back at the sea. The great serpent was rearing its long neck into the air. Its scales glittered pink and green in the sunlight.

船嗖地一下冲上了岸边附近的沙洲。 杰克小心翼翼地把那本镶宝石的书放回了包里。 然后他和安妮爬下船，走到了湿漉漉的沙滩上。 他们回头望向大海。 大海蛇正把长长的脖子抬向空中。 它的鳞片在阳光下闪着粉绿相间的光。

Bye, shouted Annie. Thanks a lot. The monster seemed to nod at her. Then he dove into the sea and was gone.

“再见！太谢谢你啦！”安妮大喊。怪兽好像对她点了点头，然后就潜入海里不见了。

Jack and Annie headed toward the rocks. All of a sudden, Annie gasped. Uh -oh, she said, pointing to the top of the cliff. Two Vikings were staring down at them. To the treehouse, cried Jack. The Vikings shouted and started down the steep stairs. Jack and Annie began scrambling up the rocks. They reached the treehouse and climbed inside. Jack grabbed the Pennsylvania book. Annie stuck her head out the window. Go home! Stop causing trouble! She yelled to the Vikings, who were almost to the ledge. Jack pointed at the picture of the Frog Creek woods.

杰克和安妮朝着岩石走去，突然，安妮倒吸了一口凉气。 “哎哟糟了。”她指着悬崖顶说，两个维京人正低头盯着他们呢。 “快去树屋！”杰克大喊。维京人叫嚷着，开始顺着陡峭的楼梯往下跑。 杰克和安妮连忙往岩石上爬，他们赶到树屋，爬了进去。 杰克一把抓起那本宾夕法尼亚的书，安妮把头探出窗外。 “快回家去！别再捣乱了！”她对着快要爬到岩架的维京人喊道。 杰克指着那幅青蛙溪树林的图片。

I wish we could go there, Jack shouted. Just as the Vikings reached the ledge, the wind began to blow. The treehouse started to spin. It spun faster and faster. Then everything was still. Absolutely still.

“我希望我们能去那里。”杰克大喊道。 就在维京人赶到岩架的时候，风刮了起来。 树屋开始旋转起来。 它转得越来越快。 接着一切都静止了。 完完全全静止了。