这段讲解的英文原文： 100:00:01,000 --> 00:00:05,000Far away from Langden's comfortable house, two men were meeting.200:00:05,100 --> 00:00:07,500The chamber was dark, medieval stone.300:00:07,600 --> 00:00:10,000"Benuto," the man in charge said.400:00:10,100 --> 00:00:13,000He was seated in the shadows, out of sight. "Were you successful?"500:00:13,100 --> 00:00:17,000"See," the dark figure replied, "Perfemente."600:00:17,100 --> 00:00:20,000His words were as hard as the rock walls.700:00:20,100 --> 00:00:22,500"And do you have what I asked for?"800:00:22,600 --> 00:00:25,000The killer's eyes glistened, black like oil.900:00:25,100 --> 00:00:29,000He produced a heavy electronic device and set it on the table.1000:00:29,100 --> 00:00:32,000The man in the shadows seemed pleased. "You have done well."1100:00:32,100 --> 00:00:35,500"Serving the brotherhood is an honor," the killer said.1200:00:35,600 --> 00:00:39,000"Phase two begins shortly. Get some rest tonight. We changed the world."1300:00:40,000 --> 00:00:44,000Robert Langden's Saab 900s tore out of the Callahan Tunnel...1400:00:44,100 --> 00:00:48,000...and emerged on the east side of Boston Harbor near the entrance to Logan Airport.1500:00:48,100 --> 00:00:52,000Checking his directions, Langden found Aviation Road and turned left...1600:00:52,100 --> 00:00:55,000...past the old Eastern Airlines building.1700:00:55,100 --> 00:00:59,000300 yd down the access road, a hanger loomed in the darkness.1800:00:59,100 --> 00:01:02,000A large number of four was painted on it.1900:01:02,100 --> 00:01:05,000He pulled into the parking lot and got out of his car.2000:01:05,100 --> 00:01:09,000A round-faced man in a blue flight suit emerged from behind the building.2100:01:09,100 --> 00:01:12,000"Love it, Langdon," he called. The man's voice was friendly.2200:01:12,100 --> 00:01:15,000He had an accent Langdon couldn't place.2300:01:15,100 --> 00:01:17,500"That's me," Langdon said, locking his car.2400:01:17,600 --> 00:01:21,500"Perfect timing," the man said. "I just landed. Follow me, please."2500:01:22,000 --> 00:01:26,000As they circled the building, Langdon felt tense. Not knowing what to expect...2600:01:26,100 --> 00:01:31,000...he had dawned his usual classroom attire: a pair of chinos, a turtleneck, and a Harris tweed suit jacket.2700:01:31,100 --> 00:01:35,000As they walked, he thought about the facts in his jacket pocket...2800:01:35,100 --> 00:01:38,000...still unable to believe the image it depicted.2900:01:38,100 --> 00:01:42,000The pilot led Langden the length of the hanger. They rounded the corner onto the runway.3000:01:42,100 --> 00:01:46,000Langdon stopped dead in his tracks and gaped at the aircraft parked on the tarmac.3100:01:46,100 --> 00:01:48,000"We're writing in that?"3200:01:48,100 --> 00:01:51,000The craft before them was enormous.3300:01:51,100 --> 00:01:55,000It was vaguely reminiscent of the space shuttle, except that the top had been shaved off...3400:01:55,100 --> 00:01:57,500...leaving it perfectly flat.3500:01:57,600 --> 00:02:01,000Parked there on the runway, it resembled a colossal wedge.3600:02:01,100 --> 00:02:05,000"Runs on slush hydrogen," the pilot offered, like a father bragging about his newborn.3700:02:05,100 --> 00:02:08,000"The shells a titanium matrix with silicon carbide fibers."3800:02:08,100 --> 00:02:11,000"She packs a 20 to 1 thrust weight ratio. Most jets run at 7:1."3900:02:11,100 --> 00:02:15,000"The director must be in one hell of a hurry to see you. He doesn't usually send the big boy."4000:02:16,000 --> 00:02:19,000Minutes later, Langdon was seated inside the empty cabin.4100:02:19,100 --> 00:02:23,000The pilot buckled him into the front row and disappeared toward the front of the aircraft.4200:02:23,100 --> 00:02:27,000The cabin itself looked surprisingly like a widebody commercial airliner.4300:02:27,100 --> 00:02:31,000The only exception was that it had no windows, which made Langdon uneasy.4400:02:31,100 --> 00:02:35,000The engines roared to life beneath him, sending a deep shudder through the hull.4500:02:35,100 --> 00:02:38,000Langdon swallowed hard and waited. He felt the plane start taxiing.4600:02:38,100 --> 00:02:41,000A phone on the wall beside him beeped twice. Langdon lifted the receiver.4700:02:41,100 --> 00:02:43,500"Hello." "Comfortable, Mr. Langdon?"4800:02:43,600 --> 00:02:47,000"Not at all." "Just relax. We'll be there in an hour."4900:02:47,100 --> 00:02:50,000"And where exactly is 'there'?" Langdon asked.5000:02:50,100 --> 00:02:53,000"Geneva," the pilot replied, revving the engines. "The labs in Geneva."5100:02:53,100 --> 00:02:57,000"Geneva?" Langdon repeated, feeling a little better. "Upstate New York?"5200:02:57,100 --> 00:03:00,500"I've actually got family near Senica Lake. I wasn't aware Geneva had a physics lab."5300:03:00,600 --> 00:03:04,000The pilot laughed. "Not Geneva, New York, Mr. Langdon. Geneva, Switzerland."5400:03:04,100 --> 00:03:07,000"This plane goes Mach 15."
