2014-03-20

【Aiden in English】

        I looked in my backpack to see what I had. My family and I went on a cruise to Bermuda. On the first day, a massive storm hit the ship. There was thunder and lightning, and apparently, a lot of lightning struck our ship's hull. I was on the last lifeboat and the only passenger since I'd been exploring the ship. I ended up on the island with no food or water, a flashlight, and a knife I got from the camp. It will have to do.

        Just as I got up, it started to rain. The storm must have followed me. I raced toward the forest to find shelter and saw a suitable rock outcrop. The storm stopped after a while, and I decided that I would rather die with a full stomach than an empty one. So, I went to see what the forest had to offer.

        There was a perfect name for the forest: a Thanksgiving feast. Every tree was dotted with fruit. I ate my fill and then stored some in my pack. But as I reached for my final one, a drop of the fruit juice landed on the tree bark next to me. Immediately, the bark began to sizzle, and the air got the smell of smoke. I scrambled down the tree and was just about to leave when I heard a growl, and in the shadow emerged a lion.

        The lion's eyes showed everything. It was hungry, and I was his lunch. I backed away, and my foot stepped on something squishy. Instantly, the air filled with the smell of burning rubber. It appeared to be one of the fruits I had tried to get earlier. I suddenly got an idea and climbed the tree. I found fruit and chucked it at the lion. It was a bullseye. The juice began to burn the lion's mane with a yelp of pain, and it ran away.

        A week later, I sat on the beach and heard the sound of a helicopter. I knew that it was time to leave this stinking island.

【紅霞譯】

        我打開背包查找裡面所帶的東西，我和家人正乘坐遊輪遊覽百慕大。登船第一天，我們便遇到強風，電閃雷鳴，客輪不巧被閃電擊中，當時因我正在別處逛盪而成為唯一倖免的乘客。我趕上最後一班救生艇，來到一個沒有食物、水源、手電筒甚至野營常用的小刀，情況嚴峻。

        我正要起身，天開始下雨，看得出暴風雨有意沖我而來。這時，我拼命朝森林方向奔去，只見一塊岩石懸垂半空正好可以避雨。過了一會兒，雨停了下來，我發誓要先填飽肚子，寧死也不當餓死鬼。於是，我環繞森林並四處尋找可供下咽的食物。

        這真是一個絕妙的森林，猶如“感恩節盛宴”。每棵枝頭掛滿水果，我飽餐一通，隨手再帶上些許。等我吃下最後一口，一滴果汁落在身旁的樹皮上，說時遲那時快，樹皮開始嘶嘶作響，煙味瀰漫。我折斷樹枝，正要抽身離去，忽然聽見咆哮聲，不料一隻獅子陰森森出現在我的面前。

        獅子的眼神毫無掩飾地流露出全部欲望，它飢腸轆轆，而我恰好成為千載難逢的午餐貢品。我見勢不妙急忙倒退，就在此刻，我腳下鞋底踩到什麼濕軟的東西，周圍頓時充滿橡膠燃燒釋放出來的刺鼻氣味，這好像是由我剛才想吃而沒有夠到的那個果子引起的。我急中生智，趕緊爬上樹去，找到一個果子，對準獅子投去，正中要害。果汁開始點燃獅子鬃毛，隨着痛苦慘叫，獅子倉惶逃去。

        一周后，我坐在沙灘上，聽到直升機轟鳴聲由遠而近。我心裡明白，終於到了該離開這個令人厭惡的小島。

Today in History(歷史上的今天):

2012: Diamond Poem(小學三年級·晶鑽詩體)

2009: 與孩子一同成長(Growth with Son)

Praslin Island w/ Stunning White-Sand Beaches, Crystal-clear Turquoise Waters, & Lush Tropical Forests in Seychelles

(塞舌爾普拉蘭“果仁糖”島·擁有迷人的白色沙灘、清澈的碧綠海水和茂密的熱帶森林 12-23-2013)

Thanda Lion (坦達“愛”獅)

White-Tailed Deers (白尾鹿)

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