奔跑的理由：生死一刻与死神赛跑

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[00:02.33]13 A Reason to Run	奔跑的理由
[00:07.50](By Kenneth Smith)	（译 / 李巧兰）
[00:09.91]Justin had dreamed of the district race with crowds cheering. 贾斯廷曾梦到自己参加地区跑步比赛，观众都在为他欢呼喝彩。
[00:15.94]No more comments on how small he was - only congratulations on his speed. 没有人再议论他的个子有多小，有的只是对他跑步速度的称赞。
[00:21.80]Instead, he was running through some strange woods with his lungs ready to burst.可现在，他却上气不接下气地在某个陌生的森林里奔跑着。
[00:26.94]He wanted to stop for a minute, but he thought about the water creeping into the hole where the rest of the boys were trapped. 他想停下来歇一会儿，但想到其他男孩还都困在那个矿洞里，水还在不断地往里流，
[00:34.85]He kept running.	于是又继续向前跑。
[00:36.44]As he ran, his thoughts drifted back to how this had all started in the first place - to the first day at his new school.	他边跑边回想这一切最初是如何开始的，思绪飘回了他来新学校的第一天。
[00:45.88]Justin and his friend David had known each other before Justin's family moved into the new neighborhood.贾斯廷在他家搬到这个新街区来之前就和他的朋友戴维彼此认识。 
[00:53.20]Their parents had been friends, and David didn't seem to mind that Justin was small for his age. 他们的父母是多年的朋友，而且戴维似乎并不介意贾斯廷的个头比他这个年龄的人矮。
[01:00.32]But on the first day of school, when David and Justin sat down to eat with the rest of the fifth-grade boys, 但就在上学的第一天，当戴维和贾斯廷坐下来和其他五年级的男孩一起吃饭时，
[01:06.90]Steven asked when David had started playing with babies.David laughed loud enough for the others to hear. 史蒂文问戴维什么时候开始和小屁孩一起玩了。戴维笑了起来，他笑得很大声，其他人都听到了。
[01:14.38]Justin could only cringe .	贾斯廷唯有感到难堪。
[01:16.75]Several weeks later, David's mother had called to invite Justin to David's birthday party.	几周后，戴维的妈妈打电话来邀请贾斯廷去参加戴维的生日派对。
[01:22.32]"I have something else to do, "Justin told his own mother.	“我有其他事儿要做。”贾斯廷和自己的妈妈说。
[01:27.99]"Something is not an answer, Justin. “有事儿算不上一个答复，贾斯廷。
[01:30.83]They're having the party at David's grandfather's farm. 他们会在戴维爷爷的农场里开派对。
[01:34.38]A lot of the boys from your school are going. "His mother said.	你们学校好多男孩都会去呢。”妈妈说。
[01:39.24]He didn't tell her what he really wanted to do. 他没有告诉妈妈自己真正想要做什么。
[01:42.58]He had wanted to spend the day running. 他本来想在那天跑步的。
[01:45.66]When he ran, the problems at school didn't matter, and being the smallest kid in his class didn't matter, either.	跑步的时候，学校里的那些麻烦就都不让他心烦了，是班里个子最矮的孩子也无所谓了。
[01:53.41]The district race was coming up, and the fastest fifth graders from each school would race one another. 地区赛即将到来，每所学校里跑得最快的五年级学生将一起比赛。
[02:00.31]Justin knew he could win. 贾斯廷知道自己能赢，
[02:02.79]So every day after school he practiced. 因此每天放学后都去练习。
[02:05.92]But Saturday morning was the best, because he had more time and he wasn't tired from school.	但周六上午是最佳的练习时间，因为那时他的时间更充裕，而且因为不用去上课所以不那么累。
[02:12.45]This Saturday, however, he was in the station wagon with Steven and the rest of David's friends. 但是这个周六，他却和史蒂文还有戴维的其他朋友一起坐上了旅行车。
[02:18.97]When they finally pulled up to the farmhouse, David's mother suggested that David show the boys around.	他们的车终于在农场停了下来。这时，戴维的妈妈提议让戴维带他们这些男孩四处转转。
[02:25.73]"Can Grandpa take us over to the hill?	"“能让爷爷送我们去小山那儿吗？”
[02:29.20]"He can drive you over, but you'll have to walk back. “他可以开车送你们过去，但你们得自己走回来。
[02:33.11]I'll need his help to get everything ready."	我需要他帮我准备好东西。”
[02:36.23]The boys all piled into David's grandfather's Jeep. 于是，男孩们全都挤进了戴维爷爷的吉普车里。
[02:40.20]In a few minutes, they were close to the foot of the hill that David wanted everyone to climb.	几分钟后，他们就到了戴维想让大家爬的那座山的山脚附近。
[02:46.32]You can stay around here for about an hour, David, said his grandfather. “戴维，你们可以在这附近待一个小时左右，”戴维的爷爷说，
[02:52.22]"Then start to hike back. “然后就开始往回走吧。
[02:54.44]You should stay away from the old mine shaft , though."	不过，记得别靠近那个旧矿井。”
[02:58.25]Steven pulled David aside. 史蒂文把戴维拉到一边。
[03:00.88]"Only an hour, Can't we leave Justin behind? He's bound to slow us up."	“只有一个小时啊。我们能不能甩掉贾斯廷？他肯定会拖我们后腿的。”
[03:07.20]Just wait, David whispered. “别急，”戴维小声说，
[03:09.97]"There's a creek in front of the entrance to the cave. “那个矿井的入口前面有一条小溪，
[03:13.21]Justin won't be able to make the jump across. 贾斯廷肯定跳不过去。
[03:16.19]After we're inside, we can sneak out of a hole in the top of the cave." 我们进去后，可以从矿井顶上的一个洞里悄悄溜出来。”
[03:21.41]They hiked until they came to the creek's bank.	于是他们一路步行，来到了小溪边。
[03:24.52]We'll just jump across this creek, and then we'll go climb the hill, said David.	“我们先跳过这条小溪，然后就可以去爬山了。”戴维说。
[03:30.52]Hey! said Rafael. “嘿！”拉斐尔说，
[03:33.17]"It's a pretty long jump. “这得跳得很远才行啊。
[03:35.40]Isn't there a bridge or something?"	难道就没有桥或别的什么吗？”
[03:37.27]Don't be a baby, Steven answered and took the first jump across. “别跟个胆小鬼似的。”史蒂文说完就第一个跳了过去。
[03:42.33]One at a time, the boys jumped, leaving only Justin on the other side.	男孩们一个接一个地跳了过去，小溪这边只剩下了贾斯廷。
[03:47.69]He didn't want to jump. 贾斯廷不想跳，
[03:49.95]Then he saw Steven smirk . 可随后就看见史蒂文得意的笑脸。
[03:52.55]Justin backed up,took a running start, and thought about racing.他后退了几 步，然后开始助跑，想象着自己正在比赛。 
[03:57.46]With one long stride , he seemed to fly across the creek. 随着一个大跨步，他飞一般地跳过了小溪，
[04:02.19]He landed beside the other boys.	落在了其他男孩们的身旁。
[04:04.70]The entrance to the mine was a big stone room with huge wooden beams framing the doorway. 那个旧矿井的入口是一个很大的石头房间，门口撑着几根粗大的木头柱子。
[04:11.14]About thirty feet in was a wall of boulders blocking further entrance. 往里走大概30英尺(编注：约9米)，有一面用大块石头砌成的墙挡住了入口，不让人再往里走。
[04:16.31]From a hole in the ceiling, a beam of light shone like a giant spotlight on the back wall.	矿井顶上有一个洞，一缕阳光从那里射了进来，就像一个巨大的聚光灯照着后边那面墙。
[04:23.10]David started to show the boys how to climb up the back wall.	戴维开始向男孩们演示怎么从后边那面墙爬上去。
[04:27.58]Let me go first, Steven demanded. “让我先爬，”史蒂文要求说，
[04:30.90]"Then the rest of you can follow me. “然后你们其他人可以跟上。
[04:33.42]Last one up is a chicken ."最后一个爬上来的就是胆小鬼。”
[04:35.54]He grabbed David's belt and pulled him off the rock, throwing him into Rafael.	他一把抓住戴维的腰带，把他从墙上拉了下来，推到了拉斐尔身上。
[04:41.40]Watch it! yelled David. “小心，”戴维大喊。
[04:43.41]But it was too late. 但已经太迟了。
[04:45.36]He and Rafael fell hard against a beam and the wood started to crack. 他和拉斐尔重重地撞到了一根木头柱子上，那根柱子噼啪作响地裂开了，
[04:50.18]A second later the beam fell. 转眼间就倒了下来，
[04:52.36]Then part of the ceiling collapsed. 矿井顶也跟着塌下来一块。
[04:54.89]Dust filled the air. 空气中到处弥漫着尘土，
[04:56.81]No one could see what was happening.	没有人能看见发生了什么。
[04:59.17]When the dust had finally settled, the six boys found themselves trapped between two walls, one of which had been the entrance to the cave. 等空气里的灰尘终于散去时，六个男孩发现他们被困在了两面墙之间，其中一面原先是矿井的入口。
[05:08.68]Fortunately, the light still shone down from the ceiling.	幸运的是，屋顶那一束光还在。
[05:12.63]You idiot! screamed David. “你这个白痴！”戴维尖叫道，
[05:15.69]"We could have all been killed."	“我们差点就全都没命了！”
[05:17.89]As he talked, he stared at the ceiling. 他边说边看了看矿井顶。
[05:20.92]A rock had shifted, making the hole smaller than it had been before - too small for anyone to crawl out.矿井顶上有一块石头移了位，使那个洞比原先又小了不少，谁也爬不出去了。
[05:28.68]They were trapped. 他们被困在了这里。
[05:30.35]A small stream of water was trickling into the cave.	一小股水开始慢慢流入矿井。
[05:33.98]Justin looked up at the hole. 贾斯廷抬头看了看矿井顶的洞口。
[05:36.17]"I think maybe I can get out. “我想也许我能出去。
[05:38.77]I might be small enough."	我的个头可能够小。”
[05:40.79]He climbed slowly up the back wall, afraid that another rock might move. 他慢慢地爬上了后边那面墙，生怕再有一块岩石会挪动。
[05:45.83]When he reached the top, he wiggled his way outside, ripping his shirt on the sharp rocks.	爬到顶部时，他扭动身子钻了出去，锋利的岩石划破了他的衬衣。
[05:52.55]I'm out! he yelled. “我出来了！”他大声喊道，
[05:54.76]"How do I get help?"	“我怎么找人来帮忙？”
[05:56.69]You've got to follow the road back, and get my grandfather, David said. “你需要沿原路跑回去，找到我爷爷，”戴维说，
[06:02.10]"He'll know how to get us out. “他知道怎么救我们出去。
[06:04.30]Hurry, Justin. 	快点，贾斯廷。
[06:05.61]Hurry! I think the water is coming in pretty fast!" 快点！我觉得这水流进来的速度非常快！”
[06:09.64]No sooner had Justin begun running back to the farm than he began to feel sharp pains cutting into his side. 贾斯廷刚拔腿往农场跑，就感到身体一侧一阵刀割似的剧痛。
[06:17.54]David's last words echoed in his head. 戴维说的最后几句话回响在他脑海中。
[06:21.78]"Hurry, Justin.“快点，贾斯廷。 
[06:23.10]Hurry! I think the water is coming in pretty fast." 快点！我觉得这水流进来的速度非常快。”
[06:26.92]Pretty fast. 非常快。
[06:28.99]That's how Justin should run. 贾斯廷就应该跑得非常快。
[06:31.30]He had panicked and started running at top speed. 他刚才太慌张了，起跑就用了最快的速度。
[06:34.46]He slowed down a little until he could get a regular stride. 他稍稍放慢速度，让自己的步幅均匀起来。
[06:38.31]That was what he would have done in a real race, and that's what this was. 如果是在真正的比赛中，他就会这么做，而现在这就是一场比赛。
[06:43.35]He wasn't practicing anymore.	他不再是在练习了。
[06:45.56]He began counting the trees he passed. 他开始默数自己经过的树。
[06:48.53]He got a regular pace and then picked up speed. 他的步幅渐渐规律起来，速度也越来越快。
[06:51.91]He ran as he had never run before.	他跑得比以往任何一次都快。
[06:54.55]Suddenly, he saw the farmhouse. 突然，他看见了农场。
[06:57.57]"Mr. Hamilton ... Mr. Hamilton! Hurry! Everyone is trapped in the cave. “汉密尔顿先生……汉密尔顿先生！快！大家都困在矿井里了。
[07:04.12]Nobody's hurt, but the water is coming in fast."	 没人受伤，但水正往里流，流得很快。”
[07:08.10]Mr. Hamilton left for the cave, and David's mom called the police.	汉密尔顿先生出发去了矿井，戴维的妈妈打电话报了警。
[07:12.78]By the time Justin and Mrs. Hamilton reached the hill, the police had cleared the small opening and were pulling the boys out. 当贾斯廷和汉密尔顿太太赶到那座小山时，警察已经清理过了那个小出口，正把男孩们往外拉呢。
[07:20.57]Everyone was OK.	每个人都安然无恙。
[07:22.36]Justin? asked David. “贾斯廷，”戴维问道，
[07:25.49]"How did you get help here so fast? “你是怎么这么快就搬来救兵的？
[07:28.55]I don't know what would have happened if they had come a few minutes later. 如果他们再晚来几分钟，我都不知道会发生什么事。
[07:32.79]The water was getting pretty deep."	洞里的水已经很深了。”
[07:35.30]Justin remembered how he had felt when he squeezed out the small hole. 贾斯廷想起自己挤出那个小洞时的感受，
[07:40.25]He remembered the giant leap to get across the creek and his giant strides as he raced back to the farmhouse.	想起自己跳过小溪时的纵身一跃，还有飞奔回农场时的健步如飞。
[07:48.34]Oh, it was no big deal, really, he said smiling.	“噢，这没什么了不起的，真的。”他微笑着说。

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