Jack grabbed his backpack and raced up the hill.
杰克抓起背包，朝山顶跑去。
Clutching her magnolia flower, she took off down the hill.
她手里捏着木兰花，朝另一侧的山坡走下去。
Annie was crouching next to one of the nests, And standing over her was a gigantic duck-billed dinosaur!
安妮正蹲在其中的一个窝旁。一只庞大的长着鸭子嘴的恐龙死死地盯着她。
“Annie, look! A medallion!”
“安妮，看！一块大奖牌！”
The valley below was filled with nests. Big nests made out of mud. And the nests were filled with tiny dinosaurs!
山的另一侧下面的山谷到处都是窝。都是大大的用泥土筑成的窝。窝里全都是小恐龙！
She was busy picking a flower from the magnolia tree.
她正在忙着从木兰树上摘一朵花。
“Annie, come back!” Jack shouted.
“安妮，回来！”杰克大喊着。
But Annie had disappeared.
但是安妮已不见踪影了。
“Annie?”
“安妮？”
“Annie!”
“安妮！”
“Annie, look at this!” Jack called. “Look what I found!”
“安妮，看看这个！”杰克大喊着，“看看我找到了什么！”
Then he heard Annie shriek.
接着他听到了安妮的尖叫声。
Jack heard another sound as well. A deep, bellowing sound. Like a tuba. “Jack! Come here!” Annie called.
杰克还听到了另一种声音：一种沉沉的吼声，像低音大喇叭的声音。“杰克！快上这儿来！”安妮叫着。
He stuffed the gold medallion into his jeans pocket.
他把金牌塞进牛仔裤的口袋里。
“Annie!”
“安妮！”
Annie had gone up to the hilltop.
安妮已经上了山顶。
When he got to the top, he gasped.
当他到达山顶时，他倒吸了一口气。
But Annie wasn’t paying attention to Jack, She was staring at something on the other side of the hill.
但是安妮没有留心杰克。她正盯着山的另一侧的什么东西在看呢。
“I’m going to kill her,” Jack muttered.
“我真想杀了她。”杰克嘟哝着。
“Oh, wow!” she said.
“啊，哇噻！”她叫着。
Soon the dinosaur grew quiet.
不久那只恐龙慢慢安静下来。
“Just chew,” said Jack.
“只管嚼吧。”杰克说。
He reached out — and grabbed her hand.
他伸出手——一下子抓住了安妮的手。
Annie started crawling again.
于是安妮又爬起来。
The huge dinosaur was towering above Annie. Waving her arms. Making her tuba sound.
大恐龙高高地耸立在安妮上方，挥舞着手臂，发出低音大喇叭般的声音。
“Keep going,” Jack said softly.
“继续爬呀。”杰克轻声说。
Jack inched farther down the hill. Until he was just an arm’s distance from Annie.
杰克一寸一寸地向山下挪动，直到他离安妮仅仅一手臂的距离了。
Annie froze.
安妮不敢动了。
Jack stopped. He didn’t want to get too close.
杰克停住了。他不想靠得太近。
The duck-billed dinosaur followed her. Still bellowing.
长着鸭子嘴的恐龙跟着她，仍在吼叫着。
“She’s no dog, Jack,” said Annie.
“它不是狗呀，杰克。”安妮说。
He pulled Annie toward him.
他把安妮拉了过来。
“Don’t panic, Don’t move,” said Jack. He stepped slowly down the hill toward Annie.
“别怕！别动！”杰克说。他慢慢地、一步一步地向山下的安妮走去。
“Stay down,” he said. He crouched next to her, “Bow your head. Pretend to chew,”
“别起来。”他说，他也蹲到安妮旁边。“低下头，假装嚼东西。”
Clutching her flower, Annie crawled toward Jack.
安妮朝杰克爬去，手里仍然捏着花。
“Chew?”
“嚼东西？”
Annie started to stand up.
安妮想要站起来。
“Yes. I read that’s what you do if a mean dog comes at you.”
“是的。我从书上读到的，当一只不太友好的狗企图攻击你时，你就这么做。”
“Don’t stand. Crawl,” said Jack.
“别站起来，用手爬。”杰克说。
Jack and Annie both bowed their heads. And pretended to chew.
杰克和安妮都低下头，假装嚼东西。
He knelt on the ground. “Okay. Move toward me. Slowly,” he said.
他跪到地上。“好，朝我这边移动，慢慢地。”他说。
“I don’t think she’s mad anymore,” he said.
“我认为它不再生气了。”他说。
Jack raised his head.
杰克抬起头。
“Thanks, Jack, for saving me,” said Annie.
“谢谢，杰克，谢谢你救了我。”安妮说。
Annie stood up.
安妮站起身来。
“Annie!”
“安妮！”
Annie hurried up the hill.
安妮急忙向山上奔去。
“But there are more flowers up there,” Annie said. She pointed to the top of the hill. “I’ll get you some.”
“不过那儿有很多花。”安妮说，她指了指山顶。“我去替你摘一些。”
“I’m sorry I made you worry about your babies,” she said.
“我让你为你的宝宝担心了，我很抱歉。”她说。
The dinosaur let out a sad tuba sound.
恐龙妈妈发出难听的低音大喇叭一样的声音。
Jack quickly examined the babies. Some were crawling out of their nests.
杰克快速地观察恐龙宝宝。有些恐龙宝宝正从窝里往外爬。
“No more,” said Annie.
“没有更多的了。”安妮说。
The dinosaur moved closer to Annie. She grabbed the flower from her. She reached for another.
恐龙走到安妮的身旁，从她手中抓走了花，她又伸手去拿另一个。
Annie held out her magnolia flower to the dinosaur.
安妮把木兰花伸向那只恐龙。
Where were the other mothers?
其他的妈妈们在哪儿呢？
“You have to use your brain,” said Jack. “You can’t just go running to a nest of babies. There’s always a mother nearby.”
“你得用用你的脑子。”杰克说，“你不能朝宝宝的窝儿里跑，要知道旁边一般都有妈妈守着。”
The dinosaur waddled after her.
恐龙妈妈像鸭子一样摇摇晃晃地跟着她。
Too late.
太迟了。
Jack took out the dinosaur book. He flipped through the pages, He found a picture of some duck-billed dinosaurs. He read the caption: The Anatosauruses lived in colonies. While a few mothers babysat the nests, others hunted for food.
杰克拿出恐龙书。他飞快地翻阅着。他找到了一页有不少鸭嘴龙的画，读着上面的说明文字：鸭嘴龙过着群居生活。一些恐龙妈妈在窝里照料小宝宝，而另外的恐龙妈妈则出外觅食。
So there must be more mothers close by.
所以附近肯定有更多的恐龙妈妈。
Jack put the book down on top of his pack. He hurried up to Annie.
杰克把书放在背包的上面，急忙向安妮奔去。
Even from far away Jack could see his long, gleaming teeth.
即使在远处杰克也能看见它那长长的亮闪闪的牙齿。
But suddenly the Anatosaurus made her terrible tuba sound.
但是鸭嘴龙突然间发出了可怕的低音大喇叭般的叫声。
“She’s nice, too, Jack,” Annie said.
“它也很可爱，杰克。”安妮说。
Jack looked up. Annie was at the top of the hill. Feeding magnolia flowers to the giant Anatosaurus!
杰克向山上一看。安妮在山顶上。她正在给巨大的鸭嘴龙喂木兰花。
An enormous ugly monster was coming across the plain.
一个庞大的丑陋怪物正在越过旷野朝这边走来。
“Hey, Jack!” Annie called.
“喂，杰克！”安妮喊着。
“I wonder why she ran away,” said Annie. “We were starting to be friends.”
“我奇怪它为什么跑走。”安妮说，“我们就要开始成为朋友了。”
She seemed afraid of something.
它似乎在害怕什么东西。
Jack looked around. What he saw in the distance almost made him throw up.
杰克看了看周围，远处他所看见的景象几乎把他吓呆了。
The dinosaur barged down the hill.
那只鸭嘴龙跌跌撞撞地跑下山去。
He was walking on two big legs. And swinging a long, thick tail. And dangling two tiny arms.
它迈开两条巨大的腿，摇荡着一条又长又粗的尾巴，两只小小的手臂晃来晃去。
He had a huge head. And his jaws were wide open.
它的头很大很大，嘴巴张得大大的。
Annie crouched down and started to chew.
安妮连忙蹲下，开始嚼了起来。
“Tyrannosaurus rex!” whispered Jack.
“霸王龙！”杰克低声咕哝着。
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