雙語讀電影 《海洋奇緣》第07章 :難道是毛伊？

Moana paddled through the night and into the next day. With the bright sun shining down, she repeated and rehearsed what Gramma Tala had told her to say to Maui, like a mantra. “I am Moana of Motunui, you will board my boat, sail across the sea, and restore the heart of Te Fiti. I am Moana of—” A strange clucking noise stopped her, and she peered into the cargo hold of the boat.

A coconut rose up, and the sound was loud and clear: Bagock!

“Heihei?” Moana said, removing the coconut to reveal the silly rooster. Heihei took one look at the ocean and his crooked eyes went wide. He screeched and screamed as if attempting to seek help from every corner of the ocean! Moana quickly placed the coconut back over his head to silence him. She removed it, and he screeched again. She placed it back on, and he was quiet. She pulled it off once more, and he did not react at all.

“It’s okay, see?” said Moana. “You’re all right. There we go, yeah, nice water. The ocean’s a friend of mine.” Heihei looked at the water and walked right off the boat! His scrawny clawed feet stuck straight up as he bobbed up and down in the sea.

Moana jumped in to save him, and the boat started moving away from her. Holding on to Heihei, she swam for the boat, grabbing it before it drifted too far. Once they were back on board, Heihei tried to walk off again, so Moana put him in the cargo hold and told him to stay there.

“Okay, next stop: Maui,” Moana said, grabbing the oar. Then she returned to practicing her speech, figuring out exactly how to say it and which words to emphasize. “I am Moana of Motunui. You will board my boat, sail across the sea, and restore the heart of Te Fiti.”

Later that night, Moana struggled, trying to keep the boat on course through strong winds. “I am Moana of Motunui,” she chanted. “You will board my boat, sail across the sea, and restore the heart of Te Fiti.”

It wasn’t long before she became very tired, but she continued repeating her speech. “I ... am Moana ... of ... Motu ... ,” she said, slurring her words. The ocean splashed her awake. “Board my boat!” she shouted, but when she looked up for the constellation, she couldn’t find it. She spun around and there it was, behind her! As she tried to change directions, the wind pushed her off balance and the boat started to tip. She tried to right it, but the boat capsized, sending her into the ocean. She rose to the surface to see her food floating away—along with her oar. She decided to splash the water, trying to get its attention. “Uh, ocean ... can I get a little help?” she asked.

While she waited for the ocean to respond, she tried to collect her things. Then a deep rumbling noise thundered from the sky. A storm was brewing. Giving up on her supplies, she reached for her oar and tried to right the boat.

“Come on... . Help! Come on!” she begged the ocean. “Help me! PLEASE!”

But the waves grew bigger and became more violent. Moana helplessly clung to the canoe as it was tossed around the rough sea like a tiny toy boat. A mountainous wave came toward her and crashed down hard. Then everything went black.

When Moana opened her eyes, she found herself washed up on an island. She spit the sand from her mouth and shook herself off. Her canoe was on its side, and Heihei was standing on the mast, with a basket on his head. He stepped off, falling to the ground, his head buried in the sand and his clawed feet sticking straight up. Moana immediately felt her necklace. She was relieved to find the heart of Te Fiti still safe inside.

Moana studied her boat and then walked angrily to the water’s edge. “Um ... what? I said ‘help me,’ and tidal-waving my boat? NOT HELPING!” she shouted, kicking her foot toward the ocean. The water retreated, causing her to fall on her rear. She took another look at her boat and then turned back to the ocean.

“Fish pee in you! All day! So ... ,” Moana said, pointing to the ocean. It made her feel just a tiny bit better.

Heihei, with his head still stuck in the basket, pecked at a big rock. But this wasn’t a regular rock. It was covered in thousands of check marks that together formed the shape of a giant fishhook! She scanned the ground and spotted oversized footprints that led to a makeshift camp.

“Maui ... ?” Moana said.

An ocean wave gestured toward her, giving what looked like a very human nod.

She lowered her eyes sheepishly, realizing the ocean had helped get her there. But before she could apologize, she heard a noise and a giant shadow approached. Moana gasped.

“Maui,” she said nervously.