002 登上小岛

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How could we move that heavy boat?

我们怎样才能移动那条沉重的船？

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I stood on the deck, looking at the wreckage around us

我站在甲板上，看着周围的残骸。

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" We need a lever and rollers!" I cried

“我们需要一根杠杆和滚轮！”我喊道。

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" Fetch me a sturdy wooden plank for a lever

“给我拿一块结实的木板来做杠杆。

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We can make rollers from what's left of a mast."

我们可以用桅杆剩下的部分做滚轮。”

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Fritz quickly brought a plank, and I cut up a mast

弗里茨很快拿来一块木板，我把一根桅杆锯成了几段。

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Then I raised the bow of our boat with the plank while my sons placed a roller under it

然后我用木板撬起船头，儿子们在下面放了一个滚轮。

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We repeated the process, placing two more rollers under the boat

我们重复这个过程，在船下又放了两个滚轮。

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When we once again began to push, we were able to launch our boat into the water

当我们再次开始推动时，我们成功把小船推入了水中。

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" Now, my beloved family," I announced," it's time to make our escape

“现在，我亲爱的家人们，”我宣布，“是我们逃离的时候了。

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Leave plenty of food near the animals

给动物们多留些食物。

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Then collect everything that may be of use to us."

然后把我们可能用得到的东西都收集起来。”

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The boys joyfully obeyed me

孩子们高兴地听从了我的吩咐。

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From the large quantity of things they gathered, I chose canvas for a tent

从他们收集来的大量物品中，我挑出了搭帐篷用的帆布、

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a chest of carpenter's tools, fishing rods, an iron pot, cases of biscuits and dried soup, and some other items

一箱木工工具、钓鱼竿、一口铁锅、几盒饼干和干汤料，还有一些其他的东西。

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We now began to take our seats, each one of us in our own tub

现在，我们开始各就各位，每个人都坐进自己的木桶里。

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Just then we heard the roosters crowing as if scolding us for abandoning them

就在这时，我们听到了公鸡的啼叫声，仿佛在责怪我们要抛弃它们。

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" Let's take them with us," urged my wife

“我们把它们也带上吧，”妻子催促道。

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So we placed ten hens and a couple of roosters in one tub with some wire netting over the top

于是我们把十只母鸡和两只公鸡放进一个木桶里，并在上面盖了一层铁丝网。

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The ducks and geese took to the water at once while the pigeons swiftly flew toward shore

鸭子和鹅立刻跳进了水里，而鸽子则飞快地向岸边飞去。

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" This is my contribution," said my wife, throwing a mysterious bag to Franz

“这是我的一点心意，”妻子说着，把一个神秘的袋子扔给了弗朗茨。

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All being ready, we cast off and moved away from the wreck

一切准备就绪，我们解开绳索，驶离了沉船。

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My good, brave wife sat in the first compartment

我那善良勇敢的妻子坐在第一个隔舱里。

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Then came Franz, our youngest son, followed by Fritz, our oldest son

接着是我们的小儿子弗朗茨，随后是大儿子弗里茨。

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The center tubs contained our valuable cargo

中间的桶里装着我们的贵重货物。

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Then came our third son, bold Jack, followed by Ernest, our intelligent but rather lazy second son

然后是三儿子，勇敢的杰克，接着是二儿子欧内斯特，他聪明但相当慵懒。

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I stood in the stern, trying to guide the boat to a safe landing place

我站在船尾，努力引导小船驶向一个安全的登陆点。

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We had left the two large dogs, Turk and Juno on the wreck

我们把两只大狗，特克和朱诺，留在了沉船上。

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But when they saw us deserting them, they sprang into the sea after us

但它们见我们抛下了它们，便跳入海中追赶我们。

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As we neared the shore, it appeared rocky and barren

当我们靠近海岸时，它看起来岩石嶙峋、荒凉贫瘠。

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The geese and ducks, however, found an opening between the rocks where a stream flowed into the sea

然而，鹅和鸭子找到了岩石间的一个缺口，那里有一条小溪流入大海。

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I steered after them, and we soon found ourselves in a small, calm bay

我跟着它们把舵，很快我们就进了一个平静的小海湾。

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As soon as we could gather our children around us on dry land, we knelt in prayer

我们刚能在干地上把孩子们聚到身边，就跪下祈祷。

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Then together we unloaded the boat and set up a tent

然后我们一起卸下小船，支起了帐篷。

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The younger boys quickly gathered moss and grass for beds

几个年纪较小的男孩很快捡来苔藓和草，用来铺床。

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I made a fireplace with some large flat stones near the brook

我在溪边用几块大石头搭了个火塘。

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Then my wife began making soup with the help of little Franz

接着，我的妻子在小弗朗茨的帮助下开始做汤。

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" Mama, don't you want some beef?" he asked as she added water to the dried soup

“妈妈，你不要点牛肉吗？”她往干汤料里加水时，他问道。

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" Where can I get it, dear?" she reminded him

“我去哪儿弄牛肉呢，亲爱的？”她提醒他。

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" We're a long way from a butcher's shop."

“我们离肉铺可远着呢。”

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" Oh," he said quietly

“哦，”他轻声说道。

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Meanwhile Fritz climbed over the rocks to see what lay beyond the stream

与此同时，弗里茨翻过岩石，想看看溪流那边有什么。

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That kind of brisk exercise didn't suit Ernest, so he wandered down to the beach

那种剧烈运动不适合欧内斯特，于是他漫步走到了海滩上。

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Jack scrambled among the rocks searching for shellfish

杰克在岩石间攀爬，寻找着贝类。

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I was eager to grab two casks that had been floating near our boat

我急于抓住漂浮在我们船附近的两个木桶。

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While struggling to do that, I heard Jack cry out

正费力抓着时，我听到了杰克的喊叫声。

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" Help!" he screamed

“救命啊！”他尖叫道。

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Fearing he was in great danger, I ran and found him standing in a deep pool

我怕他身处险境，跑了过去，发现他正站在一个深水坑里。

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A huge lobster had caught his leg in its powerful claw!

一只巨大的龙虾用它有力的大螯夹住了他的腿！

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Poor Jack was very frightened

可怜的杰克吓坏了。

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" It won't let me go!" he cried

“它不放过我！”他喊道。

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I grabbed the lobster firmly by the back, and it released its grip

我紧紧抓住龙虾的后背，它松开了钳子。

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Jack carried the lobster triumphantly to the tent

杰克得意洋洋地把龙虾拎回了帐篷。

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He urged his mother to add it to the soup, but she decided to save it for another meal

他催着母亲把它加到汤里，但她决定留着下顿饭再吃。

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" Congratulations, Jack," I said." You're the first to discover something useful."

“恭喜你，杰克，”我说，“你是第一个发现有用东西的人。”

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" I found something good to eat too. Oysters!" said Ernest

“我也找到了好吃的。牡蛎！”欧内斯特说。

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" But I didn't want to get my feet wet

“但我不想把脚弄湿。

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And I found sea salt in the crevices of the rocks."

我还在岩石缝里找到了海盐。”

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" Never let me hear you object to getting your feet wet," I said

“别再让我听到你怕弄湿脚，”我说。

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" See how quickly the sun has dried Jack and me."

“看看太阳多快就把我和杰克晒干了。”

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My wife stirred the soup with a stick

我的妻子用一根棍子搅着汤。

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" Our soup is ready, but how will we eat it without bowls or spoons?"

“我们的汤好了，可没有碗和勺子，我们怎么喝呢？”

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" Oyster shells!" Ernest exclaimed

“牡蛎壳！”欧内斯特叫道。

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The boys ran off to get some oysters

男孩们跑开去弄些牡蛎。

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By the time they came back, Fritz had also returned with reports of the beautiful country that lay beyond the stream

等他们回来时，弗里茨也回来了，报告了溪流远方那片美丽土地的情况。

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We ate the oysters and scooped up our soup with the shells

我们吃了牡蛎，用壳舀汤喝。

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As the sun set, my wife pulled some oats from her mysterious bag and fed the poultry

日落时分，我的妻子从她那个神秘的袋子里拿出些燕麦喂家禽。

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Our first day ashore drew peacefully to a close

我们上岸的第一天平静地结束了。