藍色的海豚島（十）

◎Scott O’Dell

一個人，一座島，十八年。卡拉娜歷經了修建住所、制造武器和捕魚用具、與野狗斗爭、與小動物們和諧共處、地震……而現在，卡拉娜的冒險之旅結束了。

Track 10

On the tenth day we sailed. It was a morning of blue skies and no wind. We went straight toward the sun.

For a long time I stood and looked back at the Island of the Blue Dolphins. The last thing I saw of it was the high1)headland.I thought of Rontu lying there beneath the stones of many colors, and of Won-a-nee,wherever she was, and the little red fox that would2)scratchin vain at my fence, and my canoe hidden in the cave, and of all the happy days.

Dolphins rose out of the sea and swam before the ship. They swam for many leagues in the morning through the bright water, weaving their3)foamypatterns. The little birds were chirping in their cage and Rontu-Aru sat beside me.

1) headlandn.岬；岬角

2) scratchv.撓

3) foamyadj.泡沫的

第十天，我們的船起航了。這是一個晴空萬里、風平浪靜的早晨，我們朝著太陽的方向筆直駛去。

我站在甲板上，回頭朝著藍色的海豚島看了很久很久。最后一眼，我看見的是島上的高地。我想著朗圖躺在那里的各色石頭之下，想著不知在什么地方的“芒—阿—勒”，想著小紅狐貍，它一定會徒勞地去抓我的籬笆，我還想著我藏在山洞里的獨木舟，想著所有那些愉快的日子。

海豚從海里浮上來，在船前面游來游去，它們在早晨總要穿過清澈的海水遠游很多里格，一路編織水泡的圖案。小鳥在籠子里喳喳地叫，朗圖-阿魯坐在我的身邊。