Chapter 5

CHAPTER 5 Mel leaped away as the claws whooshed through the air, missing Kevin's cheek by inches. A shard of glass shot into Mel's arm. But she barely noticed the pain. Her eyes were glued to the grizzly's paw. The bear was reaching through the hole in the door, swiping at the air with its pointed white claws. Each claw was at least three inches long.

梅尔跳开了，爪子在空中呼啸而过，离凯文的脸颊只有几英寸。 一块玻璃碎片射进了梅尔的手臂。 但她几乎没有注意到疼痛。 她目不转睛地盯着灰熊的爪子。 那只熊正从门洞里伸出手来，用它白色的尖爪在空中乱抓。 每个爪子至少有三英寸长。

Mel tried not to think of what those claws would do to her flesh. Or to Kevin's. As if that wasn't horrifying enough, the grizzly thrust its head through the window. Kevin shrieked and Mel stumbled back. The bear started bashing its paws against the old, rattling door. Its dripping-wet jaws snapped open and closed. A cloud of the bear's steaming breath rushed up Mel's nose. She gagged. It smelled like rotting meat and vomit. Pops grabbed hold of Mel's arm and pulled her back.

梅尔尽量不去想那些爪子会对她的肉造成什么伤害。 或者去凯文家。似乎这还不够恐怖，灰熊把头伸进了窗户。 凯文尖叫起来，梅尔踉跄着往回走。 熊开始用爪子猛击那扇嘎嘎作响的旧门。 它那湿漉漉的下颚啪地一开一合。 一股熊的热气冲进梅尔的鼻子。 她作呕。闻起来像腐肉和呕吐物。 老爷子抓住梅尔的胳膊，把她拉了回来。

"Go away!" he shouted at the grizzly. Mel had never heard her grandfather scream so loudly. And somehow it worked. The bear pulled its head out of the door. There was a moment of silence. But then, BAM! The entire cabin shook as the bear threw its body against the door. Bam! Bam! Bam!

“走开！”他对灰熊喊道。 梅尔从来没听过祖父尖叫得这么大声。 不知怎么的，它成功了。熊把它的头从门里伸出来。 大家沉默了一会儿。 但是，砰！当熊把身体撞在门上时，整个小屋都震动了。 砰!砰!砰!

The wood of the door groaned and cracked. Bam! A lamp crashed to the floor. Bam! The framed picture of little-boy Pops fell to the ground. Crash! Between each slam, there was a skin-crawling scratching noise, like giant fingernails cutting across a chalkboard. The sound of the bear's claws digging into the wood. Kevin was whimpering in fear, burying his head in Mel's neck. She held him tight. What would happen if the grizzly got inside the cabin? Mel looked frantically around their small room, searching for something she could use to fight back. But it was hopeless. Even if they'd had a loaded rifle within reach, there was no guarantee bullets would stop the grizzly in time. If that grizzly got in here, they were all doomed.

门板发出吱吱的响声。 砰!一盏灯摔在地板上。 砰!小男孩老爷子的相框掉在了地上。 崩溃!在每一次猛击之间，都有一种挠皮肤的声音，就像巨大的指甲划过黑板一样。 熊的爪子在树林里挖洞的声音。 凯文害怕得呜咽着，把头埋在梅尔的脖子里。 她紧紧地抱着他。如果灰熊进入小屋会发生什么？ 梅尔疯狂地环顾着他们的小房间，寻找可以用来反击的东西。 但这是没有希望的。即使他们手边有一支上膛的步枪，也不能保证子弹能及时阻止灰熊。 如果灰熊进来了，他们都完蛋了。

Suddenly, Pops snatched up their dinner bell from the table. It was big and made of brass. He shook it hard, right in front of the broken window. Clang! Clang! Clang! The sound was deafening. Kevin put his hands over his ears. They stood there for one second, two seconds, five seconds, waiting for another bam on the door. But the sound never came. Mel held her breath. Pops stood frozen, still holding the bell high in the air. A minute passed. Finally, Pops lowered the bell and let out a big breath. He peered through the broken window. "It's gone," he said. Mel stepped up and looked outside. Pops was right. The bear was nowhere in sight. But its deathly stink still hung in the air.

突然，老爷子从桌上抓起他们的餐铃。 它很大，是黄铜做的。 他就在那扇破窗户前使劲摇晃着。 铿锵声!铿锵声!铿锵声!那声音震耳欲聋。 凯文用手捂住耳朵。 他们在那里站了一秒钟，两秒钟，五秒钟，等待着另一次砰的一声敲门。 但是声音一直没有出现。梅尔屏住了呼吸。 老爷子站在那儿僵住了，仍然把钟高高地举在空中。 一分钟过去了。最后，老爷子放下铃，深深地吸了一口气。 他透过破窗户往外看。 “它不见了，”他说。梅尔走上前去，向外看了看。 老爷子是对的。那只熊不见了。 但空气中仍然弥漫着致命的臭味。