03 SOS

Chapter 3 S .O .S. Jack stared at the name of the ship. You know what happened to the Titanic, don't you? He said softly. Annie nodded. It hit an iceberg and sank, she said. But I don't get it. I thought this ship was unsinkable. That's what people thought when the Titanic was built, said Jack. But they were wrong.

第三章 S.O.S.求救信号 杰克盯着这艘船的名字看 你知道泰坦尼克号发生了什么，对不对？ 他轻声说道 安妮点了点头 “它撞上冰山沉没了。”她说 可我搞不懂啊 我本来以为这艘船是不会沉的 “泰坦尼克号刚建成的时候，大家也都是这么想的。”杰克说 但他们都错了

Suddenly steam gushed out of the ship's smokestacks, then the engines cut off. The Titanic stopped moving. We better go home, said Jack. There's nothing we can do here. We'll have to find another lost ship, a safer one. No, we have to stay and help, said Annie. We can escape in the treehouse anytime we want. But what can we do, said Jack? This ship's going to sink no matter what. We can't change history, and we can't take anyone into our time with us. Yeah, but maybe there's some way we can help, said Annie. How, said Jack? I don't know, said Annie. Let's look around. Holding Teddy, she disappeared.

突然轮船的烟囱喷出大量蒸汽，紧接着引擎熄火，泰坦尼克号停了下来 “我们最好回家吧，在这里我们什么忙也帮不上。”杰克说 “我们得找另一艘失事的船，更安全的那种。”“不行，我们得留下来帮忙。”安妮说 “我们随时都能回树屋逃跑呀。”“可我们能做什么呢？”杰克问 这艘船无论如何都会沉的，我们改变不了历史，也不能把任何人带回我们的时代 “话是这么说，可说不定我们能帮上点什么呀。”安妮说 “怎么帮？”杰克问。“我不知道呀，”安妮说，“我们四处看看吧。” 她抱着泰迪，转身就不见了踪影

Down a small stairway, Jack followed her to a lower level. Annie put Teddy down on the deck. The dog sniffed the chunks of ice that had fallen off the iceberg. The ship seemed strangely empty. Where is everyone? Annie asked. Maybe they're still asleep, said Jack. They probably don't even know the ship hit something. Annie and Jack started toward the front of the Titanic. Come on, Teddy, said Annie. The little dog scampered after them. They passed the round windows of different rooms on the ship. Jack looked through them as they went by. He saw exercise bikes and rowing.

杰克走下一段小楼梯，跟着她来到了更下层的甲板 安妮把泰迪放到了甲板上 小狗凑过去闻了闻从冰山上掉下来的碎冰块 船上怪安静的，看起来空荡荡的 大家都去哪了呀？ 安妮问道 “说不定他们还在睡觉呢。”杰克说 他们可能都还不知道船撞到东西了 安妮和杰克朝着泰坦尼克号的船头走去 “快跟上，泰迪。”安妮说 小狗蹦蹦跳跳地跟在他们身后 他们路过了船上不同房间的圆形窗户 杰克边走边透过窗户往里看 他看到了动感单车还有划船

machines in one room. In another there were palm trees, bamboo chairs, and tables. Next they passed a library filled with books. This ship is like a town, said Jack. Near the end of the deck, they peeked through another round window. Inside a little room, a man was wearing earphones. Jack heard a clicking noise as the man tapped a lever on a black box. What's he doing? whispered Annie. Jack shrugged. Another man stood nearby. He had a white beard and wore a fancy uniform. Send the international call for help. He ordered the man with headphones. Tell all ships close by to come at once. We're sinking. Yes, Captain, said the man.

机摆放在其中一个房间里。另一个房间有棕榈树、竹椅和桌子。接下来 他们路过了一个摆满书籍的图书馆 “这艘船就像一座小镇一样。”杰克说 走到甲板尽头附近，他们透过另一扇圆形窗户往里瞧。小房间里， 一个男人戴着耳机。杰克听到咔哒声，男人正按动装在 黑盒子上的控制杆。 “他在做什么呀？”安妮小声问。杰克耸了耸肩。旁边还站着另一个男人，他留着白胡子 穿着一身精致的制服 “发送国际求救信号。”他命令戴耳机的男人，“通知附近所有的船只” 立刻赶过来，我们正在沉没。 “好的，船长。”男人回答道

Great, they're calling for help Annie whispered Jack shook his head. I don't think help will come he said

“太好了，他们在求救呢。”安妮小声说。杰克摇了摇头。“我觉得救援赶不过来的。”他说

He shined the flashlight on the book and found a picture of the radio operator. He read quietly to Annie. After the Titanic hit the iceberg at 11 .40 p .m., the ship's radio operator sent out an S .O .S. An S .O .S. is the International Distress Signal and Morse Code. Unfortunately, the only ship near the Titanic had turned off its radio for the night. All the other ships who received the message were too far away to help. When the Titanic sank around 2 .20 a .m., she was all alone. That's terrible, said Annie. I wonder what time it is now, said Jack. I don't know, said Annie. Jack pulled out his notebook and wrote,

他用手电筒照亮书本，找到了一张无线电报务员的照片 他轻声念给安妮听 泰坦尼克号在晚上11点40分撞上冰山后，船上的无线电报务员发出了 S.O.S.信号 S.O.S.是国际通用遇险求救信号，也是一种莫尔斯电码 可惜的是，泰坦尼克号附近唯一的船只当晚关掉了无线电设备 其他收到消息的船都离得太远，根本来不及赶来救援 凌晨2点20分左右泰坦尼克号沉没时，周围一艘救援船都没有 “太可怕了。”安妮说 “不知道现在几点了。”杰克说 “我不知道呀。”安妮说 杰克掏出他的笔记本，写了起来：