My father is German, but he works in England. He marries my mother, who is an English woman. Her family name is Robinson, so when I was born in 1632 in England, they named me Robinson, after her.
My father does well in his business and I go to a good school. He wants me to get a good job, and live a quiet, happy life. But I want adventure(冒险) and an exciting life.
"I want to be a sailor(水手) and go to the sea," I tell my mother and father. They are very unhappy about this. "Please don't go," my father says. "You won't be happy. Sailors have a difficult and dangerous(危险的) life." And because I love him, and he is unhappy, I try to forget about the sea.
But I can't forget, and about a year later, I see a friend in town. His father has a ship and my friend says to me, "We are sailing(远航) to London tomorrow. Why don't you come with us?"
The next day we sail for London.
But, a few days later, there is a strong wind. The sea is rough(汹涌的) and dangerous, and the ship goes up and down. I am very ill, and I am very afraid.
"Oh, I don't want to die(死)!" I cry. "I want to live! If I live, I will go home and never go to the sea again!"
The next day the wind stops, and the sea is quiet and beautiful again. (To be continued 未完待续)
a. One of Robinson's friends asks him to sail to London.
b. Robinson's father is unhappy because he wants to be a sailor.
c. They meet a strong wind and Robinson is ill and afraid.
d. The wind stops later and the sea is quiet and nice again.
