025 奥马哈

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Several hours had passed since the train had left Fix and Aouda at Fort Kearney station

火车将菲克斯和艾娥达留在基尔尼堡车站后，已经过去了好几个小时。

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The weather was dismal. Fix sat motionless on a bench in the station

天气阴沉沉的。菲克斯一动不动地坐在车站的长椅上。

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Aouda, despite the bitter cold, kept stepping outside, walking to the end of the platform and peering through the heavily falling snow

尽管寒冷刺骨，艾娥达还是不停地走到外面，走到站台尽头，透过纷飞的大雪凝视着远方。

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She would return chilled and remain inside only long enough to warm up

她会冻得发抖地回来，只在屋里待到身子暖和过来。

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Then she would exit again, looking for any sign of the rescue party

然后又走出去，寻找救援队的任何迹象。

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The commander of the fort waited with them, careful to hide his worry

堡垒的指挥官和他们一起等着，小心翼翼地掩饰着自己的担忧。

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Night fell, but the little band of rescuers still did not return

夜幕降临，但那小队救援人员仍未返回。

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As the falling snow diminished, the air became intensely cold

随着飘雪渐小，空气变得极其寒冷。

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Where could they be? Had they found the Indians?

他们会在哪里？他们找到那些印第安人了吗？

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Were they fighting with them, or were they still wandering in the cold? Aouda suffered through the night

他们是在和印第安人交战，还是仍在严寒中徘徊？艾娥达痛苦地熬过了这一夜。

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Her heart was filled with anguish, and her imagination was full of the dangers Mr. Fogg faced

她内心充满痛苦，想象中满是福克先生所面临的危险。

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At dawn the sun rose above a misty horizon

黎明时分，太阳从雾蒙蒙的地平线上升起。

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It was now possible to see objects two miles off, but the horizon was still vacant

现在已经能看到两英里外的东西，但地平线上依然空无一人。

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At seven o'clock the captain betrayed his worry and began to rub his hands anxiously

七点时，上尉流露出担忧，开始焦虑地搓着手。

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Then gunshots were heard. Was it a signal?

接着传来了枪声。那是个信号吗？

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The soldiers who had remained in the fort rushed out

留在堡垒里的士兵们冲了出来。

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Half a mile to the south, they could see a small group approaching

在南边半英里处，他们能看到一小队人正在靠近。

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Mr. Fogg was riding at the head of the squad, and just behind him were Passepartout and the other two missing passengers

福克先生骑在那队人马的最前面，紧随其后的是路路通和另外两名失踪的乘客。

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They had met and fought the Indians ten miles south of Fort Kearney

他们在基尔尼堡以南十英里处遭遇并和印第安人交战了。

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Passepartout and his companions had managed to escape their ropes and were already struggling against the Indians when Mr. Fogg and the soldiers arrived

路路通和他的同伴们设法挣脱了绳索，并在福克先生和士兵们到达时已经在与印第安人搏斗了。

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The fight had been quick and successful

战斗短促而成功。

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They were all welcomed back at the station with a joyful cheer

他们在车站受到了所有人兴高采烈的欢呼迎接。

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Phileas Fogg distributed the reward he had promised to the soldiers

菲利亚斯·福格向士兵们分发了事先承诺的赏金。

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Aouda took her protector's hand and pressed it to her own, too moved even to speak

艾娥达握住她保护者的手，按在自己胸前，感动得说不出话来。

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Meanwhile Passepartout was looking around for the train

与此同时，路路通正四处张望，寻找火车。

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He thought he would find it there, ready to start for Omaha

他原以为火车就停在那里，准备启程前往奥马哈。

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He hoped that they could make up the lost time

他希望能把之前耽误的时间补回来。

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" The train! The train!" cried Passepartout

“火车！火车！”路路通喊道。

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" Gone," said Fix

“开走了。”菲克斯说。

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" And when does the next train pass here?" asked Mr. Fogg

“下一班火车什么时候经过这里？”福格先生问道。

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" Not until this evening," explained Aouda

“要等到今晚才有车，”艾娥达解释道。

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" Ah," said Mr. Fogg quietly

“哦，”福格先生平静地说。

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They were now twenty hours behind schedule. Fix approached Mr. Fogg with a possible solution

他们现在已比预定时间晚了二十个小时。菲克斯走到福格先生跟前，提出一个可能的解决办法。

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While Fix had been sitting in the station, a man had approached him and offered him a ride on a sledge with sails

菲克斯刚才坐在车站里时，有个人过来问他要不要搭帆雪橇。

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Fix pointed to the man, who was walking up and down in front of the station

菲克斯指了指那个在车站前面来回踱步的人。

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Mr. Fogg paused. He had never heard of any vehicle like the one described

福格先生顿了顿。他从未听说过这样的交通工具。

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He went up to the man, and after a brief exchange, the two entered a hut a short distance from the fort

他走到那人跟前，简短交谈后，两人走进了离堡垒不远的一间小屋。

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Mr. Fogg examined the curious device. A low frame was mounted on two long runners, like skis

福格先生检视着这个奇特的装置。一个低矮的框架架在两条长长的滑板上，就像滑雪板一样。

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A high mast was attached to the frame, held firmly by thin metal wires

框架上竖着一根高高的桅杆，由细铁丝牢牢固定。

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Attached to the mast was a wide sail

桅杆上挂着一张宽大的帆。

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The owner of the vehicle, a man named Mudge, said the sledge could take them to Omaha where they could catch a train to Chicago and finally to New York

车辆的主人，一个叫马奇的男人说，这雪橇能把他们送到奥马哈，在那儿他们可以搭上去芝加哥、最终去纽约的火车。

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Mr. Fogg made a bargain with Mudge

福格先生和马奇谈妥了价钱。

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At eight o'clock the sledge was ready

八点钟时，雪橇准备就绪。

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Mr. Fogg, Aouda, Passepartout, and Fix, took their places

福格先生、艾娥达、路路通和菲克斯，各自入座。

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The great sail was hoisted, and soon they were skimming across the frozen prairie at forty miles an hour

巨大的帆升了起来，很快他们就在冰冻的草原上以每小时四十英里的速度飞驰。

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The travelers huddled close together to protect themselves from the cold

旅客们紧紧挤在一起，抵御寒冷。

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The freezing wind burned Passepartout's face as red as the setting sun

冷风把路路通的脸吹得像落日一样红。

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Aouda was cozily wrapped in fur. Mr. Fogg was as calm and confident as usual, sitting close beside Aouda

艾娥达舒舒服服地裹在皮草里。福格先生像往常一样冷静自信，紧挨着艾娥达坐着。

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Fix was happy to be moving closer to England with Mr. Fogg in his sight

菲克斯很高兴能离英国更近一些，而且福格先生就在他的视线里。

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Passepartout knew that he would never forget Mr. Fogg's bravery

路路通知道，他永远不会忘记福格先生的勇敢。

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Nor would he forget the sacrifice that Mr. Fogg had made to rescue him from the Indians

他也绝不会忘记福格先生为了把他从印第安人手里救出来而做的牺牲。

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Without hesitation, Fogg had risked his fortune and his life!

福格当初毫不犹豫，拿他的财富和生命去冒险！

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Mudge steered his strange vehicle skillfully

马奇熟练地驾驶着他那古怪的交通工具。

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Traveling on skis, they were able to cross the frozen Platte River and shorten the distance they would have traveled by train

靠着滑雪板行进，他们得以穿过冰冻的普拉特河，缩短了本来要坐火车绕行的距离。

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They arrived at the station in Omaha just in time to catch the next train to Chicago

他们到达奥马哈车站时，刚好赶上下一班去芝加哥的火车。

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Mr. Fogg generously rewarded Mudge, and they jumped aboard the train as it slowly pulled out of the station

福格先生慷慨地酬谢了马奇，然后他们在火车缓缓驶出车站时跳了上去。

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What a strange way to travel! I've seen a sledge before, but I've never seen a sledge with sails!

多奇怪的旅行方式啊！我以前见过雪橇，但从没见过带帆的雪橇！

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A sledge is a vehicle that slides along grass or snow

雪橇是一种在草地或雪地上滑行的交通工具。

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It does not have wheels, but instead has runners, which are like skis

它没有轮子，而是有像滑雪板一样的滑行装置。

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A sledge can carry heavy things such as wood, stone, or blocks of ice

雪橇能运载重物，比如木头、石头或冰块。

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Many American farmers have sledges, which can be moved by people, animals, or even sails on a windy day!

许多美国农民都有雪橇，可以由人、动物，甚至在刮风天靠帆来驱动！

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A sledge is similar to a sled or a sleigh. Have you ridden a sled in winter?

雪橇和小雪橇或马拉雪橇相似。你冬天坐过小雪橇吗？

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It's fun, isn't it? A sled is smaller than a sledge or a sleigh and is usually used for fun or to carry a light load

很好玩，不是吗？小雪橇比平板雪橇或马拉雪橇都小，通常用于娱乐或运载轻的货物。

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Animals, like horses or dogs, or people can pull sleds

动物，像马或狗，或者人，都可以拉小雪橇。

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A sleigh is much larger and is usually pulled by horses

马拉雪橇则大得多，通常由马来拉。

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What a fabulous adventure! I never expected to find myself sailing — and then skiing — across the American prairies!

多么奇妙的冒险啊！我从没想过自己会先扬帆航行——然后又滑雪——穿越美国的草原！