US sailors rescued after five months adrift in Pacific
美国两名女船员太平洋上漂流5个月后获救
Jennifer Appel and Tasha Fuiaba had set off in a small sailing boat from Hawaii on a trip to Tahiti when their engine, damaged by the bad weather, failed.
在Jennifer Appel和Tasha Fuiaba驾驶一艘小帆船从夏威夷到塔希提岛旅行时，她们的帆船引擎因恶劣天气的破坏而无法工作。
Their boat then drifted in the open seas about 1,500km (930 miles) southeast of Japan.They were rescued after a fishing vessel alerted US authorities.
随后，她们的船只在日本东南部约1500公里（930英里）的公海漂荡。在一艘渔船向美国当局发出警报后，她们获救。
The pair, who set off in May, originally thought that they could reach land by relying on wind and sails, the US Navy's Seventh fleet said in a statement.
美国海军第七舰队在一份声明中声称，她们两人5月份出发，原本认为可以凭借风力和船帆到达陆地。
"Two months into their journey and long past when they originally estimated they would reach Tahiti, they began to issue distress calls," the statement added.
声明补充说：“两个月后，她们最初估计会抵达塔希提但未果，于是开始发出求救信号。”
The US Navy said the two women continued with the calls daily, but that their signals were not picked up because they "were not close enough to other vessels or shore stations".
美国海军表示，这两名女子每天都在保持发出通话求救，但她们的信号没有被接收到，因为她们“离其他船只或海岸站不够接近”。
But on 24 October, a Taiwanese fishing vessel spotted the boat bobbing in the ocean and contacted authorities on the US territory of Guam.
但在10月24日，一艘台湾渔船发现了这艘漂浮在海上的船只，并联系了美国关岛当局。
The USS Ashland, which was in the area, arrived early the following day to rescue the sailors - both from Honolulu - and their dogs.
在该海域的美国“阿什兰号”于次日一早抵达，成功营救了这两名来自火奴鲁鲁的船员和她们的狗狗。
"They saved our lives," Ms Appel said, adding: "The pride and smiles we had when we saw [the US Navy] on the horizon was pure relief."
Appel表示：“他们拯救了我们的性命。”她还补充道：“当我们看到出现在地平线上的美国海军时如释重负，我们感到骄傲和微笑起来。”
The four-member crew managed to survive the lengthy ordeal thanks to a water purifier and a large store of dry goods such as oatmeal and pasta.
两名船员和她们的两只狗狗依赖一台水净化器，以及燕麦片和意大利面食等大量干货，得以在漫长的艰苦日子中生存下来。（译：折翼的蝴蝶 From BBC）
