Chapter 4

CHAPTER FOUR The Five quickly made their way down the path and across the sandy beach to where they had left their little boat earlier that day. They threw the picnic things inside, pulled on their coats and jumped in.

四这五个人迅速地沿着小路走下去，穿过沙滩，来到他们那天早些时候离开小船的地方。 他们把野餐用的东西扔进去，穿上外套，跳了进去。

'George or Julian, one of you had better row- you're the fastest,' said Dick. They made swift progress across the bay, but the waves were rising and falling in the strong wind.

“乔治或朱利安，你们俩最好有一个划船——你划得最快。”迪克说。 他们迅速地穿过海湾，但海浪在大风中起起伏伏。

'Faster, Julian... faster, shouted Anne. 'I'm going as quickly as I can!' Julian puffed.

“快,朱利安…快点，安妮喊道。 “我要尽可能快地走了！”朱利安膨化。

As they neared the cliff face Julian stopped rowing and held the boat steady. If he wasn't careful, they would be pushed on to the rocks. 'What do we do now?' cried Anne. 'We can't get any closer to the lamb.' 'Julian,' said George, 'do you think you could keep the boat steady for a while longer so two of us could swim out to the lamb? It's not far.'

当他们接近悬崖时，朱利安停止划桨，稳住船。 如果他不小心，他们就会被推到岩石上。 “我们现在怎么办？”安妮叫道。 “我们不能再靠近羔羊了。“朱利安，”乔治说，“你能不能让船再稳一会儿，好让我们俩游到小羊那儿去？” 离这儿不远。”

Julian nodded as he strained against the tide. 'It'll be tough in this wind, but I think I can manage.' 'Great! Dick- come with me. Anne- get the rope at the ready, called George.

朱利安点了点头，奋力顶住潮水。 “在这种风下会很艰难，但我想我能行。“太好了!迪克，跟我来。 “安妮——把绳子准备好。”乔治叫道。