6 The Mist of Time

Chapter 6 THE MIST OF TIME As Erikson rowed across the bay, the waves were rough. But his oar strokes were strong and steady. "So where do you live?" Jack asked, rocking from side to side. "Erik's Inlet." The boy nodded to a place between the steep hills where the sea flowed in. "Did people name it for your father?" said Annie. "No," said Erikson. "My father named it for himself." "Does he work at one of the research stations?" Jack asked. Erikson looked puzzled.

当埃里克森划着船穿过海湾时，波涛汹涌。 但他的划桨有力而平稳。 “那你住在哪里？”杰克一边摇一边问。 “埃里克的入口。”男孩向陡峭的山间一个海水流入的地方点了点头。 “人们是以你父亲的名字命名的吗？”安妮说。 “不，”埃里克森说。“我父亲用自己的名字给它命名。” “他在某个研究站工作吗？”杰克问。 埃里克森看起来很困惑。

"I mean, is he a scientist?" asked Jack. The boy shook his head. "He is a sailor," he said. "Oh. Cool," said Jack. "I am a seafarer, too," said Erikson. "Soon I will sail away on my own." Annie laughed, as if she thought he was kidding. Jack didn't know what to think. He liked Erikson, but he couldn't figure him out. The boy's manner, his spear, and his outfit were really odd. And who says seafarer anymore? Jack wondered. Erikson rowed through the choppy waters and into Erik's Inlet. The hills on either side of the narrow water passage sparkled with ice and snow. As the boat moved along the inlet, clouds covered the sky. The air grew foggy. Soon it was hard to see where they were. Jack could hear seabirds cawing, but he couldn't see them. Icebergs drifted close to the rowboat.

“我是说，他是科学家吗？”杰克问。 男孩摇了摇头。“他是个水手，”他说。 “哦。酷，”杰克说。“我也是个海员，”埃里克森说。 “很快我就要自己出海了。” 安妮笑了，好像她以为他在开玩笑似的。 杰克不知道该怎么想。 他喜欢埃里克森，但他不了解他。 这个男孩的举止、他的长矛和他的装束都很奇怪。 现在谁说海员了？ 杰克想知道。埃里克森划过波涛汹涌的水域，进入了埃里克湾。 狭窄水道两边的小山上，冰雪闪闪发光。 当船沿着入口行驶时，天空乌云密布。 空气变得雾蒙蒙的。很快就很难看清他们在哪里了。 杰克能听到海鸟叫，但他看不见它们。 冰山漂近划艇。

They looked like ghost ships. "Spooky," said Jack. "Yeah," Annie whispered. "But we're doing what our rhyme says to do." On a day that seems endless, With no dark of night, Travel through fog. Travel through light. "Right, we are," said Jack. "But I still don't know what no dark of night means." Before Annie could answer, a bellowing noise came from up ahead. "What's that?" said Jack. The rowboat moved past a flat iceberg. Through the fog, a huge animal loomed into view. The creature was as big as a polar bear. It had two long tusks. "A walrus!" said Jack. The walrus had bushy whiskers, a broad head, and flippers. Its wrinkled skin was the

它们看起来像幽灵船。 “令人毛骨悚然。”杰克说。“是的，”安妮低声说。 “但我们在做我们押韵的事。” 在这似乎没有尽头的一天，没有黑夜，穿越迷雾。 在光中旅行。“对，我们是。”杰克说。 “但我还是不知道没有黑夜是什么意思。” 安妮还没来得及回答，前面就传来一声怒吼。 “那是什么？”杰克说。划艇驶过一座平坦的冰山。 透过雾，一只巨大的动物隐约出现在视野中。 这种生物和北极熊一样大。 它有两根长牙。“海象！”杰克说。 海象长着浓密的胡须，宽阔的脑袋和鳍状肢。 它那皱巴巴的皮肤是

color of cinnamon. "Hi, mister!" said Annie with a laugh. "I didn't know walruses were so big!"

肉桂的颜色。“嗨，先生！”安妮笑着说。 “我不知道海象这么大！”

Erikson rowed on. He steered the boat between sheets of floating ice. Two ringed seals rested on one sheet. Seagulls were perched on another. "Look, a reindeer!" said Annie. Through the fog, Jack saw a delicate-looking deer on the shore. Its antlers looked like tall tree branches. "You're beautiful!" called Annie. The reindeer dipped its head shyly. "She said thanks," said Annie. "Did you know reindeer are also called caribou?" "Cool," said Jack. "And their noses warm the cold air before it goes to their lungs," said Annie. "Like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," said Jack with a laugh. "Did you write a report on reindeer, too?" "No," said Annie. "I just really love learning stuff like that." Jack smiled. Annie knew more about

埃里克森继续划船。他在一片片浮冰之间驾驶小船。 两个密封圈放在一张纸上。 海鸥栖息在另一个上面。 “看，一只驯鹿！”安妮说。 透过雾，杰克看到岸边有一只长相娇嫩的鹿。 它的鹿角看起来像高大的树枝。 “你真漂亮！”安妮叫道。 驯鹿害羞地低下头。 “她说谢谢，”安妮说。 “你知道驯鹿也叫caribou吗？”“酷，”杰克说。 “在冷空气进入肺部之前，它们的鼻子会把空气加热，”安妮说。 “就像红鼻子驯鹿鲁道夫。”杰克笑着说。 “你也写了一篇关于驯鹿的报告吗？”“不，”安妮说。 “我真的很喜欢学习这样的东西。” 杰克笑了笑。安妮更了解