Chapter 1

I SURVIVED THE NAZI INVASION, 1944

我在1944年纳粹入侵中幸存下来

CHAPTER 1 AUGUST 10, 1944 LODA FOREST EASTERN POLAND All across Europe, Jewish people were being hunted. Millions were already dead. But eleven-year-old Max Rosen was determined to stay alive. Max thought that he and his little sister, Zena, would be safe in this forest. But now they were caught in a massive bombing attack.

第一章1944年8月10日波兰东部洛达森林整个欧洲都在追捕犹太人。 数百万人已经死亡。 但11岁的马克斯·罗森决心要活下去。 马克斯认为他和他的小妹妹泽娜在这片森林里会很安全。 但现在他们陷入了大规模的轰炸。

German planes roared through the sky, dropping 1,000-pound bombs that fell with shattering explosions. Kaboom! Enormous trees became flaming torches. Sparks showered down like burning snowflakes. Twisted metal and razor-sharp shards of wood blew up all around them. And this was only the beginning. Soon, soldiers with machine guns would stampede through the forest, hunting for people who had survived the explosions and fires. Anyone they caught would be shot on the spot. Max gripped Zena's hand and they ran for their lives. Their only hope was a nearby swamp. They could hide in the mud and slime, with the snakes and the snapping turtles and the razor-sharp grass. But then came the biggest explosion of all. KABOOM!

德国飞机呼啸着飞过天空，扔下1000磅重的炸弹，伴随着震耳欲聋的爆炸声。 大爆炸!巨大的树木变成了燃烧的火炬。 火星像燃烧的雪花一样纷飞。 扭曲的金属和锋利的木头碎片在他们周围爆炸。 而这仅仅是个开始。 很快，拿着机关枪的士兵就会在森林里窜来窜去，搜寻那些在爆炸和火灾中幸存下来的人。 他们抓到的任何人都会被当场枪毙。 马克斯抓住泽娜的手，两人逃命。 他们唯一的希望是附近的沼泽地。 他们可以躲在泥泞和黏液里，和蛇、鳄龟和锋利的草在一起。 但随后发生了最大的爆炸。 大爆炸!

The force ripped Max away from Zena, and sent him flying through the air. His body twisted and turned. His mind swirled with terror. Smack! He landed in a ditch. He lay there, dazed. Was he still alive? But then there was a thundering crack above. Max looked up just in time to see a massive flaming tree crashing down on top of him.

这股力量把马克斯从泽娜身边扯开，把他抛向空中。 他的身体扭来扭去。 他的脑子里充满了恐惧。 打!他落在沟里。 他躺在那里，头昏眼花。他还活着吗? 但就在这时，天上响起了雷鸣般的爆裂声。 马克斯抬头一看，正好看见一棵巨大的燃烧着的树在他头顶上轰然倒下。