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CHAPTER FIVE Ooze. The captain turned and strode away. "Sorry, friends," Henry said to Jack and Annie. "But the captain's in charge." He looked around. "I see Joe and Tommy are helping the men bring up the catch now. As soon as they are

第五章软泥。船长转过身，大步走开了。 “对不起，朋友们，”亨利对杰克和安妮说。 “但是船长说了算。” 他环顾四周。“我看见乔和托米正在帮人们把鱼捞上来。 等他们来了

free, I will ask them to take you back to shore. I am very sorry." "That's okay," said Annie. "You did what you could." "Before you young people leave, perhaps you would like to see today's specimens?" asked the professor. "Sure!" said Jack and Annie together. "Then come along!" said the professor. "Every single day we make new discoveries!" Hurrying with Annie across the deck, Jack couldn't wait to see what had just been brought up from the deep. They followed Henry and the professor to a

如果你自由了，我会让他们把你送回岸上。 我很抱歉。”“没关系，”安妮说。 “你已经尽力了。”“在你们这些年轻人离开之前，也许你们想看看今天的标本？”教授问。 “当然！”杰克和安妮一起说。 “那就来吧！”教授说。 “我们每天都有新发现！”杰克和安妮匆匆穿过甲板，迫不及待地想看看刚刚从深海打捞上来的是什么。 他们跟着亨利和教授去了一个

team of sailors pulling up large nets. The nets were shaped like giant bags with mops attached to the bottom. "What are those mops for?" asked Annie. "They sweep up sea animals from the floor of the ocean," explained Henry. "We pull them from pitch-darkness into the light of day," said the professor. "That must scare them!" said Annie. But the professor didn't seem to hear her. "Over the years, we've hauled up tens of thousands of specimens!" he said.

一队水手拉起大网。 渔网的形状像一个巨大的袋子，底部系着拖把。 “那些拖把是干什么用的？”安妮问。 “它们把海洋动物从海底扫上来，”亨利解释说。 教授说：“我们把他们从黑暗中拉到光明中。” “那一定吓着他们了！”安妮说。 但是教授似乎没有听见她的话。 “多年来，我们打捞了数以万计的标本！”他说。

As the sailors dumped the bags onto the deck, Jack saw mostly mud. But lying in the mud were tiny, squirmy pink and yellow fish and fiery orange sea stars. "No monsters there, huh?" asked Annie. The professor looked at her. "Not today, my dear," he said. "I was just kidding," said Annie. "Do you believe in monsters?" "Oh. Well…" The professor looked serious. "The sea is very deep, my dear. It covers nearly three-quarters of the world. So I say to myself, 'Might it not

水手们把袋子扔到甲板上时，杰克看到的大多是泥。 但在泥里躺着小小的、蠕动的粉红色和黄色的鱼和火红色的海星。 “那里没有怪物吧？”安妮问。 教授看着她。 “今天不行，亲爱的，”他说。 “我只是在开玩笑，”安妮说。 “你相信有妖怪吗？”“哦。 嗯……”教授显得很严肃。 “海水很深，亲爱的。 它覆盖了世界近四分之三的面积。 所以我对自己说，‘难道不会吗

indeed hold many mysterious creatures, including monsters?'" Good point, thought Jack. "But don't be afraid, children!" said the professor. "Someday we'll catch all the monsters and study them! We will conquer our fears through knowledge! Won't we, Henry?" "Yes, sir," said Henry. "Conquer our fears through knowledge!" The professor repeated his thought with enthusiasm. "I shall add that to my lectures." Low thunder rolled in the sky.

确实有很多神秘的生物，包括怪物？“说得好，”杰克想。 “但是不要害怕，孩子们！”教授说。 “总有一天我们会抓住所有的怪物，研究它们！”我们将用知识征服恐惧！是不是，亨利？”“是的，先生，”亨利说。 “用知识征服恐惧！”教授热情地重复了他的想法。 “我要把它加到我的课上。” 低沉的雷声在天空中隆隆作响。

Jack looked up. Black clouds hovered overhead. A strong gust of wind swept over the deck. "Attention!" the captain shouted, heading toward them. "A squall is headed our way! For now, take the children below to the main deck." "Yes, sir!" said Henry. He smiled at Jack and Annie. "Well, friends, I suppose you get to stay with us a while longer, after all." "Yay!" Annie said softly. "Only those on watch stay on deck!" the captain shouted to his crew. "Everyone else get below."

杰克抬起头来。乌云在头顶盘旋。 一阵强风吹过甲板。 “注意！”船长朝他们喊道。 “一场暴风正朝我们这边来！”现在，把孩子们带到下面的主甲板上去。” “是的，先生！”亨利说。他对杰克和安妮微笑。 “好吧，朋友们，我想你们终于可以和我们在一起多待一会儿了。” “耶!”安妮轻声说。“只有值班的人才待在甲板上！”船长对他的船员喊道。 “其他人都到下面去。”