08 Every Man for Himself

Chapter 8. Every Man for Himself Annie, cried Jack. Let me out! He heard Annie shout, but the lifeboat kept going down. Wait for me! came a loud voice. Wait for me! A woman in a fur coat appeared at the railing. She nearly threw herself over the side of the ship. Stop! the uniformed man called. Bring the boat back up for Lady Blackwell.

第八章 人人自保 “安妮！”杰克大喊道。 “放我出去！”他听见安妮的喊声，可救生艇还在不断往下降。 “等等我！”一个响亮的声音传来。 “等等我！”一位穿皮草大衣的夫人出现在栏杆边。 她差点就要从船舷翻出去了。“站住！” 穿制服的工作人员喊道：“把救生艇升回来接布莱克维尔夫人。”

Slowly the lifeboat was brought back up. Jack pushed his way forward. The lifeboat came even with the ship. Jack reached out to Annie. She grabbed his hands. He pulled her back onto the sinking ship. Room for one more! Annie shouted to Lady Blackwell. Then she and Jack took off before anyone could catch them. They ran up the slanting deck. Annie stopped and peered over the railing. Jack looked too. They saw Lucy and William's little lifeboat creaking down toward the Atlantic Ocean. It reached the glassy black water. Then it floated off into the darkness. Annie waved.

救生艇慢慢被升了回来，杰克挤到最前面，救生艇刚好升到和船身齐平的位置。 杰克朝安妮伸出手，安妮紧紧抓住他的手，杰克把她拉回了这艘正在下沉的船上。 “还能再上一个人！”安妮朝布莱克维尔夫人大喊。说完她和杰克就趁没人阻拦，赶紧跑开了。 他们沿着倾斜的甲板往上跑，安妮突然停下来，凑到栏杆边往下看，杰克也跟着望过去。 他们看见露西和威廉坐的小救生艇正咯吱咯吱地往大西洋海面降。 小艇碰到了像玻璃一样透亮的黑色海面，接着就漂进了黑暗里，安妮对着小艇挥了挥手。

Bye, William. Bye, Lucy," she shouted. Thank you for your gift. She held up the watch that hung from her neck. Then she and Jack looked at it. The time was 2 .05. Only fifteen minutes left, said Annie. We have to get back to the treehouse now, said Jack. Let's climb the stairs to the smokestacks. Suddenly the front of the ship dipped down into the sea. Deck chairs started to slide past Jack and Annie. The band played a slow, calm song. It sounded like a church hymn. But the crowd started to panic. People pushed and shouted, trying to get to a safer part of the ship. It's every man for himself. The captain of the ship was very happy.

再见，威廉。 “再见，露西。”她大声喊道。 谢谢你们送给我的礼物。 她举了举挂在脖子上的手表。 接着她和杰克一起看向那块表。 时间是两点零五分。 “只剩十五分钟啦。”安妮说。 “我们现在必须回树屋去。”杰克说。 “我们爬楼梯去烟囱那边吧。” 突然，船的船头猛地往海里沉了下去。 甲板上的躺椅开始从杰克和安妮身边滑过。 乐队还在演奏一首舒缓平静的曲子。 听起来就像教堂里的赞美诗。 可人群已经开始慌乱起来。 人们推搡着、喊叫着，都想跑到船上更安全的地方。 现在人人都只顾着自己逃命。 船上的船长十分镇定。

and shouted to all of his crew. The men all stopped what they were doing and ran up the deck. Jack and Annie ran too. They dodged sliding tables and chairs.

他对着所有船员大声下令，船员们都停下手里的工作，沿着甲板往上跑。 杰克和安妮也跟着跑，他们一路躲开滑来滑去的桌子和椅子。

They reached the stairs that led to the smokestacks. They grabbed the railing and pulled themselves up the steps. The ship tilted further. Get to those smokestacks, cried Jack. They slipped and crawled down the deck. But when they got to the smokestacks, Jack and Annie looked around wildly. The magic treehouse was gone.

他们终于赶到了通往烟囱的楼梯口。 他们紧紧抓住栏杆，费力地往台阶上爬。 船倾斜得越来越厉害了。 “快到那些烟囱那边去！”杰克大喊道。 他们脚下打滑，只能顺着甲板往前爬。 可等他们爬到烟囱旁边时，杰克和安妮急急忙忙四下张望。 魔法树屋不见了。