08 Nightmare at Noon

Chapter 8, Nightmare at Noon In the distance, fire burst from Mount Vesuvius. Burning rocks and fiery ash fell from the sky. The hot, dusty air smelled like rotten eggs as Jack and Annie rushed down the street. In the forum, everyone—shoppers, soldiers, gladiators, fruit sellers—was running in every direction. Stalls had collapsed. Carts were sliding. Jack froze. He didn't know where to go.

第八章 正午的噩梦 远处，维苏威火山喷出了火焰。 燃烧的石块和滚烫的灰烬从天上落下来。 杰克和安妮冲到街上时，闷热又满是灰尘的空气闻起来像臭鸡蛋。 广场上的所有人——购物者、士兵、角斗士、卖水果的小贩——都在四散奔逃。 货摊都塌了，马车到处打滑。 杰克僵住了，他不知道该往哪走。

That way, shouted Annie. Jack followed her as they ran past the Temple of Jupiter. Its mighty columns had fallen and its walls were crumbling. They ran past the public baths, just as its roof caved in. Which way now? shouted Annie. The treehouse is in the Olive Grove, Jack said as they kept running. The Olive Grove and the bridge are near the street with all those open shops, said Annie. Remember the bridge? Jack looked up at the erupting mountain. A red -hot cloud billowed over it. Fires burned on its slopes. Head in the direction of Mount Vesuvius, he said. It was behind us as we came into Pompeii.

“往那边走！”安妮大喊。 杰克跟在她身后，跑过朱庇特神庙。 神庙宏伟的柱子已经倒塌，墙壁也在不断碎裂。 他们跑过公共浴场的时候，浴场的屋顶正好塌了下来。 现在往哪走？ 安妮大喊道。 “树屋在橄榄林里。”杰克边跑边说。 “橄榄林和桥就在开着好多商铺的那条街附近。”安妮说。 还记得那座桥吗？ 杰克抬头看向那座正在喷发的火山。 一团炽热的红云在山顶翻腾。 山坡上到处都在燃烧。 “往维苏威火山的方向走。”他说。 我们进庞贝城的时候，它就在我们身后。

Right, cried Annie. So while others ran away from Mount Vesuvius, Jack and Annie ran toward it. On the street with the open shops, baskets and broken jars rolled over the cracked stones. Jack and Annie ran past the bakery and the shoe shop. They ran past the butcher shop and barber shop. All the shops were empty. Their owners had fled. The closer they got to the volcano, the more the ground trembled, the darker and dustier it got. This is just like my nightmare, cried Annie. Jack choked on the rotten fumes. His eyes watered. Look, the olive grove, shouted Annie.

“对呀！”安妮叫道。 所以其他人都在往远离维苏威火山的方向跑，杰克和安妮却朝着火山跑。 开着商铺的那条街上，篮子和碎罐子在开裂的石板路上滚来滚去。 杰克和安妮跑过面包店和鞋店。 他们跑过肉店和理发店。 所有店铺都空了。 店主们都逃光了。 他们离火山越近，地面晃得越厉害，空气也越昏暗，灰尘越 来越重。 “这和我做的噩梦一模一样！”安妮叫道。 难闻的臭气呛得杰克喘不过气。 他的眼睛都熏出了眼泪。 “看啊，是橄榄林！”安妮大喊道。

The treehouse is just over there. Come on. Jack could hardly see but he followed Annie They left the street and ran to the dried -up stream near the olive grove. Where's the bridge? Cried Annie. They looked around wildly The bridge had vanished

树屋就在那边，快跟上！杰克几乎看不见路，还是紧紧跟着安妮。 他们离开街道，跑到橄榄林附近那条干涸的小溪边。桥在哪？ 安妮大喊道。他们慌忙四处张望。 桥不见了。