Lost in the Fog on the Mountain

Last summer, I went hiking alone in the Swiss Alps.

去年夏天，我一个人去瑞士阿尔卑斯山徒步。

The morning was perfect. Blue sky, no wind at all.

那天早上完美极了。蓝天，一点风都没有。

I thought, this is going to be the best day ever!

我心想，今天肯定是有史以来最棒的一天！

Well... I was very, very wrong.

可是……我大错特错了。

Around lunchtime, I noticed a few clouds below me.

快到中午的时候，我注意到脚下有几朵云。

Twenty minutes later, they were all around me!

二十分钟后，云就把我团团围住了！

I couldn't see more than five metres ahead.

我连前面五米都看不清。

And then, the path just... disappeared.

然后，路就这么……不见了。

My heart was racing. My phone had no signal at all.

我的心怦怦直跳。手机一点信号都没有。

I wanted to run, but, um, I remembered my dad's advice.

我很想跑，但是，嗯，我想起了爸爸的忠告。

Okay, stop. Sit down. Eat something. Think.

好，停下。坐下。吃点东西。想一想。

So I sat on a rock and ate a chocolate bar.

于是我坐在一块石头上，吃了一块巧克力。

Ha, honestly, it was the best chocolate of my life.

哈，说真的，那是我这辈子吃过最好吃的巧克力。

Then, in the silence, I heard water.

这时，在一片寂静中，我听到了水声。

There was a small stream somewhere to my left.

我左边不远处有一条小溪。

Streams always go downhill, so I decided to follow it.

溪水总是往山下流，所以我决定顺着它走。

Step by step, slowly, with my hands on the rocks.

一步一步，慢慢地，手扶着岩石。

After an hour, I heard something else. Bells!

过了一个小时，我听到了别的声音。铃铛声！

Wait, were those... cow bells? Or sheep bells?

等等，那是……牛铃？还是羊铃？

I didn't care! Animals meant farmers, and farmers meant people!

我才不管呢！有动物就有农民，有农民就有人！

Suddenly, a small wooden hut appeared out of the fog!

突然，一间小木屋从雾里冒了出来！

There was smoke coming out of the chimney.

烟囱里正冒着烟。

An old woman opened the door and just laughed.

一位老太太打开门，一下子就笑了。

She said, you look like a lost sheep yourself!

她说：你自己倒像只迷路的羊！

She gave me hot soup and a bed for the night.

她给了我一碗热汤，还让我在那儿住了一晚。

The next morning, the fog was completely gone.

第二天早上，雾全都散了。

And guess what? The path was right behind her hut!

你猜怎么着？那条路就在她的小屋后面！

Now I always carry a map, a whistle... and chocolate.

现在我总是随身带着地图、哨子……还有巧克力。