英语读物《神奇树屋》 第十六册 Hour of the Olympics 08 Save Annie!

　　The guards tried to pull Annie away from thechariot race.

Annie looked surprised. Then she looked angry.

"Let go of me!" she shouted.

Jack¹ rushed down the steps of the viewing stand.

The guards were having a hard time pulling Anniethrough all the people.

"Leave her alone!" Jack yelled.

His voice was lost in the noise of the race. Hepushed his way through the crowd.

"Leave her alone!" he kept shouting. "Leave heralone!"Finally, Jack reached Annie and the guards. Hetried to grab her, but a guard blocked his way.

"Let her go!" yelled Jack. "I promise I'll take herhome!"More guards arrived. The crowd began to shout,"Arrest her! Arrest her!"The guards kept pulling Annie away. "Jack! Thestory!" cried Annie.

Of course! thought Jack. The poet's story! This isdefinitely our darkest hour!

He reached into his bag and pulled out the poet'sscroll.

He held the story up to the sky.

"Save Annie!" he shouted.

But Jack's voice was again lost in the roar of therace as the four-horse chariots barreled through thedust.

Jack looked around wildly for someone- orsomething-to help them.

Then suddenly the crowd fell silent.

All heads turned to watch as a huge white horsegalloped out of the dust.

The crowd murmured with excitement and wonder.

The white horse was the most beautiful animal Jackhad ever seen.

He was pulling an empty chariot.

And he was galloping² straight toward Jack.

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 galloping   

adj. 飞驰的, 急性的 动词gallop的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• The horse started galloping the moment I gave it a good dig. 我猛戳了马一下，它就奔驰起来了。
• Japan is galloping ahead in the race to develop new technology. 日本在发展新技术的竞争中进展迅速，日新月异。