02-05-鲁滨孙漂流记 [2]
,'he said,'Xury can go free. '
When we arrived in Brazil three weeks later,I said goodbye to the captain and Xury,left the ship,and went to begin a new life.
■ 2 南下非洲海岸
两年多的时间里,我过着奴隶的生活,我在屋子里、花园里干活,每天都计划着逃跑,但一直没能成功。我日夜思考着逃跑的事。我的主人喜欢乘小船去钓鱼,而且总是带上我。一个名叫莫雷的男人及一个小男孩也总跟随着我们。
一天主人对我们说:“我有些朋友明天想去钓鱼,把船给准备好。”
于是,我们搬了很多食物和饮料到船上,在第二天早上,我们等候着主人和他的朋友,但主人来时却是他独自一人。
“我的朋友今天不想去钓鱼了,”他对我说,“但你和莫雷及这孩子去为我们今天的晚餐捕些鱼来。”
“是,主人。”我平静地回答,但我内心很激动。心想,“也许这回我可以逃脱了。”
主人回到他的朋友们那儿去了,我们坐船出了海。静静地钓了一阵鱼,然后我小心翼翼地移到莫雷的身后把他推到了海里。“游回去,”我大声喊着“朝岸上游!”
我的主人喜欢打海鸟,所以有几只枪在船上。我迅速地抓过一支枪,莫雷正跟在船后面游,我朝他叫道:
“回到岸上去!你可以游到那儿,这儿离海岸不太远。我不会伤害你,但如果你一靠近这只船,我就会打穿你的睑袋!”于是,莫雷转过身尽他最快的速度游回岸上去了。
然后,我对这小孩说:“苏里,如果你帮我,我会是你的好朋友,如果你不帮我,我同样会把你丢到海里去。”
但苏里很乐意帮助我。“我愿意跟着你走遍世界,”他大声说。
我想驶向加纳利岛,但是不敢远离海岸,这只是一只小船。因此我们向南航行了几天,我们只有很少的水,这儿是危险的国度,有许多野生动物。我们害怕,但是我们常常不得不上岸去取水,有一次我用枪射死了一只野兽,我不知道这是什么动物,但它成了一顿美餐。
沿着非洲海岸我们朝南航行了大约10天至12天,随后一天我们看到岸上有些人——古怪的野人,他们看起来并不友善,那时我们的食物很少了,我们实在需要帮助,我们害怕,但我们不得不上岸。
开始,他们也害怕我们。或许白人从没有访问过这海岸。当然,我们不会说他们的语言,我们只好用手势和脸部表情来表明我们很饿。他们把食物搬给我们,随即迅速地离开。我们把食物搬上船,他们瞧着我们。我试图感谢他们,却没有什么东西可以送给他们。
正在这时候,两只大野猫从山上窜到海边来。我想它们是豹子。那些人们害怕这些野猫,那些妇女们尖叫起来。很快地,我拿起一枝枪,击中了其中一只野兽。另外一只跑回了山里。
枪对这些非洲居民来说很新奇,他们害怕这轰响的声音与烟雾。但他们对死的野猫很感兴趣。我送给他们这只死兽的肉,他们给了我们更多的食物和水。
现在我们有了很多的食物和水,我们继续航行。11天后我们接近佛得角群岛。我们可以看见它们,但由于没有风我们不能靠近。我们等候着。
突然,苏里对我叫着,“看哪,一只船!”
他是对的!我们叫喊着并且尽可能快地划着小船。但是那只船并没看到我们。这时我想起枪可以产生很多烟雾。几分钟后那只船看到了我们并且转了过来。
等我们上了他们的船,葡萄牙船长倾听了我的故事。他正要去巴西并且答应帮助我,但他对我的帮助不要任何偿报。当我试图付钱给他时,他说:“不,也许,有一天,当我需要帮助时,有人也会帮助我。”
但是他却付钱买下我的船,也买下了苏里。起初,我不愿意把苏里卖作奴隶,毕竟一起经历了我们所有危险的冒险过程。但苏里很乐意跟随船长,这位船长是一个好人。“十年后,”他说,“苏里将会获得自由”。
三星期后我们抵达巴西,我告别了船长和苏里,离开了船。继续开始了一个新的生活。
■ 3 The storm and the shipwreck
I stayed in Brazil and worked hard for some years. By then I was rich…but also bored. One day some friends came to me and said,'We're going to Africa to do business. Why don't you come with us?We'll all be rich after this journey!'
How stupid I was!I had an easy,comfortable life in Brazil,but,of course,I agreed. And so,in 1659,I went to sea again.
At first,all went well,but then there was a terrible storm. For twelve days the wind and the rain didn't stop. We lost three men in the sea,and soon the ship had holes in its sides. 'We're all going to die this time,'I said to myself. Then one morning one of the sailors saw land,but the next minute our ship hit some sand just under the sea. The ship could not move and we were really in danger now. The sea was trying to break the ship into pieces,and we had very little time. Quickly,we put a boat into the sea and got off the ship. But the sea was very rough and our little boat could not live for long in that wild water.
Half an hour later the angry sea turned our boat over and we were all in the water. I looked round for my friends,but I could see nobody. I was alone.
That day I was lucky,and the sea carried me to the shore. I could not see the land,only mountains of water all around me. Then,suddenly,I felt the ground under my feet. Another mountain of water came,pushed me up the beach,and I fell on the wet sand.
At first I was very thankful to be alive. Slowly,I got to my feet and went higher up the shore. From there,I looked out to sea. I could see our ship,but it was wrecked and there was no-body near it. There was nobody in the water. All my friends were dead. I was alive,but in a strange wild country,with no food,no water,and no gun.
It was dark now and I was tired. I was afraid to sleep on the shore. Perhaps there were wild animals there. So I went up into a tree and I stayed there all night.
■ 3 风暴与海难
我留在巴西苦干了几年。不久我就有了一笔财富……但我又感到了厌倦。一天,一些朋友来看我并对我说,“我们将要去非洲做生意。为什么你不和我们一起去呢?这次航行后我们都会发财的!”
我是多么的傻啊!我在巴西已有了轻松、舒适的生活,然而我又同意了。于是,在1659年,我又一次出海了。
最初,一帆风顺,但不久就来了一场可怕的风暴。狂风暴雨持续了12天没有停息。我们在海上失去了三个同伴,而且没多久,船舷上就出现了漏洞。“这回我们都活不成了,”我自言自语。一天早上,一个水手瞧见了陆地,但紧接着我们的船就触到了海底的沙滩,船没法移动,我们此刻真正地陷在了危险之中。海浪似乎极力地想把船击成粉碎,我们只有很少的时间了。迅速地,我们往海里放下小艇,离开了船。但大海太粗暴了,我们的小船在这样的大浪中根本没法长时间航行。
半个时辰后,愤怒的大海掀翻了我们的小船,我们全都落到了水里。我四处张望寻视我的伙伴,但却看不到一个人。只剩我一人了。
那天,我是幸运的,海水把我送到了岸边。我没法看见陆地,我的四周只有排山倒海的浪涛。突然间我触到了脚下的陆地。又一个浪峰盖过来,把我推上了沙滩,我跌倒在湿湿的沙地上。
When we arrived in Brazil three weeks later,I said goodbye to the captain and Xury,left the ship,and went to begin a new life.
■ 2 南下非洲海岸
两年多的时间里,我过着奴隶的生活,我在屋子里、花园里干活,每天都计划着逃跑,但一直没能成功。我日夜思考着逃跑的事。我的主人喜欢乘小船去钓鱼,而且总是带上我。一个名叫莫雷的男人及一个小男孩也总跟随着我们。
一天主人对我们说:“我有些朋友明天想去钓鱼,把船给准备好。”
于是,我们搬了很多食物和饮料到船上,在第二天早上,我们等候着主人和他的朋友,但主人来时却是他独自一人。
“我的朋友今天不想去钓鱼了,”他对我说,“但你和莫雷及这孩子去为我们今天的晚餐捕些鱼来。”
“是,主人。”我平静地回答,但我内心很激动。心想,“也许这回我可以逃脱了。”
主人回到他的朋友们那儿去了,我们坐船出了海。静静地钓了一阵鱼,然后我小心翼翼地移到莫雷的身后把他推到了海里。“游回去,”我大声喊着“朝岸上游!”
我的主人喜欢打海鸟,所以有几只枪在船上。我迅速地抓过一支枪,莫雷正跟在船后面游,我朝他叫道:
“回到岸上去!你可以游到那儿,这儿离海岸不太远。我不会伤害你,但如果你一靠近这只船,我就会打穿你的睑袋!”于是,莫雷转过身尽他最快的速度游回岸上去了。
然后,我对这小孩说:“苏里,如果你帮我,我会是你的好朋友,如果你不帮我,我同样会把你丢到海里去。”
但苏里很乐意帮助我。“我愿意跟着你走遍世界,”他大声说。
我想驶向加纳利岛,但是不敢远离海岸,这只是一只小船。因此我们向南航行了几天,我们只有很少的水,这儿是危险的国度,有许多野生动物。我们害怕,但是我们常常不得不上岸去取水,有一次我用枪射死了一只野兽,我不知道这是什么动物,但它成了一顿美餐。
沿着非洲海岸我们朝南航行了大约10天至12天,随后一天我们看到岸上有些人——古怪的野人,他们看起来并不友善,那时我们的食物很少了,我们实在需要帮助,我们害怕,但我们不得不上岸。
开始,他们也害怕我们。或许白人从没有访问过这海岸。当然,我们不会说他们的语言,我们只好用手势和脸部表情来表明我们很饿。他们把食物搬给我们,随即迅速地离开。我们把食物搬上船,他们瞧着我们。我试图感谢他们,却没有什么东西可以送给他们。
正在这时候,两只大野猫从山上窜到海边来。我想它们是豹子。那些人们害怕这些野猫,那些妇女们尖叫起来。很快地,我拿起一枝枪,击中了其中一只野兽。另外一只跑回了山里。
枪对这些非洲居民来说很新奇,他们害怕这轰响的声音与烟雾。但他们对死的野猫很感兴趣。我送给他们这只死兽的肉,他们给了我们更多的食物和水。
现在我们有了很多的食物和水,我们继续航行。11天后我们接近佛得角群岛。我们可以看见它们,但由于没有风我们不能靠近。我们等候着。
突然,苏里对我叫着,“看哪,一只船!”
他是对的!我们叫喊着并且尽可能快地划着小船。但是那只船并没看到我们。这时我想起枪可以产生很多烟雾。几分钟后那只船看到了我们并且转了过来。
等我们上了他们的船,葡萄牙船长倾听了我的故事。他正要去巴西并且答应帮助我,但他对我的帮助不要任何偿报。当我试图付钱给他时,他说:“不,也许,有一天,当我需要帮助时,有人也会帮助我。”
但是他却付钱买下我的船,也买下了苏里。起初,我不愿意把苏里卖作奴隶,毕竟一起经历了我们所有危险的冒险过程。但苏里很乐意跟随船长,这位船长是一个好人。“十年后,”他说,“苏里将会获得自由”。
三星期后我们抵达巴西,我告别了船长和苏里,离开了船。继续开始了一个新的生活。
■ 3 The storm and the shipwreck
I stayed in Brazil and worked hard for some years. By then I was rich…but also bored. One day some friends came to me and said,'We're going to Africa to do business. Why don't you come with us?We'll all be rich after this journey!'
How stupid I was!I had an easy,comfortable life in Brazil,but,of course,I agreed. And so,in 1659,I went to sea again.
At first,all went well,but then there was a terrible storm. For twelve days the wind and the rain didn't stop. We lost three men in the sea,and soon the ship had holes in its sides. 'We're all going to die this time,'I said to myself. Then one morning one of the sailors saw land,but the next minute our ship hit some sand just under the sea. The ship could not move and we were really in danger now. The sea was trying to break the ship into pieces,and we had very little time. Quickly,we put a boat into the sea and got off the ship. But the sea was very rough and our little boat could not live for long in that wild water.
Half an hour later the angry sea turned our boat over and we were all in the water. I looked round for my friends,but I could see nobody. I was alone.
That day I was lucky,and the sea carried me to the shore. I could not see the land,only mountains of water all around me. Then,suddenly,I felt the ground under my feet. Another mountain of water came,pushed me up the beach,and I fell on the wet sand.
At first I was very thankful to be alive. Slowly,I got to my feet and went higher up the shore. From there,I looked out to sea. I could see our ship,but it was wrecked and there was no-body near it. There was nobody in the water. All my friends were dead. I was alive,but in a strange wild country,with no food,no water,and no gun.
It was dark now and I was tired. I was afraid to sleep on the shore. Perhaps there were wild animals there. So I went up into a tree and I stayed there all night.
■ 3 风暴与海难
我留在巴西苦干了几年。不久我就有了一笔财富……但我又感到了厌倦。一天,一些朋友来看我并对我说,“我们将要去非洲做生意。为什么你不和我们一起去呢?这次航行后我们都会发财的!”
我是多么的傻啊!我在巴西已有了轻松、舒适的生活,然而我又同意了。于是,在1659年,我又一次出海了。
最初,一帆风顺,但不久就来了一场可怕的风暴。狂风暴雨持续了12天没有停息。我们在海上失去了三个同伴,而且没多久,船舷上就出现了漏洞。“这回我们都活不成了,”我自言自语。一天早上,一个水手瞧见了陆地,但紧接着我们的船就触到了海底的沙滩,船没法移动,我们此刻真正地陷在了危险之中。海浪似乎极力地想把船击成粉碎,我们只有很少的时间了。迅速地,我们往海里放下小艇,离开了船。但大海太粗暴了,我们的小船在这样的大浪中根本没法长时间航行。
半个时辰后,愤怒的大海掀翻了我们的小船,我们全都落到了水里。我四处张望寻视我的伙伴,但却看不到一个人。只剩我一人了。
那天,我是幸运的,海水把我送到了岸边。我没法看见陆地,我的四周只有排山倒海的浪涛。突然间我触到了脚下的陆地。又一个浪峰盖过来,把我推上了沙滩,我跌倒在湿湿的沙地上。