The Last Sail 退休之航

July 30 was the date an old captain sailed last time. His steady working style of 35 years made his status high. The statistical data from weather bureau showed there was a storm soon. Despite the statistic, the captain stuck to his duty. Nothing could change his stern mind. The steamer set out on a sunny morning. As usual, his wife bought some roses with long stems. She was stung by one of roses. The wife stirred the sugar into her husband’s coffee. The captain stuck the fork into the potato then they kissed goodbye. The captain’s father came to see him off. The stern old man stood on the dock leaning on a stick. The captain stuck his head out of window and waved to his father and his wife. The stewards had stuck sticky labels on the cargo. They were ready for sailing. Step by step, the steamer stepped up its speed and left the harbor. The status of weather wasn’t optimistic. After standing in the chilly wind for too much time, the captain felt stiff in four limbs. But he still stood steadily at the stern like a statue. The captain together with the steward stuck out the stiff sailing. The steamer passed by steep hills and was close to the destination. This stimulated the steward work harder. The captain listened to the stereo radio and steered the steamer careful into the harbor. To welcome the steamer, a long line of honor guards marched all in step. And the police stepped in to keep order.

7月30日是一个老船长最后一次远航。他35年扎实的工作作风让他的地位很高。气象局的统计资料表明很快就有一次风暴。尽管有统计，船长还是坚持他的职责。没有什么可以改变他坚定的想法。轮船在一个阳光明媚的早晨起程了。象往常一样，他的妻子买了一些长茎的玫瑰。她被其中一朵刺了一下。妻子为丈夫搅拌咖啡里的糖。船长把饭叉戳进土豆，然后他们吻别了。船长的父亲来送行。这个苛刻的老人站在码头。拄着一根拐杖。船长将头伸出窗外并向他的父亲和妻子挥手。乘务员已经将粘性标签粘贴在货物上了。他们已准备好了航行。逐步地，轮船加快了他的速度并离开了海港。天气情形并不乐观。船长站在寒风里太长时间，以至于感到四肢僵硬。但他仍然稳定的站在船尾，仿佛一座雕像。船长和乘务员一起将这艰难的航行坚持到底。轮船经过了陡峭的山峰并靠近目的地。这刺激了乘务员更加努力得工作。船长一边收听立体声收音机，一边小心翼翼的掌舵将船驶进海港。为了欢迎轮船的到来，一支仪仗队步调合拍的行进着。连警察也介入来维持秩序。