Chapter 9

CHAPTER 9 Max dove into the dirt, pulling Zena down with him just as the forest seemed to erupt into flames. Kaboom! Kaboom! Kaboom! Branches flew through the air like fiery torches. Sparks rained down on them, burning through their clothes and sizzling against their skin. Max lay there, frozen with fear, holding Zena as tightly as he could. "Max!" she gasped. "You're crushing me! I can't breathe!"

马克斯一头扎进泥土里，拉着泽娜一起倒在地上，这时整个森林似乎燃起了大火。 大爆炸!大爆炸!大爆炸!树枝像火把一样在空中飞舞。 火花如雨点般落在他们身上，烧穿了他们的衣服，在他们的皮肤上发出咝咝的响声。 马克斯躺在那里，吓得僵住了，紧紧地抱着泽娜。 “麦克斯!”她喘着气说。“你快把我压垮了!”我不能呼吸了!”

He loosened his grip, but not by much. The smoke stung his eyes and burned his lungs. The worst was the noise, the roaring of the planes, the whistling of the falling bombs, and then the thundering, bone-rattling explosions. Max could just barely see the planes through the cover of the trees. But from the sound he could tell they were Junkers, the Nazis' most feared bombers. Max had seen them in the weeks after the invasion, streaking over Esties, low enough that he could see their pilots' piercing eyes. Papa told him they were the fastest bombers in the Nazi fleet, with six machine guns. Each plane could carry thousands of pounds of bombs. "We can't stay here!" Martin said. "We need to leave the forest!" "No!" Lev said. "That's what they want us to do. I'm sure the Nazis have the forest surrounded now. They're trying to flush us out so they can capture us as we try to escape."

他松开了手，但没有松开多少。 烟刺痛了他的眼睛，灼伤了他的肺。 最糟糕的是噪音，飞机的轰鸣声，炸弹的呼啸声，然后是雷鸣般的爆炸声。 透过树木的掩护，麦克斯只能勉强看见飞机。 但从声音上他可以分辨出他们是容克，纳粹最可怕的轰炸机。 在入侵后的几个星期里，马克斯看到他们在埃斯蒂斯上空裸奔，低到可以看到飞行员锐利的眼睛。 爸爸告诉他，他们是纳粹舰队中速度最快的轰炸机，有六挺机枪。 每架飞机可携带数千磅炸弹。 “我们不能呆在这里!”马丁说。 “我们得离开森林!”“不!”列弗说。 “这就是他们想让我们做的。 我相信纳粹现在已经把森林包围了。 他们想把我们赶出去，这样他们就能在我们逃跑的时候抓住我们。”

"You're right," Aunt Hannah said. "First they will drop bombs. And then they will send in troops." So this was just the beginning. "We need to get to the swamp," Lev said. "We can hide in the grass. And then to the camp." "What if they bomb the island, too?" Martin asked. The question hung in the air, and Lev had no answer. But Aunt Hannah spoke up, her eyes flashing. "The Nazis have no idea that island even exists," she insisted. "The camp will be safe. And we will get there." As usual, there was not a hint of doubt in her words. "Of course," Lev said. "Let's go!" They started running toward the swamp, but Zena's cut-open boot made it hard for her to keep up. So Martin grabbed her arms and hoisted her up onto his back. She held on tight as he sprinted in

“你说得对，”汉娜姨妈说。 “首先他们会投下炸弹。 然后他们就会派兵。” 这仅仅是个开始。 “我们得去沼泽地，”列夫说。 “我们可以躲在草丛里。 然后去营地。”“如果他们也轰炸了这个岛呢?”马丁问道。 这个问题悬在空中，列夫没有答案。 但是汉娜姨妈说话了，她的眼睛闪闪发光。 “纳粹根本不知道那个岛的存在，”她坚持说。 “营地会很安全。我们会实现的。” 像往常一样，她的话里没有一丝怀疑。 “当然，”列夫说。“我们走吧!”他们开始向沼泽跑去，但泽娜的破靴让她很难跟上。 于是马丁抓住她的胳膊，把她背到背上。 他冲进来时，她紧紧抓住他

the lead. Max followed at his heels, keeping his head low. The bombs kept falling, shaking the ground, sending needles of wood flying through the sky. They sliced right through their clothes. One hit Max on the face, barely an inch from his eye. But then Max could see the swamp. It was enormous, an endless sea of brown, soupy water. It was choked with grass and twisting trees. Max tried not to think of the slimy, poisonous creatures that lived there. But anything was better than bombs. Martin put Zena down, and she grabbed Max's hand. Martin started to wade into the swamp. But seconds later, a plane swooped low over the trees. Kaboom! An invisible hand seemed to grab Max and hurl him into the air. Suddenly he was flying backward, his body twisting and turning. Until smack, he landed in a ditch.

领先。马克斯低着头跟在他后面。 炸弹不停地落下来，震动着地面，木针在天空中飞舞。 他们把他们的衣服切开了。 一枪打中了麦克斯的脸，离他的眼睛只有一英寸。 但这时马克斯看到了沼泽。 它很大，是一片无边无际的褐色浑浊海水的海洋。 那里长满了草和扭曲的树木。 马克斯尽量不去想那些生活在那里的黏糊糊的、有毒的生物。 但任何东西都比炸弹好。 马丁放下泽娜，她抓住马克斯的手。 马丁开始涉水进入沼泽。 但几秒钟后，一架飞机低空掠过树林。 大爆炸!一只看不见的手似乎抓住了马克斯，把他抛向空中。 突然，他向后飞了起来，身体扭动着。 直到砰的一声，他掉进了沟里。

He sat there, stunned and dazed. Was he alive? He moved his arms and legs, blinked his eyes, and cleared his mind. Amazingly, he was not hurt. But then he heard a cracking sound. He looked up just in time to see a flaming tree crashing down on top of him.

他坐在那里，目瞪口呆。 他还活着吗?他动了动胳膊和腿，眨了眨眼睛，清空了脑子。 令人惊讶的是，他没有受伤。 就在这时，他听到了一声爆裂声。 他抬头一看，正好看见一棵燃烧的树倒在他的头顶上。