E01 001 孩子们迷路了

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0:14 There were three children: Gerald, Jimmy, and Kathleen 有三个孩子：杰拉尔德、吉米和凯瑟琳。
0:24 And they were at school in a little town in England 他们在英国的一个小镇上学。
0:29 The boys were at one school, of course, and their sister was at another 当然，男孩们在一所学校，他们的妹妹在另一所学校。
0:35 They used to see each other only on weekends 他们以前只在周末见面。
0:39 So they looked forward to going home for summer vacation 所以他们盼望着回家过暑假。
0:45 But one year they couldn't go home because someone in the family had the measles 但有一年，因为家里有人得了麻疹，他们不能回家。
0:50 That disease was easy to catch 那种病很容易传染。
0:53 After many letters back and forth, their parents agreed to let them stay at Kathleen's school 经过多次书信往来，父母同意让他们留在凯瑟琳的学校。
0:59 All the girls had gone home 所有的女孩都已经回家了。
1:02 All the teachers had left except the French teacher 除了法语老师，其他老师都离开了。
1:05 Now the boys had arrived, and they were drinking tea with Kathleen 现在男孩子们已经到了，他们正和凯瑟琳一起喝茶。
1:10 " We need a summer project," she said 她说道：“我们需要一个暑假项目。”
1:13 " Let's write a book." “我们写本书吧。”
1:16 " Too much work," said Gerald, who was the oldest “太费事了，”杰拉尔德说，他年龄最大。
1:19 " We'll do something outdoors “我们做些户外活动吧。
1:21 A cave would be good 找个山洞就很不错。
1:22 We could eat our meals there." 我们可以在那里吃饭。”
1:24 " There aren't any caves," “根本没有山洞，”
1:26 said Jimmy, who liked to say no 吉米说，他就爱说不。
1:29 " And I doubt Mademoiselle will let us go out by ourselves." “而且我怀疑玛德莫塞尔小姐不会让我们自己出去。”
1:34 " Well, I'm going to talk to her," said Gerald “嗯，我去跟她说吧。”杰拉尔德说。
1:39 He washed his hands and combed his hair before he knocked on Mademoiselle's door 他洗了手，梳理了头发，才去敲小姐的房门。
1:47 She was reading 她正在看书。
1:53 " Excuse me, Mademoiselle," said Gerald politely “打扰了，小姐。”杰拉尔德礼貌地说。
1:57 " I thought I'd say hello because you're in charge of us." “我想应该来打个招呼，因为您是负责照顾我们的人。”
2:00 Mademoiselle was charmed by the young man's manners 小姐被这个年轻人的礼貌举止打动了。
2:04 " Can I do anything for you?" “我能为你做些什么吗？”
2:06 " No, thank you “不用了，谢谢。
2:08 We don't want to be any trouble 我们不想添任何麻烦。
2:10 In fact, we would cause less trouble tomorrow if we spent all day outside." 其实，如果我们明天一整天都待在外面，反而会更少添麻烦。”
2:15 Mademoiselle smiled 马德莫瓦塞尔小姐笑了。
2:17 " I know what you really want “我知道你们真正想要的是什么。
2:20 You want to be left alone." 你们想自己待着。”
2:22 Gerald laughed and Mademoiselle did too 杰拉尔德笑了，马德莫瓦塞尔小姐也笑了。
2:26 " Go ahead," she said “去吧，”她说。
2:28 " I won't stand in your way." “我不会妨碍你们的。”
2:32 The next morning the children went off on their adventure 第二天早上，孩子们出发去探险了。
2:36 It was a beautiful day 那天天气很好。
2:38 " We're sure to find something," said Gerald “我们肯定会发现点什么，”杰拉尔德说。
2:42 " A boy at school said that there was a cave near here “学校有个男孩说这附近有个山洞。”
2:45 But he said there's an enchanted castle too 但他说还有一座魔法城堡。
2:47 So none of that may be true." 所以那些可能都不是真的。”
2:50 The children walked along the road, which was very hot 孩子们沿着路走，天气非常炎热。
2:54 They decided to share a drink from their lunch 他们决定分享午餐里的饮料。
2:57 Soon they came to a fork in the road 很快他们来到了一个岔路口。
3:00 They went right and came to another fork and then another 他们向右走，又遇到一个岔路，接着又是一个。
3:05 " We're completely lost," said Kathleen." What fun!" “我们完全迷路了，”凯瑟琳说，“真好玩！”
3:15 Now the trees arched overhead and bushes lined the banks along the road 此时，树木在头顶上拱成穹顶，灌木丛排列在路边的斜坡上。
3:20 " Let's have some lunch," said Jimmy “我们吃午饭吧，”吉米说。
3:23 As they sat down, Gerald leaned against some bushes 他们坐下时，杰拉尔德靠在一丛灌木上。
3:28 " Oh my!" he cried “天哪！”他喊道。
3:31 The bushes gave way and he almost fell backward 灌木丛被压开了，他差点向后摔倒。
3:35 The other two pulled back the bushes 另外两人把灌木丛往后拉。
3:38 There was a large hole in the bank 河岸上有一个大洞。
3:41 " It's a cave!" said Gerald." I'm going in." “是个洞穴！”杰拉尔德说，“我要进去。”
3:46 " Oh, don't!" said Kathleen." There might be snakes." “哦，别进去！”凯瑟琳说，“可能会有蛇。”
3:51 But Gerald was already crawling through the hole 但杰拉尔德已经开始从洞口往里爬了。
3:55 " It is a cave! Come look!" “真的是个洞穴！快来看！”
3:58 Kathleen and Jimmy followed him down the hole 凯瑟琳和吉米跟着他钻进了洞里。
4:01 They walked a short distance and came out into the sunshine 他们走了一小段路，出来重见阳光。
4:06 " How wonderful!" said Kathleen “太美妙了！”凯瑟琳说。
4:10 Ahead of them was a tall arch framed with ferns and grasses 他们前方有一座高高的拱门，周围长满了蕨类和青草。
4:16 " It looks like a train tunnel," said Jimmy “看起来像火车隧道，”吉米说。
4:20 " It's the entrance to the enchanted castle," said Kathleen “这是通往魔法城堡的入口，”凯瑟琳说。
4:25 " Oh, don't be silly." “哦，别犯傻了。”
4:27 Gerald led the way to the arch 杰拉尔德领头走向拱门。
4:30 " There's a set of steps!" said Jimmy “有一排台阶！”吉米说。
4:34 They followed Gerald down the steps, walking slowly through the darkness 他们跟着杰拉尔德走下台阶，在黑暗中慢慢前行。
4:39 Up ahead was a patch of daylight 前方出现了一片日光。
4:41 The children passed under another arch and out onto a terrace 孩子们穿过另一道拱门，来到一个露台上。
4:46 Below them was a lake with an island 他们下方是一个湖，湖中有一个小岛。
4:50 Beyond that, marble statues gleamed among the trees 再远处，大理石雕像在树林间闪闪发光。
4:55 White towers stood out against the sky 白色的塔楼在天空映衬下格外醒目。
4:58 " It's the enchanted castle!" cried Kathleen “这就是魔法城堡！”凯瑟琳喊道。