双语漫威故事《美国队长》 第八章

Chapter　8

第八章

 

Captain America, Falcon, Black Widow, and their battalion of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents were hidden throughout Liberty Island, waiting for HYDRA to make its move.

美国队长、猎鹰、黑寡妇和他们的神盾局特工队已经暗中包围了自由女神岛，等待九头蛇采取行动。

 

Just as the sun was setting, they heard a low humming. They looked up to see giant zeppelins floating toward the Statue of Liberty. Then they heard loud splashing sounds and saw vehicles rising from the bay. The invasion had begun.

太阳下山时，他们听见低沉的嗡嗡声。抬头一看，几艘巨大的齐柏林硬式飞艇朝自由女神像飞来。他们又听见响亮的水花声，看见很多舰艇从海湾升起。入侵开始了。

 

Cap signaled everyone to remain where they were. He wanted the battle contained to the island, so they would have to wait until HYDRA disembarked and made the first move. As if on cue, Zola's voice reverberated from the lead zeppelin.

队长示意大家留在原地待命。他想把战斗控制在岛上，这样他们就必须等九头蛇上岸，才能发起第一波攻击。恰好在这个时候，佐拉的声音在领队的齐柏林飞艇上响起。

 

“I, Arnim Zola, leader of HYDRA, now control all transmissions. I control all information! I control all of you! Today, the world will feel the unmatched power of HYDRA. For too long we have stayed hidden in the shadows. Now, we will rise. Now, HYDRA and its Tomorrow Army will take its rightful place at the head of the world.” In response, the HYDRA soldiers and the brainwashed Tomorrow Army threw their arms into the air and yelled, “HAIL, HYDRA!” Cap gripped his shield and was ready to lead the attack when an eerie green wave of energy shot down from the zeppelin at the statue's crown.

“我，阿尼姆·佐拉，九头蛇组织的领袖，现在掌控所有传输渠道。我掌控所有信息！我掌控你们所有人！今天，世界将感受到九头蛇无与伦比的力量。我们躲在黑暗中太久了。现在我们要站出来。现在，九头蛇和他的明日军团将占据世界之首的合法位置。”作为回应，九头蛇士兵和被洗脑的明日军团把他们的武器扔到空中，并高喊：“九头蛇，万岁！”队长抓住他的盾牌，准备发起攻击，突然一股可怕的绿色能量波从齐柏林飞艇射下，击中自由女神像的皇冠。

 

“They're going to destroy the statue!” Falcon said in a hushed, urgent tone.

“他们要摧毁雕像！”猎鹰小声急切地说。

 

“No,” Cap replied. “If they wanted to destroy it, they would've done that by now. Zola has something else in mind.”

“不，”队长答道，“如果他们想摧毁它，早就已经那么做了。佐拉有别的想法。”

 

“Look!” Black Widow shouted. The beams Zola had fired made the statue glow. Then it looked as if the statue was melting. Then, slowly, the statue began to change its shape. “They're using matter reorganizers. Not even Stark has that technology!”

“看！”黑寡妇喊道。佐拉发射的光束使雕像闪闪发光。接着，雕像看起来好像正在融化。然后慢慢地，雕像开始变形。“他们在使用物质重组器。连史塔克都没有这种技术！”

 

The heroes looked on in horror as parts of the statue transformed before their very eyes. Zola melted the statue's head and spiked crown, then fired the ray again and molded them into a hideous, many-tentacled skull, the very symbol of HYDRA. “If you cut off one head, two more will grow! Hail, HYDRA,” Zola's voice then boomed from above.

英雄们惊恐地看着雕像在眼前一部分一部分地变形。佐拉融化了雕像的头部和尖尖的皇冠，然后他又发射射线，将它们塑造成一个丑陋的、多触角的骷髅形象，这正是九头蛇的标志。“如果你们砍掉它一个脑袋，它就会再长出两个！万岁，九头蛇！”佐拉的声音在上空回响。

 

Captain America stood horrified by this grotesque symbol of evil. For a split second, he felt utterly defeated. Then, as the last soldiers of the Tomorrow Army emerged from their vehicles and advanced on land, he felt a hand on his shoulder.

美国队长站在那儿，被这怪异的邪恶象征物吓到了。有那么一瞬间，他感到彻底被打败了。随后，当最后一批明日军团士兵从舰艇中冲出来，向陆地发起进攻时，他感到有只手搭在了他的肩上。

 

“Cap,” Black Widow said softly. “It's time.”

“队长，”黑寡妇轻声说，“是时候了。”

 

Cap felt hope return.

队长感到又有了希望。

 

“Let's go,” he said, swinging his shield around and charging toward the statue's base.

“我们走。”他边说，边挥舞着盾牌，朝雕像基座冲去。

 

“Zola, you and HYDRA have one chance to stand down and surrender. I won't ask again!” Captain America yelled.

“佐拉，你和你的九头蛇组织只有一次机会退出，投降。我不会再问第二次！”美国队长喊道。

 

“Herr Captain, so soon recovered, I see,” Zola said as he leaned out of the zeppelin's window and addressed the Super Hero. “Wunderbar. I had hoped you would attend the festivities and the invasion of your precious New York City.” Zola pressed a button on his wrist gauntlet, and the Tomorrow Army's helmets flashed a brief red light. They had been upgraded with new instructions: commence the attack, and bring Captain America to Zola. The fight was on!

“队长先生，这么快就恢复了，我明白。”佐拉一边说，一边从齐柏林飞艇的窗户里探出头来，并对超级英雄说，“好极了。我曾很希望你能参加这次庆典，亲眼见证我们入侵你珍贵的纽约市。”佐拉按下腕甲上的一个按钮，明日军团的头盔闪过一道短暂的红光。他们得到了新的指示：发动攻击，并把美国队长带来见佐拉。战斗开始了！

 

In mere minutes, it was clear that HYDRA had the upper hand.

短短几分钟，很明显九头蛇占据了上风。

 

Cap radioed the S.H.I.E.L.D. tech team stationed on a rooftop in lower Manhattan, led by Coulson. “Coulson, report! Any chance of jamming their communications systems, or knocking them out entirely?”

队长用无线电联系由科尔森带领的神盾局技术小组，他们埋伏在曼哈顿下城的一个屋顶上。“科尔森，报告！有没有可能干扰他们的通信系统，或是完全摧毁？”

 

“We're working on it, sir,” Coulson replied. “Their signals are being scrambled, and we've been unable to pinpoint their exact frequency. I need two more minutes.”

“我们正在努力，先生。”科尔森回答道，“他们的信号很杂乱，我们无法确定他们的准确频率。再给我两分钟。”

 

“The battle might be over in two minutes,” Cap yelled. “You have one!”

“战斗可能在两分钟内结束，”队长喊道，“你只有一分钟！”

 

“Huh?”

“哈？”

 

Cap went back to the battle and threw his shield as hard as he could. It bounced off one, two, three Tomorrow Army helmets, momentarily knocking soldiers down.

队长回归战斗，尽力狠狠地投掷盾牌。盾牌撞到一个、两个、三个明日军团士兵的头盔再弹开，暂时将几个士兵打倒在地。

 

Cap reached out to retrieve his shield, but it never returned. Instead, a bigger arm covered in wires and tech had the shield in its grasp. It was the original HYDRA super-agent.

队长伸手打算取回盾牌，但盾牌没有飞回来，反而被一只布满电线和科技装置的大手臂抓住了。是那个最初的九头蛇超级特工。

 

“I know you've already met my prototype soldier—or, as we call him, ‘HYDRA-Prime,’ ” Zola said with sinister glee. “This will be your last meeting, Herr Captain.” Then Zola addressed HYDRA-Prime. “Finish them,” Zola commanded. HYDRA-Prime nodded and advanced toward Captain America.

“我知道你已经见过我们的样品士兵了——或者，像我们一样称他‘黄金九头蛇’。”佐拉邪恶地笑着说，“这将是你们最后一次见面，队长先生。”然后佐拉向黄金九头蛇示意，命令道：“干掉他们。”黄金九头蛇点点头，向美国队长袭来。

 

“Didn't take my advice the first time we met, hmmm?” the villain asked as he threw Cap's shield to the ground.

“第一次见面时，就没听我的建议，嗯？”这个恶棍边问，边把队长的盾牌扔到地上。

 

“Bring it on, pal,” Cap said through gritted teeth. It was time for a rematch!

“来吧，伙计。”队长咬紧牙关说道。是时候重赛了！