“Yes, why, Conseil?”
“是的，怎么说，康塞尔？”
“There are giant squid in the holes of those walls.”
“有大王乌贼在这些墙洞里。”
“Yes.”
“是的。”
We travelled through the Atlantic Ocean down to the South Pole. We went under the ice and came out on the other side. Imagine what we saw — penguins, whales, polar bears, dolphins, icebergs! It was like a dream and we saw it from the inside of the Nautilus.
我们穿过大西洋一直走到南极点。我们到冰下，从另一边出来了。想象一下我们看到的——企鹅，鲸鱼，北极熊，海豚，冰山！我们在鹦鹉螺号里面看到的一起，就像是一个梦。
“Come Professor, you don’t believe that, do you?”
“过来，教授，你不会相信的是吧？”
“Well, the giant squid is really just a story. Many people like to tell stories about giant squid, but no one knows if they are true. But I know one man who said he saw one.”
“嗯，大王乌贼是真的只是一个故事。许多人喜欢讲述大王乌贼的故事，但是没有人知道它们是真的。但我知道一个人说他看见一个。”
We continued up the coast of South America. Finally, we came to the warm waters near the Bahamas. Who could be unhappy? Only one person — Ned Land.
我们沿着南美洲海岸。最后，我们来到了巴哈马附近的温暖水域。谁会不快乐？只有一个人——尼德。
“Twenty feet.”
“二十英尺。”
“Did it have eight tentacles like snakes coming out of a big round head?”
“它有八个像蛇一样的触角从一个大脑袋里钻出来吗？”
“How long was it?”
“它有多长？”
“And did it have a mouth and nose like a bird’s?”
“它有没有嘴和鼻子，像一只鸟吗？”
“What giant squid, sir?”
“什么大乌贼，先生？”
“Because I think I see it right there.”
“因为我想我看到它就在那里。”
Conseil, Ned and I were in the museum, looking out at old stone walls, 5,000 feet under the sea.
康塞尔、尼德和我在博物馆里，看着5000英尺的海底下古老的石头墙。
I looked out of the window, and there was a 25 — foot giant squid! It moved close to the Nautilus and it hit the window with its long tentacles. The Nautilus was too strong for it, but it was a very frightening creature!
我向窗外望去，那里有一只25英尺高的巨乌贼！它接近鹦鹉螺号，它用它的长触须击中窗户。鹦鹉螺号非常坚固，但它是一个非常可怕的生物！
“Is something wrong, Captain?”
“出了什么事，船长？”
“Yes. One of those ugly creatures is caught in our propeller.”
“是的。一个丑陋的生物卡在我们的螺旋桨。”
Captain Nemo never thought of danger. He thought nothing could stop him, his men or his ship.
尼莫船长从未想过危险。他认为没有什么能阻止他，以及他的人和船。
“What can we do?”
“我们能做什么？”
Soon, other smaller squid came near the window. They all wanted to attack the ship. They did not know what it was. Suddenly, the Nautilus stopped. Captain Nemo came into the museum.
很快，其他的小乌贼靠近窗口。他们都想攻击船。他们不知道那是什么。突然，鹦鹉螺号停。尼莫船长走进博物馆。
“We can take the ship up, then try to free the monster.”
“我们可以坐船过去，然后尝试将的怪物放走。”
We all went upstairs. Captain Nemo gave us all axes to cut the squid’s tentacles if they attacked.
我们都上楼去了。尼莫船长给了我们所斧子来切断乌贼的触角，如果它们攻击我们的话。
One man went to open the door to the platform. As he opened it, a long thick tentacle of the giant squid came inside like a snake and pulled the man outside. We all ran up the stairs.
一个船员打开平台的门。，粗长的触手的巨型乌贼进入像一条蛇，把船员拉了出去。我们都跑上楼梯。
Outside, six or seven small squid moved along the top of the Nautilus, throwing all their tentacles at the ship and its men. We fought them with our axes, but the large one, the one with Captain Nemo’s man in his tentacle, stood holding the man in the air. The man cried for help.
外面有六或七只小乌贼沿着鹦鹉螺号的顶部，它们把的触角伸到船上。我们用船轴击打了它们，但大的乌贼尼触手抓住莫船长的一个手下在空中挥舞。那人大声呼救。
“Ned, don’t!”
“尼德，不可以！”
I was surprised he spoke English. Captain Nemo attacked the giant squid with his axe. He cut off some of its tentacles. I thought Captain Nemo would save his man. Then I saw Ned Land with his harpoon in his hand. I thought he was going to kill the Captain.
我很惊讶他说英语。尼莫船长用斧头袭击巨乌贼。他砍下它的一些触须。我以为尼莫船长会救他的命。然后我看到尼德·兰手里拿着鱼叉。我以为他要杀了船长。
But I didn’t need to stop him. One of the smaller squid knocked the harpoon out of his hand and threw Ned down. The squid was about to pull him into the sea. Captain Nemo saw this, cut off the squid’s tentacle and saved Ned Land.
但我不需要阻止他。一个较小的乌贼把鱼叉从尼德手里击打下来。乌贼正要把他拖进海里。尼莫船长看见，切断鱿鱼的触手救了尼德·兰。
“Help! Help!”
“救命！救命啊！”
“Yes, but…”
“是的，但是……”
“You saved my life!”
“你救了我的命！”
“Didn’t you do the same for me?”
“你不也对我做同样的事情吗？”
Captain Nemo did not wait for the answer. He turned to help his own man, but it was too late. The giant squid shot black ink out of its body, and none of us could see anything. When we cleaned our faces and our eyes, the squid was gone, taking the man with it.
尼莫船长没有等待回答。他转过身来帮助自己的人，但为时已晚。大乌贼射出了黑墨水，我们什么也看不见。当我们清洁完脸和眼睛时，乌贼不见了，把那人带走了。
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