024 陌生人的故事

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Fritz looked at me intently. I realized he was signaling me to keep quiet

弗里茨专注地看着我。我意识到他是在示意我保持安静。

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Apparently the young woman was not yet ready to reveal her identity

显然，这位年轻女子还没准备好透露她的身份。

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The boys ran down to the sailboat for the things we needed to make camp

孩子们跑到帆船那边，去拿我们扎营需要的东西。

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While my wife hurried to prepare supper, my sons entertained the stranger

我妻子忙着准备晚餐，我的儿子们则陪着这位陌生人聊天解闷。

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By the time we sat down to supper, the young woman was laughing and chatting merrily

等我们坐下来吃晚餐时，这位年轻女子已经开心地有说有笑了。

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But she never mentioned her past life or why she was dressed as a naval officer

但她从未提及她过去的生活，也没有解释她为什么穿着海军军官的制服。

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We made up a bed for her on the sailboat

我们在帆船上为她铺了一张床。

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When she retired for the night, Jack threw another log on our fire

等她回船就寝后，杰克又往我们的火堆里添了一根木柴。

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" All right, Fritz," said Jack." Tell us where you found this jolly fellow

“好了，弗里茨，”杰克说，“告诉我们，你在哪儿找到这位快活的伙伴的？

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Did you meet him by chance?

你是偶然遇见他的吗？”

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Or did you go in search of him on your mysterious voyage?"

还是你在那次神秘的航行中是去寻找他？”

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Fritz hesitated a moment, and then told the story of the message tied to the albatross

弗里茨犹豫了一下，然后讲述了信天翁腿上绑着字条的故事。

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" When I left you, I paddled for two days

“我离开你们后，划了两天的船。

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I was beginning to lose hope that I would find the Englishwoman."

我开始不抱希望能找到那位英国女士了。”

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" That albatross could have flown hundreds of miles before it reached you," said Ernest

“那只信天翁可能飞了几百英里才到你这儿呢，”欧内斯特说。

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" That's why I was discouraged," said Fritz

“所以我当时才那么沮丧，”弗里茨说。

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" Finally a high section of land came into view

“终于，一片高耸的陆地出现在眼前。

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When I rounded it, I found a calm and pleasant bay

我绕过它，发现了一个平静宜人的海湾。

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And I saw a column of smoke rising from the rocky shore!

我还看到一股烟柱从岩石海岸升起！

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I realized it was the ' smoking rock ' in the message."

我意识到这就是字条上说的‘冒烟的礁石’。”

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" What did you do next?" asked Franz

“那你接下来做了什么？”弗兰茨问。

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" As soon as I landed, I spotted Miss Montrose coming toward me."

我一上岸，就看见蒙罗斯小姐朝我走来。

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" What?" cried Jack

“什么？”杰克叫道。

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" Don't you mean Mister Montrose?" said Franz

“你不是说蒙罗斯先生吗？”弗兰茨说。

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" Oh, Fritz," said Ernest." I guessed Edward Montrose was a young woman."

“哦，弗里茨，”厄内斯特说，“我猜到爱德华·蒙罗斯是个年轻女子了。”

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" She's embarrassed that she doesn't have any proper clothing," Fritz explained

“她因为没有得体的衣服而感到难为情，”弗里茨解释说。

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" I can take care of that as soon as we return to Rockburg," Mother said

“我们一回到洛克堡，我就能解决这个问题，”母亲说。

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" Now please tell us her real name."

“现在请告诉我们她的真名。”

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" Her name is Jenny Montrose," said Fritz

“她叫珍妮·蒙罗斯，”弗里茨说。

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" She's the daughter of a British army officer, and she was born in India."

“她是一名英国军官的女儿，出生在印度。”

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He continued with her story. Jenny's mother had died when she was three

他继续讲述她的故事。珍妮三岁时母亲就去世了。

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After his wife's death, Colonel Montrose focused all his attention on Jenny

妻子去世后，蒙特罗斯上校把全部精力都倾注在珍妮身上。

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She became an accomplished rider and shared his interest in the outdoors

她成为一名出色的骑手，也和他一样热爱户外活动。

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When Colonel Montrose received orders to return to England, he sent Jenny ahead

蒙特罗斯上校接到返回英国的命令时，就先让珍妮出发了。

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A storm hit her ship a week after it left India

船驶离印度一周后遭遇了暴风雨。

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Everyone was forced to abandon ship and board the lifeboats

所有人被迫弃船，登上了救生艇。

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All the lifeboats disappeared and finally Jenny's boat capsized

所有救生艇都消失了，最后珍妮的船也翻了。

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She was the only person to reach shore

她是唯一游到岸边的人。

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" From that moment three years ago, until I found her, she never saw another human being," said Fritz

“从三年前的那一刻起，直到我发现她，她再没见过其他任何人。”弗里茨说。

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" She kept a fire burning, hoping to attract a passing ship

“她一直让火燃着，希望能引来过往的船只。

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And she caught and tamed birds so that she could send messages with them."

她还捕捉并驯养鸟儿，好用它们来传递消息。”

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He went on." She greeted me with tears in her eyes and said,' Thank goodness you have come at last!

他接着说。“她眼里含着泪水迎接我，说：‘感谢老天爷，你终于来了！

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I've waited impatiently since the bird returned with your message.'"

自从鸟儿带回你的消息，我就一直焦急地等着。’”

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" But how did she manage to live by herself for so many years?" asked my wife, full of concern

“可她一个人这么多年是怎么活下来的呀？”我妻子满心关切地问。

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" She is quite clever," said Fritz

“她非常聪明，”弗里茨说。

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" Some tools and a chest of navy uniforms washed ashore from the wreck

“一些工具和一个装着海军制服的箱子从沉船漂到了岸上。

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With these she managed to build a hut on the ground and a safe sleeping place in a tree

靠这些，她想法子在地上搭了个小棚子，还在树上弄了个安全的睡觉地方。

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She had also made bows, arrows, and fish hooks

她还自己做弓箭和鱼钩。

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So she was able to provide food for herself."

这样她就能给自己弄吃的了。”

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" She is a clever girl indeed," said my wife

“这姑娘确实能干，”我妻子说。

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We went to sleep on board the sailboat that night

那天晚上，我们就在帆船上睡下了。

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The next morning we all assembled for breakfast. I addressed Miss Montrose

第二天早上，我们聚在一起吃早饭。我对蒙特罗斯小姐说：

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" There is no need to hide your identity," I said

“你没必要再隐瞒身份了，”我说。

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" We welcome you just as you are."

“我们就欢迎你本来的样子。”

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Jenny smiled." The boys were treating me differently this morning

珍妮笑了。“今天早上，男孩们对我的态度不一样了。

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" So I thought you must have guessed my secret

“所以我猜，你们一定是知道了我的秘密。

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I shouldn't be ashamed of these clothes

我也不该为这身衣服难为情。

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In women's clothes I wouldn't have been able to manage all the work I had to do."

要是穿女装，我根本干不了那些必须做的活儿。”

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After breakfast we started for Rockburg

吃过早饭，我们就朝岩堡出发了。

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Fritz and Jack went ahead in the kayak

弗里茨和杰克划着皮划艇先走一步。

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When we arrived, they led the way through the gardens, orchards, and shrubs

我们到的时候，他们带路穿过花园、果园和灌木丛。

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Jenny was amazed when we arrived at Rockburg itself

等真的到了岩堡，珍妮惊叹不已。

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" I cannot believe that all this exists!" She looked around in wonder

“真不敢相信这一切都是真的！”她惊奇地环顾四周。

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Jack and Fritz had set the table outside and laid out a fine meal

杰克和弗里茨已经在外面摆好桌子，布置了一桌好饭菜。

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There was even a vase of flowers on the table

桌上甚至还摆了一瓶花。

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" Come inside and change before we eat," said my wife

“吃饭前，先进来换身衣服吧，”我妻子说。

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When Jenny returned, she looked prettier than ever

等珍妮回来时，她看起来比任何时候都漂亮。

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I motioned her to sit between my wife and me

我示意她坐在我和妻子中间。

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Ernest and Franz also sat, but Fritz and Jack wanted to wait on us all

欧内斯特和弗朗兹也坐下了，可弗里茨和杰克却想在一旁伺候我们大家。

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" What a perfect feast!" said Jenny with tears of joy in her eyes

“多棒的一顿宴席啊！”珍妮眼里闪着喜悦的泪花说。