On Eagle River

On Eagle River, written by Ruth Seibert. Illustrated by John Kastner.

《鹰河》，露丝·塞伯特 著 约翰·卡斯特纳 绘

Devin helped Grandpa maneuver the canoe into the river. He climbed onto the front seat to steady the boat with his paddle, while Grandpa stepped into the rear. As the canoe rocked gently from side to side, Devin clung to the sides until it stopped.

德文帮爷爷把独木舟划入河中 他爬到前座用船桨稳住船身，爷爷则坐上了船尾 独木舟轻轻左右摇晃，德文紧紧攥着船舷，直到船身重新平稳

Grandpa gingerly pushed them away from shore with the shove of his paddle against the bank. From overhead, in a towering sycamore tree, an eagle screeched at them and took off with a strong beat of its wings. I guess he's going fishing too, Grandpa said. Devin nodded.

爷爷小心地用船桨抵住河岸，把船推离了岸边 头顶高大的悬铃木上，一只老鹰冲他们叫了一声，振翅飞了出去 “我猜它也去钓鱼呢，”爷爷说 德文点了点头

Grandpa's canoe slipped through the water as silently as a leaf falls through the air. This was Devon's first time going fishing with Grandpa, but his older brother Clay had told him all about it. Listen to what Grandpa says to do," Clay had warned him, and watch out for snakes.

爷爷的独木舟像落叶飘在空中一般，悄无声息地划过水面 这是德文第一次和爷爷钓鱼，不过他哥哥克莱早就跟他讲过相关的事了 “一定要听爷爷的话，”克莱提醒他，“还要小心蛇。”

Devin listened carefully to Grandpa's instructions. Sometimes Grandpa wanted him to paddle on the left side of the canoe, and sometimes he wanted Devin to paddle on the right. Sometimes he didn't want Devin to paddle at all. Lift, Grandpa said. Devin pulled his paddle out of the water and rested it across his knees, watching drops fall into the still water. Grandpa steered the canoe around a snag in the river.

德文认真听着爷爷的指令 有时候爷爷让他划独木舟左侧，有时候让他划右侧 有时候爷爷根本不让他划桨 抬桨，爷爷说 德文把船桨拿出水面，横放在膝盖上，看着水滴落进平静的河面 爷爷操控独木舟绕过了河中的暗桩

One time, Clay had told Devon, a big snake came slithering off a log and stole a whole catfish smack off Grandpa's fish hook. Snakes love to hide in logs. Devon hoped Clay was teasing about the snakes.

克莱跟德文说，曾经有一条大蛇从圆木上溜下来，抢走了爷爷鱼钩上的一整条鲶鱼 蛇最喜欢躲在圆木里 德文希望克莱说蛇的事只是在开玩笑