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文本整理：Doris

Magic Tree House Civil War on Sunday 21.10 Home Sweet Home

There was a booming in the distance.
远处传来一声巨响。

Jack opened his eyes and caught his breath.Is that cannon fire?he wondered. Are we still back in the Civil War?
杰克睁开眼睛，屏住...

介绍： MT英语（ID:mtkouyu)
专辑：【英文原版童话故事】
文本整理：Doris

Magic Tree House Civil War on Sunday 21.10 Home Sweet Home

There was a booming in the distance.
远处传来一声巨响。

Jack opened his eyes and caught his breath.Is that cannon fire?he wondered. Are we still back in the Civil War?
杰克睁开眼睛，屏住呼吸。那是炮弹吗？他想知道。我们还在内战中吗？

"We're home," said Annie."Home, sweet home.""Oh, man," Jack whispered.
“我们到家了，”安妮说。“家，甜蜜的家。”“哦，伙计，”杰克低声说道。

They were home.They were back in the Frog Creek woods.
他们在家。他们回到了青蛙溪森林。

They were wearing their own comfortable clothes again.
他们又穿上了自己舒适的衣服。

The cannon fire was really only thunder.At that moment,Jack loved the thunder.
炮火真的只是雷声。那一刻，杰克喜欢打雷。

Raindrops tapped against the tree house.
雨点敲打着树屋。

"We better hurry," said Jack.
“我们最好快点，”杰克说。

"Wait.Leave the list in the tree house," said Annie."It's the first special writing for Morgan's library.Something to follow."
“等等。把名单留在树屋里，”安妮说。“这是摩根图书馆的第一篇专题文章。要遵循的东西。”

Jack took the list of Clara Barton's rules out of his pack.He put it on the floor next to Morgan's letter.
杰克从包里拿出克拉尔·巴顿的规则清单。他把它放在摩根信旁边的地板上。

"I wonder how that list will help save Camelot?"he said.
"我想知道这份名单将如何帮助拯救卡梅洛特？"他说。

"I don't know," said Annie."But you know what's weird about getting that list?I think we couldn't just have taken it home when we first got it.We had to live it first."
“我不知道，”安妮说。“但是你知道拿到那个名单有什么奇怪的吗？我想当我们第一次得到它的时候，我们不能把它带回家。我们必须先体验它。”

Jack nodded.Annie was completely right, he thought.He picked up his backpack.
杰克点点头。安妮是完全正确的，他想。他收起了背包。

"Wait!I see another note!"said Annie.
“等等！我看到另一张纸条！”安妮说。
She picked a piece of paper off the tree-house floor.On it was written: Come back on Wednesday.
她从树屋地板上捡起一张纸。上面写着:周三回来。

"I guess that's when Morgan wants us to look for the next special writing," said Annie.
“我想这就是摩根想让我们寻找下一个特别文字的时候，”安妮说。
"That's in three days," said Jack."Let's go home and rest."He started down the rope ladder.Annie followed.
“那是在三天内，”杰克说。“我们回家休息吧。”他开始走下绳梯。安妮跟着。

When they stepped onto the ground, the rain began to pour down.
当他们踏上地面时，雨开始下了。

"Run!"said Jack.
“快跑！”杰克说。

They ran through the Frog Creek woods, then down their street.They ran to their porch and dashed into their dry, cozy house.
他们穿过青蛙溪森林，然后沿着他们的街道跑。他们跑到门廊，冲进干燥舒适的房间。

They found their parents reading in the living room.
他们发现父母在客厅看书。

"Dad!Mom!"Annie cried."We're so glad to see you!"
“爸爸！妈妈！”安妮哭了。“我们见到你太高兴了！”

"Well, we're - we're glad to see you, too," their dad said,sounding a little puzzled.
“嗯，我们——我们也很高兴见到你，”他们的爸爸说，听起来有点困惑。

"Go put on dry clothes," said their mom.
“去穿上干衣服，”他们的妈妈说。

Jack and Annie started up to their rooms.Halfway up the stairs, Jack stopped.
杰克和安妮开始回到他们的房间。走到半路，杰克停下来。

"Oh, I have a question," he called to his parents."Did any one in our family fight in the Civil War?"
“哦，我有个问题，”他对父母喊道。"我们家有人参加过内战吗？"

Their dad looked surprised."Yes," he said."One of your great great-great-grandfathers was a drummer boy."
他们的爸爸看起来很惊讶。“是的，”他说。"你的一位曾曾祖父是鼓手."

"Oh, man," whispered Jack.
“哦，我的天，”杰克小声说。

"What was his name, Dad?"asked Annie."John," their dad said.
“他叫什么名字，爸爸？”安妮问。“约翰，”他们的爸爸说。

Jack and Annie gasped.
杰克和安妮喘着气。

"And - and what happened to John?"Jack asked."Was he hurt in the war?"
“约翰怎么了？”杰克问。"他在战争中受伤了吗？"

"No, he grew up to be a schoolteacher," their mom said."He had five children."
“不，他长大后是一名教师，”他们的妈妈说。"他有五个孩子。"

Jack and Annie whooped with joy."That's great news!"said Annie.
杰克和安妮欢呼雀跃。“真是好消息！”安妮说。
"Really great news!"said Jack."Thanks for telling us!"
“真是天大的好消息！”杰克说。“谢谢你告诉我们！”

"Sure."Their dad smiled, looked puzzled again.
“当然。”他们的爸爸笑了，看上去又迷惑了。

As Jack hurried up to his words from the Civil War song his mind:
当杰克匆忙从他的脑海中调出内战歌曲的歌词时:

Give us a song to cheer Our weary hearts, a song of home...
给我们一首歌，为我们疲惫的心欢呼，一首家乡的歌...