Chapter 7

The Castaway When Rosa found Nan and Stick, they were hiking up a steep, narrow path, made over many years by the tread of some unknown creatures.In any other place on the mainland, it would have been a goat or sheep path, but there didn't seem to be any mammals on this island. 'Find anything?' asked Nan, clambering

罗莎发现南和斯蒂克时，他们正在一条陡峭狭窄的小路上徒步旅行，这条小路是一些不知名的生物多年来留下的。在大陆上的其他地方，这可能是一条山羊或绵羊的小径，但这个岛上似乎没有任何哺乳动物。 “发现什么?南爬着问

upwards. Her feet slipped on the gravelly slope, which wasn't fit for human weight. 'Some hermit crabs,' said Rosa, trying to catch up. 'Friendly?' asked Nan. 'One was,' said Rosa. Then Stick shot off,her tail pointing to the skies. 'What is it, girl?' said Rosa, hurrying up the path. The route gradually levelled out on to the top of the island-a scrubby, grassy knoll, dotted with low gorse bushes and hardy little wildflowers.There was no shelter, apart from a few dips and hollows.Stick bounded across the grass and disappeared over the other side.

向上。她的脚在砾石坡上滑了一跤，这是不适合人体重量的。 “一些寄居蟹，”罗莎说，试图赶上来。 “友好吗?南问。“有一个是，”罗莎说。 然后棍子飞了出去，尾巴指向天空。 “怎么了，姑娘？”罗莎边说边匆匆走上小路。 这条路逐渐延伸到岛的顶端——一个长满草的矮丘，点缀着低矮的金雀花和顽强的野花。除了几处低洼和洼地外，没有任何掩体。棍子跳过草地，消失在另一边。

Rosa cried out with worry, but she needn't have bothered. The yellow hat appeared above the grassy edge, followed by the rest of the creature in the yellow rain mac. Stick reappeared and started running circles around the creature's two furry legs. 'Well, I never' said Nan. It's you!'

罗莎担心地叫了起来，但她本不必担心。 那顶黄色的帽子出现在草地的边缘，接着是那只穿着黄色雨衣的动物的其余部分。 棍子又出现了，开始绕着这只动物的两条毛茸茸的腿跑。 “嗯，我从来没有，”南说。是你!”

'Mr Hibberdee!' said Rosa, overjoyed. Mr Hibberdee was Nan and Rosa's old friend-a travelling sales bear who did a particularly fine line in biscuits and crackers, and any other treats one might enjoy. He was not usually found at sea! 'I knew you'd save me!' called Mr Hibberdee, waving furiously. He skipped over to Nan, lifted her up and spun her around in joy. 'What on earth are you doing out here?!'she asked, giddily. 'It was a mistake!' he said, placing her

“Hibberdee先生!罗莎喜出望外地说。 希伯迪先生是南和罗莎的老朋友——一只四处旅行的销售熊，他在饼干和薄脆饼干以及其他人们可能喜欢的零食方面做得特别好。 他通常不是在海上被发现的！“我就知道你会救我！”希伯蒂先生愤怒地挥着手喊道。 他跳到南身边，把她抱起来，高兴地把她转了个圈。 “你到底在这儿干什么？”她头晕地问。 “这是个错误！”他说着，把她安顿了下来

down.' A huge mistake...Well, I say that. When you see what delights I have you'll realise the risk was worth it!' 'Risk?' said Nan. 'What have you been up to?' 'Creating a new trade route,' said Mr Hibberdee, with great seriousness. 'I received notice of a new biscuit-more crunchy, more fruity and simply better than any other-but in order to get them I had to travel down the coast. So I thought I'd sail!' 'Have you ever been in a boat?' asked Rosa. 'Not exactly, though I bought the right clothes for it,' he replied, as if owning a waterproof jacket was all it took to be a sailor.

下来。”一个巨大的错误……好吧，我这么说。 当你看到我带给你的快乐时，你就会意识到这一切都是值得的！“风险?南说。 “你最近在忙什么？”“开辟了一条新的贸易路线，”希伯狄先生非常严肃地说。 “我收到了一种新的饼干的通知——更脆，更果味，比其他任何饼干都好——但为了买到它们，我不得不沿着海岸旅行。” 所以我想我要去航海！“你坐过船吗？”罗莎问。 “不完全是，虽然我买了合适的衣服，”他回答，好像拥有一件防水夹克就是成为一名水手的全部条件。