小艇

The small cove fills with dozens of wooden skiffs. The small boats seem to cut through the water in almost perfect silence, relying only on magic to propel them ashore.

在此同时，小海湾里突然出现了数十艘小艇，这些小艇似乎可以在海上无声无息地的航行，很显然有某种魔力推动著它们。

Four shallops came off with very little noise alongside the lugger, which, no doubt, in acknowledgement of the compliment, lowered her own shallop into the sea, and the five boats worked so well that by two o'clock in the morning all the cargo was out of The Young Amelia and on terra firma.

四只小艇轻轻地驶近帆船，帆船无疑懂得这种迎候的意思，也放了自己的小艇下海。

I presumed at the site we would get more of a briefing and safety checks but after traveling only 100 yards to the dive spot, Patricio told us all to backroll into the water on his command, otherwise the panga would be unstable.

我想，可能到了下潜点前，我们会听取一次详细点的简报，再做安全检查。但是，小艇开出100码，就到了下潜点了，Patricio让我们都听他指示同时背滚下海，否则，小艇会侧翻。

He described how he labored with her and convinced her; and how she almost died for joy when she had groped to where she actually saw the blue speck of daylight; how he pushed his way out at the hole and then helped her out; how they sat there and cried for gladness; how some men came along in a skiff and Tom hailed them and told them their situation and their famished condition; how the men didn't believe the wild tale at first,"because," said they,"you are five miles down the river below the valley the cave is in"-then took them aboard, rowed to a house, gave them supper, made them rest till two or three hours after dark and then brought them home.

她知道她活不长了，也愿意死去。他描述了他费尽口舌去说服她，等她摸索到能看见蓝色天光的地方，她简直高兴死了；他是怎样挤到洞外，然后帮忙把她也拉出了洞，他俩怎样坐在那儿，高兴得大喊大叫；然后有几个人是如何乘小艇经过，汤姆招呼他们，并讲明自己的处境：已经断炊。那几个人起先如何不相信这荒唐的事，因为他们讲&你们呆的山洞在河下游五英里处&——然后把他俩弄上小艇，划到一座房子处，让他俩吃了晚饭，天黑后休息了两三个小时，才把他们带回家。

However, I went downthus two or three days, and having seen nothing, I began to be alittle bolder, and to think there was really nothing in it but myown imagination; but I could not persuade myself fully of this tillI should go down to the shore again, and see this print of a foot,and measure it by my own, and see if there was any similitude orfitness, that I might be assured it was my own foot: but when Icame to the place, first, it appeared evidently to me, that when Ilaid up my boat I could not possibly be on shore anywherethereabouts; secondly, when I came to measure the mark with my ownfoot, I found my foot not so large by a great deal.

后来，他又很起劲地补充说：&我们又从水里救出了一些白人。&这才使我进一步了解了他的意思。我马上问他小艇上有没有白人。他说：&有，满满一船，都是白人。&我问他有多少白人，他用手指头扳着告诉我，一共有十七个。我又问他们现在的下落。他回答说：&他们都活着，他们就住在我们的部落里。&他的话马上使我产生了新的联想。我想，那些白人一定是我上次在岛上看到出事的那条大船上的船员。他们在大船触礁后，知道船早晚会沉没，就上小艇逃生了。

I walk'd as far as I could upon the shore to have got to her, but found a neck or inlet of water between me and the boat, which was about half a mile broad

我沿着海岸向小艇走去，但发现小艇与我所在的地方横隔着一个小水湾，约有半英里宽。

I walk'd as far as I could upon the Shore to have got to her, but found a Neck or Inlet of Water between me and the Boat, which was about half a Mile broad, so I came back for the present, being more intent upon getting at the Ship, where I hop'd to find something for my present Subsistence.

我沿着海岸向小艇走去，但发现小艇与我所在的地方横隔着一个小水湾，约有半英里宽。于是我就折回来了。因为，当前最要紧的是我得设法上大船，希望在上面能找到一些日常应用的东西。

The traveller descended, and instead of sitting down at the stern of the boat, which had been decorated with a blue carpet for his accommodation, stood up with his arms crossed.

那旅客走下小艇，小艇的船尾上铺着一块蓝色的毡毯供他坐垫，但他并没有坐下来，却兀自把手叉在胸前。

A ship's boat, powered by a motor or oars and used for transporting stores or passengers.

小艇一种大船上用来载运货物或乘客的小艇，用发动机驱动或用浆划动

Then I thought I would go and look at our ship 's boat , which, as I have said, was blown up upon the shore, a great way in the storm, when we were first cast away.

所以，我想到去看看我们大船上的那只小艇。前面已谈到过，这小艇是在我们最初遇难时被风暴刮到岸上来的。

As she looked at Warrington's manly face, and dark, melancholy eyes, she had settled in her mind that he must have been the victim of an unhappy attachment.

每逢看到沃林顿那刚毅的脸，那乌黑、忧郁的眼睛，她便会相信，他一定作过不幸的爱情的受害者。

Maybe they'll disappear into a pothole.

也许他们将在壶穴里消失