026 到来与离去

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For the rest of the day we were busy making our preparations

那天剩下的时间我们都在忙着做准备。

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We scrubbed the decks of our sailboat and polished its two brass cannons

我们擦洗了帆船的甲板，并把两门黄铜大炮擦得锃亮。

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My wife made sure we had the proper clothes to wear

我妻子确保我们有合适的衣服穿。

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The next morning we set sail with the kayak in tow

第二天早上，我们起航了，拖着皮划艇。

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We pulled close to the English ship

我们靠近了那艘英国船。

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After dropping anchor, Fritz and I then paddled toward it

抛下锚后，弗里茨和我便划着船向它靠近。

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The captain and crew were astonished to see us

船长和船员们看到我们都很惊讶。

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" Welcome aboard!" cried the captain

“欢迎上船！”船长喊道。

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He introduced himself as Captain Littlestone and asked us to follow him to his cabin

他自我介绍是利特尔·斯通船长，并请我们跟他去他的船舱。

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" How did you come to live here, so far from Europe?" he asked

“你们是怎么来到这里的，离欧洲这么远？”他问道。

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I told him the story of our shipwreck and the tale of Miss Montrose

我给他讲了我们的沉船经历和蒙特罗斯小姐的故事。

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At the mention of Jenny's name, he stood up and clasped my hand

一提到珍妮的名字，他就站起来握住了我的手。

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" Let me thank you on behalf of Colonel Montrose

“让我代表蒙特罗斯上校感谢你。

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I came to these shores in search of her."

我到这片海岸来就是为了寻找她。”

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" But how did you know where to look?" asked Fritz

“可你怎么知道去哪儿找呢？”弗里茨问道。

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" Her father never gave up hope of finding her," replied Captain Littlestone

“她父亲从未放弃过找到她的希望，”利特尔斯通船长答道。

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" A few weeks ago in Sydney, Australia, I met some survivors from her ship

“几周前在澳大利亚悉尼，我遇到了几个她那艘船的幸存者。

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They told me where the storm had hit

他们告诉了我风暴袭击的地点。

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I decided to search for Miss Montrose on my way to the Cape of Good Hope in Africa."

我决定在前往非洲好望角的途中寻找蒙特罗斯小姐。”

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Then Captain Littlestone begged to be introduced to Jenny and the rest of our family

接着，利特尔斯通船长恳求我们把他介绍给珍妮和我们家的其他人。

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He sent an officer to fetch them from our sailboat

他派了一名军官去我们的帆船上接他们。

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We had a very pleasant lunch aboard the ship

我们在船上享用了一顿非常愉快的午餐。

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" An invalid, Mr. Wolston, is sailing with us to the Cape," said the captain

船长说：“沃尔森先生是一位病人，将和我们一起前往开普敦。”

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Mr. Wolston's wife and two daughters were also on board

沃尔森先生的妻子和两个女儿也在船上。

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" It was thought that the sea air would improve his health," said the captain

船长说：“人们以为海上空气能改善他的健康。”

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" But this week's storm was not good for him, and he has been resting onshore."

“但这周的风暴对他不太好，所以他一直在岸上休息。”

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We were eager to meet the Wolston family, so we paid them a visit that afternoon

我们渴望见到沃尔森一家，于是当天下午去拜访了他们。

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Tents had been pitched in the shade of some trees

帐篷搭在了一些树荫下。

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Mr. Wolston was seated by one of them, enjoying the cool sea breeze

沃尔森先生坐在一顶帐篷旁，享受着凉爽的海风。

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" I'm delighted to meet you," he said as he introduced his family

“很高兴见到你们，”他一边介绍家人一边说道。

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We had not met so many people for years. We talked and talked

这么多年我们都没见过这么多人。我们聊呀聊。

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Before we knew it, darkness was falling

不知不觉，夜幕降临了。

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The captain kindly provided tents so that we could stay the night

船长好心地提供了帐篷，让我们可以过夜。

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The boys and Miss Montrose slept in the tents while my wife and I retreated to our sailboat

男孩们和蒙特罗斯小姐睡在帐篷里，我和妻子则回到了我们的帆船上。

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That night we had a long conversation about returning to Europe

那天晚上，我们就返回欧洲的事长谈了一番。

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At first I did not know how my wife felt about this

起初，我不知道妻子对此事作何感想。

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But finally I said that I considered New Switzerland our home

但最后，我说我把新瑞士看作是我们的家。

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" I want to stay here too," she said," as long as you and at least two of our sons also wish to remain

“我也想留在这里，”她说，“只要你，还有至少两个儿子也愿意留下。

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Two boys may return to Europe if they send back colonists to join us."

如果有两个男孩想回欧洲，只要他们能送些移民回来加入我们就行。”

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But which of our sons would go?

但哪个儿子会去呢？

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We decided to leave that up to them

我们决定让他们自己决定。

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The next morning we suggested that Captain Littlestone should bring his ship to Safety Bay

第二天早上，我们建议利特尔斯通船长把船开到安全湾来。

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That way his crew and the Wolston family could visit us at Rockburg

这样，他的船员和沃尔森一家就能来岩堡拜访我们了。

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When they arrived onshore, our visitors were amazed at our house

当他们上岸后，客人们对我们的房子惊叹不已。

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The young people spent the afternoon roaming about our formerly quiet grounds

年轻人们整个下午都在我们原本宁静的庭园里漫步游玩。

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Mr. Wolston took a nap

沃尔斯顿先生小睡了一会儿。

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He was able to join us for supper

他恢复了精神，能和我们一起吃晚饭了。

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" The hope of residing among you gives me new life," he said with a smile

“能在你们中间生活的希望，给了我新的生命力，”他笑着说。

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" If it is agreeable to you, I would like to remain here with my wife and my older daughter

“如果你们同意的话，我想和我的妻子及大女儿留在这里。

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Her health is also delicate

她的身体也很虚弱。

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My younger daughter would go temporarily to her brother at the Cape of Good Hope."

我的小女儿会暂时去好望角她哥哥那里。”

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" You are welcome to stay here with us," I said

“欢迎你们和我们一起留在这里，”我说。

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" Hurrah for New Switzerland!" shouted everyone

“新瑞士万岁！”每个人都欢呼起来。

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" Won't someone cheer for those of us who are leaving?" asked Jenny

“难道没人要为要离开的我们欢呼一下吗？”珍妮问。

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" Three cheers for England!" cried Fritz

“为英格兰欢呼三声！”弗里茨喊道。

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" And success and happiness to those of us who return to Europe!"

“也祝我们这些回欧洲的人成功、幸福！”

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When it was silent again, I said," Fritz and Jenny seem to be leaving us

等再次安静下来，我说：“弗里茨和珍妮看来是要离开我们了。

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Who else is going to Europe?"

还有谁要去欧洲？”

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" I want to go back to get a good education," said Franz

“我想回去接受良好的教育。”弗朗茨说。

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But Ernest and Jack announced that they would be staying with us

但恩斯特和杰克宣布，他们会留下来跟我们一起。

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Later that night Fritz told me that he intended to marry Jenny

那天深夜，弗里茨告诉我，他打算娶珍妮。

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My wife and I approved of the match although we would miss them — and Franz — so much

妻子和我都赞成这门婚事，虽然我们会非常想念他们——还有弗朗茨。

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Having found Jenny, Captain Littlestone was eager to depart

找到了珍妮后，利特尔斯通船长急着要出发。

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It is now the night before the ship leaves

现在是船离开前的夜晚。

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I'm writing in my journal for the last time

我最后一次在这本日记上写字。

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Tomorrow I will present this journal to Fritz to take back to Europe

明天我会把这本日记交给弗里茨，让他带回欧洲。

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From afar I greet you, Europe. I greet you, dear old Switzerland

我从远方问候你，欧洲。问候你，亲爱的老瑞士。

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Like you, may New Switzerland flourish and prosper — good, happy, and free!

愿你一样，愿新瑞士繁荣昌盛——美好、幸福、自由！