12 A New Day

Chapter 12, A New Day. Queak! A little croak came from the cage on the floor. Teddy, cried Annie, we almost forgot you, said Jack. Queak! Teddy croaked again. Let me change him back, Annie said to Jack. Okay, but let me get out of the way first, said Jack. He handed Annie the hazel twig, then he quickly stepped over to the window.

第十二章 崭新的一天 呱呱！ 地板上的笼子里传来一声轻轻的蛙鸣。 “泰迪！”安妮叫道。“我们差点把你忘了。”杰克说。 呱呱！ 泰迪又叫了一声。 “我来把他变回去吧。”安妮对杰克说。 “好呀，不过先让我让开点。”杰克说。 他把榛树枝递给安妮，然后快步走到窗边。

Annie moved closer to Teddy's cage. She closed her eyes and thought for a moment. Then she waved the wand over the cage and said, Hazel twig from hazel tree, make him Teddy, set him free. There was a mighty roar, a blast of heat, and a blaze of light. Then the cage was gone, and Teddy was a boy again, sitting on the floor. Yay, said Annie. Nicely done, said Teddy, thanks. Welcome back, said Jack. He and Annie helped Teddy stand up. Teddy shook his arms and legs. It's good to be human again, he said. And now we must help the Duke's family. Where's the diamond? We lost it, said Annie. Yeah, I had it in my beak, said Jack. But I must have dropped it when Annie changed us back into ourselves. Don't worry, said Teddy, it must be here somewhere.

安妮走到泰迪的笼子旁边。 她闭上眼睛，想了一小会儿。 接着她对着笼子挥了挥魔法棒，念道： 榛树长的小榛枝，把他变回泰迪，给他自由吧。 只听见一声巨响，一阵热浪袭来，紧接着闪过一道耀眼的光。 笼子消失了，泰迪变回了小男孩的样子，坐在地板上。 “耶！”安妮欢呼道。 “干得太棒啦，谢谢。”泰迪说。 “欢迎回来。”杰克说。 他和安妮扶着泰迪站了起来。 泰迪甩了甩胳膊，又蹬了蹬腿。 “变回人的感觉真好呀。”他说。 “现在我们得去帮公爵一家人了。” “钻石在哪儿呢？” “我们弄丢了。”安妮说。 “对呀，刚才我用嘴叼着它来着。”杰克说。 但安妮把我们变回原样的时候，我肯定把它掉在哪儿了。 “别担心，肯定就在这附近。”泰迪说。

The three of them got on their hands and knees and started crawling around the floor of the nursery. But there was no sign of the diamond. Suddenly Jack heard Teddy gasp. My. Teddy whispered, look. He was staring at the corner. The diamond of destiny was rising from the basket of wool by the spinning wheel. The ghost girl must have hidden it when the raven king came, whispered Annie. The diamond moved slowly toward Jack and stopped in front of him. Jack held out his hand and the diamond settled into his palm. Thank you, Jack said to the ghost girl. I'll put it back in its place now. Carefully holding the diamond, Jack crossed the room. Annie pulled the tapestry aside and Jack opened the golden door of the cabinet. He looked one last time at the shining stone. I really felt brave when I was carrying this diamond, he said softly.

三个人手脚撑着地， 开始在育儿室的地板上爬来爬去到处找。 可是连钻石的影子都没找着。 忽然，杰克听见泰迪倒抽了一口气。 天呐。 泰迪小声说：“快看。” 他正盯着房间的角落看。 命运钻石正从纺车旁边的羊毛篮子里慢慢飘起来。 “肯定是渡鸦王来的时候，那个幽灵小姑娘把它藏在这儿的。”安妮小声说。 钻石慢慢飘到杰克面前，停了下来。 杰克伸出手，钻石稳稳落在了他的掌心里。 “谢谢你。”杰克对着幽灵小姑娘说道。 “我现在就把它放回原来的地方。” 杰克小心翼翼地拿着钻石，走到房间另一头。 安妮把挂毯拉到一边，杰克打开了柜子的金色小门。 他最后看了一眼这块闪闪发光的宝石。 “拿着这块钻石的时候，我觉得自己特别勇敢。” 他轻声说道。

Jack," said Annie, "'You were pretty brave just now without it.' "'Indeed you were,' said Teddy." Jack smiled. He carefully put the Diamond of Destiny back in its place and closed the golden door. Then Annie covered the cabinet once more with the tapestry.

“杰克，”安妮说， “你刚才没拿它的时候，也特别勇敢呀。” “你真的很勇敢。”泰迪说。 杰克笑了。 他小心翼翼地把命运钻石放回原位，关上了金色的柜门。 接着安妮又把挂毯拉回去盖住了柜子。

The air in the nursery grew warmer. A girl began to take shape beside Teddy. She wore a white nightgown. She had dark curly hair. She was about Teddy's age. At the chess table two boys took shape too. They looked just alike. They were twins about Annie's age. At first the children were a bit pale and cloudy. Slowly they grew more and more visible until they were solid and rosy cheeked. At the same time a large brown dog became visible by the door. He barked and ran to the girl. Oliver! She cried. She hugged him. Then she looked at Jack, Annie and Teddy. She gave them a big smile. Hello, she said. Hi, said Annie. Are the three of you the only people in this castle?

育儿室里的空气变得暖乎乎的，一个小姑娘的身影在泰迪旁边慢慢显了出来。 她穿着白色的睡裙，留着深色的卷发，年纪和泰迪差不多大。 棋桌旁边也出现了两个小男孩的身影，他俩长得一模一样，是一对双胞胎，年纪和安妮差不多大。 一开始几个孩子的身影还淡淡的，有些模糊。 慢慢地，他们的身影越来越清晰，最后变得实实在在的，脸蛋还红扑扑的。 与此同时，门边出现了一只棕色的大狗，它叫了一声，朝小姑娘跑过去。 “奥利弗！”她叫道，伸手抱住了它。接着她看向杰克、安妮和泰迪，给了他们一个大大的笑容。 “你们好呀。”她说。 “你好！”安妮说，“这座城堡里只有你们三个吗？”

Oh, no, everyone else is here, too," the girl said. But they were all asleep when the Raven King stole the diamond. We were supposed to be asleep, too, but sometimes we like to sneak out of bed and play. We were playing hide -and -seek when I found the secret door behind the tapestry. I wanted to see the diamond better, so I put it on the window ledge to catch the moonlight. Then Tom and Henry started to play chess," she pointed to the boys.

“哦，不是呀，其他人也都在呢。”小姑娘说。 “渡鸦王偷钻石的时候，大家都在睡觉。” “我们本来也该睡觉的，不过有时候我们喜欢偷偷溜下床玩。” “我们玩捉迷藏的时候，我发现了挂毯后面的秘密门。” “我想好好看看钻石，就把它放在窗台上，让月光照着它。” “然后汤姆和亨利就开始下棋啦。”她指着那两个男孩说。