Chapter 12

CHAPTER 12 There was no crowd here. Just abandoned trunks and suitcases. And water. It was seeping into the hallway from under the doors of some of the cabins. No wonder those people were trying to push their way upstairs. They'd probably known right away that the ship was in trouble and the bottom decks were flooding. The door to the stokers' quarters was locked. Marco handed Enzo over to George and rammed the door with his shoulder, breaking the lock.

第十二章这里没有人群。 只有废弃的大衣箱和手提箱。 和水。它从一些小木屋的门缝里渗进了走廊。 难怪那些人想挤上楼去。 他们可能马上就知道船出了问题，底层甲板被水淹了。 司炉工宿舍的门是锁着的。 马可把恩佐交给乔治，用肩膀猛撞门，把锁砸坏了。

George rushed inside and went to the back wall. And there it was, a ladder bolted to the wall. Just like Mr. Andrews said it would be. It came through the floor and shot straight up through an opening in the ceiling. George almost laughed with relief. "Bravo, George!" Marco said. "Bravo, Giorgio!" Enzo said, clapping. George hopped up onto the ladder, with Phoebe and Aunt Daisy at his heels. George was worried about Enzo, but the little guy scrambled like a monkey right ahead of Marco. They came up in a small dining room meant for crew members, and then George led everyone down a long second class corridor, up the grand staircase, and finally out onto the crowded boat deck.

乔治冲进去，走到后墙。 它就在那里，一个用螺栓固定在墙上的梯子。 就像安德鲁斯先生说的那样。 它穿过地板，直接从天花板上的一个开口射出。 乔治如释重负，几乎笑了出来。 “布拉沃,乔治!”马可说。 “乔治·布拉沃!”恩佐拍手说。 乔治跳上梯子，菲比和黛西姨妈跟在他后面。 乔治很担心恩佐，但这个小家伙像猴子一样爬到马可前面。 他们来到一间为船员准备的小餐厅，然后乔治领着大家走过一条长长的二等舱走廊，走上大楼梯，最后来到拥挤的甲板上。

They'd made it! An officer came hurrying over to Aunt Daisy. "Madam, there is a lifeboat about to leave. You and the children must come at once." The man looked at Marco.

他们成功了!一位军官急匆匆地向黛西姨妈走来。 “夫人，有一艘救生艇就要开了。 你和孩子们必须马上来。” 那人看着马可。

"Women and children only, sir," he said somberly. "I'm afraid you will have to stay with the other gentlemen." Marco nodded. "Yes," he said. "I know." Phoebe had been right. There weren't enough lifeboats. Not nearly enough. What would happen to all of these men on deck? There were hundreds of them! And what about the crew? And those people down on G deck? George's heart was pounding so hard he thought it would break through his chest. He felt dizzy and sick. Marco got down on his knees and spoke very quietly to Enzo. Enzo nodded. Marco kissed him on the forehead, and then Enzo ran over to Aunt Daisy. She picked him up. "I say he will go on a special boat ride," Marco said. "I say you will not leave him." Aunt Daisy nodded, her eyes welling with tears. "I promise you that."

“只允许妇女和儿童，先生。”他严肃地说。 “恐怕你得和其他先生们呆在一起了。” 马可点点头。“是的，”他说。 “我知道。”菲比是对的。 没有足够的救生艇。 远远不够。甲板上的这些人会怎么样? 有好几百只!那机组人员呢? 那G甲板上的人呢? 乔治的心怦怦直跳，他觉得快要跳出胸腔了。 他感到头晕和恶心。马可跪了下来，轻声地对恩佐说。 恩佐点点头。马尔科吻了他的额头，然后恩佐跑向黛西阿姨。 她把他抱起来。“我说他会乘坐一艘特别的船，”马可说。 “我说你不会离开他的。” 黛西姨妈点了点头，眼里噙满了泪水。 “我向你保证。”

Marco and Aunt Daisy looked at each other. Neither of them said a word, but a whole conversation seemed to happen with their eyes. Phoebe was really crying now, looking away so Enzo wouldn't see. George felt like someone was choking him. "Come on now!" the officer screamed. And so they left Marco, and when George turned around just a few seconds later, he was gone. The officer led them through a crowd of men to the side of the ship, where a lifeboat hung just over the side. It was packed with people, all women and children except for two sailors who stood at either end. An officer helped Phoebe over the rail, and then one of the sailors reached over and pulled her into the boat. George helped Enzo, who tumbled in next to Phoebe. Aunt Daisy had a hard time climbing over in her skirts, but George held her hand, and she finally made it. Now it was George's turn. As he took a step over the railing, someone pulled him back roughly.

马可和黛西姨妈面面相觑。 他们俩谁也没说一句话，但他们的眼睛似乎在交谈。 菲比现在真的哭了，她把脸移开，不让恩佐看见。 乔治觉得有人要掐他的脖子。 “快点!”军官尖叫道。 于是他们离开了马可，几秒钟后乔治一转身，马可就不见了。 军官领着他们穿过一群人来到船边，一艘救生艇就挂在船边。 船上挤满了人，除了站在两端的两个水手外，都是妇女和儿童。 一个军官把菲比扶过栏杆，然后一个水手伸手把她拉上了船。 乔治扶着恩佐，恩佐倒在菲比旁边。 黛西阿姨穿着裙子好不容易才爬过来，但乔治拉着她的手，她终于爬过去了。 现在轮到乔治了。当他跨过栏杆时，有人粗暴地把他拉了回来。

"No more room," the officer said. "Women and children only. Lower away!" he called. "No!" called Aunt Daisy, standing up in the boat. "He's only ten years old! Wait!" The lifeboat rocked and almost tipped over. Ladies shrieked. "You will drown us all!" a woman shouted. "Sit down or I'll throw you over!" the sailor said. And now Phoebe was screaming too. Enzo howled. George was too shocked to move. Phoebe leaped up and grabbed hold of one of the ropes. She was trying to climb out of the lifeboat, back to George. He gasped as her hand slipped and she dangled over the sea. A sailor grabbed her around the waist and threw her into the boat. And then the boat slid down on its ropes and splashed into the water. Aunt Daisy and Phoebe were shouting up at him as the sailors rowed the boat away. George stood there at the rail, watching, his entire body shaking.

“没有地方了，”警官说。 “仅限妇女和儿童。放下来!”他喊道。 “不!”黛西阿姨站在船上喊道。 “他才十岁!”等等!”救生艇摇晃着，几乎倾覆了。 女士们尖叫起来。“你会把我们都淹死的!”一个女人喊道。 “坐下，不然我把你扔下去!”水手说。 现在菲比也在尖叫。 恩佐嚎叫起来。乔治吓得动弹不得。 菲比跳起来，抓住一根绳子。 她试图爬出救生艇，回到乔治身边。 看到她的手滑了，她在海面上晃来晃去，他倒吸了一口气。 一个水手抓住她的腰，把她扔进了船上。 然后，小船顺着绳子滑了下来，溅进了水里。 水手们把船划走时，黛西姨妈和菲比冲着他大喊大叫。 乔治站在栏杆旁看着，整个身体都在颤抖。