英语听力：劫机.Skyjack! Chapter 11

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　　Chapter Eleven

       Helen Sandburg decided¹ that she liked Colonel² Court. He spoke³ clearly. He explained his ideas carefully, and she listened what he said. He did not try to be difficult because she was a woman. Best of all, they had made plan together. “A good plan,” she thought, “It could really work, perhaps.” She looked at her watch. 2:23 “Right, Colonel, get your men ready. I’ll send the first prisoner⁴ down to you when they’ll arrive. But where are they? Michael, have they arrived yet?”

　　“No, Prime⁵ Minister, not yet”

　　“Then where the hell⁶ are they? Can you get Inspector⁷ Holm on the car radio?”

　　“They are trying, Prime Minister.” Michael spoke to the telephone.

　　Colonel Court left the room, and Helen walked upon and down slowly watching the clock. 2:24 2:25 2:26“They’ve gotten in, Prime Minister. He says, he says one of the cars has had an accident in the rain. He thinks he’ll be here in ten minutes.” Michael looked up. There was no smile on his face at all now.

　　“Ten minutes? What’s he driving? A police car or a bicycle?” Helen bent⁸ her face on the table. “We’ve got four minutes left. OK! I want to talk to the hijackers. Get them on the radio.”

　　She sat down at the table while Michael called the plane. Colonel Court came in and stood behind her. A voice came on the radio. “Well, Mrs Sandburg, where are our brothers?”

　　“They are coming!” said Helen, “They’ll be here in ten minutes.”

　　“That is too late. I gave you half an hour. Your husband will die in four minutes.” Helen pressed her hands flat on the table, so hard that the ends of her fingers went white. “Please don’t do that.” she said.

　　“I am sorry, Mrs Sandburg, but if my brothers are not here in four minutes, your husband will die.”

　　“Don’t you want to see your brothers?” she asked quickly, “I promise you if you kill my husband, you’ll never see them again!”

　　There was a pause¹⁰ while no one spoke. Then the radio answered. “Four minutes, Mrs Sandburg”

　　Helen spoke clearly, slowly and loudly. She filled her voice with all the anger she had in her body. “Listen, you murderer¹¹! I need ten minutes to get your brothers to this airport. Then I’ll send them to the plane. But if you kill my husband or anyone else, then I promise you your brothers will die on the tarmac in front of that plane. Is that what you want? Or will you wait ten minutes?”

　　There was another longer pause. Helen stared out into the night. She did not see anything.

　　“All right, ten more minutes”

　　“Thank you! Now there is one more thing. The passengers! What about them? You must set them free before I send your brothers to the plane.”

　　The voice on the radio laughed. “Because you are a woman, do you think all men are stupid like your husband? Send me our brothers, then refuel the plane, and then I will send you the passengers.”

　　“No!” answered Helen. She looked at Colonel Court. “This is how we will do it. I will send you one of your brothers, and then you must send me the passengers. When we have all the passengers, then we will refuel the plane and send you the other brother.

　　The voice laughed again. “Do you think you are buying cheap fish from a child in a market? Send us one brother then, and we will send you one hundred passengers. Refuel the plane and send us the other brother, and we will send you the other passengers. But the pilot and your husband must come with us to another country. We will set them free later.”

　　Helen looked at Colonel Court. There was the beginning of a smile on her face. She could see that he agreed with her. She waited for a moment longer to worry the hijacker⁹. “Isn’t it agreed, woman? Or do I kill your husband now?”

　　“I agree! I will send your first brother to you in ten minutes.”

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