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    然而唐纳德凝视着河流，突然声音颤抖，其中夹杂着恐惧，大声喊道：

    "God Almichty, here she comes!"

    “万能的上帝，它又来了！”

    Standing knee-deep in the icy water, the Minook men, with Montana Kid and the policeman, gripped hands and raised their voices in the terrible, "Battle Hymn of the Republic." But the words were drowned in the advancing roar.

    米诺克人、基德和那个警察站在及膝的冰水里，握紧了手，惊恐地提高了音调，唱着《共和国战歌》。但是，洪水逼近的咆哮声淹没了他们的歌声。

    And to Donald was vouchsafed a sight such as no man may see and live. A great wall of white flung itself upon the island. Trees, dogs, men, were blotted out, as though the hand of God had wiped the face of nature clean. This much he saw, then swayed an instant longer in his lofty perch and hurtled far out into the frozen hell.

    唐纳德看到了这样的景象——人们再也看不见东西，也无法生存。一股白浪像一面巨大的墙一样猛地向小岛扑过来。树木、狗和人们都被淹没了，好像是上帝伸手把自然的脸擦净了。唐纳德看了这么多，在那高处的位置上摇摆了片刻之后，便纵身跳进了那个冰封的地狱。