3 Little Boat Lost

Chapter 3 Little Boat Lost Max gripped the wooden helm, trying to turn the wheel and force Wind Rider back toward the yellow boat. But the helm had a mind of its own. It slid beneath Max's fingers, turning in the other direction. "Help me, it won't turn!" he called to Sofia. He could barely see her through the sheets of rain.

马克斯抓住木舵，试图转动方向盘，迫使风骑士回到黄色的小船。 但掌舵有它自己的想法。 它从马克斯的指间滑过，转向另一个方向。 “救救我，它不会转的！”他对索非亚喊道。 透过雨幕，他几乎看不见她。

In seconds, she was beside him, tugging at the helm, too. "Why is Wind Rider taking us away from the boat?" she cried, her words quickly swallowed up in the storm. "I don't know," said Max. He gritted his teeth. "But it's no use." He let go of the helm and let it spin. As he stood helplessly watching the yellow boat grow smaller and smaller, his stomach twisted. Would the people on board be okay? "Maybe Wind Rider is taking us to get help," Sofia said hopefully. She carefully walked along the slippery deck toward the bow. The sailboat was on course for the village they had seen. The blue flag whipped wildly from the cliffs above the harbor, which Wind Rider was quickly approaching. As the boat slid alongside the dock, an older girl with wavy brown hair rushed out the front door of a red-roofed shop. She hurried onto the pier, all the way down it, then cupped her hand to her mouth. "Need help tying up?" she called in a thick accent. "Thanks!" said Max. Rain lashed at his face as he threw a rope to her. Sofia and the girl worked to secure the rocking sailboat to the dock. Max lowered Wind Rider's sails, then carefully stepped onto the wet pier to join them.

几秒钟后，她来到他身边，也在拉着舵。 “风骑士为什么要把我们从船上带走？”她喊道，她的话很快就被风暴吞没了。 “我不知道，”马克斯说。他咬紧牙关。 “但是没有用。”他松开舵，让它旋转起来。 他无助地站在那里，看着那艘黄色的小船越来越小，他的胃一阵痉挛。 飞机上的人会没事吗？ “也许风骑士会带我们去寻求帮助。”索菲亚满怀希望地说。 她小心翼翼地沿着滑溜溜的甲板向船头走去。 帆船正朝着他们看到的那个村庄驶去。 风骑士正迅速逼近海港，蓝旗在悬崖上疯狂地飘扬。 当船沿着码头滑行时，一个长着棕色卷发的年长女孩从一家红屋顶商店的前门冲了出来。 她急匆匆地走到码头上，一路走下去，然后用手捂着嘴。 “需要帮忙绑绳子吗？”她用浓重的口音喊道。 “谢谢！”麦克斯说。他向她扔绳子时，雨水打在他脸上。 索菲亚和那个女孩努力把摇晃的帆船固定在码头上。 马克斯放下风骑士号的帆，然后小心翼翼地走上潮湿的码头，加入他们。

The girl beckoned them to follow her to a nearby small open hut at the end of the dock. When they reached her, she held out her hand. "Hi, my name is Maisie." "Hi." Max shook her hand. "I'm Max, and this is Sofia." As Sofia shook Maisie's hand, she could see that the girl was only a year or two older than them. "The water's too rough to be out there," Maisie called over the noise of the rain. "Are you out by yourselves? Isn't that dangerous?" Sofia and Max exchanged a glance. "Er...," Max

女孩示意他们跟着她到码头尽头附近的一间小木屋去。 当他们来到她身边时，她伸出手来。 “嗨，我叫麦茜。”“嗨。” 马克斯握了握她的手。“我是麦克斯，这是索菲亚。” 索非亚握着麦茜的手，看出这个女孩只比他们大一两岁。 “外面的水太汹涌了，不适合去。”麦茜盖过雨声喊道。 “你们自己出去吗？” 那不是很危险吗？”索菲亚和马克斯交换了一下眼色。 “呃……,”马克斯

said. "It's kind of a long story." Sofia hurriedly changed the subject by saying, "There's another boat out there. It's yellow. And it's getting thrown about by the waves. We're really worried about the people on board!" Maisie sighed and shook her head. "No one was on board," she said. "That's my family's boat. It broke loose during the storm." Max blew out a breath of relief, but then noticed that Maisie looked upset. "It's all my fault," she said. "I'm the one who tied up the boat. It's named Bonnie for my granny—she passed away when I was nine, but she spent her whole life sailing and taught me how. Ma will be so upset when she gets back from town and finds out!" "I'm sorry," said Sofia. "Maybe we can help you look for it—I mean, after the storm passes." She shivered as water seeped through her socks and shoes.

说。“这说来话长。” 索非亚赶紧转移话题说：“那边还有一艘船。 它是黄色的。它被海浪甩来甩去。 我们真的很担心船上的人！”麦茜叹了口气，摇了摇头。 “飞机上没有人，”她说。 “那是我家的船。它在暴风雨中松动了。” 马克斯松了一口气，但随后注意到麦齐看起来很沮丧。 “都是我的错，”她说。 “我是绑船的人。 它以我祖母的名字命名为邦妮——她在我九岁时去世了，但她一生都在航海，并教我如何航海。 等妈妈从城里回来发现这件事，她会很生气的！”“对不起，”索非亚说。 “也许我们可以帮你找——我的意思是，等暴风雨过去之后。” 水从袜子和鞋子里渗进来，她打了个寒颤。

Maisie grabbed her hand. "Maybe. But let's get you inside now." As she led them toward the red-roofed shop, Sofia took in the other waterfront buildings: a small fishing museum, a restaurant advertising fish and chips, and a large white building labeled Animal Rescue. She stopped walking and pointed. "Oh! Do they see a lot of sick animals in there?" Maisie turned. "Yes. The rescue center takes in injured birds and wildlife," she said. "But you'll see plenty of wildlife in Granddad's shop. Come on!" Her eyes twinkled as she led Max and Sofia into the shop. Sofia sucked in her breath as she entered. The shop

麦齐抓住她的手。“也许。 不过现在让我们带你进去吧。” 索菲娅领着他们走向红屋顶的商店时，又看了看其他的海滨建筑：一个小钓鱼博物馆，一家做鱼和薯条广告的餐馆，还有一座写着“动物救援”的白色大楼。 她停下脚步，指了指。 “哦!他们在那里看到很多生病的动物吗？”梅齐转过身。 “是的。救援中心接收受伤的鸟类和野生动物。” “但是你会在爷爷的店里看到很多野生动物。 来吧!”当她领着马克斯和索菲亚走进商店时，她的眼睛闪闪发光。 索菲亚进来时吸了口气。 这家商店

was filled floor to ceiling with wooden carvings of birds and animals. A seabird took flight on a shelf overhead. A giant bear loomed from a corner. And beside it, a baby bear carved of pale white pine stared sweetly at Sofia. "Aw," she murmured, stroking its smooth nose. "Yikes, more like," said Max, nervously eyeing the bear's huge mother. He slid onto a polished oak bench and ran his fingers across the tiny leaves carved into its surface. "These are amazing!" he said. "Who makes them?" Maisie flushed with pride. "My granddad. He's working now." Cheerful whistling trailed out of the back room, down the hall, and into the shop, making Sofia and Max grin. But Maisie's face fell. "He'll be so upset that Bonnie has gone. And it's all my fault." Max and Sofia felt bad for Maisie. She obviously hadn't done it on purpose. Then Sofia spotted a sliver of sunshine behind the curtain of clouds. "The storm is passing!" she said. "We can look for Bonnie now."

从地板到天花板都是鸟兽的木雕。 一只海鸟在头顶的架子上飞翔。 一头大熊从角落里隐约出现。 在它旁边，一只用淡白色松木雕刻的熊宝宝温柔地凝视着索菲亚。 “啊，”她抚摸着它光滑的鼻子，喃喃地说。 “哎呀，更像是，”马克斯说，紧张地盯着熊的大妈妈。 他滑到一张锃亮的橡木长凳上，用手指抚摸着上面雕刻的小树叶。 “太神奇了！”他说。 “谁做的？”麦齐骄傲得满脸通红。 “我的爷爷。他现在正在工作。” 欢快的口哨声从后面的房间传出来，传到大厅，传到店里，索非亚和马克斯都笑了。 但是麦齐的脸沉了下来。“邦妮走了，他会很难过的。 都是我的错。”麦克斯和索菲亚为麦茜感到难过。 她显然不是故意的。 这时，索非亚看见云层后面有一线阳光。 “暴风雨过去了！”她说。 “我们现在可以去找邦妮了。”