6 Mertin's Diamond

Chapter 6 Merlin's Diamond Jack and Teddy were speechless. They kept staring at Annie as she got down on her knees and talked to the invisible dog. "'Hi, you,' she said in a soft voice. "'Are you hungry?' The bone dropped toward the floor. It flipped over then rocked from side to side. "'See?' Annie said to Jack and Teddy. "'Now he's rolling on his back with his bone in his mouth. Poor thing!' said Jack.

第六章 梅林的钻石 杰克和泰迪都看愣了，他们目不转睛地盯着安妮，看着她 蹲下来和那只看不见的小狗说话。 “嗨，你呀，”她柔声说道，“你饿了吗？” 骨头掉向地面，翻了个面，然后来回 摇晃滚动。 “看到没？”安妮对杰克和泰迪说。 “他现在正四脚朝天躺着，嘴里叼着骨头呢。小可怜！” 杰克说道。

We have to help him, said Annie. She stood up. We have to help them too, the girl and her brothers. She hurried across the room. Jack and Teddy followed. Annie stopped at the small spinning wheel. We can't see you, said Annie. But we're not afraid of you. We want to help you. Can you hear me? The spinning wheel stopped spinning. She can hear us, Annie said to Jack and Teddy. Annie turned back to the ghost girl. What happened to you and your brothers and your dog and everyone else in the castle? How did you all become invisible? Jack felt a wave of cold air whoosh past him. I think she's moving, said Annie. Aye, said Teddy, to the looking -glass, see? An invisible finger had begun to write something in the thick dust of the mirror. Four words slowly appeared.

“我们得帮他，”安妮说着站了起来，“我们还得帮他们呀，那个女孩和她的兄弟们。” 她快步穿过房间，杰克和泰迪跟在后面。安妮在那架小小的纺 车旁停了下来。“我们看不见你，”安妮说，“但我们不怕你，我们想帮你，你能听见 我说话吗？”纺车停止了转动。“她能听见我们说话。”安妮对杰克和泰迪说。 安妮转回头对着幽灵女孩：“你和你的兄弟们、你的 小狗，还有城堡里的其他人都发生什么事了？你们怎么都变成隐形的了？”杰克感到一阵寒气 呼地从他身边刮过。“我觉得她在动。”安妮说。“没错，”泰迪说，“朝镜子那边去了， 看到没？一根看不见的手指已经开始在镜子厚厚的积灰上写东西了。 四个字慢慢显现了出来。

Diamond of Destiny Stolen I can't believe it! said Teddy. This must be the secret castle that guards the Diamond of Destiny. What's that? said Jack. A magic diamond that belongs to Merlin, said Teddy. It was set in the handle of the very sword King Arthur pulled from the stone many years ago.

命运钻石被盗 “我简直不敢相信！”泰迪说，“这肯定就是守护命运 钻石的秘密城堡。” “那是什么？”杰克问道。 “那是属于梅林的魔法钻石，”泰迪说，“很多年前亚瑟王从石头里拔出的那把 剑的剑柄上，镶的就是这颗钻石。”

Oh, I know that story," said Annie. That's how Arthur became king. Yes, said Teddy. And some day the Diamond of Destiny will give the same strength and power to the next rightful ruler of Camelot. That's what Merlin must have meant when he said the future of Camelot depends on us, said Annie. Indeed, said Teddy. Wait, wait, said Jack. I'm confused. What does the Diamond of Destiny have to do with invisible kids and dogs? After Arthur became king, Merlin gave the Diamond to a noble family of Camelot, said Teddy. The name of the family was kept secret. As long as the family kept the Diamond safe, they would have good fortune. But should they fail to protect it, they would fade from life. Oh, so the family let the Diamond get stolen, said Annie. And now they've all turned into ghosts.

“哦，我知道那个故事！”安妮说。 亚瑟就是那样当上国王的。 “没错。”泰迪说。 “将来有一天，命运钻石也会把同样的力量和权力赐予卡美洛下一位 合法的统治者。” “之前梅林说卡美洛的未来取决于我们，肯定就是这个意思。” 安妮说道。 “确实如此。”泰迪说。 “等等，等一下。”杰克说。 我搞糊涂了。 命运钻石和这些隐形的孩子、小狗有什么关系呀？ “亚瑟当上国王之后，梅林把钻石赐给了卡美洛的一个贵族家族，” 泰迪说。 那个家族的名字是对外保密的。 只要这个家族守护好钻石，他们就会一直有好运。 但要是他们没能护住钻石，他们就会从世间慢慢消失。 “哦，所以是这个家族的钻石被偷走了。”安妮说。 现在他们全都变成幽灵了。

Precisely, said Teddy. I wonder where the diamond was kept, said Jack. Good question, said Teddy. Certainly some special hiding place, perhaps in one of the towers. Guys, look, said Annie. She pointed to the wall near the mirror. A long heavy tapestry had been pulled aside to reveal a small door in the stone wall. The door was slowly swinging open. The ghost girl, said Annie. She's showing us the diamond's secret hiding place. The three of them hurried to the stone wall and looked inside a tiny cabinet. The walls of the cabinet were made of gold and ivory, but the cabinet was empty. Annie looked around. Ghost girl, she said. Who stole the diamond of destiny from its hiding place? Letters began to appear on the mirror again.

“完全正确。”泰迪说。 “不知道钻石之前是藏在哪里的。”杰克说。 “问得好。”泰迪说。 肯定是个特别的藏身处，说不定在某座塔里。 “伙伴们，快看！”安妮说。 她指着镜子旁边的墙。 一块又长又沉的挂毯被拉到了一边，石墙上露出了一扇小门。 那扇门正慢慢向外打开。 “是那个幽灵女孩。”安妮说。 她在给我们指钻石的秘密藏身处呢。 他们三个快步跑到石墙旁，往一个小小的柜子里看去。 柜子的内壁是用黄金和象牙做的，但柜子里空空的什么也没有。 安妮四下看了看。 “幽灵女孩，”她说道。 “是谁把命运钻石从藏身处偷走的呀？” 镜子上又开始慢慢出现字了。

In the thick dust the invisible finger wrote the Raven home whispered Teddy, please know Jack felt a fresh wave of fear. Oh, no, please know what he said Wait said Teddy pointing at the mirror the finger wrote one more word in the dust King Just as I feared said Teddy in a hushed voice the Raven King you

那根隐形的手指在厚厚的积灰上写下了“乌鸦” 家 泰迪小声念叨：“快弄明白” 杰克又涌起一阵恐惧：“哦不，他说的要知道什么啊？” “等等！”泰迪指着镜子说，那根手指又在积灰上写了一个字 王 “果然和我担心的一样。”泰迪压着嗓子说 乌鸦王 你