Won from the Waves — Page 9

English → Chinese CHAPTER ONE. Level 6/10

That the ship had struck and was in dire distress there could be no doubt, but when they gazed at the dark, heaving waves which rolled in crested with foam, and just discernible in the fast waning twilight, and felt the fierce blast against which even they could scarcely stand upright on the slippery pier, hardy and bold as they were, they hesitated about venturing forth to the rescue of the hapless crew.

船已触礁、正处于极度危难之中，这一点毋庸置疑，然而当他们凝视着那黑暗汹涌、浪头翻着白沫的海浪，在迅速消逝的暮色中隐约可辨，又感受到那狂烈的风暴——即便是他们，也几乎无法在湿滑的码头上站稳——尽管他们生性坚毅勇敢，却仍对冒险出海去营救那不幸的船员们心存踌躇。

Long before they could reach the wreck darkness would be resting on the troubled ocean; they doubted, indeed, whether they could force their boat out in the teeth of the fierce gale.

在他们能够抵达残骸之前，黑暗早已笼罩了那片动荡的海面；他们甚至怀疑，自己能否在凶猛的狂风中强行将船驶出去。

Adam took a turn on the pier.

亚当在码头上踱了几步。

His heart was greatly troubled.

他的内心深感不安。

He had never failed, if a boat could live, to be among the first to dash out to the rescue of his fellow-creatures when a ship had been cast on those treacherous sandbanks.

每当有船只搁浅在那些险恶的沙洲上，只要船能行驶，他从未缺席，总是第一批冲出去营救同胞的人。

The hazard was great.

此番危险极大。

He knew that with the strength of his crew exhausted the boat might be hurled back amid the breakers, to be dashed on the shore; or, should they even succeed in reaching the neighbourhood of the wreck, where the greatest danger was to be encountered, they might fail in getting near enough to save any of the people.

他深知，一旦船员们的体力耗尽，小船可能会被巨浪抛回，撞上海岸；又或者，即便他们侥幸到达了残骸附近——那才是最危险之处——他们也可能无法靠近到足以救出任何人的距离。

Every moment of delay increased the risk which must be run.

每一刻的拖延都在加剧那不得不承担的风险。

Vocabulary

船: chuán — Boat or ship, a water vessel.
已: yǐ — Already; indicates a completed action.
触礁: chù jiāo — To hit a reef; run aground on rocks.
正: zhèng — Just; exactly; currently in the middle of.
处于: chǔ yú — To be in a certain state or situation.
极度: jí dù — Extremely; to an extreme degree.
危难: wēi nàn — Grave danger or perilous situation.
之中: zhī zhōng — Within; in the midst of something.
这: zhè — This; referring to something nearby.
一点: yī diǎn — A point; a little bit; this fact.
毋庸置疑: wú yōng zhì yí — Beyond doubt; absolutely certain, no question.
然而: rán ér — However; nevertheless; a contrasting conjunction.
当: dāng — When; at the time of an event.
他们: tā men — They; third-person plural pronoun.
凝视: níng shì — To gaze steadily; stare fixedly at something.
着: zhe — Particle indicating ongoing or continuing action.
那: nà — That; referring to something distant.
黑暗: hēi àn — Darkness; absence of light; gloomy.
汹涌: xiōng yǒng — Surging; turbulent; violently rushing waves.
浪头: làng tóu — Crest of a wave; wave peak.
翻着: fān zhe — Churning; turning over continuously.
白沫: bái mò — White foam; frothy bubbles on water.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
海浪: hǎi làng — Ocean waves; waves on the sea.
在: zài — At; in; located at; preposition of place.
迅速: xùn sù — Rapid; swift; happening very quickly.
消逝: xiāo shì — To vanish; fade away; disappear gradually.
暮色: mù sè — Twilight; dim light at dusk.
中: zhōng — In; middle; within; among.
隐约: yǐn yuē — Faintly visible; vaguely discernible; indistinct.
可辨: kě biàn — Can be distinguished or made out.
又: yòu — Again; also; in addition.
感受到: gǎn shòu dào — To feel; to perceive; to experience something.
狂烈: kuáng liè — Fierce; violent; wildly intense.
风暴: fēng bào — Storm; violent wind and weather.
即便: jí biàn — Even if; even though; a concessive conjunction.
是: shì — Is; am; are; to be.
也: yě — Also; too; even; still.
几乎: jī hū — Almost; nearly; practically.
无法: wú fǎ — Unable to; no way to do something.
湿滑: shī huá — Wet and slippery; slick with moisture.
码头: mǎ tou — Dock; wharf; pier for boats.
上: shàng — On; above; on top of.
站稳: zhàn wěn — To stand firm; maintain stable footing.
尽管: jǐn guǎn — Although; even though; despite.
生性: shēng xìng — Natural disposition; innate character or temperament.
坚毅: jiān yì — Resolute and persevering; firm in will.
勇敢: yǒng gǎn — Brave; courageous; bold in facing danger.
却: què — Yet; but; however; a contrasting adverb.
仍: réng — Still; yet; continues to be.
对: duì — Toward; regarding; with respect to.
冒险: mào xiǎn — To take a risk; brave danger.
出海: chū hǎi — To go out to sea; set sail.
去: qù — To go; to leave toward a destination.
营救: yíng jiù — To rescue; to save someone in danger.
不幸: bù xìng — Unfortunate; unlucky; meeting with misfortune.
船员: chuán yuán — Crew member; sailor on a vessel.
们: men — Plural suffix for pronouns and people nouns.
心存: xīn cún — To harbor in one's heart; inwardly hold.
踌躇: chóu chú — To hesitate; waver; be irresolute.
能够: néng gòu — To be able to; capable of doing.
抵达: dǐ dá — To arrive at; reach a destination.
残骸: cán hái — Wreckage; remains of a destroyed vessel.
之前: zhī qián — Before; prior to a certain time.
早已: zǎo yǐ — Already long ago; long since happened.
笼罩: lǒng zhào — To envelop; shroud; cover completely.
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or change.
那片: nà piàn — That expanse of; that stretch of area.
动荡: dòng dàng — Turbulent; unstable; in turmoil.
海面: hǎi miàn — Sea surface; the surface of the ocean.
甚至: shèn zhì — Even; going so far as to.
怀疑: huái yí — To doubt; suspect; be uncertain about.
自己: zì jǐ — Oneself; one's own self.
能否: néng fǒu — Whether one can or cannot do something.
凶猛: xiōng měng — Fierce; ferocious; violently powerful.
狂风: kuáng fēng — Fierce wind; raging gale.
强行: qiáng xíng — Forcibly; by force; doing something forcefully.
将: jiāng — Will; about to; future action marker.
驶出: shǐ chū — To sail out; drive or steer out.
踱: duó — To pace slowly; walk back and forth.
几步: jǐ bù — A few steps; several paces.
他: tā — He; him; third-person singular male pronoun.
内心: nèi xīn — Inner heart; one's innermost feelings.
深感: shēn gǎn — To deeply feel; profoundly sense something.
不安: bù ān — Uneasy; anxious; restless; troubled.
每当: měi dāng — Whenever; every time that something happens.
有: yǒu — There is; to have; to exist.
船只: chuán zhī — Vessels; ships; a collective term for boats.
搁浅: gē qiǎn — To run aground; be stranded in shallows.
那些: nà xiē — Those; referring to plural distant things.
险恶: xiǎn è — Treacherous; dangerous and malicious; perilous.
沙洲: shā zhōu — Sandbar; shallow sandy area in water.
只要: zhǐ yào — As long as; provided that.
能: néng — Can; able to; capable of.
行驶: xíng shǐ — To travel; drive or sail a vehicle.
从未: cóng wèi — Never; not once; at no time.
缺席: quē xí — To be absent; miss from a gathering.
总是: zǒng shì — Always; invariably; at all times.
第一批: dì yī pī — The first group or batch of people.
冲出: chōng chū — To rush out; charge out forcefully.
同胞: tóng bāo — Compatriots; fellow countrymen; people of same origin.
人: rén — Person; people; human being.
此番: cǐ fān — This time; on this particular occasion.
危险: wēi xiǎn — Danger; risk; perilous situation.
极大: jí dà — Extremely great; enormously large in degree.
深知: shēn zhī — To know deeply; be fully aware of.
一旦: yī dàn — Once; if ever; as soon as.
体力: tǐ lì — Physical strength; bodily energy and endurance.
耗尽: hào jìn — To exhaust completely; use up all resources.
小船: xiǎo chuán — Small boat; little vessel.
可能: kě néng — Possibly; maybe; there is a chance.
会: huì — Will; likely to; expressing probability.
被: bèi — Passive marker; by; indicates action done to subject.
巨浪: jù làng — Huge wave; enormous ocean wave.
抛回: pāo huí — To hurl back; throw back by force.
撞上: zhuàng shàng — To crash into; collide with something.
海岸: hǎi àn — Coastline; seashore; edge of the sea.
或者: huò zhě — Or; alternatively; one or the other.
侥幸: jiǎo xìng — By luck; luckily managing to escape danger.
到达: dào dá — To arrive; reach a place or goal.
附近: fù jìn — Nearby; in the vicinity; close area.
才是: cái shì — Only then is; that is truly the case.
最: zuì — Most; superlative degree marker.
之处: zhī chù — The place of; location where something exists.
靠近: kào jìn — To approach; get close to something.
到: dào — To arrive; reach; to a point or place.
足以: zú yǐ — Sufficient to; enough to accomplish something.
救出: jiù chū — To rescue out; save someone from danger.
任何人: rèn hé rén — Anyone; any person whatsoever.
距离: jù lí — Distance; the space between two points.
每: měi — Every; each; per unit of time or thing.
一刻: yī kè — A moment; a quarter hour; brief time.
拖延: tuō yán — To delay; procrastinate; postpone unnecessarily.
都: dōu — All; both; every; without exception.
加剧: jiā jù — To intensify; worsen; make more severe.
不得不: bù dé bù — Have no choice but to; must inevitably.
承担: chéng dān — To bear; undertake; shoulder responsibility or risk.
风险: fēng xiǎn — Risk; hazard; possibility of loss or harm.

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