在月亮下面英汉对照

Under the Moon 在月亮下面 　　简 介 　　太阳是一个巨大的燃烧着的火球。没有来自太阳的光和热，我们就不能在地球这颗 行星上生存。在这颗行星周围有臭氧层保护着我们免受太阳之火的伤害。但是如果臭氧层 破裂，将会怎样呢？现在臭氧层上已经有了小洞，有人说那些小洞会变得越来越大—— 直到有一天再没有任何东西挡在我们和太阳的火焰之间。 　　事情发生在 2222 年。地球人制造了 AOL——人工臭氧层。美丽的地球又有了 1000 年 的生命。树又发芽了，下雨了，河里有了水…… 　　但现在是 2522 年，人工臭氧层已经破裂。幼嫩的树林开始枯萎，河流也逐渐干涸。 凯和瑞拉从他们的宇宙飞船里看到了这危险的情景，可他们又能做些什么呢？月亮下面 的部族里住着他们的朋友，可是路途遥远，而地球首领高格又不肯听从他们的指挥。 　　本书的作者罗维纳·阿金耶米是英国人。曾在非洲居住和工作了多年。现在她在剑桥 工作和生活。 　　1 AOL 　　1 AOL 　　Five hundred kilometres over Europe，ShipOM-45 moved north．In a room at the backof the ship，Kiah watched the numbers onthe computer in front of him． 　　‘Time for dinner，’Rillasaid． 　　The numbers changed quickly and Kiah's eyes didn't move．Rillawent across the room to his table．Shebegan to watch the numbers，too． 　　‘What's wrong with thesatellite？’she asked．Shewas a beautiful girl，about twenty yearsold，with long black hair and big eyes． 　　‘Nothing's wrong with thesatellite，’Kiah answered quietly．‘It'sthe AOL．’He began to write the numbersin the book on his table． 　　Suddenly，the numbersstopped changing．Kiah looked at Rilla．‘OverEurope，’he said．‘It'shappening．The AOL is breaking up．Thereare big holes in the AOL and they're getting bigger．’ 　　‘You're right！Shallwe see Captain Seru now，before dinner？’ 　　Kiah stood up．He wasnearly two metres tall，with dark eyesand hair．‘Yes，comeon，’he said． 　　Quickly，they went toCaptain Seru's room．They waited at thedoor． 第 1 页 共 26 页 http://www.en8848.com.cn/ 原版网 　　‘Come in！’captainSeru called．She was a little woman witha fat face．‘Come in！Wouldyou like a drink？’ 　　‘No，thankyou，’Kiah answered．‘I'dlike you to look at these numbers．’Kiahgave Captain Seru his book． 　　Captain Seru looked at the numbers．Suddenly，herface changed．‘No，no，’she said．‘Idon't want to talk．It's late and I'mtired．Sit down and have a drink．’ 　　Kiah and Rilla sat down．Therewas a big window in Captain Seru's room．Kiahlooked out of the window at the dark sky．Hesaw the Moon．It was cold and white inthe dark sky． 　　‘Captain Seru，’hebegan．‘It's important．Lookat those numbers carefully．The AOL isbeginning to—’ 　　‘Stop！’captainSeru stood up and put her hands in her pockets．Shewent to the window and looked at the sky． 　　‘Three hundred years ago，Earthnearly died，’Rilla said．‘Earthstopped dying because of the AOL．But now，overEurope，the AOL is breaking up．Wewould like you to talk to Earth Commander．’ 　　Captain Seru did not move．‘Doyou remember Adai？’she asked．Shedidn't wait for an answer．‘I was onhis ship，two years ago．Oneevening，the satellite gave usinteresting numbers about the AOL．Wewent back to Earth and saw Earth Commander．’captainSeru stopped speaking． 　　Rilla looked at Kiah．‘Andthen？’she asked Captain Seru． 　　‘Gog was angry，veryangry，’captain Seru said．‘Inthe end，he sent Adai to the Moon．Adai's there now，Commanderof the Moon colony，under the Moon．’ 　　Kiah waited for a second or two．‘Iknow about Adai． But we need to talk toEarth Commander again．These numbers areworse．’ 　　Captain Seru's face went red．‘Youdon't understand．I'm not going to talkto Gog．Last time，hesent me to a weather ship in the Antarctic！Thisis my first Ship for two years！’AndCaptain Seru began drinking． 　　Kiah stood up．‘Thankyou，Captain Seru．’ 　　Captain Seru said nothing． 　　Kiah and Rilla left the room，andwalked slowly downstairs．The Ship wasdark and quiet．It was eight o'clock andevery-body was at dinner． 第 2 页 共 26 页 http://www.en8848.com.cn/ 原版英语阅读网 　　‘What are we going to donext？’Rilla asked． 　　‘I need to talk to Adai，’Kiahsaid． 　　‘OK，talkto Adai．But he's far away on the Mooncolony，’Rilla said．‘Let'svisit Commander Zadak．’ 　　‘Zadak？Commanderof Australia？ He's famous！’ 　　‘Yes．He'smy father's friend．He worked with myfather in Brazil ten years ago．Perhapshe can help us．’ 　　Kiah smiled．‘Good！Wereturn to Earth next week．I can phoneAdai from Kisangani and then we can go to Australia． Butnow，I'm hungry！Let'sget some dinner．’ 　　1 人工臭氧层 　　OM-45 号宇宙飞船在欧洲上空 500 公里的高度向北飞行。飞船尾部的一个房间里， 凯注视着面前计算机屏幕上的数字。 　　“该吃饭了。”瑞拉叫他。 　　那些数字飞快地变换着，凯眼都不眨一下。瑞拉穿过房间走到他的桌旁。她也开始观 察那些数字。 　　“卫星怎么了？”她问。她是个美丽的女孩，大约二十岁，黑黑的长发，大大的眼 睛。 　　“卫星没问题，”凯平静地回答，“是人工臭氧层。”他伏在桌上，开始往一个本 子上那些数字。 　　突然，那些数字停止了变换。凯转向瑞拉。“在欧洲上空，”他说，“已经开始了。 人工臭氧层正在破裂。那上面本来就有大洞了，现在那些洞还在增大。” 　　“说得对，咱们现在去见塞鲁船长吧，待会儿再吃饭好吗？” 　　凯站起身。他身高几乎有两米，眼睛和头发都是黑色的。“好，走吧。”他说。 　　他们迅速朝塞鲁船长的房间走去。他们等在船长的门外。 　　“进来！”塞鲁船长喊道。她是个胖脸的小个子女人。“进来！喝点什么吗？” 　　“不用，谢谢，”凯说，“我想请您看看这些数字。”凯把自己的笔记本递给塞鲁 船长。 　　塞鲁船长看了看那些数字。突然，她的脸色变了。“不，不，”她说，“我不想谈。 时候不早了，我也累了。坐下喝点什么吧。” 第 3 页 共 26 页 http://www.en8848.com.cn/ 原版英语阅读网 　　凯和瑞拉坐了下来。塞鲁船长的房间里有一扇大窗子。凯透过玻璃凝望黑色的天空。 他看见了月亮。在黑色的天幕下月亮显得冰冷皎洁。 　　“塞鲁船长，”他开口了，“这事很重要。仔细看看那些数字。人工臭氧层已经开始 ……” 　　“别说了。”塞鲁船长站起身把双手插进衣兜。她走到窗前注视着天空。 　　“300 年前，地球几乎毁灭，”瑞拉说，“因为有人工臭氧层地球才免于灾难。但 是现在，在欧洲上空，人工臭氧层正在破裂。我们希望您能和地球司令高格谈一谈。” 　　塞鲁船长没有动。“你还记得阿岱吗？”她问。不等回答，她接着说：“两年前我在 他的船上。一天晚上卫星发回了关于人工臭氧层的一些不寻常的数据。我们回到地球去见 地球司令。”塞鲁船长停了下来。 　　瑞拉看了一眼凯。“然后呢？”她问船长。 　　“高格生气了，特别生气，”塞鲁船长说，“最后，他把阿岱分配到了月球。阿岱 现在还在那儿，在月亮下面作月亮部族的司令。” 　　凯等了一两秒钟：“我知道阿岱的事。但是我们需要再和地球司令谈谈。这些数据比 上次的还要糟。” 　　塞鲁船长的脸涨红了：“你不明白。我不会去跟高格说的。上次他把我发配到了南极 的一艘气象飞船上。我第一次在飞船上呆了两年。”塞鲁船长喝了一口水。 　　凯站起身：“谢谢您，塞鲁船长。” 　　塞鲁船长没说话。 　　凯和瑞拉出了门，脚步迟缓地下楼去了。飞船里寂静漆黑。8点钟了，大家都在吃饭。 　　“下一步咱们怎们办？”瑞拉问。 　　“我得跟阿岱谈谈。”凯说。 　　“好，跟阿岱谈谈。可是他现在在遥远的月亮部族，”瑞拉说，“咱们还是去见扎 达克司令吧。” 　　“扎达克？澳大利亚司令？他很有名气呢！” 　　“是的，他是我父亲的朋友。10 年前他和我父亲一起在巴西工作。也许他能帮忙。” 　　凯笑了，“好，咱们下周回地球后。我可以在基桑加尼给阿岱打个电话，然后咱们 就去澳大利亚。现在嘛，我可饿了。咱们吃饭去吧。” 　　2 Visit to Australia 　　2 Visit to Australia 第 4 页 共 26 页 http://www.en8848.com.cn/ 原版英语阅读网 　　On Friday，after threeweeks in space，Kiah and Rilla finishedwork and left Ship OM-45 on a space plane to Kisangani．Kiahphoned Adai and Rilla phoned Commander Zadak in Australia．Thenext morning they took an aeroplane to Sydney．Ataxi took them from the airport to Commander Zadak's office，somekilometres north of Sydney． 　　‘Wait for us here，’Kiahsaid to the taxi driver． 　　Kiah and Rilla walked to the gate．Aboutten guards stood in front of the gate．Acrossthe road，a train waited． 　　‘Rilla，OM-45，’Rillasaid．‘To see Commander Zadak atfour-thirty．’ 　　‘Let me call the Commander'soffice，’the guard said． 　　Kiah and Rilla waited．Itwas hot and Kiah began to feel thirsty． 　　The guard came back．‘I'msorry，’he said．‘TheCom-mander can't see you．’ 　　‘But I talked to theCommander yesterday，’Rilla said． 　　‘He wanted to see us atfour-thirty．’ 　　‘The Commander is leaving onthe train in three minutes，’the guardsaid． 　　‘Can we wait and see himhere？’Kiah asked． 　　‘No！'theguard shouted．‘Get out of here！’ 　　Kiah and Rilla walked back to the taxi． 　　‘Where's the driver？’Kiahasked． 　　‘Look！He'ssitting under that tree，’Rilla said． 　　Just then，CommanderZadak came out of the gate．He was a verytall，big man with blue eyes and a lot ofwhite hair．Two guards marched in frontof him，and two guards marched be-hindhim．They all carried guns． 　　‘There he is！’Rillacried．‘Commander！’Andshe began to run along the road to him． 　　‘Commander Zadak did notstop．A guard opened the door of thetrain and the Commander got in．Slowly，thetrain began to move．’ 　　Kiah ran to the taxi and jumped in．Thenhe drove the taxi fast down the road．Thetaxi driver saw him and ran after him．Thetrain began to move faster．Suddenly，Kiahdrove the taxi off the road．He drove infront of the train and stopped． 第 5 页 共 26 页 http://www.en8848.com.cn/ 原版英语阅读网 　　The train came nearer．Andthen the train stopped， very near thetaxi，and some guards jumped off．Kiahopened the door and got out of the taxi． 　　‘Put up your hands！'theguards shouted． 　　Two of the guards began to hit Kiah． 　　‘Stop that！’someoneshouted．‘Bring him over here！’Itwas Commander Zadak． 　　Kiah stood in front of the Commander．Justthen，Rilla ar-rived． 　　‘Oh，it'syou！’commander Zadak said．Hedid not smile．‘Rilla，yourfather's going to be angry．’ 　　‘We want to talk to you，Commander，’Rillasaid．‘It's very important．’ 　　‘Very well．I'mlistening．’ 　　Kiah began to talk．‘Twoyears ago，Adai told you about the holesin the AOL．Now they're worse．TheAOL is break-ing up over Europe．Pleaselook at these numbers and this satellite picture．’ 　　He gave his book to Commander Zadak and the Commanderlooked at the numbers． 　　‘It's important，Commander，’Kiahsaid．‘In ten years Earth is going todie．’ 　　‘You stopped my trainbecause of this？’commander Zadak asked．‘Twoyears ago Adai talked to me about the AOL．Thenhe talked to Earth Commander，and whathappened？Where is Adai now？Isthe Moon colony helping the AOL？’ 　　‘We know about Adai，Commander，’Rillasaid．‘But someone needs to talk toEarth Commander again．’ 　　‘I'm going to talk to Gogabout rain，I can tell you that．Earthneeds rain：there was no rain last winter．Halfof Australia has no water and my trees here are dying．Withoutrain，many people are going to die．IsGog going to understand that？I don'tknow！’ 　　Commander Zadak began to walk back to his train．‘Movethat taxi！’he called to his guards． 　　Some guards moved the taxi back to the road and then theyjumped on to the train again．The trainbegan to move． 　　‘OK，’thetaxi driver shouted．‘What are yougoing to do next？Drive my taxi into theriver？’ 第 6 页 共 26 页 http://www.en8848.com.cn/ 原版英语阅读网 　　Kiah smiled．He tooksome money from his pocket and gave it to the taxi driver． 　　The taxi driver looked at the money．‘OK，OK，’hesaid．‘Where now？Backto the airport？’ 　　Kiah took Rilla's hand，‘Yes，’hesaid．‘Let's get back to Kisangani．Wecan phone Adai again tomorrow．’ 　　2 访问澳大利亚 　　这是个星期五，凯和瑞拉已经在太空飞行了三周。他们结束了工作，离开 OM-45 号 宇宙飞船，乘航天飞机飞往基桑加尼。凯和瑞拉分别跟阿岱和在澳大利亚的司令扎达克 通了电话。第二天早晨他们乘飞机来到悉尼。一辆出租车把他们从机场带到了悉尼以北几 公里以外扎达克司令的办公室。 　　“在这儿等我们。”凯吩咐出租车司机。 　　凯和瑞拉朝大门走去。门口站着大约十几个卫兵。一辆火车正等在马路对面。 　　“我叫瑞拉，OM-45 号的，”瑞拉说，“扎达克司令 4点半要接见我们。” 　　“我给司令办公室打个电话。”卫兵说。 　　凯和瑞拉站在那儿等着。天气很热，凯感到口干舌燥。 　　那个卫兵回来了。“对不起，”他说，“司令不能见你们。” 　　“可是我昨天跟司令说过，”瑞拉说，“他答应今天 4点半见我们。” 　　“再过三分钟司令就要坐火车出发了。”卫兵说。 　　“我们能不能在这儿等着见他一面？”凯问。 　　“不行！”卫兵喊了起来，“出去！” 　　凯和瑞拉回到出租车那儿。 　　“司机哪去了？”凯问。 　　“那不是嘛！在那棵树下坐着呢。”瑞拉说。 　　正说着，扎达克司令出现在大门口。他高大魁梧，蓝眼睛，长着一头浓密的白发。四 个卫兵两前两后阔步护卫着他。他们都带着枪。 　　“他在那儿！”瑞拉喊了起来，“扎达克司令！”她随即顺着马路朝他跑去。 　　扎达克司令并没有停下脚步。一个卫兵打开火车门，扎达克跨了进去。火车缓缓地开 动了。 　　凯奔向那辆出租车，迅速坐进车里。随即他开着车飞快地顺路而下。出租车司机看见 第 7 页 共 26 页 http://www.en8848.com.cn/ 原版英语阅读网 了他，在后面紧追不放。火车在加速。突然，凯把出租车开下了马路。直驶到火车前头停 了下来。 　　火车越来越近了。在就要撞到出租车的时候，它停了下来。几个卫兵从车厢里跳了下 来。凯打开车门从出租车里出来。 　　“举起手来！”卫兵们朝他喊。 　　两个卫兵对凯一阵拳打脚踢。 　　“住手！”有人喊了一声，“把他带到这儿来！”是扎达克司令。 　　凯站到了司令面前。正在这时，瑞拉赶到了。 　　“噢，是你。”扎达克司令说话了。他不带一丝笑容：“瑞拉，你父亲会生气的。” 　　“我们想和您谈谈，司令，”瑞拉说，“这事非常重要。” 　　“说吧，我听着呢。” 　　凯开口了：“两年前阿岱曾跟您谈过臭氧层上的洞。现在情况更糟了。欧洲上空的臭 氧层已经开裂。请您看看这些数据和这张卫星照片。” 　　他把笔记本递给扎达克司令，扎达克看了看本子上的数据。 　　“这事非常重要，司令，”凯说，“10 年后地球就要毁灭了。” 　　“你们拦住我的火车就为这事？”扎达克司令问，“两年前阿岱跟我谈过臭氧层的 事。然后他又跟地球司令谈了这件事。之后又怎么样了呢？阿岱现在在哪？月亮部族能帮 助修复臭氧层吗？” 　　“我们知道阿岱的事，司令。”瑞拉说，“但是得有人再去跟地球司令谈谈。” 　　“我可以告诉你们，我正准备去跟高格谈谈雨水的事。地球需要雨水：去年冬天没 下雨。澳大利亚有一半地区没有水，我们的树都要枯死了。假如没有水的话很多人都要活 不下去了。高格会理解这一切吗？我不知道。” 　　扎达克司令朝他的火车走去。“把那辆出租车弄走！”他朝卫兵们喊。 　　几个卫兵把出租车推到了公路上，然后跳上了火车。火车启动了。 　　“好啊，”出租车司机喊道，“你们还想干什么？把我的出租车开到河里去？” 　　凯笑了。他从衣兜里拿出一些钱递给出租车司机。 　　出租车司机看了看那些钱。“好吧，好吧。”他说，“现在去哪？回机场？” 　　凯拉住瑞拉的手。“是的，”他说，“咱们回基桑加尼去。我们明天再给阿岱打个电 话。” 第 8 页 共 26 页 http://www.en8848.com.cn/ 原版英语阅读网 　　3 Earth Commander 　　3 Earth Commander 　　The next day in Kisangani，Kiahand Rilla waited quietly in an office in Gog's house．Suddenly，Commander Zadak came into the office and gavesome letters to the man behind the table．Hesaw the two young people and stopped in front of them． 　　‘You again！’hesaid．‘What are you doing here？’ 　　Kiah stood up．‘Goodmorning，Commander．We'rehere because we want to see Earth Commander．’ 　　‘I saw Earth Commander someminutes ago and talked to him about rain，’Zadaksaid quietly．‘But he didn't listen．Yourcaptain，Seru，washere earlier this morning and began to tell him about the holes in the AOL．ButGog doesn't want to hear about our planet．He'salways talking about Mars．In the end，he'sgoing to destroy Earth．’ 　　‘Please help us！’Rillacried．‘Come and see Gog with us！’ 　　‘No．’Zadaklooked at Kiah and then at Rilla with his blue eyes．‘I'mnot talking to Gog again．And you—Gogisn't going to listen to you．Be careful—andgood luck！’ 　　Commander Zadak opened the door and left the office． 　　Rilla looked at Kiah．‘EarthCommander is a difficult man．I don'tunderstand him．’ 　　‘Everyone is afraid of him，’Kiahsaid．‘And Commander Zadak isn't goingto help us．’ 　　Kiah and Rilla waited．Theywaited and waited．At nearly twelveo'clock，a guard came into the office． 　　‘Come！’hesaid． 　　Kiah and Rilla went with the guard．Thehouse was big and old，with big windowsand many doors．The guard went downstairsand opened one of the doors．There wasnobody in the room． 　　‘Wait here，'theguard said，and left． 　　Kiah and Rilla sat down on the expensive green and blackchairs and looked at the expensive flowers on the tables．Therewere no windows in this room．Suddenly，thedoor opened and a tall，fat woman came in．Hername was Bel，and she was Gog's wife．Shehad a lot of long red hair and she wore an expensive blue dress．Belliked expensive things．She carried a cat．Thecat was black and white： 第 9 页 共 26 页 http://www.en8848.com.cn/ 原版英语阅读网 half its facewas black and half was white；half itsbody was black and half was white． 　　‘Why are you here？ Whydo you want to see Earth Commander？’sheasked． 　　Rilla stood up．‘Howdo you do？’she said．‘Wewant to talk to Earth Commander about the AOL．Wehave new numhers from the satellite．’ 　　Bel's face was red．‘TheAOL！Earth Commander knows about the AOL，andhe is the best man—’ 　　‘Excuse me，’Kiahsaid quietly．‘We want to help EarthCommander．’ 　　Bel began to laugh．‘Help？You？’thecat jumped down and walked across the room．‘Howcan you help？Why can't you understand？Listen．EarthCommander is working on the spaceship for Mars．It'sdifficult and expensive work．’the catjumped on to Rilla's chair and looked at her with its yellow eyes．‘Twoyears ago，Adai wanted more money for theAOL—and Earth Commander sent him to thecolony under the Moon．Now you're talkingabout the AoL．Do you want to go to theMoon，too？’ 　　The door opened again and a different guard came in．‘Excuseme．Earth Commander is ready now．’ 　　Bel stood up．‘Youcan see Earth Commander now，'she saidcoldly．‘But you're going to be sorry！’ 　　The guard opened a different door，andBel and the cat went into a beautiful room with expensive，veryold tables and chairs．Rilla and Kiahwent in behind them．There were nowindows in the room，but a lot ofpictures．There was Gog！Therichest man on Earth；and the worst manon Earth．He was tall and fat，andwithout much hair．He sat behind a bigtable with a television，three computersand five telephones．He watched thetelevision and didn't look at Kiah or Rilla．Twoguards with guns stood behind him and two more guards stood near the door． 　　‘Here they are！’Belsaid．‘They aren't friends，ohno！They want to talk about the AOL，ofcourse．No one under-stands about Mars—’ 　　‘That's all right，that'sall right，’Gog said quickly．Andthen he looked up，first at Rilla andthen at Kiah．His eyes were cold andgreen．‘I know about you two，’hesaid．‘Your captain told me about you．You'refamous！Two children！Youwant to help planet Earth，is that right？’Hewaited．The cat jumped on to his tableand sat down in front of the television． 　　‘Yes，Commander，’Kiahbegan．‘The AOL is breaking up—’ 　　‘When？Tonight？Tomorrow？’Gogsaid angrily．‘I heard this old storytwo years ago，from Adai．Everyonecomes here and wants money-money for the AOL，moneyfor rain，money for the Moon colony．ButI am Earth Commander，and 第 10 页 共 26 页 http://www.en8848.com.cn/ 原版英语阅读网 you are nobody！Iknow about the AOL and the AOL is good for a hundred years！’ 　　‘But the satellite—’Kiahbegan again． 　　‘Be quiet！’Gogcried．‘I am Earth Commander！I'mnot going to give money for the AOL！Orfor rain！Or for the Moon！’Goglooked at the guards near the door．‘Takethem —take them away．Idon't want to hear them．’ 　　The guards moved behind Kiah and Rilla，andBel began to laugh．‘Goodbye！'shesaid．‘You're not going to the Moon，you'regoing to prison！You can talk about theholes in the AOL there！’ 　　3 地球司令 　　第二天在基桑加尼，凯和瑞拉在高格住处的一间办公室里静静地等待着。突然，扎 达克司令走进办公室，递给办公桌后面的那个人一些信件。他看见了两个年轻人，在他 们面前站住了。 　　“又是你们！”他说，“你们在这儿干嘛？” 　　凯站了起来：“早晨好，司令。我们来这儿是为了见地球司令。” 　　“几分钟前我见到了地球司令，还跟他谈了雨水的事。”扎达克平静地说，“但是 他不听。你们塞鲁船长今天早晨来过，并且告诉他人工臭氧层有了洞。可是高格不想听我 们这颗星球的事。他总是谈论火星。最终他会毁了地球。” 　　“请您帮帮我们！”瑞拉喊着，“和我们一起去见见高格吧！” 　　“不，”扎达克用他蓝蓝的眼睛看了看凯，又看了看瑞拉，“我再也不去跟高格谈 了。而你们——高格不会听你们的。小心点——祝你们好运！” 　　扎达克司令打开房门走出了办公室。 　　瑞拉看了看凯：“地球司令是个不好相处的人。我真不知道他是怎么想的。” 　　“大家都怕他，”凯说，“扎达克司令也不准备帮助我们。” 　　凯和瑞拉等待着。他们等啊等。快 12点时，一个卫兵走进办公室。 　　“来吧。”他说。 　　凯和瑞拉跟在卫兵后面。这是座宽敞的旧房子，有许多大窗户，许多门。卫兵下了楼 打开了一扇门。房间里一个人也没有。 　　“在这儿等着。”卫兵说了一句就离开了。凯和瑞拉在昂贵的绿黑相间的椅子上坐了 下来，观赏着桌子上那些名贵的鲜花。这个房间没有窗子。突然，门开了，一个身高体胖 的女人走了进来。她叫贝尔，是高格的妻子。她有一头浓密的红色长发，穿着一件昂贵的 蓝色裙子。贝尔喜欢昂贵的东西。她抱着一只猫。那是只黑白相间的猫：猫脸一半黑一半 白；猫身也是一半黑一半白。 第 11 页 共 26 页 http://www.en8848.com.cn/ 原版英语阅读网 　　“你们来这儿干嘛？你们为什么要见地球司令？”她问， 　　瑞拉站起身。“你好，”她说，“我们要和地球司令谈谈人工臭氧层的事。我们从卫 星上获得了新数据。” 　　贝尔的脸涨红了：“人工臭氧层。地球司令知道人工臭氧层的事。他是最——” 　　“对不起，”凯平静地说，“我们想帮助地球司令。” 　　贝尔笑了：“帮助？你们？”那只猫跳了下来走到房间的另一头。“你们怎么帮他？ 你们怎么不明白呢？听着，地球司令正忙着制造去火星的飞船。这可是既费力又费钱的 工作。”那只猫跳到瑞拉的椅子上，黄色的眼睛看着她。“两年前，阿岱想为人工臭氧层 要更多的钱——地球司令把他送到了月亮下面的部族。现在你们又在谈人工臭氧层，你 们也想到月亮那儿去吗？” 　　门又开了，另一个卫兵走了进来：“对不起，地球司令可以接见了。” 　　贝尔站起身。“你们现在可以去见地球司令了，”她冷冰冰地说，“可你们会后悔 的！” 　　卫兵打开另外一扇门，贝尔和那只猫走进一个摆满非常古老、昂贵的家具的房间。瑞 拉和凯跟在他们后面。这间屋子也没有窗户，墙上挂满了图画。高格就在里面！这个世界 上最富也最坏的人。他又高又胖，头发稀疏。他坐在一张大桌子后面，桌上放着一台电视 三台电脑，五部电话。只见他注视着电视屏幕，根本不看凯和瑞拉。两个持枪的卫兵站在 他身后，还有两个站在门边。 　　“他们来了，”贝尔说，“他们不是朋友，噢，不是。当然，他们要谈谈人工臭氧 层的事。没人懂得火星——” 　　“行了，行了，”高格不耐烦地打断她。之后他抬起头看看瑞拉又看看凯。那是一双 冷漠的绿眼睛。“我知道你们俩，”他说，“你们船长跟我说起过你们。你们名气不小啊 两个孩子！你们想拯救地球，是不是？”他等着回答。那只猫跳上他的桌子坐在电视机 前。 　　“是的，司令，”凯开口了，“人工臭氧层正在破裂——” 　　“什么时候？今天晚上？明天？”高格生气地说，“两年前我就听阿岱说过这个老 掉牙的故事。每个人都到这儿来要钱——为人工臭氧层，为下雨的事，为月亮部族。但是 我是地球司令，你们什么也不是！我知道人工臭氧层，它能坚持一百年！” 　　“可是卫星——”凯又开口了。 　　“少废话！”高格叫了起来，“我是地球司令！我不会为人工臭氧层花钱！也不为 下雨的事花钱！也不为月亮！”高格看了一眼门口的卫兵，“把他们——把他们带走。 我不想听他们讲话。” 　　卫兵们在凯和瑞拉身后行动起来，贝尔笑了：“再见了！”她说，“你们去不了月 球，你们要去的地方是监狱！你们可以在那儿谈论人工臭氧层上的洞！” 第 12 页 共 26 页 http://www.en8848.com.cn/ 原版英语阅读网 　　4 Prison 888 　　4 Prison 888 　　Commander Zadak was in his room at the biggest hotel inKisangani．Suddenly，heheard the phone． 　　‘Commander？’someonesaid，very quietly．‘Aman and a woman—from Ship OM-45—inprison 888．’the phone went dead．Zadakput the phone down，stood up，andleft his room． 　　Prison 888 was a big white building without windows，nearGog's house．There were a lot of guardsat the gate，and some more guards marchedpast the bulding．All the guards carriedguns． 　　Commander Zadak walked across the road to the prison．‘Iwant to visit someone．My name isCommander Zadak．’ 　　‘I'm sorry，Commander，’aguard said．‘We can't open the gate．Nobodycan go in without a letter from Earth Commander．’ 　　‘That's all right，’Zadaksaid，and walked along the road，pastthe prison． 　　A guard ran behind him．‘Excuseme，Commander，’hesaid quickly．‘Please come back tonight．Ican open the back gate at midnight．Youcan see the two people from Ship OM-45．’ 　　Zadak looked at the guard．‘Yourcaptain's going to kill you．’ 　　The guard smiled．‘Mycaptain phoned you about the two people from OM-45．He'sthe brother of Captain Seru．’ 　　Zadak didn't smile．‘Theprison commander is going to kill you and your captain．’ 　　‘It doesn't matter，’theguard said．‘We want to help．’ 　　‘Midnight，’Zadaksaid，and walked away． 　　At midnight there were four guards at the front gate ofprison 888，and there was one guard atthe back gate．The guard opened the gateand Zadak went in．The guard said nothing．Theywalked downstairs into a big room．A lotof prisoners slept on the floor because there were no beds or chairs．Kiahand Rilla sat on the floor near the door． 　　‘You can talk for fiveminutes，’the guard said quietly．