10 The Mystery of Morgan's Library

Chapter 10, The Mystery of Morgan's Library. I can't believe we took a trip to Morgan's library, said Annie. Jack smiled and nodded. It was incredible, wasn't it? Said Annie. Yeah, said Jack. A strong breeze gusted through the treehouse window. It blew open their research book about San Francisco. Annie reached for the book.

第十章 摩根图书馆的秘密 “真不敢相信我们居然去了摩根图书馆一趟。”安妮说 杰克笑着点了点头 那里太不可思议了，对不对？ 安妮问道 “是啊。”杰克说 一阵强风刮过树屋的窗户 风把他们那本关于旧金山的研究手册吹开了 安妮伸手去够那本书

Jack, she said, look at this. She pointed to a photograph in the research book. It showed a boy and a girl covered with dirt. The boy held a sign. It was the poem about hope. Annie read the caption aloud. After the earthquake, while fires raged through the city, two brave children tried to give hope to others.

“杰克，”她说，“快看这个。” 她指着研究手册里的一张照片 照片上是一个男孩和一个女孩，浑身沾满了泥土 男孩举着一块牌子 牌子上写着那首关于希望的小诗 安妮大声念出了照片下方的说明 地震过后，全城火势肆虐，两个勇敢的孩子想要给 其他人带去希望

Annie laughed. Those brave children are us, she said. That's the picture Fred took of us before we left San Francisco. Jack laughed and shook his head with amazement. Annie closed the book. I guess we are two brave kids who try to give hope, she said. We just gave some to King Arthur, didn't we? King Arthur, said Jack. Yeah, said Annie. She started down the rope ladder. That was the mystery of Morgan's library. We had to give four special writings to King Arthur so he could get his hope and courage back and save Camelot. That wasn't King Arthur, said Jack. He threw on his pack and followed Annie.

安妮笑出了声 “这两个勇敢的孩子就是我们呀。”她说 这是我们离开旧金山之前，弗雷德给我们拍的照片 杰克也笑了，惊讶得直摇头 安妮把书合上 “看来我们就是两个努力传递希望的勇敢小孩呀。”她说 我们刚刚还把希望带给亚瑟王了，对不对？ “亚瑟王？”杰克愣了一下 “是呀。”安妮点点头 她开始顺着绳梯往下爬 这就是摩根图书馆的秘密呀 我们要把四篇特别的作品交给亚瑟王，这样 他才能找回希望与勇气，拯救卡米洛特王国 “那才不是亚瑟王呢。”杰克说 他背上背包，跟在安妮身后往下走

Sure it was, said Annie stepping onto the ground. Didn't you hear him say, I'm just an ordinary king? Get it? King. But King Arthur's not an ordinary king, said Jack. Well, he thinks so, said Annie. I know it was him. I feel it. She smiled. Then she started through the Frog Creek woods. Jack stared after her. King Arthur? As Birdsong filled the early morning woods, Jack thought about their visit to Morgan's library. He remembered the sad king and how their writings seemed to give him strength. Maybe Annie was right. Maybe they really had helped King Arthur save Camelot.

“他当然是呀。”安妮边说边落到了地面上 “你没听到他说‘我只是个普通的国王’吗？” 懂了吧？ 国王呀 “可是亚瑟王不是普通的国王呀。”杰克反驳道 “哎呀，他自己是这么觉得的呀。”安妮说 我知道就是他 我能感觉到 她笑了笑 然后她迈步穿过青蛙溪树林 杰克盯着她的背影发呆 亚瑟王？ 清晨的树林里鸟鸣阵阵， 杰克回想着这次的摩根图书馆之旅 他想起了那个神色悲伤的国王，还有他们带去的作品 似乎真的给了他力量 说不定安妮是对的 说不定他们真的帮亚瑟王拯救了卡米洛特王国

And maybe someday they would go back. Hurry, Jack! Annie called before Mom and Dad wake up. Coming! Jack shouted. Annie took off after her, running for home, finally.

说不定哪天他们还会再回去呢 “快点，杰克！” 安妮喊道，“趁爸爸妈妈还没醒。” “来了！” 杰克大声回应 杰克跟在她身后跑起来，两人终于往家的方向赶去