Won from the Waves — Page 11
Her loose cloak and the long grey hair which hung over her shoulders blew out in the wind, giving her face a wild and weird look, for she wore no covering to restrain her locks, with the exception of a mass of dry dark seaweed, formed in the shape of a crown, twisted round the top of her head.
Son manteau flottant et ses longs cheveux gris qui tombaient sur ses épaules se déployaient au vent, donnant à son visage un aspect sauvage et étrange, car elle ne portait aucune coiffure pour retenir ses mèches, à l'exception d'une masse d'algues sèches et sombres, formée en forme de couronne, enroulée autour du sommet de sa tête.
"I have seen the ship you are about to visit. I knew what her fate would be even yesternight when she was floating proudly on the ocean; she was doomed to destruction, and so will be all those who venture on board her. If you go out to her, I tell you that none of you will return. I warn you, Adam Halliburt, and I warn you all! Go not out to her, she is doomed! she is doomed! she is doomed!"
« J'ai vu le navire que vous vous apprêtez à visiter. Je savais quel serait son destin dès la nuit dernière, quand elle voguait fièrement sur l'océan ; elle était vouée à la destruction, et il en sera de même pour tous ceux qui oseront monter à son bord. Si vous allez à elle, je vous dis qu'aucun de vous ne reviendra. Je vous avertis, Adam Halliburt, et je vous avertis tous ! N'allez pas à elle, elle est condamnée ! elle est condamnée ! elle est condamnée ! »
As the woman uttered these words she disappeared in the darkness. The men stood irresolute.
Tandis que la femme prononçait ces mots, elle disparut dans l'obscurité. Les hommes restèrent indécis.
"What, lads, are you to be frightened at what `Sal of the Salt Sea' says, or `Silly Sally,' as some of you call her?" exclaimed Adam.
« Quoi, les gars, allez-vous vous laisser effrayer par ce que dit « Sal de la mer Salée », ou « Sotte Sally », comme certains d'entre vous l'appellent ? » s'exclama Adam.
"Let us put our trust in God, He will take care of us, if it's His good pleasure. It's our duty to try and help our fellow-creatures. Do you think an old mad woman knows more than He who rules the waves, or that anything she can say in her folly will prevent Him from watching over us and bringing us back in safety?"
« Mettons notre confiance en Dieu, Il prendra soin de nous, si tel est Son bon plaisir. C'est notre devoir d'essayer d'aider nos semblables. Croyez-vous qu'une vieille femme folle en sache plus que Celui qui gouverne les flots, ou que quoi que ce soit qu'elle puisse dire dans sa folie L'empêchera de veiller sur nous et de nous ramener sains et saufs ? »
Vocabulary
- son
- his or her (possessive adjective)
- manteau
- coat or cloak worn over clothing
- flottant
- floating or waving in the air
- et
- and (conjunction)
- ses
- his or her (plural possessive adjective)
- longs
- long (adjective, plural or masculine form)
- cheveux
- hair on the head
- gris
- gray or grey in color
- qui
- who or which (relative pronoun)
- tombaient
- were falling or hanging down
- sur
- on or over (preposition)
- épaules
- shoulders of the human body
- se
- reflexive pronoun; oneself
- déployaient
- were spreading out or unfolding
- au
- to the or at the (contraction)
- vent
- wind moving through air
- donnant
- giving or lending an appearance
- visage
- face of a person
- un
- a or an (indefinite article)
- aspect
- appearance or look of something
- sauvage
- wild or untamed in nature
- étrange
- strange or unusual in appearance
- car
- because or for (conjunction)
- elle
- she (feminine pronoun)
- ne
- not (negative particle in French)
- portait
- was wearing or carrying
- aucune
- no or not any (feminine form)
- coiffure
- hairstyle or headdress
- pour
- for or in order to
- retenir
- to hold back or keep in place
- mèches
- locks or strands of hair
- exception
- something excluded from a general rule
- une
- a or an (feminine indefinite article)
- masse
- large quantity or bulk of material
- algues
- seaweed or aquatic plants
- sèches
- dry (feminine plural adjective)
- sombres
- dark or gloomy in color
- formée
- formed or shaped (feminine past participle)
- forme
- shape or structure of something
- couronne
- crown worn on the head
- enroulée
- rolled or wound around (feminine)
- autour
- around or about (preposition)
- du
- of the or from the (contraction)
- sommet
- top or summit of something
- tête
- head of a person or animal
- ai
- have (first person singular present)
- vu
- saw or seen (past participle)
- le
- the (masculine singular definite article)
- navire
- ship or large vessel for sea travel
- que
- that or which (relative pronoun)
- vous
- you (formal or plural pronoun)
- apprêtez
- are preparing or getting ready
- visiter
- to visit or go see
- Je
- I (first person singular pronoun)
- savais
- knew or was aware of
- quel
- what or which (interrogative adjective)
- serait
- would be (conditional of être)
- destin
- fate or destiny of something
- dès
- from or starting (preposition)
- la
- the (feminine singular definite article)
- nuit
- night or darkness period
- dernière
- last or previous (feminine adjective)
- quand
- when (temporal conjunction)
- voguait
- was sailing or moving gracefully
- fièrement
- proudly or with pride
- océan
- ocean or large body of saltwater
- était
- was (imperfect tense of être)
- vouée
- devoted or destined for (feminine)
- destruction
- ruin or complete demolition
- il
- he or it (masculine pronoun)
- sera
- will be (future tense of être)
- même
- same or even (adjective or adverb)
- tous
- all or everyone (plural pronoun)
- ceux
- those or the ones (plural pronoun)
- oseront
- will dare or will venture to
- monter
- to go up or climb aboard
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