《神奇树屋》 第十七册 Tonight On The Titanic 09 Time stops

　　"Where is it?" shouted Annie.

The front of the Titanic¹ sank deeper into the sea.

Jack² and Annie fell forward.

They grabbed the railing and held on for their lives.

"Maybe the tree house fell into the ocean," shoutedJack.

A great roar started coming from the ship. Jackimagined everything crashing forward-all thefurniture, dishes, bicycles, the grand clock on thestaircase.

He looked down. A giant wave of water rolled overa lower deck.

Jack imagined water flooding the third classcorridor, the card room, and the grand staircase.

He closed his eyes, waiting to be washed away.

"Arf ArfThe barking came from a distance. "Teddy!" criedAnnie.

Jack had forgotten all about the little dog. Holdingon to the railing, he used one hand to pull off hisknapsack.

Teddy wasn't there'.

There was more frantic³ barking. "Where's Teddy?"cried Jack. "He's calling us!" shouted Annie.

"We can't look for him!" shouted Jack.

"We'll fall off the ship!"Teddy barked and barked. "He's close by!" saidAnnie.

She held on to the railing and moved slowly downthe steep deck.

"Annie!" cried Jack.

Suddenly, the lights on the Titanic went out. Theworld was pitch-dark.

Jack couldn't see Annie at all.

"Annie!" he shouted.

He tried to move down the deck, too.

But the ship tilted⁴ again. Jack slipped and fell.

He rolled until he crashed into a smokestack.

"Jack!" cried Annie. "Here! Here!"Teddy kept barking.

The back of the Titanic was rising out of the ocean.

The front of the ship was going down.

Jack tried to go around the smokestack withoutfalling.

In the dark, he could barely see the tree house. Itwas stuck between a smokestack and the railing. Itwas lying on its side.

Annie and Teddy were looking out the window.

"Teddy's barking led me here!" cried Annie. "Hurry,Jack!"Jack crawled around the smokestack.

He held out his hand. Annie grabbed it. She pulledhim into the tree house.

Teddy licked his face.

"I wish we could go home!" shouted Annie,pointing at the Pennsylvania book.

Jack heard a loudCRA-A-A-ACK!

The wind started to blow.

The tree house started to spin. It spun⁵ faster andfaster.

Then everything was still. Absolutely still.

1 titanic   

adj.巨人的，庞大的，强大的

参考例句：

• We have been making titanic effort to achieve our purpose.我们一直在作极大的努力，以达到我们的目的。
• The island was created by titanic powers and they are still at work today.台湾岛是由一个至今仍然在运作的巨大力量塑造出来的。

2 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。

3 frantic   

adj.狂乱的，错乱的，激昂的

参考例句：

• I've had a frantic rush to get my work done.我急急忙忙地赶完工作。
• He made frantic dash for the departing train.他发疯似地冲向正开出的火车。

4 tilted   

v. 倾斜的

参考例句：

• Suddenly the boat tilted to one side. 小船突然倾向一侧。
• She tilted her chin at him defiantly. 她向他翘起下巴表示挑衅。

5 spun   

v.纺，杜撰，急转身

参考例句：

• His grandmother spun him a yarn at the fire.他奶奶在火炉边给他讲故事。
• Her skilful fingers spun the wool out to a fine thread.她那灵巧的手指把羊毛纺成了细毛线。