01 Dark and Rainy

Good morning gorillas!

早上好呀，大猩猩们！

Chapter 1 Dark and Rainy Tap, tap, tap. Jack sat up in bed. Rain tapped against his window. His clock said 5 a .m. It was still dark outside. Annie peeked into his room. Are you awake? She whispered. Yep, said Jack. Ready to find some special magic? She asked. Maybe we should wait, said Jack. It's so dark and rainy.

第一章 漆黑的雨天 嗒，嗒，嗒。杰克从床上坐了起来。雨点拍打着他的窗户。他的时钟显示现在是凌晨5点。 外面天还黑着。安妮偷偷往他的房间里瞅。 "你醒了吗？"她小声问。 "醒啦。"杰克说。 "准备好去寻找特别的魔法了吗？"她问。 "我们或许该等等，"杰克说，"天这么黑，还下着雨呢。"

No waiting said Annie. I'll get an umbrella. You bring a flashlight meet you downstairs Okay, okay said Jack He jumped out of bed. He pulled on his clothes and put on a jacket then he grabbed his backpack and flashlight Jack slipped downstairs and out the front door Annie stood on the porch in jeans and a t -shirt the air was chilly and breezy Don't you need a sweater or something said Jack? I'm okay She said let's go Annie raised the umbrella Jack turned on the flashlight They followed a circle of rainy light down their street into the woods They headed through the Frog Creek woods the flashlight lit up the trees the wet leaves and dark branches Then it shined on a dangling rope ladder

"不等啦，"安妮说，"我去拿伞。你带个手电筒，我们楼下见。" "好啦好啦。"杰克说。 他跳下床，套上衣服，穿了件外套，然后抓起背包和手电筒。 杰克蹑手蹑脚地下了楼，走出前门。 安妮穿着牛仔裤和T恤站在门廊上，空气凉丝丝的，还刮着小风。 "你不用穿件毛衣什么的吗？"杰克问。"我没事。" 她说："我们走吧。" 安妮撑起伞，杰克打开了手电筒。 他们跟着雨里那圈圆圆的光亮，沿着街道走进了树林。 他们穿过青蛙溪树林，手电筒照亮了树木、湿润的树叶还有黑漆漆的树枝。 接着，灯光照在了一架晃悠悠挂着的绳梯上。

Jack raised the flashlight beam. There it is, he said. A circle of light lit the magic treehouse. Markin's not there, said Annie. I can tell. Maybe she left us a message, said Jack. Jack grabbed the rope ladder and started up. Annie put the umbrella down and followed. When they climbed inside, Jack shined the flashlight around the treehouse. Morgan Le Fay wasn't there, but the scrolls from their trip to Old England were. Here's proof we found a special magic yesterday, she said. Yeah, said Jack smiling. Theater magic. He had great memories of acting in a play by their friend William Shakespeare.

杰克抬高手电筒的光束。 "在那儿呢。"他说。 一圈亮光点亮了那座魔法树屋。 "摩根不在那儿。"安妮说。 我看得出来。 "说不定她给我们留了消息呢。"杰克说。 杰克抓住绳梯，开始往上爬。 安妮把伞放下，跟在他后面。 等他们爬进树屋的时候， 杰克把手电筒往树屋四周照了照。 摩根·勒菲不在这儿， 但他们去古英格兰旅行带回来的卷轴在这儿。 "这就是我们昨天找到特别魔法的证据呀。"她说。 "对呀。"杰克笑着说。 戏剧魔法。 他还清晰记得在他们的朋友威廉·莎士比亚写的戏剧里演出的美好回忆。

Did Morgan leave us a new secret rhyme? Asked Jack. He shined the flashlight on a book lying under the window. A piece of paper was sticking out of the book. Yes, said Annie. She picked up the book and pulled out the paper. Jack shined his light on the paper while Annie read aloud. Dear Annie and Jack, good luck on your second journey to find a special magic. This secret rhyme will guide you. To find a special kind of magic in worlds so far apart, speak a special language. Talk with your hands and heart. Thank you, Morgan.

摩根有没有给我们留新的秘密咒语呀？ 杰克问。 他把手电筒照向窗户下面放着的一本书。 一张纸从书里露了出来。 "有呀。"安妮说。 她拿起书，把那张纸抽了出来。 杰克用手电筒照着纸，安妮大声念了起来。 亲爱的安妮和杰克，祝你们第二次寻找特别魔法的旅程一切顺利。 这个秘密咒语会为你们指引方向。 要在相隔万里的世界里找到特别的魔法，要说一种特别的语言。 用你的双手和真心交流。 谢谢，摩根。

What kind of language does she mean? Jack asked. I guess we'll find out, said Annie. Where are we going? Jack shined the flashlight on the cover of the book. It showed huge trees partly hidden by mist. The title was An African Rainforest. Rainforest, said Jack. Good thing we brought our umbrella and flashlight. Remember the rain in the Amazon rainforest? Remember how dark it was under the treetops? Yeah, said Annie. Remember the spiders and scary ants? Well, Jack said, not all rainforests have the same bugs. Remember the river snakes, said Annie, and the crocodiles?

她说的是哪种语言呀？ 杰克问。 "我想我们去了就知道啦。"安妮说。 我们要去哪儿呀？ 杰克把手电筒照向书的封面。 封面上画着参天大树，大半都藏在雾气里。 书名是《非洲热带雨林》。 "热带雨林。"杰克说。 还好我们带了伞和手电筒。 还记得亚马逊雨林里的雨吗？ 还记得树冠下面有多黑吗？ "记得呀。"安妮说。 还记得那些蜘蛛和吓人的蚂蚁吗？ "哎呀，"杰克说，"不是所有雨林的虫子都一样的。" "还记得河里的蛇吗？"安妮说，"还有鳄鱼？"