002 黑狗的出现与消失

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Early one frosty January morning, the captain walked to the beach with his cutlass — the sword he always kept by his side — swinging under his old blue coat

一月初一个寒冷的清晨，船长走向海滩，他那把从不离身的弯刀在他破旧的蓝色外套下晃来晃去。

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He carried his brass telescope under his arm, and he had his hat tilted back on his head

他腋下夹着黄铜望远镜，帽子向后仰着戴在头上。

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The old man's breath hung in the air like smoke

老人呼出的气像烟一样悬浮在空中。

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Mother was helping my sick father upstairs

母亲正在楼上照顾生病的父亲，

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and I was setting the table for the captain's breakfast when the door opened and a pale, greasy-looking creature walked in

我正在为船长摆放早餐桌，这时门开了，一个长相油腻、面色苍白的家伙走了进来。

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He was missing two fingers from his left hand and he wore a cutlass too, but he didn't look like a seafaring man

他左手缺了两根手指，也佩着一把弯刀，但他看起来不像个航海的人。

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" May I help you, sir?" I asked

“先生，有什么需要吗？”我问道。

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" I'll have some rum," he said

“给我来点朗姆酒，”他说。

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" Are you setting that table for my mate Bill?"

“你摆这桌子，是给我的老伙计比尔吗？”

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" It's for the captain," I said

“这是给船长的，”我说。

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" Well," he said," I expect Bill might like to be called ' captain.'

“嗯，”他说，“我想比尔可能喜欢被称作‘船长’。”

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Does your captain have a scar on one cheek and a pleasant personality when he's drunk?

你们船长是不是一边脸颊上有道疤，喝醉时脾气很好？

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Has he a sea chest that he guards most carefully?" I nodded

他是不是有个保管得特别小心的水手箱？”我点点头。

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" Now, my lad, tell me, is my mate Bill here?"

“那么，小伙子，告诉我，我的伙计比尔在这儿吗？”

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" He's out walking," I said." He'll return soon."

“他出去散步了，”我说，“很快就回来。”

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" Ah," said he," good."

“啊，”他说，“好。”

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The stranger hung around the door like a cat waiting for a mouse

那个陌生人在门边转悠，像只等着老鼠的猫。

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Once, when I stepped outside, a change came over his face and he angrily said," Get back in here!"

有一次我走到外面，他脸色一变，生气地说：“回到这里来！”

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Then he suddenly became very polite, half smiling and half sneering

然后他突然变得很客气，半笑半嘲讽。

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" You're a good boy." He patted my shoulder." I have a son of my own."

“你是个好孩子。”他拍拍我的肩膀，“我也有个儿子。”

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Then the stranger looked out the window and said cheerfully," Ah, here comes my friend Bill

然后陌生人望向窗外，高兴地说：“啊，我的朋友比尔来了。”

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Let's move aside, sonny, and we'll give Bill a little surprise — bless his heart."

我们躲到一边去，小伙子，给比尔一个小惊喜——愿上帝保佑他。

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He pushed me back until we were both hidden behind the open door

他把我往后推，直到我们都藏在敞开的门后面。

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I was very alarmed, but the stranger seemed frightened too

我非常惊慌，但那个陌生人似乎也很害怕。

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He swallowed hard and grabbed the handle of his cutlass, loosening the blade in its sheath

他咽了口唾沫，抓住弯刀的刀柄，把刀刃在鞘里松了松。

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Unsuspecting, the captain marched in the door and across the room to the table where his breakfast lay

船长毫无察觉，大步走进门，穿过房间，来到放着早餐的桌旁。

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" Bill," the stranger said in a bold voice as he pushed me away

“比尔，”陌生人推开我，大声说道。

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The captain spun around, and he became so pale that his nose was nearly blue

船长猛地转过身，脸色煞白，鼻子几乎发青。

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I felt sorry to see him suddenly turn so old and sick

看到他突然变得如此苍老和病态，我感到很难过。

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" Black Dog!" gasped the captain, looking as if he'd seen a ghost

“黑狗！”船长倒吸一口气，仿佛见到了鬼一样。

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" And who else?" the stranger said

“还能有谁？”陌生人说道。

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" I'm here to see you, Billy, my old shipmate. It's been a while since I lost these two fingers."

“我就是来找你的，比利，我的老伙计。自从我少了这两根手指，可有日子没见了。”

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He held up his mutilated hand

他举起那只残缺不全的手。

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" Well, you found me," the captain said, recovering." Here I am. What do you want?"

“好吧，”船长镇定下来说道，“你找到我了。我就在这儿。你想干什么？”

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" Let's just sit down over there and talk like old shipmates, Billy Bones," Black Dog said

“咱们就像老船友一样，去那边坐下聊聊吧，比利·彭斯。”黑狗说。

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Then Black Dog looked at me." Leave us

然后黑狗看向我。“你走开。

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And I don't want to see you listening to our conversation, sonny."

小子，别让我看到你在偷听我们谈话。”

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I left them at the table, but I did my best to pick up a word or two from where I waited at the bar

我让他们俩待在桌边，但我在吧台等着的时候，还是尽力想偷听个一言半语。

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I heard mostly curses from the captain

我听到的大部分是船长的咒骂声。

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" No, no, no!" he cried." If I'm going to hang, then everyone will!"

“不，不，不！”他喊道，“要是我得上绞架，那谁都别想跑！”

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They shouted and swore and began to fight, knocking over a chair and table

他们叫骂着扭打起来，撞翻了椅子和桌子。

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I ran over to watch as their cutlasses clashed

我跑过去，看他们的弯刀互相碰撞。

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Then Black Dog let out a cry of pain

然后黑狗发出一声痛苦的叫喊。

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He turned and started to run with the captain right behind him

他转身就跑，船长紧追其后。

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Blood was streaming from Black Dog's left shoulder as he sprinted through the door

黑狗冲出门时，鲜血从他左肩汩汩流下。

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The captain took aim with his cutlass and threw it at Black Dog

船长用他的弯刀瞄准，朝黑狗掷了过去，

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and he might have split Black Dog's head in half if not for our big sign saying " Admiral Benbow."

要不是我家那块写着“本鲍将军”的大招牌，黑狗的脑袋可能就劈成两半了。

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The frame still has a nick where the sword hit it

门框上至今还留着那把刀砍出的豁口。

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Despite his wound, Black Dog ran off and disappeared over the hill

尽管受了伤，黑狗还是跑掉了，消失在山丘的那一边。

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The captain rubbed his eyes and went inside

船长揉了揉眼睛，走进了屋里。

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" Jim," he said, clutching the wall," I need some rum."

“吉姆，”他扶着墙说，“我得来点朗姆酒。”

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" Are you hurt?" I cried

“您受伤了吗？”我叫道。

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" Rum," he repeated." Rum! Rum!"

“朗姆酒，”他重复道。“朗姆酒！朗姆酒！”

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Shaking, I ran to get it, but my hands were so unsteady I broke the glass and had to fill another

我颤抖着跑去拿酒，可手抖得太厉害了，把杯子都打碎了，只好又倒了一杯。

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Suddenly, I heard a loud crash and ran toward the sound

突然，我听到一声巨响，便循声跑了过去。

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The captain was lying on the floor

船长正躺在地上。

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Alarmed by all the noise, Mother came downstairs

母亲被这些声响惊动了，下楼来了。

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" He's drunk! What a disgrace!" she cried." And with your poor father sick!"

“他喝醉了！真不像话！”她喊道，“你可怜的父亲还病着呢！”

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My mother and I raised the captain's head

我和母亲把船长的头扶了起来。

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His eyes were closed and he was breathing loud and hard

他双眼紧闭，呼吸声又响又沉重。

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I had the rum, but his teeth and jaws were shut tight

我手里拿着朗姆酒，可他的牙关却咬得紧紧的。

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We were relieved when the door opened, and we saw Dr. Livesey, here to visit Father

门开了，我们松了口气，原来是利夫西医生来给我父亲看病。

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" Oh, Doctor!" Mother cried

“哦，医生！”母亲喊道。

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" He looks as if he's had a stroke," said the doctor

“他看起来像是中风了，”医生说。

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" Now, Mrs. Hawkins, run upstairs to your husband

“现在，霍金斯太太，快上楼去照看你的丈夫。

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I'll do my best to help this worthless fellow."

我会尽力救治这个没用的家伙。”

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The doctor had just loosened the captain's collar when the old man awoke

医生刚松开船长的衣领，老头就醒了。

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The captain recognized the doctor and frowned, and then he saw me

船长认出了医生，皱起了眉头，接着他看到了我。

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" Where's Black Dog?" he asked, trying to raise himself up

“黑狗在哪儿？”他问道，一边挣扎着想坐起来。

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" There's no black dog here," said the doctor

“这儿没什么黑狗，”医生说。

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" You drank too much and had a stroke."

“你酒喝太多了，中风了。”

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" Where is he?" the captain gasped

“他在哪儿？”船长喘着粗气问。

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" Listen to me," the doctor said

“听我说，”医生说。

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" One drink won't kill you, but keep drinking one after another and you'll die — do you understand that? — die."

“喝一杯不会要你的命，可你一再喝下去，就会送命的——明白吗？——会送命的。”

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We hoisted the captain upstairs and put him to bed

我们把船长抬上楼，安置在床上。

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" Heed my words," said the doctor." Rum will kill you."

“留心听我的话，”医生说，“朗姆酒会要了你的命。”

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Out of earshot, the doctor told me," He should rest for a week

走到船长听不见的地方，医生对我说：“他得休息一个星期。

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Another stroke could end his sorry life."

再中风一次，就会送掉他这条可怜的命。”