書蟲三級下《劫機(jī)！》：第五章

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Chapter 5
第五章

The black car stopped outside the airport building and a police officer opened the door. Helen Sandberg got out and went quickly inside. Upstairs, in the control room, the Chief of Airport Police, Inspector Holm, was waiting with a soldier. Helen's secretary, Michael, was there too.

黑色轎車在機(jī)場大樓外面停了下來，一個警官打開了車門。海倫·桑德伯格從車上下來，匆匆走進(jìn)機(jī)場大樓。在樓上的機(jī)場控制室里，機(jī)場警察局局長，巡查官霍爾姆正在等她，一同在等她的還有一個軍人。海倫的秘書邁克爾也在場。

Good evening, Prime Minister,' said Inspector Holm. 'This is Colonel Carter, of the Special Commando Section.'

“晚上好，首相，”巡查官霍爾姆說，“這位是來自特種突擊隊的卡特上校。”

Good evening, Colonel.' Helen shook hands with the soldier and looked at him. He was a thin, tough-looking man, about forty years old, with a brown face. His hand was hard and strong. 'I hope you know your job, 'she thought. 'I may need you.'

“晚上好，上校?！焙愐贿吅湍擒娙宋帐郑贿吷舷麓蛄恐?。他身材瘦削，古銅色的面龐中透著堅毅，40歲上下的年紀(jì)。他的手堅定有力。“我希望你能勝任你的工作，”她想，“我可能會需要你。”

She looked out of the window. There was a large plane on the tarmac about two hundred metres away. All its lights were on. 'Is that the plane?' she asked.

她向窗外望去。一架巨大的飛機(jī)停在大約200米開外的飛機(jī)跑道上。機(jī)上所有的燈都亮著。“就是那架飛機(jī)嗎？”她問。

That's it, Prime Minister.'

“是的，首相?！?

Right, give me the facts. How many people are on it?'

“好，給我講講詳細(xì)情況。飛機(jī)上有多少人？”

Inspector Holm answered. 'One hundred and eight passengers, five crew.'

巡查官霍爾姆回答：“108名乘客，五名機(jī)組人員?！?

What nationalities are they?'

“他們都是哪國人？”

There are twenty-nine Americans, fifteen British, two Brazilians, two Indians, and one Chinese. The others are from this country.'

“有29個美國人，15個英國人，兩個巴西人，兩個印度人，還有一個中國人。剩下的都是本國人。”

I see. There are a lot of Americans and British, then,' said Helen quietly. 'That means trouble.'

“我知道了。那么，有很多美國人和英國人，”海倫輕輕說，“這可麻煩了?！?

Yes, Prime Minister,' answered Michael. 'I'm afraid their Ambassadors are on their way here now.'

“是的，首相，”邁克爾回答，“恐怕這兩國的大使正在往這里趕?！?

Helen smiled at him quickly. He was a good secretary; he usually knew what she was thinking. Both the American Ambassador and the British Ambassador were difficult people.

海倫馬上對他笑了笑。他真是個好秘書，總能猜透她的心思。美國大使和英國大使都是難對付的人。

She turned back to Inspector Holm. 'Tell me about the hijackers. What do they want?'

她轉(zhuǎn)過身問巡查官霍爾姆：“跟我談?wù)劷贆C(jī)者的情況。他們想要什么？”

We don't know how many hijackers there are, Prime Minister. But they have guns, we know that. And they want three things.' Inspector Holm paused and looked down at her. He was a very tall man and he looked very important in his uniform. Helen didn't like him much.

“我們還不清楚有幾名劫機(jī)犯，首相。但我們知道，他們有槍。他們一共要求三件事情。”巡查官霍爾姆停頓了一下，低頭看了看她。他個子很高，穿上制服頗有氣派。海倫不怎么喜歡他。

Yes, well. What three things?' she asked quickly.

“嗯，好。是哪三件事情呢？”她追問。

Firstly, they say we must set free their two brothers from prison. You remember, Prime Minister—two men tried to put a bomb on a plane last year. They are in prison near here.'

“第一，他們說我們必須釋放他們的兩個兄弟。你還記得嗎，首相——去年有兩個人企圖往飛機(jī)上裝炸彈。他們現(xiàn)在被關(guān)在這附近的監(jiān)獄里。”

I remember,' Helen answered softly. 'They're in prison for thirty years, aren't they?'

“我記得，”海倫輕聲答道，“他們被判入獄30年，對吧？”

I think so. Something like that.' The man paused. 'Secondly, they say we must refuel the plane because they want to fly to another country. Thirdly, they say we must put this in all our newspapers. It says they are fighting for freedom for their people. They are freedom fighters. They want to liberate their people.'

“我想是的。差不多是這樣?！彼ｎD了一下，“第二，他們說我們必須給飛機(jī)補充燃油，因為他們要飛往另外一個國家。第三，他們說我們必須在我們所有的報紙上刊登這些內(nèi)容，說他們是為了他們?nèi)嗣竦淖杂啥鴳?zhàn)，他們是自由斗士，他們要解放他們的人民?！?

He gave her a sheet of paper. Helen put it on the table. She did not read it. 'And what about the passengers?' she asked. 'When will the hijackers set them free?'

他遞給她一張紙。海倫把紙放在桌上，她并沒有看這張紙。“乘客們怎么樣？”她問，“劫機(jī)者什么時候釋放乘客？”

They say they will set most of the passengers free when their brothers are on the plane. But they want ten passengers to fly away with them. They will set them free when they arrive.'

“他們說一旦他們的兄弟上了飛機(jī)，他們就釋放絕大多數(shù)的乘客。但他們還要扣押十名乘客跟他們一起飛走，到達(dá)目的地以后再放了他們?！?

I see.'

“我明白了?！?

There's one other thing, Prime Minister,' Colonel Carter spoke for the first time. His voice was very quiet, almost gentle. 'They say we must bring the prisoners to the airport in two hours. If not, they will kill a passenger. They said this one hour ago.'

“首相，還有一件事情，”這是卡特上校第一次開口說話。他的聲音非常平靜，甚至是溫柔的，“他們說我們必須在兩個小時之內(nèi)把那些罪犯帶到機(jī)場。不然的話，他們就會殺掉一名乘客。他們是在一個小時之前說的這話?！?

So we have one hour left?'

“那么我們只剩一個小時的時間了？”

That's right, Prime Minister. Just one hour. Then they will kill the first passenger.'

“是的，首相。只剩一個小時了。然后，他們就會殺掉第一名乘客。”

I see.' Helen walked slowly to the window and stared out at the plane. It was still raining and a strong wind was blowing. She turned round. 'Thank you, gentlemen. I will have to talk to them. But first I need a few minutes to think. Colonel Carter, Inspector, please go to the other room. Tell the hijackers I will talk to them in five minutes. Michael, stay here.'

“我明白了。”海倫慢慢地踱到窗前，盯著窗外的飛機(jī)。外面仍然下著雨，狂風(fēng)呼嘯。她轉(zhuǎn)過身?！爸x謝你們，先生們。我必須跟他們談?wù)劇５紫任倚枰獛追昼妬碚硪幌滤悸?。卡特上校，巡查官，請到另一個房間去。告訴劫機(jī)犯，我將在五分鐘之后跟他們對話。邁克爾，你留下?！?

But... yes, madam.' Inspector Holm looked unhappy, but he went out, slowly, with the Colonel. Michael sat quietly, looking at her. He knew what she was thinking.

“但是……好吧，夫人?！毖膊楣倩魻柲房瓷先ビ行┎粯芬?，但他還是磨磨蹭蹭地和上校一起出去了。邁克爾靜靜地坐在那里，看著她。他知道她在想什么。

Have you got the passenger list, Michael?'

“邁克爾，你有乘客的名單嗎？”

Yes, Prime Minister. Here you are.'

“有，首相。給您?！?

She picked up the list of names and looked at it carefully. 'Oh my God!' His name was near the beginning. She dropped the list, sat down at the table, and ran her hands through her hair. For a long minute she said nothing. Then she looked up.

她接過名單，仔細(xì)看著。“哦天?。　彼拿址浅？壳?。她把名單扔到一邊，跌坐在桌子旁，用手?jǐn)n著頭發(fā)。好一會兒，她一句話也沒說。然后她抬起頭。

This is going to be very difficult, isn't it, Michael?'

“這下恐怕很麻煩了，對嗎，邁克爾？”

I'm afraid so, Prime Minister. Very difficult indeed.'

“恐怕是這樣，首相。確實非常麻煩?！?

Helen stood up and walked to the window, thinking hard. Outside in the rain, the American Ambassador's car stopped by the door.

海倫站起身，來到窗戶旁邊，苦思冥想。窗外，雨中，美國大使的車停在了門口。