简介这本书不是一本不朽的游记：讲的既不是横渡大洋的危险航行，又不是沿着亚马孙河的漂流探险，只不过是次小小的旅行，乘着一只小小的船。但是不管怎么说也算是次经历吧，是你、我，或者随便是谁都会遇到的⋯⋯返航之后，我们便会讲起有趣的故事⋯⋯谁是这次旅行的主人公呢？有乔治，哈里斯和“杰”，（当然还有“元帅”，它是一只狗）。不论在什么地方，什么时候都能遇到这样的三个年轻人。他们掉进水里，把东西弄丢，吵架，又笑着和好，互相讲故事⋯⋯他们个个有远大的抱负，热情也很高，可就是到了早上谁也起不来。他们都想当伟大的探险家，可事实上，只要一下雨，他们还是愿意呆在暖和的火炉边，坐在舒适的椅子里。那我们的主人公在河上的经历到底怎么样啊？他们学会在篝火上煎鸡蛋了吗？学会不用启罐器就把罐头打开了吗？这就是他们的故事，三个怪客和一只狗在河上泛舟的故事。杰罗姆·K·杰罗姆（1895—1927），写过许多著名小说和剧本。他非常喜欢划船，也喜欢泰晤士河。他这本最著名和幽默的小说《三怪客泛舟记》讲的就是他和朋友们的亲身经历。Chapter1WedecidetogoonholidayTherewerefourofus-George，andWilliamSamuelHarris，andmyself，andMontmorency．Weweresit-tinginmyroom，andweweresmokingandtalkingabouthowbadwewere-ill，Imean，ofcourse．Wewereallfeelinginpoorhealth，andweweregettingquiteworriedaboutit．Harrissaidthathefeltreallybadsometimes，andhedidnotknowwhathewasdoing．AndthenGeorgesaidthathefeltbad，too，andthathedidnotknowwhathewasdo-ingeither．Withmeitwasmyheart．IknewitwasmyheartbecauseIhadreadsomethinginamagazineaboutthesymp-tomsofabadheart．Ihadallofthem．Itisamostextraordinarything，buteverytimeIreadaboutanillness，IrealizethatIhaveittoo-andthatmysymptomsareverybad！Infact，myhealthhasalwaysbeenaworry，Iremember⋯OnedayIhadalittlehealthproblem，andIwenttotheBritishMuseumLibrarytoreadaboutit．Itookthebookoffthelibraryshelf，andIbegantoread．Aftersometime，IturnedoverthepageandIbegantoreadaboutanotherillness．Idon'trememberthenameoftheillness，butIknowitwassomethingreallyterrible．Ireadabouthalfapage-andthenIknewthatIhadthatdiseasetoo．Isatthereforatime，coldwithhorror．Slowly，Ibeqantoturnovermorepages．Icametoadiseasewhichwasworsethanthelastone．Ibegantoreadaboutitand，asIexpected，Ihadthatdiseasetoo．ThenIbegantogetreallyinterestedinmyself，sowentbacktothebeginningofthebook．Istartedwiththeletter'a'andIreadfrom'a'to'z'．ＩfoundthattherewasonlyonediseasewhichIdidnothave．Thismademealittleunhappy．Whydidn'tIhavethatdiseasetoo？WhenIwalkedintothatreading-room，Iwasahappy，healthyyoungman．WhenIleftIwasaverysickman，closetodeath⋯ButIwastalkingaboutmyheart-nobodyunderstoodhowillIreallywas．IhadthisbadheartwhenIwasaboy．Itwaswithmeallthetime．IknewthatitwasmyheartbecauseIhadallthesymptomsofabadheart．ThemainsymptomwasthatIdidnotwanttowork．Ofcourse，nobodyunderstoodthattheproblemwasmyheart．Doctorswerenotsocleverthen．TheyjustthoughtthatIwaslazy！'Why，youlazyboy，you，'theyusedtosay．'Getupanddosomeworkforonceinyourlife！'theydidnotunderstandthatIwasill．Andtheydidnotgivememedicineforthisillness-theyhitmeonthesideofthehead．Itisverystrange，butthoseblowsonmyheadoftenmadetheillnessgoawayforatime．Sometimesjustoneblowmadethesicknessdisappearandmademewanttostartworkimmediately⋯Anyway，thatevening，GeorgeandWilliamHarrisandIsatthereforhalfanhour，anddescribedourillnessestoeachother．IexplainedtoGeorgeandWilliamHarrishowIfeltwhenIgotupinthemorning．WilliamHarristoldushowhefeltwhenhewenttobed．ThenGeorgestoodinfrontofthefire，and，withgre...
