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unit7theshelter课文翻译大学英语三

Unit7TheShelter

RodSerling

Severalneighborshopetofindsafetyintheonlybombshelterontheirstreetwhenanannouncementcomesovertheradiothatenemymissilesareapproaching.Canitshelterallofthem?

Doesitsownerletthemin?

　Hereisthestory……

SYNOPSISOFACTONE:

Onasummerevening,abirthdaycelebrationisgoingonatDr.Stockton's.Amongthosepresentarehisneighbors:

theHendersons,theweiss'sandtheHarlowes.InthemidstofitcomesunexpectedlyovertheradiotheannouncementofthePresidentoftheUnitedStatesdeclaringastateofemergencyofforsuspectedenemymissilesapproaching.Thepartybreaksupandtheneighborshurryhome.

However,shortlyafterwardstheyreturnoneafteranothertothestocktonhouseforthesimplereasonthattheywanttosurvive——wanttosharewiththeStocktonsthebombshelterwhichistheonlyoneontheirstreet.

ACTTWO

（abridged）

OUTSIDESTOCKTONHOME

HENDERSON:

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.

:

What'llwedo?

HARLOWE:

Maybeweoughttopickoutjustonebasementandgotoworkonit.Pollallourstuff.Food,water,everything.

:

Itisn'tfair.（shepointstowardStocktonhouse）He'sdownthereinabombsheltercompletelysafe.Andourkidshavetojustwaitaroundforabombtodropand——

HENDERSON:

Let'sjustgodownintohisbasementandbreakdownthedoor?

Achorusofvoicesgreetthiswithassent.

AsHENDERSONrushesthroughtowardthebasemententrance,HARLOWEovertakeshimsaying:

HARLOWE:

Waitaminute,waitaminute.Allofuscouldn'tfitinthere.Thatwouldbecrazytoeventry.

WEISS:

Whydon'twedrawlots?

Pickoutonefamily?

HARLOWE:

Whatdifferencewoulditmake?

Hewon'tletusin.

HENDERSON:

Wecanallmarchdownthereandtellhimhe'sgotthewholestreetagainsthim.Wecoulddothat.

HARLOWE:

Whatgoodwouldthatdo?

Ikeeptellingyou.Evenifweweretobreakdownthedoor,itcouldn'taccommodateallofus.We'djustbekillingeverybodyandfornoreason.

MRS.HENDERSON:

Ifitsavesevenoneofthesekidsouthere——Icallthatareason.

Thevoicecomesupagain.

WEISS:

Jerry,youknowhimbetterthannayofus.You'rehisbestfriend.Whydon'tyougodownagain?

Trytotalktohim.Pleasedwithhim.Tellhimtopickoutonefamily——Drawlotsorsomething——

HENDERSON:

Onefamily,meaningyours,Weiss,huh?

WEISS:

（whirlsaroundtohim）Whynot?

I'vegotathree-month-oldinfant——

MRS.HENDERSON:

Whatdifferencedoesthatmake?

Isyourbaby'slifeanymorepreciousthanourkids?

WEISS:

（shoutingather）Ineversaidthat.Ifyou'regoingtostarttryingtoargueaboutwhodeservestolivemorethanthenextone——

HENDERSON:

Whydon'tyoushutyourmouth,Weiss?

（withawild,illogicalanger）That'sthewayitiswhentheforeignerscomeoverhere.Aggressive,greedy,semi-Americans——

WEISS:

（hisfacegoeswhite）Whyyougarbage-brainedidiotyou——

MRS.HENDERSON:

Itstillgoes,Weiss!

Ibetyou'reatthebottomofthelist——

WEISSsuddenlyflingshimselfthroughthecrowdtowardthemanandthere'sabrief,hand-to-handfightbetweenthembrokenupbyHARLOWEwhostandsbetweenthembreathless.

HARLOWE:

Keepitup,bothofyou.Justkeepitup.Wewon'tneedabomb.Wecanslaughtereachother.

:

（pleading）Marty,godowntoBill'sshelteragain.Askhim——

WEISS:

I'vealreadyaskedhim.Itwouldn'tdoanygood.

Oneagainthesirensoundsandthepeopleseemtomoveclosertogether,staringuptowardthenightsky.Offinthedistanceweseesearchlights.

HARLOWE:

Searchlights.Itmustbecomingcloser.

HENDERSON:

（ashesuddenlypushesHARLOWEasideandheadsforthesteps）I'mgoingdownthereandgethimtoopenupthatdoor.Idon'tcarewhattherestofyouthink.That'stheonlythinglefttodo.

MAN#1:

He'sright.Comeon,let'sdoit.

INSIDETHESHELTER

GRACEisholdingtighttoPAUL.STOCKTONstandsclosetothedoorlisteningtothenoisesfromoutsideastheyapproach.There'sapoundingontheshelterdoorthatreverberates.

OUTSIDETHESHELTER

HENDERSON:

Bill?

BillStockton?

You'vegotabunchofyourneighborsoutherewhowanttostayalive.Nowyoucanopenthedoorandtalktousandfigureoutwithushowmanycancomeinthere.Orelseyoucanjustkeepdoingwhatyou'redoing——andwe'llfightourwayinthere.

HARLOWEappearsandpusheshiswaythroughthegroupandgoesovertotheshelterdoor.

HARLOWE:

Bill.ThisisJerry.Theymeanbusinessouthere.

STOCKTON'SVOICE:

AndImeanbusinessinhere.I'vealreadytoldyou,Jerry.You'rewastingyoutime.You'rewastingprecioustimethatcouldbeuseforsomethingelse……likefiguringouthowyoucansurvive.

NAM#1:

Whydon'twegetabig,heavylogtobreakthedoordown?

HENDERSON:

WecouldgoovertoBennettAvenue.PhilKlinehassomegiantlogsinhisbasement.I'veseenthem.Let'sgetone.Andwe'lljusttellKlinetokeephismouthshutastowhywewantit.

WEISS:

Let'sgetholdofourselves.Let'sstopandthinkforaminute——

HENDERSON:

（turningtofaceWEISS）Nobodycareswhatyouthink.Youoryourkind.IthoughtImadethatclearupstairs.Ithinkthefirstorderofbusinessistogetyououtofhere.

Withthishestrikesout,smashinghisfistintoWEISS'sfaceinablowsounexpectedandsowildthatWEISS,totallyunprepared,isknockedagainstthewall.Hiswifescreamsand,stillholdingthebaby,rushestohim.There'sacommotionasseveralmentrytograbtheneighborandHARLOWEisimmediatelyatWEISS'ssidetryingtohelphimtohisfeet.Onceagainthesirensblast.

HENDERSON:

（shouldoverthenoiseandcommotion）Comeon,let'sgetsomethingtosmashthisdoordown.

Theystartoutofcellartowardthesteps.

INSIDETHESHELTER

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.

ANNOUNCER'SVOICE:

We'vebeenaskedtoonceagainremindthepopulationthattheyaretoremaincalm,stayoffthestreets.Thisisurgent.Pleaseremainoffthestreets.Everythingpossibleisbeingdoneinthewayofprotection.Butthemilitaryandimportantcivildefensevehiclesmusthavethestreetsclear.Soyou'reonceagainremindedtoremainoffthestreets.Remainoffthestreets!

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

INSIDETHESHELTER

STOCKTONandPaulleanagainstitasitstartstogiveundertheweight,underthepressure.Theairisfilledwithangryshouts,theintermittentsiren,thecriesofwomenandchildren.

INSIDEANDOUTSIDEOFTHESHELTER

Anditallreachesonevastpitchjustasthedoorisforcedopen.PAULandSTOCKTONarepushedbackintotheshelterandjustatthismomentthelightgooninthebasement.Thesirenalsoreachesitstopandthensuddenlygoesoffandthereisabsolutedeadsilenceforalongmoment.Thenfromtheportableradiointhecornercomes

ANNOUNCER'SVOICE:

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

:

（hereyesclosedandcryingsoftly）ThankGod.Oh,thankGod.

WEISS:

（inawhisper,hisfacebruisedandbloodclotted）Amentothat.

HENDERSON:

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.

HARLOWE:

Idon'tthinkMarty'sgoingtoholdit