在月亮下面 Under the moon 牛津书虫读物.docx
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在月亮下面Underthemoon牛津书虫读物
1AOL
FivehundredkilometresoverEurope,ShipOM-45movednorth.Inaroomatthebackoftheship,Kiahwatchedthenumbersonthecomputerinfrontofhim.
‘Timefordinner,’Rillasaid.
ThenumberschangedquicklyandKiah'seyesdidn'tmove.Rillawentacrosstheroomtohistable.Shebegantowatchthenumbers,too.
‘What'swrongwiththesatellite?
’sheasked.Shewasabeautifulgirl,abouttwentyyearsold,withlongblackhairandbigeyes.
‘Nothing'swrongwiththesatellite,’Kiahansweredquietly.‘It'stheAOL.’Hebegantowritethenumbersinthebookonhistable.
Suddenly,thenumbersstoppedchanging.KiahlookedatRilla.‘OverEurope,’hesaid.‘It'shappening.TheAOLisbreakingup.TherearebigholesintheAOLandthey'regettingbigger.’
‘You'reright!
ShallweseeCaptainSerunow,beforedinner?
’
Kiahstoodup.Hewasnearlytwometrestall,withdarkeyesandhair.‘Yes,comeon,’hesaid.
Quickly,theywenttoCaptainSeru'sroom.Theywaitedatthedoor.
‘Comein!
’captainSerucalled.Shewasalittlewomanwithafatface.‘Comein!
Wouldyoulikeadrink?
’
‘No,thankyou,’Kiahanswered.‘I'dlikeyoutolookatthesenumbers.’KiahgaveCaptainSeruhisbook.
CaptainSerulookedatthenumbers.Suddenly,herfacechanged.‘No,no,’shesaid.‘Idon'twanttotalk.It'slateandI'mtired.Sitdownandhaveadrink.’
KiahandRillasatdown.TherewasabigwindowinCaptainSeru'sroom.Kiahlookedoutofthewindowatthedarksky.HesawtheMoon.Itwascoldandwhiteinthedarksky.
‘CaptainSeru,’hebegan.‘It'simportant.Lookatthosenumberscarefully.TheAOLisbeginningto—’
‘Stop!
’captainSerustoodupandputherhandsinherpockets.Shewenttothewindowandlookedatthesky.
‘Threehundredyearsago,Earthnearlydied,’Rillasaid.‘EarthstoppeddyingbecauseoftheAOL.Butnow,overEurope,theAOLisbreakingup.WewouldlikeyoutotalktoEarthCommander.’
CaptainSerudidnotmove.‘DoyourememberAdai?
’sheasked.Shedidn'twaitforananswer.‘Iwasonhisship,twoyearsago.Oneevening,thesatellitegaveusinterestingnumbersabouttheAOL.WewentbacktoEarthandsawEarthCommander.’captainSerustoppedspeaking.
RillalookedatKiah.‘Andthen?
’sheaskedCaptainSeru.
‘Gogwasangry,veryangry,’captainSerusaid.‘Intheend,hesentAdaitotheMoon.Adai'stherenow,CommanderoftheMooncolony,undertheMoon.’
Kiahwaitedforasecondortwo.‘IknowaboutAdai.ButweneedtotalktoEarthCommanderagain.Thesenumbersareworse.’
CaptainSeru'sfacewentred.‘Youdon'tunderstand.I'mnotgoingtotalktoGog.Lasttime,hesentmetoaweathershipintheAntarctic!
ThisismyfirstShipfortwoyears!
’AndCaptainSerubegandrinking.
Kiahstoodup.‘Thankyou,CaptainSeru.’
CaptainSerusaidnothing.
KiahandRillalefttheroom,andwalkedslowlydownstairs.TheShipwasdarkandquiet.Itwaseighto'clockandevery-bodywasatdinner.
‘Whatarewegoingtodonext?
’Rillaasked.
‘IneedtotalktoAdai,’Kiahsaid.
‘OK,talktoAdai.Buthe'sfarawayontheMooncolony,’Rillasaid.‘Let'svisitCommanderZadak.’
‘Zadak?
CommanderofAustralia?
He'sfamous!
’
‘Yes.He'smyfather'sfriend.HeworkedwithmyfatherinBraziltenyearsago.Perhapshecanhelpus.’
Kiahsmiled.‘Good!
WereturntoEarthnextweek.IcanphoneAdaifromKisanganiandthenwecangotoAustralia.Butnow,I'mhungry!
Let'sgetsomedinner.’
2VisittoAustralia
OnFriday,afterthreeweeksinspace,KiahandRillafinishedworkandleftShipOM-45onaspaceplanetoKisangani.KiahphonedAdaiandRillaphonedCommanderZadakinAustralia.ThenextmorningtheytookanaeroplanetoSydney.AtaxitookthemfromtheairporttoCommanderZadak'soffice,somekilometresnorthofSydney.
‘Waitforushere,’Kiahsaidtothetaxidriver.
KiahandRillawalkedtothegate.Abouttenguardsstoodinfrontofthegate.Acrosstheroad,atrainwaited.
‘Rilla,OM-45,’Rillasaid.‘ToseeCommanderZadakatfour-thirty.’
‘LetmecalltheCommander'soffice,’theguardsaid.
KiahandRillawaited.ItwashotandKiahbegantofeelthirsty.
Theguardcameback.‘I'msorry,’hesaid.‘TheCom-mandercan'tseeyou.’
‘ButItalkedtotheCommanderyesterday,’Rillasaid.
‘Hewantedtoseeusatfour-thirty.’
‘TheCommanderisleavingonthetraininthreeminutes,’theguardsaid.
‘Canwewaitandseehimhere?
’Kiahasked.
‘No!
'theguardshouted.‘Getoutofhere!
’
KiahandRillawalkedbacktothetaxi.
‘Where'sthedriver?
’Kiahasked.
‘Look!
He'ssittingunderthattree,’Rillasaid.
Justthen,CommanderZadakcameoutofthegate.Hewasaverytall,bigmanwithblueeyesandalotofwhitehair.Twoguardsmarchedinfrontofhim,andtwoguardsmarchedbe-hindhim.Theyallcarriedguns.
‘Thereheis!
’Rillacried.‘Commander!
’Andshebegantorunalongtheroadtohim.
‘CommanderZadakdidnotstop.AguardopenedthedoorofthetrainandtheCommandergotin.Slowly,thetrainbegantomove.’
Kiahrantothetaxiandjumpedin.Thenhedrovethetaxifastdowntheroad.Thetaxidriversawhimandranafterhim.Thetrainbegantomovefaster.Suddenly,Kiahdrovethetaxiofftheroad.Hedroveinfrontofthetrainandstopped.
Thetraincamenearer.Andthenthetrainstopped,verynearthetaxi,andsomeguardsjumpedoff.Kiahopenedthedoorandgotoutofthetaxi.
‘Putupyourhands!
'theguardsshouted.
TwooftheguardsbegantohitKiah.
‘Stopthat!
’someoneshouted.‘Bringhimoverhere!
’ItwasCommanderZadak.
KiahstoodinfrontoftheCommander.Justthen,Rillaar-rived.
‘Oh,it'syou!
’commanderZadaksaid.Hedidnotsmile.‘Rilla,yourfather'sgoingtobeangry.’
‘Wewanttotalktoyou,Commander,’Rillasaid.‘It'sveryimportant.’
‘Verywell.I'mlistening.’
Kiahbegantotalk.‘Twoyearsago,AdaitoldyouabouttheholesintheAOL.Nowthey'reworse.TheAOLisbreak-ingupoverEurope.Pleaselookatthesenumbersandthissatellitepicture.’
HegavehisbooktoCommanderZadakandtheCommanderlookedatthenumbers.
‘It'simportant,Commander,’Kiahsaid.‘IntenyearsEarthisgoingtodie.’
‘Youstoppedmytrainbecauseofthis?
’commanderZadakasked.‘TwoyearsagoAdaitalkedtomeabouttheAOL.ThenhetalkedtoEarthCommander,andwhathappened?
WhereisAdainow?
IstheMooncolonyhelpingtheAOL?
’
‘WeknowaboutAdai,Commander,’Rillasaid.‘ButsomeoneneedstotalktoEarthCommanderagain.’
‘I'mgoingtotalktoGogaboutrain,Icantellyouthat.Earthneedsrain:
therewasnorainlastwinter.HalfofAustraliahasnowaterandmytreesherearedying.Withoutrain,manypeoplearegoingtodie.IsGoggoingtounderstandthat?
Idon'tknow!
’
CommanderZadakbegantowalkbacktohistrain.‘Movethattaxi!
’hecalledtohisguards.
Someguardsmovedthetaxibacktotheroadandthentheyjumpedontothetrainagain.Thetrainbegantomove.
‘OK,’thetaxidrivershouted.‘Whatareyougoingtodonext?
Drivemytaxiintotheriver?
’
Kiahsmiled.Hetooksomemoneyfromhispocketandgaveittothetaxidriver.
Thetaxidriverlookedatthemoney.‘OK,OK,’hesaid.‘Wherenow?
Backtotheairport?
’
KiahtookRilla'shand,‘Yes,’hesaid.‘Let'sgetbacktoKisangani.WecanphoneAdaiagaintomorrow.’
3EarthCommander
ThenextdayinKisangani,KiahandRillawaitedquietlyinanofficeinGog'shouse.Suddenly,CommanderZadakcameintotheofficeandgavesomeletterstothemanbehindthetable.Hesawthetwoyoungpeopleandstoppedinfrontofthem.
‘Youagain!
’hesaid.‘Whatareyoudoinghere?
’
Kiahstoodup.‘Goodmorning,Commander.We'reherebecausewewanttoseeEarthCommander.’
‘IsawEarthCommandersomeminutesagoandtalkedtohimaboutrain,’Zadaksaidquietly.‘Buthedidn'tlisten.Yourcaptain,Seru,washereearlierthismorningandbegantotellhimabouttheholesintheAOL.ButGogdoesn'twanttohearaboutourplanet.He'salwaystalkingaboutMars.Intheend,he'sgoingtodestroyEarth.’
‘Pleasehelpus!
’Rillacried.‘ComeandseeGogwithus!
’
‘No.’ZadaklookedatKiahandthenatRillawithhisblueeyes.‘I'mnottalkingtoGogagain.Andyou—Gogisn'tgoingtolistentoyou.Becareful—andgoodluck!
’
CommanderZadakopenedthedoorandlefttheoffice.
RillalookedatKiah.‘EarthCommanderisadifficultman.Idon'tunderstandhim.’
‘Everyoneisafraidofhim,’Kiahsaid.‘AndCommanderZadakisn'tgoingtohelpus.’
KiahandRillawaited.Theywaitedandwaited.Atnearlytwelveo'clock,aguardcameintotheoffice.
‘Come!
’hesaid.
KiahandRillawentwiththeguard.Thehousewasbigandold,withbigwindowsandmanydoors.Theguardwentdownstairsandopenedoneofthedoors.Therewasnobodyintheroom.
‘Waithere,'theguardsaid,andleft.
KiahandRillasatdownontheexpensivegreenandblackchairsandlookedattheexpensiveflowersonthetables.Therewerenowindowsinthisroom.Suddenly,thedooropenedandatall,fatwomancamein.HernamewasBel,andshewasGog'swife.Shehadalotoflongredhairandsheworeanexpensivebluedress.Bellikedexpensivethings.Shecarriedacat.Thecatwasblackandwhite:
halfitsfacewasblackandhalfwaswhite;halfitsbodywasblackandhalfwaswhite.
‘Whyareyouhere?
WhydoyouwanttoseeEarthCommander?
’sheasked.
Rillastoodup.‘Howdoyoudo?
’shesaid.‘WewanttotalktoEarthCommanderabouttheAOL.Wehavenewnumhersfromthesatellite.’
Bel'sfacewasred.‘TheAOL!
EarthCommanderknowsabouttheAOL,andheisthebestman—’
‘Excuseme,’Kiahsaidquietly.‘WewanttohelpEarthCommander.’
Belbegantolaugh.‘Help?
You?
’thecatjumpeddownandwalkedacrosstheroom.‘Howcanyouhelp?
Whycan'tyouunderstand?
Listen.EarthCommanderisworkingonthespaceshipforMars.It'sdifficultandexpensivework.’theca
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