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