Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne

原文

Chapter 2: Grauben

There is a seventeen-year-old girl living in our town.

I think she is the most beautiful girl in Germany.

She's got long blonde hair and bright blue eyes.

Her name is Grauben, and we are in love.

We want to get married.

That's why I didn't want to go with my uncle on his mysterious trip.

But he couldn't understand that.

"Are you in love with Grauben?"

"Yes."

"And you want to marry her?"

"Yes."

The professor was silent.

He was a good man, but he could not understand love because his only interest was science.

He forgot what I said and began to talk about our journey.

"Today is the 26th of May. We have one month to get to Sneffells. We're going to take the train to Denmark, and then we'll take a boat to Iceland.

The whole trip is going to take twelve days, then we have to walk to the volcano."

I could not listen to him anymore.

My heart felt heavy.

The professor needed an assistant and he did not want anyone else to know about this secret.

But how could I leave my Grauben?

I went for a walk through the beautiful city of Hamburg.

I walked along the Elbe River thinking of Grauben.

I stopped for a moment to look at a fishing boat sailing on the calm water.

Then I turned and, like magic, she was there.

Grauben,my Grauben, stood twenty feet away, looking at the river.

"Grauben!"She looked like an angel.

We ran into each other's arms and kissed.

"Oh,Axel! I'm so excited!"

She sounded very happy, but I couldn't understand why.

"Excited?Why are you excited, my love?"

"I was at your house. I heard about your journey. Isn't it wonderful?"

For a moment, I felt sad. So, Grauben wanted me to go away from her!

"But,Grauben, we want to get married. I don't know when I'm coming back."

She looked at me lovingly and held my hand. "It doesn't matter. I'll still wait for you. Don't you understand? This is the kind of journey all great men must make. When you come back, you're going to be famous like your uncle. Then,our life will be perfect together."

"Do you really mean that?"

She touched my face and smiled. "Of course I do."

"Oh,Grauben, you are the most wonderful girl in the world!"

Back at my uncle's house, I felt excited.

Then,I thought of something.

Maybe this adventure was too dangerous.

Maybe we wouldn't come back.

I ran in to the library where my uncle was.

"Uncle,is it possible that we won't come back from this journey?"

翻译

第二章：格劳本

我们镇上住着一个17岁的女孩。
我认为她是德国最漂亮的女孩。
她有一头金色的长发和一双明亮的蓝眼睛。
她叫格劳本，我们相爱了。
我们想结婚。
这就是为什么我不想和我叔叔一起去他的神秘之旅。
但他无法理解。
“你爱上格劳本了吗？”
“是的。”
“你想娶她？”
“是的。”
教授沉默了。
他是一个好人，但他不能理解爱，因为他唯一的兴趣是科学。
他忘了我说的话，开始谈论我们的旅行。
“今天是5月26日。我们还有一个月的时间去斯奈菲尔