1级-《在月亮下面》第14课

前情提要 

地球情况越来越糟糕，还发生了火灾。塞鲁船长联系了阿岱，她会待在监狱，因为阿岱抵达地球后会来这座监狱……

故事原文 

Under the Moon L14

在月亮下面 L14

And so they waited. And waited. Rilla slept in her chair. Kiah and Seru talked quietly. Seru's brother came and went. Most of the prison guards ran away with the prisoners.(1) Seven or eight people--some prisoners and some guards--didn't want to run away, so they came into the room and waited, too.

于是他们等待着。等了又等。瑞拉蜷在她的椅子里睡着了。凯和塞鲁悄悄地谈着什么。塞鲁的哥哥进来一趟又出去了。监狱里的大部分卫兵都和犯人一起逃走了。只有大约七八个人——包括犯人和卫兵，不愿意逃走，于是也到这个房间里一起等待。

Ten o'clock came, then eleven o' clock. It was very quiet. Seru walked up and down the room.(2) Kiah sat next to Rilla. Seru's brother came into the room again.

10点钟，11点钟。房间里安静极了。塞鲁在房间里走来走去。凯坐在瑞拉身边。塞鲁的哥哥又走了进来。

'It's after midnight,' he said.

“已经过了午夜了。”他说。

Just then, they heard the noise of a plane. Kiah stood up. 'Come on,' he said. 'Let's get out of the building.'

就在这时，他们听到一阵飞机的轰鸣。凯站起身。“来啊，”他说，“咱们到楼外面去。” 

Quietly, they left the building. It was a dark, hot night. There were no guards in front of the prison, so they went to the gate and waited there. Suddenly, they saw the plane. It was a little plane, and it came down on the road in front of the prison!

他们悄悄地离开了大楼。这是个漆黑闷热的夜晚。监狱前面没有卫兵，于是他们来到大门口，在那儿等着。突然，他们看到了一架飞机。那是一架小飞机降落在了监狱门前的马路上！

Rilla took Kiah's hand. 'You were right,' she said. 'I'm sorry.'(3)

瑞拉抓住凯的手。“你说得对，”她说，“我很抱歉。”

Kiah smiled. He began to feel happy. 'That's all right. I understand. I know Adai very well, and you don't.'

凯笑了。他高兴起来：“没关系，我明白。我非常了解阿岱，而你并不了解他。”

The plane stopped and someone opened the door. Kiah ran across to the plane.

那架飞机停了下来，有人打开了舱门。凯朝飞机跑了过去。

'How many can you take?' he called. 'There are twelve of us.'(4)

“你们能带多少人？”他喊着，“我们一共12个人。”

'That's all right,' someone said. 'Quickly, the spaceship is waiting.'

“没问题，”有人答道，“快点，宇宙飞船正等着呢。”

The twelve people got into the little plane, and the plane began to move. Rilla looked at the captain of the plane. He was tall, with brown hair. He looked nice. Was this the famous Commander Adai?

12个人都上了那架小飞机，飞机启动了。瑞拉看了看机长。他身材高大，头发是棕色的。这个人看上去很不错。他是不是那位著名的阿岱司令？

'Where is the spaceship?' Kiah asked.

“宇宙飞船在哪儿？”凯问。

'At the old airport,' the man said. 'One of the fires is moving very quickly across the new forest. It's going to arrive at the west of Kisangani before tomorrow, I think.(5) But the old airport is OK.' Then the man looked at Kiah and smiled warmly. 'My brother', he said. 'My little brother, in prison 888!'

“那个旧机场，”那人说，“一股大火正飞速掠过新森林。我想明天之前这火就会烧到基桑加尼西部。好在那个旧机场还能用。”说完，那人注视着凯，脸上带着亲切的笑容。“我的弟弟，”他说，“我的小弟弟，住进了888号监狱！”

（原文中出现高光标示内容请见核心语言点）

核心语言点 

1.most of... 大多数（具体某群体）

Most... 大多数（一般群体）

例句：Most of the students in my school can speak English.

           我们学校大多数学生会说英文。

           Most students can speak English.

           大多数学生会说英文。

2.walk up and down 来回踱步

例句：Before he came to the stage, he walked up and down.

           他在上台前， 来回踱步。

3.take one’s hand 抓住某人的手

例句：You should take my hand before you go across the road.

           你在过马路前应该抓住我的手。

4.called 呼喊

   shouted 呼喊

   cried 呼喊

5.arrive at +小地点 到达……

   arrive in +大地点 到达……

拓展：arrive at home 到家

           arrive at my town 到达我所在的小镇

           arrive in Beijing 到达北京

           arrive in China 到达中国