005 风暴

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Suddenly there was a loud rumble from deep in the clouds

突然，云层深处传来一声巨响。

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Large raindrops fell from the sky

大颗的雨滴从天空落下。

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Waves swelled up from the sea like towering, black mountains

海浪从海面涌起，像高耸的黑色山峰。

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" Oh, what fun!" thought the Little Mermaid

“哦，多有趣啊！”小美人鱼心想。

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" A storm is coming!"

“暴风雨要来了！”

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In the Sea Kingdom, she and her sisters were safe from storms

在海底王国，她和她的姐妹们不受暴风雨的侵袭。

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They loved to play in the churning water

她们喜欢在翻腾的海水中玩耍。

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But the sailors were frightened

但水手们吓坏了。

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They yanked the ropes that controlled the sails

他们猛拉控制船帆的绳索。

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The Prince's ship turned to and fro in every direction

王子的船在各个方向来回摇摆。

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Strong winds rocked the ship from side to side

狂风将船吹得左右摇晃。

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The angry sea would not let them sail back to land

愤怒的大海不让他们驶回陆地。

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" All hands on deck!" shouted one sailor

“全体船员上甲板！”一名水手喊道。

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" The ship is out of control!" shouted another

“船失控了！”另一人喊道。

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Unafraid, the Little Mermaid waited in the distance

小美人鱼毫不害怕，在远处等待着。

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Through the darkness she watched the ship and thought

在黑暗中，她望着那艘船，心想：

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" Lucky me! Now the Prince can't sail away!

“我真走运！现在王子没法开船走了！

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Maybe I can get another look at him before morning."

也许天亮前我还能再看他一眼。”

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The Little Mermaid didn't understand that the ship was in danger

小美人鱼不知道船正处于危险之中。

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The storm grew stronger, and huge waves crashed on the deck

风暴越来越猛烈，巨浪拍打着甲板。

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The wind beat against the sails and tore them to pieces

风猛烈地击打着船帆，把它们撕成了碎片。

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Then, without warning, the main mast snapped and fell into the water

随后，毫无预兆地，主桅杆突然折断，掉进了水里。

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The boat began to tip to one side, and seawater flooded the deck

船开始向一侧倾斜，海水涌上了甲板。

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" Get out the lifeboats!" cried a sailor

“快放下救生艇！”一名水手喊道。

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" We must save the passengers!"

“我们必须救出乘客！”

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But it was already too late

但已经太晚了。

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A bolt of lightning struck the ship, and a strong gust of wind blew out all the lights

一道闪电击中了船，一阵强风吹灭了所有的灯火。

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Suddenly everything was pitch-black

突然间，四周漆黑一片。

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Then another lightning bolt struck and set the ship on fire

接着又一道闪电击中，船着起了火。

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Burning pieces of the ship were scattered everywhere

燃烧的船体碎片四处飞散。

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By the blazing light, the Little Mermaid could see that the humans were fighting for their lives

借着火光，小美人鱼看到人类正在拼命求生。

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" Oh no," she cried," the poor humans!"

“哦，不，”她喊道，“可怜的人类！”

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Some of them were thrown into the sea

有些人被抛入了海里。

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Others jumped from the flaming decks

其他人则从燃烧的甲板上跳了下去。

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" Help! Help!" they screamed as they fell into the water

“救命！救命！”他们落入水中时尖叫着。

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The Little Mermaid saw the woman who wore the blue feather holding onto a table leg

小美人鱼看到那位戴着蓝色羽毛的女士正抱着一根桌腿。

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A man was trying to swim to shore

一个男人正试图游向岸边。

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" Save me!" cried one guest

“救救我！”一位宾客喊道。

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" I don't want to die!" cried another

“我不想死！”另一位宾客喊道。

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All struggled to keep their heads above the waves

所有人都挣扎着把头伸出水面。

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The Little Mermaid searched desperately for the Prince

小美人鱼心急如焚地寻找着王子。

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Finally she saw him

她终于看到了他。

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He was trying to keep afloat, but he was tired

他努力让自己浮着，但他已经很累了。

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He began to slip below the surface of the water

他开始往水面下沉去。

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" He's going to visit the Sea Kingdom!" said the Little Mermaid happily

“他要去海底王国做客了！”小美人鱼开心地说道。

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But then she remembered that humans could not live beneath the sea

但随后她想起，人类无法在海底生活。

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Unlike the sea folk, they could not breathe in the water

与海洋的子民不同，他们无法在水中呼吸。

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" My Prince will die!

“我的王子会死的！

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Oh, I must save him!" she cried

哦，我必须救他！”她喊道。

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The Little Mermaid dived through the waves and swam closer to the destroyed ship

小美人鱼潜过海浪，向那艘损毁的船游得更近了。

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She made her way through the burning wood falling from the ship

她从船上掉落下来的、燃烧着的木头间穿行而过。

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At last she reached the Prince, just as he dropped beneath the raging sea

她终于游到了王子身边，就在他沉入汹涌的大海之时。

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He looked like a leaf falling from a tree

他看起来就像一片从树上飘落的叶子。

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The Little Mermaid grabbed him and pulled his head above the water

小美人鱼抓住他，把他的头拉出水面。

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" Hang on, dear Prince

“坚持住，亲爱的王子。

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I've got you!" she whispered in his ear

我抓住你了！”她在他耳边轻声说道。

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Then she let the waves take them away from the fire

然后，她听任海浪带着他们远离了火焰。