Out of the darkness
原文
Why was the girl in hospital?
Nearly a week passed before
the girl was able to explain
what had happened to her.
One afternoon she set out
from the coast in a small boat
and was caught in a storm.
Towards evening,
the boat struck a rock and
the girl jumped into the sea.
Then she swam to the shore
after spending the whole night in the water.
During that time she covered
a distance of eight miles.
Early next morning,
she saw a light ahead.
She knew she was near the shore
because the light was high up on the cliffs.
On arriving at the shore,
the girl struggled up the cliff towards
the light she had seen.
That was all she remembered.
When she woke up a day later,
she found herself in hospital.
译文
为什么那个女孩要住院呢？
差不多过了一个星期，那个女孩才
能够解释清楚
她身上到底发生了什么事。
一天下午，她
从海岸乘坐一艘小船出发。
结果被一场暴风雨困住了。
到了傍晚时分，
船撞上了一块岩石。
那个女孩跳进了海里。
然后她游到了岸边。
在水中度过了一整夜之后，
游了
八英里的距离。
第二天清晨，
她看到前方有一道光。
她知道自己已经接近海岸了。
因为灯光位于悬崖的高处。
到达岸边后，
那个女孩费力地爬上悬崖，朝着
她看到的那道光爬去。
那就是她所记得的全部内容了。
一天后醒来时，
她被送进了医院。