Chapter 10

chapter ten The sprawling structure in front of me leaves me speechless. At least, I hope it's the sprawling structure that has me speechless and I didn't swallow my tongue during our not-nearly-as-fun-as-it-sounds reverse waterfall ride. "Welcome to Port Teekay," Globlet says. Quint sits up, eyes bright. "Now, this," he says, "looks like the place to find someone who knows where

我面前那杂乱无章的建筑让我无语。 至少，我希望是这个庞大的结构让我说不出话来，在我们听起来不那么有趣的反向瀑布之旅中，我没有咽下舌头。 “欢迎来到提凯港，”Globlet说。 昆特坐起来，眼睛明亮。 “现在，”他说，“这里看起来像是找一个知道在哪里的人的地方

the Hidden City is." "Even better," Globlet says. "We can grab a taxi that will take us there!" She elbows me. "See, Jack? And you were being a big ol' worrywart." I nod, breathing a massive sigh of relief. Quint was right—he said it would all work out, and it seems like maybe it will. If we find someone who will take us to the Hidden City, then we could get answers from Shuggoth and be heading back to our dimension in time for dessert. Corpsey carries us beneath arcing bridges that look like long tongues, bending and twisting at impossible angles. A bird-monster as big as a jumbo jet swoops over us, carrying a creature-packed gondola, settling in for a soft landing. Smaller airships rise from behind the port's walls, jetting off, headed to who knows where. I count a dozen more watervaults, all of them spitting ships out into the wide harbor. Port Teekay is like an airport as imagined by someone with a 109-degree fever, and Quint is loving it. "Jack," he says, tapping my arm excitedly, his eyes as wide as Frisbees. "We are in... another dimension!"

隐秘之城就是。”“甚至更好，”Globlet说。 “我们可以叫辆出租车带我们去那里！”她肘击我。 “看,杰克?而你就是个杞人忧天的家伙。” 我点点头，松了一口气。 昆特是对的，他说一切都会解决的，现在看来也许会。 如果我们能找到能带我们去隐秘之城的人，我们就能从舒哥特那里得到答案然后及时赶回我们的次元吃甜点。 Corpsey带领我们从看起来像长舌头的拱形桥梁下走过，这些桥梁以不可能的角度弯曲和扭曲。 一只像大型喷气式飞机一样大的鸟怪从我们头顶飞过，带着一个装满生物的贡多拉，准备软着陆。 更小的飞艇从港口的墙后升起，喷射着，飞向谁也不知道的地方。 我数了数，还有十几个水坑，它们都把船只吐到宽阔的港口里。 蒂凯港就像一个发烧到华氏109度的人想象中的机场，昆特很喜欢它。 “杰克，”他说，兴奋地轻拍着我的手臂，眼睛睁得像飞盘。 “我们在……另一个维度!”

We are other dimensional explorers on a brave quest, a best-buddy duo. Well, best-buddy Doo. Sorry jack, I'm struggling to wrap my head around Quint's new supercharged, super-enthusiastic explorer attitude. He continues to show zero fear or concern about any of this. And—despite my infinity fear and concern about all of this—his excitement is starting to rub off on me... "You're totally right," I say, grinning. "Dude, no human has ever done anything like this before."

我们是勇敢探索的异次元探索者，最好的搭档。 好吧，好朋友杜。不好意思，杰克，我正在努力去理解昆特新的，超级热情的探险家态度。 他继续对这一切表现出零恐惧或零担心。 尽管我对这一切感到无限的恐惧和担忧，但他的兴奋已经开始影响到我…… “你说得完全对，”我笑着说。 “伙计，从来没有人做过这样的事。”

"We're like Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin," Quint says. "And the other guy," I add. "Was it Tom Hanks? I think it was Tom Hanks." "The other guy wishes he was Tom Hanks," Globlet says. "And don't get me started on Neil Armstrong. He's the guy that was, like, super proud just 'cause he took one small step, right? We've taken a ton of small steps, and you don't see me yakkin' about it." Quint ignores us. He's too busy looking around, taking it all in. "What a startling variety of vessels!" he says. The churning liquid carries a jaw-dropping array of boats and rafts and ship-creatures. We're the only ones riding atop a dead monster. But hey, maybe that's a good thing? I mean, we gotta look pretty intimidating right now. All those times I showed up for the first day at some new school? If I had arrived on a dead monster, I probably would have gotten pushed around a lot less...

“我们就像尼尔·阿姆斯特朗和巴兹·奥尔德林，”昆特说。 “还有另一个人，”我补充道。 “是汤姆·汉克斯吗？”我想是汤姆·汉克斯。” “另一个人希望他是汤姆·汉克斯，”Globlet说。 “别让我提起尼尔·阿姆斯特朗。 他是那种因为自己迈出了一小步就超级自豪的人，对吧？ 我们已经采取了大量的小步骤，你不会看到我对此喋喋不休。” 昆特无视我们。他忙着环顾四周，把一切都记在心里。 他说：“种类多得令人吃惊啊！” 翻腾的液体携带着令人瞠目结舌的船只、木筏和船上的生物。 我们是唯一骑在死怪物身上的人。 但是，嘿，也许这是件好事？ 我是说，我们现在得看起来很吓人。 每次我去新学校的第一天？ 如果我带着一只死去的怪物到达，我可能就不会那么容易被人摆布了……

But as the boats all begin to converge, nearing the dock, I see a lot of creatures eyeing us, and none of them look particularly intimated by our craft. Guess I had that one wrong. "We're drawing a lot of attention here, guys," I say. "And with Wracksaw chasing us, we need attention like we need a hole in the head."

但是，当所有的小艇都开始向码头靠拢的时候，我看见许多动物在注视着我们，但没有一个象是特别害怕我们的船。 我想我说错了。 “伙计们，我们在这里吸引了很多注意力，”我说。 “在锯鬼追我们的情况下，我们需要关注，就像我们需要在头上开个洞一样。”

Our attempt at docking only draws more attention. The other vessels slow, gently dropping anchor. But not us! Our leaky corpse-raft plows straight into the dock with all the subtlety and grace of a rhinoceros diving into a pool. We're flung forward, toppling hard onto the ground. I throw a quick glance at Corpsey, half on the dock, half-submerged. We need to get going, fast, and not draw any more attention. Unfortunately, Quint slips on corpse goo, falls, stands, then falls again. "WHO LEFT THAT THERE!"

我们对接的尝试只会引来更多关注。 其他船只慢慢地，轻轻地下锚。 但不是我们！我们那艘漏水的尸筏径直驶进了码头，就像一头犀牛跳进了池塘。 我们被甩向前方，重重地摔倒在地。 我飞快地瞥了一眼科普西，他一半在码头上，一半在水里。 我们得走了，快点，别再引人注意了。 不幸的是，昆特在尸体黏液上滑倒，摔倒，站起来，然后再次摔倒。 “谁把它留在那儿的！”