Chapter 13

Chapter Thirteen Cars, trucks, and bad-to-the-bone Harley Davidsons are crushed beneath Biggun's feet. Zombies moan with frustrated hunger as we speed past. Biggun is in, like, dash mode the entire journey.

汽车、卡车和破旧不堪的哈雷戴维森摩托车都被压得粉碎。 当我们快速经过时，僵尸们因饥饿而发出沮丧的呻吟。 大枪全程都处于冲刺模式。

"Look!" Quint says, pointing as we round a bend. I see the top of the Ferris wheel. And then the peak of the Thunder Coaster. I can imagine what a sight Fun Land would be, all lit up on a summer night—lights radiating for miles and miles. A beacon calling out, saying, "Laughter and good times for all—RIGHT HERE!" But there's none of that now—and that's okay. This, to me, is perfect. "I can't believe you did so much just to get us here," June says with a hint of wonder in her voice. "You're a good friend, Jack." I just shrug and force a half smile, because I'm not sure how true that is. CRUNCH! Biggun yanks the front gate away, then we all hop down. We step over the crumpled gate, and we're there, inside Fun Land. We have made it. I let out a soft long, carefree whistle... "So, what are we going to ride first?" I ask, rubbing my hands together.

“看!”昆特指着我们转弯的地方说。 我看到了摩天轮的顶端。 然后是雷霆过山车的顶峰。 我可以想象，夏日的夜晚，游乐场灯火通明，灯光绵延数英里，那将是一幅怎样的景象。 一座灯塔在呼唤，说：“欢笑与美好时光，就在这里！”但现在这些都不存在了——这没关系。 对我来说，这是完美的。“我不敢相信你做了这么多，只是为了让我们来这里，”琼的声音里带着一丝惊奇。 “你是个好朋友，杰克。” 我只是耸耸肩，勉强挤出一丝微笑，因为我不确定那有多真实。 危机!大佬把前门拉开，然后我们都跳下去。 我们跨过那扇皱巴巴的门，就到了，进入了乐园。 我们成功了。我轻轻地、悠长地吹了一声口哨…… “那么，我们先骑什么呢？”我搓着手问。

"First?" Dirk asks. "First we should probably figure out what to do with this guy." He hooks a a thumb at Biggun. Biggun answers that question himself. He's stomping toward a food stand. His hand slams through the wall and he yanks out a thick wad of cotton candy. I choke back a barf as I watch roaches crawl over the sticky pink treat. It's less than appetizing, but Biggin gulps it down and shoves his hand back in for more. "Y'know," I say. "I think he might be good here for a while...

“第一次?”德克问道。“首先，我们应该弄清楚该怎么对付这个家伙。” 他朝Biggun挥了个大拇指。 Biggun自己回答了这个问题。 他正在向一个食品摊走去。 他的手猛击墙壁，抽出一团厚厚的棉花糖。 当我看着蟑螂爬过粘稠的粉红色食物时，我呛住了呕吐物。 虽然不怎么开胃，但比金还是一口吞了下去，把手伸了回去，想要更多。 “你知道的，”我说。“我认为他可能会在这里待上一段时间……

"OKAY! NO MORE DELAYS! Let the good times roll! And bounce! Or just, y'know, flow. Whatever the good times wanna do, they can do," I say. "Jack, just one more holdup..." Quint says. ARGH! WHY ARE THERE SO MANY HOLDUPS!? It's like a bank robber convention! Quint points out that there's no electricity in the park. But Dirk quickly finds a little shack of a building with the words "ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE" on the door. Inside, Dirk yanks a series of grease-slick levers. Soon, an electrical HUMMMMMMM begins to fill the park. Fun Land is turning on: all of it coming to life, magical wonder in the air. Rides whir, lights flash, music plays, and I'm filled with a warm maple syrup feeling that's just joy.

“好吧!不要再耽搁了！让美好时光滚滚而来！和反弹!或者只是，你知道，心流。 “好时光想做什么，他们就能做什么，”我说。 “杰克，再堵一次……” 五度音说。啊!为什么有这么多的交通堵塞？ 这就像一个银行劫匪大会！昆特指出，公园里没有电。 但德克很快就找到了一间小屋，门上写着“电气维修”。 在里面，德克猛拉了一系列光滑的杠杆。 很快，一个电子嗡嗡声开始充斥整个公园。 乐园正在开启：所有的一切都活了起来，神奇的奇迹在空中。 车子呼啸着，灯光闪烁着，音乐响起，我心中充满了温暖的枫糖浆般的感觉，这就是快乐。

Guys ultimate fun has begun. We laugh and joke and tease. Each of my friends wears a smile bigger than I've seen in months. I completed my goal: I have delivered ULTIMATE FUN! Like I said, this is my first amusement park ever —but it takes me only like six minutes to announce, "I AM NOW EXTREMELY IN LOVE WITH AMUSEMENT PARKS! The guy who invented them deserves his own holiday! I mean, if the world ever gets back to normal and there actually are holidays again."

伙计们，终极乐趣开始了。 我们笑，开玩笑，开玩笑。 我的每个朋友脸上都挂着几个月来我从未见过的灿烂笑容。 我完成了我的目标：我已经交付了终极乐趣！就像我说的，这是我第一次去游乐园——但我只用了六分钟就宣布：“我现在非常喜欢游乐园！”发明它们的人应该有自己的节日！我的意思是，如果世界恢复正常，真的又有假期了。”

"The guy who invented amusement parks?" June says, jabbing me in the side. "It could have been a girl. A woman." "Yes! Of course! Duh!" I reply. "Totally smart and accurate point. Whichever woman or man or kid or dude or what invented amusement parks—they are a world hero." Each ride is more awesome than the last—except for a few where we find monsters lurking in unexpected places... Like the Paratrooper...

“那个发明游乐园的人？”琼说着，戳了戳我的侧面。 “可能是个女孩。 一个女人。”“是啊!当然!咄!”我回答道。 “非常聪明和准确的观点。 不管是女人、男人、小孩、老伙计，还是发明了游乐园的人，他们都是世界英雄。” 每次骑行都比上一次更棒，除了几次我们发现怪物潜伏在意想不到的地方…… 就像伞兵一样……