10 A Sea of Treasures

PART II CHAPTER 10 A Sea of Treasures We now come to the second part of the journey under the sea. The first ended with the moving scene in the coral cemetery. On the 24th day of January, 1868, I mounted the platform and watched an officer measure the height of the sun. We were exploring the waters of the Indian Ocean. An average person would have been

第二部分第十章宝藏的海洋我们现在来到海底之旅的第二部分。 第一部影片以珊瑚墓地的感人一幕结束。 1868年1月24日，我登上平台，看一位军官量太阳的高度。 我们正在探索印度洋的水域。 一个普通人应该是这样的

bored on this trip. The hours would have seemed too long. But the daily walks on the platform, the sight of the rich waters, the books in the library, and the daily log of sights were heaven to me. It took up all my time and left not a moment for weariness. For the next few weeks, the sea life and birds along the surface of the ocean pleased me. Captain Nemo saw my excitement and offered me an invitation. "That is the island of Ceylon, famous for its pearl-fisheries. Would you like to visit one of them, Mr. Aronnax?" "Certainly, Captain." "By the way, you are not afraid of sharks?" he asked. "Sharks!" I exclaimed. "Yes, you know the fish. are you afraid of them?" "Well, Captain, I am not very familiar with them," I said, being truthful.

这次旅行很无聊。时间会显得太长。 但是每天在平台上散步，看到富饶的水域，图书馆里的书，以及每天的景点记录，对我来说都是天堂。 它占据了我所有的时间，没有一刻让我感到疲倦。 在接下来的几个星期里，海洋表面的海洋生物和鸟类让我很高兴。 尼摩船长看到我的兴奋，就邀请我。 “那是锡兰岛，以采珠业闻名。 阿龙纳斯先生，您愿意到其中一个船上去看看吗？”“当然,队长。” “对了，你不怕鲨鱼吗？”他问。 “鲨鱼!”我叫道。“是的，你知道那条鱼。 你怕他们吗？”“嗯，船长，我对他们不是很熟悉，”我诚实地说。

"We are used to them," the captain said. "In time you will be, too. However, we will be armed. We may even want to hunt the species. So until tomorrow, sir. And be ready to leave early." Captain Nemo left me with that thought. I allowed the threat of sharks to scare me. Surely the good captain would never put us in any position where we would be in danger. Would he? Ned and Conseil entered within a few minutes. They already knew about the visit tomorrow and seemed rather excited. I thought they were very brave not even to mention the sharks. "Before we go, I would like to ask about the pearl," Ned said. "What exactly is a pearl?" I found it strange that Ned would ask about a pearl before a shark, but I answered him anyway. "A pearl is what grows inside an oyster," I began. I went on, telling him the details, many of

“我们已经习惯了，”船长说。 “总有一天你也会的。 然而，我们将全副武装。 我们甚至可能想要猎杀这个物种。 明天再见，先生。准备早点离开吧。” 尼摩船长带着这个想法离开了我。 我被鲨鱼的威胁吓到了。 当然，这位好船长决不会把我们置于危险的境地。 他会吗?几分钟后，尼德-兰和康塞尔走了进来。 他们已经知道明天的访问，似乎相当兴奋。 我觉得他们很勇敢，甚至不提鲨鱼。 “我们走之前，我想问一下珍珠的事。”尼德-兰说。 “珍珠到底是什么？”我觉得很奇怪，尼德·兰在鲨鱼前面问珍珠的事，但我还是回答了他。 “珍珠就是生在牡蛎里面的东西。”我开始说。 我继续说下去，告诉他细节，很多

which I didn't think he cared to know. Thinking that he wasn't going to bring up the subject of sharks, I decided to do so myself. "By and by," I said, trying to take Captain Nemo's careless tone. "Are you afraid of sharks, brave Ned?" "Of course not," he answered. "My job in life is as a harpooner." "But this is quite different, my friend," I said. I was trying to make him see the difference in the two situations. "One might happen along when you are not looking for him. What then?" "I will deal with it then." Ned laughed, shaking off the question. I could tell I wouldn't get his concern. I decided it was best to keep my fears to myself. The next morning at four o'clock, we were off to find the pearls. The group of us left in a boat, rowing our way to the area of the pearl- fisheries. "In a month, this area will be filled with

我觉得他不会想知道的 想到他不会提起鲨鱼这个话题，我决定自己来谈。 “等一下。”我说，竭力模仿尼摩船长漫不经心的口气。 “勇敢的尼德-兰，您怕鲨鱼吗？”“当然不是，”他回答。 “我一生的工作就是鱼叉手。” “但这完全不同，我的朋友，”我说。 我试图让他明白这两种情况的不同。 “当你不找他的时候，他可能会出现。 然后什么?”“到时候我会处理的。” 奈德笑了，甩掉了这个问题。 我看得出来他不关心我。 我决定最好还是把我的恐惧藏在心里。 第二天早晨四点钟，我们出发去寻找珍珠。 我们一行人乘船离开了，向采珠区划去。 “一个月后，这个地区就会挤满

fishing boats. The divers' finds will be well worth their time and work." Captain Nemo spoke from experience. We put on our rubber clothes and prepared to go where the eager divers would. During our walk, we saw the sea's treasures. The pearls were beautiful! I was amazed by their number and their size. As we walked, we came upon an Indian fisherman. He was most likely a poor man who needed to use his time searching for any pearls he could find. The diver did not see us. We watched with interest when, suddenly, the Indian was on the ground. He made a wave of terror with his right hand and tried get back to the top of the water. I understood his fear. A shark of enormous size was coming at him. The beast's eyes were on fire and his jaws were open. The horror left me unable to move. The shark twisted, ready to attack the Indian. I saw Captain Nemo rise suddenly, prepare his knife, and walk straight to the monster. The very

渔船。潜水员的发现将非常值得他们的时间和工作。” 尼摩船长是凭经验说的。 我们穿上橡胶衣服，准备去那些急切的潜水员会去的地方。 散步时，我们看到了大海的珍宝。 珍珠真漂亮！我对它们的数量和体型感到惊讶。 我们走着走着，遇到了一个印度渔夫。 他很可能是一个穷人，需要花时间寻找他能找到的珍珠。 潜水员没有看见我们。我们饶有兴趣地看着，突然，印第安人倒在地上。 他惊恐地挥动右手，试图回到水面上。 我理解他的恐惧。一条巨大的鲨鱼向他游来。 那野兽的眼睛像着了火，嘴巴张着。 恐惧使我动弹不得。 鲨鱼转过身来，准备攻击印第安人。 我看见尼摩船长突然站起来，准备好他的小刀，径直向这怪物走去。 非常

second the shark was going to snap the fisherman in two, it noticed its new enemy. The fight began. The captain thrust his knife into the shark's side. I could tell it felt pain, but the shark was a huge animal. One wound would not take it down. The two fought one another. I could see Captain Nemo wearing down, his battle against such a large animal too difficult even for him. The captain fell to the floor. The shark's jaws opened wide. It should have been all over for the sea lover. Instead, harpoon in hand, Ned rushed toward the shark and struck it with a sharp point. The fight was over. We spent the next few minutes trying to bring the Indian around. Happily, the man began

当鲨鱼要把渔夫撕成两半时，它注意到了它的新敌人。 打架开始了。船长把刀刺进鲨鱼的肋部。 我能感觉到疼痛，但鲨鱼是一种巨大的动物。 一个伤口并不能把它拿下。 两个人打了起来。 我看见尼摩船长疲惫不堪，跟这么大的动物作战，对他来说也太困难了。 船长倒在地上。 鲨鱼的嘴张得很大。 对那个热爱大海的人来说，一切都该结束了。 尼德-兰手里拿着鱼叉，向鲨鱼冲过去，用尖刺刺它。 战斗结束了。接下来的几分钟里，我们试图说服那个印第安人。 他高兴地说