14 A Walk in the Rain

CHAPTER 14 A Walk in the Rain The next morning, the 19th of February, Ned entered my room. I expected this visit. He looked very disappointed. "Well, sir?" he said. "Well, Ned. We lost the chance again," I said. I tried to act disappointed for his sake. "Yes," Ned said. "That captain decided to stop at exactly the time we planned on leaving his ship."

第十四章雨中散步第二天早晨，2月19日，尼德-兰走进我的房间。 我期待着这次来访。他看起来很失望。 “怎么样，先生？”他说。“嗯,内德。 我们又失去了机会，”我说。 为了他的缘故，我努力装出失望的样子。 “是的。”奈德说。“那个船长决定正好在我们计划离开他的船的时候停船。”

"I know. He had business at his banker's." "His banker's!" Ned exclaimed. "Well, I guess I could say his 'special spot.' By that I mean the ocean bed. His riches are safer there than in chests on land." I then told Ned about last night. I was hoping he would change his mind about leaving the ship. Instead, he just showed disappointment that he had not been able to take a walk on the battlefield ofVigo himself. "Well, never mind about last night," Ned said. "We still have tonight." "What direction is the Nautilus going?" I asked. "I don't know," replied Ned. "We'll find out at noon." Ned returned to Conseil. I dressed and went to the saloon. The direction on the compass wouldn't please Ned. We were turning our backs on Europe. For myself, I was not really sorry. I was able

“我知道。他要去银行办点事。” “他的银行家!”Ned喊道。 “嗯，我想我可以说他的‘特殊位置’。”我指的是海底。 他的财富在那里比放在陆地上的箱子里更安全。” 于是我把昨晚的事告诉尼德。 我希望他会改变主意离开这艘船。 相反，他只是表现出失望，因为他没能亲自在维戈战场上散步。 “好吧，别管昨晚的事。”尼德-兰说。 “我们还有今晚的机会。”“诺第留斯号往什么方向走呢？”我问。 “我不知道。”尼德-兰回答。 “我们中午就知道了。”尼德-兰对康塞尔说。 我穿好衣服，去了酒馆。 尼德-兰不喜欢罗盘上的方向。 我们背弃了欧洲。 至于我自己，我并不觉得抱歉。 我能够

to return to my work with some level of calmness. That night at about eleven o'clock, I received an unexpected visit from Captain Nemo. He asked me if I would like to see the ocean underworld at night. "I warn you, the way will be tiring. We shall have far to walk. And we will have to climb a mountain. The roads are not well kept." I didn't have to think long. "I'm ready!" We dressed in our diving suits with the help of crew members. I noticed this was a walk for the captain and me alone. I thought briefly about how angry Ned would be that he once again hadn't been invited on an adventure. But I didn't have time to worry over that. In a few moments, we were ready. "Where are our electric lamps?" I asked. "They will be useless," the captain replied. I didn't think I had heard him right but I

带着某种程度的冷静回去工作。 那天晚上十一点钟左右，尼摩船长突然来拜访我。 他问我是否想看看晚上的海底世界。 “我警告你，这条路会很累。 我们要走很远的路。 我们还得爬一座山。 道路保养得不好。” 我没有想太久。 “我准备好了!”我们在船员的帮助下穿上潜水衣。 我注意到这是船长和我单独散步的地方。 我想了想，如果尼德再一次没有被邀请去冒险，他会有多生气。 但我没有时间去担心这些。 不一会儿，我们就准备好了。 “我们的电灯在哪里？”我问。 “他们将是无用的，”船长回答。 我觉得我听错了，但我

couldn't question him. The captain's head disappeared into a metal case. With a few more snaps and pulls, the two of us were both walking on the bottom of the Atlantic. It was almost midnight and the waters were very dark. But the captain pointed out in the distance a reddish spot about two miles from the Nautilus. I had no idea what it was or why it was there. I only knew we were heading toward it. As we walked, I could hear a pattering above my head. It took me a moment to figure out the sound. Rain! It was rain hitting the waves hard in the middle of a storm! I couldn't help but laugh at the odd idea. We continued on. I noticed the soil becoming stony. The red light in the distance became brighter. I tried to make stories up in my mind for where we were going. I could tell Captain Nemo had traveled this path often. I followed him. I knew he would get us there safely. It was one in the morning when we arrived at

不能质问他。船长的头消失在一个金属盒子里。 再扣动几下，我们俩都在大西洋底部行走。 当时已经快半夜了，水面很黑。 但是船长在离诺第留斯号大约两海里远的地方指了指一个红色的地方。 我不知道那是什么，也不知道为什么会在那里。 我只知道我们正朝着它前进。 我们走着走着，我能听到头顶上传来啪嗒啪嗒的声音。 我花了一点时间才弄明白那声音。 下雨了!在暴风雨中，雨水猛烈地拍打着海浪！想到这个奇怪的主意，我忍不住笑了。 我们继续往前走。我注意到土壤变成了石头。 远处的红灯变得更亮了。 我试着在脑海里编造我们要去的地方的故事。 我看得出来，尼摩船长经常走过这条路。 我跟着他。我知道他会把我们安全送到那里。 我们到达的时候是凌晨一点

the first slopes of the mountain. But to get to them, we had to climb over an area of dead trees. These trees, which had no leaves or sap, had toppled over. They were mixed with seaweed and other ocean life, and seemed impossible to pass. I followed my guide, who never seemed to get tired. We climbed rocks and used a stick to jump over cracks and holes. Two hours after leaving the Nautilus, we had crossed the line of trees and saw the top of the mountain a hundred feet above our heads. The signs of ocean life around me made my blood run cold. There were giant lobsters moving their claws toward us. Huge crabs pointed at us like guns. Large antennae blocked our way, making me feel as if I was where I didn't belong. When we made it through, we were on the first platform. The sights before me were surprising. Everything was man-made instead of natural. There were huge piles of rocks, shaped like castles and temples. Instead of ivy seaweed,

山的第一个斜坡。 但要到达那里，我们必须爬过一片枯树。 这些没有叶子和树液的树倒了下来。 它们与海藻和其他海洋生物混在一起，似乎不可能通过。 我跟着我的向导，他似乎从不感到疲倦。 我们爬上岩石，用一根棍子跳过裂缝和洞。 离开诺第留斯号两小时后，我们穿过树林，看见在我们头上一百英尺高的山顶。 我周围海洋生物的迹象使我毛骨悚然。 有一些巨大的龙虾在向我们移动它们的爪子。 大螃蟹像枪一样指着我们。 巨大的天线挡住了我们的去路，让我觉得自己好像到了一个不属于自己的地方。 当我们通过时，我们在第一个站台上。 眼前的景象令人惊讶。 一切都是人造的，而不是自然的。 那里有一大堆岩石，形状像城堡和寺庙。 不是常春藤海藻，

there were vegetable plants. But what was this place? Who put these stones there? Where had Captain Nemo brought me? We continued on to the top. I looked down the side we had just climbed. My eyes looked over a large lit-up space. In fact, the mountain was a volcano. This peak was spitting out red-hot lava in a rain of stones and liquid. The area was lit up like a torch. I followed the mass of red with my eyes, watching as it fell below. What I saw made me shake my head. There, destroyed and ruined, lay a town. Its roofs were open to the sky and its temples had fallen. There were sunken walls, empty streets, and ports that had once held ships on the borders of the ocean. Where was I? I had to know! I tried to speak, but Captain Nemo stopped me with a wave of his hand. He picked up a piece of chalk stone, walked to a black rock, and traced one word: ATLANTIS

那里有蔬菜。 但这是什么地方？谁把这些石头放在那里的？ 尼摩船长把我带到什么地方去了？ 我们继续爬到山顶。 我向下看了看我们刚刚爬过的那一侧。 我的目光越过一大片灯火通明的空间。 事实上，这座山是一座火山。 这座山峰以石头和液体的形式喷出炽热的熔岩。 这个地区像火炬一样被照亮了。 我的眼睛跟着那团红色，看着它落在下面。 我所看到的让我摇了摇头。 那里有一座城，被毁坏毁坏了。 它的屋顶向天空敞开，它的寺庙已经倒塌。 这里有沉没的城墙，空无一人的街道，以及曾经在海洋边界上停泊船只的港口。 我说到哪儿了？我必须知道！我想说话，但尼摩船长挥手制止我。 他捡起一块白垩石，走到一块黑色岩石前，写下一个字：亚特兰蒂斯