Chapter 13

13 A Light in the Dark It was a slow journey back to the cabin with Mr Hibberdee in tow, and although Nan spent much of the time hurrying him along, he was happier than ever with a massive box full of seaweed delights. His trip had been a success after all, and Rosa felt the same, especially as she'd made so many new friends. Once they'd unpacked and put on the

在希伯狄先生的带领下，他们回到小屋的路上走得很慢，虽然南花了很多时间催他赶路，但他拿着一个装满海藻的大盒子，比以往任何时候都开心。 他的旅行毕竟是成功的，罗莎也有同样的感觉，尤其是她交了这么多新朋友。 一旦他们打开包装，穿上

kettle,Rosa returned to working on the broken radio in the waning light of evening. She felt more confident now, twisting wires and fixing the simple electrics. When a continuous buzz and crackle leapt out of the tiny speaker she felt truly excited. Though she didn't know what to do with it now.

在喝完咖啡后，罗莎又在夜色渐暗的时候继续修理那台坏掉的收音机。 她现在感觉更自信了，捻线，修简单的电器。 当一个持续的嗡嗡声和噼啪声从小小的扬声器里跳出来时，她感到非常兴奋。 虽然她现在不知道该拿它怎么办。

'Blow my trumpet!' cheered Nan, walking out of the cabin to join her with a cup oftea in one hand. 'You've only gone and fixed it, my girl!What have we got to listen to,then?' Nan turned the tuning knob, attempting to find a radio station. Rosa hadn't used an old- fashioned radio before, and was surprised to hear a lot of different buzzes and crackles and not much else. 'Is that all you get?' she asked.'Angry noise?' 'No, no,' said Nan. 'There must still be a channel out there somewhere. Wait...' Suddenly a voice broke through the noise. lfllac. It was a man's voice, and he was reading about the rain and wind.

“吹响我的号角！”南欢呼着，一手端着一杯茶走出小屋，走到她身边。 “你只是去把它修好了，我的姑娘！”那我们有什么可听的呢？”南转动调谐旋钮，试图找到一个广播电台。 罗莎以前没有用过老式收音机，她很惊讶地听到了许多不同的嗡嗡声和噼啪声，除此之外就没有什么了。 “你就得到这些吗？”她问。“愤怒的声音?“不，不，”南说。 “一定还有什么地方有频道。 等……”突然，一个声音打破了喧闹声。 那是一个男人的声音，他正在读关于雨和风的故事。

'It's still there!' cried Nan. 'The weather forecast?' said Rosa. 'My favourite!' she said, happily. 'I was hoping for some music,' said Rosa. But Nan didn't hear her. She was too busy listening to a weather report about a storm blowing in later that night. 'I can't believe it still works, after all these years!' said Nan, skipping back into the cabin. 'Are you coming in?' 'Not yet,' said Rosa, who was waiting for darkness. 'Well, don't get cold,' said Nan. 'I won't,' said Rosa, and she dropped her hand to her side and stroked Stick, who was lying beside her, exhausted after their long walk.

“它还在那儿！”南叫道。 “天气预报？”罗莎说。 “我最喜欢的!她高兴地说。 “我希望能听点音乐，”罗莎说。 但是南没有听见。她正忙着听天气预报，预报那天晚上会有暴风雨。 “我真不敢相信，这么多年过去了，它还能用！”南说着，跳回了小屋。 “你要进来吗？”“还没有，”罗莎说，她正等着天黑。 “好吧，别着凉，”南说。 “我不会的，”罗莎说，她把手伸到身边，抚摸着躺在她身边的棍子，他走了很长一段路，已经筋疲力尽了。

Mr Hibberdee ambled over. 'What an adventure,'he said,sitting down on a log.He offered Rosa a snack. 'Seaweed crunch?Free of charge?' Rosa never passed up a free treat,and they sat there chewing in silence as the stars slowly revealed themselves. It didn't take long before Rosa saw what she'd waited and hoped for.A brief,dim flash of light on the horizon to the east. 'The lighthouse!' she said excitedly. Mr Hibberdee patted her on the back. 'Good job done,' he said, and he popped another seaweed cake into his mouth. Rosa felt a warm glow inside. Seeing the lighthouse working far away in the distance, she knew that just like Nan had done all

希伯狄先生慢吞吞地走过来。“真是一次冒险，”他说着，在一根圆木上坐了下来。他递给罗莎一份点心。 “海藻危机?免费吗？”罗莎从不放弃免费的食物，他们坐在那里默默地咀嚼着，星星慢慢地出现了。 没过多久，罗莎就看到了她所期待的。东方地平线上一道短暂而暗淡的闪光。 “灯塔!她兴奋地说。 希伯狄先生拍了拍她的背。 “干得好。”他说，又往嘴里塞了一块海藻蛋糕。 罗莎感到心里暖暖的。 看到远处的灯塔在工作，她知道就像南所做的那样