5 Erik’s Son

Chapter 5 ERIK'S SON Jack and Annie followed the boy up the rocky slope and down the other side. There was a wooden rowboat on the shore. It looked like it had been made by hand. Two oars were inside. The boy put his spear into the boat, then pushed it halfway into the water. "Sit at this end," he said. "Thanks," said Annie. She and Jack climbed into the rowboat. They sat together on a wooden seat. The boy pushed the boat farther into the water. Then he jumped aboard and sat in the center, facing Jack and Annie. He grasped the oars. He looked over his

第五章埃里克的儿子杰克和安妮跟着男孩爬上岩石斜坡，又从另一边下来。 岸边有一只木制的划艇。 它看起来像是手工制作的。 两只桨在里面。男孩把他的矛放进船里，然后把它推到一半的水里。 “坐在这一头，”他说。 “谢谢，”安妮说。她和杰克爬上了划艇。 他们一起坐在一张木椅上。 男孩把船推到水里更远的地方。 然后他跳上船，坐在中间，面对着杰克和安妮。 他握着桨。他看了看他的

shoulder to see where to go. Then he pulled the oars through the water, and the rowboat began moving away from shore. The wind had picked up, and the water was choppy. The rowboat rocked from side to side. "Hold on tightly," the boy said. "If we fall in, we freeze to death." Jack gripped the side of the boat as it bumped through the waves.

用肩膀看看该往哪里走。 然后他把桨划入水中，划艇开始离开海岸。 风起了，水面波涛汹涌。 划艇左右摇晃。 “抓紧了，”男孩说。 “如果我们掉进去，就会被冻死。” 船在波涛中颠簸时，杰克紧紧抓住船舷。

The boy rowed around a bend in the bay. Then he headed toward the ice barrier trapping the narwhal. He rowed close to a wide, flat chunk of ice. "Hey, you!" Annie called to the whale. "Don't be afraid!" The narwhal was still swimming in circles. He had a cone-shaped body and short front flippers. His long ivory tusk looked like twisted rope. "We've come to help you!" said Annie. "We need to break up that piece of the ice," the boy said to Jack. He pointed to the chunk that was blocking the narwhal's escape. "Right," said Jack. "How do we do that?" "Sit here. Hold the boat steady," said the boy. He made room for Jack to sit next to him on the center seat. Then he handed Jack the oars. Jack grasped the wooden handles and tried to keep the boat from tipping over.

男孩在海湾的一个拐弯处划船。 然后他朝困住独角鲸的冰障走去。 他划近了一块又宽又平的冰块。 “嘿,你!”安妮对鲸鱼喊道。 “别害怕！”独角鲸还在原地打转。 他有一个锥形的身体和短的前鳍。 它那长长的象牙看起来像一根扭过的绳子。 “我们是来帮你的！”安妮说。 “我们需要打破那块冰，”男孩对杰克说。 他指着阻挡独角鲸逃跑的那块东西。 “好的，”杰克说。“我们该怎么做？”“坐在这里。 把船稳住，”男孩说。 他腾出地方让杰克坐在他旁边的中间座位上。 然后他把桨递给杰克。 杰克抓住木柄，试图不让船翻倒。

The boy carefully stood up. He stepped out onto the flat ice surface. The boat rocked, but Jack used the oars to keep it close to the ice. The boy started kicking the ice chunks. He kicked and kicked. Suddenly he slipped and fell hard onto the icy surface. He clutched his right knee and groaned. "Are you okay?" said Annie. "Yes," said the boy. He tried to stand up, but he groaned again and sat back on the ice. "Wait! I can help!" said Annie. Jack held the boat steady as Annie climbed out. She kicked the fallen ice chunk, but it didn't move. "Use the spear!" said Jack. He let go of the oars long enough to pick up the boy's spear. "Use it how?" said Annie. "Just take it." Jack held the spear out to

男孩小心地站了起来。 他走上平坦的冰面。 船摇晃着，但杰克用桨使它靠近冰面。 男孩开始踢冰块。 他踢啊踢。突然，他滑了一跤，重重地摔在结冰的地面上。 他抓着右膝呻吟着。 “你还好吗？”安妮说。 “是的，”男孩说。他想站起来，但又呻吟了一声，又坐回了冰面上。 “等等!我能帮忙！”安妮说。 杰克稳住船，安妮爬了出来。 她踢掉的冰块，但它没有动。 “用长矛！”杰克说。 他松开桨，把男孩的长矛捡了起来。 “怎么用？”安妮问。“拿去吧。” 杰克把矛伸出来

her. "Careful, it's super heavy." Annie took the spear with both hands. "Slide it between the chunk of ice and the big iceberg," said Jack. Annie wedged the spear between the two solid blocks of ice. "Got it?" said Jack. "Now pull back." Annie pulled hard on the spear. "I can help," said the boy. Even though he was injured, he stood up. He gripped the

她的。“小心，它超级重。” 安妮用双手拿起长矛。 “把它滑到冰块和冰山之间，”杰克说。 安妮把矛插在两块坚固的冰之间。 “明白了吗？”杰克说。“现在往后退。” 安妮使劲拉长矛。 “我可以帮忙，”男孩说。 尽管受伤了，他还是站了起来。 他紧紧抓住那只手。

spear with Annie, and they pulled together. Bit by bit, the ice began to splinter against the steel blade of the spear. Annie and the boy kept pushing and pulling—until the fallen chunk of ice finally popped free, like a cork popping out of a bottle. The narwhal kept circling the shallow pool. "This way!" Annie called to him. She pointed to the gap in the ice. "Swim through there!" The narwhal seemed to understand. He looked at Annie, then turned and shot out through the passage. Jack and Annie raised their arms above their heads and shook their fists. "Yay!" they shouted. The boy looked at them. Then he raised his arms, too, and shook his fists. "Yay!" he said. Jack and Annie laughed, and the boy

安妮用长矛，他们一起拉。 冰一点一点地在矛的钢刃上裂开。 安妮和小男孩不停地推呀拉呀，直到那块掉下来的冰块像软木塞从瓶子里跳出来一样，终于挣脱了。 独角鲸在浅水潭里不停地打转。 “这样!”安妮叫他。 她指着冰缝。 “游过去！”独角鲸似乎明白了。 他看了看安妮，然后转身冲出了走廊。 杰克和安妮把手臂举过头顶，挥舞着拳头。 “耶！”他们喊道。男孩看着他们。 然后他也举起双臂，挥舞着拳头。 “耶！”他说。杰克和安妮笑了，男孩也笑了