牛津書(shū)蟲(chóng)系列 星際動(dòng)物園 3 Monsters

3 Monsters

3 怪物

There was a door at the other end of the tunnel.I went through and…

隧道的盡頭有一個(gè)門(mén)。我進(jìn)去了……

I was dreaming!I saw big things that grew out of the ground.They were much taller than me with long brown arms covered with green leaves.

我在做夢(mèng)吧!我看見(jiàn)地上長(zhǎng)出的很大的東西。它們比我高許多，長(zhǎng)著長(zhǎng)長(zhǎng)的棕色臂膀，上面有綠色的葉子蓋著。

I was very frightened as I remembered something in the Book of Remembering：'In those days there were trees…'

我怕極了，我想起《往事追憶》中說(shuō)的：“那時(shí)候有樹(shù)……”

Trees!

樹(shù)!

I never thought a living thing could be so big.I covered my eyes with my hands.I was afraid to look…but I was afraid not to look.

我從沒(méi)想過(guò)生物會(huì)長(zhǎng)得這么大。我用手捂住眼睛。我不敢看……可不看我也害怕。

After a time I took my hands away from my eyes.The trees were still there.They weren't moving.

過(guò)了一會(huì)兒，我把手從眼前拿開(kāi)。樹(shù)還在那兒，它們一動(dòng)不動(dòng)。

I suddenly understood that the trees couldn't move.They were plants，like potatoes or rice.I was safe standing under them.

我馬上明白了，樹(shù)不會(huì)動(dòng)。它們是植物，象土豆和水稻一樣。我站在樹(shù)下是安全的。

But I didn't feel safe.

可我感到并不安全。

The computer inside my spacesuit was checking the air for me.After a few seconds the red lights on my suit turned to green.The air here was safe for humans.So I took off my spacesuit.

我太空服里的電腦正在替我檢查空氣狀況。幾秒鐘后，我太空服里的紅燈變成了綠燈。這兒的空氣對(duì)人類是安全的。于是我脫下了太空服。

Now I could touch and smell things.There was a soft wind.It was cool.I smelt…strange new smells.I smelt living things.Was I smelling the trees…or something else?

這樣我就可以觸摸和聞東西了。微風(fēng)襲來(lái)，有些涼意。我聞到了什么氣味，一種怪怪的、從沒(méi)聞到過(guò)的氣味。是生物的氣味。我聞到的是樹(shù)么，還是其他什么東西?

I heard a sound of crying.Then I thought I heard something moving in the trees—just behind one big tree.

我聽(tīng)到一陣叫聲。然后我想我聽(tīng)見(jiàn)樹(shù)后有東西在動(dòng)——就在一棵大樹(shù)后面。

Was something hiding behind the tree?I was frightened but I wanted to see，so I walked slowly towards the tree.

有東西藏在樹(shù)后面么?我很害怕，可我又想看看，于是我慢慢地朝樹(shù)走了過(guò)去。

There was light in this place but there were shadows in the trees.I looked round the tree…

這地方有光亮，但樹(shù)叢里卻有些黑影。我繞過(guò)樹(shù)一看……

I was frightened almost out of my mind.I fell down and my body started shaking.

我?guī)缀鯂槙炦^(guò)去。我倒在地上，身體顫抖起來(lái)。

A grey thing came out from behind the tree and came towards me. It was big but it wasn't tall because it walked on four feet.It had no hands.

一個(gè)灰色的東西從樹(shù)后閃出來(lái)，朝我而來(lái)。它很大，但不高，因?yàn)樗撬臈l腿走路的。它沒(méi)有手。

But the thing had teeth.Yes，it had a mouth full of teeth，yellow， shiny teeth. It had yellow eyes and grey hair all over its body.I could smell it…

那東西長(zhǎng)著牙齒。對(duì)，長(zhǎng)著滿口黃色、閃亮的牙齒。它還長(zhǎng)著黃色的眼睛，渾身上下都是灰色的毛。我能聞到它的氣味。

Its mouth came towards my face.I closed my eyes and waited to die.

它的嘴巴湊到我臉上。我閉上眼睛，等死。

There was hot air on my face.I wanted to scream and scream but I was too frightened.I couldn't scream.

我感覺(jué)到臉上有熱乎乎的氣息。我想放聲大叫，可我被嚇呆了。我叫不出聲來(lái)。

My mind exploded.I went crazy.I suddenly hit the grey thing and it fell back against the tree.I hit it again，as hard as I could.

我腦子嚇懵了，變得狂亂。我猛擊那個(gè)灰不溜秋的東西，它退后撞到樹(shù)上。我又打了一下，使出了全身的力氣。

I wanted to destroy the grey thing and I was screaming.Suddenly it was gone.

我想打死那個(gè)灰色家伙，我尖叫著。突然，它不見(jiàn)了。

Then I saw another monster.This one was very small with grey fur all over its body. It was holding on to the tree but I pulled it off.I could destroy this one!

然后我又看到另外一只怪物。這東西很小，全身都是灰色的皮毛。它伏在樹(shù)上。我把它拉了下來(lái)。這一個(gè)我能消滅!

I pulled its short legs hard.The small monster bit me.Its teeth went right into my finger.The pain was terrible.

我使勁兒拽著它的短腿。這小怪物咬了我一口。它的牙齒咬進(jìn)了我的手指。疼死了。

But my mind was exploding.I wanted to destroy it and I didn't care about the pain.I just wanted to kill it.

但我瘋狂了。我一心想除掉它，顧不上疼痛。我就是想弄死它。

Then the big grey monster ran back through the trees，jumped at me and knocked me down.As I fell，I dropped the little monster and it escaped.

接著，那只大怪物從樹(shù)叢里跑出來(lái)，撲向我，把我打倒了。這一摔，我放走了那小怪物，讓它逃開(kāi)了。

My head banged on a rock and everything went black.

我的頭撞在了一塊石頭上，眼前的一切都變黑了。