10 Sunrise

Chapter 10, Sunrise. Boy, I'm glad to be back in my jeans, said Annie. Jack opened his eyes. He still felt damp, but he was glad to be wearing his jeans again, too. Welcome home, said Morgan. She was standing in the shadows. Are you all right? Of course, piped Annie. And we brought back the lost book, said Jack.

第十章 日出 “哇，能重新穿上我的牛仔裤可太开心啦。”安妮说。 杰克睁开眼睛。他身上还是潮乎乎的，但也很高兴自己又穿上了牛仔裤。 “欢迎回家。”摩根说。她正站在阴影里。 “你们还好吗？” “当然啦！”安妮脆生生地回答。 “而且我们把弄丢的那本书带回来啦。”杰克说。

He reached in his backpack and took out the jeweled book of Brother Michael. He handed it to Morgan. The Enchantress sighed. She ran her hand over the sparkling cover. A great work of art, she said. Morgan then put the book next to the scroll from Roman times and the bamboo book from ancient China. I'm afraid the story you wanted is not all there, said Jack. Brother Michael didn't get the chance to finish it. Morgan nodded. I know, she said. Sadly we have only bits and pieces of many wonderful old stories. What's the story about? asked Annie. It's an ancient Irish tale about a great

他伸手进背包，掏出了迈克尔修士那本镶着宝石的书。 他把书递给摩根。 这位女魔法师叹了口气。 她伸手摩挲着闪闪发亮的书封。 “这是一件了不起的艺术品呀。”她说。 接着摩根把这本书放到了罗马时期的卷轴和来自 中国古代的竹简旁边。 “您想要的故事恐怕不完整。”杰克说。 迈克尔修士没来得及把它写完。 摩根点了点头。 “我知道。”她说。 可惜很多精彩的古老故事，我们都只剩些零散的片段了。 “这个故事讲的是什么呀？” 安妮问道。 “这是一个古老的爱尔兰传说，讲的是一只了不起的

Serpent named Sarf said Morgan. He saved us by pushing our ship over the stormy waves. Annie said Sarf was a huge, ugly monster, said Jack. Morgan smiled. Sometimes monsters can be heroes. She said, what about Vikings? Asked Jack. Oh, most definitely Vikings could be heroes too. She said, in fact, once the Vikings settled down, they became more than just a warrior people. They actually added a lot to civilization. We found civilization on our trip, said Annie. Yeah, said Jack in the library of the monastery.

叫萨夫的巨蛇。”摩根说。 就是他推着我们的船穿过暴风浪，救了我们。 “安妮说萨夫是个又大又丑的怪物。”杰克说。 摩根笑了。 “有时候怪物也可以是英雄呀。” “那维京人呢？” 杰克问道。 “哦，维京人当然也可以是英雄呀。” 她说，“事实上，维京人一旦定居下来， 就不单单是好战的民族了。 他们其实为文明发展贡献了很多呢。 “我们这次旅行就见到了文明呀。”安妮说。 “对呀，”杰克说，“就在修道院的图书馆里。”

Morgan smiled again. Their library was a light in the dark ages, wasn't it? She said. Jack nodded. He thought of Brother Michael and the other monks making their beautiful books by candlelight. Thank you also for your great courage, Morgan said. You are both heroes, too. Jack smiled shyly. Go home now and rest, said Morgan. Bye, Jack and Annie said together. They started down the treehouse ladder. The sky was turning pink and gold. When they reached the ground, Morgan called out to them. Come back in two weeks. I need you to find one more lost book. Where is it? said Jack. Ancient Greece, said Morgan.

摩根又笑了。“他们的图书馆就是黑暗时代里的一束光，对不对？”她说。 杰克点了点头。他想起了迈克尔修士和其他修士就着烛光制作精美书籍的模样。 “也谢谢你们俩的勇气，” 摩根说，“你们俩也都是英雄哦。” 杰克不好意思地笑了。 “现在回家休息吧。”摩根说。“再见。”杰克和安妮异口同声地说。 他们顺着树屋的梯子往下爬。天空正慢慢变成粉金色。等他们落到地面时， 摩根朝他们喊道：“两周后再回来哦。我需要你们再找一本遗失的书。” “那本书在哪里呀？”杰克问。 “古希腊。”摩根回答。

the highest civilization and the first Olympic Games. Oh, wow, said Annie. Jack was thrilled. He had always wanted to go to ancient Greece. Jack and Annie took off through the woods. The sun was rising when they got to their front porch. Annie opened the front door. She stuck her head inside and listened. Everything's quiet. She whispered, I think mom and dad are still sleeping. She moved quietly inside. Jack turned back to watch the red sun rise through a clear blue sky. He thought about how it was the same sun that had risen in Ireland over a thousand years ago.

那里有最辉煌的文明，还有第一届奥林匹克运动会。 “哇，太棒啦！”安妮说。 杰克兴奋极了。 他一直都想去古希腊看看呢。 杰克和安妮穿过树林往家跑。 他们走到家门廊的时候，太阳正好升起来。 安妮打开前门。 她探进头去听了听动静。 “一点声音都没有。” 她小声说：“我觉得爸爸妈妈还在睡觉呢。” 她轻手轻脚地走了进去。 杰克转过身，看着红彤彤的太阳从澄澈的蓝天上慢慢升起。 他心想，一千多年前在爱尔兰升起的，也是这同一个太阳呀。 那是一千多年前的事了。

Shine, O light of the sun, Jack whispered, on this day filled with wonder, then he slipped inside his quiet house.

“闪耀吧，太阳光啊，”杰克轻声说，“照亮这满是奇迹的一天。”说完他就溜进了静悄悄的家。