One day Conseil, Ned Land, and I were in the museum room. We were looking through the underwater windows at the beautiful fish. I wanted to know what the others thought of Captain Nemo. Conseil said:
有一天，康塞尔，尼德·兰，和我在博物馆里。我们透过水下的窗户看着那条美丽的鱼。我想知道其他人对尼莫船长的看法。康塞尔说：
“I think he’s a scientist who never had any success. That’s why he’s here, under the sea. He’s not famous and he’s angry about that.”
“我认为他是一个没有任何成就科学家。这就是为什么他在这海低的原因。他因为没名气而生气。”
“Would you like to go pearl fishing? This is the richest part of the world to fish for pearls.”
“你想去采集珍珠吗？这是世界上最丰富的采集珍珠的地方。
We travelled in the Indian Ocean for ten days. The Nautilus did not seem to have any particular direction. I did not see Captain Nemo for some days after the man’s death. He stayed locked in his room. The ship was quiet.
我们在印度洋旅行了十天。鹦鹉螺号似乎没有任何特定的方向。在那人死后的几天里，我没有见到尼莫船长。他锁在房间里。船里很安静。
As I said this, the walls closed over the side windows and Captain Nemo walked in.
我说这些话时，墙壁都关在窗边，尼莫船长走了进来。
We all looked at each other and agreed. We were prisoners, but it was exciting to see all of the mysteries under the sea.
我们都看着对方同意。我们都是囚犯，但看到海底所有的秘密真令人兴奋。
“I think you’re both wrong. He’s angry about something. He is not free here. He loves the sea, yes, but here is something missing from his life. Maybe he blames someone for that, and I think he wants to hurt that person.”
“我想你们两个都错了。他对某事生气。他在这里没有自由。他喜欢大海，是的，但在他的生命里丢失了一些东西。也许他责怪某人，我想他是想伤害那个人。
“I think he’s crazy and we will die here unless we escape.”
“我认为他疯了，我们会死在这里，除非我们逃跑。”
I didn’t like the idea of sharks. We only had small knives to fight them with. Ned Land had his harpoon with him, but he was very busy trying to collect as many oysters as he could.
我不喜欢这注意因为有鲨鱼。我们只有小刀和他们战斗。尼德·兰有鱼叉，但是他很忙试图收集尽可能多的牡蛎。
On the way back to the ship, we saw an Indian boy swimming for pearls. We hid behind some rocks so he couldn’t see us. Suddenly, a large shark swam nearby. The boy saw it, but it was too late.
在回船的路上，我们看到一个印度男孩在游泳。我们藏在一些岩石后面，所以他看不见我们。突然，一个大鲨鱼在附近游来游去。小男孩看到它，但是太晚了。
The ocean near India has thousands of oysters. The pearls inside them can cost hundreds of dollars. There are many sharks in these waters, and it’s very dangerous to go looking for pearls there.
印度附近的海域有成千上万的牡蛎。他们里面的珍珠要花几百美元。这些水域里有很多鲨鱼，去那里寻找珍珠是很危险的。
Captain Nemo swam away from the rocks, with his knife in his hand, and began fighting with the animal. The boy looked terrified.
尼莫船长手里拿着刀从岩石里游了出来，开始和动物打斗起来。那男孩看上去吓坏了。
Captain Nemo took us to a small cave. Inside it, I saw an oyster over six feet wide. It had a pearl inside it as big as a coconut. I wanted to take it back to the ship with us. It was the only one of its kind in the world. But Captain Nemo said no. He wanted the pearl to grow, alone there in the cave, until it was truly the most fantastic pearl in the world.
尼莫船长带我们去了一个小洞。在里面，我看到一只六英尺宽的牡蛎。它里面有一颗像椰子一样大的珍珠。我想把它带回到船上。这是世界上独一无二的。但是尼莫船长说不行。他想让珍珠在洞里独自生长，直到它成为世界上最神奇的珍珠为止。
When we got back to the Nautilus, the Captain thanked Ned Land.
我们回到鹦鹉螺号时，船长对尼德·兰表示感谢。
“Come, Mr Land. That’s a horrible thing to say.”
“来吧，兰先生。跟你说一个麻烦的事情。”
“You saved my life, Mr Land. Thank you.”
“你救了我的命，兰先生。谢谢你。”
Captain Nemo fought with the shark, and there was blood in the water. The Captain looked in trouble. Immediately, Ned Land attacked and killed the shark with his harpoon. The Captain was safe and I was so surprised that I couldn’t move.
尼莫船长和鲨鱼搏斗，水里是血。船长看起来有麻烦。这时尼德兰用他的鱼叉杀死鲨鱼。船长安全了，我害怕得动弹不了。
I saw in his face that he did understand Ned Land. We were prisoners. Ned Land’s only thought was to escape. Captain Nemo understood that thought. He would feel the same way if he were in Ned Land’s position.
我从他的脸上看出他了解尼德·兰。我们是囚犯。尼德·兰只想逃跑。尼莫船长明白他的想法。如果他在尼德的位置上，他也会有同样的感觉。
“It’s alright, Conseil. I understand Mr Land.”
“好吧，康塞尔。我理解兰先生。”
“Don’t thank me. I kill sharks and whales because it’s my job. I didn’t do it for you.”
“不要谢我。我杀了鲨鱼和鲸鱼，因为那是我的工作。我不是为你做的。”
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