Chapter 1

I SURVIVED THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, 1776

我在1776年美国革命中幸存了下来

CHAPTER 1 AUGUST 29, 1776 BROOKLYN, NEW YORK Nathaniel Fox was too young to be fighting in the Revolutionary War. He was only eleven years old. But here he was on a blood-soaked battlefield in Brooklyn, New York. Thousands of British soldiers were on the attack. And Nate was sure that he was about to die.

第一章1776年8月29日纽约布鲁克林纳撒尼尔·福克斯还太小，不能参加独立战争。 他只有11岁。 但现在他在纽约布鲁克林一个血淋淋的战场上。 成千上万的英国士兵发起了进攻。 内特确信他快死了。

Gunfire crackled through the air. KI-crack! Cannon blasts shook the ground. Kaboom! Already one of Nate's friends was lying dead in the dirt, shot through the heart. And now Nate was running for his life. He tore through the thick forest, dodging trees and stumbling over rocks. His mind swirled with fear. Blood pounded in his ears. And then came an even more terrifying sound: heavy footsteps right behind him. Nate whipped his head around in panic. Over his shoulder, he saw an enormous soldier chasing after him. The man's musket was aimed at Nate's back. Attached to the gun's tip was a killing sword — a bayonet. Nate ran faster, desperate to escape. But he could hear the man's pounding steps, and his grunting breaths. "I'm not a soldier!" Nate wanted to scream. But it was too late. The man was closing in.

枪声在空中噼啪作响。 KI-crack !炮声震动大地。 大爆炸!内特的一个朋友已经躺在泥土里，心脏中枪身亡。 现在内特在逃命。 他穿过茂密的森林，躲避树木，被岩石绊倒。 他的心因恐惧而旋转。 他的耳朵里热血沸腾。 接着传来了更可怕的声音:沉重的脚步声就在他身后。 内特惊慌地摇着头。 在他的肩膀后面，他看到一个高大的士兵在追他。 那人的火枪对准了内特的后背。 枪尖上有一把杀人的剑——刺刀。 内特跑得更快，不顾一切地想逃跑。 但他能听到那人沉重的脚步声和咕噜咕噜的呼吸声。 “我不是士兵!”内特想尖叫。 但为时已晚。那人逼近了。

Closer, closer, closer. Nate braced himself for the killing stab. He was sure this was the end. And then came an ear-shattering blast. Boom! Nate saw flames. A blinding light. And then the world went black.

更近，更近，更近。内特准备好迎接那致命一刀。 他确信这就是结局。 接着是震耳欲聋的爆炸声。 繁荣!内特看到了火焰。耀眼的光芒。 然后世界变黑了。