6. Hitting the Beach

6 Hitting the Beach Less than twenty-four hours remained until the escape. There was only one thing left to do: practice. Oda Nobu, Stanley, and Lily huddled in the back of the Fox family's van as it raced up Highway 1, along the Pacific coast from Los Angeles toward San Francisco. On one wall of the van hung the blueprint of Alcatraz. Stanley practiced slipping his head through the slit in the partition to the front seat without Dr. Fox and his father noticing. Lily picked a lock

离越狱还有不到24小时。 只剩下一件事要做:练习。 当福克斯家的货车沿着太平洋海岸从洛杉矶驶向旧金山时，Oda Nobu、Stanley和Lily挤在车的后面。 货车的一面墙上挂着恶魔岛的蓝图。 斯坦利练习着把头从隔板上的缝隙滑到前排座位上。 小狐和他的父亲注意到了。 莉莉撬开了一把锁

while wearing a blindfold. Oda Nobu went over his script: His agent had informed the networks that both he and his wife, the famed matador Carmen del Junco, would be appearing at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco to make a "shocking announcement" at exactly 7:15 tomorrow evening. The press was already aflutter with rumors that the international celebrity couple might be breaking up. Suddenly the van stopped. Dr. Fox opened the back doors, and sunlight streamed in. Stanley heard the crashing of waves. A sign pointing back in the direction they came read SANTA BARBARA. "The beach here is deserted," Dr. Fox announced. "Stanley, Lily, it's time for a test flight." Once Stanley squeezed into his flight suit, Oda Nobu looked at him admiringly. "That is the finest ninja suit I have ever seen." Stanley puffed out his chest. "Nice, huh?" Stanley sat on the sand while Dr. Fox fiddled with the extra-fine wires that would attach him to the Escapist—also known as the wheelchair Lily was using for her stunt. His suit turned light beige

戴着眼罩。 Oda Nobu看了一遍他的剧本:他的经纪人通知电视台，他和他的妻子，著名的斗牛士Carmen del Junco，将于明晚7:15准时出现在旧金山的渔人码头，宣布一个“令人震惊的消息”。 媒体已经有传言说这对国际名人夫妇可能要分手了。 突然，货车停了下来。博士。 小狐打开后门，阳光照了进来。 斯坦利听到了海浪撞击的声音。 一个指向他们来的方向的指示牌上写着圣巴巴拉。 “这里的海滩是空无一人的。” 福克斯宣布。“斯坦利，莉莉，试飞时间到了。” 史丹利穿上飞行服后，织田信羡慕地看着他。 “这是我见过的最好的忍者服。” 斯坦利挺起胸膛。 “不错,嗯?”斯坦利坐在沙滩上。 福克斯摆弄着将他连接到“逃避现实者”上的超细电线——也就是莉莉用来表演特技的轮椅。 他的西装变成浅米色

to match the sand. Oda Nobu gasped and announced that he must have one. "Also," he added, "Carmen could use such a suit for her bullfights. She would be invincible!" Stanley grinned at the thought of bullfighting with Carmen, as he had in Mexico.

和沙子相配。Oda Nobu喘着气宣布他必须有一个。 “而且，”他补充说，“卡门可以在斗牛时穿这样的衣服。 她将战无不胜!”一想到要像在墨西哥那样和卡门一起斗牛，斯坦利就笑了。

Finally they were ready. Stanley's father said, "Stanley, I want you to be careful. Lily's safety is

最后，他们准备好了。斯坦利的爸爸说:“斯坦利，我要你小心。 莉莉的安全

in your hands." Stanley nodded nervously. He hadn't thought of it that way before, and it made him nervous. After all, it wasn't so long ago that he'd been terrified of the wind while driving through a wind farm in Texas. But then, too, he had put fear aside to help his friends. Now it was time to help Lily. Up ahead, she slowly rolled to the edge of the water, and Stanley followed. Before them, a giant wave crested and crashed. The white foam licked Stanley's feet and the bottom of the Escapist's wheels. "Lily," said Stanley, "you're going to have to throw me really hard to get me up in the air. It has to be like when my little brother, Arthur, threw me in Australia. Like you're throwing a boomerang." Lily took his hands. "Stanley," she said, taking a deep breath, "let's blow this taco stand." And she heaved him into the air with all her might.

在你手里。”斯坦利紧张地点点头。 他以前从来没有这样想过，这让他很紧张。 毕竟，就在不久之前，当他开车经过德克萨斯州的一个风力发电场时，他还被风吓坏了。 但是，他也把恐惧放在一边，去帮助他的朋友。 现在是时候帮助莉莉了。 在前面，她慢慢地滚到水边，斯坦利紧随其后。 在他们面前，一个巨大的波浪达到了顶峰，然后坠毁了。 白色的泡沫舔着斯坦利的脚和逃避现实者的车轮底部。 “莉莉，”斯坦利说，“你得使劲把我扔起来，才能把我抛到空中。 就像我弟弟亚瑟把我扔到澳大利亚那样。 就像你在扔回旋镖一样。” 莉莉握住他的手。“斯坦利，”她说，深吸了一口气，“我们炸了这个玉米卷摊吧。” 她用尽全力把他举到空中。

Stanley spread out his arms, and the wind found him at once. It was as if he'd been hit by a

斯坦利张开双臂，风立刻吹到了他身上。 就好像他被