Chapter 14

CHAPTER 14 The cold pressed down on George until it seemed to crush his bones. He huddled close to Marco, trying to keep them both warm. Marco barely moved. Some of the men sang softly. Others prayed. Some made no sounds at all. Hours went by. The sea became rougher, and every few minutes a wave splashed into the boat. George was drifting off to sleep when one of the men shouted. "It's a ship!" And sure enough, a bright light was heading toward them. "No," another man said. "It's just lightning."

第十四章寒冷压在乔治身上，似乎要压碎他的骨头。 他挤在马可身边，试图让他们俩都暖和起来。 马可几乎一动不动。有些人轻轻地唱着歌。 别人祷告。有些根本不发出声音。 几个小时过去了。海面变得更汹涌了，每隔几分钟就会有波浪溅到船上。 乔治正要迷迷糊糊地睡着时，其中一个人喊道。 “是一艘船!”果然，一道亮光正朝他们飞来。 “不，”另一个人说。“只是闪电而已。”

But the light was getting bigger. And brighter. George stared at that light, afraid that if he even blinked it would disappear, but soon he could see the outline of a gigantic ship steaming toward them. He whispered to Marco, who barely fluttered his eyes. He pulled his friend closer, rubbing his arms. "It won't be long," he whispered. "Hang on." As the sky brightened, George gaped at the scene around him. It was as if they'd fallen through a hole in the ocean and come out on the other side of the earth. There were icebergs all around them — hundreds of them, as far as George could see.

但是光越来越大了。 和光明的。乔治盯着那盏灯，担心只要他眨一下眼睛，它就会消失，但很快他就看到一艘巨轮的轮廓朝他们驶来。 他低声对马可说，马可的眼睛几乎没有眨一下。 他把朋友拉得更近了，揉搓着胳膊。 “不会太久的。”他低声说。 “稍等。”天空变亮了，乔治目瞪口呆地看着周围的景色。 就好像他们从海洋的一个洞里掉了出来，从地球的另一边出来了。 他们周围到处都是冰山——乔治所能看到的有好几百座。

They sparkled in the golden pink light. They were so beautiful, but looking at them sent a chill up George's spine. As the ship got closer, George could see that it was a passenger steamer, like the Titanic. Closer and closer it came, until George could read its name: Carpathia. There were people crowded on the deck, looking over the rail. They were yelling and shouting and waving. But one voice rose above all the others, like a siren: "PAPA! PAPA! GIORGIO!" Marco's eyes fluttered, and he smiled a little.

它们在金粉色的光线下闪闪发光。 它们是如此美丽，但看着它们，乔治感到脊背发冷。 当船靠得更近时，乔治看出那是一艘客轮，就像泰坦尼克号一样。 它越来越近了，直到乔治能读出它的名字:卡帕西亚。 甲板上挤满了人，从栏杆上往外看。 他们又喊又喊又挥手。 但是有一个声音像海妖一样，盖过了所有的声音:“爸爸!爸爸!乔治!”马可的眼睛眨了眨，微微一笑。

"Enzo," he whispered. George could see the little boy, waving frantically from Aunt Daisy's arms. Phoebe stood next to them, waving, with the sunlight glinting off her spectacles. "They're safe, Marco!" George said. "They made it!" George grabbed Marco's hand. "And so did we."

“恩佐，”他低声说。乔治看见小男孩在黛西姨妈的怀里疯狂地挥手。 菲比站在他们旁边，挥手致意，眼镜上的阳光闪闪发光。 “他们很安全，马可!”乔治说。 “他们成功了!”乔治抓住马可的手。 “我们也是。”