5 Sabotage!

Chapter 5 Sabotage! Sarah and Luke stared uneasily at the dying flowers. But there was no point in thinking about DeLay now. They had to help Tesla with his demonstration. The luncheon guests stood around on the plush gold and blue carpet, eyeing Tesla's machinery with curiosity and

第五章蓄意破坏！莎拉和卢克不安地盯着垂死的花朵。 不过，现在再去想拖延已经没有意义了。 他们必须帮助特斯拉进行演示。 参加午宴的客人们站在金色和蓝色的豪华地毯上，好奇地看着特斯拉的机器

chatting among themselves. "Mark Twain is here!" gasped Sarah. "He's one of the greatest American writers of all time. And is that Edith Wharton with the little dogs? I love her books so much!" Two little dogs yapped and wriggled in Edith Wharton's purple satin-clad arms. A lady in a smart blue jacket with puffed sleeves was stroking the dogs and chatting to the author. "And Susan B. Anthony!" Sarah said happily. "You know, the suffragist? She spent her whole life fighting for women's right to vote!"

他们之间聊天。 “马克·吐温来了！”萨拉喘着气说。 “他是美国有史以来最伟大的作家之一。 那个带小狗的是伊迪丝·华顿吗？ 我太喜欢她的书了！”两只小狗在伊迪丝·华顿穿着紫色绸缎的怀里汪汪地叫着，扭动着。 一位穿着漂亮的蓝色蓬松袖子夹克的女士一边抚摸着狗，一边和作者聊天。 “还有苏珊·b·安东尼！”萨拉高兴地说。 “你知道，那个妇女参政论者？ 她一生都在为妇女的投票权而奋斗！”

A man with a luxuriant brown moustache and round gold glasses smiled at Luke. "And I think that's Theodore Roosevelt, he'll become President in 1901," Luke said quietly. "And is that the famous inventor Thomas Edison in the striped blazer?" All Luke could see of Edison's face was the top of his straw boater hat as the famous inventor gazed grumpily at the carpet. Luke was impressed by the blazer, which was the very latest men's fashion for this era. He was less impressed by the hat. Why was Edison wearing it so low? Its brim practically grazed the top of his nose.

一个留着浓密棕色胡子、戴着金色圆眼镜的男人对卢克笑了笑。 “我想那是西奥多·罗斯福，他将在1901年成为总统。”卢克平静地说。 “那是穿条纹西装的著名发明家托马斯·爱迪生吗？”卢克能看到的只有爱迪生的草帽顶，这位著名的发明家怒气冲冲地盯着地毯。 这款西装外套给卢克留下了深刻的印象，这是那个时代最新的男士时尚。 他对这顶帽子没那么感兴趣。 为什么爱迪生穿得这么低？ 它的边缘几乎擦到了他的鼻尖。

"Now I will call for your attention!" said Tesla suddenly. "I am here to change your lives—forever!" Sarah grinned at Luke. She had suggested that line. "Which of you would like to see your own bones?" inquired Tesla. There was a shocked sort of murmur around the room. "I call for a volunteer to test my machine," said Tesla. "We will see what you are truly made of.

“现在我要请你注意了！”特斯拉突然说。 “我是来改变你们的生活的——永远的！”莎拉朝卢克咧嘴一笑。 这句话是她提出来的。 “你们谁想看看自己的骨头？”特斯拉问道。 房间里响起一阵震惊的窃窃私语。 特斯拉说：“我要求一位志愿者来测试我的机器。” “让我们看看你到底是什么做的。

Please, will someone step forward?" "I'll give it a try, young man," said Theodore Roosevelt jovially. "You want me to stand in front of this contraption?" "Yes, yes," said Tesla. "Please, stand Just so. Yes. Allow me now to—"

拜托，有人站出来吗？”“我来试试，年轻人，”西奥多·罗斯福高兴地说。 “你想让我站在这个装置前面？”“是的，是的，”特斯拉说。 “请这样站着。是。 现在请允许我——”

BANG! Roosevelt jumped back as a shower of sparks exploded from the machine, followed by a great gust of smelly black smoke. A glowing spark landed on Edith Wharton's purple satin shoulder. Her dogs yelped in her arms. The room was rapidly filling with smoke. Luke exchanged a worried glance with Sarah. Was this DeLay's doing?

砰!罗斯福向后一跳，只见机器喷出一阵火花，接着是一股难闻的黑烟。 一道闪光落在伊迪丝·华顿的紫色缎肩上。 她的狗在她怀里汪汪叫。 房间里很快就充满了烟雾。 卢克担心地瞥了莎拉一眼。 这是迪莱干的吗？