迷失山洞

字幕原文

Vacation continued, and Becky Thatcher returned to town. 假期仍在继续，贝琪·撒切尔回到了镇上。

A grand picnic was organized, and the children headed to McDougal's Cave. 组织了一场盛大的野餐，孩子们前往麦克道格尔的洞穴。

The cave was a vast, mysterious labyrinth of crooked aisles and limestone walls. 这个洞穴是一个巨大而神秘的迷宫，由弯曲的通道和石灰岩墙壁构成。

Tom and Becky, wanting to be discoverers, 汤姆和贝琪，渴望成为探险家，

wandered away from the group to explore a remote, 离开了队伍，去探索一个偏远的、

beautiful spring. 美丽的泉水。

They soon realized they had gone too far. 他们很快意识到自己走得太远了。

The familiar voices of their friends had faded into a chilling silence. 朋友们熟悉的声音已经消失在令人毛骨悚然的寂静中。

They tried to find their way back, 他们试图找到回去的路，

but Tom had neglected to make marks on the walls. 但汤姆却疏忽了在墙上做标记。

To make matters worse, a swarm of bats chased them, and Becky's candle was blown out. 更糟糕的是，一群蝙蝠追赶着他们，贝琪的蜡烛也被吹灭了。

They were now down to their last bit of wick. 他们现在只剩下最后一点烛芯了。

They watched the flame melt away until the horror of utter darkness reigned. 他们看着火焰慢慢熄灭，直到彻底的黑暗降临，恐怖笼罩。

Hungry and exhausted, they sat by a spring to save their strength. 饥肠辘辘，筋疲力尽的他们坐在泉水边，以保存体力。

Becky sank into a deep apathy, believing they would die there. 贝琪陷入了深深的绝望，相信他们会死在那里。

Tom, however, refused to give up. 然而，汤姆拒绝放弃。

He took a kite-line from his pocket, 他从口袋里掏出了一根风筝线，

tied it to a rock, 把它系在一块岩石上，

and began to grope through side passages. 然后开始摸索着穿过侧面通道。

Suddenly, in a nearby corridor, Tom saw a human hand holding a candle. 突然，在附近的一条走廊里，汤姆看到一只人手拿着一支蜡烛。

His heart leaped with joy—until he saw the man's face. 他欣喜若狂——直到他看到那个人的脸。

It was Vince! 是文斯！

Tom was paralyzed with fear. 汤姆吓得动弹不得。

But luckily 但幸运的是，

the echoes of his own shouts had disguised his voice, 他自己喊叫的回声掩盖了他的声音，

and the murderer fled into the darkness. 凶手逃进了黑暗中。