石圈与早班船

布罗德加石圈立在两片湖之间。石头排成一个圆，直径大约一百零四米。人们大约在四千年前把它建了起来。

The Ring of Brodgar stands between two lochs. The stones make a circle about one hundred and four metres across. People built it about four thousand years ago.

从前大约有六十块石头。现在还立着三十六块。波莉从外面绕着走了一圈。没有人写下来这个石圈为什么在这里。

There were around sixty stones once. Thirty-six are standing now. Polly walked around the outside. Nobody wrote down why the circle is there.

然后该走了。港务办公室的柜台后面站着一只鸬鹚。“渡轮几点开？”波莉问。“这个多少钱？”然后她说：“我想买一张票，谢谢。”

Then it was time to leave. At the harbour office there was a shag behind a counter. "What time does the ferry leave?" Polly asked. "How much does this cost?" Then she said, "I would like to buy a ticket, please."

“这趟航程要多久？”她最后问。早上，船驶了出去，经过那道低矮的海岬。群岛一个接一个沉到船后面去。

"How long does the crossing take?" she asked last. In the morning the boat went out past the low headland. The islands went down behind it, one by one.