She stopped the light on a dinosaur book. It was the book that had taken them to the time of the dinosaurs.
她把灯光停在那本恐龙书上。正是这本书，把他们带到了恐龙的时代。
He started up the ladder. When he was nearly to the tree house, he saw light in the distant sky. Dawn was starting to break.
他开始爬绳梯。当他快到树屋时，他看到远处天空中的亮光。天开始破晓了。
It was dark inside the tree house.
树屋里很暗。
He crawled through a hole in the floor and took off his backpack.
他从树屋地板上的一个洞口爬进树屋，然后放下了他的背包。
Annie was shining her flashlight on the books scattered about.
安妮用手电筒在散落一地的书上照来照去。
“They’re still here,” she said.
“书还在这儿。”她说。
“Remember the Tyrannosaurus?” asked Annie.
“记得霸王龙吗？”安妮问。
“Remember the picture of Frog Creek?” said Annie.
“记得蛙溪镇的那幅画吗？”安妮问。
The light fell on a book about Pennsylvania. A red silk bookmark stuck out of it.
灯光落在关于宾夕法尼亚的书上。红色的丝绸书签从里面露出头来。
The light was shining on a book about knights and castles. There was a blue leather bookmark in it.
灯光照在一本关于骑士和城堡的书上。蓝色的皮书签插在里面。
“Of course,” said Jack. That was the picture that had brought them home.
“当然记得。”杰克说。正是那幅画，把他们带回了家。
Jack shuddered. Of course he remembered! How could anyone forget seeing a real live Tyrannosaurus rex?
杰克哆嗦了一下。他当然记得霸王龙。有谁能忘记见过活生生的霸王龙？
Jack thought about going home. Then he thought about all the books in the tree house.
杰克想着回家。接着，他又想着树屋里那所有的书。
“There’s my favorite,” said Annie.
“还有我最喜欢的。”安妮说。
“No one’s here!” Annie shouted down.
“这儿一个人也没有！”安妮朝着地面大声喊道。
Annie shined the flashlight down on the ground.
安妮把手电筒照向地面。
And the tree house started to spin. It spun faster and faster!
树屋开始打转，转得越来越快。
“Don’t, Annie!”
“别，安妮！”
The wind moaned louder. The leaves shook harder.
风的呻吟声更大了。树叶颤抖得更厉害了。
“Annie, close that book,” said Jack. “I know what you’re thinking.”
“安妮，关上那本书。”杰克说，“我知道你想干什么。”
Annie turned to the page with the bookmark. There was a picture of a knight on a black horse. He was riding toward a castle.
安妮翻到插书签的那一页。那幅画上是一个骑士骑在一匹黑马上。他正向一座城堡奔驰。
“We’re leaving!” cried Annie. “Get down!”
“我们要出发了！”安妮喊叫着，“快趴下！”
Then the wind began to moan. The leaves began to tremble.
正在穿过蛙溪树林！接着风开始呻吟，树叶开始颤抖。
A knight in shining armor! Riding a black horse! Through the Frog Creek woods!
一个身着闪闪盔甲的骑士！一个骑着黑马的骑士！
“Oh no,” whispered Jack.
“啊，不。”杰克小声说着。
They both went to the window.
他们都向窗口走去。
Jack opened his eyes. He shivered. The air was damp and cool.
杰克睁开了眼睛。他颤抖不已。空气湿漉漉、凉飕飕的。
Absolutely still.
绝对的平静。
They heard a strange sound.
他们听到一种奇特的声响。
It was happening again.
事情又一次发生了。
“No, we don’t!” shouted Jack.
“不，我们不去！”杰克大叫着。
“A knight!” said Annie.
“一个骑士！”安妮说。
Annie pointed at the knight.
安妮指着骑士。
It sounded like a horse neighing.
这好像是马的嘶鸣声。
“Neeee-hhhh!”
“咴咴咴咴！”
Jack squeezed his eyes shut.
杰克紧紧地闭上双眼。
Then everything was still.
然后一切都平静了。
“We wish we could see this guy for real,” Annie said.
“我想我们可以见到这个真骑士。”安妮说。
A huge castle loomed out of the fog.
一座巨大的城堡在雾中若隐若现。
“Wait!” said Jack.
“等一等！”杰克说。
“No!” said Annie. She yanked the book away from him. “Let’s stay! I want to visit the castle!”
“不！”安妮说。她从他手中夺过那本书。“我们留下来！我要拜访那座城堡！”
“You’re nuts. We have to examine the situation,” said Jack. “From home.”
“你是大傻帽。我们得仔细研究一下形势。”杰克说，“回家研究。”
“Come on.” He held out his hand. “Give it.”
“快来。”他伸出手，“把书给我。”
“Neeee-hhhh!”
“咴咴咴咴！”
The sound of a horse’s whinny came again from below.
马的嘶鸣声从下面传来。
He looked around. The tree house was in a different oak tree. And down below, the knight on the black horse was riding by.
他看了看四周。树屋落在另一棵橡树上。树屋下面，骑着黑马的骑士正从旁驰过。
“We can’t stay here,” said Jack. “We have to go home and make a plan first.” He picked up the book about Pennsylvania. He opened it to the page with the red silk bookmark. He pointed to the photograph of the Frog Creek woods. “I wish –“
“我们不能呆在这儿。”杰克说，“我们得先回去，制定一个计划。”他捡起那本关于宾夕法尼亚的书。他翻开插着红色丝绸书签的那一页，指着蛙溪树林的那幅照片。“我希——”
“Let’s examine it here!” said Annie.
“我们就在这儿研究！”安妮说。
Jack peeked out the window.
杰克向窗外望去。
“I think we’re here,” whispered Annie. She was still holding the castle book.
“我想我们到了。”安妮低声说道，手里仍然攥着那本城堡书。
Annie gave Jack the book. “Okay. You can go home. I’m staying,” she said. She clipped the flashlight to her belt.
安妮把书还给他。“好吧！你可以回家，我要留下来。”她说。她把手电筒别在皮带上。
“I’m going to take a peek. A teeny peek,” she said. And she scooted down the ladder.
“我打算去看看，就看一眼。”她说。她飞快地溜下绳梯。
He dropped the castle book into his pack. He stepped onto the ladder. And headed down into the cool, misty air.
他不声不响地把那本城堡书放进背包里，跨上绳梯，下到地面。那冰凉凉、朦胧胧的雾气迎面扑来。
He put down the book about Pennsylvania.
他放下宾夕法尼亚的那本书。
Jack groaned. Okay, she had won. He couldn’t leave without her. Besides, he sort of wanted to take a peek himself.
杰克一声叹息。行，她赢了。他不能单独离开，把她留下。另外，其实他自己也想去亲自看上一眼。
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