Unit 7 The Shelter课文翻译大学英语三Word格式文档下载.docx

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It'

lllandanyminute.Ijustknowit.It'

sgoingtolandanyminute——

MRS.HENDERSON:

（grabsholdofhim）Whatarewegoingtodo?

Throughoutaboveandfollowingdialogue,aportableradiocarriedbyoneofthechildrencarriesthefollowingannouncement:

ANNOUNCER'

SVOICE:

ThisisConelrad.ThisisConelrad.WearestillinastateofYellowAlert.Ifyouareapublicofficialorgovernmentemployeewithanemergencyassignment,oracivildefenseworker,youshouldreporttoyourpostimmediately.Ifyouareapublicofficialorgovernmentemployee……

MRS.HARLOWE:

Jerry,askagain.

HARLOWE:

Don'

twasteyoutime.Hewon'

tletanyonein.Hesaidhedidn'

thaveanyroomorsuppliesthereandit'

sdesignedforthreepeople.

MRS.HENDERSON:

What'

llwedo?

Maybeweoughttopickoutjustonebasementandgotoworkonit.Pollallourstuff.Food,water,everything.

MRS.HARLOWE:

Itisn'

tfair.（shepointstowardStocktonhouse）He'

sdownthereinabombsheltercompletelysafe.Andourkidshavetojustwaitaroundforabombtodropand——

Let'

sjustgodownintohisbasementandbreakdownthedoor?

Achorusofvoicesgreetthiswithassent.

AsHENDERSONrushesthroughtowardthebasemententrance,HARLOWEovertakeshimsaying:

Waitaminute,waitaminute.Allofuscouldn'

tfitinthere.Thatwouldbecrazytoeventry.

WEISS:

Whydon'

twedrawlots?

Pickoutonefamily?

Whatdifferencewoulditmake?

Hewon'

tletusin.

Wecanallmarchdownthereandtellhimhe'

sgotthewholestreetagainsthim.Wecoulddothat.

Whatgoodwouldthatdo?

Ikeeptellingyou.Evenifweweretobreakdownthedoor,itcouldn'

taccommodateallofus.We'

djustbekillingeverybodyandfornoreason.

Ifitsavesevenoneofthesekidsouthere——Icallthatareason.

Thevoicecomesupagain.

Jerry,youknowhimbetterthannayofus.You'

rehisbestfriend.Whydon'

tyougodownagain?

Trytotalktohim.Pleasedwithhim.Tellhimtopickoutonefamily——Drawlotsorsomething——

Onefamily,meaningyours,Weiss,huh?

（whirlsaroundtohim）Whynot?

I'

vegotathree-month-oldinfant——

Whatdifferencedoesthatmake?

Isyourbaby'

slifeanymorepreciousthanourkids?

（shoutingather）Ineversaidthat.Ifyou'

regoingtostarttryingtoargueaboutwhodeservestolivemorethanthenextone——

tyoushutyourmouth,Weiss?

（withawild,illogicalanger）That'

sthewayitiswhentheforeignerscomeoverhere.Aggressive,greedy,semi-Americans——

（hisfacegoeswhite）Whyyougarbage-brainedidiotyou——

Itstillgoes,Weiss!

Ibetyou'

reatthebottomofthelist——

WEISSsuddenlyflingshimselfthroughthecrowdtowardthemanandthere'

sabrief,hand-to-handfightbetweenthembrokenupbyHARLOWEwhostandsbetweenthembreathless.

Keepitup,bothofyou.Justkeepitup.Wewon'

tneedabomb.Wecanslaughtereachother.

MRS.WEISS:

（pleading）Marty,godowntoBill'

sshelteragain.Askhim——

vealreadyaskedhim.Itwouldn'

tdoanygood.

Oneagainthesirensoundsandthepeopleseemtomoveclosertogether,staringuptowardthenightsky.Offinthedistanceweseesearchlights.

Searchlights.Itmustbecomingcloser.

（ashesuddenlypushesHARLOWEasideandheadsforthesteps）I'

mgoingdownthereandgethimtoopenupthatdoor.Idon'

tcarewhattherestofyouthink.That'

stheonlythinglefttodo.

MAN#1:

He'

sright.Comeon,let'

sdoit.

INSIDETHESHELTER

GRACEisholdingtighttoPAUL.STOCKTONstandsclosetothedoorlisteningtothenoisesfromoutsideastheyapproach.There'

sapoundingontheshelterdoorthatreverberates.

OUTSIDETHESHELTER

Bill?

BillStockton?

You'

vegotabunchofyourneighborsoutherewhowanttostayalive.Nowyoucanopenthedoorandtalktousandfigureoutwithushowmanycancomeinthere.Orelseyoucanjustkeepdoingwhatyou'

redoing——andwe'

llfightourwayinthere.

HARLOWEappearsandpusheshiswaythroughthegroupandgoesovertotheshelterdoor.

Bill.ThisisJerry.Theymeanbusinessouthere.

STOCKTON'

AndImeanbusinessinhere.I'

vealreadytoldyou,Jerry.You'

rewastingyoutime.You'

rewastingprecioustimethatcouldbeuseforsomethingelse……likefiguringouthowyoucansurvive.

NAM#1:

twegetabig,heavylogtobreakthedoordown?

WecouldgoovertoBennettAvenue.PhilKlinehassomegiantlogsinhisbasement.I'

veseenthem.Let'

sgetone.Andwe'

lljusttellKlinetokeephismouthshutastowhywewantit.

sgetholdofourselves.Let'

sstopandthinkforaminute——

（turningtofaceWEISS）Nobodycareswhatyouthink.Youoryourkind.IthoughtImadethatclearupstairs.Ithinkthefirstorderofbusinessistogetyououtofhere.

Withthishestrikesout,smashinghisfistintoWEISS'

sfaceinablowsounexpectedandsowildthatWEISS,totallyunprepared,isknockedagainstthewall.Hiswifescreamsand,stillholdingthebaby,rushestohim.There'

sacommotionasseveralmentrytograbtheneighborandHARLOWEisimmediatelyatWEISS'

ssidetryingtohelphimtohisfeet.Onceagainthesirensblast.

（shouldoverthenoiseandcommotion）Comeon,let'

sgetsomethingtosmashthisdoordown.

Theystartoutofcellartowardthesteps.

STOCKTONslowlyturnstofacehiswife.Theangryscreamingcriesofthepeopleringintheirearsevenastheydepart.

GRACE（looksup）Bill?

Whowerethosepeople?

STOCKTON（turningtostaretowardthedoor）"

Thosepeople?

"

Thoseareourneighbors,Grace.Ourfriends.Thepeoplewe'

velivedwithandalongsidefortwentyyears.（theninadifferentfixedexpressionandinadifferenttone）Comeon.Paul.Let'

sputstuffupagainstthisdoor.Everythingwecan.

Themanandboythenstarttopileupabarricade,usingfurniture,thegenerator,books,anymovableobjecttheycangettheirhandson.

OUTSIDEOFTHESHELTER

Themobmarchesdownthestreetcarryingalargeheavylogthatisperhapsfifteenfeetlong.TheirownshoutsmixwiththesoundoftheintermittentsirenandwiththevoiceoftheannouncerontheConelradstation.

We'

vebeenaskedtoonceagainremindthepopulationthattheyaretoremaincalm,stayoffthestreets.Thisisurgent.Pleaseremainoffthestreets.Everythingpossibleisbeingdoneinthewayofprotection.Butthemilitaryandimportantcivildefensevehiclesmusthavethestreetsclear.Soyou'

reonceagainremindedtoremainoffthestreets.Remainoffthestreets!

TheminutethemobgathersbeforetheSTOCKTONhouse,theysmashintoit,carryingthegiantlog.Theymovedownthecellarsteps.Asthelogsmashesintotheshelterdoor,thesirengoesuplouderandmorepiercinganditisatthismomentthatweseebothWEISSandHARLOWjointhemenontheheavylogtolendtheirsupporttoit.

STOCKTONandPaulleanagainstitasitstartstogiveundertheweight,underthepressure.Theairisfilledwithangryshouts,theintermittentsiren,thecriesofwomenandchildren.

INSIDEANDOUTSIDEOFTHESHELTER

Anditallreachesonevastpitchjustasthedoorisforcedopen.PAULandSTOCKTONarepushedbackintotheshelterandjustatthismomentthelightgooninthebasement.Thesirenalsoreachesitstopandthensuddenlygoesoffandthereisabsolutedeadsilenceforalongmoment.Thenfromtheportableradiointhecornercomes

ThisisConelrad.ThisisConelrad.Remainturnedforanimportantmessage.Remaintunedforanimportantmessage.（apause）ThePresidentoftheUnitedStateshasjustannouncedthatthepreviouslyunidentifiedobjectshavenowbeendefinitelyidentifiedasbeingsatellites.Repeat.Therearenoenemymissilesapproaching.Repeat,therearenoenemymissilesapproaching.Theobjectshavebeenidentifiedassatellites.Theyareharmlessandweareinnodanger.Repeat.Weareinnodanger.Thestateofemergencyhasofficiallybeencalledoff.Weareinnodanger.Repeat.Thereisnoenemyattack.Thereisnoenemyattack.

（hereyesclosedandcryingsoftly）ThankGod.Oh,thankGod.

（inawhisper,hisfacebruisedandbloodclotted）Amentothat.

Hey,Marty……Marty……Iwentcrazy.Youunderstandthat,don'

tyou?

Ijustwentcrazy.Ididn'

tmeanallthethingsIsaid.（hewetshislips,hisvoiceshaking）Wewereallofus……weweresoscared……soconfuse.（heholdsouthishandsinagesture）Well,it'

snowonderreally,isit?

Imean……well,youcanunderstandwhyweblewourtopsalittle——

There'

samurmurofvoices,afewhalf-heartednods,butthey'

reallstillinastateofshock.

HA