Robinson Crusoe 《鲁宾逊漂流记》
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- 发布于 2013年6月17日
- 作者：Mike Lee
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Robinson Crusoe, a teenager living in northeast England, is being pressured by his father to study law. Yet, Robinson longs instead to travel the seas. His father is not happy with this idea and tells him to lead a safe life. The teenager contemplates this but he runs away from home and takes a boat to London. Though the boat hits a storm, Robinson continues traveling to London by land.
鲁宾逊．克鲁索是个住在英国东北部的青少年，他活在被父亲要求去读法律的压力下。然而，他真正渴望的其实是航海旅行。他父亲对此很不满，告诉他生活平安稳定就好。鲁宾逊思索了一番，但还是离家、搭船去了伦敦。尽管船只遭遇了暴风雨的袭击，鲁宾逊还是由陆路继续前往伦敦。
Once in London, he decides to become a sailor. Life is great but he doesn’t always have the best of luck. On one of his voyages, Robinson’s ship is boarded by pirates. They capture Robinson and enslave him. Though he works obediently, he waits for a chance to break free.
一到伦敦，他就决定要成为一名水手。他的日子过得还不错，但也并非每次都能获得幸运之神的眷顾。在某次航程中，海盗上了鲁宾逊的船，俘虏了鲁宾逊，并使他成为奴隶。虽然他很服从地为海盗们工作，但也在等待逃脱的机会。
One day, his master asks him to catch fish for lunch. Robinson sees this as his chance to escape. He heads out in a small boat, and then sails away to be free. Robinson travels down the coast of Africa but gets lost and is running out of food and water. Fortunately, he is rescued by a passing ship bound for Brazil, and travels to South America.
有一天，他的首领要他去抓些鱼来当午餐，鲁宾逊视之为逃脱的机会。他乘着小船出发，航行离开以脱身。鲁宾逊沿着非洲海岸向南航行，但迷航了，食物和水也都耗尽。幸运的是，他被一艘前往巴西的行经船只救起，而一路到了南美。
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Vocabulary
long [lɔŋ] v. 渴望[+to-v][（+for/after）]
Having never left his home, the man longed to go to other countries.
pirate [ˋpaɪrət] n. 海盗
The pirates traveled the ocean, attacked ships, and searched for treasure.
obediently [əˋbidɪəntlɪ] adv. 服从地，顺从地
obidient adj. 服从的，顺从的
The little boy obediently responded to every request from his teacher.
head out 离开去某处；前往
After packing a bag of snacks, the family headed out to the beach.
fortunately [ˋfɔɪtʃənɪtlɪ] adv. 幸运地，侥幸地
fortunate adj. 幸運的
We missed our flight, but fortunately there were empty seats on the next one.
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contemplate [ˋkɑntɛm͵plet] v. 思量，仔细考虑
enslave [ɪnˋslev] v. 奴役
break free 脱逃
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When Robinson gets to Brazil, he sees how successful certain people are by owning plantations, and he wants to become rich in the same manner. He works hard, saves up his money, and finally buys a plantation for himself. To increase the plantation’s output, he decides to get slaves from Africa to work for him.
当鲁宾逊抵达巴西，看到某些人因坐拥大农场而有所成就，他也想要以同样的方式变得富有。他努力地工作也存了些钱，最后买了一个自己的农场。为了要增加农场的产量，他决定从非洲取得一些奴隶来帮忙。
Excited, Robinson heads out on his next adventure to continue fulfilling the dreams of his youth. Unfortunately, his ship encounters a storm and crashes soon after leaving Brazil. During the storm, he falls into the ocean and washes up on a nearby island. He finds that he is the only survivor of the shipwreck. On the island, he finds animals to eat and builds a hut. Alone and sad, he calls the place “the Island of Despair.”
鲁宾逊很兴奋，他朝着下一个冒险旅程出发，以完成他年轻时的梦想。不幸的是，他的船遭遇了暴风雨，在离开巴西不久后便撞毁了。暴风雨中，他掉进了海里，然后被冲上了附近的岛屿。他发现他是船难中唯一的幸存者。在岛上，他找了些动物来吃，也建了小屋。他很孤独也很难过，于是称呼这个地方为「绝望之岛」。
Robinson puts up a wooden cross and marks the days on it to keep track of time. His life on the island is hard and boring. He’s also confused why he is on the island alone, so he seeks answers in a Bible he found on the wrecked ship and achieves some inner peace.
鲁宾逊竖立了木制的十字架，并在上面刻画日子记录时间。岛上的生活很辛苦、很无聊，他也困惑为什么他会独自一人在岛上，因此，他读着从失事船只上找到的圣经，以寻求解答并达到内心的平静。
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plantation [plænˋteʃən] n. 农园，大农场
plant n. 植物; 農作物
The boss sent his workers out onto the plantation to collect cotton.
output [ˋaʊt͵pʊt] n. 产量
The output of the factory increased when its managers hired more workers.
fulfill [fʊlˋfɪl] v. 实现
Winning the French Open fulfilled the tennis player's dream.
despair [dɪˋspɛr] n. 绝望
The man felt despair when no company would gave him a job.
inner [ˋɪnɚ] adj. 精神的，内心的
The inner part of Taiwan is covered with mountains.
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shipwreck [ˋʃɪp͵rɛk] n. 海难﹐船只失事
keep track of 了解...的动态(或线索); 记录
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After suffering in solitude for many years, Robinson becomes overwhelmed when he finds someone else’s footprint on the beach. He discovers cannibals were on the island. Robinson is terrified but confronts the man-eaters bravely and kills them when they come near his home. During the fight, Robinson also saves a captured Indian. He calls the man “Friday,” in honor of the day they met. Out of gratitude, Friday becomes Robinson’s servant.
在孤寂中辛苦多年后，鲁宾逊因在沙滩上发现人的脚印而不知所措。他发觉食人族在岛上。鲁宾逊虽然惊恐，但还是勇敢地与食人族打照面，并在他们靠近他的小屋时杀了他们。打斗中，鲁宾逊救了一位被俘虏的印地安人，并称他为「星期五」以纪念他们相遇的日子。出于感激，星期五成为了鲁宾逊的仆人。
One fateful day, an English ship approaches and makes a stop at the island. Robinson is in shock, as he knows this is his chance to return home. After a careful survey and learning the crew took the captain hostage, Robinson and Friday fight the men and free the captain. As a reward for freeing him, the captain agrees to take Robinson back to England.
在一个命定的日子，一艘英国籍船只靠进并在岛边停靠，鲁宾逊十分惊讶，因为他知道返家的机会来了。在仔细地探查并得知船员将船长扣作人质后，鲁宾逊和星期五便与这群人对抗搏斗，并释放了船长，船长也答应会带鲁宾逊回到英国，以作为释放他的犒赏。
After 28 years on the island, Robinson finally sets sail for his home. He finds that his plantations did well while he was gone. Even though he is now rich, deep in his heart he misses the open ocean and knows that eventually he will set sail again.
在岛上待了28年后，鲁宾逊最终启程返家。他发现他的农场在他离开的这段日子经营得很好，然而，即便他现在已很富有，在他内心深处还是怀念着宽阔的大海，他也知道终究有天他会再度启程。
－by Bryan Shettig
单词发音
Vocabulary
terrified [`tɛrəˏfaɪd] adj. 非常害怕的﹐极度惊恐的
terrify v. 驚嚇
Terry never goes on airplanes because he is terrified of flying.
gratitude [ˋgrætə͵tjud] n. 感恩，感谢
Theresa showed the fire fighter much gratitude after he saved her life.
servant [ˋsɝvənt] n. 仆人
The rich family has several servants to take care of them.
survey [sɚˋve] n. 调查
The researchers did a survey to know how to improve people's health.
set sail 启航
The sailors left the harbor and set sail for another country.
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solitude [ˋsɑlə͵tjud] n. 孤独；寂寞
overwhelmed [͵ovɚˋhwɛlmd] adj. 不知所措的
cannibal [ˋkænəb!] n. 食人生番，食人者
fateful [ˋfetfəl] adj. 重大的；决定命运的
took someone hostage 抓住某人作为人质