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初中英语阅读鲁宾逊漂流记
鲁滨逊漂流记
丹尼尔笛福
1Myfirstseajourney
BeforeIbeginmystory,Iwouldliketotellyoualittleaboutmyself.
Iwasbornintheyear1632,inthecityofYorkinthenorthofEngland.MyfatherwasGerman,buthecametoliveandworkinEngland.Soonafterthat,hemarriedmymother,whowasEnglish.HerfamilynamewasRobinson,so,whenIwasborn,theycalledmeRobinson,afterher.
MyfatherdidwellinhisbusinessandIwenttoagoodschool.Hewantedmetogetagoodjobandliveaquiet,com-fortablelife.ButIdidn'twantthat.Iwantedadventureandanexcitinglife.
‘Iwanttobeasailorandgotosea,’Itoldmymotherandfather.Theywereveryunhappyaboutthis.
‘Pleasedon'tgo,’myfathersaid.‘Youwon'tbehappy,youknow.Sailorshaveadifficultanddangerouslife.’Andbe-causeIlovedhim,andhewasunhappy,Itriedtoforgetaboutthesea.
ButIcouldn'tforget,andaboutayearlater,Isawafriendintown.Hisfatherhadaship,andmyfriendsaidtome,‘We’resailingtoLondontomorrow.Whydon'tyoucomewithus?
’
Andso,onSeptember1st,1651,IwenttoHull,andthenextdaywesailedforLondon.
But,afewdayslater,therewasastrongwind.Theseawasroughanddangerous,andtheshipwentupanddown,upanddown.Iwasveryill,andveryafraid.
‘Oh,Idon'twanttodie!
’Icried.‘Iwanttolive!
IfIlive,I'llgohomeandnevergotoseaagain!
’
Thenextdaythewinddropped,andtheseawasquietandbeautifulagain.
‘Well,Bob,’myfriendlaughed.‘Howdoyoufeelnow?
Thewindwasn'ttoobad.’
‘What!
’Icried.‘Itwasaterriblestorm.’
‘Oh,thatwasn'tastorm,’myfriendanswered.‘Justalit-tlewind.Forgetit.Comeandhaveadrink.’
Afterafewdrinkswithmyfriend,Ifeltbetter.Iforgotaboutthedangeranddecidednottogohome.Ididn'twantmyfriendsandfamilytolaughatme!
IstayedinLondonforsometime,butIstillwantedtogotosea.So,whenthecaptainofashipaskedmetogowithhimtoGuineainAfrica,Iagreed.AndsoIwenttoseaforthesecondtime.
Itwasagoodshipandeverythingwentwellatfirst,butIwasveryillagain.Then,whenwewereneartheCanaryIs-lands,aTurkishpirateshipcameafterus.Theywerefamousthievesoftheseaatthattime.Therewasalong,hardfight,butwhenitfinished,weandtheshipwereprisoners.
TheTurkishcaptainandhismentookustoSalleeinMoroc-co.Theywantedtosellusasslavesinthemarketsthere.ButintheendtheTurkishcaptaindecidedtokeepmeforhimself,andtookmehomewithhim.Thiswasasuddenandterriblechangeinmylife.IwasnowaslaveandthisTurkishcaptainwasmymaster.
2
DownthecoastofAfrica
FortwolongyearsIlivedthelifeofaslave.Iworkedinescape,butitwasneverpossible.Ithoughtaboutitdayandnight.Mymasterlikedtogofishinginalittleboat,andheal-waystookmewithhim.AmancalledMoely,andayoungboyalsowentwithus.
Onedaymymastersaidtous,‘Someofmyfriendswanttogofishingtomorrow.Gettheboatready.’
Soweputalotoffoodanddrinkontheboat,andthenextmorning,wewaitedformymasterandhisfriends.Butwhenmymasterarrived,hewasalone.
‘Myfriendsdon'twanttogofishingtoday,’hesaidtome.‘ButyougowithMoelyandtheboy,andcatchsomefishforoursuppertonight.’
‘Yes,master,’Iansweredquietly,butinsideIwasexcited.‘PerhapsnowIcanescape,’Isaidtomyself.
Mymasterwentbacktohisfriendsandwetooktheboatouttosea.Foratimewefishedquietly,andthenImovedcarefullybehindMoelyandknockedhimintothewater.‘Swim!
’Icried.‘Swimtotheshore!
’
Mymasterlikedtoshootseabirdsandsothereweregunsontheboat.Quickly,Itookoneoftheseguns.Moelywasswim-mingaftertheboatandIshoutedtohim:
Gobacktotheshore!
Youcanswimthere—it'snottoofar.Iwon'thurtyou,butifyoucomeneartheboat,I'llshootyouthroughthehead!
’SoMoelyturned,andswambacktotheshoreasquicklyashecould.
ThenIsaidtotheboy,‘Xury,ifyouhelpme,I'llbeagoodfriendtoyou.Ifyoudon'thelpme,I'llpushyouintotheseatoo.’
ButXurywashappytohelpme.‘I'llgoallovertheworldwithyou,’hecried.
IwantedtosailtotheCanaryIslands,butIwasafraidtogotoofarfromtheshore.Itwasonlyasmallboat.Andsowesailedonsouthforsomedays.Wehadverylittlewater,anditwasdangerouscountryhere,withmanywildanimals.Wewereafraid,butweoftenhadtogoonshoretogetmorewater.OnceIusedaguntoshootawildanimal.Idon'tknowwhatanimalitwas,butitmadeagoodmeal.
Forabouttenortwelvedayswesailedonsouth,downthecoastofAfrica.Thenonedaywesawsomepeopleontheshore—strange,wildpeople,whodidnotlookfriendly.Bynowwehadverylittlefood,andWereallyneededhelp.wewereafraid,butwehadtogoonshore.
Atfirst,theywereafraidofus,too.Perhapswhitepeoplenevervisitedthiscoast.Wedidnotspeaktheirlanguage,ofcourse,soweusedourhandsandfacestoshowthatwewerehungry.Theycamewithfoodforus,butthentheymovedawayquickly.Wecarriedthefoodtoourboat,andtheywatchedus.Itriedtothankthem,butIhadnothingtogivethem.
Justthentwobigwildcatscamedowntotheshorefromthemountains.Ithinktheywereleopards.Thepeoplewereafraidofthesewildcats,andthewomencriedout.Quickly,Itookagun,andshotoneoftheanimals.Thesecondwildcatranbackupintothemountains.
GunswerenewtotheseAfricanpeople,andtheywereafraidoftheloudnoiseandthesmoke.Buttheywerehappyaboutthedeadwildcat.Igavethemthemeatofthedeadanimal,andtheygaveusmorefoodandwater.
Wenowhadalotoffoodandwater,andwesailedon.ElevendayslaterwecameneartheCapeVerdeIslands.Wecouldseethem,butwecouldn'tgetnearbecausetherewasnowind.Wewaited.
SuddenlyXurycalledtome,‘Look,aship!
’
Hewasright!
Wecalledandshoutedandsailedourlittleboatasfastaswecould.Buttheshipdidnotseeus.ThenIre-memberedthegunswhichmadealotofsmoke.Afewminuteslatertheshipsawusandturned.
Whenwewereontheship,thePortuguesecaptainlistenedtomystory.HewasgoingtoBrazilandagreedtohelpme,buthewantednothingforhishelp.‘No,’hesaid,whenItriedtopayhim.‘Perhaps,oneday,someonewillhelpmewhenIneedit.’
Buthegavememoneyformyboat,andforXury,too.Atfirst,IdidnotwanttosellXuryasaslave,afterallourdanger-ousadventurestogether.ButXurywashappytogotothecap-tain,andthecaptainwasagoodman.‘Intenyears’time,’hesaid,‘Xurycangofree.’
WhenwearrivedinBrazilthreeweekslater,IsaidgoodbyetothecaptainandXury,lefttheship,andwenttobeginanewlife.
3
Thestormandtheshipwreck
IstayedinBrazilandworkedhardforsomeyears.BythenIwasrich…butalsobored.Onedaysomefriendscametomeandsaid,‘We'regoingtoAfricatodobusiness.Whydon'tyoucomewithus?
We'llallberichafterthisjourney!
’
HowstupidIwas!
Ihadaneasy,comfortablelifeinBrazil,but,ofcourse,Iagreed.Andso,in1659,Iwenttoseaagain.
Atfirst,allwentwell,butthentherewasaterriblestorm.Fortwelvedaysthewindandtheraindidn'tstop.Welostthreemeninthesea,andsoontheshiphadholesinitssides.‘We’reallgoingtodiethistime,’Isaidtomyself.Thenonemorningoneofthesailorssawland,butthenextminuteourshiphitsomesandjustunderthesea.Theshipcouldnotmoveandwewerereallyindangernow.Theseawastryingtobreaktheshipintopieces,andwehadverylittletime.Quickly,weputaboatintotheseaandgotofftheship.Buttheseawasveryroughandourlittleboatcouldnotliveforlonginthatwildwater.
Halfanhourlatertheangryseaturnedourboatoverandwewereallinthewater.Ilookedroundformyfriends,butIcouldseenobody.Iwasalone.
ThatdayIwaslucky,andtheseacarriedmetotheshore.Icouldnotseetheland,onlymountainsofwaterallaroundme.Then,suddenly,Ifeltthegroundundermyfeet.Anothermountainofwatercame,pushedmeupthebeach,andIfellonthewetsand.
AtfirstIwasverythankfultobealive.Slowly,Igottomyfeetandwenthigheruptheshore.Fromthere,Ilookedouttosea.Icouldseeourship,butitwaswreckedandtherewasno-bodynearit.Therewasnobodyinthewater.Allmyfriendsweredead.Iwasalive,butinastrangewildcountry,withnofood,nowater,andnogun.
ItwasdarknowandIwastired.Iwasafraidtosleepontheshore.Perhapstherewerewildanimalsthere.SoIwentupintoatreeandIstayedthereallnight.
4
Anewlifeonanisland
Whendaycame,theseawasquietagain.Ilookedforourshipand,tomysurprise,itwasstillthereandstillinonepiece.‘IthinkIcanswimtoit,’Isaidtomyself.SoIwalkeddowntotheseaandbeforelong,Iwasattheshipandwasswimmingroundit.ButhowcouldIgetontoit?
Intheend,Igotinthroughaholeintheside,butitwasn'teasy.
Therewasalotofwaterintheship,butthesandundertheseawasstillholdingtheshipinoneplace.Thebackoftheshipwashighoutofthewater,andIwasverytnankfulforthisbe-causealltheship'sfoodwasthere.IwasveryhungrysoIbe-gantoeatsomethingatonce.ThenIdecidedtotakesomeofitbacktotheshorewithme.ButhowcouldIgetitthere?
Ilookedaroundtheship,andafterafewminutes,Ifoundsomelongpiecesofwood.Itiedthemtogetherwithrope.ThenIgotthethingsthatIwantedfromtheship.Therewasabigboxoffood—rice,andsaltedmeat,andhardship'sbread.Ial-sotookmanystrongknivesandothertools,theship'ssailsandropes,paper,pens,books,andsevenguns.NowIneededalittlesailfromtheship,andthenIwasready.Slowlyandcarefully,Iwentbacktotheshore.Itwas