7. Over the Falls!

7 Over the Falls! The next morning, bright and early, Stanley and Nick bid good-bye to Mountie Martin at the airport and boarded the plane. "Whatever happens at Niagara Falls," they told each other, "we're already like brothers." The flight was pleasant, but with nothing to distract them, both boys began to worry about their families again. Where had they gone? How would they ever be reunited?

7越过瀑布!第二天清晨，阳光明媚，斯坦利和尼克在机场向马丁骑警告别，登上了飞机。 “不管在尼亚加拉大瀑布发生什么，”他们互相告诉对方，“我们已经像兄弟一样了。” 飞行很愉快，但没有什么可以分散他们的注意力，两个男孩又开始为他们的家人担心起来。 他们去哪儿了?他们怎么可能团聚呢?

By the time they landed, Stanley and Nick were very homesick indeed. An airport shuttle bus whisked them to Niagara Falls. As soon as they stepped off the bus, the boys heard the powerful waterfalls crashing in the distance. They couldn't see anything except a great cloud of misty spray, though. They headed for the sound, along with a crush of tourists. As they walked, the boys passed several signs. "Look, Nick," Stanley pointed one out. "The falls are more than one hundred and seventy feet high here."

当他们着陆的时候，斯坦利和尼克真的非常想家。 一辆机场班车将他们迅速送到尼亚加拉大瀑布。 他们刚下公共汽车，男孩们就听到远处强大的瀑布哗啦哗啦的声音。 不过，除了一大片雾蒙蒙的水雾，他们什么也看不见。 他们和一群游客一起向峡湾走去。 他们一边走，一边经过几个路标。 “你看，尼克，”斯坦利指着其中一个说。 “这里的瀑布有一百七十多英尺高。”

"One hundred and fifty thousand gallons of water goes over the crest line every second," Nick read on another. Just then the mist cleared. The boys stared in wonder at the majestic sight of Niagara Falls, thundering beside them in a curtain of rainbows. Nick ran to the railing. "Come here, Stanley!" he cried over the roar. "It's awesome!" Stanley rushed to catch up. But when he reached the edge, he began to flap in the winds churned up by the rushing water. How could he have forgotten his problems with wind so soon? A sudden gust lifted him and plastered him to a signpost dangerously close to the edge. Stanley tried to slither down, but the wind held him tight. Nick climbed up onto the rail to try to peel him off. "You're the first friend I've ever had," he cried. "The only one who's put up with my bragging. I'm not about to lose you now!" But as he struggled to push Stanley down to safety, Nick lost his footing on the mist-slicked metal. Over the railing he went, hurtling through the air, straight for the crashing waterfalls below! Stanley didn't think for a second. He launched himself out, reached Nick in midair, and curved

“每秒钟有15万加仑的水越过峰顶线，”尼克在另一条上写道。 就在这时，雾散了。 孩子们惊奇地凝视着尼亚加拉瀑布的壮观景象，它在他们身边像彩虹幕一样轰鸣。 尼克跑向栏杆。“过来，斯坦利!”他在吼声中喊道。 “这真是太棒了!”斯坦利冲过去追了上去。 但当他到达边缘时，他开始在湍急的水流搅起的风中拍打着翅膀。 他怎么能这么快就忘了他的风病呢? 一阵突如其来的大风把他掀了起来，把他贴在离悬崖边缘很近的一个路标上。 斯坦利想滑下去，但风把他刮得很紧。 尼克爬上栏杆，想把他扯下来。 “你是我的第一个朋友，”他哭着说。 “你是唯一一个能忍受我吹牛的人。 我现在可不想失去你!”但就在尼克奋力把斯坦利推到安全地带时，他在雾气弥漫的金属上失去了立脚点。 他越过栏杆，在空中疾驰，直冲下面的瀑布!斯坦利想都没想。 他跳了出去，在半空中碰到尼克，弯下腰

himself around his new friend. Like a barrel! Together they crashed into the churning water. Over and over and over they smashed and battered against the rocks and angry waters. Finally, the terrible tumbling stopped, and all was still blackness.

他和新朋友在一起。 像桶一样!他们一起撞进了翻腾的水中。 他们一次又一次地撞击着岩石和汹涌的海水。 最后，可怕的翻滚停止了，四周一片漆黑。