TextThere was a long silence.11"Interesting idea," he said finally12There was another long silence13"l kind of wish I'd done that when I was your age.'14I waited.15"You have plenty of time. You don't need to go into16a career which pays well iust at the moment. You needto find out what you really enjoy now, because if youdon't, you won't be successful later."Translation
11 There was a long silence. 12 "Interesting idea," he said finally. 13 There was another long silence. 14 "I kind of wish I'd done that when I was your age." 15 I waited. 16 "You have plenty of time. You don't need to go into a career which pays well just at the moment. You need to find out what you really enjoy now, because if you don't, you won't be successful later." Text
一Text"So how do I do this?"17He thought for a moment. Then he said, "Look, it's18late. Let's take the boat out tomorrow morning, just youand me. Maybe we can catch some crabs for dinner,and we can talk more."Translation
17 "So how do I do this?“ 18 He thought for a moment. Then he said, "Look, it's late. Let's take the boat out tomorrow morning, just you and me. Maybe we can catch some crabs for dinner, and we can talk more." Text
一TextIt was a small motor boat, moored ten minutes19away, and my father had owned it for years. Early nextmorning we set off along the estuary. We didn't talkmuch, but enjoyed the sound of the seagulls and thesight of the estuary coastline and the sea beyond.There was no surf on the coastal waters at that time20of day, so it was a smooth half-hour ride until my fatherswitched off the motor. "Let's see if we get lucky,'he said, picked up a rusty, mesh basket with a ropeattached and threwit into the sea.Translation
19 It was a small motor boat, moored ten minutes away, and my father had owned it for years. Early next morning we set off along the estuary. We didn't talk much, but enjoyed the sound of the seagulls and the sight of the estuary coastline and the sea beyond. 20 There was no surf on the coastal waters at that time of day, so it was a smooth half-hour ride until my father switched off the motor. "Let's see if we get lucky," he said, picked up a rusty, mesh basket with a rope attached and threw it into the sea. Text
TextWe waited a while, then my father stood up and21said, "Give me a hand with this," and we hauled up thecrab cageontothedeckCrabs fascinated me. They were so easy to catch22It wasn't just that they crawled into such an obvioustrap, through a small hole in the lid of the basket, butit seemed as if they couldn't be bothered to crawl outagain even when you took the lid off. They just satthere, waving their claws at you.Translation
21 We waited a while, then my father stood up and said, "Give me a hand with this," and we hauled up the crab cage onto the deck. 22 Crabs fascinated me. They were so easy to catch. It wasn't just that they crawled into such an obvious trap, through a small hole in the lid of the basket, but it seemed as if they couldn't be bothered to crawl out again even when you took the lid off. They just sat there, waving their claws at you. Text
TextThe cage was brimming with dozens of soft shell23crabs, piled high on top of each other. "Why don't theytry to escape?" I wondered aloud to my father."Just watch them for a moment. Look at that one,24there! He's trying to climb out, but every time the othercrabs pull him back in," said myfather.Translation
23 The cage was brimming with dozens of soft shell crabs, piled high on top of each other. "Why don't they try to escape?" I wondered aloud to my father. 24 "Just watch them for a moment. Look at that one, there! He's trying to climb out, but every time the other crabs pull him back in," said my father. Text