092 海上艰辛

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Columbus took Mandy to his cabin

哥伦布把曼迪带到他的船舱。

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" You will be safe here," he said

“你在这里会很安全。”他说道。

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Curious, Mandy picked up a round metal object

出于好奇，曼迪拿起了一个圆形的金属物件。

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Its pointy, moving hands were like a clock's

它上面尖尖的、会动的指针像时钟的指针一样。

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" What's this?" asked Mandy

“这是什么？”曼迪问道。

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" It's an astrolabe," explained Columbus

“这是星盘。”哥伦布解释道。

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" It measures the height of the sun from the horizon

“它用来测量太阳与地平线之间的高度。

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It helps us know where we are on the ocean."

它帮助我们了解我们在海洋上的位置。”

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Columbus took the astrolabe and said

哥伦布拿起星盘，说道：

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" I have to go now. Stay here."

“我现在得走了。你待在这里。”

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Meanwhile, Vinnie was getting hungry

与此同时，温妮开始感到饿了。

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A sailor's life wasn't much fun

水手的生活可不怎么有趣。

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" We're all going to starve," said an old sailor nearby

“我们都要饿死了，”旁边一个老水手说。

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" Monsters will eat us before we starve!" screamed another

“还没饿死，怪物就会把我们吃掉！”另一个水手尖叫道。

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" I want to go home!" thought Vinnie

“我想回家！”温妮心想。

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Manuel was tying a knot in a rope

曼努埃尔正在给绳子打结。

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Another boy was standing by a large coil of rope, holding an hourglass

另一个男孩站在一大卷绳子旁边，手里拿着一个沙漏。

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When the sand emptied into the bottom, the boy cried:

当沙子全流到下面时，男孩喊道：

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" One glass is gone

“一个沙漏的时间过去了。

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Now the second begins!"

现在第二个开始！”

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" What's he doing?" Vinnie asked Manuel

“他在干什么？”维尼问曼努埃尔。

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" We take turns turning over the hourglass

“我们轮流翻转沙漏。

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Each time it empties, a half hour has gone by," explained Manuel

每次沙子漏完，就过去了半小时，”曼努埃尔解释道。

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" After eight turns, or four hours, another boy takes over."

“翻转八次，也就是四小时后，另一个男孩会来接班。”

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The boy called to Vinnie

那个男孩朝维尼喊道，

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" Hey, take over a minute, will you?"

“嘿，你接手一会儿，好吗？”

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He put the hourglass into Vinnie's hands

他把沙漏塞到维尼手里。

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" It's the second half of the hour," said the boy

“这是这个小时的后半小时，”男孩说。

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He ran off before Vinnie could protest

维尼还没来得及抗议，他就跑开了。

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" Here," said Manuel

“来，”曼努埃尔说。

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He took a biscuit out of his pocket and gave it to Vinnie

他从口袋里掏出一块饼干，递给了维尼。

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Biscuits were used to mark the time after each turn of the hourglass

饼干是用来在每次翻转沙漏后标记时间的。

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Vinnie thought he was supposed to eat it

维尼以为这是给他吃的。

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" Ow!" cried Vinnie, after he tried to bite it

“哎哟！”维尼试着咬了一口，疼得叫了起来。

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The biscuit was so hard that Vinnie put it down on the ropes

饼干太硬了，维尼就把它搁在了绳子上。

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Meanwhile, Mandy sat alone in the captain's cabin

与此同时，曼迪独自坐在船长室里。

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The cabin boy had left her a biscuit to eat

船上服务员也给她留了一块饼干。

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She put it in her pocket

她把饼干放进了口袋。

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Suddenly, there was a loud boom

突然，传来一声巨响。

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Mandy, ran out onto the deck

曼迪跑到了甲板上。

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" What was that?" she shouted

“那是什么声音？”她大喊道。

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" It's the Pinta!" cried someone

“是平塔号！”有人喊道。

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" The ship needs help!"

“那条船需要帮助！”

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At that moment, she heard a familiar voice shouting

就在这时，她听到一个熟悉的声音在喊：

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" One glass is gone, and now the second begins!"

“一个沙漏走完了，现在第二个开始！”

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" Vinnie!" she cried happily

“维尼！”她开心地大叫。

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" Mandy! Am I glad to see you!"

“曼迪！见到你真是太高兴了！”

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he exclaimed when she ran up

她跑上前时，他大声说道。

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He put the hourglass on top of the ropes

他把沙漏放在了绳堆上。

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" What are you doing?" she asked

“你在做什么？”她问道。

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" Every thirty minutes, I turn this hourglass over

“每隔三十分钟，我就把这个沙漏翻转一次。

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Each time, Manuel brings a biscuit

每翻一次，曼努埃尔就会拿来一块饼干。

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They're so hard I can't eat them," said Vinnie

它们硬得我根本咬不动。”维尼说。

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" Don't eat them!"

“别吃它们！”

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Mandy shouted, pulling out the photo

曼迪喊道，一边掏出了照片。

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" We need them! See?"

“我们需要它们！你看？”

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The photo was glowing blue

照片正发着蓝光。

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" But there are only two biscuits!" cried Vinnie

“但我们只有两块饼干啊！”维尼叫道。

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" We need three to go home."

“我们得有三块才能回家。”

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" Don't worry," said Mandy, pulling the biscuit from her pocket

“别担心，”曼迪说着，从口袋里掏出了那块饼干。

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Mandy placed it next to the other biscuits

曼迪把它放在了另外两块饼干旁边。

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In the photo, the hourglass glowed red

照片里，沙漏发出了红色的光。

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" I'm so glad we're leaving!" cried Vinnie

“我们终于要走了，太开心了！”维尼喊道。

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The children closed their eyes and fell down the dark tunnel

孩子们闭上眼睛，掉进了黑暗的隧道里。