漫威超级英雄双语故事. Iron Man 钢铁侠:太空幽灵的入侵(txt+pdf+epub+mobi电子书下载)


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漫威超级英雄双语故事. Iron Man 钢铁侠:太空幽灵的入侵

漫威超级英雄双语故事. Iron Man 钢铁侠:太空幽灵的入侵试读:

The Story of Iron Man

Inventor. Pioneer. Genius. Tony Stark is all of the above, and he'd be the first to say so! In fact, he's much more. But let's not get ahead of ourselves.

After the unfortunate death of his father, Howard Stark, Tony became responsible for his father's mega successful company, STARK INDUSTRIES, at only twenty-one years old! Stark Industries developed and built state-of-the-art weapons and sold them around the world. Tony didn't care what happened to the weapons after they were sold; he just wanted to be rich!

Then one fateful day, during a top-secret weapons test, Stark was ambushed by a gang of heavily armed criminals and taken prisoner. He was critically wounded and told he had only a short time to live. With Stark weakened, the criminals forced him to build a weapon for them—a weapon of mass destruction. But Stark had other plans! He forged an incredible suit of armor and a miniature arc reactor to power it and keep his heart beating.

With his new arsenal, Stark defeated the criminals and escaped. He vowed from that day forward that he would use his scientific knowledge to help people all over the world. He upgraded the suit of armor and became the invincible Iron Man!

Iron Man joined Black Widow, Captain America, Hawkeye, the Hulk, and Thor to form the Avengers—a team of Earth's Mightiest Heroes dedicated to saving the world.扫一扫,收听本节英语音频

Chapter 1

“Is my bow tie straight? Tell me my bow tie is straight,” Tony said with a groan.Standing around shaking hands and saying, “Great to see you!” to people I don't even know is hardly my idea of a good time, he thought. I'd rather armor up and throw down with the Crimson Dynamo!

Happy Hogan, Tony's bodyguard, let out a loud sigh. “You aren't wearing a bow tie, Boss. Remember? You said you didn't want to look like me.” Happy fidgeted in his tuxedo, nervously fixing his own crooked bow tie.

“Right, right. So, remind me why I agreed to come to this thing?” said Tony. Just then, a voice thundered through the ballroom's public-address system.

“Welcome, everyone, and thank you for attending the inaugural benefit for the Holistic Plan for Tomorrow!” The crowd of well-dressed partygoers burst into applause as a large hologram of an older man appeared in the center of the room.

“While I am sorry that I am unable to attend in person, I wanted to thank you all for coming. As you know, the Holistic Plan for Tomorrow—H.P.T.—is dedicated to opening new doors for the future. With your generous donations, we will create a world the likes of which no one has ever seen!”

The hologram's voice and face belonged to the mysterious Elton Traggeore, a reclusive billionaire who was the president of H.P.T.

“Hey, he's a rich guy, just like you,” said Happy, laughing. “Do you know him?”

“It's not like there's some rich-guy club, Happy,” said Tony, rolling his eyes. Happy raised an eyebrow. “Besides, no one's ever met Elton Traggeore.”

Before Happy could reply, he and Tony heard a familiar voice. “Mr. Stark?”

Turning around, Tony found himself face to face with Agent Phil Coulson, a member of the top-secret organization known as S.H.I.E.L.D. Coulson smiled at Tony and Happy, gesturing toward the ballroom's exit doors.

“I know that smile,” said Tony with a sigh. “That's your ‘I'm smiling but I'm not really smiling’ smile.”

“Would you mind coming with me?” asked Coulson. He pointed once again to the exit.

Tony nodded for Happy to stay as he and Coulson walked out of the ballroom and into the long, crowded entrance hall. Tony spoke quietly. “So what does S.H.I.E.L.D. want with Mr. Doesn't-Play-Well-with-Others?” asked Tony. “You guys lose the Hulk?”

Coulson looked at Tony. There was no longer a smile on his face, forced or otherwise.

“No,” replied Coulson. “Black Widow and Falcon.”

“Wait, what? Really?” said Tony loudly. People in the hallway turned his way suddenly.

Coulson looked down at the ground and whispered, “We have a . . . problem at Outpost 13.”

To the public, it was known as U.S. Science Foundation Outpost 13. The scientists there, tucked away in the wastelands of Antarctica, claimed to be studying astronomy and surveying the vast shelves of ice. In reality, Outpost 13 was home to an ultra-secret S.H.I.E.L.D. research lab.

And that research lab was currently testing a marvelous new device . . . invented by Tony Stark.

“Define ‘problem’, ” said Tony, his curiosity piqued.

“We hadn't received a transmission from Outpost 13 in over a week—but then one came. They kept repeating the words monster and help. Director Fury sent Black Widow and Falcon to investigate, but we haven't heard from either of them in forty-eight hours.”

Tony stared at Coulson. Falcon and Black Widow were his friends. They were also forces to be reckoned with. Now they were missing. . .

“I'll go,” said Tony. “I can get there faster than anyone.”

“Not just you. You and Captain America. You'll rendezvous with Steve Rogers at approximately—”

Before Coulson could finish, Tony headed toward the parking lot, where a STARK INDUSTRIES vehicle waited. As Coulson picked up his pace in pursuit, Tony opened the trunk of the shiny red car.

“I hear you, Coulson,” said Tony, without looking back. “You have really loud shoes.”

“Mr. Stark, it's vital that you combine your efforts with Captain America,” said Coulson as he approached. “This is more than one Avenger can handle . . . even you. We sent both Black Widow and Falcon—two of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s best—and now they're MIA. You'll need Rogers on this.” Coulson shifted his feet uncomfortably. “Maybe even the Hulk.”

Without warning, various pieces of metal flew from the trunk toward Tony, attaching themselves to his hands and feet. Within seconds, Tony was encased in a nearly impervious suit of armor.

“The research being conducted at Outpost 13 . . . if it should fall into the wrong hands . . .” said Coulson. He glared at Stark, as if he knew exactly what the genius inventor would say.

“I know all about the research, Coulson. They're using my technology. And if Widow, Falcon, or anyone else is hurt because of me, it's my job to make things right.”

Where there once stood a billionaire inventor now stood the invincible Iron Man!

As the armor powered up, Tony's mind raced. Years before, he had become Iron Man when he realized STARK INDUSTRIES' technology could be used to hurt others. He had since dedicated his life to helping humanity. And now he was faced with a situation where all his efforts could be undone.

“Mr. Stark, wait!” yelled Coulson, but his plea was ignored.

“The right hands will make sure the wrong hands don't get away with anything. Tell your boss not to worry. It's nothing Iron Man can't handle!” With that, he activated his boot jets and blasted into the night sky.扫一扫,收听本节英语音频

Chapter 2

It took Tony a little under six hours' flight time to reach snowy Antarctica. He surveyed the desolate surroundings via his helmet's heads-up display and asked J.A.R.V.I.S. to give him the lowdown on the area.

“Temperature: zero degrees Fahrenheit. Atmospheric conditions: currently snowing. Expected snowfall: six inches. Barometer holding st—”

“J.A.R.V.I.S.,” said Tony. “Scratch the weatherman bit. How about we start with signs of life?”

A brief humming followed, and J.A.R.V.I.S. spoke once more. “Approximately three point two miles southwest.

“Multiple heartbeats detected—”

Black Widow, Falcon, the scientists . . . and what else?

“—life-forms unknown. I'm receiving significant signal interference,” finished J.A.R.V.I.S.

“Don't tell me,” Tony continued. “It's the night of the living snowmen, right?”

“Impossible. It is currently four p.m. local time. And snowmen are not living entities,” J.A.R.V.I.S. answered.

Ignoring his armor's operating system, Tony activated his boot jets and unleashed a chemical thrust that propelled him into the air. He used his hand repulsors to stabilize and took off in the direction J.A.R.V.I.S. had indicated. The heavy snowfall made flying by sight nearly impossible, but his armor's navigation systems quickly took over. Tony zeroed in on a small clearing, where the burnt remains of a rectangular building, with portholes placed every few feet, stood on scorched stilts.

Outpost 13.

Tony's armored boots crunched through the snow as he approached the main entrance to the outpost. A chill crept up Tony's spine, and it wasn't from the cold.

No smoke, thought Tony.This fire happened at least a day ago. Immediately, his thoughts went to Black Widow and Falcon.Without the proper gear, surviving the harsh Antarctic environment even an hour is a challenge, let alone two days. . . .

As Tony approached Outpost 13, his audio sensors picked up a sound . . . distant and muffled tapping, gaining speed and getting louder, something—somethings—slamming into the metal interior walls with tremendous force. Suddenly, the door flung off its hinges and three large sled dogs burst from the entrance to Outpost 13. The canines barked aggressively and bared their fangs.

Their eyes glowed a sinister deep red.

“Whoa, nice doggies!” said Tony, holding his palms out toward the canines. “Uh, roll over! Fetch?”Where's a stick when you need one? he thought, moving forward. Before he could take another step, one of the dogs jumped and slammed into his armor, knocking him down. Tony scrambled to his feet as another dog smashed his helmet with its giant front paws. Then the remaining dog started vibrating and shaking, and one of its large forepaws morphed into a long tentacle! The appendage wrapped around Tony's right arm and squeezed the armor so tightly that it started to bow and bend under the pressure.

“I don't have dogs, but they don't usually have tentacles, right, J.A.R.V.I.S.?” asked Tony.

“Affirmative, sir.”

At the speed of light, Tony sent a volley of repulsor blasts from his wrist gauntlets in all directions, causing two of the dogs to scatter behind the outpost, howling. Meanwhile, the third dog continued to squeeze Tony's right arm with its snakelike appendage.

“You can . . . let go . . . anytime you want!” said Tony as he held his left gauntlet right above the dog's limb and emitted a controlled repulsor burst from his palm. The dog let out a shrill squeal and uncoiled its tentacle from Tony's arm.

I'm beginning to see why Coulson was so worried, Tony thought.If this is just the welcoming committee . . .

The canines continued to change shape, growing in mass until they were nearly three times their original size, with eight tentacles each. They were greenish yellow in color, with glowing red eyes, and their mouths had barbed tongue-like projections.

As Tony struggled with his foes, he caught a fleeting look at a face gazing out from one of the outpost portholes. Then another. He looked again and they were gone.

Tony was only minutes into the mission, and the situation was deteriorating rapidly. Dogs that evolved into weird octopus creatures? He worried that these were the threats Black Widow and Falcon had faced. And could those faces he'd seen belong to some of the missing scientists?

Thinking fast, Tony fired rapid repulsor bursts at the ice mounds the creatures were using as protection, causing them to dive out of the way. Next he fired a blast at a metallic cylinder that extended from Outpost 13 into the ice below, ripping open an Iron Man–size hole. Then he activated his boot jets, thrust himself past the beasts, and soared into the cylinder.

“Finishing touch . . .” said Tony as a brilliant blast of heat issued from his armor's unibeam, sealing the cylinder from the inside.

“This was either a really good idea or a terribly bad one,” he said with a laugh. He proceeded through the cylinder and into the darkness below . . . alone.扫一扫,收听本节英语音频

Chapter 3

Iron Man landed at the bottom of the metallic cylinder and found an opening that led to a hallway of corrugated metal. Dim yellow lights dotted either side of the hallway.

“J.A.R.V.I.S., those things back there. Any idea what they were?” said Tony as he entered the below-freezing hallway.

“Scanning database. Result: negative. It must be something we haven't encountered yet,” replied J.A.R.V.I.S.

“It must be,” said Tony, sighing heavily as he continued down the hallway. He reached a door with a sign above it that read Van Wall Research Center. Curious, he entered, using his helmet's visual scanners to assess the large room. Heavy machinery lined the walls, and a bank of computers that rivaled anything on the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier stood in the middle. The scanners revealed energy wavelengths that were familiar to him.

As Tony walked toward the computers, J.A.R.V.I.S. blared in his ears: “Life-form detected.”

Whirling around, Tony zeroed in on a metal storage unit in a far corner. He was getting a little tired of this game of hide-and-seek.

“Whoever's in that cabinet can come on out,” called Tony. “It'll save us both some time.”

The cabinet door whipped open, and out staggered a frumpy middle-aged man.

“Iron Man!” he said, running toward the armored Avenger.

Iron Man steadied the man, bracing his shoulders with both hands. Tony decided to slide his metal visor back, revealing his face. “Take it easy, Dr. . . Blair,” said Tony as he read the badge on the man's lab coat. “Where are the missing scientists? Where—”

Blair grabbed Iron Man's wrist, tugging him in the opposite direction. “I'm the only one! We need to leave, now!”

“You're safe, Dr. Blair,” said Tony, trying his best to sound reassuring. “I need some answers. Where is everyone? What were you working on?”

The doctor wrung his hands nervously, sweating profusely. “Our—our research . . .” he stammered. “The Cosmic Bridge Generator—”

“A portal,” interrupted Tony, “to another, unseen dimension. A way of harnessing extraterrestrial power sources for the benefit of everyone on Earth.”

Blair nodded. “The first test knocked out our communications. We spent days trying to get them up and running. That's when Black Widow and Falcon arrived. Without warning, they attacked us!”

J.A.R.V.I.S. suddenly spoke in Tony's ear. “I am detecting a rise in Dr. Blair's blood pressure and heart rate.”

He's lying, thought Tony.Why would Black Widow and Falcon respond to the distress call only to turn around and attack a bunch of scientists? Something is not right. . . .

Suddenly, a blast of energy hit Tony squarely in the chest plate, knocking him off balance. A glance at the doorway revealed the source of the attack—Black Widow. It must have been Tony's imagination, but she seemed so angry her eyes glowed red! Swooping in above her came Falcon.

“Black Widow! Falcon!” Tony faced his teammates. “Coulson's been looking everywhere for you two. What is going on here?

“Ease up, it's me!”

Without a word, Widow fired more bursts from the Widow's Bite gauntlets she wore on her wrists. Intense electric bolts attacked Tony's armor. Various internal alarms sounded, and Tony glanced at his helmet's heads-up display. “Power cell A compromised?”

“That can't be good,” said Tony as he crouched in a defensive posture.

“I just had this suit polished!” Tony shouted at Black Widow. His faceplate slid into place, forming the visage of Iron Man. Black Widow said nothing, keeping her glare and her gauntlets trained on him. Falcon's shadow circled them.

“I thought we were fighting on the same team, or am I wrong about that?” Iron Man said, trying to reason with them. But he was met with only an eerie silence and red eyes. Those piercing red eyes.It's like they're not themselves! Black Widow and Falcon would never attack a friend like this. What happened? Or . . . what happened to them?

“Get behind me, Doc!” shouted Iron Man.

The room seemed to spin as Black Widow and Falcon circled Iron Man and Dr. Blair. Tony took a big gulp.“It's nothing Iron Man can't handle.” Me and my big mouth.扫一扫,收听本节英语音频

Chapter 4

In the confines of the Van Wall Research Center, Tony was at a disadvantage. Between Black Widow's blasts and Falcon's swooping, circling, and smashing, Tony was getting crushed. Just as he'd right himself, he'd be hit with another attack.

The ceiling was high but not high enough for powered flight. Falcon could glide, so he had the tactical advantage. Black Widow used her expert acrobatics and leapt across the enormous machines that lined the walls.

Tony just couldn't match the speed and agility of Black Widow or Falcon. On top of that, the only way he could defend himself was to hurt his friends. But what kind of friends attacked their own?

“Multiple life-forms detected,” declared J.A.R.V.I.S., distracting Tony for a moment . . . which was all Falcon needed to swoop down and grab Iron Man. Falcon flung Tony into a solid granite wall.

Then came the sound of something hurtling through the air, followed by metal hitting metal.

Tony looked up to see a familiar red, white, and blue uniform standing before him. Captain America! Black Widow and Falcon turned their combined gaze on Cap.

Cap adjusted the shield on his left arm, deflecting one of Widow's blasts. “I was supposed to catch a ride with you,” Cap said.

“I was just on my way to pick you up,” Tony said with a sigh of relief.

“I'm glad to see you found Black Widow and Falcon. They just don't look too glad to see you. . . . Did you find the scientists?”

“Negative,” Tony answered. “Not sure if you noticed, but I've been a little busy fighting our ‘friends.’”

“Point taken . . .” replied Cap.

Falcon and Black Widow charged toward them. Cap used his mighty shield to block the two and send them flying.

“Those two seem very interested in this,” said Cap, motioning to a circular framework at the center of the room. Inside the framework was a large gateway—big enough to fit the Hulk—surrounded by a series of metal beams that protruded at odd angles. Within the gateway was a swirl of light against dark, color against black. It looked like the universe itself was contained there.

“Oh, no! It's the Cosmic Bridge Generator,” Tony said. “I invented it.”

“They haven't taken their eyes off it,” said Cap.

Eyes . . . eyes . . . thought Tony.Eyes! That's it!

“Cap! You notice something off about Widow and Falcon?” he asked.

The sentinel of liberty stood his ground, deflecting Widow's attack while taking note of everything around him. It was a skill honed in combat, from his days battling Red Skull and Hydra to his time fighting alongside the mighty Avengers. “Their eyes,” Cap answered with authority. “They're red!”

“Good guess!” said Tony. “I owe you shawarma when we're back in New York. Now I've got a hunch. . . .”

Without skipping a beat, Captain America extended his right arm with incredible force, throwing his shield directly at Falcon's hard-light wings. “Play your hunch!” he called. “I'll draw their fire!”

That's when Tony heard it—a distant thumping, mixed in with what sounded like moans or cries for help.The scientists? Maybe I did see their faces before. They must be nearby!

While Captain America fought, Iron Man moved to the metal gateway in the middle of the room. Tony flipped up the cuff on his right gauntlet to access a touch pad. Moving his index finger along the pad, he hacked into the generator's controls. Tony was now in command of the machine.

It glowed purple, then green, and finally red, crackling with orbs of black energy.  

“Hey! Bad teammates! Over here!” shouted Iron Man, waving at Black Widow and Falcon.

The generator pulsed, red light illuminating everything in the room. Bathed in the light, Black Widow and Falcon cringed, their shapes shifting then returning to normal. The red light glowed stronger and stronger, and its effect on Black Widow and Falcon grew stronger, too!

Without warning, Iron Man zapped Black Widow and Falcon with his repulsors, knocking them in front of the Cosmic Bridge Generator. In a flash, they both vanished from view.

“Did we just lose Black Widow and Falcon . . . again?” Cap said, shaking his head. “Fury won't like this. What's going on, Tony?”

Iron Man looked at Cap, then at the generator. He had gambled with the lives of people he had known for years. If he was right, then everything would be fine. But what if . . .

What if I was wrong? he thought.What if I made a mistake? What if I have lost Black Widow and Falcon . . . forever?

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