Chapter 9

CHAPTER 9 As Danny hurried past his house, he barely recognized his new neighborhood. Cars sped by. People were running through the streets, shouting. A truck rumbled past with a man hanging out the passenger window. He was yelling through a bullhorn. "All military personnel! Report to your posts! We are under attack! We are under attack! This is not a drill! America is under attack by Japan!"

丹尼匆匆经过他的房子时，几乎认不出他的新邻居了。 汽车疾驰而过。人们在街上跑着，喊着。 一辆卡车隆隆驶过，一个男人从副驾驶窗口探出头来。 他在通过扩音器大喊大叫。 “所有军人!”到你的岗位报到!我们受到攻击了!我们受到攻击了!这不是演习!美国遭到了日本的攻击!”

Military men were rushing out of their front doors, buttoning their uniform shirts as they ran, calling out good-byes to their wives and children. "Take the kids up to the cane fields!" one yelled. "Hide if you have to! I'll find you when this is over!" Some of the ladies stood in the doorways and cried. Danny ran across the street to the beach. Through a curtain of smoke across the harbor, Danny could see the planes pummeling the battleships, flying low, firing their guns, and then circling back for another attack. The noises pounded in Danny's ears. Boom. Boom. Boom. BOOM! Rat, tat, tat, tat. Keeeee POW! Where was Ma? Was she safe in the hospital, or were the Japanese trying to blow that up too? How would he get to her? Tears came into Danny's eyes. And then suddenly something appeared through the smoke. One of the planes had peeled

军人们从他们的前门冲出来，一边跑一边扣上制服衬衫的扣子，向他们的妻子和孩子道别。 “把孩子们带到甘蔗地里去!”一个人喊道。 “有必要就躲起来!”这一切结束后我会找到你的!”有些女士站在门口哭了起来。 丹尼穿过街道跑到海滩上。 透过海港上空的烟雾，丹尼可以看到飞机向战舰猛烈攻击，低空飞行，射击，然后盘旋着准备再次攻击。 噪音在丹尼的耳朵里轰鸣。 繁荣。繁荣。繁荣。繁荣!老鼠，那，那，那。 Keeeee战俘!妈妈在哪里?她在医院里安全吗，还是日本人也想把医院炸了? 他怎么能找到她?泪水涌上了丹尼的眼睛。 突然，有什么东西从烟雾中出现了。 其中一架飞机已经起飞

away and was heading his way. Danny expected it to loop around and head back to the harbor. But it was coming toward the beach. Straight for Danny. Danny stood there, frozen by fear. He watched as the plane got closer and closer, until he could see the pilot. The man looked very young. He had a white rag tied around his head. He wore goggles. His plane had big red circles on both sides. Danny remembered Mrs. Mills's classroom. She had pictures of all the flags of the world lined up. Japan's was a white flag with a red ball in the middle. The red ball was supposed to be the rising sun, Mrs. Mills said. But now all Danny could think of was a ball of fire.

他走了，朝他的方向走去。 丹尼以为它会绕一圈飞回港口。 但它正朝海滩游来。 直奔丹尼。丹尼站在那里，吓呆了。 他看着飞机越来越近，直到他看见了飞行员。 那个人看起来很年轻。 他的头上系着一块白色的破布。 他戴着护目镜。他的飞机两边都有红色的大圆圈。 丹尼想起了米尔斯夫人的教室。 她有世界各国国旗排成一排的照片。 日本的国旗是一面白旗，中间有一个红球。 米尔斯说，红色的球应该是冉冉升起的太阳。 但现在丹尼能想到的只有一个火球。

There was a terrible roaring sound. Rat, tat, tat, tat. Rat tat tat tat. Sand flew up all around Danny. Machine-gun fire! Why was the pilot shooting at Danny? Danny ran across the sand. But there was nowhere to hide.

一阵可怕的咆哮声。 老鼠，那，那，那。老鼠，老鼠，老鼠。 沙子在丹尼周围飞了起来。 机关枪火!飞行员为什么要朝丹尼开枪? 丹尼跑过沙滩。 但是已经无处可藏了。

The roar of the plane got louder as Danny ran. Rat, tat, tat, tat. Rat tat tat tat. Behind him, there was an explosion so enormous that the ground beneath Danny seemed to rise up. His head smashed against the sand. And then he couldn't see anything at all.

随着丹尼的奔跑，飞机的轰鸣声越来越大。 老鼠，那，那，那。老鼠，老鼠，老鼠。 在他身后，发生了一场巨大的爆炸，丹尼脚下的地面似乎都要隆起了。 他的头撞在沙滩上。 然后他什么也看不见了。