7 一种从未见过的鱼(2)

My clothes were weighing me down. The water glued them to my body, they were paralyzing my movements. I was sinking! I was suffocating!Help! 我身上的衣服非常碍事。衣服湿了贴在我身上,使我的动作不灵。我要沉下去了!我不能透气了!救命!

This was the last shout I gave. My mouth was filling with water. I struggled against being dragged into the depths.

这是我发出的最后呼声。我嘴里满是海水。我极力挣扎,我就要被卷人深渊中了。

Suddenly my clothes were seized by energetic hands, I felt myself pulled abruptly back to the surface of the sea, and yes, I heard these words pronounced in my ear:

忽然我的衣服被一只很有力的手拉住,我感到自己被托出水面上来了,我听到,我的确听到在我耳朵边响着这样的声音:

If master would oblige me by leaning on my shoulder, master will swim with much greater ease.

如果先生不嫌不方便,愿意靠着我的肩膀,先生便能更从容地游泳。

With one hand I seized the arm of my loyal Conseil.

我一手抓住我忠实的康塞尔的胳膊。

You! I said. You!

是你呀!我说,是你呀!

Myself, Conseil replied, and at master's command.

正是我,康塞尔答,我来伺候先生。

That collision threw you overboard along with me?

就是刚才的一撞把你跟我同时抛人海中来的吗?