02 Oceans of Grass

Chapter 2. Ocean of Grass Early sunlight slanted into the treehouse. The cool breeze smelled of wild grass. Oh, man! said Jack. These are neat clothes. Their jeans and t -shirts had magically changed. Jack had on a buckskin shirt and pants. Annie wore a fringed buckskin dress. They both wore soft leather boots and coonskin caps. Jack's backpack was now a leather bag.

第二章 草之海洋 清晨的阳光斜斜照进树屋，凉爽的微风里带着野草的香气。 哇哦！杰克说，这些衣服好酷啊。他们的牛仔裤和T恤居然神奇地变了样。 杰克穿着鹿皮做的上衣和裤子，安妮穿了一件带流苏的鹿皮连衣裙。 他俩都穿着柔软的皮靴，戴着浣熊皮帽，杰克的背包现在变成了一个皮袋子。

I feel like a mountain man," he said. "'All you're missing is a mountain,' said Annie. She pointed out the window. Jack and Teddy looked out. The treehouse sat in a lone tree in a vast golden prairie. The sun was rising in the distance. Wind whispered through the tall yellow grass. "'Shh,' it said. "'We need a gift from the prairie blue,' said Jack. "'I bet that means the sky,' said Annie, looking up. "'Yep,' said Jack. The sky was growing bluer as they watched. But how are we supposed to get it?' "'Just like the last time,' said Annie. We have to wait till someone gives it to us.'

“我感觉自己像个山地人耶。”他说。 “你就差一座山啦。”安妮说。 她指着窗外。 杰克和泰迪一起往外看。 树屋建在一棵孤零零的树上，周围是无边无际的金色大草原。 太阳正从远处缓缓升起。 风拂过高高的黄色草叶，沙沙作响。 “嘘——”风好像在说。 “我们需要一份来自草原蓝色的礼物。”杰克说。 “我猜那说的就是天空呀。”安妮抬头望着天说。 “对呀。”杰克说。 在他们的注视下，天空变得越来越蓝了。 可是我们要怎么拿到它呀？ “就跟上次一样呀。”安妮说。 我们得等着有人把它送给我们才行。

I don't see any sign of people out there said Jack. He opened their book and read aloud. The Great Plains are in the middle of the United States. Before the 20th century this vast prairie covered nearly a fifth of America's land. Some called it an ocean of grass. Jack pulled out his notebook. Come on said Annie. She picked up Teddy and carried him down the ladder. Jack quickly wrote, Great Plains lots of land. Wow, this is like an ocean of grass. Annie called from below.

“我没看到外面有人的迹象呀。”杰克说。他翻开他们的书，大声读了起来。 大平原位于美国的中部地区。 20世纪以前，这片广阔的草原几乎占了美国陆地面积的五分之一，有人把它叫做草之海洋。 杰克掏出他的笔记本。“走啦。”安妮说。她抱起泰迪，顺着梯子爬了下去。杰克飞快地写道： 大平原，幅员辽阔。 “哇，这真的像草的海洋哎。”安妮在下面喊道。

Jack slipped the Great Plains book and his notebook into his leather bag and climbed down. When he stepped on to the ground, the grass came all the way up to his chest. It tickled his nose. Ah! Ah! Choo! he sneezed. Let's go swimming in the grass ocean, said Annie. She started off with Teddy under her arm. The wind blew gently as Jack hurried after her. All he could see was rolling waves of grass. They walked and walked and walked. Finally they stopped to rest. We could walk for months and never see anything but grass, said Jack. Erf! Erf!

杰克把讲大平原的书和笔记本塞进皮袋，爬了 下去。他刚踩到地面，草就没到了他的胸口，草叶 挠得他鼻子发痒。 “啊！啊——嚏！”他打了个喷嚏。 “我们去草海里游泳吧。”安妮说。她把泰迪夹在胳膊 底下。 风轻轻吹着，杰克连忙跟在她后面，他满眼都是翻涌的 草浪。他们走啊走啊走了好久，最后停下来休息。 “我们就是走几个月，除了草也看不到别的东西。”杰克说。 汪！汪！

Teddy says there's something great up ahead," said Annie. You can't tell what he's saying," said Jack. He's just barking. I can tell," said Annie. Trust me. We can't walk all day," said Jack. Come on," said Annie. Just a little farther. She started walking again. Oh, brother," said Jack. But he kept going through the tall rippling grass. They went down a small slope, then up a small rise. At the top of the rise, Jack froze. Wow, that is great," he whispered. Told you," said Annie.

“泰迪说前面有很棒的东西哦。”安妮说。 “你哪能听得懂他说什么呀。”杰克说。 他就是在汪汪叫而已。 “我就是能听懂呀。”安妮说。 相信我嘛。 “我们不能走一整天呀。”杰克说。 “走嘛走嘛。”安妮说。 就再走一小段路。 她又接着往前走了。 “唉，真拿你没办法。”杰克说。 但他还是穿过高高的、随风起伏的草丛往前走去。 他们走下一个小斜坡，又爬上一个小土坡。 爬到坡顶的时候，杰克一下子愣住了。 “哇，真的太棒了。”他小声说。 “我就说嘛。”安妮说。