04 Joey

Chapter 4, Joey. No, cried Annie. We have to save her. She took off after the dogs. Arf, arf, arf. Teddy barked over Jack's shoulder. Jack ran after Annie with a book under his arm. He ran over the dry, cracked ground, past scrubby bushes and scattered gum trees. Jack kept his eye on Annie running ahead of him. He saw her stop suddenly. She turned and dropped to her knees.

第四章，乔伊。 “不！”安妮大喊道。 我们得救她。 她撒腿追着那些狗跑了出去。 汪，汪，汪。 泰迪趴在杰克的肩膀上汪汪叫。 杰克胳膊底下夹着一本书，跟在安妮身后跑。 他跑过干裂的地面，经过低矮的灌木丛和稀稀拉拉的桉树。 杰克眼睛一直盯着跑在前面的安妮。 他看见她突然停了下来。 她转过身，一下子跪了下来。

What happened he shouted come look she said Jack reached Annie beside her in the grass was the baby kangaroo. It was trembling Don't be scared Annie was saying then she looked at Jack. Where's his mom? Why did she drop him?

“怎么了？”他大喊。“快过来看看。”她说。 杰克跑到安妮身边，她身旁的草地上躺着一只小袋鼠，正浑身发抖。 “别害怕呀。”安妮正说着，转头看向杰克：“他妈妈呢？为什么把他丢下了？”

I don't know said Jack. He put his pack on the ground and opened the Australia book. Teddy jumped out of the pack. The little dog tried to sniff the baby kangaroo. Don't scare him Teddy, Annie said. Teddy sat back and watched politely.

“我不知道。”杰克说。他把背包放在地上，翻开了那本讲澳大利亚的书。 泰迪从背包里跳了出来，这只小狗凑过去想闻闻小袋鼠。 “别吓到他，泰迪。”安妮说。泰迪就坐回原地，乖乖地看着。

Jack opened the Australia book and found a picture of a baby kangaroo. He read, The biggest enemy of the kangaroo is the dingo, the wild dog of Australia. When a mother kangaroo is chased by dingos, she may throw her joey out of her pouch. Without the extra weight in her pouch, she can leap faster and farther. She then leads the dingos away from her baby. If she escapes the dingos, she returns to the joey. Oh, Jack, Annie said sadly. I hope his mother escapes from the dingos. Me too, said Jack. Hi, Joey, said Annie. She gently patted the baby kangaroo. He's so soft, Jack. Jack knelt down and touched the brown fur. It was soft, the softest fur he had ever felt.

杰克翻开澳大利亚的书，找到一张小袋鼠的图片，读了起来： 袋鼠最大的天敌是澳洲野犬，也就是澳大利亚的野狗。当一只 袋鼠妈妈被澳洲野犬追赶时，可能会把育儿袋里的小袋鼠扔出去。 没了育儿袋里的额外重量，她就能跳得更快更远，然后把 澳洲野犬引开，远离自己的宝宝。如果她甩掉了野犬，就会回来找小袋鼠。 “哦，杰克，”安妮难过地说，“我希望他妈妈能甩掉那些野犬。”“我也是。”杰克说。 “嗨，乔伊。”安妮说。她轻轻摸了摸小袋鼠：“杰克，他的毛好软呀。” 杰克跪下来摸了摸那身棕色的毛，确实很软，是他摸过最柔软的毛。

The shy little kangaroo stared at Jack with big brown eyes and trembled. Don't be scared, Joey, Annie said. Your mom's going to come back for you. Joey jumped away from Jack and Annie. He hopped toward Jack's pack, which was sitting on the ground. The baby kangaroo took a giant leap and dived head first into the pack. His whole body went inside, but his big feet stuck out. Then he turned himself over and peeked out at Jack and Annie. They both laughed. He thinks your pack is a pouch, said Annie. I know, put it on backward. It will feel like when his mom carries him. Jack put his Australia book on the ground. Then Annie helped him put the pack on his.

害羞的小袋鼠睁着棕色的大眼睛盯着杰克，浑身发抖。 “别害怕，乔伊。”安妮说。 “你妈妈会回来找你的。” 乔伊跳着躲开了杰克和安妮。 他朝着放在地上的杰克的背包蹦了过去。 小袋鼠使劲一跳，一头扎进了背包里。 他整个身子都钻了进去，只有两只大脚露在外面。 然后他翻了个身，探出头来偷看杰克和安妮。 他俩都笑了。 “他把你的背包当成育儿袋啦。”安妮说。 “我知道了，把背包反着背吧。” “这样他就会觉得像在妈妈怀里一样。” 杰克把他的澳大利亚书放在了地上。 然后安妮帮他把背包背在他的