3 Sleepover

Chapter 3. Sleepover. Aloha, said Jack and Annie. Where did you come from? a pretty woman asked. Frog, Annie started, but Jack broke in. From over the mountains, he said quickly. He pointed at the mountains looming in the distance. We are glad you have come to visit us, the woman said. Everyone smiled and nodded. They're all amazingly nice, Jack thought.

第三章 留宿夜 “阿罗哈。”杰克和安妮说道。 一位漂亮的女士问道：“你们是从哪里来的呀？” 安妮刚要开口说“青蛙”，杰克就打断了她。 他连忙说道：“我们从山的那边来的。” 他伸手指向远处若隐若现的群山。 那位女士说：“很高兴你们来我们这儿做客。” 大家都笑着点了点头。 杰克心想：他们人都好得不得了呀。

The music started again. As people began to dance, Kama took Annie's hand. "'Sit and talk with us,' she said. She and Boka led Jack and Annie to the edge of the clearing. They sat cross -legged in the grass. Kama picked up a wooden bowl. She held it out. "'Please eat,' she said. "'What is it?' asked Annie. "'It is poi,' said Kama. She scooped some poi out of the bowl and licked it off of her fingers. "'You eat it with your hands? Cool,' said Annie. She stuck her fingers in the bowl and licked off the poi. "'Mmm, good.' Jack stuck his finger in the bowl, too. The gooey mixture felt like peanut butter, but when he licked it off his finger it had a weird taste, both bitter and sweet.

音乐又响了起来。大家开始跳舞的时候，卡玛牵住了安妮的手。 她说：“坐下来和我们聊聊天吧。” 她和博卡带着杰克和安妮走到空地的边缘，盘腿坐进了 草地上。卡玛拿起一个木碗，递了过来。 她说：“请吃点东西吧。” 安妮问道：“这是什么呀？” 卡玛说：“这是芋泥糊哦。”她从碗里舀了一点芋泥糊，舔掉了 手指上的。 安妮说：“你们用手抓着吃吗？好酷呀。”她把手指伸进碗里， 舔掉了手指上的芋泥糊。 “嗯，好好吃呀。” 杰克也把手指伸进碗里。黏糊糊的触感像花生酱，不过 他舔掉手指上的东西时，味道却很奇怪，又苦又甜。

"'Mmm,' he said, but he made a face. "'He doesn't like it,' Kama said to Boka. "'No, no,' said Jack. It's—' He tried to think of something polite. "'It's very interesting.' Kama and Boka giggled. Then they stuck their fingers in the bowl and ate some poi. "'Interesting!' they exclaimed. They cracked up laughing. Jack and Annie laughed with them. "'Now tell us about your home over the mountains,' said Kama. "'This place you call Frog.' Kama's friendly smile made Jack want to tell her the truth. "'It's actually called Frog Creek,' he said. "'It's very far away—much farther than just over the mountains. We traveled here in a magic tree house.'

“嗯，”他说道，却做了个鬼脸。 卡玛对博卡说：“他不喜欢吃这个。” 杰克连忙说：“不是的，不是的。” 它—— 他努力想找点客气的说法。 “它的味道很特别。” 卡玛和博卡咯咯笑了起来。 然后他们把手指伸进碗里，吃了些芋泥糊。 “特别！”他们大声叫道。 两个人顿时笑作一团。 杰克和安妮也跟着笑了起来。 卡玛说：“现在给我们讲讲山那边的家吧。” “就是你们叫‘青蛙’的那个地方。” 卡玛友好的笑容让杰克忍不住想告诉她实话。 他说：“它其实叫青蛙溪。” “它离这里很远很远——可比山那边要远多啦。” “我们是坐魔法树屋来这儿的。”

Kama's and Boka's eyes got huge. They smiled even bigger smiles than before. "'That sounds fun,' said Kama. "'You are so lucky,' said Boka. Jack and Annie laughed. "'Yeah, we are,' said Jack. He felt great telling their new friends about the treehouse. He and Annie had never talked about it with their friends back home. "'Can you stay here tonight?' asked Kama. Jack shrugged. "'Sure, we can stay at least one night,' he said. Kama hurried over to the pretty woman. They spoke together for a moment. Then Kama returned to Jack and Annie. "'Our mother invites you to sleep at our house,' she said. "'Great,' said Annie. Thanks.'

卡玛和博卡的眼睛瞪得溜圆，脸上的笑容比刚才更灿烂了。 卡玛说：“听起来好有意思呀。” 博卡说：“你们好幸运呀。”杰克和安妮都笑了。 杰克说：“对呀，我们很幸运。”能把树屋的事告诉新朋友，他感觉棒极了。 他和安妮在家乡的时候，从来没跟别的朋友提过树屋的事。 卡玛问道：“你们今晚能留在这儿吗？” 杰克耸了耸肩说：“当然啦，我们至少可以留一晚。” 卡玛快步走到那位漂亮女士身边，两个人聊了一小会儿。 然后卡玛回到了杰克和安妮身边。 她说：“我们的妈妈邀请你们去我们家过夜。” 安妮说：“太棒啦，谢谢阿姨。”

Jack and Annie stood up. In the gray twilight they followed Kama and Boka through the village. They wove between small huts with steep roofs until Kama stopped in front of one. This is our house, she said. The hut had no door, just a wide entrance that opened into one large room. Kama and Boka led Jack and Annie inside. In the dim light Jack could barely see the dried grass walls and the woven grass mats on the dirt floor. Where do we sleep? he asked. Here, said Boka. He and Kama lay down in the mats. Annie pulled off her lay -in shoes, then she lay down too. Oh, said Jack, okay.

杰克和安妮站了起来。暮色灰蒙蒙的，他们跟着卡玛和博卡穿过村庄。 他们在一座座陡顶小屋之间穿梭，最后卡玛在一间小屋前停了下来。 她说：“这就是我们家啦。”小屋没有门，只有一个宽阔的入口，进去就是一间大屋子。 卡玛和博卡带着杰克和安妮走了进去。昏暗的光线下，杰克勉强能看到干草做的墙壁，还有泥土地面上铺着的编织 草席。 他问道：“我们睡在哪儿呀？” 博卡说：“睡这儿呀。”他和卡玛躺到了草席上。安妮脱掉便鞋，也躺了下来。 杰克说：“哦，好的。”

He took off his shoes and wreath of flowers. He used his backpack as a pillow when he lay down. The warm wind rustled the palm leaves outside. Music drifted in from the party. The ocean is calling, said Kama. Jack could barely hear the waves in the distance. Tomorrow we will take you wave -riding, said Boka. You mean surfing? said Annie. Yes, said Kama. Cool, said Jack. But he wasn't sure he meant it. Surfing actually seemed pretty scary. Kama seemed to hear his thoughts. Don't worry, she said. We'll have fun. No kidding, said Annie.

他脱掉鞋子，摘下头上的花环，躺下来的时候把背包当枕头用。 暖风吹得外面的棕榈叶沙沙作响，派对的音乐飘了进来。 卡玛说：“大海在召唤我们呢。”杰克几乎听不到远处的海浪声。 博卡说：“明天我们带你们去冲浪哦。” 安妮问道：“你是说冲浪吗？” 卡玛说：“对呀。” 杰克说：“好酷呀。” 但他其实不是真心这么觉得。冲浪看起来还挺吓人的。 卡玛好像看穿了他的心思。 她说：“别担心，我们会玩得很开心的。” 安妮说：“那还用说。”