鲁滨逊漂游记英文版.docx
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鲁滨逊漂游记英文版
CHAPTERONE
ROBINSON’SADVENTUREATSEA
Iwasbornintheyear1632,inthecityofYorkinEnglish.Myfatherwasofgoodfamily.HewasamerchantfromBremeninGermany.HesettledinEnglandandmadehisfortuneintrade,andthenhemarried.Mymother’sfamilynamewasRobinson.IwasbaptisedRobinsonKreutznaer.However,inEnglandwewerealwayscalledCrusoe,somyfriendscallmeCrusoe.
IhavetwobrothersonebecameasoldierandwaskilledinabattleagainsttheSpaniards.Idonotknowwhathappenedtomyotherbrother.MyfatherhopedIwouldstudylaw,butIwantedtogotothesea.Althoughmymotherandfatherdidnotwantmego,mydesirewassostrongthatIignoredtheirwishes.
Myfatherwasawiseandseriousman.HesaidthatifIstayedathomemylifewouldbeeasyandpleasant.Onlydesperatemenorveryfortunemenwantabroad,hesaid.Iwasneitherdesperatenorveryfortune.Minewasthemiddlestate,andhethoughtthemiddlestatewasthebest.Thepoorhadadifficultlife,andtherichwerehatedbythepoor,saidhe.Inthemiddlestateamancouldbehappy.Kingsoftenregrettedthattheywerenotborninthemiddlestate,andwisemenprayedtohaveneitherpovertynorwealth.Hesaidthegreatestmisfortunesinlifeweresufferedbytherichandthepoor.Onlythemaninthemiddlestatecanliveinpeace.Hesaidthatmoderation,quietness,andgoodhealthweretheconditionsofthemiddlestate.
Hebeggedmenottoabandonthishappycondition.Hetoldmethathehadbeggedmybrothernottobeeasoldierforthesamereasons.However,mybrotherhadrunawaytothearmy,andnowhewasdead.HesaidthatGodwouldnotblessmeifIwenttosea,andthatIwouldbesorryIhadignoredmyfather’sadvice.
Duringthelastpartofhisdiscoursethetearsrandownhisface,especiallywhenhespokeofmybrother.WhenhesaidthatIwouldregretmychoice,hewassomovedthathecouldsaynomore.
Iwassincerelyaffectedbyhiswordsanddecidednottothinkofgoingabroadanymore.Butalas.InafewdaysIbegantodreamoftheseaagain.Ispoketomymother.ItoldherthatIstilldesiredtogototheseaandthatnothingelsewouldmakemehappy.IsaidthatIwaseighteenyearsold,toooldtobeginanotherprofession.Iaskedhertopersuademyfathertoletmegotosea.
Thismadeherveryangry.Shesaidthatitwouldbeuselesstospeaktomyfather.IfIwantedtoruinmyself,shesaid,therewasnothingsheormyfathercoulddotostopme.However,theywouldneveragreetoit.
Ayearlater,Iranofftosea.Thisishowithappened.OnedayIwenttotheportofHull.AfriendofminewasgoingbyseatoLondoninhisfather’sship.Heaskedmetogowithhim.Sinceitwouldcostmenothing,Idecidetogo,evennottellingmotherandfather.ThusonthefirstofSeptember1651Iwentonboardashipforthefirsttime.
Assoonastheshipwasatsea,thewindbegantoblow.Ifeltverysickandfrightened.IthoughtthatGodwaspunishingmeforleavingmyfather’shouse.Thestormgrewworst,althoughitwasnotasbadasmanyIhaveseensince.ItwasnotevenasbadasthestormIsawjustafewdayslater,butitfrightenedmethen.Ithoughttheseawouldswallowus.IsworetoGodthat,ifIlived,Iwouldreturntomyfather’shouseandnevergotoseaagain.
Thenextdaytheseagrewclamandthesunshone.Inolongerfeltsickorfrightened.Myfriendsaid,‘well,Bob,howdoyoufeel?
Wereyouafraid?
“Itwasaterriblestorm,''saidI.
“Doyoucallthatastorm?
Saidhe.”Thatwasnothing.Let’sdrinksomerumandforgetaboutit.”
Wedranktherum,andIforgotmypromisetoGod.Afewdayslater,therewasareallyterriblestorm.Thewaveswereashighasmountains.Iwasveryfrightened,IfeltsorrythatIhadforgottenmypromisetoGod.
Thesailorsbegantocryoutthattheshipwouldfounder.Fortunately,Ididnotknowwhattheword“founder”meant.IsawthecaptainandsomeothersprayingtoGod.Atlastwewererescuedbyaboatfromanothership.Asweescaped,wesawourshipgodown.ItwasonlythenthatIunderstoodtheword“founder”.
Whenwereachedtheshore,thepeoplewereverykindtous.TheygaveusmoneytoreturnHullorcontinuetoLondon,aswepleased.IfIhadreturnedhome,Iwouldhavebeenhappy.Myfather,likethefatherinChrist’sstoryoftheprodigalson,wouldhaveweledme.ButIwasfoolish,andIdidnotgohome.
Thecaptain,whowasmyfather’sfriend,saidtome,‘Youngman,youshouldnevergotoseaagain’.
“Why,sir?
”saidI.”Willyounevergotoseaagain?
”
“Thatisdifferent,”saidthecaptain.”Theseaismyprofession.Itismudutytogotosea,butyoumadethisvoyagetoseeifyoulikedit.Godhasshownyouthattheseaisnotforyou,perhapsthatiswhymyshipfoundered.YouarelikeJonahoftheBiblestory.IamsorryIeverallowedyouonmyship.”
IwenttoLondonbyland.Howunwiseyoungpeopleare!
Theyarenotafraidtosin,buttheyareafraidtoseemfoolish!
IsignedupforvoyagetoAfrica.Ishouldhavesignedupasasailor.Icouldhavelearnedthesailor’sprofession.Intime,Imightevenhavebeeacaptain,however,Ialwaysmadetheworstchoice,andIchosetogoseaasagentleman.ThereforeIhadnodutiesontheship,andIhavenochanceoflearningtobeasailor.
ImetthecaptainofashipthathadbeenonthecoastofAfrica.Hehadmadegoodprofitsfromthevoyageandwaseagertogoagain.Heaskedmetogowithhimashispanion.HesaidIneednotpayforthevoyage.IfIhadanymoney,hesaid,hewouldshowmehowtomakeaprofitintrade.
Iacceptedtheoffer,andbeefriendwiththecaptain,whowasagoodandhonestman.Followingthecaptain’sadvice,Ispentaboutfortypoundsonthingsoflittlevalue.TheseIcouldtradeforgoldonthecoastofAfrica.
Thevoyagewasagreatsuccessforme.Indeed,itwasmyonlysuccessfulvoyage.Myfriendthecaptaintaughtmetheskillsofbothasailorandamerchant.Ibroughthomefivepoundsnineounceofgold,whichIsoldinLondonfornearlythreehundredpounds.
SoonafteroutreturntoEnglish,myfrienddied,Idecidedtodothesamevoyageagainandsigneduponthesomeshipwithitsnewcaptain.AsweapproachedthecoastofAfrica.WewerepursuedbyaTurkishship.Afterashortbattle,theTurkishshipwasvictorious,andwewerealltakenasprisonerstotheportofSallee.
ThecaptainofTurkishshipmademehisslave.Iwashorrifiedbythissurprisingchangefrommerchanttomiserableslave.Iremembermyfather’sprophesythatIwouldbemiserable,andIrealizedthatithadindeedbeenfulfilled.
Afterabouttwoyearsofslavery,Isawmychanceofescape.Oneday,mymastersentmeoutfishingwithhisbrotherIsmaelandablackslaveboycalledXury.Thefishingboatwasfulloffood,gunsandfreshwater.Whilewewerefishing,IpushedIsmaelintothesea.Hecriedforhelp.Ipointedagunathimandsaid,’Iwillnothurtyou,ifyoudoasIsay.Youswimwellenoughtoreachtheshore.Go,swimtotheshoreandletusalone.Ifyounot,Iwillshootyouinthehead,forIwantmyliberty.’
Ismealswamawayfromtheship,andIturnedtotheslaveboy.‘Xury'saidI,
‘Ifyouwillbefaithfultome,Iwillmakeyouagreatman.Ifnot,Iwillthrowyouintotheseatoo'.Theboysmiledandpromisedtobefaithfultome.
WesailedalongthecoastofAfrica,closetotheshore.Sometimesweheardlionsandotherwildbeasts.Weneededfreshwater,butwewereafraidtogoashore,forfearofwildbreastsandsavages.Xurysaidthathewouldgoashoretogetwater,andIshouldwaitintheboat.
‘Whyshouldyougo,Xury?
'Iasked.’whyshouldInotgo,andyouwaitintheboat?
’
Xuryrepliedinwordsthatmademelovehimeverafter:
‘Ifwildmene,theywilleatme,andyouwillescape.’
‘Well,Xury,’Isaid,‘wewillbothgo.Ifwildmenewewillkillthem,andtheywilleatneitherofus.’Wewentashoreandgotfreshwater.Aswewerereturningtotheboat,wesawaliononthebeach,forIthoughtitmightbeofsomevalue.Wesailedalongthecoastfortendays.IhopedthatwewouldmeetaEuropeantradingshipandbesaved,butwedidnotmeetone.
Sometimeswesawpeopleontheshore.Theirskinwasblack,andtheywerenaked.OnceIthoughtofgoingashoretomeetthem,butXuryadvisedagainstit.Imadesignstothemthatweneededfood.Theybroughtmeatandgrainandleftitonthebeachforus.Imadesignstothankthembuthadnothingtogivetheminpayment.
However,wesoonhadthechancetodothemagreatservice.Justaswereachedourboat,aleopardcamerunningdownfromthemountaintowardsthebeach.Ishotitdead.TheNegroeswereamazedandterrifiedbythesoundofmygun.Whentheysawthattheleopardwasdead,theyapproachedhim.Theywishedtoeatthefreshofthisanimal.Imadesignstotellthemthattheycouldhavehim,andtheybegancuttinghimup.Theycutofftheskinandgaveittome.
LeavingmyfriendlyNegroes,Isailedonforelevendays.AsweapproachedCapeVerde,Xurycriedout,‘master!
Aship!
’IsawthatitwasaPortugueseship.Isailedtowardsit,andinthreehoursIreachedit.
ThenmenontheshipaskedmewhoIwas.WhenItoldthemmystory,theywereverykind.Theytookmeonboardtheirshipwithallmypropertyfromtheboat.Iofferedallmypropertytothecaptain,tothankhimforsavingme,buthewouldnottakeit.HesaidtheyweresailingtoBrazil.Hesaidthatmypropertywouldbereturnedtomewhenwearrived.Heofferedtobuymyboatfromme.Hepaidmeeightypiecesofeightforit.HealsoofferedmesixtypiecesofeightformyboyXury.Ididnotwanttosellthepoorboy’slibertybecausehehadhelpedmetoescapefromslavery,thenthecaptai
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