The Nautilus was finally free of the rocks near Papua. We now travelled east, past Australia and into the Indian Ocean. Life on the ship was normal again.
鹦鹉螺号终于从巴布亚岩附近的石里里出来了。我们现在往东旅行，经过澳大利亚，进入印度洋。船上的生活很正常。
We sometimes stopped on the ocean floor and walked outside the ship. We wore special suits. They had large glass heads with special tanks filled with air, so we could breathe.
我们有时停在海底，走到船外。我们穿着特别的衣服。他们有大的玻璃头和特殊的装满空气的罐，所以我们可以呼吸。
Ned Land still wanted to escape, and he thought about it every day. But now that we were in the Indian Ocean, there was nowhere to escape to.
尼德·兰仍然想逃走，他每天都在想这件事。但既然我们在印度洋，就没有地方可逃了。
“Professor, I want you to go below. You, Mr Land, and Mr Conseil will stay in your rooms until I say you can leave.”
“教授，我想让你到下面去。你，兰先生，康塞尔先生将呆在你的房间直到我说你可以走了。”
One afternoon, while the Nautilus was on the surface of the water, I went upstairs to have a look outside. I saw Captain Nemo looking through a telescope at something far away. He said something to one of his men, and the man went downstairs quickly. The Captain looked very serious. I had a small telescope with me, so I put it up to my eye to see what he was looking at. At that moment, I felt a strong hand knock the telescope away from my eye.
一天下午，当鹦鹉螺号在水面上，我上楼去看看外面。我看见尼莫船长用望远镜对着远处的某个东西看。他对他的一个手下说了些什么，那个人很快下楼去了。船长看起来很严重。我带了一个小望远镜，所以我把它对着我的眼睛看他在看什么。那一刻，我感觉到一只有力的手把望远镜从我的视线中敲打了出去。
The next afternoon, Captain Nemo suddenly opened my door. He came in with one of his men. He looked very worried.
次日下午，尼莫船长突然打开了我的门。他是和他的一个手下，他看上去很着急。
“What does it matter? A man will die. Isn’t that enough?”
“这有什么关系？人会死。这还不够吗？”
There was nothing more to say. Captain Nemo was upset about something, and he had the power to tell us what to do. I went to my room quietly. They served our dinner in our rooms. I fell asleep quickly. When I woke up, I thought that they put something in our food to make us sleep.
没有更多要说的。尼莫船长对某事感到不安，他有权告诉我们该做什么。我悄悄地去了我的房间。他们提供我们的晚餐在我们的房间。我很快就睡着了。当我醒来时，我以为他们在我们的食物里放了一些东西让我们睡觉。
The Captain turned away from me.
船长转身离开。
“Of course.”
“当然可以。”
“No.”
“不行”。
“May I ask what happened?”
“我能问一下发生了什么事吗？”
“I have a man who needs help. Could you have a look at him?”
“我有一个手下需要帮助。你能看看他吗？”
“I know some things. Why?”
“我知道一些。怎么了？”
Captain Nemo took me to a room where there was a man lying on a bed. He had white bandages on his head. There was blood on the bandages, and the man looked very sick. He was cold and white. I told Captain Nemo that he would not live. The Captain’s face changed. He looked very sad and there were tears in his eyes.
尼莫船长带我去了一个房间，床上躺着一个人。他头上有白色的绷带。绷带上有血，那个人看起来很不舒服。他又冷又白。我告诉尼莫船长他活不下去了。船长的脸色变了。他看上去很伤心，眼里含着泪水。
“Yes.”
“是的。”
“Do you mean, am I a doctor?”
“你是说，我是医生吗？”
“Professor, do you know anything about medicine?”
“教授，你懂任何医术吗？”
“May I ask why?”
“我能问一下为什么吗？”
“You can go, Professor.”
“你可以走了，教授。”
Captain Nemo surprised me. At times he could be cold and serious. Then he could cry for a member of his crew’.
尼莫船长使我吃惊。有时他会感冒严重。然后他为他的一个成员哭了。
The next day, I saw the Captain on the platform. It was a bright sunny day. I did not want to say anything about the sick man, but I was curious. I asked him if he wanted to go for a walk on the ocean floor. He said yes, so we put our suits on and off we went.
接下来的一天，我看见平台上的船长。那是一个阳光灿烂的日子。我不想说任何关于这个病人的事，但我很好奇。我问他是否想去海底散步。他说是的，所以我们穿上套装去了。
The Indian Ocean had the most beautiful rocks, plants and fish in the world. All of us enjoyed it very much.
印度洋拥有世界上最美丽的岩石、植物和鱼类。我们都很喜欢它。
It was like a colourful picture show. But Captain Nemo had another reason for our walk. I saw that his men carried something long and flat in a bag. They also had tools to dig with. Then we arrived at a safe area, with large plants around it. They put the bag down and began digging. At that moment, I understood everything. They were going to bury the dead man.
它就像一张彩色图片秀。但尼莫船长有另一个原因散步。我看见他的人把一个又长又扁的东西放进一个袋子里。他们也有挖掘工具。然后我们来到一个安全的地方，周围有很多植物。他们放下袋子，开始挖掘。在那一刻，我明白了一切。他们要埋葬死者。
“Or men, Professor.”
“或者是人，教授。”
“Not even the sharks can go there, Captain.”
“即使鲨鱼也去不了的地方，船长。”
When we returned to the Nautilus, I told Captain Nemo that his man was safe where he was.
当我们回到鹦鹉螺号，我告诉尼莫船长，他的人在哪里才会安全。
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