7 A Good Trick

CHAPTER VII A GOOD TRICK As the wind blew away more fog, Jack and Annie saw a bridge. It was made of thick wooden planks held together with iron bands. It stretched all the way from the edge of the cliff where they were standing to the iron gate. Come on, let's go, said Annie. Wait, said Jack, what about the guards? The two guards in gold armor stood perfectly still. Their huge spears gleamed in the torch light. I don't know, said Annie. Read the second rhyme.

第七章 绝妙的小妙招 风吹散了更多雾气，杰克和安妮看到了一座桥，它由厚实的木 板用铁箍拼接而成，从他们所站的悬崖边一直延伸到 那扇铁门跟前。 "走呀，我们过去。"安妮说。 "等一下，"杰克说，"那些守卫怎么办？" 两个穿金甲的守卫纹丝不动地站着，他们手中的长矛在火炬 的光线下闪着寒光。 "我不知道，"安妮说，"读第二首韵诗吧。"

Jack looked in his notebook and read aloud, Four gifts you will need, the first from me, Then a cup, a compass, and finally a key. The first gift is the Christmas night's cloak, said Annie.

杰克翻开他的笔记本，大声读了出来： 你需要四样礼物，第一样来自我手， 然后是杯子、指南针，最后是一把钥匙。 "第一样礼物就是圣诞夜的斗篷呀。"安妮说。

Yeah, I guess it's supposed to help us somehow," said Jack. He unbuttoned the cloak from around his neck, then he held it out to get a good look at it. Maybe it can make us invisible," said Annie. That's nuts," said Jack. Seriously," she said. Cloaks sometimes do that in stories.

"对呀，我猜它肯定能在某种程度上帮到我们。"杰克说。 他解开脖子上的斗篷扣子，把它举起来好好打量了 一番。 "说不定它能让我们隐身呢！"安妮说。 "这太扯了吧。"杰克说。 "我是认真的！"她说。 "故事里的斗篷有时候就有这种魔力呀。"

Well, it didn't make me invisible, did it?" said Jack. "'Maybe you were wearing it wrong,' said Annie. "'Give it to me.' "'Oh, brother,' said Jack. But he handed the cloak to Annie. It flapped in the wind as she pulled it around her shoulders. "'Can you see me?' she said. "'Yes, Annie,' said Jack, rolling his eyes. "'I can see you.' Jack looked back at the gate. "'Even if we get past the guards, what then?' he wondered. The other world swallowed up Camelot's best nights. King Arthur said it was filled with magic and monsters. "'Jack, look at me now.' Jack turned to Annie. She wasn't there. "'Where are you?' he said, staring at the darkness. "'Cool, it works.' "'Where are you?' Jack said again, turning around.

"害，它刚才可没让我隐身，不是吗？"杰克说。 "说不定是你穿的方法不对。"安妮说。 "把它给我呀。" "哦天呐，真受不了你。"杰克说。 但他还是把斗篷递给了安妮。 她把斗篷披到肩上的时候，斗篷在风里晃荡翻飞。 "你能看见我吗？"她问。 "看得见呀，安妮。"杰克翻了个白眼说。 "我能看见你。" 杰克回头看向大门。 "就算我们过了守卫这关，之后又怎么办呢？"他发愁地想。 那个异世界吞掉了卡梅洛特最厉害的骑士们。 亚瑟王说那里满是魔法和怪兽。 "杰克，你现在看看我。" 杰克转头看向安妮。 她不见了！ "你在哪儿啊？"他盯着暗处问。 "太酷了！真的有用！" "你在哪儿啊？"杰克又问了一遍，转着圈找她。

Here !" Jack felt a hand touch his face. Ah !" he said, jumping back. It's me! I'm invisible! I pull a hood over my head. That's the trick! Jack felt a chill run down his spine. Oh, man! he whispered. Watch! I'm going to take the hood off! In a flash, Annie was back. It feels creepy to be invisible, she said. Jack was speechless. The magic only happens when you wear the hood, said Annie. Good trick, huh? Uh, yeah," said Jack. He shook his head. This is just too weird. Don't worry about it being weird. It's a great way to get past the guards, said Annie. Plus it's a way to hide in the other world. We don't know what we'll find there, right? Yeah, right, said Jack. Okay. Good, said Annie. Now stand beside me and don't move.

"在这儿！"杰克感觉有只手碰了碰他的脸。 "啊！"他大叫一声，往后跳了一步。 "是我呀！我隐身啦！我把头罩戴上了，这就是诀窍呀！" 杰克感觉后背窜过一阵凉意。 "我的天呐！"他小声说。 "你看！我现在把头罩摘下来！" 一眨眼的功夫，安妮又出现了。 "隐身的感觉怪吓人的。"她说。 杰克惊得说不出话来。 "只有你戴上头罩的时候魔法才会生效哦。"安妮说。 "这招很棒吧？" "呃、是啊。"杰克说，他摇了摇头。 "这也太离奇了吧。" "别纠结它离不离奇啦。" "这可是我们过守卫关的好办法呀。"安妮说。 "而且到了异世界我们还能靠它藏身呀。" "我们都不知道会在那儿碰到什么，对吧？" "对，没错。"杰克说。 "好的。" "太棒了。"安妮说。 "现在站到我身边来，不要动。"

Jack put away his notebook. Annie threw the velvet cloak over his shoulders and backpack. Great! It's big enough for both of us, she said. She carefully arranged the folds around them, then she pulled the huge hood over both their heads. Jack looked down. He couldn't see his body at all. He felt like he couldn't breathe. In a panic he threw off the hood. I hate that, he said. I told you it's creepy, said Annie, but if we don't wear it we won't get past the guards. Yeah, I know, and we won't have protection in the other world, said Jack. He took a deep breath. Okay, let's do it. Annie pulled the hood up again. I'll hold on to the hood so it won't blow off, she said. You just think about getting across that bridge, nothing else. But I can't see my feet, said Jack. You don't need to see your feet to walk, said Annie. Come on, do it for Morgan.

杰克把笔记本收起来，安妮把丝绒斗篷盖到他的肩膀和背包上。 "太好了！它大得够盖住我们两个。"她说，她小心地把斗篷的褶皱在 两人周围理好，然后把大大的头罩拉过来罩住了两个人的头。 杰克往下看，他完全看不见自己的身体了，感觉都喘不上气来。 他慌慌张张地一把扯掉了头罩。 "我讨厌这种感觉。"他说。 "我就说感觉怪吓人的吧，"安妮说，"但我们不穿它就过不了守卫那关呀。" "对，我知道，而且到了异世界我们也没有防护了。"杰克说，他深吸了 一口气："好吧，我们来吧。" 安妮又把头罩拉了上来。 "我会抓着头罩，不让它被风吹掉的。"她说，"你就专心想着过 那座桥就行，别的什么都别想。" "但我看不见我的脚呀。"杰克说。 "走路又不需要看着脚走呀，"安妮说，"来吧，就当是为了摩根。"