05 Stop! Stop!

Chapter 5, Stop, Stop. Jack and Annie ran up the street to the book wagon. The man was carefully stacking the books in the back of the wagon. He was covered with dust, and his glasses were cracked. Hey, what's the story? Annie asked the man. Jack couldn't help smiling. Annie sounded just like the newspaper reporter. I'm moving all the rare books to the pavilion, the man said.

第五章 停下，快停下！ 杰克和安妮沿着街道往书车跑去。 那个男人正小心翼翼地把书堆到车的后厢里。 他浑身是灰，眼镜也裂了缝。 嘿，发生什么事啦？ 安妮问那个男人。 杰克忍不住笑了起来。 安妮听上去就跟报社记者一模一样。 “我要把所有珍本都搬到展馆去。”男人说道。

Can we help? Asked Jack. Sure, there are only a few left by the door, said the man. Grab them, hurry, the fires on Market Street will soon be blowing this way. Jack and Annie ran into the building. Near the door were two small stacks of books. Jack and Annie each gathered up a stack. The books looked very old and fancy. Some even had sparkling gold on their covers. Wow, whispered Jack. He and Annie carried the books outside. Careful, please, said the man. All these books are treasures, ancient Bibles and hand -painted books.

我们能帮忙吗？ 杰克问道。 “当然啦，门口就剩几堆了。”男人说。 快抱上它们，快点，市场街的火很快就要吹到这边来了。 杰克和安妮跑进了大楼里。 门边堆着两小摞书。 杰克和安妮各自抱了一摞。 这些书看起来又旧又精致。 有些书的封面上甚至还有亮闪闪的烫金。 哇。”杰克小声惊叹。 他和安妮抱着书走到了外面。 “麻烦小心点。”男人说。 “这些书全都是宝贝，有古老的圣经，还有手绘的书。”

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The man carefully took the books from Jack and Annie's arms and put them in the back of the wagon. Thanks, he said, pushing his hat back. Run home now, the fires will be here soon. As the horses started up the hill, Annie waved and shouted, good luck. I bet he was the librarian, said Jack. He opened his research book. He looked for a photograph of the building that had the books. Here it is, he said. He read aloud. People tried to save special things, but they did not always succeed. Rare books from a library were moved to the pavilion building. When the pavilion building caught fire, all the books burned. The building that originally held them did not burn at all.

男人小心翼翼地接过杰克和安妮怀里的书， 把它们放到了车的后厢里。 “谢谢你们。”他往后推了推帽子说道。 现在快回家吧，火很快就要烧到这儿了。 马儿开始往山上走的时候，安妮挥着手大喊：“祝你们好运！” “我打赌他就是图书馆管理员。”杰克说。 他翻开自己的调查手册。 他找起了存放这些书的那栋大楼的照片。 “找到了。”他说。 他大声读了出来。 人们努力抢救特殊的物品，但并不总能成功。 一家图书馆的珍本被搬到了展馆大楼里。 当展馆大楼着火时，所有的书都被烧毁了。 原本存放这些书的大楼反倒一点都没被烧到。

No, cried Jack. Stop, stop. Clutching the research book, he ran after the wagon. Annie ran with him. Stop, stop, they both yelled. They ran as fast as they could over the broken cobblestones and up the steep hill. Near the top, the driver finally heard them. He brought his wagon to a halt. You can't go to the pavilion, Jack cried. You have to take them back to the building where they were, said Annie. They won't burn there, said Jack, trying to catch his breath. The building you're taking them to is going to burn instead. The driver looked at Jack and Annie as if they were crazy. You kids need to worry about yourselves, not these books, he said. Go home to your parents, I'll take care of the library.

“不！”杰克大喊道。 停下，快停下！ 他紧紧抓着调查手册，跟在书车后面跑。 安妮也跟着他一起跑。 “停下，快停下！”他俩都大喊着。 他们使出浑身力气跑过坑坑洼洼的鹅卵石路，往陡峭的山上跑去。 快到山顶的时候，车夫终于听到了他们的喊声。 他把车停了下来。 “你们不能去展馆！”杰克大喊道。 “你得把书运回原来存放它们的那栋楼里。”安妮说。 “放在那儿就不会被烧掉。”杰克上气不接下气地说。 “你要运书去的那栋楼反而会着火的。” 车夫看着杰克和安妮，好像他俩疯了一样。 “你们两个小孩该操心的是你们自己，不是这些书。”他说。 “快回家找你们爸妈去，图书馆的事我会处理好的。”

Then the man snapped his reins and went on over the hilltop. Come back, Jack cried. They watched helplessly as the wagon bumped down the street over the rubble. Smoke billowed up from the bottom of the hill. I can't believe it, Jack said. He was close to tears. We tried, but we couldn't save them, said Annie. She touched Jack's shoulder gently. All those books, his voice trailed off. Hey, said Annie, someone's crying over there, someone with two kids. Maybe we can help them.

说完男人一抖缰绳，继续翻过山顶往前走去。 “回来！”杰克大喊道。 他们无助地看着书车碾过碎石，沿着街道颠簸着走远了。 烟从山脚下滚滚冒了上来。 “我不敢相信。”杰克说。 他都快哭出来了。 “我们试过了，可我们救不了它们。”安妮说。 她轻轻碰了碰杰克的肩膀。 “那些书……”他的声音越来越小。 “嘿，”安妮说，“那边有人在哭，还带着两个小孩。” “说不定我们能帮帮他们。”