羊毛战记 Part 5 The Stranded 71
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  • Silo 18 •
  The door to the generator1 room slammed shut behind her, dulling the patter of gunfire to a distanthammering. Shirly ran toward the control room on sore legs, ignoring her friends and coworkersasking her what was going on outside. They cowered2 along the walls and behind the railing from theloud blast and the sporadic3 gunfire. Just before she reached the control room, she noticed someworkers from second shift on top of the main generator toying with the rumbling4 machine’s massiveexhaust system.
  “I got it,” Shirly wheezed5, slamming the control-room door shut behind her. Courtnee and Walkerlooked up from the floor. The wide eyes and slack jaw6 on Courtnee’s face told Shirly she’d missedsomething.
  “What?” she asked. She handed the two transmitters to Walker. “Did you hear? Walk, does sheknow?”
  “How is this possible?” Courtnee asked. “How did she survive? And what happened to yourface?”
  Shirly touched her lip, her sore chin. Her fingers came away wet with blood. She used the sleeveof her undershirt to dab7 at her mouth.
  “If this works,” Walker grumbled8, fiddling9 with one of the transmitters, “we can ask Julesherself.”
  Shirly turned and peered through the control room’s observation window. She lowered her sleeveaway from her face. “What’s Karl and them doing with the exhaust feed?” she asked.
  “They’ve got some plan to reroute it,” Courtnee said. She got up from the floor while Walkerstarted soldering10 something, the smell reminding her of his workshop. He grumbled about hiseyesight while Courtnee joined her by the glass.
  “Reroute it where?”
  “IT. That’s what Heline said, anyway. The cooling feed for their server room runs through theceiling here before shooting up the Mechanical shaft11. Someone spotted12 the proximity13 on a schematic,thought of a way to fight back from here.”
  “So, we choke them out with our fumes14?” Shirly felt uneasy about the plan. She wondered whatKnox would say if he were still alive, still in charge. Surely all the men and women riding desks upthere weren’t the problem. “Walk, how long before we can talk? Before we can try and contact her?”
  “Almost there. Blasted magnifiers …”
  Courtnee rested her hand on Shirly’s arm. “Are you okay? How’re you holding up?”
  “Me?” Shirly laughed and shook her head. She checked the bloodstains on her sleeve, felt thesweat trickling15 down her chest. “I’m walking around in shock. I have no idea what the hell’s goingon anymore. My ears are still ringing from whatever they did to the stairwell. I think I’ve screwed upmy ankle. And I’m starving. Oh, and did I mention my friend isn’t as dead as I thought she was?”
  She took a deep breath.
  Courtnee continued to stare at her worryingly. Shirly knew none of this was what her friend wasasking her about.
  “And yeah, I miss Marck,” she said quietly.
  Courtnee put her arm around her friend and pulled her close. “I’m sorry,” she said. “I didn’t meanto—”
  Shirly waved her off. The two of them stood quietly and watched through the window as a smallcrew from second shift worked on the generator, trying to reroute the outpouring of noxious16 fumesfrom the apartment-sized machine to the floors of the thirties high above.
  “You know what, though? There are times when I’m glad he’s not here. Times when I know Iwon’t be around much longer either, not once they get to us, and I’m glad he’s not here to stressabout it, to worry about what they’ll do to us. To me. And I’m glad I haven’t had to watch him do allthis fighting, living on rations17, this sort of craziness.” She dipped her chin at the crew outside. Sheknew Marck would have been either up there leading that terrible work or outside with a gun pressedto his cheek.
  “Hello. Testing. Hello, hello.”
  The two women turned around to see Walker clicking the red detonate switch, the microphonefrom the headset held beneath his chin, furrows18 of concentration across his brow.
  “Juliette?” he asked. “Can you hear me? Hello?”
  Shirly moved to Walker’s side, squatted19 down, rested a hand on his shoulder. The three of themstared at the headphones, waiting for a reply.
  “Hello?”
  A quiet voice leaked out of the tiny speakers. Shirly clapped a hand to her chest, her breath stolenfrom the miracle of a reply. It was a fraction of a second later, after this surge of desperate hope, thatshe realized this wasn’t Juliette. The voice was different.
  “That’s not her,” Courtnee whispered, dejected. Walker waved his hand to silence her. The redswitch clicked noisily as he prepared to transmit.
  “Hello. My name is Walker. We received a transmission from a friend. Is there anyone elsethere?”
  “Ask them where they are,” Courtnee hissed21.
  “Where exactly are you?” Walker added, before releasing the switch.
  The tiny speakers popped.
  “We are nowhere. You’ll never find us. Stay away.”
  There was a pause, a hiss20 of static.
  “And your friend is dead. We killed him.”
 


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1 generator Kg4xs     
n.发电机,发生器
参考例句:
  • All the while the giant generator poured out its power.巨大的发电机一刻不停地发出电力。
  • This is an alternating current generator.这是一台交流发电机。
2 cowered 4916dbf7ce78e68601f216157e090999     
v.畏缩,抖缩( cower的过去式 )
参考例句:
  • A gun went off and people cowered behind walls and under tables. 一声枪响,人们缩到墙后或桌子底下躲起来。
  • He cowered in the corner, gibbering with terror. 他蜷缩在角落里,吓得语无伦次。
3 sporadic PT0zT     
adj.偶尔发生的 [反]regular;分散的
参考例句:
  • The sound of sporadic shooting could still be heard.仍能听见零星的枪声。
  • You know this better than I.I received only sporadic news about it.你们比我更清楚,而我听到的只是零星消息。
4 rumbling 85a55a2bf439684a14a81139f0b36eb1     
n. 隆隆声, 辘辘声 adj. 隆隆响的 动词rumble的现在分词
参考例句:
  • The earthquake began with a deep [low] rumbling sound. 地震开始时发出低沉的隆隆声。
  • The crane made rumbling sound. 吊车发出隆隆的响声。
5 wheezed 282f3c14e808036e4acb375c721e145d     
v.喘息,发出呼哧呼哧的喘息声( wheeze的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The old organ wheezed out a tune. 那架老风琴呜呜地奏出曲子。 来自辞典例句
  • He wheezed out a curse. 他喘着气诅咒。 来自辞典例句
6 jaw 5xgy9     
n.颚,颌,说教,流言蜚语;v.喋喋不休,教训
参考例句:
  • He delivered a right hook to his opponent's jaw.他给了对方下巴一记右钩拳。
  • A strong square jaw is a sign of firm character.强健的方下巴是刚毅性格的标志。
7 dab jvHzPy     
v.轻触,轻拍,轻涂;n.(颜料等的)轻涂
参考例句:
  • She returned wearing a dab of rouge on each cheekbone.她回来时,两边面颊上涂有一点淡淡的胭脂。
  • She gave me a dab of potatoes with my supper.她给我晚饭时,还给了一点土豆。
8 grumbled ed735a7f7af37489d7db1a9ef3b64f91     
抱怨( grumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 发牢骚; 咕哝; 发哼声
参考例句:
  • He grumbled at the low pay offered to him. 他抱怨给他的工资低。
  • The heat was sweltering, and the men grumbled fiercely over their work. 天热得让人发昏,水手们边干活边发着牢骚。
9 fiddling XtWzRz     
微小的
参考例句:
  • He was fiddling with his keys while he talked to me. 和我谈话时他不停地摆弄钥匙。
  • All you're going to see is a lot of fiddling around. 你今天要看到的只是大量的胡摆乱弄。 来自英汉文学 - 廊桥遗梦
10 soldering 308a46b7e24a05d677a12004923dc03d     
n.软焊;锡焊;低温焊接;热焊接v.(使)焊接,焊合( solder的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • Care must be exercised in attaching the lead wires to the soldering tabs. 在往接线片上焊导线时必须非常小心。 来自辞典例句
  • I suggest posing me with a soldering wand over my head like a sword. 我想让自己这样像把剑一样把电焊杆举过头顶。 来自电影对白
11 shaft YEtzp     
n.(工具的)柄,杆状物
参考例句:
  • He was wounded by a shaft.他被箭击中受伤。
  • This is the shaft of a steam engine.这是一个蒸汽机主轴。
12 spotted 7FEyj     
adj.有斑点的,斑纹的,弄污了的
参考例句:
  • The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
  • Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。
13 proximity 5RsxM     
n.接近,邻近
参考例句:
  • Marriages in proximity of blood are forbidden by the law.法律规定禁止近亲结婚。
  • Their house is in close proximity to ours.他们的房子很接近我们的。
14 fumes lsYz3Q     
n.(强烈而刺激的)气味,气体
参考例句:
  • The health of our children is being endangered by exhaust fumes. 我们孩子们的健康正受到排放出的废气的损害。
  • Exhaust fumes are bad for your health. 废气对健康有害。
15 trickling 24aeffc8684b1cc6b8fa417e730cc8dc     
n.油画底色含油太多而成泡沫状突起v.滴( trickle的现在分词 );淌;使)慢慢走;缓慢移动
参考例句:
  • Tears were trickling down her cheeks. 眼泪顺着她的面颊流了下来。
  • The engine was trickling oil. 发动机在滴油。 来自《简明英汉词典》
16 noxious zHOxB     
adj.有害的,有毒的;使道德败坏的,讨厌的
参考例句:
  • Heavy industry pollutes our rivers with noxious chemicals.重工业产生的有毒化学品会污染我们的河流。
  • Many household products give off noxious fumes.很多家用产品散发有害气体。
17 rations c925feb39d4cfbdc2c877c3b6085488e     
定量( ration的名词复数 ); 配给量; 正常量; 合理的量
参考例句:
  • They are provisioned with seven days' rations. 他们得到了7天的给养。
  • The soldiers complained that they were getting short rations. 士兵们抱怨他们得到的配给不够数。
18 furrows 4df659ff2160099810bd673d8f892c4f     
n.犁沟( furrow的名词复数 );(脸上的)皱纹v.犁田,开沟( furrow的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • I could tell from the deep furrows in her forehead that she was very disturbed by the news. 从她额头深深的皱纹上,我可以看出她听了这个消息非常不安。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Dirt bike trails crisscrossed the grassy furrows. 越野摩托车的轮迹纵横交错地布满条条草沟。 来自辞典例句
19 squatted 45deb990f8c5186c854d710c535327b0     
v.像动物一样蹲下( squat的过去式和过去分词 );非法擅自占用(土地或房屋);为获得其所有权;而占用某片公共用地。
参考例句:
  • He squatted down beside the footprints and examined them closely. 他蹲在脚印旁仔细地观察。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He squatted in the grass discussing with someone. 他蹲在草地上与一个人谈话。 来自《简明英汉词典》
20 hiss 2yJy9     
v.发出嘶嘶声;发嘘声表示不满
参考例句:
  • We can hear the hiss of air escaping from a tire.我们能听到一只轮胎的嘶嘶漏气声。
  • Don't hiss at the speaker.不要嘘演讲人。
21 hissed 2299e1729bbc7f56fc2559e409d6e8a7     
发嘶嘶声( hiss的过去式和过去分词 ); 发嘘声表示反对
参考例句:
  • Have you ever been hissed at in the middle of a speech? 你在演讲中有没有被嘘过?
  • The iron hissed as it pressed the wet cloth. 熨斗压在湿布上时发出了嘶嘶声。
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