20 The Final Escape

CHAPTER 20 The Final Escape For seven months, we had been prisoners on board the Nautilus. We had traveled seventeen thousand leagues. Ned finally said, "There is no reason why it shouldn't come to an end." Besides, Captain Nemo seemed to have changed lately. He wasn't as friendly or as helpful as he once was. He even seemed to ignore me. I rarely saw him. It used to be that

第二十章最后的逃亡我们在诺第留斯号上当了七个月的俘虏。 我们已经走了一万七千里。 奈德最后说：“我们没有理由不走到尽头。” 此外，尼摩船长最近好像变了。 他不像以前那么友好，也不像以前那么乐于助人了。 他甚至似乎不理睬我。 我很少见到他。以前是这样的

when he found something exciting in his studies he would rush to share it with me. Now he left me to my studies and never came to the saloon. What caused this change? There had been one terrible night in April that none of us would ever forget. A giant poulp, a fish more like a monster than a sea animal, had attacked our ship and killed one of our crew. This man was a good friend of Captain Nemo. I saw him crying more than once as he looked out over the waves. It was also at this time that Ned came to me with a strong request. "Professor," he said to me, "this must come to an end. Nemo is leaving land and going up to the north. But, I tell you, I have had enough of the South Pole. I will not follow him to the North." "What are you going to do, Ned?" "There are some places I could reach before we get too far," Ned said. "But no matter. I will

当他在学习中发现一些令人兴奋的东西时，他会赶着和我分享。 现在他让我专心学习，再也不来酒吧了。 是什么导致了这种变化？四月里有一个可怕的夜晚，我们谁也忘不了。 一条巨大的鱼，与其说是海洋动物，不如说是一种怪物，它袭击了我们的船，杀死了我们的一个船员。 这个人是尼摩船长的好朋友。 我不止一次看到他望着海浪哭泣。 就是在这个时候，尼德来找我，提出一个强烈的要求。 “教授，”他对我说，“这件事必须结束了。 尼莫离开陆地，往北走。 但是，我告诉你，我已经受够了南极。 我不会跟着他去北方的。” “尼德，你打算怎么办呢？”“在我们走得太远之前，我可以到达一些地方。” “不过没关系。我将

throw myself in the sea before continuing on this trip! You must talk to him!" I knew how serious Ned was. I was feeling more and more like him every day. I gave myself an hour then went to see the captain. "But we have been here seven months!" I said when the captain gave me a stern "no" right from the beginning. "I told you that whoever enters the Nautilus must never leave it," snapped the captain. We argued for a few minutes. It was pointless. I knew I would get nowhere. I told Ned we would have to plan our secret escape. We could wait no longer. The flight would be tonight, no matter what the weather was like. But the sky became more and more threatening. Signs of a hurricane began. Winds, fierce rains, and violent thunder and lightning rocked the ship. "We can still make it!" Ned said. As dangerous as it seemed, I decided to take the risk

在继续这次旅行之前，把自己扔进海里！你必须和他谈谈！”我知道奈德有多认真。 我每天都觉得自己越来越像他了。 我给了自己一个小时的时间，然后去见船长。 “可是我们在这儿已经七个月了！”当船长从一开始就严厉地说“不”时，我就说了。 “我对您说过，凡是进入诺第留斯号的人，决不能离开它。”船长厉声说。 我们争论了几分钟。 这毫无意义。我知道我将一事无成。 我告诉奈德，我们得计划一次秘密逃跑。 我们不能再等了。无论天气如何，飞机都将在今晚起飞。 但天空变得越来越险恶。 飓风的迹象开始了。 狂风、暴雨、猛烈的雷声和闪电震动着这艘船。 “我们还能做到！”内德说。 尽管看起来很危险，我还是决定冒这个险

with him. I gathered my notes, walked nervously through the saloon where the captain was, and went up onto the platform. The driving rain forced us back inside for a few minutes to talk. As we began our conversation, I felt the doors on the platform click and seal. Within seconds, I felt the Nautilus begin to sink. Once again our escape had been spoiled. The disappointment we felt made us sick. If what happened next hadn't happened, I think Ned would have jumped right into the icy water. For a quarter of an hour we watched a ship that was coming toward us. When it got close enough for us to feel hope, the shooting of guns brought fear and anger. "Why are they firing at us?" Ned cried. "It doesn't really matter," the captain said coldly. "They are asking for a fight." But for whatever reason, Captain Nemo stopped himself from firing right then. My friends and I all went to our cabins for the night.

和他在一起。我收拾好笔记，惴惴不安地穿过船长所在的客厅，走上平台。 瓢泼大雨迫使我们回到屋里聊了几分钟。 当我们开始谈话时，我感到月台上的门咔哒一声关上了。 几秒钟后，我觉得诺第留斯号开始下沉。 我们的逃跑又一次被破坏了。 我们感到的失望使我们感到恶心。 如果接下来发生的事情没有发生，我想尼德-兰就会跳进冰冷的水里。 有一刻钟的时间，我们注视着一艘向我们驶来的船。 当它离我们足够近，让我们感受到希望时，枪声却带来了恐惧和愤怒。 “他们为什么向我们开枪？”Ned哭了。 “没关系，”船长冷冷地说。 “他们在要求一场战斗。” 但不知什么原因，尼摩船长这时停住了，没有开枪。 我和我的朋友们都去我们的小木屋过夜了。

Most of the evening passed without any action. At three in the morning, very nervous, I went to the platform. Captain Nemo had not left it. It took hours, but the captain finally did destroy the ship. As awful as it was, I almost wished I could have been there taking my chances in the fight with them. In the days to come, I actually lost track of time. I didn't know our speed or our location. We drifted and I didn't care where. I was becoming more and more like my friends. I wanted to get off the ship. "We are leaving tonight!" Ned said early one morning. We weren't sure of the country, the distance, or the weather, but we had promised ourselves that tonight was the night. My next hours were hard. I wanted to go to Captain Nemo and thank him. I wanted to let him know that I would never forget my time on his ship. But I also knew he would never let us off this ship alive. Instead, I

晚上的大部分时间都没有任何活动。 凌晨三点，我非常紧张地走向站台。 尼摩船长没有离开它。 虽然花了几个小时，但船长最终还是摧毁了这艘船。 尽管情况很糟糕，但我几乎希望自己能在那里与他们搏斗，抓住机会。 在接下来的日子里，我真的忘记了时间。 我不知道我们的速度和位置。 我们漂流，我不在乎去哪里。 我越来越像我的朋友们了。 我想下船。 “我们今晚就走！”一天清晨奈德说。 我们对这个国家、距离和天气都不确定，但我们向自己保证，今晚就是那个夜晚。 接下来的几个小时很难熬。我想去找尼摩船长，向他道谢。 我想让他知道，我永远不会忘记在他船上的时光。 但我也知道他不会让我们活着离开这艘船。 相反,我

spent the time until ten o'clock in my room. At ten, I crept along the carpet in the hall and turned the saloon door quietly. Captain Nemo was sitting near the instruments. I had no choice. I had to go near him. As I did, he turned around. I could have sworn he had tears in his eyes. I wanted to reach out to him, but I couldn't. Instead, I rushed through the library, up the staircase, out the door, and into the small rowboat kept on board. I felt sure that the captain was not following me. "Let's go! Let's go!" I exclaimed. It was awful! The waves were rocking our boat up and down. The noise was loud enough that we couldn't hear one another talk. Letting go of the Nautilus and allowing our little boat to go free in the middle of the ocean seemed stupid at this point. But getting back out and facing the captain, who would surely be angry, seemed just as stupid. We really had no choice. My companions were trying to come up with ideas

在我的房间里一直待到十点钟。 十点钟，我蹑手蹑脚地走在大厅的地毯上，轻轻地关上了客厅的门。 尼摩船长坐在仪器旁边。 我别无选择。我不得不靠近他。 就在我这样做的时候，他转过身来。 我可以发誓他眼里含着泪水。 我想联系他，但我做不到。 相反，我冲出图书室，爬上楼梯，出了门，上了船上那只划艇。 我确信船长没有跟踪我。 “我们走吧!我们走吧!”我叫道。 太可怕了！海浪把我们的船上下摇晃着。 噪音太大了，我们听不见彼此的谈话。 让诺第留斯号离开，让我们的小艇在海中自由地航行，这时看来是愚蠢的。 但是回到船上，面对船长，他肯定会生气的，这似乎同样愚蠢。 我们真的别无选择。我的同伴们正在想办法