039 英国黄金时代

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When Vinnie and Mandy finished the Iroquois trip, Dad had opened the attic door suddenly

维尼和曼迪结束易洛魁之旅时，爸爸突然打开了阁楼的门。

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Then he slipped and twisted his ankle

然后他滑倒了，扭伤了脚踝。

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" Oh, that hurts!" Dad said in pain

“哦，好疼！”爸爸痛苦地说。

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He was sitting in his favorite chair in the living room

他正坐在客厅里他最喜欢的椅子上。

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Mom held a bag of ice on his swollen foot

妈妈用冰袋敷在他肿胀的脚上。

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" I was going to clean up the attic, but I can't now," Dad said

“我本来打算打扫阁楼的，但现在不行了，”爸爸说。

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" Can you kids do it?"

“孩子们，你们能做吗？”

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Vinnie and Mandy clapped their hands excitedly

维尼和曼迪兴奋地拍起手来。

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" Sure, we'll take care of it," said Vinnie cheerfully

“当然，我们会搞定的，”维尼高兴地说。

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" What's so special about that attic?"

“那个阁楼有什么特别的？”

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Dad asked Mom as the kids ran off

孩子们跑开时，爸爸问妈妈。

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The children raced up the attic stairs

孩子们冲上阁楼的楼梯。

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Mandy grabbed the photo album

曼迪拿起了相册。

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" Let's guess where we're going next," she said

“我们来猜猜下一步要去哪儿，”她说。

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" Okay, I'm going to guess Africa!" said Vinnie

“好，我猜是非洲！”维尼说。

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" I think it's going to be China!"

“我觉得会是中国！”

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said Mandy, opening the photo album

曼迪说着，翻开了相册。

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They were both wrong

他们都猜错了。

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In the photo, the old man was standing in front of a large tower

照片里，老人站在一座大塔前面。

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There were big black birds flying around his head

有几只大黑鸟在他头顶飞来飞去。

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A group of men with spears were marching together

一群手持长矛的人正齐步前行。

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The spears were glowing

长矛闪闪发光。

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" Where is this?" asked Vinnie

“这是哪里？”维尼问道。

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" It looks like..." began Mandy

“看起来像……”曼迪开口道。

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The light forced them to close their eyes

光芒迫使他们闭上眼睛。

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The children fell down the dark tunnel

孩子们跌入了黑暗的隧道。

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Mandy landed first

曼迪先落了地。

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She opened her eyes

她睁开了眼睛。

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Two horses pulling a wagon were coming straight at her

两匹马拉着一辆货车，直冲着她过来。

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Screaming, Mandy jumped out of the way

曼迪尖叫着，跳到了一旁。

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Then she tripped, fell, and scraped her knee badly

然后她绊倒了，摔在地上，膝盖严重擦伤了。

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" Whoa!" The driver of the wagon stopped the horses

“吁！”马车夫立刻勒住了马。

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" Where did you come from, miss?

“小姐，你是从哪里冒出来的？

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I didn't see anyone walking in the street."

我刚才没看见街上有人走路啊。”

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The driver scratched his head

车夫挠了挠头。

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" I... I'm terribly sorry, sir," Mandy stammered

“我……我非常抱歉，先生。”曼迪结结巴巴地说。

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Her legs felt shaky

她的双腿还在发抖。

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" Where am I?" she wondered

“我这是在哪儿？”她心里纳闷。

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" And where is Vinnie?"

“维尼又去了哪里？”

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Vinnie landed on the same street

维尼也掉落在同一条街上。

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A carriage came toward him

一辆马车向他驶来。

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Vinnie quickly stepped aside

维尼赶紧闪到一旁。

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Looking around, he did not see Mandy

他环顾四周，却没看到曼迪。

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She was hidden by all the wagons and horses in the street

她被街上的马车和马匹挡住了。

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" To be or not to be!" cried a voice

“生存还是毁灭！”一个声音喊道。

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Vinnie saw a boy behind some barrels

维尼看到一些木桶后面有个男孩。

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He was reading from a piece of paper

他正念着一张纸上的内容。

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The boy did not see Vinnie

那男孩没有看到维尼。

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" That is the question!" continued the boy

“这是个问题！”男孩继续念道。

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" Ahem," said Vinnie, clearing his throat

“咳咳，”维尼清了清嗓子。

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" Hey, stop spying on me!"

“嘿，别偷看我！”

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said the boy, hiding the paper

男孩说着，把纸藏了起来。

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" Who are you?"

“你是谁？”

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" My name is Vinnie

“我叫维尼。

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Who are you, and what are you reading?"

你是谁，你在读什么？”

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" My name is Edward,"

“我叫爱德华，”

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said the boy, bowing dramatically

男孩夸张地鞠了一躬，说道。

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" I am reading a play by Shakespeare!"

“我在读莎士比亚的剧本！”

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The name sounded familiar to Vinnie

维尼觉得这名字有点耳熟。

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" Someday, I will be England's greatest actor!" shouted Edward

“总有一天，我会成为英格兰最伟大的演员！”爱德华喊道。

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" Someday, I will perform before the queen!"

“总有一天，我会在女王面前表演！”