022 纽约列车

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After being assaulted, Fix finally stood up

在被袭击后，菲克斯终于站了起来。

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He had an enormous bruise on his cheek, and his clothes were in tatters

他的脸颊上有一大片淤青，衣服也破烂不堪。

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Luckily, Aouda had escaped unharmed. Mr. Fogg was covered in dust, but he was fine

幸运的是，艾娥达安然无恙地逃过一劫。福格先生满身灰尘，但他没事。

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As soon as they were out of the crowd, Mr. Fogg thanked the detective

他们一离开人群，福格先生就向这位侦探道谢。

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" No thanks are necessary," replied Fix." But let us go!"

“不必道谢，”菲克斯回答，“但我们快走吧！”

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" Where?" asked Aouda

“去哪儿？”艾娥达问。

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" To a tailor!" He laughed, showing them his torn clothes

“去裁缝店！”他笑着，向他们展示自己破烂的衣服。

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An hour later they returned to the hotel with Fix more suitably dressed

一小时后，他们回到旅馆，菲克斯穿着更得体了。

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Passepartout was there, waiting for his master and armed with half a dozen six-barreled revolvers

路路通在那里，正等着他的主人，身上带着半打六发左轮手枪。

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When Passepartout saw Fix, he frowned. His expression changed, however, when Aouda explained their encounter with Colonel Proctor

当路路通看见菲克斯时，他皱起了眉头。然而，当艾娥达解释了与普罗克托上校的遭遇后，他的表情变了。

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" Fix seems to be keeping his word," Passepartout thought

“菲克斯似乎信守了他的承诺，”路路通心想。

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At a quarter before six, the travelers reached the train station

差一刻六点，旅行者们到达了火车站。

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It was already evening, cold and cheerless, and the sky was overcast. The train left the station on time

已经是寒冷的傍晚，阴沉沉，天空布满乌云。火车准时驶离了车站。

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Even though it proceeded slowly, pausing at every stop along the line, the train kept Mr. Fogg and his companions on schedule

尽管火车行驶缓慢，沿途每站都停，但它让福格先生和同伴们按计划行进。

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At eight o'clock, the steward entered the car and announced that it was time to go to bed

八点钟时，乘务员走进车厢，宣布该上床睡觉了。

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The backs of the seats were lowered, bedrolls were unpacked, and soon each traveler had a comfortable bed with clean sheets and a soft pillow

座椅靠背被放低，铺盖被打开，很快每位旅客都有了舒适的床铺，配着干净的床单和柔软的枕头。

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The next morning, after eating breakfast, Mr. Fogg and his companions watched the landscape of the vast prairies

第二天早上，吃完早餐后，福格先生和同伴们欣赏着辽阔大草原的景色。

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Mountains lined the horizon, and creeks and rivers passed by their windows

山脉与地平线相接，小溪和河流从窗外掠过。

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Around noon the train approached a herd of ten — or twelve — thousand buffalo that were crossing the tracks

中午时分，火车接近了一群有一万到一万两千头野牛，它们正横穿铁轨。

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The train slowed, attempting to push through, but the mass of animals was too great

火车减速，试图挤过去，但动物群实在太庞大了。

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It took three full hours for the beasts to clear the tracks

那些野兽花了整整三个小时才清空铁轨。

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By the time the last buffalo crossed the rails, the first had already reached the horizon

等到最后一头野牛穿过铁轨时，打头阵的那些早已抵达地平线了。

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Passepartout was furious at the delay." What a country!" he cried

路路通对这延误大为光火。“这算什么国家！”他叫道。

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" Mere cattle stop the trains. I would like to know if Mr. Fogg foresaw this delay!"

“区区牛群就能让火车停下。我倒想知道，菲克斯先生有没有预见到这种延误！”

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While Passepartout was cursing impatiently, Aouda was growing anxious for a different reason

路路通正不耐烦地咒骂着，艾娥达却因为另一个原因而越来越焦虑。

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At the last stop, several passengers had walked up and down the platform for fresh air

在上一站，有几位乘客趁着新鲜空气在站台上走来走去。

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Among them Aouda had recognized Colonel Proctor

艾娥达在那群人当中认出了普罗克特上校。

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Her heart pounded when she saw the man that Mr. Fogg had promised to challenge

看到这个菲克斯先生誓言要挑战的男人，她的心怦怦直跳。

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It was necessary, at all costs, to prevent Mr. Fogg from seeing his adversary

无论如何都必须阻止菲克斯先生见到他的对手。

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Aouda seized a moment when Mr. Fogg was asleep to tell Fix and Passepartout

艾娥达趁菲克斯先生睡着的时候，把这件事告诉了菲克斯和路路通。

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" Colonel Proctor on this train!" cried Fix

“普罗克特上校竟在这列火车上！”菲克斯喊道。

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" Well, before he settles with Mr. Fogg, he has got to settle with me!"

“哼，在他找福格先生算账之前，得先过我这一关！”

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" Mr. Fix," replied Aouda," Mr. Fogg will allow no one to avenge him

“菲克斯先生，”艾娥达答道，“福格先生不会允许任何人替他复仇。

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He told me that he was prepared to return to America after his journey to find this man. He must not see Colonel Proctor!"

他告诉我，他打算等这趟旅行结束后，就回美洲去找这个人。他绝不能见到普罗克特上校！”

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Mr. Fogg woke up, and the conversation quickly stopped

福格先生醒了，谈话声戛然而止。

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Aouda madly searched for a way to distract Mr. Fogg

艾娥达拼命想着有什么法子可以分散福格先生的注意力。

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Suddenly an idea came to her: whist! She whispered her idea to Fix, and soon after a game began

突然，她有了主意：打惠斯特牌！她把这个想法悄悄告诉菲克斯，不一会儿，牌局就开始了。

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Fix knew the game well, and Aouda and Passepartout picked it up quickly. They played all morning

菲克斯很会玩，艾娥达和路路通也很快上了手。他们打了整整一上午。

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Shortly after lunch they had just begun a new round when the train let out a whistle and stopped

午饭过后不久，他们刚开了一局新牌，火车便发出一声汽笛，停了下来。

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Passepartout put his head out the window but could see nothing that could have caused the delay

路路通把头探出窗外，却什么也没看见，不知为何会停车。

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He jumped out of the car and found the signalman talking to the engineer

他跳出车厢，发现信号员正在和工程师说话。

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" No! You can't pass," the signalman was saying

“不行！你们不能通过，”信号员说道。

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" The bridge at Medicine Creek is shaky and can't bear the weight of the train!

“梅迪辛溪的桥摇摇晃晃，承受不住火车的重量！

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The river is deep there. It's not safe."

那里的河水很深。不安全。”

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The passengers would have to walk along the river to a safe place to cross and then walk another six hours to the next station

乘客们得沿着河走到一个安全的地方过河，然后再走六个小时到下一个车站。

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Passepartout's heart almost stopped when he heard this news

路路通听到这个消息，心几乎停止了跳动。

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By now a crowd had gathered around the engineer and the signalman, and an argument broke out

一群人这时围住了工程师和信号员，争吵就此爆发。

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Finally the engineer calmed the crowd and suggested a daring plan

最后，工程师安抚了人群，提出了一个大胆的计划。

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By accelerating the train to its very highest speed

把火车加速到最高速度，

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they might have a chance of racing over the bridge before it collapsed into the rapids below

他们或许有机会在桥塌进下面的急流之前，飞驰过去。

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Passepartout was shocked. He was ready to try almost anything to get over Medicine Creek, but this solution was almost a little too daring!

路路通震惊了。他几乎愿意尝试任何方法渡过梅迪辛溪，但这个办法未免也太冒险了！

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He ran back to the cabin to tell the others what was happening

他跑回车厢，告诉其他人发生了什么。

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" All aboard!" cried the conductor

“请上车！”列车长喊道。

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The engineer reversed the train for almost a mile, and then, with a whistle, the train began moving forward again

工程师把火车倒退了将近一英里，然后一声汽笛，火车又开始向前行驶。

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The engine puffed huge clouds of steam as the train gained speed, going faster and faster

火车加速时，机车喷出大团大团的蒸汽，越开越快。

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The cars shook and the windows rattled

车厢摇晃，窗户嘎嘎作响。

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It was like a frightful iron beast, racing to its destruction

就像一头可怕的铁兽，冲向毁灭。

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Just before the river, the train exceeded a hundred miles an hour

快到河边时，火车的时速超过了一百英里。

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It sailed over the bridge, hardly touching the rails at all!

它飞驰过桥，几乎没有碰到铁轨！

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The last car had just reached the other side safely when the bridge fell with a crash into the rapids below

最后一节车厢刚安全到达对岸，桥就轰然倒塌，坠入下面的急流中。

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That was quite a train ride — being delayed by thousands of buffalo, speeding over a collapsing bridge... Whew!

这趟火车之旅可真够刺激的——被成千上万头野牛耽搁，又飞驰过一座快要坍塌的桥……呼！

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Aside from these incidents, our train journey has been quite enjoyable

除了这些插曲，我们的火车旅行相当愉快。

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We have been traveling over America's prairies, large areas of open land like fields or meadows

我们一直在美国的大草原上旅行，那是一片片像田野或草地一样开阔的土地。

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Tall grass and colorful wildflowers grow on the prairies, but there are very few trees

草原上长着高高的草和五颜六色的野花，但树木很少。

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In rainy areas the grass grows very tall, so tall that you could ride a horse and no one would see you! Now that's tall!

在多雨地区，草长得非常高，高到你可以骑马穿过，却没人看得见你！那才叫高呢！

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Many kinds of animals live here, including antelope, buffalo, and rabbits

许多动物住在这里，包括羚牛、野牛和兔子。

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Buffalo are the largest mammals in North America, standing close to six feet high

野牛是北美最大的哺乳动物，身高近六英尺。

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Even though they're big, they can run really fast, about 25 miles an hour

尽管它们体型庞大，但跑得非常快，时速约二十五英里。

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So don't tease a buffalo because it'll catch you. And buffalo have horns. Ouch!

所以别逗野牛，因为它会追上你。而且野牛有角。哎哟！