13 A Temporary Shelter

CHAPTER 13 A Temporary Shelter The next day I went right back out to the ship to see what else I could save. It was important to gather every little thing I could. Another storm could hit at any minute and wash the ship away. I didn't want to miss my chance to save something that could make my life better while I was stranded on this island. Off I went again when the tide was

第十三章临时避难所第二天，我径直回到船上，看看还能救些什么。 收集所有我能收集到的东西是很重要的。 另一场风暴随时可能袭来，把船冲走。 当我被困在这个岛上时，我不想错过拯救能让我生活更美好的东西的机会。 涨潮时我又出发了

low. I dragged my raft behind me as I swam out to the ship, and then tied it to the very same rope I used to climb up. This time, I decided I could use a second raft, so I built one using the first as a model. I packed so many things onto these two rafts! I took nails, more guns, some clothes, more food and all the building supplies I could find. I also took the spare sail with me. When the rafts were full, I rowed back down the river to my hiding place. When I returned, I found a wild cat sitting on one of my chests! "Shoo!" I yelled. "Go on! Leave it alone!" The cat didn't budge. She just looked at me with her big, pretty eyes as if to say, "You're going to have to do better than that, Mister!" I threw a piece of biscuit off into the woods. That did the trick! She chased it and ate it in one quick bite. From the looks of things, she hadn't destroyed anything. In fact,

低。我拖着我的木筏向船游去，然后把它系在我用来爬上去的同一根绳子上。 这一次，我决定我可以用第二个木筏，所以我用第一个作为模型做了一个。 我在这两个木筏上装了很多东西！我带了钉子，更多的枪，一些衣服，更多的食物和所有我能找到的建筑用品。 我还带上了备用帆。 当木筏装满了，我划回我的藏身之处。 当我回来的时候，我发现一只野猫坐在我的一个胸部上！“嘘!”我喊道。 “继续!别管它！”猫一动也不动。 她只是用她漂亮的大眼睛看着我，好像在说：“你得做得更好，先生！”我把一块饼干扔进了树林里。 这招奏效了！她追着它，一口就把它吃掉了。 从情况来看，她并没有破坏任何东西。 事实上,

no other animal had been there—that was a good sign. Next up was making a proper tent. First, I cut some poles down from the trees around my new camp. Then, I used the spare sail with some rope I had found on the ship. Once the tent was finished, I brought everything inside that might go bad if it got too wet from the rain or too hot from the sun. Finally, I set up a more comfortable bed with two hammocks I had rescued. Hard work and comfort sent me right off to sleep that night.

那里没有别的动物——这是个好迹象。 下一步是做一个合适的帐篷。 首先，我从新营地周围的树上砍下一些杆子。 然后，我用我在船上找到的备用帆和一些绳子。 帐篷搭好后，我把所有东西都搬了进去，如果被雨淋得太湿或被太阳晒得太热，这些东西可能会坏掉。 最后，我用我救出来的两个吊床搭了一张更舒服的床。 那天晚上，辛勤的工作和舒适让我很快就睡着了。

For the next two weeks, I carried on like I did those first couple of days. In the morning, after the tide went out, I would swim to the ship towing my rafts. I searched the ship from bow to stern for anything that might be useful. After a good couple of hours of gathering supplies, I would row the rafts back to shore. Some of the more interesting things I discovered on board were a pair of scissors

在接下来的两个星期里，我像刚开始的几天一样继续着。 早晨退潮后，我就拖着木筏游到船上。 我从船头到船尾搜查了这艘船，寻找任何有用的东西。 在收集了好几个小时的补给后，我将把木筏划回岸边。 我在船上发现的一些更有趣的东西是一把剪刀

(very useful indeed!) and a razor, so I could shave. I also found a chest with over thirty pounds' worth of gold—not that I had any use for it. I took it with me anyway, despite not having a place to spend it! On the last day of those first two weeks, the weather finally turned. It was my very last trip to the ship. I had almost everything I could possibly use, and then some. The wind rose quickly. The goods were heavy as I rowed hard for shore. I knew I only had one chance to make it back before the storm. So for the second time in as many weeks, I rowed to save my life. The choppy water slopped up over the rafts. I didn't even have time to think about what might happen—I rowed and rowed. I had to get back. My hard work paid off, and I was soon in the comfort of my tent, listening to the rain fall all around me. The wind blew hard against the sail. I could hear the trees

（确实很有用！）和一把剃刀，这样我就可以刮胡子了。 我还发现了一只箱子，里面装着价值三十多英镑的金子——这倒不是说我有什么用。 尽管没有地方花，我还是把钱带走了！在头两个星期的最后一天，天气终于变了。 那是我最后一次上船。 我几乎有了所有可能用到的东西，还有一些。 风刮得很快。当我奋力划向岸边时，货物很重。 我知道我只有一次机会在暴风雨来临前赶回来。 因此，这是几个星期以来我第二次划船以保命。 波涛汹涌的水溅到木筏上。 我甚至没有时间去想会发生什么——我划啊划啊。 我得回去了。我的努力得到了回报，很快我就舒适地躺在帐篷里，听着雨点落在我周围。 风猛烈地吹着帆。 我能听到树木的声音

swaying, their leaves rustling. The storm must have continued all night, but I didn't hear it. I slept safe and sound in my homemade tent. The next morning I woke up and ran down to the beach. The ship was completely gone! Well, I thought. My luck certainly lasted just long enough. I stood there for a minute looking at the empty space and thought about the ship, the crew, and our captain. I also thought about how different my life was just two weeks ago.

摇曳着，树叶沙沙作响。 暴风雨肯定持续了一整夜，但我没有听到。 我在我自制的帐篷里安然入睡。 第二天早上我醒来，跑到海滩上。 船完全不见了！嗯，我想。 我的好运持续了足够长的时间。 我在那里站了一会儿，看着空旷的地方，想着船、船员和船长。 我也在想，就在两周前，我的生活是多么的不同。