Chapter 1

I SURVIVED THE WELLINGTON AVALANCHE, 1910

我在1910年的惠灵顿雪崩中幸存下来

CHAPTER 1 TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1910 1:40 A.M. WELLINGTON, WASHINGTON RRRRRRRoooooooar! The earsplitting explosion shook the ground. Eleven-year-old Janie Pryor swung her head around and stared in horror. The mountain above

第一章1910年3月1日星期二凌晨1:40 惠灵顿，华盛顿rrrrrrooooooooar ！震耳欲聋的爆炸声震动了大地。 11岁的珍妮·普莱尔（Janie Pryor）转过头，惊恐地盯着。 上面的山

her seemed to have shattered apart. A massive wave of icy snow was crashing down. An avalanche! For the past six days, Janie had been stuck in this stormy wilderness. A fierce blizzard had stopped the train she'd been riding, trapping her and dozens of others. Day after day snow gushed from the sky. Icy winds howled. The snow blocked the tracks and practically buried the train. It covered the mountain until even the trees disappeared. And now Janie was standing outside in the night. Before her eyes, snow had broken loose from the side of the mountain. The thick, white blanket had turned into a churning wave. It sped down the mountain, destroying everything in its path. Crash! Trees shattered to bits. Boom! Boulders broke loose from the Earth.

她的身体似乎已经崩溃了。 一股巨大的冰天雪地轰然而下。 雪崩!在过去的六天里，珍妮被困在这狂风暴雨的荒野里。 一场猛烈的暴风雪让她乘坐的火车停了下来，把她和其他几十人困在了火车里。 雪日复一日地从天空中涌出。 寒风呼啸。雪堵塞了轨道，几乎把火车给埋了。 它覆盖了整座山，直到连树木都消失了。 现在珍妮站在外面的夜里。 在她眼前，雪已经从山的一边散了下来。 厚厚的白色毯子变成了翻腾的波浪。 它从山上疾驰而下，摧毁了沿途的一切。 崩溃!树木被撞得粉碎。 繁荣!巨石从地球上崩落。

With every second the killer wave grew bigger, heavier, deadlier, the snow mixing with wood and rocks and great hunks of dirt. Faster and faster it moved. It was heading right for Janie — and the train with men, women, and children inside. They were all fast asleep. They had no idea what was coming. "Wake up!" Janie screamed. "Avalanche!" But the avalanche drowned out her cries. She took off, running for her life, as the wave of snow thundered after her. Its icy breath huffed behind her. Its frozen jaws snapped at her heels. And suddenly the ground beneath her feet was snatched away. Snow and ice rose up around Janie — and swallowed her whole. She was part of the wave now, and so was the train. The avalanche had grabbed the cars from the tracks, hurled them into the air like toys. Janie could hear the horrific sounds of the train being torn to shreds. Wood crunching and snapping.

随着时间的推移，致命的海浪越来越大，越来越重，越来越致命，雪与木头、岩石和大块的泥土混合在一起。 它移动得越来越快。 火车正朝着珍妮驶去——火车里有男人、女人和孩子。 他们都睡得很熟。 他们不知道接下来会发生什么。 “醒来!”珍妮尖叫。 “崩!”但是雪崩淹没了她的哭声。 她起飞了，逃命，雪波在她身后轰鸣。 它冰冷的气息在她身后呼哧呼哧地吹着。 它冰冷的下颚咬住了她的脚跟。 突然间，她脚下的土地被夺走了。 雪和冰在珍妮周围升起——把她整个吞没了。 她现在是波浪的一部分，火车也是。 雪崩把汽车从铁轨上卷了下来，把它们像玩具一样抛向空中。 珍妮能听到火车被撕成碎片的可怕声音。 木头嘎吱作响。

Metal screeching. A steam engine hissing like a giant snake. And people … crying out in terror. Janie's body twisted and spun. Snow lashed at her face and jammed up her nose. She was afraid she'd be torn apart. Until the wave suddenly stopped. Janie had no idea if she was alive or dead. She couldn't move. She couldn't see or hear. She couldn't breathe. It seemed that she — and the world — had disappeared.

金属尖叫。蒸汽机发出像巨蛇一样的嘶嘶声。 人们在恐惧中尖叫。 珍妮的身体不停地旋转。 雪拍打着她的脸，堵住了她的鼻子。 她害怕自己会被撕成碎片。 直到波浪突然停止。 珍妮不知道她是死是活。 她动不了。她看不见也听不见。 她无法呼吸。她和整个世界似乎都消失了。