Chapter 6

CHAPTER 6 8:46 A.M "What the—" Uncle Benny said. He and Lucas stood and watched as the plane tore through the sky, its engine screaming. Everyone else on the sidewalk stopped and looked up.

第六章8:46M:“什么——”本尼叔叔说。 他和卢卡斯站在那里，看着飞机呼啸着划过天空。 人行道上的其他人都停下来抬头看了看。

Lucas had never seen an airplane flying so low, except taking off or landing. He could see the plane so clearly — the engines tucked under the wings, the sun glinting off the windows. He could even read the letters on the tail: AA. American Airlines. The engines roared. That plane had to be in trouble. It was going to crash! Questions raced through Lucas's mind. Had the plane's instruments broken? Was the pilot confused? Was he sick? Once Lucas heard

除了起飞和降落，卢卡斯从来没有见过一架飞机飞得这么低。 他能清楚地看到飞机——引擎塞在机翼下，阳光从窗户上照下来。 他甚至还能读出机尾的字母:AA。 美国航空公司。引擎轰鸣着。 那架飞机一定是出了问题。 它要坠毁了!卢卡斯脑子里闪过许多问题。 飞机的仪表坏了吗? 飞行员困惑了吗?他病了吗? 一旦卢卡斯听说

about a pilot who had a heart attack in the middle of a flight. But that didn't make sense. There would be a copilot there to take over. Or maybe airplanes flew like this all the time in New York City, and Lucas just hadn't noticed before? Or no, it had to be a movie. That was it! Some action movie was being filmed over New York City. But where were the cameras? How were they filming the plane? Something was wrong. And everyone knew it. People up and down the sidewalk were stopped in their tracks, hypnotized by the sight of a jet ripping across the sky. The plane turned slightly, one wing dipping down. The engine's roar turned to a screech. It was moving faster now, and going lower and lower. It barely missed the tops of some buildings as it careened through the air. But just ahead, two buildings stood taller than the rest: the Twin Towers. The plane was heading right for one of the towers. Turn! Lucas wanted to scream. Pull up!

一个飞行员在飞行途中突发心脏病。 但这说不通。 会有一名副驾驶来接手。 或者也许在纽约，飞机一直都是这样飞行的，只是卢卡斯之前没有注意到? 或者不，它必须是一部电影。 就是这样!一部动作片正在纽约上空拍摄。 但是摄像机在哪里呢? 他们是怎么拍摄飞机的? 有点不对劲。每个人都知道。 人行道上来来往往的人都停住了脚步，被一架喷气式飞机划过天空的景象催眠了。 飞机微微转弯，一侧机翼向下倾斜。 发动机的轰鸣声变成了刺耳的声音。 它现在移动得更快了，而且越来越低。 当它在空中倾斜时，它几乎没有撞到一些建筑物的顶部。 但就在前方，两座建筑比其他建筑都要高:双子塔。 飞机正朝着其中一座塔楼飞去。 转!卢卡斯想尖叫。 拉起!

But it didn't turn. And suddenly, the plane plunged like a knife into the side of one of the buildings. For a split second, Lucas waited for the plane to reappear on the other side, to keep flying as though nothing had happened. But then, Kaboom! A gigantic fireball — orange and black — exploded out of the side of the building. Lucas jumped back in horror. All around him, people screamed. Black, fiery smoke gushed out of a huge gash in the building's side, billowing into the sky. Lucas turned away. He couldn't look anymore. He looked at Uncle Benny instead. Uncle Benny was already shouting into his phone. "Call dispatch… a plane just crashed into the World Trade Center! This is a 10-60… yes, a 10- 60!" 10-60 was the worst kind of alarm. And that's when it hit Lucas: There had to be hundreds of people trapped in that tower. And no

但它没有转。突然，飞机像一把刀一样扎进了一栋建筑的侧面。 有那么一瞬间，卢卡斯等着飞机重新出现在另一边，继续飞行，就像什么都没发生过一样。 然后，砰!一个巨大的火球——桔黄色和黑色——从建筑物的侧面爆炸了。 卢卡斯吓得往后一跳。 他周围的人都在尖叫。 黑色的、炽热的烟雾从大楼一侧的一个巨大的裂缝中喷涌而出，滚滚冲向天空。 卢卡斯转过身去。他再也看不下去了。 他看着本尼叔叔。 本尼叔叔已经对着电话大喊大叫了。 “呼叫调度中心……一架飞机刚刚撞上了世贸中心!”这是一个10-60……是的，一个10-60 !”10-60是最糟糕的警报。 就在那时，卢卡斯突然意识到:一定有数百人被困在那座塔里。 也没有

matter how dangerous it was, firefighters like Dad and Uncle Benny were going to try to save them.

不管有多危险，像爸爸和本尼叔叔这样的消防员都会去救他们。