08 Lost at Sea

Chapter 8 Lost at Sea. Annie fell to the deck of the ship. Jack pulled the rope out of the water. The end of it was still tied in a loop. What happened? asked Annie. We're heading out to sea said Jack. I guess all the pulling lifted the rope off the rock. Annie sat up and looked at the misty whiteness. I can't see the island she said. I can't see anything said Jack. Annie looked at Jack.

第八章 海上迷途。安妮摔到了船的甲板上。杰克拽着绳子 从水里拖出来，绳子的末端还系着一个圈。 “发生什么事啦？”安妮问。“我们正往大海里漂呢，”杰克说，“我猜刚才我们拉来拉去 把绳子从岩石上扯松了。”安妮坐起来，望着雾蒙蒙的 白茫茫的一片。“我看不见岛了，”她说。“我什么都看不见，”杰克说。 安妮望着杰克。

Do you think this is our darkest hour? She asked. I don't know said Jack. Maybe the book will help

“你觉得这是我们最艰难的时刻吗？”她问。“我不知道，”杰克说，“说不定那本书能帮上忙。”

He pulled out their research book. He found a picture of a Viking ship. He read the caption aloud. Viking warships were the best ships of their times. When there was no wind, the crew would take down the sails and row with oars. The smallest ships had four rowers and the largest had as many as thirty -two. Rowers sat on boxes that stored their belongings. Great, said Annie, jumping up. This isn't our darkest hour. Why do you say that? asked Jack. There's still hope, said Annie. We can row to the other side of the island and find the treehouse.

他掏出他们的研究手册，找到一张维京船的图片，大声念出下面的说明。 维京战舰是当时最顶尖的船。没有风的时候，船员就会降下船帆，用船桨划船。 最小的船需要四名桨手，最大的船足足需要三十二名。桨手们坐在存放个人物品的箱子上。 “太棒啦！”安妮跳起来喊道，“这才不是我们最艰难的时刻呢。” “你为什么这么说呀？”杰克问。 “我们还有希望呀，”安妮说，“我们可以划到岛的另一边，找到树屋。”

Are you nuts? said Jack. Please Jack said Annie. Can we just try? She grabbed one of the oars. She could barely lift it. Forget it Annie said Jack. It takes four big Viking guys to row this thing. You're too little. I'm too little. Come on Jack. Just try said Annie. You get an oar too. We'll sit on boxes across from each other. Oh brother said Jack. Annie dragged her long oar over to a storage box. I'm not doing this alone she said. Jack groaned then he dragged an oar to the box across from Annie. Cool said Annie. She peered into a storage box.

“你疯了吗？”杰克说。 “求求你了杰克，”安妮说，“我们就试试好不好？” 她抓起一支船桨，几乎都举不起来。 “别想了安妮，”杰克说，“划这条船要四个壮实的维京大汉才行。” “你太小了，我也太小了。哎呀杰克，试试嘛。” “就试一次嘛，”安妮说，“你也拿一支桨。” “我们坐在箱子上，面对面划。”“唉，真受不了你。” 杰克说。安妮拖着她那支长长的船桨 挪到一个储物箱旁边。“我可不要一个人划。” 她说。杰克叹了口气，也拖着一支桨走到安妮对面的箱子旁。 “太好啦！”安妮说。她凑到一个储物箱前往里瞧。

Look, one for each of us." She lifted out two small Viking helmets. "'Maybe these were made for Viking kids who sometimes ride in this ship,' said Annie. "'Maybe,' said Jack. He hadn't thought of Vikings as real people before, people with families and little kids." Annie pulled off her scarf and put a helmet on her head. "'Now I feel like a Viking, too,' she said. I bet it will help me row.' She handed Jack a helmet. He put it on. It made him feel a little different. "'I don't know about this,' he said. The helmet wasn't as heavy as the one he had worn in the time of castles, but it was still pretty heavy."

“你看，我们一人一个哦。” 她拿出两顶小小的维京头盔。 “说不定这些是给偶尔坐这艘船的维京小朋友做的呢。”安妮说。 “有可能哦。”杰克说。 他以前从来没把维京人当成有家庭、有小孩的真实的人来看。 安妮摘下围巾，把头盔戴到头上。 “现在我也觉得自己是个维京人啦。”她说。 “我敢说它会帮我划得更有力气的。” 她递给杰克一顶头盔。 他戴上了头盔。 这让他感觉有点不一样。 “我可不这么觉得哦。”他说。 这顶头盔没有他在城堡时代戴的那顶重，但还是 挺沉的。

Well, I'm braver with mine on said Annie Jack smiled. He didn't know how Annie could be braver than she already was Ready to row she asked. Yep said Jack. He was feeling braver himself The wind picked up as Jack lifted his heavy oar over the side of the ship He lowered it into the water, but the current was so strong that the oar was ripped from his hands Jack fell over backward as his oar slipped into the sea I lost my oar and he yelled Jack looked up his rain started to fall The sky was black a gush of seawater poured over the side of the ship

“嘿嘿，我戴上头盔就更勇敢啦。”安妮说。杰克笑了，他都不知道安妮还能比现在更勇敢。 “准备好划船了吗？”她问。“好啦。”杰克说，他自己也觉得更勇敢了点。 杰克把沉重的船桨举到船边的时候，风变大了。 他把船桨伸进水里，可水流太猛了，船桨一下就从他手里被冲走了。 杰克向后摔了个仰八叉，他的船桨掉进了海里。 “我的桨丢了！”他大喊。杰克抬头看，天开始下雨了。 天空黑沉沉的，一股海水从船边涌了进来。