第22章 The Boat Upset 翻船事件

"Sit still, children. Do not move about in the boat," said Mr. Rose to the young folks he was taking for a trip on the water.

The boat was a large one, and could not easily be upset. There were in it Mr. and Mrs. Rose, the boatman, and several little boys and girls.

"Keep still, please, young gentlemen," said the boatman, when Edgar Rose and Thomas Read began to move from one side to the other.

They kept quiet for a short time only. Edgar soon wanted a stick which Thomas held in his hand. He lost his balance in trying to get the stick, and fell into the water.

Mr. and Mrs. Rose both started up, and stretched out their arms to save him; but in so doing, they upset the boat.

Every one fell into the water, and all were in the greatest danger of being drowned.

Another boat was near, with but one man in it. He hastened to them as quickly as possible, and saved them from drowning.

Children should always be careful and quiet when they are in a boat on the water, and should obey what older people tell them.

“孩子们，坐好了，别在船上走来走去的。”罗斯先生划船带孩子们去游玩的时候说。

这是一艘大船，它不容易翻。船上坐着罗斯先生和罗斯太太、船夫和几个小男孩，还有几个小女孩。

当埃德加·罗斯和托马斯·瑞德从船的这一头向另一头走的时候，船夫说：“请不要乱动，孩子们！”

他们只安静了一小会儿。埃德加想要托马斯手中的棍子，就在他试图拿到那根棍子的时候，身体失去了平衡，他掉进了水里。

罗斯先生和罗斯太太都惊呼着站了起来，他们伸手去救埃德加，可这时整艘船都被打翻了。

所有的人都落水了，他们随时都有溺水身亡的危险。

附近还有一艘船，船上只有一个人，他看到这艘船上的情形，急忙划着船过来，以最快的速度把他们救了起来，这才幸免于难。

这件事告诉我们，小孩在船上的时候应该按大人所说的去做，应该保持安静、小心，不能乱动。