15.Sir Humphrey Gilbert汉弗業·吉尔伯特爵士-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《西方老故事50篇Fifty Famous Stories Retold》

Fifty Famous Stories Retola 15. Sir Humphrey Gillbert More than three hundred years ago there lived in England a brave man whose name was Sir Humphrey Gilbert. At that time there were no white people in this country of ours. The land was covered with forests: and where there are now great cities and fine farms there were only trees and swamps^{} among which roamed②wild Indians and wild beasts. Sir Humphrey Gilbert was one of the first men who tried to make a settlement in America. Twice did he bring men and ships over the sea, and twice did he fail, and sail back for England. The second time, he was on a little shir called the "Squirrel."Another ship, called the "Golden Hind{③}."was not far away. When they were three days from land, the wind failed, and the ships lay floating on the waves. Then at night the air grew very cold. A breeze sprang up from the east. Great white ice-bergs came drifting around them. In the morning the little ships were almost lost among the floating mountains of ice. The men on the "Hind" saw Sir Humphrey sitting on the deck{ of the"Sauirrel"with an open book in his hand. He called to them and said, - “Be brave, my friends! We are as near heaven on the sea as on the land." Night came again. It was a stormy night. with mist and rain. All at once the men on the "Hind" saw the lights on board of the"Sauirrel" go out. The little vessel} with brave Sir Humphrey and all his brave men, was swallowed up by the waves. .086. 西方老故事50篇) 15.汉弗菜·吉尔伯特爵士 三百多年前,英格兰有一个勇敢的人名叫汉弗菜· 吉尔伯特爵士。那时的美洲还没有白人,遍地是森林 现在的大城市和漂亮的农庄在当时还是一些树林和沼 ) swamp Iswompl n. 沼泽 泽,还有野蛮的印第安人和野兽出没其中。 ② roam[raum]:漫游 汉弗菜·吉尔伯特爵士是开拓美洲大陆的第一批人 曾两次带人远渡重洋,但最后都无功而返。在第二次航行 中,汉弗菜·吉尔伯特爵士乘坐的小船名叫“松鼠”号, 不远处是另外一艘小船“金鹿”号。离开陆地后的第三天 海上的风力变得很弱,小船只能随着波浪四处漂泊。到了 ③ hind [haind]n. 雌马鹿 夜里,天气开始变得寒冷起来,东边吹起了微风,巨大的 白色冰山漂浮在小船的四周。第二天清晨,小船被冰山包 围了起来,几乎不见了踪影。就在这时,“金鹿”号上的 人看见汉弗菜·吉尔伯特爵士手捧着一本书,端坐在“松 鼠”号的甲板上。汉弗菜·吉尔伯特爵士还朝他们大喊道 ④ deck [dek]n. 甲板 “勇敢一点,我的朋友们!我们现在快接近天堂 了,就跟我们在陆地上一样。” 夜幕再次降临,伴随着浓雾和暴雨,海上刮起了狂 vessel[vesol]n.船 风。突然,“金鹿”号上的人发现“松鼠”号船上的灯 熄灭了,原来海浪吞没了汉弗菜·吉尔伯特爵士和他的 勇士们乘坐的那艘小船。 ·087.