7 The Walk

CHAPTER 7 The Walk The clothes we were to change into were Theavy. They were made of rubber with thick boots and gloves. Captain Nemo and one of his men, along with Conseil and I, were soon ready. In the end, Ned had chosen not to go. The poor man felt odd about the whole idea of this trip. And the suit of rubber was enough to make him back out altogether. Perhaps he needed a rest from all this mystery. Maybe, for once, he

第七章散步我们要换的衣服很重。 他们是橡胶做的，带着厚厚的靴子和手套。 尼摩船长和他的一个人，还有康塞尔和我，很快就准备好了。 最后，奈德选择不去。 这个可怜的人对这次旅行的整个想法感到奇怪。 而那套橡胶服足以让他完全退出。 也许他需要从这一切神秘中解脱出来。 也许，这一次，他

wanted to sit back and allow someone else to seek out the answers. For whatever the reason, we gladly left Ned behind and set off without him. One of the Nautilus' crew members handed me a gun made for underwater use. I took it and prepared to put on my helmet. The upper part of our outfit had three holes protected by thick glass. This would let us see in all directions. When the parts on our backs were hooked up, I could breathe in my helmet. With a lamp hanging from my belt and the gun in my hand, I was ready to set out on my walk. However, I found it impossible to take a step in this suit! I didn't need to worry, though. I felt myself being pushed into a little room. Conseil followed me and a door closed us in. We were once again in darkness. After a few minutes, we heard a loud hissing. I felt the cold water rising around me. A second door opened. We saw a faint light. In another

想要坐下来，让别人去寻找答案。 不管出于什么原因，我们很高兴地把尼德-兰留在这里，自己出发了。 诺第留斯号的一个船员递给我一支水下用的枪。 我接过它，准备戴上我的头盔。 我们衣服的上部有三个孔，用厚玻璃保护着。 这能让我们看到所有的方向。 当我们背上的部件连接起来时，我可以在头盔里呼吸了。 腰带上挂着一盏灯，手里拿着枪，我准备出发散步了。 然而，我发现穿着这套衣服根本走不动一步！不过，我不需要担心。 我觉得自己被推进了一个小房间。 康塞尔跟在我后面，一扇门把我们关在里面。 我们又一次陷入了黑暗。 几分钟后，我们听到一声响亮的嘶嘶声。 我感到冷水在我周围涌起。 第二扇门开了。我们看到微弱的光。 在另一个

moment our feet were on the bottom of the sea. How can I even begin to explain how great that walk under the water was? I no longer felt the weight of my clothing, my shoes, my air supply, or my thick helmet. The light around me was unbelievable! The sun's rays shone easily through the water. I could clearly make out objects that were a hundred and fifty yards away. I stomped through the sand for a quarter of an hour. What a feast for the eyes! I saw flowers, bits of rock, plants, shells, and sea life. It was amazing! All of these wonders I saw in just a quarter of a mile! Captain Nemo waved me on. I continued. The sand beneath us turned to a slimy mud. Next we traveled over a carpet of seaweed. With each step, I learned more and more about this world under the sea. I wished I were taking notes. I had so many things to say! The sun, now hitting the water in a different way, made everything look different. I looked at the fish and

我们的脚一踏进海底。 我怎么才能向你解释在水下漫步是多么美妙呢？ 我再也感觉不到我的衣服、鞋子、气源和厚厚的头盔的重量了。 我周围的光线令人难以置信！阳光轻易地透过水面照射进来。 我能清楚地辨认出150码外的物体。 我在沙地上跺了一刻钟。 多么赏心悦目啊！我看到了鲜花、岩石碎片、植物、贝壳和海洋生物。 太神奇了！我在四分之一英里内就看到了所有这些奇观！尼摩船长向我招手。 我接着说到。我们脚下的沙子变成了黏糊糊的泥。 接下来，我们走过一片海藻地毯。 每走一步，我对海底世界的了解就越来越多。 我真希望我在做笔记。 我有很多话要说！太阳现在以不同的方式照射在水面上，使一切看起来都不一样了。 我看着鱼，然后

the weeds through which they seemed to enjoy swimming. Just as I became very interested, Captain Nemo stopped. He waited until I joined him, then pointed to a huge object in the shadows, a short bit away. "It is the forest of the island of Crespo," I thought. I was not mistaken. We had at last arrived on the borders of this forest. The woods were made up of large tree- plants. This place was perfect. Neither the stems nor branches of any plants were broken or bent. Everything stood straight and tall. Science could explain why these plants grew the way they did, but I didn't take the time to think it through. I was spending my time getting used to the darkness around us. I explored for about an hour before Captain Nemo gave the sign to stop. I was glad for a break. I lay down on the straight grass. This short rest relaxed me. After four more hours of walking I needed a nap. My eyes soon closed behind the thick

它们似乎很喜欢游过的杂草。 正当我很感兴趣的时候，尼摩船长停住了。 他一直等到我走到他身边，然后指着不远处阴影里的一个巨大物体。 “这是克雷斯波岛的森林，”我想。 我没有弄错。我们终于来到了这片森林的边缘。 树林是由高大的树木组成的。 这个地方太完美了。任何植物的茎和枝都没有折断或弯曲。 一切都笔直挺拔。 科学可以解释为什么这些植物是这样生长的，但我没有花时间去仔细思考。 我在花时间适应我们周围的黑暗。 我走了大约一个钟头，尼摩船长示意我停下来。 我很高兴能休息一下。我躺在笔直的草地上。 这短暂的休息使我放松了。 又走了四个小时后，我需要小睡一会儿。 我的眼睛很快就闭上了

glasses and I fell into a heavy sleep. Captain Nemo did the same. How long I slept, I'm not sure. When I woke up, the sun seemed to be setting. Captain Nemo had already gotten up. I began to stretch my arms when something brought me quickly to my feet. A huge sea-spider with squinting eyes was watching me from a few steps away. It looked ready to spring on me! I shuddered with horror, even though I knew the suit would protect me. It was only a matter of seconds before the ugly creature died. Captain Nemo had used his gun. It made me realize that as beautiful as this world was, it could still be a very dangerous place. Again we walked. The ground was on somewhat of a hill. I noticed the area getting darker and there were walls around us. The sun would not reach here, so it became very hard to see. I was feeling my way along when suddenly I saw a brilliant white light. Captain Nemo had just put on his electric lamp. Conseil and I did

我戴着眼镜，睡得很沉。 尼摩船长也这样做。 我睡了多久，我不确定。 当我醒来时，太阳似乎要下山了。 尼摩船长已经站起来了。 我开始伸展双臂，突然有什么东西把我拉了起来。 一只巨大的海蜘蛛眯着眼睛在几步远的地方看着我。 它似乎随时准备扑向我！我吓得浑身发抖，尽管我知道这套衣服会保护我。 就在几秒钟之后，这个丑陋的生物就死了。 尼摩船长用了他的枪。 这让我意识到，尽管这个世界如此美丽，但它仍然可能是一个非常危险的地方。 我们又走了起来。场地有点像一座小山。 我注意到这个地方越来越暗，我们周围有墙。 太阳照不到这里，所以很难看见。 我正摸索着往前走，突然看到一道明亮的白光。 尼摩船长刚把电灯打开。 康塞尔和我

the same. Captain Nemo was still pushing his way into the dark depths of the forest. I saw that the plant life was slowly disappearing. As we walked, I had the feeling that eyes were on me. I believed there were sea creatures hiding in the dark. I even saw Captain Nemo raise his gun at one point, wait, and then move on carefully. After many hours our walk began to slow down. I looked ahead to see a wall of rocks before us. It took me a moment to understand. This was the island of Crespo. Captain Nemo stopped suddenly. A wave of his hand made us all stop as well. As much as I wanted to climb over that wall, I knew this was the end. The return began. We took a different path back to the ship. This road was very steep and painful. But the light of the sun soon returned and I felt a little more refreshed. I noticed the return of the fish and other sea creatures right away. At one point I saw the captain shoot into

相同的。尼摩船长继续向黑暗的森林深处前进。 我看到植物正在慢慢消失。 我们走着走着，我觉得有人在盯着我。 我相信有海洋生物躲在黑暗中。 我甚至看见尼摩船长举起他的枪，等待，然后小心地往前走。 几个小时后，我们的步伐开始放慢。 我朝前望去，看到我们面前有一堵岩石墙。 我过了一会儿才明白。 这就是克雷斯波岛。 尼摩船长突然停了下来。 他一挥手，我们也都停了下来。 尽管我很想翻过那堵墙，但我知道这是我的末日。 回归开始了。我们走了另一条路回到船上。 这条路又陡又痛。 但不久，阳光又回来了，我觉得精神好多了。 我立刻注意到鱼和其他海洋生物回来了。 有一次我看到船长开枪