Shipwrecked[qh]
海难[qh]
Simon Yates was a lawyer.[qh]
西蒙·耶茨是一名律师
He helped many people.[qh]
他帮助了很多人
However, he was not a nice man.[qh]
然而,他并不是一个好人
His policy was to help only rich people.[qh]
他的原则是只帮助富人
He didn't bother about social injustice.[qh]
他不为社会不公而烦恼
He made a lot of money, but many people didn't like him.[qh]
他赚了很多钱,但很多人不喜欢他
Even people on his staff didn't like him.[qh]
就连他手下的员工也不喜欢他
In fact, they were glad when he got into trouble.[qh]
事实上,当他陷入困境时,他们会很高兴
Simon had a very bad day.[qh]
西蒙度过了非常糟糕的一天
He did many things wrong and lost his job.[qh]
他做错了很多事,丢了工作
Soon, he didn't have any money.[qh]
很快,他就没钱了
His wife, Mrs. Yates, began to have doubts about him.[qh]
他的妻子耶茨夫人开始对他产生怀疑
Simon wanted to start a new life.[qh]
西蒙想开始新的生活
He planned to leave the country.[qh]
他计划离开这个国家
He mentioned his plan to the captain of a ship.[qh]
他把他的计划告诉了一个船长
The captain was exploring the world.[qh]
这个船长在探索世界
The captain felt bad for Simon and said,"I will take you to foreign countries."[qh]
船长为西蒙感到难过,说:“我要带你去外国
They left the next day.[qh]
第二天他们就离开了
Near the conclusion of their international trip, the weather turned bad.[qh]
在他们的国际旅行即将结束时,天气变糟了
A wave pushed Simon off the boat.[qh]
一个浪头把西蒙推下了船
But he was alive.[qh]
但他还活着
He swam toward an island.[qh]
他向一个小岛游去
After a long time he got there.[qh]
过了很长时间,他抵达了那小岛
At first he was upset.[qh]
起初他很沮丧
He was lost and alone.[qh]
他迷路了,孤单一人
"I’ll never go home again,"he thought.[qh]
“我再也不能回家了,”他想
He had a lot of problems, but he didn't die.[qh]
他碰到了很多问题,但他没有死
He built a house in a tree.[qh]
他在树上建了一座房子
He lived on a diet of fish.[qh]
他以吃鱼为生
He made tools from wood and bones.[qh]
他用木头和骨头制作工具
He made a cup to drink rainwater.[qh]
他做了一个杯子来喝雨水
Slowly, he learned to be happy on the island.[qh]
慢慢地,他在岛上学会了如何快乐
He swam every day.[qh]
他每天都会游泳
He had trouble sometimes, but he always found a way to fix the problem.[qh]
他有时会遇到麻烦,但他总能找到解决问题的办法
Life was simple. He liked it.[qh]
生活很简单
Finally, people on a ship saw Simon on the island.[qh]
最后,船上的人看到了在岛上的西蒙
They wanted to take him home.[qh]
他们想把他带回家
But Simon was happy.[qh]
但是西蒙很高兴
He gave them a long speech about life.[qh]
他给他们做了一次关于生活的长篇演讲
He said he wanted to stay.[qh]
他说他想留下来
He liked his new, simple life more than his old life.[qh]
比起过去的生活,他更喜欢简朴的新生活