11 To the Green Building

CHAPTER 11 To the Green Building After my narrow escape, I felt more helpless than ever. Before I went underground, I was hopeful I would find my machine and return to my own time. But now I saw that the Morlocks were standing in my way. And I saw that they were more like wild animals than humans. It wouldn't be easy to get the Time Machine back.

第十一章到绿楼在我死里逃生之后，我感到前所未有的无助。 在我进入地下之前，我希望我能找到我的机器，回到我自己的时代。 但现在我看到莫洛克人挡了我的路。 我发现他们更像野生动物而不是人类。 要把时间机器弄回来可不容易。

It sounds odd, but I also began to fear the new moon. That's when the nights are darkest and the Morlocks can roam freely without any light to bother them. I didn't know what they would do under the cover of complete darkness. I realized that as I became more afraid of the black of night, I was becoming more and more like the Eloi. Something else had changed, too. Before I saw the Underworld, I thought the Eloi were like the rich people of our time. I thought they had an easy life with no worries. I imagined the Morlocks led unhappy lives and took care of the people on the surface. But I saw that it wasn't as simple as that. Yes, the Morlocks lived in the dirt and darkness of the Underworld. And, if my guess was correct, they made clothing for the Eloi and fed them. But I began to think that they served the Eloi simply because they'd done it for thousands of years. They couldn't stop any more than a bird

这听起来很奇怪，但我也开始害怕新月了。 那是夜晚最黑暗的时候，莫洛克人可以在没有任何光线干扰的情况下自由漫步。 我不知道他们在完全黑暗的掩护下会做什么。 我意识到，当我越来越害怕夜晚的黑暗时，我就越来越像埃洛伊人了。 其他一些东西也发生了变化。 在我看到冥界之前，我以为埃洛伊人就像我们这个时代的富人。 我以为他们过着无忧无虑的轻松生活。 我想象莫洛克人过着不幸福的生活，照顾着地面上的人。 但我发现事情并没有那么简单。 是的，摩洛克人生活在肮脏黑暗的冥界。 而且，如果我猜对的话，他们为埃洛伊人做衣服，喂他们吃。 但我开始认为他们为埃洛伊人服务只是因为他们已经这样做了几千年。 他们比一只鸟更无法阻止

could stop flying or a fish could stop swimming. At the same time, they had become wild animals and probably attacked the Eloi when they had a chance. After all, they were ready to attack me, and I was much bigger and stronger than an Eloi. That's why the little people were so afraid of them. Now I understood why they were so fearful of the wells. The Eloi had easy lives. They didn't have to work for food or shelter. But they had become weak and dull because they had been taken care of for thousands of years. The gentle Upperworlders couldn't do anything for themselves. They were afraid of the night and were too weak to defend themselves against the Morlocks. In some ways, they were like animals. They fled into their buildings at night, and they slept together because they were afraid. At first, I thought the Eloi were the masters of the Morlocks. Now it seemed that the Morlocks

可以停止飞行，或者鱼可以停止游泳。 与此同时，他们变成了野生动物，可能会在有机会的时候攻击埃洛伊人。 毕竟，他们已经准备好攻击我了，而我比埃洛伊人高大强壮得多。 所以小矮人才那么怕他们。 现在我明白了他们为什么那么害怕水井。 埃洛伊人过着安逸的生活。他们不需要为食物或住所而工作。 但它们已经变得虚弱和迟钝，因为它们已经被照顾了几千年。 温文尔雅的上层世界的人不能为自己做任何事。 他们害怕黑夜，而且太弱了，无法抵御莫洛克人。 在某些方面，他们就像动物。 他们晚上躲进自己的房子里，因为害怕而睡在一起。 起初，我以为爱洛伊人是莫洛克人的主人。 现在看来，莫洛克人

were the masters of the Eloi. But I was not like the Eloi. I was strong enough to fight the creatures. I was afraid—but I wouldn't let fear keep me from finding my machine. I would do what I had to do to survive in this world and return to my own time. The first thing I did was make sure I was safe while I slept. The creatures had probably crept over me at night while I lay in bed, and the thought made me shudder. So I went looking for a building that would be safe. My search was useless. The Morlocks could easily break into any building I saw. I even thought of building some sort of tree house. But after seeing one Morlock climb down the well, I guessed that they were very good climbers. So I gave up on that idea. Then I thought of the green building I'd seen on one of my hikes. Perhaps it could be my new home. So I set off with Weena at my side. As we walked, Weena happily picked flowers.

是埃洛伊人的主人。 但我不像埃洛伊人。 我足够强大，可以对抗那些生物。 我很害怕——但我不会让恐惧阻止我找到我的机器。 我会尽我所能在这个世界上生存下去，回到我自己的时代。 我做的第一件事就是确保我睡觉时的安全。 这些生物可能是在夜里我躺在床上的时候爬到我身上来的，一想到这里我就浑身发抖。 所以我去找一个安全的建筑。 我的搜索毫无用处。莫洛克人能轻易闯入我看到的任何建筑。 我甚至想过建一个树屋。 但在看到一个莫洛克人从井里爬下来之后，我猜他们是很好的攀爬者。 所以我放弃了这个想法。 然后我想到了我在一次徒步旅行中看到的绿色建筑。 也许那里可以成为我的新家。 所以我和维娜一起出发了。 我们边走边开心地摘花。

The pockets of my clothing always puzzled her, but she must have decided that they were for holding flowers because she filled them with beautiful blossoms. The green building was farther than I remembered. Also, I was moving slowly because I was walking in bare feet. I had thrown away my one shoe earlier that day. It was already sunset when we finally saw the green towers in the distance. Weena was tired and wanted to return to the safety of the white building. I pointed to the green building and tried to make her understand that we would be safer in our new home. I could tell she was worried, but she followed me, anyway. The night was clear and still. As we walked, I wondered what the Morlocks thought of my visit. Did they think I was attacking them? I looked at the ground and imagined their tunnels and caverns beneath my feet.

我衣服的口袋总是让她感到困惑，但她一定认为它们是用来装花的，因为她把美丽的花朵装满了口袋。 绿色建筑比我记忆中的要远。 而且，我走得很慢，因为我光着脚走。 那天早些时候，我扔掉了我的一只鞋。 当我们终于看到远处的绿塔时，已经是日落了。 韦娜累了，想回到安全的白色建筑里。 我指着那栋绿色的建筑，试图让她明白，我们在新家会更安全。 我看得出她很担心，但她还是跟着我。 夜色清朗而宁静。 走着走着，我不知道莫洛克人对我的来访有什么看法。 他们以为我在攻击他们吗？ 我看着地面，想象着脚下的隧道和洞穴。

Twilight turned into night. The sky became a dark blue. Stars began to appear, and the trees around us faded to black. Weena was very tired, and the darker it got, the more frightened she became. We walked into a small valley and came to a stream. I picked her up in my arms and waded across. As I carried her up the other side of valley, we passed some statues and buildings. I didn't see any Morlocks, but it was still early and the darkest part of the night lay ahead. We climbed out of the valley and came to a thick black forest. I didn't like the idea of wandering through it in the darkness. It would have been hard enough to find our way through the thick tangle of trees and bushes in the daylight. I was very tired, too, so I decided we would sleep in the open, at the top of a hill on the edge of the forest. Weena had fallen asleep in my arms, so I wrapped her in my jacket and gently put her on the grass. I sat beside her and kept watch as the

暮色变成了黑夜。 天空变成了深蓝色。 星星开始出现，我们周围的树木逐渐变黑。 薇娜很累，天越黑，她就越害怕。 我们走进一个小山谷，来到一条小溪边。 我抱起她，涉水过河。 当我抱着她爬上山谷的另一边时，我们经过了一些雕像和建筑物。 我没有看到任何莫洛克人，但时间还早，前面是黑夜中最黑暗的部分。 我们爬出山谷，来到一片茂密的黑森林。 我不喜欢在黑暗中徘徊。 在白天，在茂密的树木和灌木丛中找到路已经够困难的了。 我也很累，所以我决定我们在森林边缘的山顶上露天睡觉。 韦娜在我怀里睡着了，所以我把她裹在夹克里，轻轻地放在草地上。 我坐在她旁边，看着她