05 Silverback

Chapter five, Silverback. Jack felt something tugging on his sleeve. He opened his eyes. Boo boo. The small gorilla was staring at him in the dawn light. Jack stood up. His arms and legs felt stiff and achy. His wet clothes stuck to his skin. He looked around the cloud forest. Misty sunlight shined through the tree branches. Where's Annie? He asked the small gorilla.

第五章 银背大猩猩 杰克感觉有人在拽他的袖子 他睁开了眼睛 啵啵。 晨光里，那只小猩猩正盯着他看 杰克站了起来 他的胳膊和腿又僵又疼 湿乎乎的衣服贴在皮肤上 他环顾了一下这片云雾林 薄雾笼罩的阳光穿过树枝洒落下来 安妮在哪儿？ 他问那只小猩猩

Boo -Boo waved her arms, then she bounded off between the trees. Jack pulled on his pack and followed. As the small gorilla led him through the cloud forest, her head bobbed above the leafy plants. Finally she stopped before a row of shrubs. Jack took a few steps forward and peered over the shrubs. Oh, man! he whispered. Large dark figures were sleeping in an open grassy area. Gorillas. There were at least ten of them. Some slept on their backs, some slept on their bellies. The gorillas were all sizes. The smallest was a baby sleeping in its mother's arms. The biggest was a giant with black and silver fur.

啵啵挥了挥胳膊，接着蹦蹦跳跳地钻进了树丛里。杰克拽了拽背包 跟了上去。小猩猩带着他穿过云雾林的时候，她的脑袋在绿植 上方一颠一颠的。最后她停在了一排灌木前面。杰克往前走了几步 探着身子往灌木那边看。 “天呐！”他小声说。开阔的草地上躺着几个黑乎乎的大家伙在睡觉，是大猩猩。 至少有十只。有的仰着睡，有的趴着睡。 这些大猩猩大小不一，最小的是个宝宝，正睡在妈妈怀里。 最大的那只块头十足，长着黑银相间的毛发。

Jack pulled the book out of his pack. He found a chapter on gorillas and read, Mountain gorillas live together in families. The leader of the family is a large male called a silverback, because he has silver fur on his back and shoulders. Gorillas do not hunt other animals. They mainly eat the plant growth of the forest. They are known to be shy and gentle giants. Shy and gentle giants, Jack repeated. That sounded good. He peered over the shrubs again. Boo -Boo waved at him. She was standing at the far edge of the clearing. She pointed to something in the tall grass. Annie was fast asleep in the grass. Jack didn't know what to do. If he called her name, the gorillas would wake up. He had only one choice. He had to sneak over to her.

杰克从背包里拿出了书。 他找到讲大猩猩的章节读了起来： 山地大猩猩以家庭为单位群居。 族群的首领是一只成年雄性大猩猩，叫做银背大猩猩，因为他的后背 和肩膀的毛发是银色的。 大猩猩不会猎食其他动物。 它们主要吃森林里的植物。 大家都称它们为害羞温和的大个子。 “害羞温和的大个子，”杰克重复道。 听起来还不错。 他又探着身子往灌木那边看。 啵啵朝他挥了挥手。 她站在空地的最边上。 她指着高草丛里的什么东西。 安妮正在草丛里睡得很香。 杰克不知道该怎么办才好。 如果他喊安妮的名字，会把大猩猩们吵醒的。 他只有一个选择。 他得悄悄溜到她身边去。

Jack put his book in his pack. He pushed past the shrubs and stepped into the clearing. His heart was pounding. He thought of the words from the book, shy and gentle giants. As he started toward Annie he heard a grunt. The giant gorilla with silver fur opened his eyes. When the gorilla saw Jack he sat up. Jack stopped in his tracks. The gorilla just glared. This giant did not seem shy or gentle at all. Jack saw a stick lying on the ground. He picked it up just in case. Jack's stick made the gorilla growl. He stood up. He was very tall and very wide. Jack dropped his stick. Boo -Boo ran and hid behind a tree.

杰克把书放回背包里。他挤过灌木，走进了空地。 他的心砰砰直跳。他想起了书里的话：害羞温和的大个子。 他刚要朝安妮走去，就听见了一声哼哼。那只长着银色毛发的大猩猩睁开了 眼睛。大猩猩看见杰克之后坐了起来。杰克一下子定在了原地。大猩猩只是 瞪着他。这个大个子看起来一点也不害羞，也不温和。杰克看见地上有一根棍子。 他以防万一把棍子捡了起来。杰克手里的棍子让大猩猩发出了低吼。他站了起来。他 长得又高又壮。杰克扔掉了手里的棍子。啵啵赶紧跑到一棵树后面躲了起来。

The silver bat growled again. His long shaggy arms touched the ground, his fingers curled under. Walking on his knuckles, he stepped toward Jack. Jack stepped back.

银背大猩猩又低吼了一声。他毛茸茸的长胳膊垂到了地上，手指蜷缩着。 他用指关节撑着地走路，朝杰克走了过来。杰克往后退了退。