04 What's the Story?

Chapter 4. What's the Story? Maybe we should leave, Jack said in a panic. He wanted to get out of San Francisco before the fires spread. We can't, said Annie. We have to find our special writing for Morgan's library. Something to lend. Let's find it fast, said Jack. He and Annie started walking through the rubble. They stepped over piles of bricks, chunks of concrete and broken glass.

第四章 发生什么事啦？ 我们还是快跑吧，杰克慌慌张张地说。他想在大火蔓延之前 逃出旧金山。 不行呀，安妮说。我们得给摩根的图书馆找特殊的文字素材呀。要找 可以借阅的东西。 咱们快点找吧，杰克说。 他和安妮开始在废墟里穿行。他们跨过成堆的砖块、大块 的混凝土和碎玻璃。

They passed fallen lamps and twisted trolley car tracks. They saw houses leaning to one side and people hauling their things out to the street. We can't worry about our mission now, Annie said. We have to help.

他们经过倒下的路灯和扭歪的电车轨道。 他们看到房子歪向一边，人们正把自家的东西拖到街上。 我们现在顾不上任务啦，安妮说。 我们得帮忙。

Help, how? Said Jack. He was so shaky, he didn't think he could be much help to anyone. What about them? Said Annie. She pointed to some men frantically dragging bags out of a building and piling them into a horse drawn wagon. Annie ran over to the wagon. What are you doing? She asked the men. We're trying to get these bank bags down to the harbor, said the wagon driver, so a boat can take them out into the bay. Why? Asked Jack. So we can save everyone's money from the fires, the man said. He pointed at the sky. The cloud of smoke was growing bigger and blacker. Can we help? Asked Annie.

帮忙？怎么帮呀？ 杰克说。 他浑身抖得厉害，觉得自己谁也帮不上。 那些人怎么样？ 安妮说。 她指着几个男人，他们正慌慌张张地把袋子从一栋楼里拖出来， 堆到一辆马拉的货车上。 安妮朝货车跑了过去。 你们在做什么呀？ 她问那些男人。 我们正想把这些银行的袋子运到港口去，货车司机说，这样 一艘船就能把它们运到海湾里啦。 为什么呀？ 杰克问。 这样我们就能保住大家的钱，不被大火烧掉呀，那个男人说。 他指了指天空。 烟雾变得越来越大，越来越黑了。 我们能帮忙吗？ 安妮问。

We're done, said the driver. You kids run home to your parents, then get out of the city. Jack wished he and Annie could ride with the driver down to the bay and be safe from the fires too. But he could see the wagon didn't have room for them. Good luck, said Annie. Don't forget what I told you, the driver said. Then he and his horses took off. The wagon turned onto the main street and disappeared over the hill. I wonder who we can help, said Annie. Jack took a deep breath. I don't know, he said. Maybe I'll take some notes. Jack pulled out his notebook. In wobbly handwriting, he wrote.

我们搬完啦，司机说。 你们两个小家伙快回家找爸妈，然后离开这座城市吧。 杰克真希望他和安妮能跟着司机一起坐车到海湾去，这样 也能躲开大火，安全一点。 但他看得出货车已经没有位置给他们坐了。 祝你们好运哦，安妮说。 别忘了我跟你们说的话哦，司机说。 然后他就赶着马出发了。 货车拐到主街上，翻过小山消失不见了。 不知道我们能帮谁呢，安妮说。 杰克深吸了一口气。 我不知道呀，他说。 说不定我可以先做点笔记。 杰克掏出了他的笔记本。 他用歪歪扭扭的字迹写着。

Bank money, wagon to bay, then boat. Hey, what's the story? A woman asked. Her voice sounded urgent. Jack looked up. A man and woman stood in front of them. The woman wore a long dress and carried a notebook. The man wore a suit. He carried a big camera and a three -legged stand.

银行的钱，货车运到港口，然后装船。 嘿，发生什么事啦？ 一个女人问道。 她的声音听着很着急。 杰克抬起头。 一男一女站在他们面前。 女人穿着长裙，手里拿着一个笔记本。 男人穿着西装。 他扛着一台大相机，还有一个三脚架。

What story? said Annie. The story with the bank. My name is Betty. I'm a reporter, said the woman. For television? asked Annie. What's that? said Betty. Never mind, said Jack. He whispered quickly to Annie. She's a newspaper reporter. TV hasn't been invented yet. Oops, said Annie. So what's the story with the wagon that just left the bank? Betty asked Jack and Annie. Jack looked down at his notebook. They're going to save the money by taking it to the bay and putting it on a boat, he said. Good reporting work, Sonny, she said. Get a picture of the bank, Fred.

什么事呀？安妮问。 就是银行那边的事呀。 我叫贝蒂。 我是一名记者，女人说。 是电视台的记者吗？安妮问。 那是什么呀？贝蒂说。 没什么，杰克说。 他赶紧凑到安妮耳边小声说。 她是报社的记者。 电视还没被发明出来呢。 哎哟，安妮说。 那刚才从银行离开的那辆货车是怎么回事呀？ 贝蒂问杰克和安妮。 杰克低头看了看他的笔记本。 他们要把钱运到港口，然后 放到船上，这样就能保住钱了，他说。 小记者做得不错呀，小家伙，她说。 弗雷德，拍一张银行的照片。