1 A TRUCK WITHOUT A DRIVER
1 没有司机的卡车
Mark Miles and his son Andy are having a bad morning.
马克·迈尔斯和他的儿子安迪度过了一个糟糕的早晨。
‘Where’s Gary?’ says Mark. ‘He isn’t usually late. The truck is ready. Everybody’s waiting.’
“加里在哪儿？”马克说，“他通常不会迟到。卡车已经准备好了，大家都在等。”
Then Gary Slater comes to the office. He is ill. ‘I’ve got a bad arm, Mr Miles,’ says Gary. ‘I’m very sorry, but I can’t drive today.’
这时加里·斯莱特来到办公室。他病了。“迈尔斯先生，我的胳膊疼得厉害，”加里说，“非常抱歉，但我今天没法开车了。”
Just then Kim Parker arrives. She is a student. Her father is one of Mark’s drivers. She is working in Mark’s office in her holiday.
就在这时，金·帕克到了。她是个学生，父亲是马克手下的司机之一。假期里她在马克的办公室帮忙。
‘Good morning, Mr Miles,’ says Kim. ‘What can I do first?’
“早上好，迈尔斯先生，”金说，“我先做什么好呢？”
‘Can you drive a truck?’ says Mark with a little laugh. ‘I’ve got tables in Faversham and wine in Lyon – and no driver!’
“你会开卡车吗？”马克笑着说，“我在法弗舍姆有桌子要运，在里昂有葡萄酒要拉——可就是没有司机！”
‘Yes, I can drive a truck,’ says Kim. ‘I’ve got a licence.’
“是的，我会开卡车，”金说，“我有驾照。”
‘Wonderful!’ says Mark. He is looking happier. ‘Have you got a passport?’
“太好了！”马克说，看起来高兴多了，“你有护照吗？”
‘Of course. It’s at home.’ Suddenly Mark is much happier.
“当然有，就在家里。”马克一下子更开心了。
‘OK. Can you take a truck to France? Here is some French money and these are all the papers – read them carefully.’
“好。你能把卡车开到法国去吗？这是一些法币，这些是所有单据——仔细看看。”
‘Can I go too, Dad?’ asks Andy. ‘I can’t drive a truck, but I can drive a car and read a map – and I can speak French. Perhaps I can help Kim.’
“爸爸，我也能去吗？”安迪问，“我不会开卡车，但我会开小车、看地图——而且我会说法语。也许我能帮上金的忙。”
‘And you want to go to France. I know! OK, you two. Run home and get your passports, your overnight bags and some sandwiches. There are sleeping bags in the truck, and a mobile phone too. When you come back, go and look at the map with Gary. He drives to France every week. He can tell you about it.’
“而且你也想去法国。我就知道！好吧，你们俩。快回家拿护照、过夜包和三明治。车上有睡袋，还有一部手机。回来后去找加里一起看地图。他每周都跑法国，可以给你们讲讲路线。”
2 GARY MAKES A PHONE CALL
2 加里打了个电话
‘Get the tables from the shop at Faversham,’ says Gary. ‘Then take the ferry from Dover to Calais. At Calais, look for signs to the A26 motorway. It’s a good, fast road.’
“去法弗舍姆的店里取桌子，”加里说，“然后从多佛坐渡轮到加来。到了加来，找指向A26高速公路的标志。那是条又好又快的路。”
‘Listen – this is very important. All truck drivers must stop for 45 minutes in every 4 hours.’
“听着——这点非常重要。所有卡车司机每驾驶4小时必须休息45分钟。”
‘I know,’ says Kim.
“我知道，”金说。
‘OK. There are truck stops on every French road. At about one o’clock, you need to stop for 15 minutes at this truck stop here.’ He puts an X on the map.
“好的。法国每条路上都有卡车休息站。大约一点钟的时候，你们需要在这个休息站停15分钟。”他在地图上画了个叉。
‘Don’t stay in the truck; get out, walk about and get some coffee. You don’t want to go to sleep when you are driving. At about four o’clock you must stop again here, near Dijon.’ Again Gary puts an X on the map.
“别待在车里；下车走走，喝杯咖啡。开车时可不能犯困。大约四点钟的时候，你们必须在这里再停一次，就在第戎附近。”加里又在地图上画了个叉。
‘The café at the truck stop makes wonderful coffee. Good luck, and drive carefully,’ says Gary.
“那个休息站的咖啡馆做的咖啡很棒。祝你们好运，小心驾驶，”加里说。
Andy and Kim get into the truck and drive away – and Gary makes an important phone call.
安迪和金上了卡车驶离——而加里打了一个重要的电话。
‘Hullo. Gary here. I can’t drive today, but tell Paul it’s OK – the truck stop near Reims at one, and Dijon at four. Look for a girl with brown hair and a boy in a yellow shirt.’
“喂，我是加里。我今天没法开车，但告诉保罗没问题——一点钟在兰斯附近的休息站，四点钟在第戎。留意一个棕发女孩和一个穿黄衬衫的男孩。”
3 ‘THE TRUCK IS LOSING OIL!’
3 “卡车漏油了！”
Andy and Kim arrive at Faversham. They tell the man about Gary’s arm.
安迪和金抵达法弗舍姆。他们跟店主说了加里胳膊的事。
‘The tables are ready. My men can put them in the truck. We can sit in my office and wait. Would you like some coffee?’ the man says.
“桌子准备好了。我的人可以把它们装上车。我们可以坐在办公室里等。想喝点咖啡吗？”店主说。
They leave the truck and go into the office.
他们离开卡车走进办公室。
Kim and Andy drive to Dover and take the ferry to Calais. They drive off the ferry, and out of Calais. They find the motorway – and a big STOP sign.
金和安迪开车到多佛，乘渡轮前往加来。他们驶下渡轮，离开加来，找到了高速公路——以及一个巨大的“停车”标志。
‘We need a ticket,’ says Andy. He puts his hand out of the window to take the ticket; but he is too far away and the ticket goes under the truck. Andy jumps down and goes to get it.
“我们需要一张票，”安迪说。他把手伸出窗外取票，但离得太远，票掉到了卡车底下。安迪跳下车去捡。
‘OK, I’ve got it now,’ Andy calls to Kim. ‘But the truck is losing oil. Not much, but we must do something about it soon.’
“好了，我拿到了，”安迪朝金喊道，“但是卡车漏油了。漏得不多，但我们得尽快处理一下。”
‘OK,’ says Kim. ‘I can do that at the truck stop. Come on – let’s go!’
“行，”金说，“我可以在休息站修。来吧——出发！”
They arrive at the truck stop near Reims at about one o’clock. Kim gets under the truck.
大约一点钟，他们抵达兰斯附近的休息站。金钻到卡车底下。
‘You’re right,’ she tells Andy. ‘The truck is losing oil. But it isn’t very bad.’ Then suddenly she calls to Andy.
“你说得对，”她告诉安迪，“卡车确实漏油了，但不算严重。”突然她喊安迪过来。
‘Come and have a look at this.’
“快来看这个。”
There is a box under the truck.
卡车底下有个盒子。
‘Is it a sandwich box?’ asks Andy. ‘Perhaps Gary puts his sandwiches in it.’
“是三明治盒吗？”安迪问，“也许是加里放三明治用的。”
‘Under a hot, dirty, oily truck?’ says Kim. ‘Nobody does that! Oh well, I need some coffee.’ She goes to the café.
“放在又热又脏还满是油污的卡车底下？”金说，“没人会那样做！算了，我需要喝杯咖啡。”她走向了咖啡馆。
4 ON THE ROAD
4 在路上
They get into the truck again and drive along the motorway.
他们再次登上卡车，沿着高速公路行驶。
‘Our next stop is near Dijon,’ said Andy. ‘Dijon is in Burgundy. They make wonderful wine there.’
“我们下一站在第戎附近，”安迪说，“第戎位于勃艮第地区，那里出产极好的葡萄酒。”
‘I don’t want any wine,’ laughs Kim, ‘but I do want some coffee.’
“我可不要什么葡萄酒，”金笑道，“但我确实想来杯咖啡。”
They arrive at the truck stop just before four and sit down in the café. Suddenly Andy says, ‘Someone’s looking under the truck!’
快到四点时他们抵达休息站，在咖啡馆坐下。突然安迪说：“有人在查看卡车底下！”
Through the window of the café they see a fat man in a green shirt. He takes something out from under the truck and goes to a red car.
透过咖啡馆的窗户，他们看到一个穿绿衬衫的胖男人。他从卡车底下取出什么东西，然后走向一辆红色轿车。
‘I don’t like this,’ says Kim quietly. ‘Let’s go!’
“我不喜欢这样，”金低声说，“我们走吧！”
A few minutes later, Kim looks in her mirror.
几分钟后，金看了一眼后视镜。
‘Andy,’ she says quietly, ‘There’s a red car behind us. And the man in the green shirt is driving. Why is he following us? He’s got his parcel.’
“安迪，”她轻声说，“后面有辆红色轿车跟着我们。开车的就是那个穿绿衬衫的男人。他为什么跟踪我们？他已经拿到包裹了啊。”
‘No, he hasn’t,’ says Andy with a laugh. ‘He’s got our sandwiches. And I’ve got his parcel. Here it is.’
“不，他没拿到，”安迪笑着说，“他拿的是我们的三明治。而他的包裹在我这儿。看，就是这个。”
He opens it carefully. In it are about fifty small white paper bags.
他小心翼翼地打开包裹。里面大约有五十个白色小纸袋。
‘What’s this?’ says Andy.
“这是什么？”安迪问。
‘Drugs, I think,’ says Kim. ‘And the man in the green shirt wants them. He doesn’t want your sandwiches, and he’s angry. We’re in danger, Andy. I must do something.’
“我想是毒品，”金说，“那个穿绿衬衫的男人想要回它们。他才不想要你的三明治，他现在肯定很生气。我们有危险了，安迪。我必须采取行动。”
The red car is only a few metres behind. Kim stops suddenly. The red car runs into the back of the truck.
红色轿车就在几米之外。金突然刹车，红车撞上了卡车尾部。
Kim drives away again very fast. In her mirror she sees the man in the green shirt standing by his car.
金迅速加速驶离。在后视镜中，她看到那个穿绿衬衫的男人站在他的车旁。
‘He can’t follow us now,’ Andy says with a smile.
“他现在追不上我们了，”安迪微笑着说。
But the man is very angry and quickly takes out a small black mobile phone.
但那男人非常愤怒，迅速掏出一部黑色小手机。
5 THE RUBBISH DUMP
5 垃圾场
‘We must leave the motorway,’ says Kim.
“我们必须离开高速公路，”金说。
They take a quiet country road through small villages. Suddenly Andy sees a big sign on their left. ‘Go in there!’ he says.
他们驶入一条穿过小村庄的安静乡间小路。突然安迪看到左边有个大牌子。“开进去！”他说。
‘But it’s a rubbish dump. Why do you want to go there?’ says Kim.
“可那是个垃圾场啊。为什么要进去？”金问。
But she drives through the entrance. Andy opens his window and throws the parcel of drugs into the nearest skip.
但她还是开车进了入口。安迪打开车窗，把那包毒品扔进了最近的垃圾箱里。
‘We must phone for help,’ says Andy.
“我们得打电话求救，”安迪说。
But just then two men arrive in a white car. A man in a black suit is driving. The man in the green shirt is with him.
可就在这时，两个男人开着一辆白色轿车到了。开车的是个穿黑西装的男人，穿绿衬衫的男人和他在一起。
The two men leave their car across the entrance and jump out. The man in the suit has a gun.
两人把车横在入口处堵住去路，然后跳下车。穿西装的男人手里拿着枪。
‘Now we can’t drive out of here,’ thinks Kim. ‘Oh dear…’
“这下我们开不出去了，”金心想，“天哪……”
The two men run up to the truck and stand by Kim’s door.
两个男人跑到卡车前，站在金的车门旁。
‘Give me the parcel,’ says the man in the black suit very quietly.
“把包裹给我，”穿黑西装的男人低声说道。
‘Run, Andy!’ says Kim. Quickly Andy opens his door and jumps out of the truck. He runs to the white car. The man in the green shirt follows him, but he is too fat and slow. Andy gets into the car and drives away.
“快跑，安迪！”金喊道。安迪迅速打开车门跳下卡车，跑向那辆白色轿车。穿绿衬衫的男人在后面追，但他太胖太慢了。安迪钻进车里驾车离去。
Kim opens her door suddenly. The big mirror hits the man in the suit. He falls down, and loses his gun. Quickly Kim jumps out of the truck and gets the gun.
金猛地推开车门。巨大的后视镜撞倒了穿西装的男人。他摔倒在地，枪也脱手了。金迅速跳下卡车捡起枪。
‘Your drugs are in that skip,’ she says. ‘Go and get them. Take your friend with you.’
“你们的毒品在那个垃圾箱里，”她说，“去拿吧。带上你的朋友一起去。”
The two men go up the ladder and look down into the skip.
两个男人爬上梯子，朝垃圾箱里张望。
‘Go on!’ says Kim. ‘You want them. Go and look for them.’
“继续啊！”金说，“你们不是想要吗？下去找吧。”
The two men jump down into the skip. Quickly Kim takes the ladder away. Now the men cannot get out.
两个男人跳进垃圾箱。金迅速移走梯子。这下他们出不来了。
6 THE POLICE ARE COMING
6 警察来了
Carefully Kim puts the gun in her overnight bag. Then she goes to the truck and telephones the police. A French policeman answers.
金小心翼翼地把枪放进过夜包里。然后她回到卡车上报警。一位法国警察接了电话。
‘Hullo, do you speak English?’ she asks the policeman on the phone.
“喂，您会说英语吗？”她问电话那头的警察。
But Kim does not speak French, and the French policeman does not understand English.
但金不会说法语，而那位法国警察也听不懂英语。
‘Where’s Andy?’ thinks Kim. ‘He speaks French.’
“安迪在哪儿？”金心想，“他会说法语。”
Just then a white car comes through the entrance to the rubbish dump. It stops, and Andy jumps out. He runs up to Kim.
就在这时，一辆白色轿车驶入垃圾场入口。车停下后，安迪跳下来跑到金身边。
‘It’s OK, Kim,’ he says. ‘The police are coming.’
“没事了，金，”他说，“警察马上就到。”
A few minutes later a French police car arrives. Four policemen jump out. Kim gives them the gun.
几分钟后，一辆法国警车赶到。四名警察跳下车。金把枪交给了他们。
‘Where are the drugs?’ asks one of the policemen. ‘And where are the men?’
“毒品在哪儿？”一名警察问，“那些人呢？”
‘In that skip,’ says Andy with a laugh. The policemen get the ladder.
“在那个垃圾箱里，”安迪笑着说。警察们拿来了梯子。
Later that evening Andy and Kim drive to Lyon with the tables. They have coffee and long French sandwiches in a café. Then they go to the wine shop. They arrive very late. A fat, little man is waiting for them. He looks angry.
当晚稍晚时候，安迪和金载着桌子抵达里昂。他们在一家咖啡馆喝了咖啡，吃了法式长棍三明治。随后他们前往酒铺，到达时已经很晚了。一个矮胖的男人正等着他们，看起来很生气。
‘Why are you late?’ asks the man.
“你们怎么迟到了？”那人问。
‘Well…’ begins Kim.
“嗯……”金刚开口。
‘It’s a long story,’ says Andy tiredly.
“说来话长啊，”安迪疲惫地说。
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