每天坚持阅读《鲁滨逊漂流记》学习英语 初级版双语小说-28连载中

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‘Could a boat like this sail to your country, Friday? I asked him.

“星期五，像这样的船能驶到你的国家吗？”我问他。

‘Oh yes,’ he answered. A boat like this can carry a lot of food and drink.’

“哦，能。”他回答。“像这样的船可以装很多食物和水。”

Then we’ll make another canoe like it, and you can go home in it,’ I said.

“那么我们将制作差不多的另一只独木舟，你就可以乘着它回家了。”我说。

But Friday looked very unhappy.

但是星期五看起来不开心。

‘Why are you angry with me?’ he asked.

“你为什么生我的气呢？”他问。

‘What have I done? Why do you want to send me home?’

“我做了什么？为什么你想送我回家呢？”

‘But I thought you wanted to go home,’ I said.

“但是我认为你想回家。”我说。

‘Yes. But you must come with me. Kill me if you want, but don’t send me away from you!’

“是，但是你一定要和我一起去。假如你想杀我也可以，但不要把我送走！”

Then I saw that Friday was a true friend, and so I agreed to go with him.

之后我发现星期五是一个真诚的朋友，因此我同意跟他一起走。

We began work on the canoe at once.

我们开始建造独木舟。

Friday chose the tree himself he understood wood better than I did-and we cut it down.

星期五亲自挑选木头，他比我更懂得木材好的好坏——我们砍到树木。

We worked hard and in a month, the boat was finished.

我们辛苦工作了一个月就把船造好了。

Two weeks later it was in the sea, and we began to get ready for our long journey.

两个星期后船就下水了，我们开始为长途旅行做准备。

8 Escape from the island

8 逃离孤岛

I was now in my twenty-seventh year on the island,

我已经在岛上呆了27年了，

And I did not want to be there for another year.

我不愿再呆下去了。

We worked hard to get the corn in, and to make a lot of bread.

我们辛苦地收割谷物，制作了许多面包。

We had dried fruit and salted meat, and big pots to keep water in.

我们准备了干果、咸肉和装水的大罐子。

One evening Friday went out to look for a turtle for meat and eggs.

一天傍晚星期五为了吃肉和海龟蛋去抓海龟。

But in less than an hour he was back, and he looked very afraid.

但不到一个钟头他就回来了，他看起来非常害怕。

未完待续～