【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》導讀
【微英語‖原著】《別有洞天》Holes Part 1 Chapter 1
【微英語‖原著】《別有洞天》Holes Part 1 Chapter 2
【微英語‖原著】《別有洞天》Holes Part 1 Chapter 3
【微英語‖原著】《別有洞天》Holes Part 1 Chapter 4
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 5
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 1-5 閱讀任務
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 6
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 7
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 8
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 9
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 10
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 6-10 閱讀任務
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 11
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 12
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 13
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 14
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 15
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 11-15 閱讀任務
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 16
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 17
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 18
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 19
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 20
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 16-20 閱讀任務
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 21
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 22
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 23
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 24
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 25
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 21-25 閱讀任務
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 26
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 27
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 28
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 2 Chapter 29
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 2 Chapter 30
PART TWO THE LAST HOLE
Two days later a new kid was assigned to Group D. His name was Brian, but X-Ray called him Twitch because he was always fidgeting(坐立不安). Twitch was assigned Zero's bed, and Zero's crate.
Vacancies don't last long at Camp Green Lake.
Twitch had been arrested for stealing a car. He claimed he could break into a car, disconnect the alarm, and hot-wire(短路點火) the engine, all in less than a minute.
"I never plan to, you know, steal one," he told them. "But sometimes, you know, I'll be walking past a real nice car, parked in a deserted area, and, you know, I'll just start twitching. If you think I twitch now, you should see me when I'm around a car. The next thing I know, I'm behind the wheel."
Stanley lay on his scratchy sheets. It occurred to him that his cot no longer smelled bad. He wondered if the smell had gone away, or if he had just gotten used to it.
"Hey, Caveman," said Twitch. "Do we really have to get up at 4:30?"
"You get used to it," Stanley told him. "It's the coolest part of the day."
He tried not to think about Zero. It was too late. Either he'd made it to Big Thumb, or . . .
What worried him the most, however, wasn't that it was too late. What worried him the most, what really ate at his insides, was the fear that it wasn't too late.
What if Zero was still alive, desperately crawling across the dirt searching for water?
He tried to force the image out of his mind.
The next morning, out on the lake, Stanley listened as Mr. Sir told Twitch the requirements for his hole: ". . . as wide and as deep as your shovel."
Twitch fidgeted. His fingers drummed against the wooden shaft of his shovel, and his neck moved from side to side.
"You won't be twitching so much after digging all day," Mr. Sir told him. "You won't have the strength to wiggle your pinkie(小指)." He popped some sunflower seeds in his mouth, deftly chewed them, and spat out the shells. "This isn't a Girl Scout camp."
The water truck came shortly after sunrise. Stanley got in line behind Magnet, ahead of Twitch.
What if it's not too late?
He watched Mr. Sir fill X-Ray's canteen. The image of Zero crawling across the hot dry dirt remained in his head.
But what could he do about it? Even if Zero was somehow alive after more than four days, how would Stanley ever find him? It would take days. He'd need a car.
Or a pickup truck. A pickup truck with a tank of water in the back. Stanley wondered if Mr. Sir had left the keys in the ignition.
He slowly backed away from the line, then circled over to the side of the truck. He looked through the window. The keys were there, dangling in the ignition(點火開關).
Stanley felt his fingers start to twitch.
He took a deep breath to steady himself and tried to think clearly. He had never driven before.
But how hard could it be?
This is really crazy, he told himself. Whatever he did, he knew he'd have to do it quickly, before Mr. Sir noticed.
It's too late, he told himself. Zero couldn't have survived. But what if it wasn't too late?
He took another deep breath. Think about this, he told himself, but there wasn't time to think. He flung open the door to the truck and climbed quickly inside.
"Hey!" shouted Mr. Sir.
He turned the key and stepped on the gas pedal. The engine revved(快速運轉). The truck didn't move.
He pressed the pedal to the floor. The engine roared, but the truck was motionless(一動不動). Mr. Sir came running around the side of the truck. The door was still open.
"Put it in gear(擋)!" shouted Twitch.
The gear shift was on the floor next to the seat. Stanley pulled the lever back until the arrow(箭號) pointed to the letter D, for Drive.
The truck lurched(東倒西歪) forward. Stanley jerked back against the seat and tightly gripped the wheel as the truck accelerated. His foot was pressed to the floor.
The truck went faster and faster across the dry lake bed. It bounced over a pile of dirt. Suddenly Stanley was slammed forward, then instantly backward as an airbag exploded in his face. He fell out of the open door and onto the ground.
He had driven straight into a hole.
He lay on the dirt staring at the truck, which stuck lopsided(向一側傾斜的) into the ground. He sighed. He couldn't blame his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather this time. This time it was his own fault, one hundred percent. He had probably just done the stupidest thing he had ever done in his short and miserable life.
He managed to get to his feet. He was sore but didn't think he had broken any bones.
He glanced back at Mr. Sir, who remained where he was, staring at Stanley.
He ran. His canteen was strapped(用帶子系) around his neck. It banged against his chest as he ran, and every time it hit against him, it reminded him that it was empty, empty, empty.
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