3 A Rough Storm

CHAPTER 3 A Rough Storm On our sixth day at sea we had to anchor at Yarmouth because of bad winds blowing in the wrong direction. There were many other ships waiting there, too. About a week later, the winds were finally blowing in the right direction. Only they were very strong. John's father, the captain, thought we would be okay to sail, but the

我们出海的第六天，由于逆风吹来，我们不得不在雅茅斯停泊。 还有许多其他的船也在那里等着。 大约一个星期后，风向终于转向了正确的方向。 只是他们很强壮。 约翰的父亲，船长，以为我们可以出海，但是

men were not as convinced. All hands were sent to work taking the high sails down from the top masts. The crew worked hard to make sure the cargo and equipment was snug and close on deck. We didn't want anything unnecessary blowing in the wind. The crew made sure the ship would ride as easily upon the seas as possible. We set off early that morning. By noon, the sea had turned against us. It was a great and terrible storm. I saw terror and amazement in the eyes of the crew. John's father paced in and out of his cabin. I heard him muttering, "We shall all be lost." I cannot describe my fright. The ship lurched back and forth as it fought waves as high as mountains. A new one crashed against the boat every couple of minutes. Many other ships around us flailed in the rough seas. I watched as other sailors worked hard to

男性则不那么信服。 所有的人都被派去把大帆从桅杆上取下来。 船员们努力工作，确保货物和设备紧贴在甲板上。 我们不想让任何不必要的东西在风中吹。 船员们确保船在海上航行时尽可能轻松自如。 那天早上我们很早就出发了。 到中午的时候，海水已经转向反对我们了。 那是一场巨大而可怕的风暴。 我看到船员眼中的恐惧和惊奇。 约翰的父亲踱进踱出他的小屋。 我听见他喃喃自语：“我们都要完蛋了。” 我无法形容我的恐惧。 这艘船在与高山一般高的巨浪搏斗时，前后摇晃。 每隔几分钟就有一个新的撞到船上。 我们周围的许多船只在波涛汹涌的海面上颠簸。 我看着其他水手努力工作

cut down their masts so the wind wouldn't catch them. If the masts were cut down, it would help to stop the waves from carrying the ship under the water. At first, the captain was hesitant to do the same because we were heavily laden with goods. He didn't want us to become unbalanced. Then, the sea got rougher and the storm grew worse. The captain was soon convinced. "Strike the sails!" he shouted. "Down with the masts! Hurry, boys, or we shall all be lost!" We prayed this would be enough to save us. Many other ships were still having trouble in the storm. One ahead of us had already gone down. The worst was yet to come. The men huddled next to me in the cabin said they had never seen a storm like it. They prayed. They begged the heavens to save them. But the storm showed no mercy. Even the captain thought the only place we would

把他们的桅杆砍倒，这样风就不会刮到他们了。 如果把桅杆砍下来，就有助于阻止海浪把船卷到水下。 一开始，船长不太愿意这么做，因为我们的货物太重了。 他不想让我们变得不平衡。 然后，海面变得更汹涌，风暴也更猛烈了。 船长很快就被说服了。 “击帆！”他喊道。 “把桅杆放下！”快点，孩子们，不然我们都要迷路了！”我们祈祷这足以拯救我们。 许多其他船只在风暴中仍遇到困难。 我们前面的一艘已经沉没了。 最糟糕的还在后面。 在船舱里挤在我旁边的人说，他们从未见过这样的风暴。 他们祈祷。他们祈求上天救救他们。 但风暴毫不留情。 连船长都认为我们唯一能去的地方

land was the bottom of the sea. Just when we thought the situation could grow no worse, one man raced up from below and shouted that our ship had sprung a leak. Four feet of water lay in the hold! All hands were called below deck to pump. I went down and worked very hard. The water seemed to be winning the battle. The storm slowed a bit, but still the hold filled up with water. The captain knew we would never make it to the next port. He ordered the crew to start firing our cannons to call out for help. "Wait!" I heard one of the sailors call out. "Here comes a rescue boat!" The waves made it almost impossible for the boat to get to us. We had one chance: we needed to throw a rope to them, so we could stay steady enough to board. We all watched as the first mate carefully tossed the rope out into the open sea. What luck! They caught it! We

陆地是海底。 正当我们以为情况不会更糟的时候，一个人从下面跑上来，大声说我们的船漏水了。 舱里有四英尺深的水！所有的船员都被叫到甲板下面抽水。 我下了楼，非常努力地工作。 水似乎赢得了这场战斗。 风暴稍微慢了一点，但货舱里仍然装满了水。 船长知道我们到不了下一个港口了。 他命令船员开始发射大炮呼救。 “等等!”我听到一个水手喊道。 “救援船来了！”海浪使小船几乎不可能到我们这儿来。 我们只有一个机会：我们需要向他们扔一根绳子，这样我们就能保持稳定，登上船。 我们都看着大副小心翼翼地把绳子扔进大海。 什么运气!他们抓住了！我们

scrambled to climb aboard. Each time the little rescue boat reached the crest of a wave, I feared for my life. The waves were so tall! We were so small! The brave men rowed and rowed. They had risked life and limb to help us, and they weren't going to lose us now. Just fifteen minutes after we were rescued, we watched in horror as our ship tipped over and went under. After what felt like forever, I could finally see the shore. There were men running everywhere waiting for our arrival, trying to see if they could help. We landed safely! Cries of "hurrah" and "hallelujah" erupted the instant the boat hit the sandy beach. Men all around threw blankets on us so we wouldn't be cold. Our captain heartily thanked the brave men who had rescued us. Our entire crew walked slowly back to Yarmouth, our spirits defeated because we

争先恐后地爬上船。 每次小救生艇到达浪尖时，我都为自己的生命担心。 海浪那么高！我们那么小！勇敢的人们划啊划。 他们冒着生命危险来帮助我们，现在他们不想失去我们。 就在我们获救15分钟后，我们惊恐地看着我们的船翻了下去。 过了好久好久，我终于看到了海岸。 到处都有人跑来跑去等我们的到来，想看看能不能帮忙。 我们安全着陆了！船一撞到沙滩上，就爆发出“乌拉”和“哈利路亚”的欢呼声。 周围的人都把毯子盖在我们身上，这样我们就不会觉得冷了。 我们的船长衷心地感谢那些救了我们的勇敢的人。 我们全体船员慢慢地走回雅茅斯，我们的情绪很低落，因为我们

had lost our boat. The goodness of the people in Yarmouth did much to make up for our loss. The local judge found everyone a warm bed for the night and many of the shopkeepers were kind enough to help us get back to London or Hull. A part of me wanted to go back to Hull. From there I could travel to York to see my parents. But a larger part of me still craved an adventure. I couldn't make up my mind. Should I stay and find a new ship or should I go home? On my third day in Yarmouth, I ran into my friend John walking with his father. They both looked shaken and upset. "Father," John said, "This is Robinson. Remember I told you about how he came along to see what a sailor's life was like. He wants to spend his life at sea." The captain looked at me carefully. "Robinson, take this as a sign and go home. A

我们的船丢了。雅茅斯人民的善良大大弥补了我们的损失。 当地的法官给每个人找了一张温暖的床过夜，许多店主都很热心地帮助我们回到伦敦或赫尔。 我内心有一部分想回到赫尔大学。 从那里我可以去约克看望我的父母。 但我内心深处仍然渴望一次冒险。 我拿不定主意。 我应该留下来找一艘新船还是回家？ 在雅茅斯的第三天，我遇到了我的朋友约翰和他的父亲一起散步。 他们俩看起来都很震惊和不安。 “爸爸，”约翰说，“这是罗宾逊。 还记得我跟你说过他是怎样来看看水手的生活的吗？ 他想在海上度过一生。” 船长仔细地看着我。 “罗宾逊，把这当作一个信号，回家去吧。 一个