2017考研英語拓展閱讀：環游世界的母雞莫尼克

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It’s a tale of perfect camaraderie and of co-dependence.

這個故事代表著完美的友誼和相互依存的關系。

Two years at sea have fostered a close relationship between the two fellow sailors as they cross the globe, through warm weather and cold.

兩年的海上環球之旅，無論天氣冷暖，鑄造了兩個水手之間的親密關系。

One is a 24-year-old male. The other is a hen.

一個是24歲的男子，另一個是只母雞。

Guirec Soudee - the 24-year-old - is the one who does most of the hard work on board the boat.

古雷-索迪，這位24歲的男子，負責船上的大部分活兒。

Monique is the hen, who spends most of her time admiring the view from the deck, and laying the occasional egg.

母雞莫尼克則多數在甲板上享受風景，偶爾下下蛋。

(All images are courtesy of Guirec Soudee)

(所有圖片來自古雷-索迪)

The two have started building up a close following online in recent months as French media have picked up on their unusual adventure.

他們倆非同尋常的冒險被法國媒體挑中報道后，線上粉絲的數量近幾月也多了起來。

Guirec, who is from Brittany in France, began his trip around the world with Monique in May 2014.

古雷來自法國的布列塔尼，2014年的五月開始了和莫妮克的環球之旅。

After starting from the Canary Islands, Spanish territory near Africa’s west coast, the pair sailed to St Bart’s in the Caribbean before moving into the Arctic last August.

從近非洲西海岸的西班牙領土加那利群島出發，這對旅人航行至加勒比海的圣巴特島，然后在去年八月份前往北極。

"I knew she was the one straight away," Guirec tells the BBC from western Greenland, where he is now moored.

“我馬上就認定了她，”古雷目前停泊在西格陵蘭島，在那里他告訴BBC。

"She was only about four or five months old then, and had never left the Canary Islands. I didn’t speak any Spanish and she didn’t speak any French, but we got along."

“那時她只有四、五個月大，而且從來沒有離開過加那利群島。我不會說西班牙語，她不會說法語，但我們很相處得來。”

Guirec had planned to bring along a pet for company, but a hen wasn’t originally on the cards.

古雷計劃行程中帶一只寵物，但母雞并不是原本的計劃。

"I thought about a cat, but decided it would be too much effort to look after it," he says.

“我想過帶一只貓，但覺得要花很多精力照顧它，”他說。

"The hen was an ideal choice. It doesn’t need that much looking after and I’m able to get eggs at sea. People told me it wouldn’t work, that the hen would be too stressed and wouldn’t lay eggs.

“母雞是理想的選擇。它不需要太多的關照，而我又可以在海上吃到雞蛋。人們告訴我這不可行，說母雞會受到很大壓力而下不出蛋。”

"But there was no problem, she laid eggs straight away. She adapted to it perfectly - she was very comfortable very quickly."

“但沒有問題，她馬上就下蛋了。她適應得極好——很快地舒適下來。”

Over an average week, Monique lays six eggs, even in the cold climes of Greenland and even during three months there without sun.

平均一周莫尼克下6只雞蛋，即使在寒冷的格林蘭島，三個月都不見太陽的環境下。

Life is pretty comfortable for Monique on board the 11.8-metre (39ft) boat, named Yvinec after the island on which Guirec grew up.

盡管她在海上的大部分時間都能自由地在甲板上走來走去，古雷還是要確保在惡劣的天氣下把她關進籠子里。

One thing Guirec may also have to be careful about is quarantine regulations.

另外一件古雷需要注意的事是檢疫規定。

While his and Monique’s friendship survived its only encounter so far with customs officials, in Canada, he acknowledges it may not be so easy next time.

盡管他和莫尼克的友誼停過了唯一一次海關檢疫，在加拿大，他認識到下次可能不會那么容易。

Not that Guirec is apprehensive about the prospect of their relationship being broken up. "I’m not too worried about that," he says. "I’m a positive person."

這并不是說雷克擔心他們之間的關系的前景會被打破。 “我不太擔心，”他說， “我是一個積極的人。”

There are positives to be taken, too, from having a hen instead of another person on board. "Compared with people, she doesn’t complain at all.

與母雞同行比與人同行的好處是，“與人比起來，她一點兒都不抱怨，”

"She follows me everywhere, and doesn’t create any problems. All I need to do is shout ’Monique!’ and she will come to me, sit on me, give me company. She is amazing.

“她到哪兒都跟隨我，也不制造麻煩。我只要喊‘莫尼克’她就會過來，坐在我身上，和我作伴。她太棒了。”

"But I won’t lie, she can get on my nerves sometimes."

“但我不會說謊，她有時候也會讓我生氣。”