007 我前往布里斯托尔

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The squire went to Bristol to outfit a ship and get us ready to go to sea, and it took longer than he thought

乡绅去了布里斯托，去装备一艘船，为我们出海做好准备，这花的时间比他预想的要长。

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The doctor had to go to London to seek a physician to take over his practice, and I stayed at the squire's house with Tom Redruth, his loyal gamekeeper

医生得去伦敦找个医生来接替他的诊所，我和乡绅忠实的猎场看守人汤姆·雷德鲁斯留在了乡绅的宅子里。

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I spent all of my time brooding over the map, and I was full of sea dreams and anticipations of strange islands

我所有的时间都花在苦心琢磨那张地图上，满脑子都是航海梦，期待着那些奇异的岛屿。

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But I never imagined anything as strange and tragic as what our actual adventures would be

但我绝对想象不到，我们真正的冒险经历会是那样的离奇而悲惨。

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After I'd spent many weeks daydreaming by the fire, Tom came to me and said," This letter arrived

我在炉火边做了好几个星期的白日梦之后，汤姆来找我，说：“有封信来了。”

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It's addressed to Dr. Livesey but says ' To be opened, in his absence, by Tom Redruth or young Hawkins.' I can only read print, so you read it."

信是写给利夫西医生的，但上面写着‘若他不在，由汤姆·雷德鲁斯或年轻的霍金斯启封。’我只能看懂印刷体，所以你来读吧。”

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I opened the letter and read aloud:

我拆开信，大声读了起来：

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Old Anchor Inn, Bristol, March 1, 1746

老锚客栈，布里斯托，1746年3月1日

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Dear Livesey —

亲爱的利夫西——

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I don't know whether you are at home or in London, so I'm sending this letter to both places

我不知道你是在家还是在伦敦，所以我把这封信寄往了这两个地方。

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The ship is ready, and you won't believe how sweet she is — a child could sail her!

船已经准备好了，你简直不敢相信她有多棒——连小孩都能驾驶！

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Her name is Hispaniola, and my old friend Blandly purchased her for a trifle and worked hard to get her ready for us

她的名字叫伊斯帕尼奥拉号，是我的老朋友布兰德利用很便宜的价钱买下的，他还费尽心思为我们把她准备妥当。

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So did everyone in Bristol, as soon as they got wind of what we'd be searching for — treasure, I mean

布里斯托的每个人也都一样，他们一听说我们要去找什么——我是说，宝藏。

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" Oh, Dr. Livesey won't like that," I commented

“哦，李甫西大夫肯定不喜欢这样。”我说道。

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" He told the squire not to talk about the treasure."

“他告诉过乡绅不要谈论宝藏的事。”

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" He can talk if he wants — he's the squire!" Tom grumbled

“他想说就能说——他可是乡绅！”汤姆咕哝道。

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I gave up any more attempts at commentary and continued to read

我不再试图发表评论，继续往下读信。

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Finding a crew was difficult

招募船员很困难。

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I needed about twenty men, and I had a devil of a time finding even half a dozen, but then the most remarkable luck brought me the very man I required

我需要大概二十个人，可当时我费了好大劲连半打人都没找到，但接着，最不可思议的运气让我遇见了那个正是我需要的人。

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I was standing on the dock, and by accident, I started talking with him

我当时正站在码头上，碰巧就和他说起话来。

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He's an old sailor who owns a tavern and knows all the seafaring men in Bristol

他是个老水手，开了家酒馆，认识布里斯托所有跑船的人。

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He told me he'd been ashore a long time, and wanted a position as cook to get to sea again

他告诉我他在岸上待了很久，想找个厨师的活儿，好再回到海上去。

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He'd hobbled down there that morning, he said, just to breathe the salt air

他说，那天早上他蹒跚着走到那儿，只为了闻一闻咸咸的海风。

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I was touched and, out of pure pity, I hired him on the spot to be the ship's cook

我很感动，纯粹出于同情，当场就雇他做了船上的厨师。

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He's called Long John Silver and he lost a leg in the service of England — which I thought was a strong recommendation as to his character

他名叫朗·约翰·西尔弗，在为英国效力时丢了一条腿——我觉得这足以证明他品行可靠。

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He helped me find the crew, and we put together a company of the toughest old sailors imaginable —

他帮我找来船员，我们凑齐了一帮你能想到的最剽悍的老水手——

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not pretty to look at, but they have the most indomitable spirit

长相虽不怎么样，可个个都有天不怕地不怕的劲头。

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Long John even got rid of two of the men I'd already hired, after he showed me they wouldn't be suitable for an adventure of this importance

朗·约翰甚至把我先前雇的两个人打发走了，他让我明白他们不适合这么要紧的一趟冒险。

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I'm eating like a bull and sleeping like a tree, yet I shall not enjoy a moment until we are under way. Seaward, ho!

我现在像牛一样大吃，像树一样沉睡，但在启航之前，我一刻也安不下心。向大海，出发！

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Let young Hawkins stop to see his mother, with Tom Redruth, and then both should come to Bristol immediately

让小霍金斯先和汤姆·雷德鲁斯一道去看望他母亲，然后两人立刻就赶到布里斯托来。

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— John Trelawney

—约翰·特里罗尼

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Postscript — Blandly also found an admirable fellow to captain the ship; he's a bit businesslike and stiff, but in all other respects, a treasure

附言——布兰德利还找到了一位出色的人来当船长；他有点公事公办、为人刻板，但除此之外，堪称至宝。

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And Long John Silver unearthed a very competent first mate, a man named Arrow, so things shall go very well on board the good ship Hispaniola

朗·约翰·西尔弗还发掘了一位非常能干的大副，名叫阿罗，所以，在伊斯帕尼奥拉号这艘好船上，一切都会很顺利。

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" Hooray!" I shouted, gleeful to be starting our adventure, even if I did have to travel with a grumpy old man like Tom Redruth

“好哇！”我喊道，为即将开始冒险而兴高采烈，哪怕我得和汤姆·雷德鲁斯这样的坏脾气老头同行。

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The next morning, we set out on foot for the Admiral Benbow, and I found Mother in good spirits

第二天一早，我们步行前往本葆将军客栈，我发现母亲精神很好。

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" The squire arranged for repairs, some repainting, and new furniture," said Mother

“乡绅安排了修缮、重新粉刷，还添了新家具。”母亲说。

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" There's even a beautiful new armchair for me

“甚至还有一把漂亮的新扶手椅给我。

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He also hired a boy, so I won't need help while you're gone," she added

他还雇了个男孩，所以你走了我也不需要帮手了。”她补充道。

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All I had thought of up until then had been the adventures in front of me

在那之前，我心里想的全是眼前的冒险。

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but meeting this boy who would be taking my place made me feel homesick already and a bit angry

但见到这个将取代我位置的男孩，让我立刻就有些想家了，还有点生气。

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" You missed a spot," I said to him, pointing out a dirty area on the table he was cleaning

“你漏了一块。”我对他说，指着他正在擦的桌子上的一处污迹。

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The next day, after dinner, I said good-bye to Mother, and the cove where I'd lived since I was born, and the dear, old Admiral Benbow

第二天，吃过午饭后，我告别了母亲，告别了我出生以来一直居住的小海湾，还有那亲爱的、老本葆将军客栈。

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Within minutes, Tom Redruth and I turned a corner in the road and my home was out of sight

没过几分钟，汤姆·雷德鲁斯和我就转过了路上的一个弯，我的家便从视野中消失了。

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A stagecoach picked us up at dusk, and I dozed the whole way

黄昏时分，一辆公共马车接上了我们，一路上我都在打瞌睡。

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When I opened my eyes, it was morning and we were in a bustling city

当我睁开眼时，已是早晨，我们到了一座熙熙攘攘的城市。

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" Where are we?" I asked

“我们这是到哪儿了？”我问道。

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" Bristol," Tom said." Get out."

“布里斯托尔，”汤姆说，“下车。”

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Mr. Trelawney was rooming at an inn down by the docks to supervise the work being done on the ship

特里罗尼先生住在码头附近的一家旅馆里，以便监督船上的准备工作。

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Tom and I started walking to the inn, and on the way, we saw a great multitude of ships of all sizes and from all nations

汤姆和我开始朝旅馆走去，途中，我们看到了大批各式各样、来自各国的船只。

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On one ship, sailors were singing at their work, and on another, men were aloft, high up on ropes that seemed no thicker than a spider's thread

在一艘船上，水手们一边干活一边唱歌；在另一艘船上，有人高高地攀在桅杆间的绳索上，那绳索细得好像蜘蛛丝。

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" I can't believe I'm going to sea, to an unknown island, on a ship with singing seamen!" I said excitedly to Tom

“我真不敢相信，我要坐着一艘有水手唱歌的船出海，去一个无名岛屿了！”我兴奋地对汤姆说。

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Suddenly, we came to the inn and met Squire Trelawney, who was all dressed up like an admiral

突然，我们来到了旅馆，见到了乡绅特里罗尼，他穿得一身盛装，像个海军上将。

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" Here you are," he cried." The doctor came last night. Bravo! The ship's company is complete!"

“你们可来了，”他喊道，“大夫昨晚到了。好极了！船上的人都齐了！”

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" Oh, sir," I cried," when do we sail?"

“哦，先生，”我喊道，“我们什么时候开船？”

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" Sail?" he said with a laugh." We sail tomorrow!"

“开船？”他笑着说，“我们明天就开船！”