3 Seek High Ground!

3 SEEK HIGH GROUND! "It doesn't look like a day for a huge disaster," said Annie. Outside the café, people were clinging to their windblown umbrellas. But no one looked scared. Some even laughed as a man chased his cowboy hat down the sidewalk. At the café counter, a policeman was eating a sandwich and joking with a waitress. He didn't seem worried. No one seemed worried! Customers were cheerfully chatting with each other or reading newspapers. "What does the newspaper say?" asked Annie. "I'll check," said Jack. He jumped up and

3 .寻找高地！“今天看起来不像会发生大灾难的日子，”安妮说。 咖啡馆外面，人们紧紧抓着被风吹得伞。 但是没有人看起来害怕。当一个男人在人行道上追逐他的牛仔帽时，一些人甚至笑了起来。 在咖啡厅柜台，一个警察正在吃三明治，和一个女服务员开玩笑。 他似乎并不担心。似乎没有人担心！顾客们兴致勃勃地互相聊天或看报。 “报纸上怎么说的？”安妮问。 “我去查一下，”杰克说。他跳了起来

grabbed a copy of the Galveston Daily News from an empty table. He sat back down and scanned the front page. Near the bottom was a small headline: STORM IN THE GULF "Listen!" Jack said to Annie. He read aloud: The awaited Gulf storm has moved north over Cuba. The weather bureau reports no new information about the storm's movements. Most likely, it changed course before reaching Texas. Jack put down the paper. "That's so wrong," he said. "It's heading straight for Galveston." "I don't get it," said Annie. "Why doesn't the weather bureau know that a terrible hurricane is coming?" "I guess because in 1900, they didn't have radar or satellites," said Jack. "They didn't

从一张空桌子上拿了一份《加尔维斯顿每日新闻》。 他又坐了下来，浏览了一下头版。 底部是一个小标题：海湾风暴“听着！”杰克对安妮说。 他大声朗读：等待已久的海湾风暴已经向北移动到古巴上空。 气象局没有报告关于风暴移动的新信息。 最有可能的是，它在到达德克萨斯州之前改变了航线。 杰克放下报纸。“这是大错特错，”他说。 “它正朝加尔维斯顿飞去。” “我不明白，”安妮说。 “为什么气象局不知道可怕的飓风要来了？”“我猜是因为在1900年，他们没有雷达或卫星，”杰克说。 “他们不

have computers or TV or weather apps or—" "Okay. Got it," said Annie. Jack picked up their book again. His heart was racing as he read aloud: On September 8, Galveston was completely unprepared for a terrible hurricane. For eight hours, raging winds and water rushed across the island. Thousands of lives were lost in the storm surge. "Thousands of lives? That's terrible!" said Annie. "What's a storm surge?" "It's when high winds push the ocean water over land," Jack said. He kept reading: Seawater from both the Gulf and the bay covered the whole island. Those who fled to higher ground had a better chance of surviving. Many found safety in tall, sturdy buildings, such as the Tremont

有电脑、电视、天气预报软件或者——”“好吧。 明白了，”安妮说。杰克又捡起了他们的书。 他一边大声朗读，一边心跳加速：9月8日，加尔维斯顿对一场可怕的飓风毫无准备。 8个小时以来，狂风暴雨席卷了整个岛屿。 成千上万的人在风暴潮中丧生。 “成千上万条生命？”太可怕了！”安妮说。 “什么是风暴潮？”“就是强风把海水吹到陆地上，”杰克说。 他不停地读着：来自海湾和海湾的海水覆盖了整个岛屿。 那些逃到高地的人幸存的机会更大。 许多人在高大、坚固的建筑中找到了安全的地方，比如Tremont

House hotel and the Ursuline Academy. "Morgan's message makes perfect sense now," said Annie. "We have to help people. We literally have to tell them to 'seek high ground now' and 'do not delay!'" She turned back to the elderly couple at the next table. "Excuse me, but we have information that a powerful hurricane is coming here today," she said. "Everyone needs to seek high ground."

豪斯酒店和乌尔苏拉学院。 “现在摩根的话完全说得通了，”安妮说。 “我们必须帮助人们。我们实际上必须告诉他们“现在寻找高地”和“不要拖延！”’”她转向邻桌的那对老夫妇。 她说：“对不起，我们有消息说今天有一场强飓风要来。” “每个人都需要寻找制高点。”

"Or go to the Tremont House," Jack said. "Or the Ursuline Academy." The woman smiled at them. "You're both so sweet wanting to help everyone. We're expecting a bad storm, but not a hurricane," she said. "She's right," the man said. "And we're used to bad storms here. That's why many of our houses are raised up on pillars. It keeps the floodwaters from coming in." Jack just nodded. "Okay. Thanks," he said. He didn't know what else to do. He couldn't show them a book from the future! "Jack, we have to tell someone in charge," Annie said. "How about that policeman? He should be the one to warn everyone." "Okay," said Jack. Jack put their Texas book into his knapsack. Annie grabbed their umbrella. They hurried over to the policeman. "Excuse me, sir," said Annie. "We have reliable information that Galveston is about

“或者去特雷蒙家。”杰克说。 “或者乌尔苏拉学院。” 女人对他们笑了笑。“你们两个都很贴心，想要帮助每个人。 我们预计会有一场严重的风暴，但不是飓风，”她说。 “她说得对，”男人说。 “我们这里已经习惯了恶劣的风暴。 这就是为什么我们的许多房子都是用柱子建起来的。 它可以防止洪水涌入。” 杰克只是点点头。“好吧。谢谢，”他说。 他不知道还能做什么。 他不能给他们看一本来自未来的书！“杰克，我们得告诉负责人，”安妮说。 “那个警察怎么样？” 应该由他来警告大家。” “好吧，”杰克说。杰克把他们的德州书放进他的背包里。 安妮抓起他们的伞。 他们急忙向警察走去。 “对不起，先生，”安妮说。 “我们有关于加尔维斯顿的可靠信息

to have the worst natural disaster in U.S. history." "That's right, sir," said Jack, trying to sound calm. "Everyone needs to seek higher ground or find shelter in tall, sturdy buildings." The jolly-looking policeman grinned. "And where did you kids get your information?" he said. "Uh… someone told us," said Jack. "Someone really smart." "Well, shame on them for scaring you," the policeman said. "I spoke to our local weatherman this morning. He said we're going to have strong winds and some bad rain, but nothing more." "But he's wrong, sir," said Annie. "We're telling you the facts." "I don't want you to worry, little girl," the policeman said kindly. "Why don't you go have fun with all the young folks down on the Strand? They're having a grand time

发生了美国最严重的自然灾害 历史。”“没错，先生。”杰克说，努力让自己听起来平静一些。 “每个人都需要寻找更高的地方，或者在高大坚固的建筑中寻找避难所。” 那个快活的警察咧嘴一笑。 “你们这些孩子是从哪里得到这些信息的？”他说。 “嗯……有人告诉我们的。”杰克说。 “一个非常聪明的人。”“好吧，他们吓着你真可耻，”警察说。 “今天早上我和我们当地的天气预报员谈过了。 他说我们会有强风和暴雨，但仅此而已。” “但是他错了，先生，”安妮说。 “我们告诉你的是事实。” “我不希望你担心，小姑娘，”警察和蔼地说。 “你为什么不到斯特兰德去和那些年轻人玩一玩呢？” 他们玩得很开心