Ch4-Off the Ship!

CHAPTER FOUR Off the Ship! "The wind's against us!" Joe said as he and Tommy rowed. Even after the boat moved past the breakers, it kept bouncing up and down on the swell of the waves. Water splashed over the sides and soaked Jack's clothes. But Jack wasn't worried

第四章下船！“风向对我们不利！”乔边说边和汤米划船。 即使船越过了破浪，它仍然在汹涌的海浪中上下颠簸。 水从两边溅出来，浸透了杰克的衣服。 但是杰克并不担心

about the wind or water. He was worried about being seasick, because waves of nausea had started to come over him. "Sorry it's a bit of tough going!" Henry said. "We can take it!" Annie said. We hope, thought Jack. The last thing he wanted to do was throw up, especially in front of Joe and Tommy! "We should get back just in time to see the men haul up this morning's catch!" said Henry. "This is so much fun!" said Annie, her eyes shining as the little rowboat bobbed up and down.

关于风或水。他担心会晕船，因为一阵阵的恶心开始袭来。 “对不起，这有点难走！”亨利说。 “我们能接受！”安妮说。 我们希望，杰克想。他最不想做的事就是呕吐，尤其是在乔和汤米面前！亨利说：“我们回去的时候正好可以看到人们把今天早上的渔获拖上来。” “这太有趣了！”安妮说，当小船上下浮动时，她的眼睛闪闪发光。

Jack wasn't having any fun at all. To keep from being sick, he gripped his backpack, closed his eyes, and gritted his teeth. "Every day we make new discoveries," said Henry. "Off the coast of Argentina, we found over one hundred new species! Giant worms several feet long! Shrimp the size of lobsters! Caught them in our nets, didn't we, Joe?" "Aye," said Joe as he pulled on the oars. "But the creature that's never been caught is the one these mates should be worried about!"

杰克一点也不开心。 为了不生病，他紧紧抓住背包，闭上眼睛，咬紧牙关。 “我们每天都有新的发现，”亨利说。 “在阿根廷海岸外，我们发现了100多个新物种！”几英尺长的巨型蠕虫！有龙虾那么大的虾！用我们的网把它们捉住了，是不是，乔？”“是啊，”乔一边划桨一边说。 “但是这只从来没有被抓到过的动物才是这些伙伴们应该担心的！”

"What creature is that?" asked Annie. "The great monster," answered Tommy. Jack opened his eyes. "What? You mean like a shark?" he asked. "No, no, lad, 'tis much worse than any shark, even the twenty-foot tiger shark that's been following us," said Tommy. The sailor blinked nervously. Whoa, twenty-foot tiger shark?! thought Jack. He looked at the dark water for a shark fin. "Aye! This monster's much bigger than any shark!" shouted Joe. "They say

“那是什么生物？”安妮问。 “大怪物，”汤米回答。 杰克睁开眼睛。“什么? 你是说像鲨鱼一样吗？”他问。 “不，不，小伙子，它比任何鲨鱼都要可怕得多，甚至比跟踪我们的那只20英尺长的虎鲨还要可怕，”汤米说。 水手紧张地眨着眼睛。 哇，20英尺长的虎鲨？！杰克想。 他望着黑暗的海水寻找鲨鱼鳍。 “啊!这个怪物比任何鲨鱼都大得多！”乔喊道。 “他们说

it looks like a cross between a dragon and a gigantic starfish." "Nay, more like a floating nest of snakes, mate," said Tommy with a shudder. "They say it'll curl around your body and strangle you to death!" "A floating nest of snakes?" Annie asked. Jack gulped. He turned to Henry. "Have you seen the monster?" he asked the scientist. Henry shook his head. "I've never seen it," he said. "But a few of our crewmen claim to have glimpsed

它看起来像是龙和巨大海星的结合体。” “不，更像是一个漂浮的蛇窝，伙计，”汤米打了个寒颤说。 “他们说它会缠绕你的身体，把你勒死！”“一个漂浮的蛇窝？”安妮问。 杰克一饮而尽。他转向亨利。 “你见过那个怪物吗？”他问科学家。 亨利摇了摇头。“我从来没见过，”他说。 “不过我们船上有几个人说他们看见了

something monstrous in these waters just yesterday." "Don't be scared, mates!" said Joe. "If we see a monster, we'll hurl our harpoons at 'im!" "We'll shoot 'im with our cannons!" said Tommy. He and Joe laughed loudly. Maybe the sailors on the ship are just trying to scare the scientists, Jack thought hopefully. Why else would they be laughing? When they reached the HMS Challenger, the rowboat drew alongside the big ship, rocking on the water. Jack

就在昨天，这一带水域出现了什么可怕的东西。” “别害怕，伙计们！”乔说。 “如果我们看见怪物，我们就向它扔鱼叉！”“我们要用大炮打死他！”汤米说。 他和乔大笑起来。 也许船上的水手只是想吓唬科学家，杰克满怀希望地想。 不然他们为什么要笑？ 当他们到达英国皇家海军挑战者号时，划艇靠近大船，在水面上摇摆。 杰克