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《神奇树屋》 第三十七册 Dragon of the Red Dawn 02 The Imperial Garden

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  Jack1 opened his eyes. Soft morning light shoneacross the floor of the tree house. Pink flowersbloomed on a branch outside the window.

24Jack and Annie were wearing brown baggy2 pantsand brown silk robes with blue sashes. On their feetwere stiff white socks and straw sandals. Jack'sbackpack had turned into a burlap bag.

"Are we wearing bathrobes?" asked Jack.

"I think they're called kimonos," said Annie.

"Oh, right," said Jack. "Where'd we land exactly?"Jack and Annie looked out the window.

25Below the tree house was a beautiful garden filledwith cherry trees and long-leafed willows3. Awaterfall tumbled into a sparkling green pool.

"Wow," said Annie.

Jack opened the Japan book and found a paintingthat looked like the garden. He readaloud to Annie:

In the 1600s, the Imperial Garden surrounded theImperial Palace in the capital city of Japan.The citywas called Edo (say EE-doh). In the mid- 1800s, itsname was changed to Tokyo (say TOHkee-oh).

"Tokyo?"said Annie. "I've always wanted to go to Tokyo!""Me too," said Jack. He read on:

The late 1600s in Japan were years of peace andprosperity. Art and culture thrived. But it was a timewhen the country was completely closed to theoutside world. No one was allowed to26come in. The citizens of Edo were frequentlychecked to make sure they had passports.

"What's a passport exactly?" said Annie.

"It's an official booklet that says who you are," saidJack. "It also lists the different countries you traveledto." He read more:

Anyone who did not have a passport wasconsidered a spy and punished severely4.

"Uh-oh," said Annie. "We don't have passports.""Yeah, that's a problem," said Jack.

"Hey! What if we use the Wand of Dianthus tomakepassports?" said Annie.

"Good idea!" said Jack. He peeked6 inside his bag.

Good, the Wand of Dianthus was there.

"Wait, wait," said Annie. "We can't. Remember therules. We can only use the magic wand for the goodofothers."27"Oh, right," said Jack.

"And we have to try our hardest before we use thewand," said Annie.

"We haven't tried anything yet," said Jack.

"I guess we should just start looking for a secret ofhappiness and hope no one catches us," said Annie.

"Shh," said Jack, "listen."A bell was ringing in the distance. The ringinggrew louder. Then came the sound of horses. Jack andAnnie crouched7 down. They raised their heads justhigh enough to peek5 out the window. Through theflowery tree branches, they saw a small processioncoming through the garden.

The man leading the procession was ringing a bell.

Two men walked behind him, holding up banners.

Behind them, four men rode slowly on horseback.

They all wore baggy trousers and puffy shirts. Theirheads were shaved, except for knots of black hair.

Each had two swords-a long one and a short one-hanging from his belt.

28At the very end of the procession rode a man in abillowing purple robe and a small purple hat. Redtassels hung from the bridle8 of his large black horse.

Jack looked at their research book again. He found apicture that looked like the man on the black horse.

He read the caption9 to himselfIn the 1600s, the military ruler known as theshogun (say SHOW-gun) lived in the center of theImperial Garden in a palace that had hundreds ofrooms.

29"That last guy isa shogun,"Jack whispered to Annie. "He lives in a big palacein the garden." He kept reading:

Often the shogun's warriors10 traveled with him.

They were called samurai (say SAM-uh-rye).

"Oh, man," whispered Jack. "Those other guys aresamurai!" He and Annie had barelyescaped an armored samurai on their earlier trip toJapan.

Samurai were excellent horsemen well trained inthe arts of fighting. The code of the samurai wasstrict. Samurai did not show their feelings. They hadgreat powers of concentration.

"They're gone," said Annie.

Jack looked out the window. The shogun and hissamurai warriors had disappeared down a tree-shadeddirt road.

"We should get out of the Imperial Garden30fast," said Jack. "If we stay here, we're just asking tobe caught.""How do we get out?" asked Annie.

Jack looked in the Japan book. He found a map ofEdo. "Look," he said, pointing at the map. "We have toget over this bridge that leads away from the ImperialGarden into the city. The bridge is on the east side ofthe garden.""The morning sun is over there," said Annie,squinting into the sunlight. "So that must be east.

Let's climb down and head that way.""Good plan. Then we'll be walking in the oppositedirection of those samurai," said Jack.

"Right," said Annie. She started down the ropeladder.

"Be careful," said Jack. "We don't want anyone tosee us sneaking11 around the Imperial Garden."Jack put the Japan book into his burlap bag andslung the bag over his shoulder. As he stepped ontothe ladder, he nearly tripped on his31kimono. "Oh, brother," he said. He held up the clothand carefully climbed down.

Jack joined Annie on a wide path. A gust12 of drywind carried petals13 from cherry trees through the air.

The long branches of the willows swayed over thegrass.

Jack and Annie began heading east, keeping theireyes and ears open for more people. They walked pastflower beds and big rocks. They walked around apond with swans. They started down a narrow lanebetween blossoming cherry trees.

Just as they came out from under the trees, Jack andAnnie saw four men strolling toward them. One manwas shorter and older than the others. He wore astraw hat and a tattered14 brown coat and used awalking stick. The other three had shaved heads withtopknots, and two swords hung from each of theirbelts.

"Samurai!" whispered Jack.

"Yikes," said Annie.

32"Run!" said Jack.

Jack and Annie turned around and started runningback down the narrow lane.

Jack heard the men running after them. "Halt!" crieda samurai.

Jack grabbed Annie's hand and they stumbled to ahalt. Out of breath, they turned to face the threesamurai who were rushing toward them.

"Who are you?" one of the samurai barked. He washolding up his sword. "Why do you run from us? Areyou spies?"Just as Jack was about to answer, he heard a voiceshout, "Baku! Koto!"The man with the walking stick and straw hat washurrying toward them. "Baku, Koto, what are youdoing here?" he called out to Jack and Annie. "Whydid you not wait for me at the bridge?"


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1 jack 53Hxp     
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 baggy CuVz5     
adj.膨胀如袋的,宽松下垂的
参考例句:
  • My T-shirt went all baggy in the wash.我的T恤越洗越大了。
  • Baggy pants are meant to be stylish,not offensive.松松垮垮的裤子意味着时髦,而不是无礼。
3 willows 79355ee67d20ddbc021d3e9cb3acd236     
n.柳树( willow的名词复数 );柳木
参考例句:
  • The willows along the river bank look very beautiful. 河岸边的柳树很美。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Willows are planted on both sides of the streets. 街道两侧种着柳树。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
4 severely SiCzmk     
adv.严格地;严厉地;非常恶劣地
参考例句:
  • He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
  • He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。
5 peek ULZxW     
vi.偷看,窥视;n.偷偷的一看,一瞥
参考例句:
  • Larry takes a peek out of the window.赖瑞往窗外偷看了一下。
  • Cover your eyes and don't peek.捂上眼睛,别偷看。
6 peeked c7b2fdc08abef3a4f4992d9023ed9bb8     
v.很快地看( peek的过去式和过去分词 );偷看;窥视;微露出
参考例句:
  • She peeked over the top of her menu. 她从菜单上往外偷看。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • On two occasions she had peeked at him through a crack in the wall. 她曾两次透过墙缝窥视他。 来自辞典例句
7 crouched 62634c7e8c15b8a61068e36aaed563ab     
v.屈膝,蹲伏( crouch的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He crouched down beside her. 他在她的旁边蹲了下来。
  • The lion crouched ready to pounce. 狮子蹲下身,准备猛扑。
8 bridle 4sLzt     
n.笼头,束缚;vt.抑制,约束;动怒
参考例句:
  • He learned to bridle his temper.他学会了控制脾气。
  • I told my wife to put a bridle on her tongue.我告诉妻子说话要谨慎。
9 caption FT2y3     
n.说明,字幕,标题;v.加上标题,加上说明
参考例句:
  • I didn't understand the drawing until I read the caption.直到我看到这幅画的说明才弄懂其意思。
  • There is a caption under the picture.图片下边附有说明。
10 warriors 3116036b00d464eee673b3a18dfe1155     
武士,勇士,战士( warrior的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • I like reading the stories ofancient warriors. 我喜欢读有关古代武士的故事。
  • The warriors speared the man to death. 武士们把那个男子戳死了。
11 sneaking iibzMu     
a.秘密的,不公开的
参考例句:
  • She had always had a sneaking affection for him. 以前她一直暗暗倾心于他。
  • She ducked the interviewers by sneaking out the back door. 她从后门偷偷溜走,躲开采访者。
12 gust q5Zyu     
n.阵风,突然一阵(雨、烟等),(感情的)迸发
参考例句:
  • A gust of wind blew the front door shut.一阵大风吹来,把前门关上了。
  • A gust of happiness swept through her.一股幸福的暖流流遍她的全身。
13 petals f346ae24f5b5778ae3e2317a33cd8d9b     
n.花瓣( petal的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • white petals tinged with blue 略带蓝色的白花瓣
  • The petals of many flowers expand in the sunshine. 许多花瓣在阳光下开放。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
14 tattered bgSzkG     
adj.破旧的,衣衫破的
参考例句:
  • Her tattered clothes in no way detracted from her beauty.她的破衣烂衫丝毫没有影响她的美貌。
  • Their tattered clothing and broken furniture indicated their poverty.他们褴褛的衣服和破烂的家具显出他们的贫穷。
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