英语翻译
I WAS born in the city of York,in England,in the year 1632.My father was a man of some wealth,able to give me a good home and send me to school.It was his wish that I should be a lawyer buy my head began to be filled very early with thoughts of rambling,and I would be satisfied with nothing but going to sea.My father gave me strong and earnest counsel against it,but with little effect.One day,being at Hull,I met a school-fellow who was about to sail for London in his father's ship,and he prompted me to go with him,and in an evil hour,without asking God's blessing or my father's,I went on board.
On the way to London,a storm arose,the ship was wrecked,and we barely escaped with our lives.I went on foot to London,where I met with the master of a vessel which traded to the coast of Africa.He took a fancy to me,and offered me a chance to go with him on his voyages,which I gladly accepted.
A great storm came up,and the ship was tossed about for many days,until we did not know where we were.Suddenly we struck a bank of sand,and the sea broke over the ship in such a way that we could not hope to have her hold many moments without breaking into pieces.In this distress we launched a boat.After we had been driven four or five miles,a raging wave struck us so furiously that it overset the boat at once.Though I swam well the waves were so strong that I was dashed against a rock with such force that it left me senseless.But I recovered a little before the waves returned,and,running forward,got to the mainland safely.