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Simon was under the sail．The sail and the sheet were all around him，and for several seconds he could see nothing．Then he came up，into the air．He saw a foot kicking hard in the water beside him．Someone was moving under the sail．Quickly，he went down under the water again，and tried to help Peter．But Peter caught hold of Simon，and pulled him under water too．There was a quick，frightening fight，and then Simon managed to pull them both up，into the air again ．They held onto the side of the boat together，breathing deeply．
西蒙在帆下面。帆和纸缠住了他，有几秒钟他什么也看不见。然后他摆脱出来，浮到水面。他看见在他身旁有只脚用力在水中踢着。有人在帆下动。他迅速再次钻入水中，试图帮助彼得。但是彼得抓住西蒙，把他也拽入水中。经过一番迅速而可怕的拼搏，西蒙设法使两人都又重新露出水面，他们一起抓住船帮，深深地吸气。
Simon saw Susan holding onto the back of the boat．Then he heard someone shouting．He looked behind him and saw the man from the factory．He was shouting and pointing down-stream．But Simon had water in his ears，and at first he couldn't hear the words very well．Then he understood．
西蒙看到苏珊抓住船尾。然后听到有人呼喊。他往身后看，看见那个从工厂来的人。那人一边喊，一边指向下游。但是西蒙耳朵里有水，一开始他听不太清楚。随后他明白了。
'Look！'the man said．'The girl！She's drowning！'
“看啊！”那人说。“那女孩！她要淹死了！”
Simon looked downstream，where the man was pointing．He saw something white，floating，far away．It was not doing anything，just floating round and round，like a bag of old clothes on the water．Christine！The river was taking her quickly downstream，towards the sea．
西蒙顺着那人所指的方向往下游望去。他看见远处有一个白色物体漂浮着。它一动不动，只是漂呀漂，像一袋旧衣服在水上漂。克里斯汀！河水正把她迅速地带向下游，通往大海。
Hurriedly，Simon began to swim after her．He was a good swimmer，but the white clothes slowed him down．He swam as fast as he could，but he seemed to go slowly，so slowly．The water seemed heavy，and held him back．For the rest of his life he would dream about that long，slow swim，towards a white body that floated quickly away in front of him．
西蒙马上跟着她游去。他是一个游泳健将，但是白衣服减慢了他的速度。他尽力游快，但他好像很慢，太慢了。河水好像很凶猛并且阻挡他前进。这辈子他都会常梦见这一漫长的游泳，他紧随眼前迅速漂走的白色躯体。
