I had never crossed it until one day Mildred, Miss Sullivan and I were lost in the woods, and wandered for hours without finding a path.
我从来没有去过那里。直到有一天，米尔德莱德、苏立文小姐和我在森林里迷了路，我们转了好几个小时都没有找到一条回家的路。
Suddenly
Mildred
pointed
with
her
little
hand
and
exclaimed, "
There's
the
trestle!"
We
would
have
taken
any
way
rather
than
this;
but
it
was
late
and
growing
dark,
and
the
trestle
was
a
short
cut
home.
I
had
to
feel
for
the
rails
with
my
toe;
but
I
was
not
afraid,
and
got
on
very
well,
until
all
at
once
there
came
a
faint
"
puff,
puff"
from
the
distance.
突然，米尔德莱德指着前方惊叫起来：“那儿有一座高架桥！”我知道，走任何一条路都比走那条路强；但是此时天色渐晚，高架桥是离家最近的通道。于是，我不得不用脚尖探索着桥栏行走。我一点都不害怕，而且感觉良好。走着走着，从远处隐隐约约地传来一阵阵咝咝声。
"
I
see
the
train!"
cried
Mildred,
and
in
another
minute
it
would
have
been
upon
us
had
we
not
climbed
down
on
the
crossbraces
while
it
rushed
over
our
heads.
I
felt
the
hot
breath
from
the
engine
on
my
face,
and
the
smoke
and
ashes
almost
choked
us.
As
the
train
rumbled
by,
the
trestle
shook
and
swayed
until
I
thought
we
should
be
dashed
to
the
chasm
below.
With
the
utmost
difficulty
we
regained
the
track.
Long
after
dark
we
reached
home
and
found
the
cottage
empty;
the
family
were
all
out
hunting
for
us.
“我看见火车了！”米尔德莱德喊道。如果我们不爬到下面的桥桁上，那么一分钟后，火车就会冲我们迎面驶来。当时，我能够感觉到火车头的蒸汽弥漫在四周，烟雾和灰尘几乎令我们窒息。当火车从我们身边隆隆驶过时，铁桥也被震得晃动起来，我想我们很可能会掉进脚下的深谷里。费了好一番周折，我们总算又回到了铁轨上。到家时天早已经黑了，小屋里阒无一人，原来家人们全都出去找我们了。
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