Chapter 7

Chapter 7 "Better slip one of those on," Walker said when they were aboard. He pointed at orange life jackets hanging on a row of pegs. The kids climbed into the bulky vests and sat on benches. Walker started the motor, and the small boat moved away from the dock. "It'll be about an hour before we get to my pots," Walker hollered over the roar of the engine. "Get comfortable!" Ruth Rose and Josh curled up on the benches, but Dink sat up. He didn't want to miss a thing. He could smell the lobster bait. Waves slapped

当他们上船时，沃克说:“最好戴上一个。” 他指着挂在一排木桩上的橙色救生衣。 孩子们钻进笨重的背心，坐在长凳上。 沃克发动了马达，小船离开了码头。 “大概还要一个小时才能到我的锅，”沃克在发动机的轰鸣声中喊道。 “舒服!”露丝·罗斯和乔希蜷缩在长凳上，但丁克坐了起来。 他不想错过任何事情。 他能闻到龙虾饵的味道。 波浪拍打

against the hull as they chugged through the black water. Dink watched the glow of morning color the horizon pale yellow. It made him remember the light he'd seen last night. Did the light have anything to do with the strange noises or the two green feathers? The boat's gentle rocking made Dink feel sleepy. He closed his eyes. Then Walker was shaking him. Dink sat up and squinted into sunlight. The waves rocked the boat back and forth. When Dink stood, he nearly lost his balance. "Where are we?" he asked. "About five miles out," Walker said. "Wake up Ruth Rose and Josh, and we'll eat." They sat in a patch of sunlight. Breakfast was peanut butter sandwiches and hot, milky cocoa from Walker's thermos. Dink saw other boats in the distance. "Are those all lobster boats?" Walker nodded. "Most of them are. A few fishing boats are out, too." Josh looked over the side. "How do you catch the lobsters?" he asked.

他们在黑色的海水中轰隆作响，撞在船壳上。 丁克看着晨光把地平线染成淡黄色。 这使他想起了昨晚看到的光。 那道光和那奇怪的声音或者那两根绿色的羽毛有关系吗? 船的轻微摇晃使丁克感到困倦。 他闭上了眼睛。然后沃克摇了摇他。 丁克坐起来，眯着眼睛望着阳光。 波浪把船前后摇晃。 丁克站起来时，几乎失去了平衡。 “我们在哪儿?”他问。“大约五英里外，”沃克说。 “叫醒露丝·罗斯和乔希，我们就吃饭。” 他们坐在一片阳光下。 早餐是花生酱三明治和沃克保温瓶里的热牛奶可可。 丁克看到远处的其他船只。 “那些都是捕龙虾的船吗?”沃克点点头。 “大多数都是。也有几艘渔船出海了。” 乔希从侧面看了看。 “你们是怎么捕龙虾的?”他问。

Walker pointed to a machine. "That winch brings them up. I'll show you how it works." Walker picked up a long pole with a hook on one end. He used it to grab the rope attached to a marker buoy. He snagged the rope onto the winch, pushed a button, and wet rope began whistling up out of the water. Fast! A few seconds later a lobster pot surfaced on the other end of the rope. Wearing a rubber apron and gloves, Walker dragged it into the boat. The wooden trap was covered with seaweed. A few small crabs scampered out onto the deck. "Let's see what we've got," Walker said, dropping the crabs back into the sea. Walker opened the pot's small door and reached in a gloved hand. He pulled out a wet, dark green lobster. The lobster waved its claws angrily. "Those claws can break a finger," Walker warned. He snapped two thick rubber bands onto the lobster's front claws. Then he dropped the lobster into a tank of sea water. "Josh, get the bait, will you?" Josh dragged the heavy pail over. Walker pulled out a huge fish head. "Oh, phew!" Josh said. "That's gross!"

沃克指着一台机器。 “是绞车把它们吊上来的。 我会告诉你它是如何工作的。” 沃克拿起一根一端有钩子的长杆子。 他用它抓住了系在标记浮标上的绳子。 他把绳子拽到绞车上，按下一个按钮，湿绳子开始从水里呼啸而上。 快!几秒钟后，绳子的另一端出现了一只龙虾锅。 沃克系着橡胶围裙，戴着手套，把它拖进了船上。 木制的陷阱上覆盖着海藻。 几只小螃蟹窜到甲板上。 “让我们看看我们有什么，”沃克说着，把螃蟹扔回海里。 沃克打开罐子的小门，用戴着手套的手伸了过去。 他掏出一只湿漉漉的深绿色龙虾。 龙虾愤怒地挥舞着爪子。 “那些爪子可以折断手指，”沃克警告说。 他猛地把两条粗橡皮筋绑在龙虾的前爪上。 然后，他把龙虾扔进一缸海水里。 “乔希，把鱼饵拿来，好吗?”乔希把沉重的水桶拖了过去。 沃克拿出一个巨大的鱼头。 “哦,好!”杰克说。“恶心!”

"The lobsters don't mind," Walker said, dropping the fish head into the lobster pot. He fastened the door and shoved the trap back into the water. "That's pretty much how it's done," Walker said, slapping water off his gloves. "Can we pull another one?" Dink asked. "Sure, and you guys can help. Grab some gloves out of that locker." Ruth Rose brought out three pairs of thick rubber gloves. Walker winched up another pot and

“龙虾不介意，”沃克说着，把鱼头扔进了龙虾锅里。 他关好门，把捕鼠夹推回水中。 “基本上就是这么做的，”沃克说着，拍掉手套上的水。 “我们能再拉一个吗?”丁克问道。 “当然，你们可以帮忙。 从储物柜里拿几副手套来。” 露丝·罗斯拿出三副厚厚的橡胶手套。 沃克用绞车吊起了另一个罐子

held a wiggling lobster out to Josh. "Hold him by the back so he can't reach you with his claws." Josh held the lobster with both gloved hands. Ruth Rose and Dink snapped rubber bands onto the claws. "Who wants to put bait in the pot?" Walker asked, grinning. Dink volunteered while Josh faked gagging noises. Dink stuck his hand into the bait bucket, then dropped a bloody fish head into the lobster pot. The morning grew warm, so the kids stripped off their sweatshirts. The ocean was calm. Sea gulls soared overhead, watching for scraps. "Look, there's Rip," Walker said. Rip pulled his boat up next to Lady Luck. When the boats were side by side, Rip tossed a line to Dink. "How's it going?" Rip asked. He was wearing clean jeans and a T-shirt. He held a coffee mug in one hand. "We got a few," Walker said. "My crew here was a big help." "Are you going lobstering?" Josh asked.

拿着一只扭动的龙虾给乔什看 “抓住他的背，这样他的爪子就够不着你了。” 乔希用两只戴着手套的手抓着龙虾。 露丝·罗斯和丁克把橡皮筋绑在爪子上。 “谁想把鱼饵放进锅里?”沃克咧嘴笑着问道。 丁克自告奋勇，乔什假装呕吐声。 丁克把手伸进鱼饵桶，然后把一个血淋淋的鱼头扔进龙虾锅里。 早晨暖和起来了，孩子们脱下了运动衫。 大海风平浪静。海鸥在头顶盘旋，寻找残羹剩饭。 “看，那是里普，”沃克说。 里普把船停在幸运女神旁边。 当两艘船并排在一起时，里普向丁克扔了一根绳子。 “怎么样?”Rip问道。 他穿着干净的牛仔裤和t恤。 他一只手拿着一个咖啡杯。 “我们有几个，”沃克说。 “我的工作人员帮了大忙。” “你要去捕龙虾吗?”杰克问。

Rip shook his head and flashed a grin. "Not today kiddo. Just came out to check my buoys. Toss me the line, okay?" Dink tossed his end of the rope toward the other boat. Rip caught it in his free hand. "Have a good day!" he yelled as he pulled away. "Anyone want more cocoa?" Walker asked. "I do," Josh said. Dink turned around and saw something on Lady Luck's deck. It was a bright green feather.

瑞普摇了摇头，咧嘴一笑。 “今天不行，孩子。我只是来看看我的浮标。 把台词扔给我，好吗?”丁克把绳子的一端抛向另一只船。 里普用空着的那只手抓住了它。 “祝你今天愉快!”他一边离开一边喊道。 “有人要再来点可可吗?”沃克问道。 “是的，”乔希说。丁克转过身，看到幸运女神的甲板上有什么东西。 那是一根亮绿色的羽毛。