Ch6-Disaster

CHAPTER SIX Disaster "We have to save all of Venice?" said Jack. "That's a big responsibility. What do we have to save Venice from?" "Well, if Neptune's going to help us, it must have something to do with water," said Annie.

第六章灾难“我们必须拯救整个威尼斯？”杰克说。 “这是一项重大责任。 我们要从什么地方拯救威尼斯呢？”“嗯，如果海王星要帮助我们，它一定和水有关，”安妮说。

"Yeah, like the water that's flooding the alleys," said Jack. "But the woman at the café told us not to worry about that," said Annie. "I'm still worried," said Jack. "Let's look up floods in our Venice book." He found floods in the index. He turned to the right page and read: Most of the time, high water in Venice is not serious. But if several conditions are present at the same time, a flood disaster can occur. "A flood disaster! That must be it!" said Annie. "So what are the conditions?" "It lists them here," said Jack. He read:

“是啊，就像淹没小巷的水一样，”杰克说。 “但是咖啡厅的那个女人告诉我们不用担心，”安妮说。 “我还是很担心，”杰克说。 “让我们在威尼斯的书里查一下洪水。” 他在索引中发现了洪水。 他翻到右边一页，读到：大多数时候，威尼斯的高水位并不严重。 但如果几种情况同时出现，洪水灾害就会发生。 “洪水灾难！”一定是这个！”安妮说。 “那么条件是什么呢？”“它把它们列在这里，”杰克说。 他读:

A high tide Strong winds from the south Heavy flow of water from the mountains Severe storms at sea "There's a high tide tonight—the passenger with the bird mask in the gondola told us that," said Annie. "Yeah, and winds from the south—the weather vane told us that," said Jack. "And water's flowing down from the mountains—the woman at the café told us that," said Annie. "Yeah, and storms out at sea—I saw lightning when we crossed the water," said

安妮说：“今晚有涨潮，那个在贡多拉带着鸟面具的乘客告诉我们的。” “是啊，还有南风——风向标告诉我们的。”杰克说。 “水是从山上流下来的——咖啡馆的女人告诉我们的，”安妮说。 “是啊，还有海上的暴风雨——当我们穿过水面时，我看到了闪电。

Jack. "All the conditions are here," said Annie. Jack and Annie looked around. Water was now flowing steadily from the alleyways into the small square. It had risen above their ankles. "I get it now," said Jack. "The water will just keep getting higher and higher until it destroys the whole city. And no one's paying attention!" "Neptune's the only one who can help us stop the flood," said Annie. "But Neptune's not real," said Jack. "I mean, he's a character in mythology, and mythology's not real life. It's—"

杰克。“所有的条件都在这里，”安妮说。 杰克和安妮环顾四周。 水正源源不断地从小巷流入小广场。 它已经超过了他们的脚踝。 “我现在明白了，”杰克说。 “水会越来越高，直到摧毁整个城市。 没有人注意到！”“海神是唯一能帮助我们阻止洪水的人，”安妮说。 “可尼普顿不是真的。”杰克说。 “我的意思是，他是神话中的一个角色，而神话不是真实的生活。 - - - - - -”

"Okay, okay," said Annie. "Let's just take one step at a time. At midnight two guys will tell us the time, and then we should climb to the top of their tower, right?" "Right," said Jack. "So what we have to do now is find those two guys!" said Annie. "Let's go back to the waterfront," said Jack. "The man with the dog said everyone in Venice would be there for the fireworks." Jack put away their book. Then he and Annie retraced their steps over the footbridge and back through the alleys. Lots of seaweed was floating in the narrow lanes between

“好吧，好吧，”安妮说。“让我们一步一步来。 午夜的时候会有两个人告诉我们时间，然后我们就爬到他们的塔顶上去，对吧？”“好的，”杰克说。 “所以我们现在要做的就是找到那两个家伙！”安妮说。 “我们回到海滨去吧，”杰克说。 “那个带狗的人说威尼斯的每个人都会去看烟花。” 杰克收起了他们的书。然后他和安妮沿着原路折回，走过人行天桥，穿过小巷。 中间狭窄的巷子里漂着许多海藻

buildings. Water is definitely flowing in from the sea, Jack thought. When they got back to Saint Mark's Square, people were streaming toward the waterfront. Jack and Annie walked with the crowd. Everyone was talking and laughing as they looked up at the sky over the water, waiting for the fireworks to begin. No one paid attention to the damp winds or the seawater spilling over the side of the canal, soaking their shoes. "Excuse me!" Annie shouted. "Can anyone tell us the time?" No one answered, for just then the first explosion of fireworks shook the night. The

建筑。水肯定是从海里流进来的，杰克想。 当他们回到圣马可广场时，人们纷纷涌向海滨。 杰克和安妮跟着人群走。 每个人都有说有笑，他们抬头看着水面上的天空，等待着烟花开始。 没有人注意到潮湿的风，也没有人注意到从运河边溢出的海水浸湿了他们的鞋子。 “对不起!”安妮喊道。 “谁能告诉我们现在几点了？”没有人回答，因为就在这时，第一声烟花的爆炸声震动了整个夜晚。 的