047 庞贝古城末日

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The day my life changed began like any other day

改变我一生的那天，起初和平日别无两样。

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I stayed home and watched our slave Sofia prepare lunch

我待在家里，看我们家的奴隶索菲亚准备午餐。

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Pompeii was a rich city near the mountain Vesuvius

庞贝是一座富裕的城市，坐落在维苏威火山附近。

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Most families in Pompeii had three to five slaves

庞贝的大多数家庭都有三到五个奴隶。

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Our slaves were treated like family, and Sofia was my best friend

我们家的奴隶被当作家人一样对待，索菲亚是我最好的朋友。

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My mother was at the market selling fish, and my father and brothers were fishing

我母亲在市场上卖鱼，父亲和哥哥们则在捕鱼。

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A little before noon, Sofia and I took lunch to my mother

临近中午的时候，我和索菲亚给母亲送午饭去。

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The market was crowded, and I didn't want to stay there, so I said," Mom, Sofia and I will take lunch to Father and my brothers."

市场上拥挤不堪，我不想多待，于是说道：“妈妈，我和索菲亚去给父亲和哥哥们送饭吧。”

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My mother looked at me and said," Go. We're almost finished here."

母亲看了看我，说：“去吧。我们这边快忙完了。”

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Sofia and I left. We were both happy to be free of the city

索菲亚和我离开了。能离开城里，我们俩都很开心。

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We walked through the Gate of Neptune and bowed to the god

我们穿过尼普顿之门，向神祇鞠了一躬。

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It was a short walk from the gate to the marina

从城门到码头，走不了多远。

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My father's boat wasn't there, so Sofia and I sat on the dock and soaked our feet in the cool waters of the Mediterranean

父亲的船不在那里，于是我和索菲亚坐在码头上，把脚泡在地中海清凉的海水里。

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Sofia shaded her eyes with one hand and suddenly shouted," There's your father!"

索菲亚用一只手遮住眼睛，突然喊道：“你父亲在那儿！”

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Sofia and I waited on my father and brothers as they ate, while three slaves took the fish off my father's boat

父亲和哥哥们吃饭时，我和索菲亚在一旁伺候，这时三个奴隶正把鱼从父亲的船上搬下来。

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" How was the catch?" I asked my father

“捕鱼怎么样？”我问父亲。

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" Fair," he replied

“还行。”他回答。

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" It's so hot," I said." I don't want to go back to the city."

“天太热了，”我说，“我不想回城里去了。”

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" Let's take the boat out and go for a swim in the cooler, deeper water," my brother suggested

“咱们把船开出去，到凉快些的深水里游个泳吧。”哥哥提议道。

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" Can we?" I asked my father

“可以吗？”我问父亲。

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My father could never say no to me, since I was his youngest and his favorite

父亲从不对我说不，因为我是他最小的孩子，也最受宠爱。

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He looked at me and then at my brother

他看看我，又看看哥哥。

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" Marcus Octavius, you can take Julia and Sofia out, but no fooling around

“马库斯·奥克塔维厄斯，你可以带茱莉亚和索菲亚出海，但不许胡闹。

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I expect you to be back by sunset."

日落之前必须回来。”

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" Thank you, Father," I said

“谢谢父亲。”我说。

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My brother took us out into the Bay of Naples

哥哥带我们驶入了那不勒斯湾。

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The coastline was beautiful in the sunshine

阳光下的海岸线美极了。

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My brother dropped the anchor and said," Let's swim!"

哥哥抛下锚，说：“我们游泳吧！”

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He dove in and then Sofia and I followed

他一头扎进水里，索菲亚和我也跟着跳了下去。

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The water was refreshing and cool

海水清凉舒爽。

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As we were splashing and playing in the water, we heard a thunderous roar, and the sky became dark

我们正在水里嬉戏玩闹，突然听到一声雷霆般的巨响，天空顿时暗了下来。

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We couldn't see anything; day had become night

我们什么也看不见，白昼变成了黑夜。

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My brother climbed back into the boat, and he helped Sofia and me get in

哥哥爬回船上，又把我和索菲亚拉了上去。

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My brother was a good sailor, so he knew where to go even though we couldn't see

哥哥是个好水手，尽管什么也看不清，他却知道该往哪儿去。

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As we got closer to shore, it became harder to breathe

离岸边越来越近，呼吸也变得越发困难。

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The air was filled with dust and bad-smelling gases

空气中弥漫着灰尘和难闻的气体。

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We could also see large flaming rocks shooting out of the mountain and a river of red flowing down its side

我们还看见巨大的火石从山间喷出，山坡上流下一道红色的河流。

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Sofia and I held each other and watched

我和索菲亚紧拥着，目睹着这一切。

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My brother said," It's gone! It's all gone!

哥哥说：“没了！全没了！

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The marina, the city, our home — it's all gone," he cried out

码头，城市，我们的家——全都没了。”他哭喊着。

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" How can you tell?" I asked

“你怎么知道？”我问道。

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" It all looks so strange, like some awful dream."

“一切看起来都那么奇怪，像一场可怕的噩梦。”

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" It's gone," he said quietly

“都没了。”他轻声说。

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" I use Mount Vesuvius as a guide, but half the mountain is missing, and our city has gone with it."

“我一直把维苏威火山当方向标，但现在半座山都没了，我们的城市也随之消失了。”

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I held Sofia tighter and cried

我把索菲亚抱得更紧了，哭了起来。

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It seemed like it was the end of the world

仿佛世界末日来临了。

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My brother turned the boat back out to sea

哥哥把船头掉转向，回到大海。

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The next day, we landed in Sorrento with Vesuvius still smoking and flaming in the background

第二天，我们在索伦托登陆，远处的维苏威火山仍在冒烟喷火。

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Our city was gone, but we remained

我们的城市消失了，但我们活了下来。

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My brother married Sofia and continued to fish

哥哥娶了索菲亚，继续以打鱼为生。

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I married a lemon merchant from Sorrento, but I never forgot the last day of Pompeii

我嫁给了一个索伦托的柠檬商人，却从未忘记庞贝的末日。

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Mount Vesuvius erupted on August 24, 79 AD

公元79年8月24日，维苏威火山爆发了。

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It destroyed Pompeii and killed most of the twenty thousand people who lived there

它摧毁了庞贝城，夺走了当地两万居民中大多数人的生命。

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The city disappeared, buried under seven to eight meters of dust, rock, and ash

整座城市消失了，被埋在七八米厚的尘土、石块和火山灰之下。

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After 1,700 years Pompeii was rediscovered, and many of its buildings, monuments, and houses were uncovered and restored

1700年后，庞贝城被重新发现，许多建筑、遗迹和房屋被发掘并修复。

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Today it is a famous tourist attraction

如今，它是一处著名的旅游胜地。

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Pompeii is a reminder to us all of the power of nature

庞贝提醒着我们所有人，大自然的力量何其强大。