08 A Special Language

Chapter 8 A Special Language The rain ended. Slowly the feeding came to a stop. Big Guy led his family into a clearing. The tall grass sparkled with misty sunlight. The silverback lay down and tucked his arms under his head. The other gorillas gathered around him. Some beat the grasses until they were flat. Ho -Ho's mom made a bed of weed -stalks for Ho -Ho. Boo -Boo's mom made a bed of leaves for Boo -Boo. Then she made two extra beds for Jack and Annie.

第八章 一种特殊的语言 雨停了，进食的动作慢慢停了下来。大块头领着家人走到一片空地上。 高高的草叶在蒙着薄雾的阳光下闪闪发亮。银背大猩猩躺下来，把胳膊 垫在脑袋下面。其他大猩猩都围在他身边，有些把草拍打平整。 呵呵的妈妈用草秆给呵呵铺了一张床，波波的妈妈用树叶 给波波铺了一张床，然后她又多铺了两张床给杰克和安妮。

They lay down with all the gorillas to take their naps. Jack used his backpack for a pillow. Lying on his leafy bed, Jack watched the mother of the baby gorilla groom her small baby. The mother parted his hair and searched through it, picking at his skin now and then. The baby soon wiggled free and crawled around in the grass. His mother's gaze then rested on Annie. She moved over to Annie and gently grabbed one of her pigtails. She studied it What are you doing? Annie asked. She's looking for bugs, I think, said Jack. Oh, yuck! said Annie, sitting up.

他们和所有大猩猩一起躺下来小睡，杰克把自己的背包当枕头。 躺在铺着树叶的床上，杰克看着猩猩宝宝的妈妈给她的小宝宝梳理毛发。 猩猩妈妈拨开宝宝的毛翻找着，时不时轻轻挠一下他的皮肤。 小宝宝很快扭着身子挣脱开，在草地上爬来爬去，他妈妈的目光随后落在了 安妮身上。她走到安妮身边，轻轻抓住她的一根小辫子，仔细打量着。 “你在做什么呀？”安妮问。“我觉得她是在找虫子。”杰克说。 “啊，好恶心！”安妮说着坐了起来。

Jack laughed. Just then the baby's mother reached for him. Oops, no thanks, no bugs on me, he said, and he sat up too. The mother gorilla lay back in the grass and closed her eyes. Her baby crawled over to Annie. Hi, little guy, Annie said tenderly. She picked up the baby and stroked his head. The baby smiled at her and closed his eyes. While all the gorillas napped, Jack sneaked the book out of his pack. He found the gorilla chapter. He read softly to Annie. Gorillas are very smart. A captive gorilla named Coco has even learned sign language. Sign language is a special language used by people who cannot hear. Coco can say.

杰克笑了。 就在这时，猩猩宝宝的妈妈伸手朝他摸过来。 “哎呀，不用啦谢谢，我身上没有虫子。”他说着也坐了起来。 猩猩妈妈躺回草地上，闭上了眼睛。 她的宝宝爬到了安妮身边。 “嗨，小家伙。”安妮温柔地说。 她把小宝宝抱起来，轻轻摸他的头。 小宝宝朝她笑了笑，闭上了眼睛。 趁所有大猩猩都在打盹的时候，杰克偷偷从包里把书拿了出来。 他翻到了讲大猩猩的章节。 他轻声念给安妮听。 大猩猩非常聪明。 一只叫可可的人工饲养大猩猩甚至学会了手语。 手语是听不见的人使用的一种特殊语言。 可可可以表达……

What?" Annie said loudly. "'Sign language? A special language?' Her voice woke Boo -Boo and Ho -Ho. They sat up and rubbed their eyes. "'So?' said Jack. "'Morgan's secret rhyme,' said Annie. Don't you remember?' She repeated the rhyme. "'To find a special kind of magic in worlds so far apart, speak a special language. Talk with your hands and heart.' "'Oh, yeah,' said Jack. "'I even know a little sign language,' said Annie. In school we learned how to sign I love you.' Annie held up a closed hand. Slowly she lifted her thumb, index finger, and little finger. She showed the sign to Boo -Boo and Ho -Ho.

“什么？”安妮大声说。 “手语？一种特殊的语言？”她的声音吵醒了波波和呵呵，他们坐了起来 揉了揉眼睛。 “那又怎么样？”杰克说。 “是摩根的秘密口诀啊！”安妮说，“你不记得了吗？”她把口诀念了一遍。 “要在相隔遥远的世界找到特别的魔法，就说一种特殊的语言，用你的手和心” “来交流。” “哦，对啊！”杰克说。 “我还会一点手语呢！”安妮说，“我们在学校学过怎么比‘我’” ‘爱你’的手势。” 安妮握起一只手举起来，慢慢竖起大拇指、食指和小拇指。 她把这个手势比给波波和呵呵看。

I love you, she said slowly. The small gorillas looked curious. Jack made the sign too. I love you, he said to Boo Boo and Ho Ho. The two little gorillas stared at Annie and Jack. Then both of them held up their hands. They tried to make the same sign.

“我爱你。”她慢慢地说。 两只小猩猩看起来很好奇。 杰克也比出了这个手势。 “我爱你。”他对波波和呵呵说。 两只小猩猩盯着安妮和杰克看。 然后他们俩都举起了手。 他们试着比出一样的手势。

They love us too, said Annie. Wow, said Jack. He glanced over at Big Guy. The silverback's eyes were open. He was watching them. Jack quickly closed the book. To his relief, the giant gorilla turned over. Well, Annie said with a sigh, I guess that does it. We spoke a special language, said Jack. We talked with our, before he could finish his sentence, Boo Boo pushed him. Whoa, said Jack. Ho Ho held his little arms above his head. He reared back and charged at Jack. With a flying tackle, he knocked Jack over. What's going on, said Jack. They wanna play with you, said Annie. Boo Boo jumped on Jack and put him in a headlock. Jack broke free from the two small gorillas. He jumped up and dashed into the forest.

“他们也爱我们呢。”安妮说。 “哇。”杰克说。 他瞥了一眼大块头。 这只银背大猩猩的眼睛是睁开的。 他正看着他们俩。 杰克赶紧把书合上。 让他松了口气的是，这只巨型大猩猩翻了个身。 “太好了，”安妮松了口气说，“我想我们做到了。” “我们说了特殊的语言。”杰克说。 “我们用我们的……”他话还没说完，波波就推了他一下。 “哇哦。”杰克说。 呵呵把他的小胳膊举过头顶。 他往后一蹬，朝杰克冲了过来。 他飞扑过来把杰克撞倒在地。 “这是怎么啦？”杰克说。 “他们想和你玩呢。”安妮说。 波波跳到杰克身上，用胳膊锁住了他的头。 杰克从两只小猩猩手里挣脱出来。 他跳起来，冲进了森林里。