040 风雨欲来

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Dr. Dolittle had to let the fish go

杜立德医生不得不把鱼放走。

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" I wanted to take him back to Puddleby," the doctor said

“我本想带它回帕杜尔比，”医生说，

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" but he is so much happier in his own water world."

“但它在自己的水世界里快活多了。”

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Everyone nodded in agreement

大家都点头表示同意。

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" Just look how beautiful and calm the waters are," sighed Charles

“你看这海水多美、多平静啊，”查尔斯感叹道。

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" Look at that silly bird!"

“看那只傻鸟！”

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Tommy stood up and pointed

汤米站起来，指着。

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A bird was coming toward them, but it couldn't seem to fly straight

一只鸟正朝他们飞来，但它好像飞不直。

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Everyone except Polynesia laughed

除了波利尼西亚，大家都笑了。

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" Dr. Dolittle," she said seriously

“杜立德医生，”她认真地说，

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" I think it's Miranda."

“我想是米兰达。”

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" Miranda?" exclaimed the doctor

“米兰达？”医生惊呼道。

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" What is she doing here?"

“她在这儿做什么？”

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As the bird approached, they recognized the purple bird of paradise

当那只鸟靠近时，他们认出了那是紫色的天堂鸟。

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" Oh," Miranda gasped as she fell onto the boat

“哦，”米兰达喘着气跌落在船上。

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" Miranda! Are you all right?" the doctor called out

“米兰达！你没事吧？”医生喊道。

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" Yes," she finally said

“没事，”她终于说道。

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" I was looking for you for weeks!

“我找了你几个星期了！

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But I couldn't find The Curlew anywhere!"

可怎么也找不到杓鹬号！”

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" Yes, er, well... we had to change boats," stammered the doctor

“是，呃，这个……我们换了船，”医生结结巴巴地说。

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" I bring bad news," she continued

“我带来了坏消息，”她继续说。

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" A storm, a big storm, is coming."

“一场暴风雨，一场大暴风雨，就要来了。”

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Tommy looked up at the clear sunny sky

汤米抬头看了看晴朗明媚的天空。

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It certainly didn't look as if a storm were coming

看上去确实不像会有暴风雨。

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" It's not too late to turn back, Dr. Dolittle," Miranda said

“现在回头还来得及，杜立德医生，”米兰达说。

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The doctor shook his head

医生摇了摇头。

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She tried again

她又试了一次。

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" I wish you would."

“我真希望你能回头。”

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" We are going to Spider Monkey Island," the doctor said firmly

“我们要去蜘蛛猴岛，”医生坚定地说。

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" Then be very careful, Doctor," she said sadly

“那么，要非常小心，医生，”她难过地说。

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Miranda shook her wings and flew away

米兰达抖抖翅膀飞走了。

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Everyone watched her disappear into the blue sky

大家目送她消失在蓝天中。

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That night Miranda's words came true

那天晚上，米兰达的话应验了。

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" Tommy! Charles! Wake up!"

“汤米！查尔斯！快醒醒！”

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Dr. Dolittle's voice sounded from the dark

杜立德医生的声音从黑暗中传来。

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Tommy turned the lamp on

汤米打开了灯。

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" I need you on the deck!" the doctor said urgently

“我需要你们到甲板上来！”医生急切地说。

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" The storm is here."

“暴风雨来了。”

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Dr. Dolittle stood by the wheel trying to turn it to the right

杜立德医生站在舵轮旁，想把它往右转。

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But the wind kept pushing the boat to the left

可是风不停地吹着船向左偏。

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" The sails," Dr. Dolittle shouted loudly

“船帆，”杜立德医生大声喊道。

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" Take the sails down!"

“把帆收下来！”

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Polynesia was untying the ropes with her beak

波利尼西亚正用她的喙解开绳索。

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" Where is Charles?" she screeched

“查尔斯在哪？”她尖声叫道。

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" Still asleep!" Tommy yelled back

“还在睡！”汤米回喊道。

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Polynesia was very upset

波利尼西亚非常生气。

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She flew down to the cabin to wake Charles up

她飞进船舱去叫醒查尔斯。

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" Get up! Get up!" she yelled

“起来！起来！”她喊道。

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She pecked him on the nose and forehead

她啄了他的鼻子和额头。

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And she pulled his ears─hard!

然后她用力拉他的耳朵——使劲拉！

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" Ouch!" He jumped up out of bed

“哎哟！”他从床上跳了起来。

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The wind tossed the boat this way and that

风吹得船东摇西晃。

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The wheel spun out of control, knocking Dr. Dolittle to the floor

舵轮失控旋转，把杜立德医生撞倒在地。

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As for poor Tommy, he could not get the sails off by himself

至于可怜的汤米，他一个人根本收不了帆。

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In fact, the wind was so strong that it lifted him off his feet!

实际上，风大得把他从甲板上吹了起来！

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" Hang on tightly!" Dr. Dolittle shouted

“抓紧了！”杜立德医生喊道。

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Charles ran onto the deck

查尔斯跑上了甲板。

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The rain beat against his face

雨水拍打着他的脸。

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" That hurts more than Polynesia's pecking!" he cried

“这比波利尼西亚啄得还疼！”他叫道。

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Charles was a big strong man, but even he could not get the sails down

查尔斯是个高大强壮的男人，但就连他也收不下帆。

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" The wind is blowing too hard," he yelled

“风刮得太猛了，”他喊道。

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Tommy was never so frightened in his whole life

汤米这辈子从没这么害怕过。

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But he knew he must help Charles

但他知道他必须帮助查尔斯。

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" The sail is stuck!" Polynesia was saying to Charles

“帆卡住了！”波利尼西亚对查尔斯说。

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" Tommy! Can you climb up the mast?" she shouted

“汤米！你能爬上桅杆吗？”她喊道。

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Tommy looked up

汤米抬头看去。

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The mast was awfully high up

桅杆高得吓人。

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But he knew he had to do it

但他知道他必须这样做。

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" Yes," he answered

“能，”他回答。

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Then he started to climb up the thick pole

然后他开始爬上那根粗杆子。

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Tommy reached the top

汤米爬到了顶端。

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One of the sails was caught between the ropes

有一面帆卡在了绳索之间。

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That's why they weren't able to pull the sails down

这就是他们没法把帆拉下来的原因。

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Tommy used all his strength and pulled the sail loose

汤米使出全身力气，把帆拉松了。

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As it fell onto the boat, he heard Charles and Polynesia yelling up at him

帆落到船上时，他听到查尔斯和波利尼西亚在下面朝他喊叫。

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Tommy turned his head and saw a huge wave coming toward him

汤米转过头，看见一个巨浪朝他涌来。

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There was no time to climb down

没有时间爬下去了。

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He closed his eyes and held tightly to the mast

他闭上眼睛，紧紧抱住桅杆。

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He thought about his mother and father in Puddleby

他想起了在帕德尔比的父母。

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Then everything went black

然后，一切都变黑了。