A Sea Mystery

A Sea Mystery

《海上之谜》

"It's the last day of the holiday," said Kipper, "I've seen something I want to buy before we go home."

“假期最后一天了，”基珀说， “我看上了一样东西，想在回家之前买下来。”

Kipper took Biff and Chip to an old shop. Inside, it looked dark and dusty. In the window was a model of a fishing boat. "I want to buy that boat," said Kipper. The shop was full of things for boats. An old man sat in the corner. "Excuse me," said Chip. "We'd like to buy the model boat. How much is it?"

基珀带着比夫和奇普来到一家老店铺前。 店里看上去暗暗的，落满了灰尘。 橱窗里摆着一艘渔船模型。 “我想买那艘船。”基珀说。 店里摆满了船用物件。 一个老人坐在角落里。 “打扰一下。”奇普说。 “我们想买那艘模型船，请问多少钱？”

"It's not for sale," said the old man. "That boat is a model of my great grandfather's fishing boat. It was made after he was lost at sea." "What happened to him?" asked Biff. "No one knows," said the old man. "One day he went to sea in his boat and he never came back." The old man began to cough. "Now go away. I want to shut the shop," he said.

“这是非卖品。”老人说。 “这艘船是按我曾祖父的渔船做的模型。 它是在他出海失踪后制作的。 “他出什么事了？”比夫问道。 “没人知道。”老人说。 “有一天他驾船出海，就再也没回来。” 老人开始咳嗽起来。 “现在走吧，我要打烊了。”他说。

Kipper was upset. "He wasn't a very nice man," he said. "Never mind, Kipper," said Mum. "I'll buy you an ice lolly to cheer you up." The children sat on the sea wall eating their lollies. Suddenly, they heard a cough. It was the old man. He was holding a little model rowing boat. "What do you want?" asked Biff nervously.

基珀很不开心。 “他这个人可真不友善。”他说。 “别难过，基珀。”妈妈说。 “我给你买根冰棒，开心开心。” 孩子们坐在海堤上吃着冰棒。 突然，他们听到一阵咳嗽声。 是那个老人。 他手里拿着一艘小小的划艇模型。 “你想干什么？”比夫紧张地问。

"I am sorry I was rude," said the old man, "I've bought you a present." He gave Kipper the little boat. "It's from the model you liked," he said. The little boat was made of wood. It looked very real. It even had a little pair of oars. "Oh, thank you," said Kipper. He looked up, but the old man had gone.

“刚才我态度不好，对不起，”老人说，“我给你们带了个礼物。” 他把那艘小船递给了基珀。 “这是照着你喜欢的那艘模型做的。”他说。 这艘小船是木头做的。 它看起来栩栩如生。 甚至还配有一对小小的船桨。 “哦，谢谢您。”基珀说。 他抬头望去，老人已经不见了。