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Unit 18 Stranded
第18單元 坐困愁城
Rachel Stared up at the clouds. One looked like a tree. One looked like a Ferris wheel. The sand was hot under her skin. Everything was silent except for the ocean. She sit up and thinks, "How long will I be stranded on this deserted island?"
瑞吉兒凝視著天上的云，有的看起來像棵樹，有的看起來像摩天輪。她皮膚下面的沙是熱的，除了大海，一切都顯得很安靜。她起身坐直，心里想著，我究竟還要被困在這座無人島上多久？
Rachel had been out sailing, when her boat hit a rock and sprung a leak. Rachel had to abandon ship and swim to land. She crawled onto the shore. She searched the island but found nothing but coconuts and squirrels.
瑞吉兒之前開船出海，結(jié)果船撞上一塊巖石裂了一條縫，她只好棄船游到陸地上。她慢慢爬上岸，找遍整座島嶼后發(fā)現(xiàn)除了椰子和松樹外，什么東西都沒有。
She hated the idea of one day having o eat the cute squirrels, but she'd have to if she wanted to stay alive. For the last month, she has eaten nothing but coconuts.
她一想到有一天可能得吃那些可愛的松鼠就覺得很討厭，可是那一天如果來了，要活下去也只好如此。上個月她除了椰子什么都沒吃。
Every night she lit a fire hoping a ship would see it and rescue her. So far she has been lucky. There were no wild animals on the island. She had made herself a bed out of leaves and branches.
每晚她都會點(diǎn)火，希望如果有船看到的話可以把她救回去。到目前為止她還算幸運(yùn)，島上并沒有什么野生動物。她替自己用樹葉和樹枝做了一張床。
On her 45th day she spotted a ship. She started a fire and screamed for help. Soon the ship came and Rachel was saved. Rachel never went sailing again.
到了第45天，她發(fā)現(xiàn)遠(yuǎn)處有艘船，于是點(diǎn)了火大聲求救；那艘船不久就來把瑞吉兒給救走了。從此以后，瑞吉兒再也不開船出海了。
【美】 Tara McAteer 著 黃惟郁 譯
上海交通大學(xué)出版社出版
