20 Another Misadventure

CHAPTER 20 Another Misadventure For the next five years, I prospered on my little island. My harvests were successful. I explored the island little-by-little. Shippy and Poll were great pets. There was plenty of food from my fruit trees. The hunting always went well. Now, it might have been foolish, but I made another boat during this time—and I

第二十二章又一次不幸在接下来的五年里，我在我的小岛上过得很顺利。 我的收成很好。 我一点一点地探索了这个岛。 Shippy和Poll是很棒的宠物。 我的果树上有很多食物。 狩猎总是进行得很顺利。 现在，这可能是愚蠢的，但我做了另一艘船在这段时间，我

learned from my mistakes. Instead of choosing a tree from the middle of the forest, I found one closer to the beach. It took me many months to carve out the canoe properly. When I was done, I got it to the water by putting logs underneath and rolling it along. Once I knew for sure it would float, I made a small mast and sail. Now, instead of walking for miles and miles to the other side of the island, I could travel by boat! My heart still craved adventure, so I set off with enough supplies to last a couple of days. I took some food, wore my hat, and carried my umbrella. The little boat sailed nicely to the other side of the island. I used the small anchor I had saved from the big ship and went on shore to explore. I camped outside for two full days. Once I knew the landscape, I made my way back to my boat. Off I went to sail back home. Instead of going back the way I came, I

从我的错误中吸取教训。我没有从森林中间选一棵树，而是找了一棵离海滩更近的树。 我花了好几个月才把这只独木舟雕刻好。 当我完成后，我把木头放在下面，然后把它滚到水里。 一旦我确定它会浮起来，我就做了一个小桅杆和帆。 现在，我不用走很远很远的路到岛的另一边，我可以乘船旅行了！我的心仍然渴望冒险，所以我带着足够维持几天的补给出发了。 我带了一些食物，戴了帽子，拿了伞。 小船顺利地驶到岛的另一边。 我用从大船上救下来的小锚上岸去探险。 我在外面露营了整整两天。 一旦我了解了这里的风景，我就回到了我的船上。 我乘船回家去了。 我没有原路返回，我

decided to go the other way around. Shortly after I started, the currents picked up. The water started to carry me right out to sea. Rowing didn't seem to make a difference. The wind blew hard, and I was transported even farther away. My little island disappeared in the distance. "Oh no!" I cried out, "Why me? Why again! What can I do? Where am I going?" Shippy noticed my panic. He barked and barked. All I wanted was to get back home. My camp was heaven compared to being shipwrecked or lost at sea. I took the mast and sail down to see if that would help, but the boat was stuck in the current. The only thing I could do was wait. I threw my hands in the air and watched as the sun made its route across my island. Once it became afternoon, the wind changed. It started to blow north. This gave me a bit of hope. I quickly got the mast and sail back up.

我决定反其道而行。 我刚出发不久，水流就上来了。 水开始把我带向大海。 划船似乎没有什么不同。 风刮得很大，我被吹得更远了。 我的小岛消失在远方。 “哦,不!”我喊道：“为什么是我？ 为什么再一次!我能做什么？我要去哪里？”Shippy注意到了我的恐慌。 他叫了又叫。我只想回家。 与遭遇海难或在海上迷路相比，我的营地简直是天堂。 我拿起桅杆，往下驶，想看看这样是否有用，但船被困在了激流里。 我唯一能做的就是等待。 我把双手举到空中，看着太阳穿过我的岛屿。 一到下午，风向就变了。 开始往北吹了。这给了我一点希望。 我迅速地拿起桅杆，把帆收了起来。

Nothing but hard work made the boat move out of the current. I had never sailed so hard in my life. The boat swayed a bit, back and forth, back and forth. Then, I decided to start rowing, too. After almost an hour, the boat finally turned around and headed back toward the island. By the time I got back to my side of the island, the sun was setting. I needed to make it back to shore before the light disappeared completely. Instead of trying to get back to the river (where I first rafted in my supplies from the boat), I decided to stop in a little cove just before night fell. Thankfully, the water was calm, and I rowed my boat to shore. Now, it was pitch black. I tied up the boat and decided to camp out for the night. Up a tree I went and tried to go to sleep. "I miss my hammock," I grumbled to myself as I tried to get comfortable.

只有艰苦的努力才能使这条船驶出激流。 我一生中从未如此艰难地航行过。 船有点摇摆，前后摇摆，前后摇摆。 然后，我决定也开始划船。 差不多过了一个小时，船终于掉转车头，朝小岛驶去。 当我回到岛上我那一边的时候，太阳已经下山了。 我得赶在灯光完全消失之前回到岸上。 我决定在夜幕降临前在一个小海湾停留，而不是试图回到河边（我第一次从船上把补给品漂流到那里）。 谢天谢地，水面很平静，我把船划到岸边。 现在，一片漆黑。我把船系好，决定在外面露营过夜。 我爬上一棵树，试图入睡。 “我想念我的吊床，”我一边想舒服一点，一边自言自语。

The next morning, I rowed the boat very carefully to a small inlet closer to my camp. I was very tired when I got home. Oh precious walls! Oh wonderful fence! I didn't even take off my hat when I went inside—I just climbed right into my hammock and fell asleep. My arms and legs ached. My mind was completely exhausted. I heard a strange voice call out in my sleep, "Robinson Crusoe!" It said. "Robinson Crusoe! Where were you? How did you get here?" Was I being rescued? Had someone finally come to get me? I opened one eye and saw Poll, perched on my chest. It was only the parrot! "Oh Poll," I said as I rolled over and went back to sleep, "it's good to be home." The feeling of being lost at sea stayed with me for the next few days. I was so scared. I could have lost everything. No, I thought, no more sailing. It's not worth the risk.

第二天早上，我小心翼翼地把船划到离营地更近的一个小海湾。 当我到家时，我很累。 哦，珍贵的墙壁！哦，奇妙的篱笆！进屋时我连帽子都没摘——我直接爬上吊床就睡着了。 我的胳膊和腿都疼。我的脑子完全累坏了。 我在睡梦中听到一个奇怪的声音叫道：“鲁滨逊漂流记！”它说。 “鲁宾逊漂流记!你去哪儿了？ 你是怎么到这儿来的？”我被拯救了吗？ 终于有人来接我了吗？ 我睁开一只眼睛，看见了波尔，它趴在我的胸口上。 只是那只鹦鹉！“哦，波尔，”我一边说一边翻了个身继续睡觉，“回家真好。” 在接下来的几天里，那种在海上迷路的感觉一直伴随着我。 我很害怕。我可能会失去一切。 不，我想，再也不能出海了。 不值得冒这个险。