03 Life or Death

Chapter 3, Life or Death. Tigers, said Annie, cool. Jack read more. A wild tiger eats almost 5 ,000 pounds of fresh raw meat a year. Not so cool, said Annie. Jack went on. Tigers usually leave elephants alone. And like many smaller cats, tigers often avoid wild dogs.

第三章 生死时刻 "老虎哎，"安妮说，"太酷啦。" 杰克接着往下读。 一只野生老虎一年要吃掉将近5000磅新鲜生肉。 "好像就没那么酷了。"安妮说。 杰克继续读。 老虎一般不会去招惹大象。 而且和很多小型猫科动物一样，老虎通常会躲开野狗。

Teddy growled. Wild dogs, not a shrimp like you, Jack said to Teddy. A tiger would eat you in a minute. Teddy growled again. Just then Kaa and Koe began hooting. Coo, coo, coo! The peacocks cried. Cock, cock! The small deer made short barking sounds and stamped their hooves. What's going on? Said Annie. We better put Teddy in my pack, said Jack, to keep him safe. Jack slipped the dog into his pack. Teddy's head poked out the top. All set? Jack asked the little dog. Teddy growled again. This time a deep, fierce growl answered back.

泰迪低吼了一声。 "是野狗啦，才不是你这种小不点儿。"杰克对泰迪说。 老虎一口就能把你吃掉哦。 泰迪又低吼了一声。 就在这时，卡和寇开始咕咕叫起来。 咕，咕，咕！ 孔雀们叫了起来。 咯，咯！ 小鹿发出短促的吠声，还不停跺着蹄子。 "怎么回事呀？" 安妮问。 "我们最好把泰迪放进我的背包里，"杰克说，"保证他的安全。" 杰克把小狗塞进了自己的背包。 泰迪的脑袋从背包顶露了出来。 "准备好了吗？" 杰克问小狗。 泰迪又低吼了一声。 这一次，一声低沉凶狠的吼叫回应了他。

It seemed to surround them. Jack's hair stood on end. "'Yikes,' said Annie. "'A tiger,' said Jack. "'Arf, arf,' Teddy barked. Ka and Koh screeched at Jack and Annie from their tree. "'They want us to join them,' said Annie. Come on!' She grabbed a branch and climbed up. Jack's hands were shaking as he put his backpack on. He grabbed a branch and pushed off the ground. He pulled himself into the tree. Another growl shook the forest. "'Oh, man,' said Jack. "'Koo, koo, koo,' the lungers climbed higher up the tree."

那吼声好像把他们团团围住了。 杰克吓得寒毛都竖起来了。 "妈呀。"安妮叫道。 "是老虎。"杰克说。 "汪，汪！"泰迪叫了起来。 卡和寇在树上对着杰克和安妮尖声叫。 "他们叫我们爬到树上去。"安妮说。 "快来呀！" 她抓住一根树枝就往上爬。 杰克背上背包的时候，双手都在发抖。 他抓住一根树枝，脚一蹬地面。 他借力爬上了树。 又一声吼叫震得整个森林都在晃。 "哦天呐。"杰克说。 "咕，咕，咕！"那些叶猴往树的更高处爬去。

Jack and Annie followed them, climbing from branch to branch. The sky above was no longer glowing. The bright orange had faded to a twilight gray. Jack looked down. He couldn't see the ground at all. He listened for another scary roar. Only the cries of frightened forest creatures filled the air. Maybe the tiger's gone, said Annie. Jack glanced at Ka and Co. The lungers cuddled together. Their dark faces looked worried. And maybe not, said Jack. How can we get through the forest without running into him, said Annie. That's a problem, said Jack. And his

杰克和安妮跟着他们，在树枝间爬来爬去。 头顶的天空不再亮堂堂的了。 明亮的橙红色已经褪成了黄昏的灰色。 杰克往下看去。 他完全看不见地面。 他仔细听着有没有再传来吓人的吼叫声。 空气里只有受了惊的森林动物的叫声。 "说不定老虎已经走了。"安妮说。 杰克瞥了一眼卡和其他叶猴。 叶猴们挤成一团。 他们深色的脸上满是担忧的神情。 "也说不定还没走。"杰克说。 "我们要怎么穿过森林才不会碰到他呀？"安妮说。 "这倒是个问题。"杰克说。 而且天

Getting dark, soon we won't be able to see anything. Ka and Ko hooted again. They pointed down the tree trunk. Arf, arf, Teddy barked from Jack's pack. Do they see the tiger? Jack asked, his heart thumping again. He couldn't see anything but leaves and branches. Then far below, he saw the tree trunk move. A snake, said Annie. The snake was slithering around the trunk. It had black and tan markings. The snake's body was as thick as the tree trunk. A python, breathed Jack. The python kept curling up the tree trunk. Is it poisonous? Asked Annie. Jack pulled out their book. By the last light.

越来越黑了，很快我们就什么都看不见了。 卡和寇又咕咕叫了起来。 他们指着树干下方。 "汪，汪！"泰迪在杰克的背包里叫了起来。 "他们是不是看见老虎了？" 杰克问，心又砰砰跳了起来。 除了树叶和树枝，他什么都看不见。 接着在下方很远的地方，他看见树干动了起来。 "是条蛇。"安妮说。 那条蛇正绕着树干爬。 身上有黑色和棕褐色的斑纹。 蛇的身子和树干一样粗。 "是蟒蛇。"杰克倒吸一口冷气说。 蟒蛇继续绕着树干往上爬。 "它有毒吗？" 安妮问。 杰克掏出了他们的书。 借着最后一点光亮。