荒岛生活
类别:经典文学
几个男孩在荒岛上体验自由生活,享受野餐和探险,但随着时间推移,思乡之情悄然萌生。
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About two o'clock in the morning, the raft grounded on a sandbar at 凌晨两点左右,木筏搁浅在一个沙洲上,位于
the head of the island. 岛屿前端。
The boys waded ashore and built a fire against a great log in the forest. 孩子们涉水上岸,在森林里靠着一根大圆木生了一堆火。
They cooked some bacon and ate "corn pone" for supper. 他们烤了些培根,晚餐吃了“玉米饼”。
It felt glorious to be feasting in the wild, far from the rules of civilization. 在野外尽情享用美食,远离文明世界的规矩,感觉真是太美妙了。
They vowed never to return. 他们发誓永不回去。
When Tom woke the next morning, he wondered where he was. 第二天早上汤姆醒来时,他疑惑自己身在何处。
The cool gray dawn was peaceful. 凉爽的灰蒙蒙的黎明宁静而安详。
Not a leaf stirred. 没有一片叶子动。
He watched nature come to life: 他看着大自然苏醒过来:
a green worm crawled over a leaf, 一条绿色的虫子爬过一片叶子,
and a ladybug climbed a blade of grass. 一只瓢虫爬上一根草。
He woke the other "pirates," and they all jumped into the shallow water to swim. 他叫醒了其他“海盗”,他们都跳进浅水里游泳。
They felt no longing for the little village in the distance. 他们对远处的小村庄没有丝毫思念。
After swimming, they were ravenous. 游完泳后,他们饥肠辘辘。
Huck found a spring of clear water, and they used oak leaves as cups. 哈克找到了一股清澈的泉水,他们用橡树叶当杯子。
Tom and Huck caught some fresh fish—bass, perch, and a small catfish. 汤姆和哈克抓到了一些新鲜的鱼——鲈鱼、河鲈和一条小鲶鱼。
They fried the fish with bacon and thought no meal had ever tasted so delicious. 他们用培根煎鱼,觉得从来没有一顿饭这么美味。
They spent the afternoon exploring the island. 他们花了一下午时间探索这座岛。
They found it was about three miles long and covered with dense woods. 他们发现它大约三英里长,遍布着茂密的树林。
They took a swim every hour, enjoying their absolute freedom. 他们每隔一小时就游一次泳,尽情享受着无拘无束的自由。
However, as the afternoon wore on, a strange silence settled over them. 然而,随着下午的流逝,一种奇怪的寂静笼罩着他们。
A feeling of loneliness began to creep in. 一种孤独感开始悄悄袭来。
It was the first sign of homesickness, 这是思乡病的最初迹象,
though none of them was brave enough to admit it. 尽管他们谁也没有勇气承认。