Won from the Waves — Page 8

English → Chinese CHAPTER ONE. Level 6/10

She was already on a wind when again the mist closed over the ocean, and she was hidden from sight.

她已经在顺风行驶，这时迷雾再次笼罩了海洋，她便从视野中消失了。

"We will keep the _Nancy_ where she is," said Halliburt; "we don't know what may happen.

哈利伯特说："我们让'南希号'留在原处，我们不知道会发生什么事。

If yonder ship drives on the sands--and she has but a poor chance of keeping off them, I fear--we cannot let her people perish without trying to save them;

如果那艘船搁浅在沙滩上——我担心她避开沙滩的机会渺茫——我们不能眼睁睁地让船上的人丧命而不去设法救援；

and though it may be a hard job to get alongside the wreck, yet some of the poor fellows may be drifted away from her on rafts or spars, and we may be able to pick them up.

虽然靠近残骸可能是件难事，但那些可怜的人中也许有人抱着木筏或桅杆从船上漂走，我们或许能够将他们救起。

Whatever happens, we must do our best."

无论发生什么，我们都必须尽力而为。"

"Ay, ay, Adam," answered several of his hardy crew, who stood around him; "where you think fit to go we are ready to go too."

"好的，好的，亚当，"他身边几个强壮的船员回答道，"你认为该去哪里，我们就准备跟你去哪里。"

The party had not long to wait before their worst apprehensions were realised.

这一行人没有等多久，他们最担心的事情便成了现实。

The dull report of a gun, which their practised ears told them came from Norton Sands, was heard;

一声沉闷的炮声传来，他们训练有素的耳朵判断出声音来自诺顿沙滩；

in another minute the sound of a second gun boomed over the waters;

不到一分钟，第二声炮响在水面上轰鸣；

a third followed even before the same interval had elapsed.

甚至不等同样的间隔过去，第三声炮响便接踵而至。

Vocabulary

她: tā — Third person singular feminine pronoun: she, her.
已经: yǐjīng — Already; used to indicate something has occurred.
在: zài — At, in, on; indicates location or ongoing action.
顺风: shùnfēng — With the wind; favorable wind for sailing.
行驶: xíngshǐ — To travel, drive, or sail (of a vehicle or vessel).
这时: zhè shí — At this moment; just then.
迷雾: míwù — Dense fog; thick mist obscuring vision.
再次: zài cì — Once again; for another time.
笼罩: lǒngzhào — To envelop, shroud, or cover completely.
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or change of state.
海洋: hǎiyáng — Ocean; vast body of saltwater.
便: biàn — Then, thereupon; indicates immediate consequence.
从: cóng — From; indicates starting point of action or location.
视野: shìyě — Field of vision; range of sight.
中: zhōng — Inside, within, among; middle.
消失: xiāoshī — To disappear, vanish from sight.
说: shuō — To say, speak, or tell.
我们: wǒmen — We, us; first person plural pronoun.
让: ràng — To let, allow, or cause someone to do something.
留在: liú zài — To remain at, stay in a place.
原处: yuánchù — Original position; the same spot as before.
不知道: bù zhīdào — To not know; be unaware of something.
会: huì — Will; expresses likelihood or future possibility.
发生: fāshēng — To happen, occur, take place.
什么: shénme — What; interrogative or indefinite pronoun.
事: shì — Matter, affair, event, thing.
如果: rúguǒ — If, supposing that; introduces a conditional clause.
那艘: nà sōu — That (ship); demonstrative with vessel classifier.
船: chuán — Boat, ship; watercraft.
搁浅: gēqiǎn — To run aground; a vessel stuck on a shallow bottom.
沙滩: shātān — Sandy beach; sandy shore by the water.
上: shàng — On, above, upon; indicates surface or direction.
我: wǒ — I, me; first person singular pronoun.
担心: dānxīn — To worry, be concerned about something.
避开: bìkāi — To avoid, evade, or steer clear of something.
的: de — Structural particle linking modifier to noun.
机会: jīhuì — Opportunity, chance, occasion.
渺茫: miǎománg — Slim, faint, remote (of hope or chance).
不能: bù néng — Cannot, must not; inability or prohibition.
眼睁睁: yǎnzhēngzhēng — Helplessly watching; staring wide-eyed without acting.
地: de — Adverbial particle; links adverb or phrase to verb.
船上: chuán shàng — On board the ship; aboard.
人: rén — Person, people; human being.
丧命: sàngmìng — To lose one's life; to die, perish.
而: ér — And yet, but; connects contrasting clauses.
不去: bù qù — To not go; to refrain from going or acting.
设法: shèfǎ — To find a way; to try to manage something.
救援: jiùyuán — To rescue, provide aid or relief.
虽然: suīrán — Although, even though; introduces a concessive clause.
靠近: kàojìn — To approach, get close to something.
残骸: cánhái — Wreckage, remains, debris of a destroyed vessel.
可能: kěnéng — Possibly, maybe; indicates possibility.
是: shì — To be; linking verb indicating identity or state.
件: jiàn — Classifier for matters, items, or pieces of clothing.
难事: nánshì — A difficult matter; something hard to accomplish.
但: dàn — But, however; introduces a contrasting statement.
那些: nàxiē — Those; plural demonstrative pronoun.
可怜: kělián — Pitiful, pathetic; deserving of pity or compassion.
也许: yěxǔ — Perhaps, maybe; expresses uncertainty.
有人: yǒu rén — There is someone; some people.
抱着: bàozhe — Holding onto, clutching; embracing while doing something.
木筏: mùfá — Wooden raft; a flat floating structure made of wood.
或: huò — Or; indicates an alternative choice.
桅杆: wéigǎn — Ship's mast; tall pole supporting sails or rigging.
漂走: piāozǒu — To drift away; to float off carried by water.
或许: huòxǔ — Perhaps, possibly; expresses a degree of uncertainty.
能够: nénggòu — To be able to, capable of doing something.
将: jiāng — Will; formal particle indicating future action or object.
他们: tāmen — They, them; third person plural pronoun.
救起: jiù qǐ — To rescue, pull to safety, save from danger.
无论: wúlùn — No matter what; regardless of the circumstances.
都: dōu — All, both, every; indicates inclusiveness.
必须: bìxū — Must, have to; indicates obligation or necessity.
尽力而为: jìn lì ér wéi — To do one's best; try as hard as possible.
好的: hǎo de — Okay, alright; expression of agreement or affirmation.
他: tā — He, him; third person singular masculine pronoun.
身边: shēnbiān — By one's side; nearby, close to a person.
几个: jǐ gè — Several, a few; small indefinite number of things.
强壮: qiángzhuàng — Strong, robust, sturdy in physique.
船员: chuányuán — Crew member; sailor working on a vessel.
回答: huídá — To answer, reply, respond to a question.
道: dào — Said; verb used after speech to attribute dialogue.
你: nǐ — You; second person singular pronoun.
认为: rènwéi — To think, consider, believe something to be true.
该: gāi — Should, ought to; indicates moral or logical necessity.
去: qù — To go; indicates movement toward a destination.
哪里: nǎlǐ — Where; interrogative asking about a location.
就: jiù — Then, just; indicates immediacy or condition fulfillment.
准备: zhǔnbèi — To prepare, get ready; to plan to do something.
跟你: gēn nǐ — Follow you, go with you; accompany the listener.
这一行人: zhè yī háng rén — This group of people; these traveling companions.
没有: méiyǒu — To not have; negation of existence or possession.
等: děng — To wait; to wait for a period of time.
多久: duō jiǔ — How long; asking or indicating duration of time.
最: zuì — Most; superlative degree modifier.
事情: shìqíng — Matter, thing, affair; a situation or event.
成了: chéng le — Became, turned into; something came to be realized.
现实: xiànshí — Reality; the actual state of things.
一声: yī shēng — One sound; a single instance of a noise.
沉闷: chénmèn — Dull, muffled, oppressive in sound or atmosphere.
炮声: pàoshēng — Sound of a cannon shot; boom of artillery fire.
传来: chuán lái — To come from, reach one's ears or location.
训练有素: xùnliàn yǒu sù — Well-trained; highly disciplined through rigorous training.
耳朵: ěrduo — Ear; the organ used for hearing.
判断: pànduàn — To judge, assess, determine based on information.
出: chū — Out; indicates result or emergence of an action.
声音: shēngyīn — Sound, voice, noise.
来自: láizì — To come from, originate from a source or place.
不到: bù dào — Less than, under; did not reach a quantity or time.
一分钟: yī fēnzhōng — One minute; sixty seconds of time.
第二声: dì èr shēng — The second sound; second instance of a noise.
炮响: pào xiǎng — Cannon report; the sound of a gun firing.
水面: shuǐmiàn — Water surface; the top layer of a body of water.
轰鸣: hōngmíng — To roar, thunder, boom loudly across a surface.
甚至: shènzhì — Even, to the extent that; emphasizes an extreme case.
不等: bù děng — Without waiting; before a time or event passes.
同样: tóngyàng — Same, identical; in the same manner or degree.
间隔: jiàngé — Interval, gap; space or time between two events.
过去: guòqù — To pass by; elapsed time or past period.
第三声: dì sān shēng — The third sound; third instance of a noise heard.
接踵而至: jiē zhǒng ér zhì — To arrive in quick succession; follow closely one another.

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