Walking in Roman Footsteps

Walking in Roman Footsteps. Written by Sherry Sterling. Illustrated by Donald Cook.

追寻罗马的足迹 谢里·斯特林 著 唐纳德·库克 绘

Bound for Rome Andrea and Rosa live in New York City with their parents. They know that their great -grandparents and earlier ancestors lived in Italy. The girls' parents take them on a trip to Rome, Italy, to learn about their family's past. After landing at the airport in Rome, they check into their hotel and then take a city tour. First, they see where their ancestors lived. Then the girls learn about some of the places built over 2 ,600 years ago. Among the ancient ruins they see are those of the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, and the Teatro Marcello.

前往罗马 安德莉亚和罗莎和父母一起住在纽约市 她们知道自己的曾祖父母和更早的祖先都居住在意大利 女孩们的父母带她们前往意大利罗马旅行，了解家族的过往 降落在罗马机场后，她们办好酒店入住，随后开始城市观光 首先，她们参观了祖先曾经居住的地方 接着，女孩们了解了不少建于两千六百多年前的古迹 她们参观的古迹包括斗兽场、罗马广场和马尔切洛剧院

After exploring more of Rome's historic streets, the family stops in the Piazza Navona for lunch. Shops and cafes line the outside of its oval shape. In the center, artists gather to sell their paintings near the fountains. In the piazza, the family eats mozzarella and tomato panini. Then they watch the costumed performers, who are standing as still as statues. When someone drops a coin in the bucket in front of the performers, they move like a mechanical wind -up doll, then stop and stand totally still once again.

逛遍罗马好几条历史老街后，一家人停在纳沃纳广场吃午饭 这个椭圆形广场的外围排布着一排商店和咖啡馆 广场中央，艺术家们聚在喷泉边售卖自己的画作 一家人在广场吃了马苏里拉番茄帕尼尼 接着她们观赏扮雕像的表演者，表演者站着一动不动，和真雕像一样 只要有人往表演者面前的桶里投硬币，她们就会像上了发条的机械娃娃一样动起来，之后再停下，重新一动不动地站着

Dance to the Past The family buys gelato and walks among the art booths. The girls hear tinkling bells and notice a group of women dancing in swirling skirts. Then one of the dancers smiles strangely, right at the sisters. She draws Andrea and Rosa into the dance. When the woman says something to them in her native tongue, the girls flash worried looks at their parents, but their parents only smile at them and clap with the music.

舞回过去 一家人买了意式冰淇淋，在艺术摊位间散步 姐妹俩听到叮铃的铃声，注意到一群穿着曳动长裙的女人在跳舞 这时其中一个舞者对着姐妹俩露出奇怪的微笑 她把安德莉亚和罗莎拉进了舞群一起跳舞 这个女人用母语对她们说话时，姐妹俩连忙向父母投去担忧的目光，可父母只是笑着跟着音乐给她们鼓掌

As the performers keep whirling the girls around, everything around them blurs. Andrea and Rosa feel dizzy, so they sit down by a fountain and search the crowd for their parents' faces. But something's wrong. The crowd is now dressed in ancient -looking clothes. Instead of cars, horses and chariots have filled the streets. The girls look at each other with wide eyes, not understanding what has happened.

舞者带着姐妹俩不停旋转，周围的一切都变得模糊 安德莉亚和罗莎觉得头晕，便坐在喷泉边，在人群中寻找父母的身影 可情况不太对劲 现在人群穿的都是看起来很古老的衣服 街上没有汽车，挤满了马匹和战车 姐妹俩睁大眼睛看着彼此，完全不明白发生了什么

Andrea feels a gentle touch on her shoulder. The gypsy woman who included them in the dance is next to her, talking. But now Andrea can understand her words. The dancer tells the girls, You have been taken back in time to learn how Rome was built, layer upon layer, new upon old. To return to your own time, you must discover three places where the new is built on or

安德莉亚感觉到肩膀被轻轻碰了一下 刚才拉她们跳舞的吉普赛女人站在她身边说话 可这次安德莉亚听懂了她的话 舞者告诉姐妹俩：你们被带回了过去，要看看罗马是怎么一层叠一层，新建筑盖在旧建筑上建起来的 要回到你们自己的时代，你们必须找到三处新建筑盖在