09 All Clear

Chapter 9 All Clear. Jeb pushed open the cellar door. Daylight streamed in. He looked out. All clear, he said. Jeb crawled out of the cellar. Jack followed him, then Annie, Will, Kate, and Miss Neely. The sky was gray above them. The twister had torn the roof off the dugout and sucked everything out, even the rug. They all stared in shock at the empty space.

第九章 警报解除 杰布推开了地窖的门 日光涌了进来 他朝外望去 “安全啦。”他说 杰布从地窖爬了出来 杰克跟在他身后，接着是安妮、威尔、凯特，还有尼利小姐 他们头顶的天空灰蒙蒙的 龙卷风把棚屋的屋顶掀飞了，把所有东西都卷走了，连小地毯都没剩下 大家都震惊地盯着空荡荡的地方

Then Miss Neely smiled. Well, at least we are all safe, she said. They stepped out of the hut. The air was thick with dust and bits of grass. The twister had cut a wide path of dirt and destruction across the prairie. It was still whirling away on the horizon.

这时尼利小姐笑了 “好啦，至少我们都平安无事。”她说 他们走出小屋。空气里满是灰尘和碎草屑，闷乎乎的 龙卷风在草原上刮出了一道满是泥土和残迹的宽阔轨迹，它还在天边打着转往远处飘呢

Everyone watched silently as the twister became long and thin like a piece of rope, then it vanished completely. Miss Neely turned to Jack and Annie. You saved our lives, she said. Thank you, said Will. Thank you, said Kate, hugging Annie. Jeb actually opened the cellar door, said Jack. Yes, thank you too, Jeb, said Miss Neely.

大家都静静地看着龙卷风变得像一根绳子似的又细又长，然后彻底消失不见了 尼利小姐转向杰克和安妮 “你们救了我们的命。”她说 “谢谢你。”威尔说 “谢谢你。”凯特抱着安妮说 “其实是杰布打开的地窖门哦。”杰克说 “对，也谢谢你，杰布。”尼利小姐说

The older boy only scowled. I hope you can get a new school said Annie. We will said Miss Neely. Just as we planted our fields again after the grasshopper attack. We'll build our school again after the twister. If at first you don't succeed try try again. Jack thought Miss Neely was one of the bravest people he'd ever met. You're a good teacher. He said shyly. I love teaching she said. It's a job that lasts forever. Whatever you teach children today travels with them far into the future. That's true said Annie. Jack smiled. Well, we better leave again. He said bye. Everyone waved except Jeb.

这个大男孩只是皱了皱眉头 “我希望你们能建一所新学校。”安妮说 “我们会的。”尼利小姐说 就像上次蝗灾过后我们重新种庄稼一样，龙卷风过后我们也会把学校重新建起来的 要是一开始没成功，那就接着试，一直试 杰克觉得尼利小姐是他见过的最勇敢的人之一 “你是个好老师。”他不好意思地说 “我热爱教书。”她说，这份工作的影响是一辈子的 你今天教给孩子们的东西，会陪着他们走很远很远，一直到未来 “说得对呀。”安妮说 杰克笑了 “好啦，我们该走啦，再见。”他说 大家都挥了挥手，只有杰布没有

Jack and Annie started across the prairie, back toward the treehouse. They hadn't gone far when Jack heard someone shout his name. He turned around. It was Jeb. Wait! The older boy yelled. He had a fierce look on his face. He started running toward them. Oh no! Jack breathed. Did Jeb still want to fight? Leave us alone! Annie said angrily. Shush, Annie! said Jack. Let's see what he wants. When Jeb got close to them, he stopped. He looked right at Jack. Why did you come back? He asked. We wanted to tell you about the storm cellar, said Jack.

杰克和安妮动身穿过草原，往树屋的方向走回去 他们还没走多远，杰克就听见有人喊他的名字 他转过身去 是杰布 “等一下！” 那个大男孩喊道 他脸上的表情凶巴巴的 他开始朝他们跑过来 “哦，糟了！” 杰克吸了口气 杰布还想打架吗 “别过来烦我们！” 安妮生气地说 “嘘，安妮！”杰克说 看看他要做什么 杰布跑到他们跟前的时候，停了下来 他直直地看着杰克 “你们为什么要回来？” 他问道 “我们想告诉你有防风地窖的事呀。”杰克说

How did you know about that seller? Jeb said. Jack pulled their research book out of his leather bag. We read about it in this book. He said. Jeb stared at the book. Then he sighed.

“你们怎么知道那个地窖的？”杰布问 杰克从他的皮包里掏出了他们的研究手册 “我们是在这本书里看到的。”他说 杰布盯着那本书，然后叹了口气