Chapter 1

I SURVIVED THE ATTACK OF THE GRIZZLIES, 1967

1967年，我从灰熊的袭击中幸存下来

CHAPTER 1 TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1967 GRANITE PARK, GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, MONTANA AROUND 9:30 P.M. Grrrrawrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! The enormous grizzly roared with rage. Its dripping jaws were open wide. Its dagger-claws

1967年8月8日，星期二，蒙大拿，花岗岩公园，冰川国家公园，晚上9:30左右 Grrrrawrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr !那头巨大的灰熊怒吼着。 它那滴水的嘴巴张得大大的。 其dagger-claws

gleamed. And Melody Vega was running for her life. Mel had no doubt that this bear wanted to kill her. Just moments before, Mel had been sitting in the peaceful darkness, surrounded by the magical wilderness of Glacier National Park. Owls hooted. Night bugs shimmered. But then there were new sounds. Sounds that made Mel's blood turn to ice. Massive paws crunching across the ground. Wet, wheezing breaths. Low, thundering growls. Mel looked into the distance. And there it was, the grizzly. Its silver-brown fur glittered in the moonlight. Mel's body filled with panic. And before she could stop herself, she was running as fast as she could. Within seconds the bear was after her, its paws crashing against the ground. Mel's heart pounded with terror as she sprinted toward a pine tree. It was small and thin. But it

还闪着兴奋的光芒。梅洛迪·维加在逃命。 梅尔毫不怀疑这只熊想杀了她。 就在几分钟前，梅尔还坐在宁静的黑暗中，周围是冰川国家公园神奇的荒野。 猫头鹰高鸣。夜虫在闪烁。 但后来又有了新的声音。 那些声音让梅尔的血液都凝固了。 巨大的爪子在地上嘎吱作响。 潮湿、喘息的呼吸。低沉、雷鸣般的咆哮。 梅尔望着远处。 它就在那里，灰熊。 它银褐色的皮毛在月光下闪闪发光。 梅尔的身体充满了恐慌。 她还没来得及停下来，就以最快的速度跑了起来。 几秒钟后，熊追上了她，爪子撞在地上。 梅尔冲向一棵松树时，她的心吓得怦怦直跳。 它又小又薄。但它

was her only hope for staying alive. She prayed that this grizzly didn't climb trees. The bear was just one leap away when Mel launched herself into the tree. She gripped a low branch, kicked her legs up, and swung them around. But before she could start climbing, the bear was standing on its hind legs. It swiped at Mel with a giant paw, and the claws tore through the flesh of her leg. Somehow Mel ignored the searing pain, the dripping blood. She clutched the branches with her trembling hands, pulling herself up higher and higher, out of the bear's stabbing reach. But the grizzly didn't give up. It pounded the tree trunk, ripped away branches, and bellowed with fury. Graaaaaawrrrrr! The spindly tree shook, as though it was as terrified as Mel. And then, crack. The branch in Mel's hands broke off. She tipped back. Time

是她活下去的唯一希望。 她祈祷这只灰熊不要爬树。 当梅尔跳上树时，熊离她只有一跳之遥。 她抓住一根低矮的树枝，把腿翘起来，晃来晃去。 但在她开始攀爬之前，熊已经用后腿站起来了。 它用一只巨大的爪子向梅尔扑来，爪子撕破了她腿上的肉。 不知怎的，梅尔忽略了灼痛和滴血。 她用颤抖的双手抓住树枝，把自己拉得越来越高，摆脱了熊的刺痛。 但是灰熊并没有放弃。 它敲打着树干，扯断树枝，愤怒地咆哮着。 Graaaaaawrrrrr !那棵细长的树摇晃着，好像它和梅尔一样害怕。 然后，啪的一声。梅尔手里的树枝断了。 她向后一仰。时间

seemed to slow as she tumbled through the air, twisting and turning, and screaming for help. Down, down, down she fell. Mel braced herself for the crushing jaws and ripping claws. No grizzly had ever killed a human in Glacier National Park. Until tonight.

她在空中翻滚着，扭动着，旋转着，尖叫着求救，似乎减速了。 她往下，往下，往下摔。 梅尔做好了准备，准备迎接咬碎的下巴和撕扯的爪子。 在冰川国家公园，从来没有灰熊杀死过人类。 直到今晚。