Chapter 5

CHAPTER FIVE A fresh-faced boy with tousled hair came rushing over to them, grinning. 'Hallo, all of you,' he said. It was Alf, and he was followed by a man with a weather-beaten face, white hair and

第五章一个头发乱蓬蓬的年轻男孩咧着嘴笑着向他们冲了过来。 “大家好，”他说。 那是阿尔夫，后面跟着一个人，他的脸饱经风霜，白发苍苍

eyes as blue as the sea. 'This is my grandfather,' he said. 'Very pleased to meet you,' said Julian, holding out his hand. 'I'm Julian. This is my brother Dick and my sister Anne, and this is our cousin George.' 'It's lovely to meet you all. And who's this handsome fellow?' 'This is my dog, Timmy,' said George, beaming.

眼睛像大海一样蓝。“这是我的祖父，”他说。 “很高兴见到你，”朱利安伸出手说。 “我是朱利安。这是我哥哥迪克和妹妹安妮，这是我们的表弟乔治。“很高兴见到你们大家。” 这个帅哥是谁？“这是我的狗，蒂米，”乔治笑着说。

'Happy Birthday, Alf,' said Julian, handing him the parcel. 'Go on, open it now!' Alf tore off the paper and exclaimed with delight when he saw the book inside. Then he opened Dick's present and blew the whistle. 'And here's one from me,' said George, holding out her present. 'But you need to open it carefully as it's a little fragile.'

“生日快乐，阿尔夫。”朱利安说着，把包裹递给他。 “快，现在就打开！”阿尔夫撕下纸，看到里面的书高兴地叫了起来。 然后他打开迪克的礼物，吹响了哨子。 “这是我送的，”乔治说着，把礼物递给她。 “但是你要小心打开，因为它有点易碎。”

Alf slowly peeled back the paper. 'Oh, what a beautiful box!' he cried, lifting the lid. 'It's just the thing for storing my fishing tackle.' Alf's grandfather was looking very closely at the gleaming box. 'Well, I never!' he whispered to himself. 'I can't believe it. I've seen this box before, long, long ago. You've heard stories about your great-grandfather, Alf? The one you were named after?'

阿尔夫慢慢地剥开那张纸。 “哦，多漂亮的盒子啊！”他叫道，掀开盖子。 “它正好用来存放我的渔具。”阿尔夫的祖父非常仔细地看着那个闪闪发光的盒子。 “嗯，我从来没有！”他自言自语道。 “我真不敢相信。我以前见过这个盒子，很久很久以前。 你听说过你曾祖父阿尔夫的故事吗？ 就是以你的名字命名的那个？”

The boy nodded. 'He was a skilled sailor, and this box belonged to him. I used to help him pack his things inside it before he went on long trips at sea, but it was lost during a terrible storm when his ship was wrecked. I never thought I'd see it again! Wherever did you find it?'

男孩点点头。“他是个熟练的水手，这个箱子是属于他的。 在他出海远航之前，我常常帮他把东西装在箱子里，但在一场可怕的风暴中，他的船失事了，箱子丢了。 我从没想过还能再见到它！你在哪儿找到的？”

'It was down on the beach,' said George. 'Washed up with the tide.' 'But how can you be sure it's the same box?' asked Julian. 'Look here, the man replied. He lifted up one of the sides to reveal a hidden compartment. A drawer popped out, and inside was a small golden compass. It had glass over the front and a red arrow across the middle and there were some initials engraved on the back casing. AC.M

“就在下面的海滩上，”乔治说。 “被潮水冲走了。“可你怎么能肯定是同一个盒子呢？”朱利安问。 “听着，”那人回答。 他掀起其中一面，露出一个隐藏的隔间。 一个抽屉弹了出来，里面是一个小小的金色指南针。 它的正面是玻璃的，中间有一个红色的箭头，背面的外壳上刻着一些首字母。 AC.M