Won from the Waves — Page 12
亚当的呼吁产生了应有的效果。
Adam's appeal had its due effect.
即便是最迷信的人，也为拒绝陪同他而感到羞愧。
Even the most superstitious were ashamed of refusing to accompany him.
当他跃上船时，船员们心甘情愿地跟了上去。
When he sprang on board the boat his crew willingly followed.
他本想让二儿子山姆回去，但那孩子苦苦恳求要一同前往。
He would have sent back his second boy Sam, but the lad earnestly entreated to be taken.
他说："父亲，既然您要去，我为什么要留下来呢？雅各会照顾母亲的，我宁愿和您共担一切。"
"If you go, father, why should I stop behind? Jacob will look after mother, and I would rather share whatever may happen to you," he said.
亚当和他的船员很快登上了船：他们大多数人都持有船的股份，因此他们既冒着财产的风险，也冒着生命的危险。
Adam and his men were soon on board the boat: the most of them had shares in her, and thus they risked their property as well as their lives.
船桨被取出，船员们在座位上坐稳，准备迎接眼前的任务。
The oars were got out, and the men, fixing themselves firmly in their seats, prepared for the task before them.
离岸推出后，亚当掌起了舵。
Shoving off from the shore, Adam took the helm.
船员们奋力划桨，驶出港口，不一会儿便顶着狂风，劈开汹涌的浪涛，向前挺进。
The men pulled away right lustily, and emerging from the harbour, in another minute they were breasting the heaving foam-crested billows in the teeth of the gale.
有时，当一阵比平时更猛烈的狂风刮过水面时，他们非但没有前进，反而似乎在向船尾那片隐约可见的海岸漂回去。
Sometimes, when a stronger blast than usual swept over the water, they appeared, instead of making headway, to be drifting back towards the dimly-seen shore astern.
此时，他们再度鼓起全力，朝着沉船的方向重新奋力前行。
Now, again exerting all their strength, they once more made progress in the direction of the wreck.
在这段时间里，一直能听到报警炮声，说明那艘船依然撑着，援助若能及时赶到，便不会是徒劳的。
All this time the minute guns had been heard, showing that the ship still held together, and that help, if it came, would not be useless.
这声音激励着亚当和他的船员们坚持下去。
The sound encouraged Adam and his crew to persevere.
然而，炮声传来的间隔，如今比最初时越来越长了。
The reports, however, now came at longer intervals than at first from each other.
Vocabulary
- appeal
- 吸引;呼吁;上诉
- had
- have的过去式
- its
- 它的;属于某物
- due
- 应有的;预期的;由于
- effect
- 效果;结果;影响
- Even
- 甚至;即使;平的
- the
- 定冠词
- most
- 最;大多数;最高级标记
- superstitious
- 迷信的;基于迷信的
- were
- be的过去式复数形式
- ashamed
- 羞愧的;感到耻辱的
- of
- 的;由...造成的
- refusing
- 拒绝;拒绝给予
- to
- 向;到;不定式标记
- accompany
- 陪伴;随行;伴奏
- him
- 他;宾语形式
- When
- 什么时候;当...时
- he
- 他
- sprang
- spring的过去式;跳跃
- on
- 在...上;打开
- board
- 船舷;木板;登船
- boat
- 船;小船;航海
- his
- 他的;属于他
- crew
- 船员;工作人员;团队
- willingly
- 愿意地;乐意地;欣然地
- followed
- 跟随;后来发生
- He
- 他
- would
- 将;将会;过去将
- have
- 有;拥有;进行
- sent
- send的过去式;派遣
- back
- 背部;返回;支持
- second
- 第二;秒;支持
- boy
- 男孩;儿子;年轻人
- but
- 但是;除了;仅仅
- lad
- 男孩;小伙子;少年
- earnestly
- 认真地;诚恳地;热烈地
- entreated
- 恳求;央求;哀求
- be
- 是;存在;发生
- taken
- take的过去分词;被拿去
- If
- 如果;假如;是否
- you
- 你;你们
- go
- 去;走;变成
- father
- 父亲;爸爸
- why
- 为什么;什么原因
- should
- 应该;应当;会
- stop
- 停止;停留;阻止
- behind
- 在...后面;落后
- will
- 将要;意愿;遗嘱
- look
- 看;外观;照顾
- after
- 在...之后;照顾
- mother
- 母亲;妈妈;来源
- and
- 和;与;而且
- rather
- 宁愿;相当;倒不如
- share
- 分享;股份;参与
- whatever
- 无论什么;任何东西
- may
- 可能;可以;五月
- happen
- 发生;碰巧;出现
- said
- say的过去式;说
- men
- man的复数;男人们
- soon
- 很快;不久;马上
- them
- 他们;宾语形式
- shares
- 股份;分享物;参与
- in
- 在...里;在...中
- her
- 她的;她;宾语形式
- thus
- 因此;所以;这样
- they
- 他们;它们;那些人
- risked
- 冒风险;冒...的危险
- their
- 他们的;属于他们
- property
- 财产;房产;属性
- as
- 作为;当...时;如同
- well
- 很好;也;井
- lives
- 生命;生活;居住
- oars
- 桨;划桨的工具
- got
- get的过去式;获得
- out
- 出去;外面;结束
- fixing
- 修理;固定;准备
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