Chapter 6

6 Jagged Rock Island There was much more to Jagged Rock Island than either Nan or Rosa could have seen from the lighthouse. It loomed over them like a dark,bulging loaf of bread, while at its edges treacherous rocks pierced up through the sea like needles. 'Hard to port side!' said Nan, spying a safe passage to shore. 'To the what?' said Rosa, confused.

6锯齿岩岛锯齿岩岛比南和罗莎从灯塔上所能看到的要多得多。 它就像一块黑色的鼓鼓的面包，隐约地笼罩着他们，而在它的边缘，危险的岩石像针一样刺穿大海。 “左舷靠岸！”南说，发现了一条通往岸边的安全通道。 “去什么？”罗莎困惑地说。

'To the left!' said Nan. 'If you're facing the front of the ship, port is always the left side, starboard the right. Got it?' 'OK!' said Rosa. 'Hard to port, Captain!' Rosa steered the raft as best she could, but the currents and rocks made it tricky- not to mention confusing, with all the sailing words Nan was determined to use. If they ever got too close to a rock, Stick would dash from side to side of the raft, pushing them away with her little paws. They made a good team, and they slowly drifted to safety. As they drew nearer to shore,the remains of the wrecked boat were clear to see, with planks and shards of wood littering the water.

“往左边！”南说。“如果你面朝船的前部，左舷永远是左边，右舷永远是右边。 明白了吗?“好的!罗莎说。“使劲左舷，船长！”罗莎尽她所能地操纵木筏，但水流和岩石使它变得棘手——更不用说混乱了，南决心使用所有的航海术语。 如果他们离岩石太近了，木棍就会在木筏的一边冲到另一边，用她的小爪子把他们推开。 他们组成了一个很好的团队，慢慢地漂流到安全的地方。 当他们靠近海岸时，失事船只的残骸清晰可见，水面上散落着木板和木屑。

'One last push,' said Nan, reaching out to a boulder. She took hold, and then stepped across with the rope in her hand. With a sharp tug, the Sea Squirt ran aground on the steep, gravelly beach.Rosa hooked Stick under her arm and jumped down to help Nan drag the raft higher up above the waterline. 'We made it!' said Rosa. 'Quite the adventure,' said Nan. 'And now to find our castaway! Let's explore!' Stick sniffed the ground ferociously, searching for a scent, as Rosa inhaled the joy of the island. It felt even more remote than Nan's cabin, but she also knew that it would be teeming with new creatures she'd never seen before.

“最后一推，”南说着，伸手去摸一块巨石。 她抓住绳子，然后手里拿着绳子跨了过去。 海鞘使劲一拽，在陡峭的砾石沙滩上搁浅了。罗莎把棍子夹在腋下，跳下去帮助南把木筏拖到水线以上。 “我们成功了！”罗莎说。“真是个冒险，”南说。 “现在去找我们的漂流者！”让我们了解一下!”棍子使劲地嗅着地面，寻找着气味，罗莎则沉浸在岛上的欢乐之中。 它比南的小屋更遥远，但她也知道那里会充满她从未见过的新生物。

Rosa heard a strange little clacking noise from behind a rock, and went to investigate. The narrow shore, lined with water-sculpted boulders, was full of rockpools and nooks and secret caves. It was a treasure-seeker's dream, rich with shells and seaweed of all kinds. 'Hello?' said Rosa, happily. 'Is anyone there?'

罗莎听到一块岩石后面传来一种奇怪的咔嚓声，便走过去查看。 狭窄的海岸两旁是水雕刻的巨石，到处都是岩石池、角落和秘密洞穴。 这是一个寻宝者的梦想，有丰富的贝壳和各种海藻。 “喂?罗莎高兴地说。 “有人在吗？”

She skipped through a huge rock that had been cleft in two, and chanced upon the most peculiar sight. A line of hermit crabs, of various sizes and in various types of shell, were in deep discussion. 'You can have my one,' said a crab. 'It's your size.' 'No, no, you're much bigger,' said another.

她跳过一块被劈成两半的巨大岩石，偶然看到了最奇特的景象。 一群寄居蟹，大小不一，壳也各不相同，正在热烈地讨论着。 “你可以吃我的，”一只螃蟹说。 “这是你的尺寸。“不，不，你要大得多，”另一个说。