The Reef
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
My name is Will Reynolds and I am a crewman on His Majesty’s Ship, The Endeavour, captained by the honorable James Cook.
我是威尔·雷诺兹,我是陛下船上的船员,由尊敬的詹姆斯·库克(James Cook)担任船长。
We set sail from Plymouth, England, on August 25, 1768.
我们1768年8月25日从英国普利茅斯起航.
I am an assistant to Mr.
我是一个助理先生。
Joseph Banks, an esteemed naturalist whose job it is to collect samples of plants and describe any animals we see.
约瑟夫·班克,一位受人尊敬的自然学家 他的工作是收集植物样本 描述我们所看到的动物
We reached Tahiti on April 13, 1769.
1769年4月13日到达大溪地.
The Captain and the scientists made some observations of the planets.
船长和科学家对行星做了一些观测.
They were also supposed to make observations that would help determine the distance of the Earth from the Sun.
他们还应进行有助于确定地球与太阳相距的观测。
The crew tried to make friends with the natives, which was very easy.
船员们试图与原住民交朋友,这非常容易.
The natives are extremely friendly.
土人极相亲.
Some of the men wanted to stay with the women they had fallen in love with.
有些男人想和他们爱上的女人在一起
We were treated well and made to feel welcome.
我们受到良好的待遇,并感到受欢迎。
They willingly shared food and taught us what was edible and what was poisonous.
他们愿意分享食物,教导我们什么是可食用的,什么是有毒的。
We also surveyed the island and built a fort that future British sailors could use.
我们还勘测了该岛,并建造了未来英国水手可以使用的要塞.
So far, we have lost only six men, and none to sicknesses such as scurvy.
迄今为止,我们只损失了六人,没有一人死于诸如斯克维等疾病。
Two men have drowned.
两人被淹死了
One died of too much rum.
一个死于太多朗姆酒。
One jumped overboard.
一个跳下船。
Two men died during bad weather in Tierra del Fuego, where we had stopped for supplies and water The following is three months of a journal kept by Will Reynolds, a fictional crew member of The Endeavour, a ship commissioned by the King of England and captained by the famous English explorer Captain James Cook.
火地岛有两人在恶劣天气中丧生 在那里我们停了下来 以下为威尔·雷诺兹(英语:Will Reynolds)所保存的3个月期刊,他是一个虚构的"奋进"(The Endeavour)船员,由英国国王委托的一艘船,由英国著名探险家詹姆斯·库克船长担任船长.
Captain Cook made three voyages to the Pacific Ocean, mapping the islands and exploring New Zealand and Australia.
库克船长三次出海到太平洋,绘制了群岛地图并探索了新西兰和澳大利亚.
Sunday, April 1, 1770: I am now beginning the second book of my journal.
1770年4月1日星期日:我现在开始我的期刊第二本了.
Should the first book be lost, these are the facts.
如果第一本书丢失,这些就是事实。
before beginning the journey across the Pacific Ocean.
在开始穿越太平洋之前
These last two were friends of mine, as we were all assigned to serve Mr.
这最后两位是我的朋友,因为我们都被指派为Mr.
Banks.
银行。
We have been circling New Zealand, creating coastal maps for nearly six months now.
我们环绕新西兰,绘制了近六个月的沿海地图。
The men have enjoyed the chance to collect fruits from the land.
男人们享受了从土地上取取水果的机会。
When we are at sea for longer periods, we must eat the Captain’s regimen of onions, salted cabbage, marmalade of carrots, sauerkraut, and other things of which we know nothing.
当我们在海上待了更长的时间,我们必须吃船长的洋葱、咸菜、胡萝卜果酱、香菜等我们一无所知的东西。
The stuff tastes terrible, except for the lemons.
除了柠檬以外,这些东西都味道很差.
He insists these things will stave off the scurvy.
他坚持说这些东西会挡住阴道
And if we don’t eat some of them daily we get a lashing.
如果我们每天不吃一些,
On the Captain’s orders, we have raised anchor and are leaving this land.
根据船长的命令,我们升起锚,并离开这片土地。
The men believe we are heading home, at last, though no word has come from the Captain.
弟兄们相信我们终于要回家了 虽然船长没有消息
I would like to return to my wife and little girl.
我想回到我的妻子和小女孩身边
It has been such a long time since I have seen them.
好久没见到他们了
Thursday, April 5: The winds are calm today, but we are still making progress.
4月5日星期四:今日风平浪静,但我们仍在取得进展。
Few of the crew can read or write.
船员很少能读取或写作.
I am often lonely.
我常常孤独
Mr.
先生,请问...
Banks talks to me about his work, and lends me his books to read from time to time.
班克斯和我谈他的工作, 并借给我他的书 不时阅读。
There isn’t a lot of time to rest, but when there is, most of us sleep for lack of any amusement.
没有太多时间休息, 但当有时间休息时,
I have been writing letters to my daughter, Chelsey, throughout the voyage.
我在整个航行中一直写信给我的女儿切尔西.
When last I saw her she was three years old.
我上次见到她时 她才三岁
I want her to know about the years I was away from her, and that I was thinking of her.
我想让她知道我离她远点的岁月 我在想她
Thursday, April 12: We tried to catch fish using bits of salted meat for bait.
4月12日星期四: 我们试图用盐肉来钓鱼
We didn’t catch anything.
我们没有抓住任何东西。
The sea was smooth and calm today.
今日出海平稳平和.
Mr.
先生,请问...
Banks went to shore in his boat to collect samples.
班克斯在他的船上上岸收集样本.
He shot several birds, including a red-tailed tropical bird that we have seen each of the last few days.
他拍摄了多只鸟类,包括一头红尾热带鸟类,我们在过去的几天里都见过.
From the sea, he netted a bluish jelly-like mass called a Portuguese man-of-war.
他从海中净出一股被称作"葡萄牙人"(葡萄牙语:Portugal man-of-war)的出土出土的水母状物质.
These creatures are known for their powerful stings, so he handled it carefully, lest he be stung.
这些生物以强大的刺痛而出名,因此他小心处理,以免被打晕.
An albatross that Mr.
一个信天翁,先生。
Banks shot seems to eat these bluish stinging creatures.
班克斯的枪似乎 吃这些血腥的刺杀生物。
I am at a loss to understand why anything would eat these hideous blobs.
我无法理解为什么 任何东西会吃这些可怕的blobs。
Their stings are worse than those of a wasp.
他们的刺比黄蜂还痛.
We work mostly in four-hour shifts.
我们主要工作4小时。
The Captain has provided the men with woolen trousers and jackets to keep us warm.
船长已经为这些人提供了羊毛裤和外衣 来保暖
He believes there is no reason to lose a man to any kind of sickness on a voyage.
他相信在航行中没有理由因为任何疾病而失去一个人.
He takes care of us, and the men are very loyal because of his kindness.
他照顾我们,而人也因为他的好心而非常忠诚.
We do sometimes object to his need for everything to be cleaned so often, but it gives us something to do for the hours we aren’t on deck.
我们有时会反对他经常清理一切,
Wednesday, April 18: We sighted a group of porpoises today, at least eight.
4月18日,星期三:我们今天看到一群海豚,至少8只.
They threw their whole bodies several feet above the water’s surface as they swam alongside our ship.
他们把全身扔到水面上数英尺,
Thursday, April 19: We sighted land today just after dawn.
星期四,4月19日:我们今天看到在黎明之后的陆地。
In the afternoon the crew were called up on deck to witness three waterspouts moving between the land and us.
下午,船员被叫到甲板上 见证三口水泉在陆地和我们之间移动
We are nearly five or six leagues (about 17 miles/28 km) from shore.
我们距离岸边将近5到6个联赛(约17英里/28公里).
One of the spouts lasted a good quarter of an hour, with a thickness near that of the ship’s mast.
其中一枚喷出物持续了四分之一小时,厚度接近舰桅.
It seemed to descend from a mass of gray cloud and was surrounded by mist and rain.
它似乎从一团灰云下而来,被雾和雨所包围.
The ocean beneath it was very agitated.
它下面的海洋非常激动
Captain Cook believes we are on the Eastern Shore of New Holland.
库克船长认为我们在新荷兰的东岸
He intends to map this coast, since it is the only unmapped coast of this land.
他打算绘制这个海岸的地图,因为它是这片地上唯一没有地图的海岸.
The Captain decided to sail north along the coast, without dropping anchor to gather fruits and allow the men some time off the ship.
舰长决定沿着海岸向北航行,而不用下锚来收取水果并允许船员们离开船只一段时间.
We are all disappointed, but there is work to do and we will do it.
我们都感到失望,但还有工作要做,我们将这样做。
Friday, April 20: Several clouds of smoke were spotted rising from the forests beyond the coastline.
4月20日星期五:从海岸线外的森林中发现多道烟雾.
In the evening several more were spotted.
晚上又发现几个人。
Maybe it is good that we have not gone ashore.
也许我们没上岸是好事
Friday, April 13: Every man was on his best behavior today.
4月13日星期五:每个人今天都表现得最好.
They are superstitious of this day being bad luck.
他们迷信今天的运气不好
No one was willing to climb to the crow’s nest today.
今天没有人愿意爬到乌鸦的巢穴去。
There were no accidents.
没有发生意外。
We spotted a large group of flying fish today, confirming that we are in tropical waters.
我们今天发现了一大批飞鱼 证实我们处于热带水域
A larger fish that we could not see was chasing the flying fish.
我们看不到的更大型的鱼 正在追逐飞鱼
Mr.
先生,请问...
Banks tried to net the creature that was chasing the fish but without success.
班克斯试图把追鱼的生物网起来,但没有成功.
Monday, April 16: Some thunder just after sunset tonight.
4月16日(星期一):今晚日出后有雷声.
First sign of bad weather in days.
几天来第一次出现恶劣天气
Many birds visited the ship this evening, including a small land bird the size of a sparrow.
许多鸟类今晚参观了飞船,包括一只大小为麻雀的小型陆地鸟.
The men tried to catch it, for amusement I would guess, but lost it in the rigging and never saw it again.
男人试图抓住它,为乐趣, 我想,但失去了它 在操纵中, 从来没有再次看到它。
broad white stripes on their faces, chests, and legs.
面部,胸口和腿上有宽白的条纹.
The Pinnacle, patched up overnight, was sent ahead to scout.
平纳克号在一夜之间就被派去侦察了
Upon returning, the officer said that the natives had invited them ashore with many words and hand gestures that were not understood.
返回后,该官员说,当地人邀请他们上岸,用许多不为人所理解的话和手势。
Later in the afternoon, we sailed by a small village consisting of six or eight houses.
下午晚些时候,我们由由六八所房屋组成的小村庄出航.
An old woman, followed by some children, was seen coming out of the woods and entering one of the houses.
一名老妇人,后有子弟出林入一所所出.
Some other women were spotted working at the surf’s edge, and having seen our ship, paid no attention to us as we passed.
其他一些妇女在冲浪边上工作,
A little later some native men came ashore in canoes and a fire was lighted with which to cook their dinner.
不久后,一些当地男子用独木舟上岸并被点起火来做饭。
It was observed, especially by some of the crew, that all the people, men and women, were naked.
特别是一些船员观察到,所有人,不论男女,都是裸体的.
In the evening, we loaded up our boats and went ashore, hoping to be little noticed by the natives.
晚上,我们装上船去上岸,希望当地人很少注意到.
Two men, warriors by appearance, came to meet us with harsh language we could not understand and waving lances at us.
两个人 表面上是勇士 带着我们无法理解的严酷语言 来到我们面前 向我们挥舞起舞
Although we outnumbered them greatly, they made great protest at our desire to come ashore.
虽然我们的人数大大超过他们,但他们对我们上岸的愿望提出了极大的抗议。
We tried to assure them we only wanted some water Sunday, April 22: This morning we spotted five men on the beach.
我们试图向他们保证 我们只想要一些水 星期日,4月22日: 今天早上我们在海滩上发现了五个人
On the hill beyond the beach we could make out several small houses.
在海滩外的山上 我们可以弄出几所小房子
The men all appeared to be very black.
这些人看起来都是黑人
They looked at us as though they had never seen white men before.
他们看着我们 好像以前没见过白人一样
Perhaps they have.
也许他们有。
Thursday, April 26: The land today appears more barren than any we have seen before.
4月26日,星期四:今天的土地比我们以前看到的任何土地都更加贫瘠.
The shore consisted mostly of chalky cliffs, not unlike those of old England.
岸地多由粉笔悬崖组成,与旧英格兰不同.
The site made more than a few of the crew members feel homesick.
该网站让多位船员感到思乡.
Friday, April 27: Mr.
4月27日星期五:
Banks, the Captain, and Dr.
班克斯,船长和博士
Solander tried to go ashore in the ship’s small boat called a yawl.
索兰德试图上岸,
The Pinnacle, our longboat, was judged too leaky to float.
Pinnacle号,我们的长艇, 被评为太漏出 无法漂浮。
We did not get to land, fearing the surf too rough for our small boat.
我们没有登陆, 害怕冲浪太粗糙了我们的小船。
much.
经常
He ran to a house and returned with a shield.
他跑到一所房子,带着盾牌返回.
Two more loads were fired and this was enough to scare the men away.
再发射两发子弹 足以吓跑他们
We went ashore and walked up to one of the houses.
我们上岸走去一栋房子。
There were several small children huddled behind a shield.
有几个小孩被挡在盾牌后
We tossed some beads, ribbons, and clothing through the window and continued on our way.
我们把一些珠子、丝带和衣服扔出窗外,继续前进。
We collected as many lances as we could find, nearly 40 or 50, and they were all tipped with very sharp fish bones.
我们收集了尽可能多的长颈鹿, 将近40到50个, 它们都被非常尖锐的鱼骨所感染。
The people here are darker than any we have seen.
这里的人比我们见过的更黑暗
They seem lean and quick and healthy.
他们看起来瘦了,又快又健康
We can only imagine what they might think of our straight hair, pale skin, and heavy clothing.
我们只能想象他们对我们的直发、苍白的皮肤和厚重的衣物的看法。
Sunday, April 29: We went ashore again today for water.
4月29日星期日:我们今天再次上岸取水.
The sky is very blue, and it is still warm here.
天空非常蓝, 这里仍然温暖。
It feels like the season is starting to turn, though, so I hope we will be heading home soon.
感觉季节已经开始转了 所以我希望我们能马上回家
The natives approached as we collected water, but retreated as soon as we sent two men to meet them.
土著们在我们取取取取水时接近了,但一派二人接见就撤退了.
They watched us from a safe distance.
他们从安全距离监视我们
After a while they collected their canoes, moved them above high tide, and carried two others away with them.
过了一阵子,他们收起了他们的"独木舟",将它们移到高潮上方去,并带着另外两个被带走了.
We approached the houses and found all of our gifts just as they had fallen.
我们接近了房子 找到了我们所有的礼物 就像他们掉下来一样
Monday, April 30: More encounters with the natives, but no real contact.
4月30日(星期一):更多与原住民相遇,但没有真正的接触.
They try to scare our men with yelling and display of weapons.
他们试图用大叫和展示武器来吓唬我们的人.
There seems to be nothing we can do to assure them we mean no harm.
我们似乎无法保证他们不会受到伤害。
Tuesday, May 1: Ten of us went ashore today, including the Captain, Dr.
5月4日,星期五 1个: 我们今天有十个人上岸了 包括船长 博士
Solander, and Mr.
索兰德先生
Banks.
银行。
We resolved to walk until we were exhausted, to see as much as possible.
我们决定走,直到我们筋疲力尽, 尽可能地看到。
Much of the land is either swampy or sandy soil.
大部分土地为沼泽地或沙地地.
Few species of trees, and a lot of grasses.
树种少而草多.
We passed many native houses, all empty, and left beads and ribbons in each.
我们经过许多土生土长的房子, 都空了, 和留下的珠子和丝带在每一个。
We saw an animal about as tall as a young man, which looked like a rat that stood on its hind legs.
我们看到一头像年轻人一样高的动物, 它看起来像一只站在后腿上的老鼠。
It had a large tail that it used to support its weight as it stood.
它有一个大尾巴,用来支撑它现在的重量.
We also saw tracks of a creature about the size of a weasel and tracks of a wolf-like creature.
我们还看到一个类似小黄鼠狼的生物的踪迹 和类似狼的生物的踪迹
Friday, May 4: I had each of the last two days off from serving Mr.
5月4日,星期五,我每两天都请假
Banks.
银行。
Wednesday was rainy and yesterday he devoted to cataloguing plant samples.
周三下雨,昨天他专门整理植物样本。
I spent time with other members of the crew.
我和其他船员一起度过了时光
We caught a variety of fish that were well enjoyed for dinner.
我们钓到各种鱼 吃晚饭时很享受
We also collected many berries of the Jambosa variety, much like a cherry, but not as sweet.
我们还收集了多枚Jambosa品种的浆果,很像樱桃花,但并不那么甜.
We ate as many of the berries as we could pick and took more back to the crew on board ship.
我们尽可能多地吃浆果 带更多的人回船上
Sunday, May 6: We are back to the ocean today.
5月,星期日,纽约 6:我们今天回到了海洋。
We hear the mapping of the coast is going well.
我们听说海岸的测绘进展顺利
This afternoon we burned some gunpowder in the hold to clean the air.
今天下午,我们烧了些火药 在贮藏室清理空气。
The Captain then ordered us to build a fire in an iron pot to dry the area.
舰长随后命令我们用铁锅起火将该地区干燥.
Don’t know that it works, but the gunpowder and smoke smell better than the usual stench.
但火药和烟味比平常的臭味好。
I had only one shift on deck today.
我今天只值了个班
I was quite without amusement for much of the day.
我一整天都没玩过
I wrote another letter to my daughter, Chelsey.
我又写了一封信给我的女儿切尔西
Sunday, May 20: As we have moved away from shore, we have encountered a reef where the water is very shallow.
5月20日星期日:随着我们远离岸边,我们遇到了一个水很浅的珊瑚礁。
The captain has told everyone to be alert for it, and to yell warning if we see it in our path.
机长告诉大家注意,如果在路上看到它,就大声警告.
The water is very clear and we can see the color of sand on the bottom with no trouble.
水分非常清澈,我们可以看到底部有沙子的颜色,没有麻烦.
We also have a fine view of creatures swimming around the ship, including several sharks, dolphins, many fish, and a large turtle.
我们还对环绕船只游泳的生物有细微的视野,包括多只鲨鱼,海豚,多只鱼,还有一只大龟.
Monday, May 21: Quiet day, little to report.
5月21日星期一:安静的日子,很少报告.
We dropped anchor tonight at 8 to avoid drifting toward the reef in the darkness.
我们今晚8点下锚 以避免在黑暗中漂向礁石
Tuesday, May 22: Dropped anchor in a large bay this evening, resolved to go ashore tomorrow in search of plants.
5月22日 5月22日 沉入大湾 决心明天上岸寻找植物
Saturday, May 26: We found ourselves in a channel between two strips of land.
5月,星期六,纽约 26:我们发现自己在两条地道之间的通道上.
The water became very shallow and we dropped anchor to check things over.
水变得很浅 我们下锚检查情况
We set afloat in two of the small boats to scout a passage.
我们派了两艘小船去探险
Sunday, May 27: The boats returned today with word that there is no passage through and we are to turn back.
5月,星期日,纽约 27日:今日有船回回,相传无从通道,我们退后.
We retraced our course and again fell in with the main coast.
我们重新追踪航道,然后再次与主海岸相撞。
Tuesday, May 29: Mr.
5月29日,星期二:
Banks went ashore with the Doctor.
班克斯和医生上岸了
My assistance was not needed, so I stayed on board and fished with the crew.
不需要我的协助 所以我留在船上 和船员一起捕鱼
We caught several large fish and many smaller ones.
我们钓到多条大鱼和多条小鱼
Wednesday, May 30: Went ashore looking for fresh water today.
5月30日星期三:今天上岸找淡水.
No luck.
没找到。
It seems this land is subject to a severe rainy season, and this is not that season.
这片土地似乎面临严重的雨季,而这个季节并不是雨季。
Thursday, May 31: Because of the number of sandbars and shoals, we have sent the longboat, The Pinnacle, ahead to scout a route.
5月31日(星期四):由于沙巴和沙丘的数量多,我们派出了长艇"平纳克"(The Pinnacle)前去侦察一条路线.
We will continue to drop anchor each night.
我们将继续每晚下锚。
Friday, June 1: A crewman today complained about swollen gums.
星期五,6月 1:一名船员今天抱怨口香糖肿胀.
He said they had been bothering him for a fortnight, but not knowing the cause, he said nothing.
他说他们骚扰他两周了 但他不知道原因 他什么都没说
The doctor prescribed lemon juice in all his drinks.
医生在他所有的饮料中都配了柠檬汁.
Friday, June 8: We went ashore yesterday thinking we had spotted coconut trees, but we were wrong.
星期五,6月 8:我们昨天上岸时以为我们发现了椰子树,但我们错了.
Mr.
先生,请问...
Banks did collect some more plant samples.
银行确实收集了一些植物样本。
We continue to sail between the mainland and several small islands and shoals.
我们继续航行在大陆和几个小岛和浅滩之间。
The anchor is dropped most nights, which is slowing our progress.
锚大部分晚上被抛下,这正在减缓我们的进展。
Sunday, June 10: Captain Cook has been hugging the coastline as we move north, trying to avoid the reef and the small islands that we have found.
6月10日星期日:库克船长在我们向北移动时一直在拥抱海岸线,试图避开我们所发现的礁石和小岛.
At nightfall we spotted a sandbar ahead and during supper passed over it in about seven fathom (42 feet/13m) of water.
夜幕降临时,我们发现前方有一块沙巴,在晚饭时用大约7英尺(42英尺/13米)的水把它翻过.
The Captain and his lieutenant assumed we had passed over the tail end of the shoal and that we could rest easy.
船长和他的中尉认为我们已经越过了船尾 我们能轻松休息
We did not drop anchor so as to take advantage of a brisk breeze.
我们下锚不是为了利用微风
Midnight: We have run aground!
午夜:我们已搁浅了!
Maybe an hour ago, or so, the ship got stuck on a reef and we can’t get her loose.
也许一小时前,
The Captain ran on deck in his nightclothes.
船长穿着睡衣跑到甲板上
We are firmly stuck.
我们被困住了。
We floated a small boat to check the damage and found ourselves stuck upon a coral reef.
我们漂了一条小船来检查损失 发现自己被困在珊瑚礁上
This is the worst, as it is sharp and can destroy a ship’s hull.
这是最糟糕的,因为它锋利,可以摧毁船体。
There are maybe 12 wooden strips torn from the ship’s false keel floating around the bow of the ship.
船头上浮着12道木条,
we are not very close.
我们不太接近。
The waves are beating us against the reef and we can hear the wood cracking.
海浪正把我们击倒在礁石上 我们听到木头裂开的声音
We are being tossed like a cork on the waves, so that we can barely keep our feet beneath us.
我们被像软木一样扔到海浪上,这样我们几乎不能把脚放在我们下面。
The tide has ebbed (gone down) and we did not get the anchors dropped as the captain ordered.
潮水已经退去(过去),我们没有按照船长的命令使锚被抛下。
We will be stuck here for at least 12 hours at the mercy of the waves and the rock.
在海浪和岩石的摆布下,我们至少会被困在这里12小时.
Monday, June 11: We are facing NE but the waves threaten to turn us.
星期一,6月 11:我们面对的是NE,但被波浪威胁会使我们转向.
The sails are all down on Captain’s orders last night.
昨晚舰长命令下帆
No one slept last night, but the officers are all calm and rational.
昨晚没人睡觉,但军官们都冷静理性.
We will drop anchors off the aft deck near noon to take advantage of the high tide.
我们会在中午左右从船尾甲板上下锚 利用高潮
We hope to drag ourselves free and refloat the ship.
我们希望我们自己可以自由行动,重新浮上船去。
The vessel is heaving and shifting very badly.
船的起伏非常严重
Water has entered the ship through the damaged hull.
水已经通过受损船体进入了舰只.
The Captain has ordered us to lighten the load.
舰长命令我们减轻负载
We threw overboard our ballast, firewood, some of our stores, our water casks, all our water, and six of our cannons.
我们抛出我们的压舱物,柴火, 我们的一些商店,我们的水缸,我们所有的水,和我们的六门大炮。
We have started two of the pumps to working in the hold, trying to lower the water level in there.
我们已经开始了两台水泵, 试图降低水位。
Everyone is pitching in to work the pumps, including the Captain and the other officers.
包括船长和其他军官
fifteen minutes then rests until it is his turn again.
15分钟后,再轮到他
We have kept the water from rising much higher, but not in lowering the level too much.
我们防止了水位升高,但不能降低太多水位。
During low tide the ship settled into the rocks and did not heave so much.
在低潮期间,船沉入了岩石中,没有那么用力。
But from the front holds we could clearly hear the rock grating on the hull.
但从前面的站着 我们可以清楚地听到船体上岩石的叫声
There is no doubt it will tear a hole in the ship.
毫无疑问,它将在船上撕开一个洞。
We have set all four of the pumps working.
我们把四个泵都装好了
I am sitting on deck, since I am too tired to stand.
我坐在甲板上,因为我太累了无法站起。
The men are lowering the anchors.
男人们正在降低锚。
The breeze is blowing south right now, and we have raised the sails, hoping the wind will help drag us free.
微风正向南吹来,我们扬起帆来,希望风能帮助我们解脱.
It didn’t work, again.
这又失败了。
We are stuck.
我们被困住了。
The night tides are higher and we will have to wait until midnight to try again.
晚上的潮汐更高,我们必须等到午夜再试一次。
This feels hopeless.
感觉很绝望
I am afraid I will never see my wife and daughter again.
我恐怕再也见不到我的妻子和女儿了
We might well die here, thousands of miles from our homes and families.
我们可能死在这里 离我们的家和家人数千英里
pumps has failed and cannot be made to work.
泵已失败, 无法工作 。
The men continue to work in 15-minute shifts, working cheerfully.
男士们继续15分钟轮班工作,工作愉快.
Mr.
先生,请问...
Banks has asked me to help him gather all that we can save and be ready should we need to abandon ship.
班克斯要我帮他收集我们所拯救的一切 并做好准备,如果我们需要弃船的话
He fears the worst.
他担心最坏的。
He mentioned the fear that most of us will be drowned.
他提到我们大部分人被淹死的恐惧。
This might be a better fate than those who survive might endure.
这或许比那些活着的人能忍受更好的命运
There would be little to live for, stranded so far from home with some of the most savage natives on Earth.
与地球上一些最野蛮的原住民生活在一起,
We would have no way to support ourselves.
我们没有办法支持自己。
It might be better to drown.
也许淹死更好
Evening: The time has come and everyone is very anxious.
晚间: 时机已经到来,每个人都非常焦虑。
Fear of death stares us in the face.
对死亡的恐惧让我们目瞪口呆
At 10 o’clock our ship floated and was quickly dragged into deep water.
我们的船于10点起浮,被迅速拖入深水。
We still can only remove as much water as comes in.
我们仍然只能去除 太多的水进来。
Our only hope is to get her into land for repairs as soon as possible or to salvage what we can and build a new craft.
我们唯一的希望是尽快把她送入陆地进行修复,或者抢救出我们所能拯救的东西并建造出一款新船.
Tuesday, June 12: The crew has been working for more than 24 hours and is exhausted.
6月,星期二 12:机组工作已超过24小时并已经疲惫不堪.
But news came from the hold that we are taking in more water than we can pump out.
但有消息说,我们把更多的水 抽出。
There is four feet of water in the hold.
有四尺取出水来.
The wind is blowing out to sea so there is no chance of getting ashore any time soon.
风吹向了大海 所以没有机会马上上岸
The crew dragged in all the small anchors, but had to cut loose one of the small bow anchors, as it is least needed.
船员们拖入了所有的小型锚地,但不得不把其中一个小弓地锚切开,这是最不需要的.
The men have managed to remove the water from the hold faster than thought, and it was found that the depth was not so much as thought.
男子们设法将水从悬架上取出的速度比想的要快,结果发现水深不如想的多.
act as a stop to the water coming in.
做个停站 水进来。
The men were so tired that they could no longer keep up with the water entering through the hull.
士兵们疲惫不堪,无法再跟上从船体入来的水.
The water was filling the hold again.
水又填满了
Everyone was eager to try the fix.
大家都急于尝试修补
In the afternoon it was done and was lowered by ropes, then pulled quickly back against the ship.
当天下午它完成后被绳子放低了,然后被迅速拉回了对舰.
In about two hours the hold was pumped dry, and to our great surprise, only a small amount of water still leaked in.
大约两小时后 船舱被抽干 令我们大吃一惊的是 只有少量的水仍然漏出
We went from despair to hope that we could get ashore.
我们从绝望到希望我们能上岸
We will live.
我们会活下去的
No matter how dreadful things looked, each man obeyed orders and worked with enormous energy.
不管事情看起来多么可怕,每个人都服从命令,以巨大的精力工作.
The officers were most professional and calm.
军官们非常专业和冷静。
Sunday, June 17: The Captain found a harbor in which we might drop anchor and perform repairs.
6月17日星期日:船长发现了一个港口,我们可以在港口下锚进行维修.
It has everything we need.
它拥有我们需要的一切。
We cannot believe our luck.
我们不能相信我们的运气。
The calm weather has kept us out in the bay until today.
平静的天气让我们在海湾一直待到今天
The crew took advantage of this delay to get some much-needed rest.
机组人员利用这次延迟获得一些急需的休息.
There will be much work to do in the next few days when we enter the harbor.
接下来几天我们进入港口 还有很多工作要做
Friday, June 22: The ship was fully out of water today as the tide fell.
星期五,6月 22日:当海潮来袭时,该舰今天已完全出水.
We could see the hole was big enough to have sunk a ship with twice our pumps.
我们可以看到这个洞已经足够大了 用我们的两倍的水泵击沉了一艘船
But by some stroke of luck a piece of coral the size of a large rock had broken off in the hole and slowed the water coming in.
但幸运的是 一块大石头大小的珊瑚 在洞中断裂 水进来的速度放慢了
It may take many days, but we will be able to patch the hole and get back to sea.
可能要花上多天,但我们才能把洞缝好再回海去。
The Captain has decided that we will return by way of the Cape of Good Hope.
船长决定我们从好望角返回
There is hope we can find a port to get more extensive repairs along the way.
希望我们能找到一个港口 沿途进行更广泛的维修
We are not home free, but we are alive to make our way home.
我们并非自由自在,但我们活着回家。
I so look forward to seeing my family again.
我期待着再次见到我的家人。