Chapter 10

10 All at Sea The rain flew down, blasting craters into the rising waves. Rosa was now feeling seasick and scared, and it was getting harder and harder to paddle. The coast was starting to look a long way away. She knelt down to keep her balance. 'Nan, are we going to be all right?' she asked, hugging Stick to her. Mr Hibberdee also

雨倾盆而下，在汹涌的海浪中炸出一个个弹坑。 罗莎现在感到晕船和害怕，划桨变得越来越困难。 海岸开始显得很遥远了。 她跪下来保持身体平衡。 “奶奶，我们会没事吧？”她问，拥抱着斯蒂克。 希伯迪先生也是

huddled closer for safety, tucking the edge of his raincoat over Stick to keep her dry. Grandma Nan swayed to balance herself as the raft climbed a wave and splashed down the other side. 'I think so,' she said.But from the tone of her voice, Rosa knew she was also worried. Nan finally pulled the oar from the water and sat down alongside the others. Their fate was now in the hands of the sea. 'We should blow the whistles,' said Rosa. The raft kept dipping below the tall waves, and they kept losing sight of land. Despite their raincoats they were soaked

为了安全起见，他挤得更紧了，把雨衣的边缘盖在棍子身上，不让她淋湿。 当木筏爬上波浪，溅着水花从另一边划下去时，南奶奶摇晃着身子以保持平衡。 “我想是的，”她说。但从她的语气中，罗莎知道她也很担心。 南终于把桨从水里拉出来，坐在其他人旁边。 他们的命运现在掌握在大海的手中。 “我们应该吹口哨，”罗莎说。 木筏一直在巨浪下面下沉，他们越来越看不见陆地。 尽管穿了雨衣，他们还是浑身湿透了

through and water kept crashing down on to the deck, making it slippery and dangerous. 'I think so, too,' said Nan, placing her arm around Rosa for comfort. 'Follow my timing!' They both took a deep breath and blew as hard as they could. PEEP!PEEP! PEEP! PAAAAARP PAAAAARP PAAAAARP! PEEP! PEEP! PEEP! 'And again,' said Nan, inhaling once more.

水不断地打到甲板上，弄得甲板又滑又危险。 “我也这么想，”南说着，搂着罗莎安慰自己。 “听我指挥！”他们俩都深吸一口气，使劲地吹气。 偷看!偷看!偷看!啪啦啪啦啪啦！偷看!偷看!偷看!“再来一次，”南说，又吸了一口气。

Rosa joined in again and again until Stick could bear no more whistling. Her paws were stuck fully into her ears, and she let out a little howl of unhappiness. Wave after wave crashed over the raft and, each time, everyone clung on to each other for safety. The blackened clouds were now fully overhead, casting the sea into a twilight darkness, speckled with frothing peaks of foam.Rosa hoped above all that Oki had heard them,but nowhere could she see his cheerful head, bobbing up and down on the water. 'Are they ever coming?' she asked. 'I don't know,' said Nan. 'But the storm will pass. I know it. Just a little longer!' The waves grew ever taller, and Rosa

罗莎一次又一次地加入进来，直到木棍再也无法忍受吹口哨。 她的爪子紧紧地夹在耳朵里，发出一声不高兴的嚎叫。 一浪接一浪地打在木筏上，每一次，为了安全，每个人都紧紧地抱在一起。 黑云已经完全遮住了头顶，把海面笼罩在一片朦胧的黑暗中，海面上点缀着一峰泡沫。罗莎最希望的是奥基听到了他们的声音，但她没有看到他那欢快的头在水面上上下摆动。 “他们会来吗？”她问。 “我不知道，”南说。“但是暴风雨会过去的。 我知道。再等一会儿！”海浪越来越高，罗莎

squeezed her eyes shut. It was almost too much to bear. But then something strange and wonderful happened. The waves appeared to shrink, as the raft lifted slowly up into the air. 'What's going on?' said Mr Hibberdee, panicking. Nan looked out over the side of the raft, and saw that they were hovering a short distance above the water. 'Blow my trumpet!' she said. 'It looks like we're being rescued after all!' Everyone peered over the side of the raft, which was sitting on top of a very large sea mammal-the one, the only, the absolutely magnificent Marge. 'A whale?!' cried Mr Hibberdee. 'Marge!' said Rosa, joyfully.

她紧紧地闭上了眼睛。这简直让人难以忍受。 但随后发生了一件奇怪而美妙的事情。 随着木筏慢慢上升到空中，海浪似乎缩小了。 “发生了什么事？”希伯狄先生惊慌地说。 南从木筏的一边往外看，看到他们在水面上盘旋了一小段距离。 “吹响我的号角！”她说。 “看来我们终于得救了！”每个人都从木筏的一边往外看，木筏上坐着一只非常大的海洋哺乳动物——唯一的、绝对美丽的玛姬。 “鲸鱼吗? !希伯狄先生叫道。 “玛姬!罗莎高兴地说。