E01 001 船难

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0:12 For seven days our ship had been tossed at sea 我们的船已经在海上颠簸了七天。
0:26 The broken masts had gone overboard 断裂的桅杆早已掉进海里。
0:28 Leaks had sprung everywhere, and the water was rising rapidly as the raging storm grew stronger 到处都出现了裂缝，随着肆虐的风暴越来越强，船里的水正迅速上涨。
0:34 My wife, Elizabeth, gathered our four young sons around her in our cabin 我的妻子伊丽莎白把四个年幼的儿子聚拢在船舱里，围在她身边。
0:39 She was encouraging them with calm and loving words 她正用平静而慈爱的话语鼓励着他们。
0:44 This was not the scene we had pictured when we set out from Switzerland to establish a new colony 这可不是我们从瑞士出发去建立新殖民地时所想象的场景。
0:49 Amid the roar of the thundering waves, I suddenly heard a seaman cry," Land! Land!" 在一片雷鸣般的波涛怒吼声中，我突然听到一个水手喊道：“陆地！陆地！”
0:56 At the same instant, the ship struck something with a jolt that threw everyone to the deck of the cabin 就在同一瞬间，船猛然撞上了什么东西，把每个人都甩到了船舱的地板上。
1:02 Above the dreadful sounds of the ship breaking up, I heard the captain shout," Lower the lifeboats! Abandon ship!" 在船体碎裂的可怕声音之上，我听到船长喊道：“放下救生艇！弃船！”
1:10 " Abandon ship!" I exclaimed. The words went like a dagger through my heart “弃船！”我惊叫道。这些话像一把匕首刺穿了我的心。
1:15 But seeing my children's terror, I hid my own fear 但看到孩子们的恐惧，我藏起了自己的害怕。
1:19 " Take courage, my boys!" I cried." We're all still above water “鼓起勇气，孩子们！”我喊道。“我们都还活着。
1:24 There is land nearby. Let's do our best to reach it." 附近有陆地。让我们尽力到达那里。”
1:28 With that I went up on deck 说完我便上了甲板。
1:30 Imagine my horror when I saw all the lifeboats out on the water 想象一下我看到所有救生艇都在水上时有多恐惧。
1:35 The crew had abandoned us! 船员们已经抛弃了我们！
1:37 But as I looked around in despair, I realized that our situation was not hopeless 但当我绝望地环顾四周时，我意识到我们的处境并非毫无希望。
1:43 Although the bow of the ship had been destroyed, our cabin remained unbroken in the stern 虽然船头已被毁坏，但我们在船尾的船舱仍然完好无损。
1:48 I could just make out some land through the rain 透过雨幕，我隐约能辨认出一些陆地。
1:52 I returned to my family and forced a smile 我回到家人身边，强颜欢笑。
1:55 " If the wind and waves die down tomorrow, we can go ashore." “如果明天风浪平息了，我们就可以上岸了。”
1:59 " Then we must find food," said my wife “那我们得找食物，”我的妻子说。
2:02 " We'll need all our strength tomorrow." “明天我们需要全部的力气。”
2:06 After a good supper, the three youngest boys — Ernest, 13; Jack, 11; and Franz, 8 — were soon asleep 美美地吃过晚饭后，三个较小的男孩——13岁的欧内斯特、11岁的杰克和8岁的弗朗茨——很快就睡着了。
2:14 But at 15, Fritz was old enough to understand the danger and to stay up with us 但弗里茨15岁了，已经大到能明白眼前的危险，所以陪着我们熬夜。
2:20 " Father, you and I can swim," he said “爸爸，你和我都会游泳，”他说。
2:23 " But don't you think we should make life preservers for Mother and the boys?" “但你不觉得我们应该给妈妈和弟弟们做些救生衣吗？”
2:27 " An excellent idea!" I told Fritz “好主意！”我对弗里茨说。
2:30 " Let's make some right now in case we need to escape the ship during the night." “我们现在就做一些，以防半夜需要弃船逃生。”
2:34 We searched the ship and soon got hold of enough empty flasks and canisters 我们搜遍全船，很快就找到了足够的空瓶子和空罐子。
2:38 Connecting them together, we made life preservers, which we all quickly put on 我们把它们连在一起，做成了救生衣，然后大家迅速都穿上了。
2:47 Fritz and his brothers now slept soundly while Elizabeth and I kept watch all night 弗里茨和弟弟们现在睡得很香，而伊丽莎白和我则守了一整夜。
2:55 The next morning we gathered on the remaining portion of the deck 第二天早晨，我们聚在残存的甲板上。
2:58 " Where are the sailors?" asked my youngest son, Franz "水手们去哪儿了？"我最小的儿子弗兰兹问道。
3:02 " Have they taken away all the boats?" asked Jack "他们把所有的救生艇都带走了吗？"雅克问道。
3:06 I nodded gravely 我沉重地点了点头。
3:08 " The sea will soon be calm enough for swimming," Fritz reassured his younger brothers "海面很快就会平静下来，足够游泳了。"弗里茨安慰弟弟们。
3:12 " That's fine for you and Father!" exclaimed Ernest "对你和爸爸来说当然没问题！"欧内斯特大声说。
3:16 " But think of Mother and the rest of us! "可你想想妈妈和我们几个吧！
3:18 Why not build a raft so we can all go ashore together?" 我们为什么不造个木筏，大家一起上岸呢？"
3:22 " It would be difficult to build a raft that would carry us safely," I said “要造一个能安全载我们走的木筏，恐怕很难。”我说。
3:26 " But let's think about that while we explore the ship to see what might be of use to us." “不过，我们一边搜寻船上有什么可用的东西，一边考虑这个吧。”
3:31 While I checked on the food and water, my wife took Franz to help her feed the animals on board 我去查看食物和水，妻子则带着弗朗茨帮忙喂船上的动物。
3:37 Jack went to the captain's cabin 杰克去了船长室。
3:40 When he opened the door, out sprang two large but friendly dogs! 他一打开门，就窜出两只体型很大但很友善的狗！
3:49 Back in our cabin we displayed our treasures 回到我们的船舱，我们把找到的宝贝都摆了出来。
3:52 Fritz brought a couple of guns, powder flasks, and plenty of bullets 弗里茨拿来了几支枪、火药瓶和许多子弹。
3:57 Ernest had nails, a saw, and a hammer while other tools stuck out of his pockets 欧内斯特拿了钉子、一把锯子和一把锤子，口袋里还鼓鼓囊囊地塞着其他工具。
4:03 " Look at these nice sharp hooks!" said little Franz, proudly showing us a box of fishhooks “看这些漂亮又锋利的鱼钩！”小弗朗茨说着，自豪地给我们看一盒鱼钩。
4:09 " Well done, Franz!" I said." Those may save our lives by keeping us fed." “干得好，弗朗茨！”我说。“这些鱼钩或许能让我们有东西吃，从而救我们的命。”
4:14 " I have some good news," said my dear wife “我有个好消息，”我亲爱的妻子说。
4:18 " Some useful animals are still alive: a cow, a donkey, two goats, six sheep, and a fine pig." “有些有用的动物还活着：一头奶牛、一头驴子、两只山羊、六只绵羊，还有一头不错的猪。”
4:26 " Now we just have to figure out how to get ashore," I said “现在我们只需要想办法上岸了。”我说。
4:29 " Can't we each get into a big tub and float there?" said Jack “我们能不能每人坐进一个大木盆里漂过去？”杰克说。
4:34 " I've often sailed like that around the pond at home." “我在家里的池塘就经常那样划着玩。”
4:37 " A splendid idea!" I said “好主意！”我说。
4:39 We soon found four tall wooden casks floating in the hold 我们很快在底舱找到了四个漂浮着的高大木桶。
4:45 After dragging them on deck, we managed — with some difficulty — to saw them in half 把它们拖上甲板后，我们费了些力气，成功把它们锯成了两半。
4:52 I was proud of our work, but my wife looked in dismay at the eight tubs 我对我们的成果很自豪，但妻子却沮丧地看着那八个木盆。
4:57 " I'll never get into one of those!" she declared “我绝不坐进这种东西里！”她宣称道。
5:00 " Just wait," I said “等着瞧，”我说。
5:02 I arranged my tubs in a row, connecting them with planks along the bottom and sides 我把木盆排成一排，用木板沿着底部和两侧把它们连接起来。
5:08 When I finished, I was confident our boat would be perfectly safe in smooth water 完成后，我很有信心，我们这艘小船在平静的水面上会非常安全。
5:14 There was only one problem: Our boat was so heavy that we couldn't move it an inch 只是有一个问题：我们的船太重了，我们一点都挪不动它。