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Chinese → English CHAPTER I. Level 8/10

这几次航行中,最后一次运气不太好,我对海上生活感到厌倦,打算留在家中与妻儿共度时光。

The last of these voyages not proving very fortunate, I grew weary of the sea, and intended to stay at home with my wife and family.

我从老朱厄里搬到了费特巷,又从那里搬到了沃平,希望能在水手中间找到生意;但始终没能成功。

I removed from the Old Jewry to Fetter Lane, and from thence to Wapping, hoping to get business among the sailors; but it would not turn to account.

在等待了三年、期盼情况好转之后,我接受了安特洛普号船长威廉·普里查德的一份优厚邀约,他正准备前往南海航行。

After three years expectation that things would mend, I accepted an advantageous offer from Captain William Prichard, master of the Antelope, who was making a voyage to the South Sea.

我们于一六九九年五月四日从布里斯托尔出发,航行之初一切顺利。

We set sail from Bristol, May 4, 1699, and our voyage was at first very prosperous.

出于某些原因,将我们在那片海域中的历险细节一一告知读者并不合适;只需说明这一点便已足够:在我们从那里前往东印度群岛的途中,一场猛烈的风暴将我们吹向了范迪门斯地的西北方向。

It would not be proper, for some reasons, to trouble the reader with the particulars of our adventures in those seas; let it suffice to inform him, that in our passage from thence to the East Indies, we were driven by a violent storm to the north-west of Van Diemen's Land.

经过观测,我们发现自己位于南纬三十度零两分的位置。

By an observation, we found ourselves in the latitude of 30 degrees 2 minutes south.

船员中有十二人因过度劳累和食物匮乏而相继死去,其余的人也都体力极为虚弱。

Twelve of our crew were dead by immoderate labour and ill food; the rest were in a very weak condition.

十一月五日,正值那一带夏季初始之时,天色十分阴蒙,水手们发现距船不到半缆之处有一块礁石;然而风势太强,我们被径直刮向礁石,船只当即触礁粉碎。

On the 5th of November, which was the beginning of summer in those parts, the weather being very hazy, the seamen spied a rock within half a cable's length of the ship; but the wind was so strong, that we were driven directly upon it, and immediately split.

Vocabulary

last
最后的;最近的一次
voyages
长途航海旅行,复数形式
proving
证明;结果是某种情况
fortunate
幸运的,有好运气的
grew
变得;grow的过去式
weary
疲倦的;厌倦的
sea
大海,海洋
intended
打算,有意做某事
stay
停留,留在某处不离开
wife
妻子,已婚男性的配偶
removed
迁移,搬到另一个地方居住
Lane
小巷,窄路;此处为地名组成部分
thence
从那里,由那处(书面语)
hoping
希望,期待某事发生
business
生意,商业活动
among
在……之中,处于某群体内
sailors
水手,航海的船员,复数
turn
转变;此处为习语"turn to account"的组成部分
account
账户;turn to account意为有所获益
expectation
期望,期待某事发生
mend
改善,好转;修补
accepted
接受,同意某项提议
advantageous
有利的,能带来好处的
offer
提议,提供的机会或条件
Captain
船长,军队上尉,指挥官
master
主人;船长;精通某技能的人
Antelope
羚羊号,船名;羚羊(动物)
voyage
长途航海,海上旅行
sail
帆;航行;set sail意为出发航行
prosperous
繁荣的,顺利的,成功的
proper
适当的,合适的,正确的
reasons
原因,理由,复数
trouble
麻烦;此处指"劳烦读者"
reader
读者,阅读此文章的人
particulars
细节,详情,具体情况
adventures
冒险经历,奇遇,复数
seas
海域,海洋,复数
suffice
足够,满足需要
inform
告知,通知某人某事
passage
通道;航程,一段旅程
driven
被驱使;被风浪吹向某处
violent
猛烈的,剧烈的,暴力的
storm
暴风雨,强烈的风暴
north-west
西北方向,西北部
observation
观测,观察;此处指天文或导航观测
ourselves
我们自己,反身代词
latitude
纬度,地球上南北方向的坐标
degrees
度,角度或温度等的单位
crew
船员,全体工作人员
dead
死亡的,已死去的
immoderate
过度的,无节制的,超出正常限度
labour
劳动,体力劳动,辛苦工作
ill
不好的;劣质的;有害的
rest
休息;其余,剩余部分
weak
虚弱的,软弱的,力量不足
condition
状况,状态,条件
beginning
开始,开端,起始阶段
parts
地区,部分;in those parts意为在那些地方
hazy
雾蒙蒙的,模糊不清的
seamen
水手,船员,复数
spied
看见,发现,spy的过去式
rock
岩石,礁石
within
在……范围之内,不超过
length
长度,距离,延伸的范围
ship
船,大型水上交通工具
directly
直接地,径直地
immediately
立即,马上,毫不延迟地
split
裂开,分裂;船触礁后碎裂
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