1 A Sailor’s Life

Robinson Crusoe Retold froms the Daniel Defoe original

《鲁滨逊漂流记》改编自丹尼尔·笛福原著

CHAPTER 1 A Sailor's Life My name is Robinson Crusoe. In 1692, I was born in the town of York. I was the youngest of three sons. My eldest brother was a soldier and died in battle against Spain. My second brother simply disappeared. He left one day and never returned. My parents had lost two sons and did not want to lose a third. My father wanted me to stay home and

第一章水手的生活我叫鲁滨逊·克鲁索。 1692年，我出生在约克镇。 我是三个儿子中最小的。 我的大哥是一名士兵，在与西班牙的战斗中牺牲了。 我的二哥就这么消失了。 有一天他离开了，再也没有回来。 我的父母已经失去了两个儿子，不想再失去第三个。 我父亲想让我待在家里

become a lawyer, but I craved grand adventures and faraway lands—I wanted to be a sailor! One morning, my father called me into his study. He was a grave man with stern eyes and a sharp mind. He spoke to me for a long time about my dreams. My father had worked hard to give his family a good, safe life. How could I leave it all behind for a life on the high seas? I could say nothing in my defense. Sailing was hard, scary work. Many men lost their lives. Many boats got lost. Many left home never to return again. This excitement sparked my imagination. "I know it's dangerous, Father." I said. "But I feel it is my destiny. I'm sorry." My father started to cry. I felt awful for upsetting him, so I made up my mind to stay at home, for now. I did my best not to mention the tales I

我想成为一名律师，但我渴望伟大的冒险和遥远的土地——我想成为一名水手！一天早上，父亲把我叫进他的书房。 他是一个严肃的人，目光严厉，头脑敏锐。 他跟我谈了很久我的梦想。 我父亲一直努力工作，让他的家人过上美好、安全的生活。 我怎么能为了公海上的生活而放弃这一切呢？ 我无话可说。 航海是一项艰苦、可怕的工作。 许多人失去了生命。 许多船迷路了。许多人离开家再也没有回来。 这种兴奋激发了我的想象力。 “我知道这很危险，爸爸。” 我说。“但我觉得这是我的命运。 我很抱歉。”父亲哭了起来。 让他难过了，我觉得很难受，所以我决定暂时呆在家里。 我尽量不提那些我

read or the great voyages I heard other men talk about in the streets. I suffered in silence and tried to be a son he could be proud of, but it wasn't easy. My heart ached to smell the ocean from the deck of a great ship. My legs longed to walk the shores of faraway lands. My hands did not want to sit and idle away the days of my youth—I craved adventure. Nothing else would ever make me happy. A few short weeks passed. I became even more determined to become a sailor. I wanted to run off in the night and board the first ship sailing to foreign seas. But I knew that would make my parents upset. Instead, I tried to talk to my mother. "My mind is made up, Mother," I said. "All I've ever wanted is to become a sailor. I wish you and Father would just give me your permission to go to sea." "I'm eighteen now," I continued, "If you

我读过别人在街上谈论的伟大航行。 我默默地忍受着痛苦，努力做一个让他引以为傲的儿子，但这并不容易。 站在大船的甲板上闻到大海的味道，我的心都痛了。 我的双腿渴望走到远方的海岸。 我的双手不愿闲坐着虚度青春——我渴望冒险。 没有什么能让我开心。 短短的几个星期过去了。我更加下定决心要成为一名水手。 我想在夜里逃走，登上第一艘开往外国海域的船。 但我知道这会让我父母不高兴。 相反，我试着和妈妈说话。 “我决定了，妈妈，”我说。 “我唯一的愿望就是成为一名水手。 我希望你和爸爸能允许我去航海。” “我现在18岁了，”我接着说，“如果你

make me become a lawyer or force me to learn some other trade, I'll run away. But if you just let me go on one voyage, I'll come back and do exactly as Father asks." My mother grew angry and refused to ask my father anything. My parents wholeheartedly disapproved. That was the end of the subject. Mother and Father tried everything to change my mind about leaving. They promised me that I could attend any school I wanted. They told me I could look into any trade that interested me. I refused every offer —my only dream was to go to sea. Nothing else would do.

让我成为一名律师或强迫我学习其他行业，我就逃跑。 但如果你让我去一次，我会回来的，并完全按照父亲的要求去做。” 妈妈生气了，拒绝问爸爸任何问题。 我父母完全不同意。 这个话题到此结束。 爸爸妈妈想尽一切办法让我改变离开的主意。 他们答应我，我可以上任何我想上的学校。 他们告诉我，我可以研究任何我感兴趣的交易。 我拒绝了所有的邀请——我唯一的梦想就是当一名海员。 没有别的办法。