一座接在火山上的村子

后来波莉走过村子,看见蒸汽从路上的裂缝里冒出来,从下水道里冒出来,还有一座大公共泳池在午后的光里发着橙色的光。煮熟午餐的那股热量,就在整个村子下面流动。

Walking through the village later, Polly saw steam rising from cracks in the road, from drains, and from a big public pool glowing orange in the afternoon light. The same heat that cooked lunch runs under the whole village.

那些热水注满了附近一座大浴场。一个大水池一年到头都是温的,不需要水泵,也不需要锅炉。村里的小浴堂用的是同样的水。水里的铁把它变成了深橙色。

That hot water fills a large public bath nearby. A big pool stays warm all year with no pump or boiler needed. Smaller bathhouses around the village use the same water. Iron in the water turns it a deep orange color.

有些人家甚至用地下的热来烧自家的热水,不需要热水器。波莉明白了,整个村子都靠底下沉睡的火山运转:煮饭、暖浴、供暖,没有火,也没有燃料。

Some homes even use the underground heat for their own hot water, with no water heater needed. Polly realized the whole village runs on the volcano sleeping beneath it: cooking food, warming baths, and heating homes, with no fire and no fuel.

她坐在大橙色水池边上,感觉到它的温度。一个建在这么多热量之上的地方,找到了聪明的用法。

She sat by the edge of the big orange pool and felt its warmth. A place built right on top of so much heat had found a clever way to use it.