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1、页码名称英文中文003The perfect trainers完美的跑鞋Jake couldnt believe it when he sawthem.当杰克看到它们的时候，他简直无法相信。The trainers were on top of acardboard box,next to a pile ofrubbish bins.那双跑鞋放在一堆垃圾桶旁边的纸板箱上。Anna was busy telling him the plot ofsome science fiction book she wasreading,but Jake wasnt listening.安娜正滔滔不绝地对他
2、讲着她正在看的一些科幻小说里的情节，但是杰克根本没有在听。He just gazed at the trainers.他只是盯着那双球鞋。They looked really good,and theylooked brand new.它们看起来真的很棒，而且看起来还很新。At last he managed to speak,but onlya single word.最后他总算说话了，但只说了一个字。Look.看。005Anna followed his pointing finger.安娜顺着他手指的方向看去。A pair of trainers so?一双跑鞋然后呢？Not just
3、any pair.这可不是普通的跑鞋。Theyre perfect.它们很完美。He edged closer.他小心地走上前去。Maybe its a you know,whenpeople are dying of thirst in the desertand they think they can see water?也许它是你知道吗？当人们在沙漠中快渴死的时候，他们觉得他们能看到水。A mirage?出现幻觉了？Maybe its a mirage.或许是幻觉吧。But no-these were real,all right.但这不是这一切是那么地真实。Jake,theyre ju
4、st training shoes,notburied treasure!杰克，它们只是一双跑鞋，不是埋藏的财宝。Anna was his best friend,but Jakedidnt expect her to understand.安娜是他最好的朋友，但是杰克不期望她会明白。She knew that he liked running andshe even helped by timing him whenhe ran around the park.安娜知道他喜欢跑步，他在公园里跑步的时候她甚至还帮他计过时。But Jake didnt just like running-hew
5、as crazy about it.但是杰克对跑步已经不只是喜欢了他已经到了酷爱的地步了。He peered inside the trainers.他往球鞋里仔细地看。Theyre my size too!它们还是我的鞋码！Why would anyone throw them away?为什么会有人把它们扔掉呢？007Anna shrugged.安娜耸了耸肩。Jake unzipped his school bag.杰克拉开了书包的拉链。Im taking them.我要把它们带走。You cant just take them.你不能把它们带走。Theyre not yours.它们不是
6、你的。But theyre being thrown away!但是它们已经被扔掉了！He could even hear the rumble of thedustbin lorry on its way from downthe street.他甚至听到了街上传来的垃圾车的轰隆声。You dont know where theyve been.你压根不知道它们是从哪里来的。It was Jakes turn to shrug.现在轮到杰克耸肩了。He stuffed the trainers into his bag.他把跑鞋塞进书包里。Its the Area Cross-Country
7、Championships in two weeks,he said.“两个星期后就要举行地区越野锦标赛了，”他说。Ill never do well in my battered oldtrainers.“要是穿着我那双磨坏了的旧跑鞋我肯定跑不好。These will give me a chance.这双跑鞋将会给我一个机会。”Anna nodded.安娜点了点头。She knew how important theChampionships were to Jake.她知道这次的锦标赛对他有多重要。Five runners were selected from eachschool in
8、 the area.这个地区的每个学校只选出了五名运动员。Jake hadnt been chosen,but then RobCurtis had gone to hospital to have histonsils out.杰克没有被选中，但后来罗布柯蒂斯要去医院做扁桃腺切除手术。They picked Jake to be hisreplacement in the race.他们选中杰克代替他。009Im going to try them out in the parkafter school.我打算放学后穿上它们去公园试跑一下。Will you come and time me?
9、你会来帮我计时吗？Jake knew what the answer would be.杰克知道安娜会怎么回答。They might be interested in differentthings-he loved running,and Annaspent all her time reading books aboutwizards and aliens and stuff like that-but he knew she would help him.也许他们对不同的事情感兴趣他酷爱跑步，安娜酷爱阅读一些巫师、外星人之类的书但是他知道安娜会帮助他。Okay.好的。Now about
10、that book现在关于那本书Kevin Beadle凯文比德尔Jake usually liked Thursdays atschool,but that day seemed to drag onforever.杰克通常喜欢要上学的星期四，但是那一天显得好漫长。When the bell finally rang,he peltedto the changing rooms and got ready.下课铃一响他就飞快地跑去更衣室做准备。The trainers felt fantastic on his feet-almost as if they had been made for
11、him.那双跑鞋穿在他脚上合适极了好像是为他量身打造的一样。He was waiting for Anna outside theschool,when Kevin Beadle walkedby.当他在学校门口等安娜的时候，凯文比德尔走了过来。011The bigger boy sneered when he sawJakes gleaming new trainers.当看到杰克崭新的跑鞋之后，那个大个子不屑一顾地嗤了一声。Well,well.哎哟，哎哟。Slowcoach Jake has got himself somenice new trainers,eh?乌龟杰克有一双新跑鞋了，
12、嗯？Jake eyed him suspiciously.杰克用怀疑的目光看了他一眼。Thats right.没错。Beadle was the best runner in theschool.比德尔是学校里最优秀的跑步运动员。The problem was that he knew it andhe never let anyone else forget iteither.问题是他自己知道了这个事实，而且还要让别人也记住这个事实。Ever since Jake had joined the cross-country team,Kevin had been pickingon him.自
13、从杰克加入了越野队之后，凯文就一直在挑他的刺。They wont help,you know sneeredBeadle.“你要知道，它们是没用的，”比德尔不屑一顾地嗤了一声。It doesnt matter if you run in snazzytrainers,flip-flops,or old army boots,Jake Crandall!“不管你穿新潮的跑鞋、人字拖还是旧军靴跑步，凯文克兰德尔！The only thing youll see of me in theChampionships is a cloud of dust!在锦标赛上你只能看到我在尘土飞扬中飞奔！”He
14、walked away laughing.他尖笑着走开了。Id like to wipe that smirk off his face,thought Jake.“真想把那种尖笑从他脸上抹去，”杰克想。But he knew he had no chance ofbeating Beadle.但是他知道他没有机会打败比德尔。He would be happy if he just did okayin the race-he didnt want to lethimself down.只要他在比赛中能正常发挥他就已经很开心了他不想让自己失望。He looked up.他抬头看了看。Anna
15、was coming this way,book inhand.安娜正拿着书走过来。013Jake tries them out杰克试穿跑鞋Anna sat on the park bench and gother watch ready,while Jake did hiswarm-up stretches.杰克做准备活动的时候，安娜坐在公园里的长凳上准备好手表。Ill do four laps today.我今天要跑四圈。Anna nodded.安娜点了点头。Okay.好的。Ill tell you how youre doing on eachlap.我会告诉你你每圈跑得怎么样。Jake
16、 began to run.杰克开始跑了。Anna glanced at her watch,then sheopened her book and started reading.安娜瞥了一眼手表，然后就翻开书开始看书了。Usually Jake set out at a light jog atfirst.杰克通常都是从慢跑开始的。But today was different.但是今天的情况有所不同。He reached top speed straight away.他一下子就开始达到最高速度了。He didnt plan it-it just happened.他自己也没有想到但是事
17、情就这样地发生了。It felt as if he was running on air.他感觉像是在空中奔跑，轻飘飘的。His feet were a blur.他的双脚都模糊不清了。015He had to shout to Anna so that shewould look up from her book.他只好冲着安娜大喊，这样安娜才会将注意力从书中转向他。She called out his lap time as hewhizzed by.当杰克飞驰而过的时候她大声喊出杰克跑了一圈所耗费的时间。She couldnt believe he had finishedone lap
18、 already.她简直无法相信他已经跑完一圈了。Thats your faster ever!这是你跑得最快的一次！But the second lap was raster yet.但是第二圈的速度比第一圈的还要快。Jake zoomed round and he didnt evenfeel out of breath.杰克疾速绕行，他丝毫没有气喘吁吁的。Not at all!一点都不累！In fact,he felt wonderful.事实上，他感觉棒极了。And he was still picking up speed!而且他还在加速！Anna had stopped readi
19、ng now.安娜现在没有看书了。She was watching in amazement.她吃惊地看着杰克。The third lap flashed by too.第三圈也一闪而过。This was normally the time when Jakegot a stitch in his side and his breathbegan to wheeze.一般情况下，杰克的肋部这时候会开始疼痛，而且会开始呼哧呼哧地喘息。Not today.今天没有。He zoomed around the park and hestill felt completely fresh.他绕着公园疾驰
20、，仍然感到体力充沛。It almost felt as if the trainers weredoing the running for him and he wasjust along for the ride!似乎是跑鞋一直在跑，他只是跟着它们跑而已。Anna didnt even check the watchnow.安娜现在没有计时了。The fourth lap was the fastest of all.第四圈的速度是最快的。017Then there was the screech of rubberon concrete as Jake came to a stop.当杰克
21、停下来的时候，橡胶鞋底摩擦水泥地时发出了刺耳的声音。That was incredible.太不可思议了。It felt incredible.真是不可思议。And youre not even out of breath!你居然没有气喘吁吁的！Jake shook his head and grinned.杰克摇了摇头，咧嘴笑了。But Anna just narrowed her eyes.但是安娜眯上了她的眼睛。I take it back.我先前看错了。Those are pretty amazing trainers.那双跑鞋真神奇。Jake looked down at the a
22、mazing newtrainers.杰克低头看了看那双神奇的新跑鞋。He was so excited that he did notnotice the tone in Annas voice,as ifshe thought that something was very,very wrong here.他太兴奋了，都没有注意到安娜说话的语气，她好像觉得哪里很不对劲。Anna works it out安娜道出真相Jake decided to keep the trainers in hislocker at school.杰克决定把跑鞋放在学校的储物柜里。He didnt want t
23、o take them home.他不想把它们带回家。My Mum and Dadll never believe Ifound them in the rubbish,heexplained.“我的妈妈和爸爸肯定不会相信这是我从垃圾堆里找到的，”他解释道。Theyll make me hand them in to LostProperty.“他们会让我把跑鞋交到失物招领处。”The next day Jake decided to do sixlaps of the park.第二天杰克决定在公园里跑六圈。Anna made sure she was there again towatch
24、.安娜保证她还会去那里看。019Just like before,Jake set off at anamazing pace.像之前一样，杰克开跑的速度令人吃惊。Once again he was amazingly fast,andonce again he wasnt out of breath atall.他再一次地速度惊人，再一次地没有气喘吁吁。His feet flew over the ground and hefinished the first three laps inlightning speed.他的双脚在地上飞跃，并以闪电般的速度跑完了前三圈。This time An
25、na watched carefully.这次安娜仔细地观察。She knew no pair of normal trainerscould make such a difference.她知道没有一双正常的跑鞋会起这么大的作用。She tried to think of an explanation,but she couldnt.她试着想出个所以然，但是她什么也没有想到。She had read stories about things likemagic rings and lanterns.but thatsjust what they were-stories.她读过类似魔戒、魔灯
26、之类的故事但那也只是故事而已。And she had never heard of anythingas weird as magic trainers!她还从来没有听过像魔鞋这样奇异的东西！Suddenly a dog charged out acrossJakes path.突然，一只狗冲到了杰克的跑道上。Anna tried to shout out a warning,butshe was too late.安娜试着高喊了一声注意，但是一切都太迟了。Jake didnt seem to notice the dog,buthe leapt into the air.杰克似乎没有注意到那
27、只狗，但是他却腾空一跳。He soared high over the puzzled dog,then went on running.他高高地越过那只迷惑的小狗，然后继续向前跑。He finished the lap and stopped whenhe reached Anna.他跑完了六圈之后在安娜面前停了下来。021That was lucky.真是太幸运了。I didnt think youd even seen that dog.我还以为你没有看见那只狗呢。I didnt see that dog我没有看见那只狗啊So how could you jump over it?那你怎
28、么会跃过去的？How-怎么会Understanding hit her like a bucket ofcold water.她就像被泼了一桶冷水，一下子明白了。It was crazy,but somehow she knew itwas true.虽然疯狂，但是不知为什么，她知道这一切是真的发生了。Its the trainers!she burst out.“是那双跑鞋！”她大叫道。Its like they have a life of their own!“好像跑鞋具有自身生命力！I mean,no one could run so fast.我的意思是，没有人可以跑这么快。The
29、trainers were doing it.是跑鞋跑这么快的。You were just a passenger.你只是一个乘客而已。”Are you crazy?你疯了吗？I-我Anna broke in,And just now somehow the trainers saw that dog.安娜打断了杰克，说道：“就在刚才不知道为什么，那双跑鞋看到了那只狗。Somehow they knew to jump overit.不知为何它们知道要跃过去。”Annas mind was racing.安娜的大脑在飞速地运转。Trainers that could think forthem
30、selves?会思考问题的跑鞋？Magic?难道有魔力？Aliens,maybe?又或许是外星人？They didnt look very alien,though-they even had MADE IN THE UKwritten on the bottom.但它们看起来也不像是外星人在鞋底甚至还有“英国制造”的字样。023She knelt down and stared straight atthe trainers.她跪下来直勾勾地盯着那双跑鞋。What are you?你们是什么东西呀？Of course,the trainers said nothing.跑鞋当然没有说话。Bu
31、t Jake was stepping back.但是杰克往后退了几步。He was angry.他生气了。Listen!he said loudly.“听好了！”他大声地说道。I dont care what the trainers are,orwhere they came from!“我才不在乎这是一双什么跑鞋、它们是从哪里来的！All I know is this-now that Ive gotthem,Im going to win the AreaChampionships!我只知道既然我得到了它们，我就一定会在地区锦标赛中赢得比赛！”Anna shook her head.安
32、娜摇了摇她的头。It wont be YOU who wins,will it?“赢的人根本不是你，对吗？Anyone could win if they wore thosetrainers.任何穿上这双跑鞋的人都能赢得比赛。It wont prove anything 它证明不了什么”But Jake wouldnt listen.但是杰克压根不想听。You think I should give them up,dontyou?he shouted.“你觉得我应该放弃它们，是吗？”他大喊道。Well I wont!“我才不会！These trainers are my only chan
33、ce towin that Championship.这双跑鞋是我赢得这次锦标赛的唯一的机会。I dont need to know how they do it.and I dont need any help!我不需要知道它们是怎么做到的我也不需要任何的帮助！”With that he turned and ran off like aspeeding train.说完这话他就转身了，然后像飞驰的火车一样跑开了。025It wont prove anything“它证明不了什么”The day of the Championships drewcloser.离锦标赛的日子越来越近了。Eve
34、ry day Jake went to the park torun,and every day he took the trainersback and carefully placed them in hislocker.杰克每天都去公园跑步，每天他都把跑鞋带回来，并小心翼翼地放回储物柜里。He just wished Anna could see howfast he was now.他只希望安娜能看到他现在有多快。He felt terrible about having a rowwith her.和安娜吵架让他感到很难受。But,he told himself,Anna just
35、doesntunderstand how important this is tome.但是，他告诉他自己：安娜只是不明白这次的比赛对我来说有多重要。I can make things up with her after therace.比赛过后我就能与她和好了。Better to concentrate on winning fornow.现在最好集中精力赢得比赛。And it seemed certain that he wouldwin.似乎他肯定会赢。How could he lose?他怎么可能会输呢？With each session he was even faster.每一次的
36、训练他都比之前更快。He just had to relax and the trainersdid the running.他只需要放松就可以了，跑鞋会替他完成跑步的工作。He didnt even have to move his arms.他甚至都不用挥动他的手臂。He could run along eating a bag ofcrisps or reading a comic and he wasstill as fast as ever.他可以一边跑步，一边吃薯片或看连环画杂志，即使是这样他也还是很快。Soon it was the Friday before the bigra
37、ce.很快就到了比赛的前一天星期五了。Jake had his final training run aroundthe park.杰克在公园里进行最后一次跑步训练。When he finished he checked hiswatch-it was his fastest time yet.当他训练完之后，他看了看手表这是他最快的一次。027So why didnt he feel happy about it?那为什么他会感到不开心呢？Annas words echoed in his mind:Itwont be YOU who wins 安娜的话一直在他的脑海里回响：“赢的人根本不是
38、你It wont prove anything 它证明不了什么”Jake trudged back to school.杰克拖着沉重的脚步走回学校。He didnt even notice that someonehad been watching him as he ran.他甚至都没有注意到在他跑步的时候有个人一直在观察他。Someone who could not believe hiseyes.那个人无法相信自己的眼睛。Someone who followed Jake all theway back to school,and watched himplace the trainer
39、s in his locker 那个人一直跟着杰克走回学校，并看着他把跑鞋放回储物柜里.Kevin Beadle.那个人就是凯文比德尔。Jake makes up his mind杰克作出决定Jake slept badly,but in the morningthings seemed clear.杰克睡得很不好，但是早上的时候，他的思绪似乎清醒了。Hed been so stupid!他太愚蠢了！It wasnt worth falling out with Annajust to win a race.为了赢一场比赛就与安娜吵架根本不值得。Besides,he thought,she h
40、ad beenright-it wouldnt mean anything towin by using the trainers.此外，他想了想，安娜是对的穿着这双跑鞋赢得了比赛也没有任何意义。Anyone could do it.每个人都可以做到。No,he would run the race in hisbattered old trainers.不，他要穿着他的旧跑鞋去参加比赛。As soon as hed made his mind up,hefelt happier.一作出了决定，他就感到豁然开朗。He gobbled down breakfast andrushed over
41、to Annas house.他狼吞虎咽地吃完早饭之后就跑向安娜的家里了。029When she opened the door,Jakelooked his friend in the eye.当安娜打开门的时候，杰克正视着她。About what I said Im sorry.关于我说的话对不起。You were right.你是对的。I know.我知道。I was an idiot.我真是傻极了。I know.我知道。You dont have to agree so quickly!你要不要这么快就赞同啊！They grinned at each other and Jaketol
42、d her about his decision.他们相视而笑，杰克告诉了安娜他的决定。I want to hand those trainers in beforethe race even starts,he said firmly.“我想在比赛开始之前上交那双跑鞋，”他坚定地说。That way,I can just concentrate onmy running.“这样的话，我才能专心比赛。”So the two of them dashed over to theschool.所以他们两个向学校飞奔而去了。No one was around yet,and it wasquiet
43、inside the school.周围还没有人，学校里面很安静。They were hurrying along thecorridor,when suddenly they noticedthat something was wrong.他们快速地跑过走廊，突然注意到了好像哪里不对劲。It was Jakes locker.是杰克的储物柜。The lock had been snapped off.锁头被铰断了The door hung open and inside therewere a few exercise books and apencil case.but no traine
44、rs.储物柜的门敞开了，里面有一些练习册和一个铅笔盒但是没有跑鞋。Where are they?它们去哪了？GONE不见了And thats when they realized theywere not alone.这时他们才意识到里面还有人。A voice behind them said,Thats myquestion.他们身后传来了一个声音：“那正是我想问的问题。”031Jake and Anna whirled around.杰克和安娜急忙转过身。They were face to face with two adults-a woman and a man.他们和两个成年人面对面
45、地站着一个女人和一个男人。Where had they come from?他们是从哪里来的？The first thing Jake noticed was howstrangely they were dressed.杰克最先注意到的是他们的穿着非常奇怪。They were both very tall.他们两个人都很高。The woman was holding somethingwhich looked like a pocket calculator.女人手里拿着一个像是袖珍计算器的东西。It let out a low beep.它发出了一阵微弱的“哔哔”声。So the trai
46、ners are yours,are they?所以那双跑鞋是你们的，是吗？The woman smiled.那个女人笑了笑。My name is Mariah and this is Luther.我叫玛丽亚，这是卢瑟。Were from the future.我们来自未来。At first,Jake thought it must be somekind of joke.一开始杰克觉得这一定是个玩笑。But that wouldnt explain the strangelook on Annas face 但是那也无法解释安娜脸上奇怪的表情033With a jolt he realiz
47、ed-the womanmeant the future,as in tomorrow,nextweek,next year,next 他心里咯噔了一下那个女人口中的未来，是指明天、下周、明年、还是But that couldnt be-it wasimpossible!但那是不可能的事情！And then he saw that the two adultswere not so tall after all.这时他看到那两个成年人没有那么高了。They were hovering in the air justabove the ground.他们悬浮在比地面略高的空中。They both
48、 clicked buttons on theirbelts and floated gently to the ground.他们都按了一下皮带上的按钮，然后就轻轻地浮到地面上了。Where are the trainers?跑鞋在哪里？Anna looked calm.安娜看起来很镇定。(Later Jake realized why:she had readso many science fiction books that shewas prepared for this moment.)（不久后杰克就明白了：她读了太多的科幻小说了，她对这一时刻早就有心理准备了。）So can you
49、 tell us what is going onplease?能请你们告诉我们究竟发生了什么事情吗？The little man smiled.那个矮小的男人笑了笑。Mariah is with the Time Police.玛丽亚是时间警察。Im not a policeman.我不是警察。Im an athlete.我是一名运动员。The trainers are mine.跑鞋是我的。Jake looked at the mans pot-belly.杰克看了看男人的大肚子。He didnt look much like an athlete.他看起来不像运动员。035In fact
50、,Luther didnt look as if hecould jog down the road withoutpuffing and panting.事实上，卢瑟看起来不像那种跑起步来不会气喘吁吁的人。He seemed to guess what Jake wasthinking.他似乎猜到了杰克在想什么。In our time,sports are very different,he explained.“在我们的时空里，运动是很不一样的，”他解释道。Athletes all design and build their ownspecial running shoes.运动员都是自