2 Shh!

Chapter 2. Shhh! Jack opened his eyes. Bright golden sunlight poured into the treehouse. The air felt crisp and cool. Annie was wearing a long dress, a white cap, and an apron. Jack wore a jacket with a frilly collar. He wore short pants, long socks, leather shoes, and a hat. His backpack was now a leather bag. I like your hat, said Annie. It's funny.

第二章 嘘！ 杰克睁开了眼睛。金灿灿的阳光涌进了树屋，空气清清爽爽的 凉丝丝的。安妮穿了一条长裙，戴了顶白帽子，还系着围裙。杰克穿了件外套 领口还有褶边呢。他穿了短裤、长袜、皮鞋，还戴了顶帽子。他的 双肩背包现在变成了一个皮包。 “我喜欢你的帽子，”安妮说，“好有意思呀。”

"'Yours, too,' said Jack. "'You look like a pilgrim,' said Annie. "'So do you,' said Jack. "'Oh, man! I bet we're in the time of the pilgrims!' He and Annie scrambled to the window. The tree -house had landed in a tall oak near the edge of a forest. Red and yellow leaves rattled in the cool breeze. Past the forest was a small village, and past the village was the ocean. "'It looks like where the pilgrims lived,' said Jack. "'We studied it in school.' He opened the research book and found a picture of the village by the sea. He read aloud.

“你的也很好看呀。”杰克说。 “你看起来像个清教徒。”安妮说。 “你也是呀。”杰克说。 “天呐！ 我打赌我们现在来到清教徒的时代啦！” 他和安妮赶紧爬到窗边。 树屋停在森林边缘一棵高高的橡树上。 红的黄的树叶在凉飕飕的风里沙沙响。 森林那边是个小村子，村子再过去就是大海。 “看起来就是清教徒住的地方呀。”杰克说。 “我们在学校学过这段历史。” 他翻开资料书，找到了一张海边小村的图片。 他大声读了出来。

In 1620 a group of 102 passengers sailed from England to America on a ship called the Mayflower. Many of the people on board wanted freedom of religion. They wanted to worship God in their own way, not the way the King of England made them. Others wanted to find a new life in a new land. Today we call all the people who sailed on the Mayflower pilgrims. Yes, said Annie.

1620年，102名乘客乘坐一艘叫“五月花号”的船，从英国出发前往美洲。 船上的很多人想要宗教自由。 他们想按自己的方式信奉上帝，而不是按英国国王要求的方式来。 剩下的人则想在新大陆开启新生活。 现在我们把所有乘坐五月花号航行的人都叫做清教徒。 “对呀。”安妮说。

Jack read on. The Pilgrims wanted to settle near New York, but a storm blew their ship north. They landed in a bay on the coast of what is now Massachusetts. Six years before, Captain John Smith had explored the coast. He had named the bay Plymouth.

杰克继续往下读。 清教徒原本想在纽约附近定居，但是一场风暴把他们的船吹到了北边。 他们在如今马萨诸塞州海岸的一个海湾登陆了。 六年前，约翰·史密斯船长已经勘探过这片海岸。 他把这个海湾命名为普利茅斯。

"'Pleneth,' said Annie, "'that's where the first Thanksgiving was.' "'Oh, man,' Jack smiled, "'so that's the feast.' "'Wow,' said Annie, "'my class put on a play about the first Thanksgiving.' "'Mine, too,' said Jack. "'I played Priscilla,' said Annie. "'I played a turkey,' said Jack. "'Now we'll get to meet the real Priscilla,' said Annie. "'And Squanto, and Covener Bradford and Miles Standish. Come on,' she started down the ladder. "'Wait, what will we say?' asked Jack. "'We'll just tell them hi and stuff,' said Annie. "'Are you nuts?' said Jack. He put the book into his bag. "'They won't understand who we are. We need a plan.'

“普利茅斯，”安妮说，“就是第一次举办感恩节的地方呀。” “哇哦，”杰克笑着说，“那我们说的大餐就在这儿呀。” “哇塞，”安妮说，“我们班还演过关于第一次感恩节的话剧呢。” “我们班也演过。”杰克说。 “我演的是普里西拉。”安妮说。 “我演的是一只火鸡。”杰克说。 “现在我们能见到真正的普里西拉啦！”安妮说。 “还有斯匡托、布拉德福德总督和迈尔斯·斯坦迪什。走吧！”她边说边往梯子下面走。 “等等，我们要跟他们说什么呀？”杰克问道。 “我们就跟他们打个招呼啥的就行呀。”安妮说。 “你疯了吗？”杰克说，他把书放进了包里。 “他们不知道我们是谁呀，我们得有个计划才行。”

He slung the bag over his shoulder and hurried down the ladder after Annie. "'Listen, we need—' Jack started. "'I know, a plan,' said Annie. "'But first let's get closer to the village and just watch.' "'Okay,' said Jack. "'But we can't let anyone see us. We have to be careful and quiet.' He and Annie started walking carefully through the woods, but they did not walk quietly. The autumn leaves crunched and crackled under their leather shoes. "'Shh,' said Jack. "'I can't help it,' said Annie. You're doing it too.' "'Then we have to stop,' said Jack. Let's get behind that tree and watch from there.' They crunched over to a tree at the edge of the woods. In the distance was a row of small log houses with steep thatched roofs.

他把包往肩上一甩，赶紧跟着安妮爬下了梯子。 “听着，我们得——”杰克开口说。 “我知道，要个计划。”安妮说。 “不过我们先走近点村子，就看看情况再说。” “行吧。”杰克说。 “但是我们不能让任何人看见我们。 我们得小心点，别出声。” 他和安妮小心翼翼地在树林里走，可根本走不出声。 秋天的落叶在他们的皮鞋底下嘎吱嘎吱响个不停。 “嘘。”杰克说。 “我忍不住呀。”安妮说。 你不也踩得响嘛。” “那我们得停下。”杰克说。 我们躲到那棵树后面去观察吧。” 他们踩着嘎吱响的落叶，走到了树林边缘的一棵树后面。 远处有一排小小的木屋，屋顶是陡陡的茅草顶。