Chapter 3 A walk in the park
第三章 公園漫步
The next day was Thursday. Nick stayed in his hotel room and wrote about mountains all morning. Then he drove to Stanley Park in the afternoon. He sat and read a book for an hour, then he went for a walk under the tall trees.
第二天是星期四。尼克整個上午都待在酒店的房間里寫他的關于名山的書。下午他便開車去斯坦利公園。他坐下來看了一個小時的書,接著走進樹木高大的林子里散步。
There was nobody here. It was quiet, and he could walk and think. He thought about Meg Hutson, and about the man with white hair. Did he know Meg Hutson? Did she know him? He remembered Meg Hutson's last words. Drive carefully, Mr Hollywood.
樹林里沒有人。四周非常安靜,讓他可以邊走邊思考問題。他想起了梅格·赫特森,還有那個留著白頭發的人。他認識梅格·赫特森嗎?她又認識他嗎?他想起了梅格·赫特森最后對他說的話。“開車小心點兒,好萊塢先生。”
Why did she say that? Why did she call him Mr Hollywood? He didn't understand any of it.
她為什么那樣說?她為什么叫他好萊塢先生?他怎么也弄不明白。
Suddenly, he heard a noise.
突然,他聽到一聲響。
He stopped. 'That was a gun!' he thought. 'There's somebody in the trees with a gun! There it is again!'
他停了下來。“是槍聲!”他想,“樹林里有人帶槍!又是一聲槍響!”
Then something hit the tree over his head.
接著有東西打到他頭頂的樹干上。
'Somebody's shooting at me!' Nick thought. He turned and ran.
“有人在開槍打我!”尼克想著,轉身就跑。
And somebody began to run after him.
緊接著就有人開始在后面追他。
Nick ran through the trees. There was no sun in here, and it was half-dark. And there were no people. Nobody to help him.
尼克穿過樹林。樹林里沒有陽光,非常昏暗。也沒有人,沒有人能幫他。