Won from the Waves — Page 13
过了好几分钟，却没有听到任何回应。
Several minutes at length elapsed, and no report was heard.
亚当侧耳细听——再也没有声音传来。
Adam listened--not another came.
然而，"南希号"的船员们坚持不懈，但就连亚当，在看到他们进展如此缓慢之后，也不得不相信他们的努力将徒劳无功。
The crew of the Nancy, however, persevered, but even Adam, as he observed the slow progress they had made, became convinced that their efforts would prove of no avail.
狂风继续增强，汹涌翻腾的巨浪比之前更加猛烈地在他们四周咆哮奔腾。
The gale continued to increase, the foaming seas leaped and roared around them more wildly than before.
就连返回如今也是一项充满危险的行动，但亚当心怀悲痛地意识到，这是必须一试的。
Even to return would now be an operation of danger, but Adam with sorrow saw that it must be attempted.
一个多小时以来，他们毫无寸进。
For an hour or more no headway had been made.
他等待着风浪的短暂平息，随后一声令下，小船被迅速掉转，在嘶嘶作响的泡沫浪涌中，飞快地射回港湾的庇护之所。
He waited for a lull, then giving the word, the boat was rapidly pulled round, and surrounded by hissing masses of foam, she rapidly shot back within the shelter of the harbour.
船员们的筋骨在寻常情形下本已绷得够紧，不至于感到多少疲惫，但就连最强壮的人也不得不承认，他们已无法再撑多久了。
The sinews of her crew were too well strung to feel much fatigue under ordinary circumstances, but the strongest had to acknowledge that they could not have pulled much longer.
"不过，伙计们，我们不能就此放弃，"亚当说道。
"We must not give it up, though, lads," said Adam.
"我敢肯定，今晚沿海一带没有哪个海滩上的人能够将船只下水出海。
"I am sure no beachmen will be able to launch their boats to-night along the coast.
只要风势稍有减弱，我们就必须再试一次；我知道，倘若还有一线希望能救那些可怜的人，你们是不会想着弃他们于不顾的。"
If the wind goes down ever so little, we must try it again; you will not think of deserting the poor people if there is a chance of saving them, I know that."
船员们回应了他的呼吁，同意等候时机，看能否在夜里晚些时候出海。
His crew responded to his appeal, and agreed to wait for the chance of being able to get off later in the night.
Vocabulary
- Several
- 多个；不止一个的数量
- minutes
- 时间单位；六十秒组成的一段时间
- at
- 在；表示位置、时间或状态的介词
- length
- 长度；事物从一端到另一端的距离
- elapsed
- 已经过去的；时间流逝或消失
- and
- 和；连接词用于结合两个词或句子
- no
- 否定词；表示否定或拒绝
- report
- 报告；关于某事的正式陈述或信息
- was
- 是；be动词的过去式
- heard
- 听到；用耳朵感知声音
- listened
- 听；专注地用耳朵接收声音
- not
- 不；否定副词
- another
- 另一个；额外的或不同的一个
- came
- 来；移动到某个地方
- The
- 定冠词；用于特定的人或物
- crew
- 船员；一起工作的人员团队
- of
- 的；表示所有格或关系的介词
- the
- 定冠词；用于特定的人或物
- however
- 然而；表示转折的副词
- persevered
- 坚持；尽管困难仍继续努力
- but
- 但是；表示对比的连接词
- even
- 甚至；表示强调或意外情况
- as
- 当；在某事发生的同时
- he
- 他；男性代词
- observed
- 观察；注意看或监视
- slow
- 缓慢的；不快的速度
- progress
- 进展；向前移动或改进
- they
- 他们；复数代词
- had
- 有；过去完成式助动词
- made
- 制造；创造或生产
- became
- 变得；开始处于某种状态
- convinced
- 确信；被说服或确定
- that
- 那；引导从句的连接词
- their
- 他们的；复数所有格
- efforts
- 努力；为达到目标所做的尝试
- would
- 将会；表示未来或假设
- prove
- 证明；显示或证实某事
- avail
- 有用；产生帮助或效果
- gale
- 大风；强劲的风
- continued
- 继续；保持不停止
- to
- 向；表示方向或不定式
- increase
- 增加；变得更大或更多
- foaming
- 起泡的；产生泡沫的
- seas
- 海；大量咸水体
- leaped
- 跳跃；突然向上或向前
- roared
- 咆哮；发出大声响亮的声音
- around
- 周围；在某物的四周
- them
- 他们；复数宾格代词
- more
- 更多；额外的或更大的量
- wildly
- 狂野地；以激烈或不受控方式
- than
- 比；用于比较的介词
- before
- 以前；在之前的时间
- Even
- 甚至；表示强调
- return
- 返回；回到原处或状态
- now
- 现在；此刻
- be
- 是；基本动词
- an
- 一个；不定冠词
- operation
- 操作；一个行动或工作过程
- danger
- 危险；可能造成伤害的情况
- with
- 与；表示陪伴或工具的介词
- sorrow
- 悲伤；深深的痛苦或悲哀
- saw
- 看见；用眼睛看到
- it
- 它；中性单数代词
- must
- 必须；表示必要性
- attempted
- 尝试；努力做某事
- For
- 为了；表示目的的介词
- hour
- 小时；六十分钟的时间单位
- or
- 或；表示选择的连接词
- headway
- 进展；向前的进度或移动
- been
- 是；be动词的过去分词
- He
- 他；男性代词
- waited
- 等待；停留直到某事发生
- for
- 为；表示目的或原因的介词
- lull
- 暂停；短暂的平静或减弱
- then
- 然后；在那之后
- giving
- 给予；提供或赠送
- word
- 词；语言的基本单位
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