8 The electrical storm

Chapter 8 The electrical storm Sarah pulled on the rubber boots. Luke pulled on the second pair and took Tesla's umbrella from Sarah. "Ready?" said Luke. He put his hand on the door that would take them onto the platform. "I guess so..." said Sarah.

第八章电风暴莎拉穿上了胶靴。 卢克戴上第二副伞，从莎拉手里接过特斯拉的伞。 “准备好了吗？”他把手放在通往站台的门上。 “我想是的……”萨拉说。

"Trust me," said Luke. "I've got this." There wasn't much space on the open

“相信我。”卢克说。“我能行。” 空地上没有多少空间了

platform surrounding the great copper torch. The wind raced around them. DeLay stood with his back to the railings, holding tightly to a coil of metal which Luke guessed was Tesla's missing piece of X-ray equipment. His bowler hat had disappeared, and his long white hair whipped around his head. There was a boom of thunder and the rain began to fall.

平台围绕着巨大的铜火炬。 风在他们周围疾驰。 迪雷背靠着栏杆站着，紧紧抓着一圈金属，卢克猜测那是特斯拉丢失的x光设备。 他的圆顶礼帽不见了，长长的白发盘绕在头上。 雷声隆隆，雨开始下起来了。

"Hey, DeLay!" shouted Luke. He lifted Tesla's umbrella above his head with one hand. "You went to a lot of trouble to put together that outfit in the department store." DeLay stroked the green fabric of his jacket. He looked very happy with himself. "There's no harm in looking good. A lesson you have yet to learn." He smiled tauntingly.

“嘿，迪莱！”卢克喊道。 他用一只手把特斯拉的伞举过头顶。 “你费了很大劲才把那套衣服放在百货商店里。” 迪莱抚摸着他那件绿色的夹克。 他看上去对自己很满意。 “看起来漂亮没什么坏处。 一个你还没学会的教训。” 他嘲弄地笑了笑。

"Well, that green dye runs like a faucet if it gets wet," said Luke. "And you don't want that, do you?" He threw the umbrella at the time villain. Caught by surprise, DeLay seized the umbrella with his free hand, still holding tight to the missing piece of X-ray machinery with the other. He shook the umbrella out. Its black silk wings unfurled on their sturdy steel frame, sheltering him from the pouring rain. "You take your fashion more seriously than I thought," he said, twirling the umbrella in his long fingers. "Although I don't know what you hope to achieve by it."

“嗯，如果弄湿了，那绿色染料就像水龙头一样流出来。”卢克说。 “你不希望那样，是吗？”他把伞扔向当时的恶棍。 迪莱措手不及，用空着的一只手抓住了雨伞，另一只手仍然紧紧抓住丢失的x光机部件。 他把伞抖了抖。 它的黑色丝绸翅膀展开在坚固的钢框架上，为他遮挡倾盆大雨。 “你对时尚的重视程度比我想象的要高，”他一边说，一边用修长的手指旋转着雨伞。 “虽然我不知道你想要达到什么目的。”

Lightning blazed in the sky. The steel ribs of the umbrella glinted in the rain. "You know how lightning strikes the tallest thing in the area?" said Luke. Sarah grinned. She had guessed where this conversation was going. "What's the tallest thing in the area, Luke?" she asked. "I believe it's the Statue of Liberty," said Luke. "And I hear steel is an excellent lightning conductor." FLASH! FLASH! went the lightning over the bay. DeLay stared at the bright zigzags splitting the sky above their

闪电在天空中闪耀。 雨伞的钢架在雨中闪闪发光。 “你知道闪电是怎么击中这个地区最高的东西的吗？”卢克说。 莎拉咧嘴一笑。她已经猜到了这次谈话的结果。 “卢克，这个地区最高的东西是什么？”她问。 “我相信那是自由女神像，”卢克说。 “而且我听说钢是极好的避雷导体。” 闪光!闪光!闪电掠过海湾。 迪莱凝视着他们头顶上划破天空的明亮之字形