吹小号的天鹅 第55期:救援(6)

 　　Dropping his slate¹ and his chalk pencil and his trumpet²,

　　路易斯摘下他的石板，石笔和小号，

　　Louis splashed³ into the water and struck out,

　　跳到水里，

　　beating his wings and kicking with his great webbed feet.

　　拍起翅膀，踢动着他那有蹼的大脚向前游去。

　　A swan, even in summer when he can't fly,

　　一只天鹅，即使在不能飞的夏天，

　　can scoot across the water at high speed.

　　也能以极快的速度在水中疾走。

　　Louis's powerful wings beat the air.

　　路易斯那有力的大翅膀拍击着空气。

　　His feet churned the waves, as though he were running on top of the water.

　　他的双脚搅动着水浪，就像正在水面奔跑一样。

　　In a moment he had passed all the boats.

　　片刻之间，他就超过了所有的小船。

　　When he reached Applegate, he quickly dove⁴,

　　来到阿普尔盖特身边后，他飞快地潜到水下，

　　pointed⁵ his long neck between Applegate's legs,

　　把他的长脖子伸到阿普尔盖特的两腿之间，

　　then came to the surface with Applegate sitting on his back.

　　接着，坐在他背上的阿普尔盖特和他一起浮上了水面。

　　Cheers came from the people on the shore and in the boats.

　　岸上和小船上的人们都欢呼起来。

　　Applegate clung⁶ to Louis's neck.

　　阿普尔盖特抱着路易斯的脖子。

　　He had been saved in the nick of time.

　　他在紧要关头得救了。

　　Another minute and he would have gone to the bottom.

　　再晚一分钟的话，他就真的沉底了。

　　Water would have filled his lungs. He would have been a goner.

　　那时水将灌满他的整个肺部。他就会完蛋了。

　　"Thank God!" shouted Mr. Brickle through his megaphone.

　　“感谢上帝！”布里克先生对着他的扩音器大喊。

　　"Great work, Louis!

　　“干得好，路易斯！

　　Camp Kookooskoos will never forget this day!

　　库库斯库斯夏令营永远也不会忘记这一天的！

　　The reputation of the camp has been saved.

　　夏令营的名声保住了。

　　Our record for safety is still untarnished."

　　我们的安全记录仍旧完美无暇！”

　　Louis didn't pay much attention to all the shouting.

　　路易斯没怎么注意去听这些喊叫。

　　He swam very carefully over to Sam's boat,

　　他小心地游到萨姆的船边，

　　and Sam pulled Applegate into the boat and helped him into the stern⁷ seat.

　　萨姆把阿普尔盖特拉上船，扶他坐到船尾的座位上。

　　"You looked pretty funny, riding a swan," Sam said.

　　“你骑天鹅的样子真滑稽，”萨姆说，

　　"And you're lucky to be alive.

　　“你还能活着可全凭运气。

　　You're not supposed to go out alone in a canoe."

　　你不该一个人把独木舟划出来的。”

　　But Applegate was too scared and wet to say anything.

　　可是阿普尔盖特已经吓坏了，全身湿透的他，什么话都说不出来了。

　　He just sat and stared straight ahead, spitting water out of his mouth and breathing hard.

　　他只是坐在那里直勾勾地呆看着前方，吐着嘴里的水，拼命地喘气。

1 slate   

n.板岩，石板，石片，石板色，候选人名单；adj.暗蓝灰色的，含板岩的；vt.用石板覆盖，痛打，提名，预订

参考例句：

• The nominating committee laid its slate before the board.提名委员会把候选人名单提交全体委员会讨论。
• What kind of job uses stained wood and slate? 什么工作会接触木头污浊和石板呢？

2 trumpet   

n.喇叭，喇叭声；v.吹喇叭，吹嘘

参考例句：

• He plays the violin, but I play the trumpet.他拉提琴，我吹喇叭。
• The trumpet sounded for battle.战斗的号角吹响了。

3 splashed   

v.使（液体）溅起( splash的过去式和过去分词 )；（指液体）溅落

参考例句：

• Water splashed onto the floor. 水哗的一声泼洒在地板上。
• The cowboy splashed his way across the shallow stream with his cow. 牧童牵着牛淌过浅溪。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 dove   

n.鸽，温和派人物，“鸽派”人物

参考例句：

• A dove is often used as a symbol of peace.鸽常作为和平的象征。
• Paul seemed more impressed by the dove.保尔似乎对鸽子更感兴趣。

5 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

6 Clung   

v.附着于( cling的过去式和过去分词 )；抓紧或抱住；坚持；依恋，依附于

参考例句：

• The Prime Minister clung to his job like a limpet, despite calls for him to resign. 首相不顾有人要求他辞职，死赖在他的职位上不下台。
• She clung to the hope that her son was not dead. 她抱定儿子并没有死的希望不放。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 stern   

adj.严厉的，严格的，严峻的；n.船尾

参考例句：

• The ship was in a blaze from stem to stern.整艘船从头到尾都着火了。
• The headmaster ruled the school with a stern discipline.校长治校严谨。