Ch11-Good-bye, Mates

CHAPTER ELEVEN Good-bye, Mates. Jack looked up. The captain, the professor, and the crew members were all gazing silently down at the water. Henry gave the captain a salute. The captain saluted back. Then everyone on board clapped and shouted.

第十一章再见，伙计们。 杰克抬起头来。船长、教授和船员们都默默地凝视着水面。 亨利向上尉敬礼。 船长回敬了一个礼。然后船上的每个人都鼓掌欢呼。

Overhead the clouds had disappeared, as if a curtain had been pulled away from the sky. Pink and red swirls of light streaked the blue. The cheering died down. "Let us disturb these waters no more!" commanded the captain. "Unfurl the sails! Get the steam up in the boilers!" Henry turned to Jack and Annie. "While they prepare the ship, shall we return you to shore?" he asked. "Yes, please," said Annie. Jack just nodded. He was totally exhausted.

头顶上的云消失了，好像天空的帘子被拉开了。 粉红色和红色的光漩涡点缀着蓝色。 欢呼声渐渐平息了。“我们不要再搅乱这海水了！”船长命令道。 “把帆张开！”把锅炉里的蒸汽腾起来！”亨利转向杰克和安妮。 他说，他们预备船的时候，我们送你上岸好吗？ “是的，谢谢，”安妮说。 杰克只是点点头。他完全筋疲力尽了。

As Joe and Tommy started rowing back toward land, the wind shifted and died down to a breeze. "I predict a fine, clear night tonight," said Tommy. "And tomorrow, too," said Joe. "The wind should be brisk." "A good time to sail," said Tommy. When they drew close to shore, Tommy and Joe both jumped out of the boat. Splashing through the shallows, they pulled the boat up onto the beach. Jack and Annie hopped out. Henry climbed out after them. "Thanks!" Jack said to the sailors.

当乔和汤米开始划回陆地时，风变了，减弱为微风。 “我预测今晚是个晴朗的夜晚，”汤米说。 “还有明天，”乔说。 “风应该是轻快的。” “这是航行的好时机，”汤米说。 当他们靠近岸边时，汤米和乔都跳下了船。 他们在浅滩上溅起水花，把船拉上了海滩。 杰克和安妮跳了下来。 亨利跟着他们爬了出来。 “谢谢!”杰克对水手们说。

Henry walked with Annie and Jack up to the dunes. "Are you sure you'll be all right?" he asked. "What will you do when night comes on?" "Don't worry," said Jack. "We'll get back to our parents before dark." "Lucky you," Henry said wistfully. "I wish I could be back to my own family before dark." "I hope you keep having a good voyage," said Annie. "And I hope you learn a lot," said Jack. "Bye." "Wait, before you go—" said Henry. "I want to give you something." Henry

亨利和安妮、杰克一起向沙丘走去。 “你确定你会没事吗？”他问。 “当夜幕降临时，你会做什么？”“别担心，”杰克说。 “天黑前我们会回到父母身边的。” “你真幸运，”亨利若有所思地说。 “我希望我能在天黑之前回到我自己的家人身边。” “我希望你一路顺风，”安妮说。 “我希望你能学到很多东西，”杰克说。 “再见。”“等等，在你走之前——”亨利说。 “我想给你点东西。” 亨利

reached into the pocket of his vest and took out the beautiful nautilus shell. "The real reason I ran into my lab when the storm came was to get this," he said. "I didn't want to risk losing it. But now I would like to give it to you." "Oh, no, Henry. You love it. You keep it," said Annie. "I do love it," said Henry. "But I want you two to have it. Today you taught me —no, you taught all of us—an important lesson. It is a dark day in the deep sea when we cause innocent creatures to suffer. The professor said we can conquer our fears through knowledge.

他把手伸进背心口袋，拿出那只美丽的鹦鹉螺壳。 “暴风雨来临时，我跑进实验室的真正原因是为了得到这个，”他说。 “我不想冒失去它的风险。 但现在我想把它给你。” “哦，不，亨利。你喜欢它。 你留着吧，”安妮说。“我很喜欢，”亨利说。 “但是我想把它留给你们两个。 今天你教会了我-不，你教会了我们所有人-重要的一课。 当我们让无辜的生物受苦时，那是深海里黑暗的一天。 教授说我们可以通过知识战胜恐惧。

But you taught us that our fears can best be conquered through compassion. Even we scientists must never forget to have compassion for all living creatures. My compassion for the little creature that once lived in this shell made me very happy."

但你教会了我们，我们的恐惧最好通过同情来克服。 即使是我们科学家也不能忘记对所有的生物抱有同情心。 我对这个曾经生活在这个壳里的小生物的同情让我非常高兴。”