34 Times Square

34 Times Square "Ooh, I've always wanted to go to New York," said Rockwell, whose face was slowly returning to its normal colour. "Right. Put this on," said Peanut, pointing to her drawing. "Really?" he said, frowning. "I think it suits you," said Little-Bit. A small crowd was starting to gather around them. "You see that?" yelled a man holding some pizza and wearing a hi-vis vest. "They came flying down through the steam and landed right here on the sidewalk. I almost dropped my slice!" "I saw it too," shouted a blonde woman in a pinstripe suit. "Is this a stunt for a

34 时代广场 “哇，我一直都想去纽约看看，” 罗克韦尔说道，他的脸色也慢慢恢复了正常。 “没错。 把这个穿上，” 花生指着自己的画说道。 “真要穿吗？” 他皱着眉头问道。 “我觉得它很适合你呀，” 小不点说。 一小群人渐渐围到了他们身边。 “看到了没！” 一个拿着披萨、穿反光背心的男人大喊道。 “他们顺着蒸汽飞下来，正好落在这块人行道上。 我差点把我的披萨片掉地上！” “我也看见了，” 一个穿细条纹西装的金发女人喊道。 “这该不会是哪个

TV show or something? Are we on Conan?" "Yeah, what's poppin', kids?" said a young man whose camouflage trousers were just about covering his bottom. "They was some crazy moves, yo!" "I think we should make ourselves scarce before Mr White and Alan manage to open that steel door and get the next lift down," said Peanut quietly to the others. "More attention is the last thing we need. Let's disappear into the crowd." The three children ran around the corner and started to weave between the masses of people, doing their best to lose their newfound admirers amid the bustle of the city. As they walked past the luggage outlets, sports stores and souvenir shops, they looked up. The sheer height of the buildings around them was quietly blowing their minds. "I feel as if we're in a film," said a gawping Rockwell. "I've never seen so many flags in my life," said Little-Bit, looking up at the multitude of Star-Spangled Banners fluttering in the breeze. The gang turned right, on to Broadway, passing a huge department store claiming to be the biggest in the world, and headed, like moths drawn to a flame, towards the distant neon glow of Times Square. After a few minutes, they arrived at a large, incredibly busy pedestrianised area, surrounded on all sides by more unbelievably tall buildings. This time, however, they were

电视节目的噱头吗？ 我们上柯南秀了吗？” “对啊，哥们儿最近咋样啊！” 一个穿迷彩裤的年轻小伙子说道，他的裤子都快盖不住屁股了。 “刚才那动作太帅了，兄弟！” “我们得趁怀特先生和艾伦打开那扇铁门、搭下一趟电梯下来之前赶紧溜走，” 花生小声对同伴们说。 “我们最不需要的就是更多关注了。 赶紧混进人群里消失吧。” 三个孩子跑到街角，在人挤人的人群里穿来穿去，想在城市的喧嚣中甩掉这些新追来的追捧者。 他们经过行李店、体育用品店和纪念品店的时候，抬头望去。 周围建筑高得离谱，惊得他们都看呆了。 “我感觉我们好像在电影里一样，” 罗克韦尔瞪着眼睛说道。 “我长这么大从没见过这么多旗帜，” 小不点一边说，一边抬头看漫天星条旗在微风中飘扬。 这群小伙伴右转走上百老汇，经过了一家号称全世界最大的巨型百货商场，接着像飞蛾扑火一般，朝着时代广场远处的霓虹灯光走去。 几分钟后，他们来到了一块面积极大、人挤人的步行区，四周全是高得离谱的建筑。 不过这一次，他们

completely covered by a host of huge video screens, each one trying to shout more loudly than the next about the product they were advertising. On a four-storey screen to their right, directly below a hamburger advertisment, a twenty-four-hour news channel

完全被一大堆巨型电子屏包围了，每一块屏都在铆足劲儿吆喝自己宣传的产品，一个比一个热闹。 在他们右手边一块四层楼高的屏幕上，汉堡广告的正下方，一个24小时新闻频道

was playing. They appeared to be running a story about the recent disintegration of the Mona Lisa. "Ooh, look!" shouted Little-Bit. "There's the security guard we saw in the Louvre." Sure enough, the man they had so recently watched asking Mr White to leave the gallery was

正在播放节目。 频道正在播报蒙娜丽莎近期解体的新闻。 “哇，你看！” 小不点大喊道。 “那就是我们在卢浮宫见到的保安呀。” 果不其然，就是前不久那个要求怀特先生离开展厅的男人，他此刻正

standing next to the wall on which the Mona Lisa had been hanging, now looking forlornly at a pile of silvery grey dust on the floor. "We need to get back," said Peanut suddenly. "The Resistance needs our help." It was as if she had been woken from a dream. She pulled Little Tail from her bandolier. "I'm going to draw a door." "Er, don't you think we should go somewhere a bit more... private?" said Rockwell, looking around at the busiest part of one of the world's busiest cities. Actually," said Peanut, looking at the various buskers, mime artists and acrobats who were scattered across the square, "I think this is the perfect place to do it. She started to draw. As usual, the graphite flowed smoothly from the pencil's tip, leaving a thick, dark line, perfectly suspended in mid-air, in its wake. Almost immediately, a crowd formed in a horseshoe shape around them. With each pencil stroke, the "oohs" and "ahhs" got louder. By the time Peanut had drawn the door's handle, they were applauding enthusiastically and throwing coins and dollar bills at Peanut's feet. Rockwell scooped up a handful of money and ran over to a food cart a few metres away. He came back two minutes later carrying three of the biggest hot dogs the girls had ever seen. "Do you want one?" he said, just as Peanut was putting the finishing touches to the panelling on the door.

站在原本挂蒙娜丽莎的墙边，闷闷不乐地看着地上那堆银灰色的粉末。 “我们该回去了，” 花生突然开口说。 “抵抗组织需要我们帮忙。” 这话就像把她从梦境中一下子拽醒了。 她从子弹带里掏出了画笔“小尾巴”。 “我要画一扇门。” “呃，你不觉得我们该找个更……更私密的地方吗？” 罗克韦尔一边说一边环顾四周，这里可是全世界最繁忙城市里最热闹的地段呀。 花生看了看散落在广场上的街头艺人、哑剧演员和杂技演员，说道：“我觉得这儿就是做这件事的绝佳地点。 她开始画了。 和往常一样，石墨从笔尖顺滑地流出，身后留下一道粗黑的线条，稳稳地悬在半空中。 没过多久，人群就围成马蹄形，把他们围在了中间。 铅笔每画一笔，人群的“喔”“哇”的惊叹声就更大一分。 等到花生画完门把手，人群已经在热烈鼓掌，还往花生脚边扔硬币和美元钞票。 罗克韦尔捧起一把钱，跑到几米外的小吃车那儿。 两分钟后他回来了，手里拿着三个大热狗，那是两个姑娘见过的最大的热狗。 “你们要不要来一个？” 他问道，此时花生刚好给门上的镶板做完最后的修饰。

After adding the hinges while eating her hot dog, Peanut turned around and bowed deeply as the growing crowd whooped their appreciation, before turning back to face the door. She took a deep breath, grabbed the handle and opened it. More gasps from the crowd. She turned and bowed again, before grabbing Little-Bit's hand, and leading her through the open door. Rockwell, standing in the crowd munching on his hot dog, happily joined in the applause. Then, suddenly remembering what was going on, he threw the food in the nearest bin, wiped the mustard from the corner of his mouth, and darted through the open door, pulling it shut behind him. The cheers of the crowd could be heard across the dimensions.

花生边吃热狗边画完铰链，接着转身对着越聚越多、欢呼叫好的人群深深鞠了一躬，之后转回身面向那扇门。 她深吸一口气，抓住门把手拉开了门。 人群又发出一阵惊叹。 她再次转身鞠躬，接着抓起小不点的手，领着她走进了敞开的门。 罗克韦尔站在人群里啃着热狗，开开心心地跟着鼓掌。 接着他突然反应过来要做什么，赶紧把剩下的热狗扔进最近的垃圾桶，擦干净嘴角的芥末酱，冲进了开着的门，还随手带上了门。 人群的欢呼声穿越了次元，传了过来。