Chapter 15

CHAPTER 15 Nell eased the boat onto the ramp that led to the bridge. Part of the bridge was underwater, but the middle part was high enough that it had stayed dry. Nell switched off the engine. "You'll be okay here," she said. "They're bringing people to the Superdome. Someone will help you there." Barry wanted to believe her. But he knew that even before the storm hit, there had been huge

第十五章内尔慢慢地把船上了通往桥的斜坡。 桥的一部分在水下，但中间的部分足够高，所以一直保持干燥。 内尔关掉了发动机。 “你在这里会没事的，”她说。 “他们把人们带到超级圆顶体育场。 那里会有人帮你的。” 巴里想要相信她。 但他知道，甚至在风暴来袭之前，就已经发生了巨大的

crowds. And not enough food or water. What would it be like now? And besides, they wouldn't let him in with Cruz. Barry's fear started to boil up again. A man came running over. "Pardon me," he said to Nell, breathing hard. "I'm trying to find my grandmother. She's out there, all alone, up on her roof. I need to get to her, I need…" "I'll take you," Nell said. The man nodded, wiping away a tear. "Thank you," he whispered. "Thank you." Barry knew he had to get out of the boat. Nell had other people to help, like she'd helped him. Nell leaned over and put her hand under Barry's chin, lifting his face so he had to look at her. She didn't say anything for a moment. She just looked into his eyes, like she saw something there worth looking at. "You're strong," she said with no doubt in her voice. Barry didn't feel strong. His whole body shook as he got out of the boat.

人群。而且没有足够的食物和水。 现在会是什么样子? 而且，他们不让他和克鲁兹一起进去。 巴里的恐惧又开始沸腾起来。 一个男人跑过来。“对不起，”他喘着粗气对耐儿说。 “我在找我奶奶。 她在外面，一个人，在屋顶上。 我要去找她，我要……”“我带你去，”内尔说。 男人点点头，擦去眼泪。 “谢谢你。”他低声说。 “谢谢你。”巴里知道他必须离开这艘船。 内尔还有其他人需要帮助，就像她帮助过他一样。 内尔俯下身，把手放在巴里的下巴下，抬起他的脸，让他不得不看着她。 她一时什么也没说。 她只是看着他的眼睛，好像看到了值得一看的东西。 “你很坚强，”她毫不怀疑地说。 巴里觉得自己不够坚强。他下船时全身发抖。

Cruz followed him. They stood on the ramp and watched as the man pushed the boat into deeper water. He climbed in beside Nell. Nell nodded at Barry, and he suddenly had the idea he'd never see her again. She powered up her engine and the boat pulled away. As Barry watched Nell disappear, her words echoed through his mind. You're strong. You're strong. And soon it wasn't Nell's voice he was hearing in his mind. It was his own voice. I am strong. I am strong. Was he? He was scared. He was standing there crying, his legs quivering like skinny little twigs in the wind. But did that mean he wasn't strong? Barry thought about what had happened to him. How he'd been swept off the roof and carried away. How he'd grabbed hold of that tree and climbed up. How he'd held on tightly against the wind and the rain. How he'd saved Cruz. How they'd made their way through the wreckage to that tiny dry patch of roof.

克鲁兹跟着他。他们站在坡道上，看着那个人把船推到更深的水里。 他爬到内尔旁边。 内尔朝巴里点了点头，巴里突然想到他再也见不到她了。 她发动引擎，把船开走了。 巴里看着内尔消失，她的话在他脑海中回响。 你强。你强。 很快，他脑海里听到的就不是内尔的声音了。 那是他自己的声音。我很强壮。 我很强壮。是他吗?他很害怕。 他站在那里哭，他的腿像风中的细树枝一样颤抖。 但这是否意味着他不够强壮? 巴里想着发生在他身上的事。 他是怎么从屋顶上被卷走的。 他是如何抓住那棵树爬上去的。 他是如何紧紧地坚持着，抵挡着风雨。 他如何救了克鲁兹。他们是如何穿过废墟来到那一小块干涸的屋顶的。

He'd felt scared the entire time. But here he was, standing on dry ground. In one piece. He looked up, and there was his bright star. Barry's star. And right then he knew that no matter how scared he felt, he'd find his way. Or someone would find him. An hour passed, and Barry heard a familiar voice. "Barry! Barry!" And then other voices, calling his name, together, like a song. Dad reached him first. Then Mom and Cleo. Their arms wrapped around Barry. And they stood there together for a long time. The four Tuckers and Cruz, a tiny island in a huge sea.

他一直都很害怕。 但他现在站在干地上。 完好无损。他抬头一看，那颗明亮的星星就在那里。 巴里的明星。就在那时，他知道无论他有多害怕，他都会找到自己的路。 否则有人会找到他。 一个小时过去了，巴里听到了一个熟悉的声音。 “巴里!巴里!”然后其他的声音，呼唤着他的名字，一起，像一首歌。 爸爸先找到他的。然后是妈妈和Cleo。 他们搂着巴里。 他们一起站了很长时间。 塔克一家和克鲁兹一家，茫茫大海中的小岛。