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1、LessonElevenTyphoonJukeswasasreadyamanasanyhalf-dozenyoungmatesthatmaybecaughtbycastinganetuponthewaters;andthoughhehadbeensomewhattakenabackbythestartlingviciousnessofthefirstsquall,hehadpulledhimselftogetherontheinstant,hadcalledoutthehands,andhadrushedthemalongtosecur
2、esuchopeningsaboutthedeckashadnotbeenalreadybatteneddownearlierintheevening.Shoutinginhidfresh,stentorianvoice,“Jump,boys,andbearahand!”heledinthework,tellinghimselfallthewhilethathehad“justexpectedthis.”Jukes和其他6个船上大副中的任何一个一样都已经做好了准备(像撒网捕鱼时随意捞到的一个),尽管他有点被第一阵过来的暴风令人惊讶的邪恶
3、吓了一跳,他立刻恢复镇定。喊出水手们,催促他们关紧那些开着的夹板,那些夜晚早些时候没有封上的舱门,他朝气蓬勃,声音洪亮的喊到“快,伙计们,加把劲”他领着大伙一起干,一直告诉自己“这正如他所料”。Butatthesametimehewasgrowingawarethatthiswasrathermotethanhehadexpected.Fromthefirststiroftheairfeltonhischeek,thegaleseemedtotakeuponitselftheaccumulatedimpetusofanavalanche
4、.HeavyspraysenvelopedtheNan-Shanfromstemtostern.Andinstantly,inthemidstofherregularrolling,shebegantojerkandplungeasthoughtshehadgonemadwithfright.但是与此同时,他越来越清楚的认识到这相当多的超出了他的预期。自第一缕搅动的空气在他脸颊被感受到,大风似乎把山崩样被聚焦的力量放在它身上。深重的浪花自船头到船尾包围着“南山号”,立即,在船的左右摇摆中间,它开始颠簸并且头向下好像它因为害怕开始变得发疯
5、起来。Jukesthought,“Thisisnojoke.”Whilehewasexchangingexplanatoryyellswithhidcaptain,asuddenloweringofthedarknesscameuponthenight,fallingbeforetheirvisionlikesomethingpalpable.Itwasasifthemaskedlightsoftheworldhadbeenturneddown.Jukeswasuncriticallygladtohavehiscaptainathand
6、.Itrelievedhimasthoughtthatmanhad,bysimplycomingondeck,takenmostofthegale’sweightuponhisshoulders.Suchistheprestige,theprivilege,andtheburdenofcommand.Jukes想,“这可不是开玩笑”当他跟他的船长交换解释性的叫喊,突然沉下来的黑暗向黑夜袭来,跌落在他们的眼前像是可以摸得着,像世界上戴着面罩的灯被关小了一样。Jukes不加判断的高兴着,因为有他的船长在身边,这宽慰了他,好像这个男人,他只要
7、跑到甲板上,就能把大风的大部分的重量压到他的肩膀。这就是指挥权带来的的威信、特权和负担。CaptainMacWhirrcouldexpectnoreliefofthatsortformanyoneonearth.Suchisthelonelinessofcommand.Tobesilentwasnaturaltohim,darkorshine.Jukes,athiselbow,madehimselfheard,yellingcheerilyinthegusts.“Wemusthavegottheworstofitatonce,sir.”
8、Afaintburstoflightningquiveredallaround,asifflashedintoacavern-intoablackandsecretchamberofthesea,witha