32 A lost ship

The salvage operation had been a complete failure.

打捞工作彻底失败了。

The small ship, Elkor, which had been searching the Barents Sea for weeks, was on its way home.

小船“埃尔科”号在巴伦支海搜寻了几个星期之后,正在返航途中。

A radio message from the mainland had been received by the ship's captain instructing him to give up the search.

返航前,该船船长收到了大陆上发来的电报,指示他们放弃这次搜寻。

The captain knew that another attempt would be made later, for the sunken ship he was trying to find had been carrying a precious cargo of gold bullion.

船长知道日后还会再作尝试,因为他试图寻找的沉船上载有一批珍贵的金条。

Despite the message, the captain of the Elkor decided to try once more.

尽管船长接到了电报,他还是决定再试一试。

The sea bed was scoured with powerful nets and there was tremendous excitement on board when a chest was raised from the bottom.

他们用结实的网把海床搜索了一遍。当一只箱子从海底被打捞上来时,甲板上人们激动不已。