《神奇树屋》 第二十五册 Stage Fright On A Summer Night 10 Our Will?

　　Jack¹ opened his eyes.

They were wearing their own clothes again. Alightning bug² blinked inside the growing darkness ofthe tree house.

Annie picked up Morgan's note. She repeated therhyme:

To find a special magic,You must step into the lightAnd without wand, spell, or charm,Turn daytime into night.

"We found the special magic," said Annie. "Theatermagic!""Yep," said Jack.

He opened his backpack. He and Annie took out thetwo scrolls³ Will had given them. When they unrolledthem, Jack saw that Will had written something. Heread aloud:

Thank you both for helping⁴ me.

Your friend,William Shakespeare"William Shakespeare?" said Annie. "I've heard thatname before.""Me too," said Jack.

He took out their research book. He looked upShakespeare in the index. He turned to a page andread aloud:

William Shakespeare lived from 1564 to 1616. Hewrote thirty-seven plays and many sonnets⁵ and otherpoems. Many people think he was the greatest writerwho ever lived.

"The greatest?" said Annie. "Our Will?""Oh, man," whispered Jack. He stared in amazementat William Shakespeare's autograph.

"Hey, we can leave our scrolls with Morgan's note,"said Annie. "It'll prove to her we found a specialmagic."They put their two scrolls next to the note on thefloor. Then they climbed down the rope ladder.

When they started walking through the woods, abreeze blew, shaking the tree leaves. Shadows shifted.

Birds called from hidden places.

"Remember the enchanted⁶ woods?" Annie said in ahushed voice. "The fairy queen and the fairy king?"Jack smiled and nodded.

"And Puck, the merry wanderer of the night?" saidAnnie. "And Will, our Will."Jack nodded again.

"I had a great time," said Annie. "Didn't you?"Jack sighed.

"Yes," he said. Then he took a deep breath andspoke very clearly and with feeling:

"I have had a most rare vision. I have had adream....

1 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

2 bug   

n.虫子；故障；窃听器；vt.纠缠；装窃听器

参考例句：

• There is a bug in the system.系统出了故障。
• The bird caught a bug on the fly.那鸟在飞行中捉住了一只昆虫。

3 scrolls   

n.（常用于录写正式文件的）纸卷( scroll的名词复数 )；卷轴；涡卷形（装饰）；卷形花纹v.（电脑屏幕上）从上到下移动（资料等），卷页( scroll的第三人称单数 )；（似卷轴般）卷起；（像展开卷轴般地）将文字显示于屏幕

参考例句：

• Either turn it off or only pick up selected stuff like wands, rings and scrolls. 把他关掉然后只捡你需要的物品，像是魔杖(wand)，戒指(rings)和滚动条(scrolls)。 来自互联网
• Ancient scrolls were found in caves by the Dead Sea. 死海旁边的山洞里发现了古代的卷轴。 来自辞典例句

4 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

5 sonnets   

n.十四行诗( sonnet的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Keats' reputation as a great poet rests largely upon the odes and the later sonnets. 作为一个伟大的诗人，济慈的声誉大部分建立在他写的长诗和后期的十四行诗上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He referred to the manuscript circulation of the sonnets. 他谈到了十四行诗手稿的流行情况。 来自辞典例句

6 enchanted   

adj. 被施魔法的，陶醉的，入迷的 动词enchant的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• She was enchanted by the flowers you sent her. 她非常喜欢你送给她的花。
• He was enchanted by the idea. 他为这个主意而欣喜若狂。