第86章 在大海的最远处 In the Uttermost Parts of the Sea (第1/5页)

《在大海的最远处》，1855 年

In the Uttermost parts of the Sea, 1855

几年前，几艘大船被派往北极，去探索遥远的海岸，试试人类能深入那些未知区域多远。

Some years ago, large ships were sent towards the north pole, to explore the distant coasts, and to try how far men could penetrate into those unknown regions.

其中一艘船在冰雪之中向北艰难前行了一年多，水手们忍受了许多艰难困苦；直到冬天终于来临，太阳完全消失了；连续好几个星期都是无尽的黑夜。

For more than a year one of these ships had been pushing its way northward, amid snow and ice, and the sailors had endured many hardships; till at length winter set in, and the sun entirely disappeared; for many weeks there would be constant night.

放眼望去，目之所及，除了冰原什么也看不见，船就被困在这片冰原之中。

All around, as far as the eye could reach, nothing could be seen but fields of ice, in which the ship remained stuck fast.

雪堆积成了大堆，水手们用这些雪堆建成了蜂巢形状的小屋，有些小屋像 “匈奴人的坟墓” 一样又大又宽敞，而其他的小屋只够容纳三四个人。

the snow lay piled up in great heaps, and of these the sailors made huts, in the form of bee-hives, some of them as large and spacious as one of the “huns’ graves,” and others only containing room enough to hold three or four men.

天并不是完全黑的；北极光喷射出红蓝相间的火焰，就像持续不断的烟火，雪闪闪发光，反射着光线，所以这里的夜晚是长长的黄昏。

It was not quite dark; the northern lights shot forth red and blue flames, like continuous fireworks, and the snow glittered, and reflected back the light, so that the night here was one long twilight.

当月亮最亮的时候，当地人成群结队地来看望水手们。

when the moon was brightest, the natives came in crowds to see the sailors.

他们穿着粗糙的、