Robinson Crusoe

I WISH TO BE A SAILOR

-words-

spread …～を広げる　　☆spread one's arms wide.

beneath ...～の真下に　　☆sit beneath a tree.

pleasanter ...pleasant（楽しい）の比較形　　☆have a pleasant time.

bear ...～に耐える　　☆I can't bear you to be unhappy.

wrecked ...～を難破させる　　☆The ship was wrecked on the rocks.

-summary-

He is Robinson Crusoe who this story's hero.
He saw a broad river, with ships coming and going when he was little by little.
He liked to watch the ships and he wished to be a sailor, but his father wanted his to learn a trade.
Robinson thought of working every day in a dusty shop and stay in York all his life.
He wanted to see the world so he would be a sailor nothing else.
One day, he told to his mother about that. She was very sad.
She worried to him. She told to his that sailors' fortune and danger of sea.
But he would not listen to her. His mind was made up, and a sailor he decided.
When he was eighteen years old, his adventure of sea was started.

-impression-

My summary is long, but I understood this story.
Next time, I want to read more.
要約が少し長くなってしまいましたが、文章の理解はできました。
次回はもっと物語を多めに読みます。