4 Garden Paradise

Chapter 4 Garden Paradise Jack heard pounding noises. He imagined Boka and Kama were building a ship. He opened his eyes. Only he and Annie were still in the hut. A piece of cloth covered the doorway. Jack sat up and shook Annie. Wake up, he said. She opened her eyes. I think they're building a ship outside, said Jack. Come on, let's go. Annie jumped up.

第四章 花园天堂 杰克听到砰砰的敲击声。他猜是博卡和卡玛在造船。他睁开 眼睛。小屋里只剩他和安妮还在。门口挂着一块布挡着。 杰克坐起来，摇了摇安妮。 “醒醒。”他说。她睁开了眼睛。 “我觉得他们在外面造船呢，”杰克说，“走，咱们去看看。” 安妮一下子跳了起来。

Don't forget your lei," she said. They put on their flower wreaths. Jack lifted the cloth over the doorway, and they stepped out into the warm sunlight. Boca Kama and their parents smiled at Jack and Annie. They were all working, but no one was building a ship. Boca was pounding a wide strip of bark with a wooden club. Kama was using a stone to pound something that looked like a fat sweet potato. Their parents were weaving grass mats. What are you making? Jack asked. I'm making tapa, said Boca. First I beat the bark of the mulberry tree into thin sheets. Then my father pastes the sheets together to make cloth for us.

“别忘了戴你的花环哦。”她说。 他们戴上了各自的花环。 杰克撩开门口的布，两人走到了外面暖融融的阳光下。 博卡、卡玛和他们的爸爸妈妈正对着杰克和安妮笑呢。 大家都在忙活儿，可没人在造船。 博卡正用木槌捶打一块宽宽的树皮。 卡玛正用石头捶着一个看起来像胖胖的红薯的东西。 他们的爸爸妈妈在编草席。 你们在做什么呀？ 杰克问。 “我在做塔帕布哦。”博卡说。 首先我要把桑树的树皮捶成薄薄的片儿。 然后我爸爸把这些薄片粘到一起，就做成我们穿的布啦。

This is the root of a taro plant," said Kama. She pointed at the squashed white vegetable. When you add fruit to it, you get poi.

“这是芋头的根哦。”卡玛说。 她指了指那个被捶扁的白色食材。 往里面加了水果之后，就能做成波伊泥啦。

Great, said Jack. By the way, do you ever build ships?" Ships? asked Bo -Ka. What for?

“太棒啦，”杰克说，“对了，你们会不会造船呀？” “船？”博卡问，“造船做什么呀？”

Jack shrugged. To sail away? He said. Why would we do that? asked Kama. Good question, said Jack, smiling. Can I help? Annie asked Kama. Sure, said Kama. While she showed Annie how to pound the taro root, Jack slipped back into the hut. He pulled out his notebook and quickly added to his awaii list. Tapa, bark pounded into cloth. Taro root pounded for poi. Ship? Question mark. Jack heard Kama ask her parents if they could play now. We finished our chores, said Kama. May we take Jack and Annie to the ocean? For wave -riding, said Boka. Jack held his breath. He half hoped their parents would say no.

杰克耸了耸肩。 开去别的地方呀？ 他说。 我们为什么要那么做呀？ 卡玛问。 “问得好。”杰克笑着说。 我能帮忙吗？ 安妮问卡玛。 “当然可以呀。”卡玛说。 就在卡玛教安妮怎么捶芋头根的时候，杰克悄悄溜回了小屋。 他掏出笔记本，飞快地往他的夏威夷清单上加内容。 塔帕布：把树皮捶成布。 芋头根：捶碎了做波伊泥。 船？ 打个问号。 杰克听到卡玛问爸爸妈妈现在能不能去玩。 “我们的活儿都干完啦。”卡玛说。 我们能带杰克和安妮去海边吗？ “去冲浪哦。”博卡说。 杰克屏住了呼吸。 他心里有点希望他们的爸爸妈妈会说不行。

Yes, go have a good time with your friends," said their father. Come on, Jack! Annie called. Jack put his notebook away. He pulled on his pack and joined the others outside. We'll be back in a little while, said Kama. Don't forget to eat breakfast, said her mother. We won't, said Kama. Where will we get breakfast, wondered Jack. He and Annie followed Kama and Boka. They passed villagers hard at work. Some carried firewood or water. Others were cutting grass or stripping bark from trees. Everyone smiled and waved. Hungry? Kama asked Jack and Annie. Sure, they said.

“可以呀，去和朋友们好好玩吧。”他们的爸爸说。 快过来呀，杰克！ 安妮喊道。 杰克把笔记本收了起来。 他背上背包，走到外面和大家会合。 “我们一会儿就回来。”卡玛说。 “别忘了吃早饭哦。”她妈妈说。 “我们不会忘的。”卡玛说。 我们要去哪儿吃早饭呀？杰克心里纳闷。 他和安妮跟着卡玛和博卡走。 他们路过了正在辛苦干活的村民们。 有的扛柴火，有的挑水。 还有的在割草，或者剥树皮。 大家都笑着朝他们挥手。 饿了吗？ 卡玛问杰克和安妮。 “对呀。”他俩回答。