011 我在苹果桶里听到的

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" No," Long John said." Flint was captain, and I was quartermaster — took care of all the ship's food and equipment, I did

“没错，”高个儿约翰说，“弗林特是船长，我是舵手——船上的食物和装备都由我照管，的确如此。

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I lost my leg in the same attack that cost old Pew his eyesight, and the surgeon who amputated my leg was hung with the rest for piracy

我在那次让老皮尤失明的袭击中丢了一条腿，给我截肢的外科医生后来和其他人一起因海盗罪被绞死了。

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Flint's old ship was the Walrus, and the last time I saw it, the ship was covered with blood and looked like it would sink with all the gold."

弗林特的旧船叫海象号，我最后一次见到它时，船上血迹斑斑，看起来要连同所有金子一起沉没了。”

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" Ah!" a young man's voice cried, full of admiration." Flint was a legend!"

“啊！”一个年轻的声音喊道，充满钦佩，“弗林特就是个传奇！”

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" I first sailed with Captain England," Long John said," then I sailed with Flint

“我先跟着英格兰船长航行，”高个儿约翰说，“后来跟着弗林特。

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I put nine hundred dollars away safe after sailing with England and two thousand dollars after Flint

跟英格兰船长航行后，我稳妥地存了九百美元，跟着弗林特后存了两千美元。

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Not bad for a seaman — all the money is safe in the bank

对一个水手来说不赖了——所有的钱都安稳地存在银行里。

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Doesn't matter what you earn. It's what you save that counts

挣多少不重要，能存下来的才算数。

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Old Pew spent all of his money. Now he's dead, trampled like a dog in the road

老皮尤花光了所有的钱，现在他死了，像条狗一样被踩死在路上。

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Where are Flint's men now? Well, most of them are aboard this ship."

弗林特的手下如今在哪儿？嗯，他们大多就在这艘船上。”

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" But Flint's men didn't save like you did," the young seaman said

“但弗林特那帮人可没像你这样存钱。”年轻水手说。

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" You're young, Dick," Long John said," but you're smart. I saw that right away, so I'll talk to you like a man."

“你还年轻，迪克，”高个儿约翰说，“但你很机灵。我一眼就看出来了，所以我把你当大人一样说说话。”

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Imagine how I felt hearing this old scoundrel repeating almost the very same words of flattery that he had used on me

想象一下我当时是什么感受，听见这个老恶棍几乎在用当初奉承我的那一模一样的话故技重施。

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He continued to speak, never thinking he was being overheard

他继续说着，丝毫没想过会被人偷听到。

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" Pirates live rough, eating and drinking like there's no tomorrow

“海盗们活得粗糙，大吃大喝，就像没有明天似的。

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When a voyage is done, they spend their money on rum and a good time

一趟航行结束，他们就把钱全花在朗姆酒和寻欢作乐上。

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Then they go back to sea again as poor as ever. Me? I save my money

然后又穷得叮当响地回到海上。我呢？我把钱存起来。

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I'm fifty, mind you, and once back from this voyage, I'll be a real gentleman

听着，我五十岁了，等这趟航行一回来，我就是个体面的绅士了。

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But I've lived easy, sleeping on a soft bed and eating good food every day I wasn't at sea

可我一直活得舒舒服服的，只要不在海上，天天都睡软床、吃好饭。

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And how did I begin? Why, I was just a sailor like you!"

我是怎么开始的呢？嗨，我当初也就是个跟你一样的水手！”

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" But all your money is gone now, isn't it?" Dick said

“可你所有的钱现在都没了吧，不是吗？”迪克说。

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" No, my wife has it," answered Long John

“不，钱在我妻子那里。”高个儿约翰答道。

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" And by now, my tavern is sold too. When I come home from sea, she'll meet me and bring all the money."

“而且现在，我的酒馆也卖掉了。我从海上回家时，她会来接我，把所有的钱都带来。”

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" Can you trust your wife?" said Dick

“你能信任你妻子吗？”迪克说。

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Long John laughed." Pirates usually don't trust one another, and right they are not to

高个儿约翰笑了。“海盗们通常互不信任，他们理当如此。

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But I can trust more people than most. You see, some men feared Pew, and some feared Flint, but Flint feared me

但我比大多数人更值得信任。你看，有人怕皮尤，有人怕弗林特，可弗林特怕我。

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Flint's pirates were the roughest crew afloat — the devil himself would have been afraid to go to sea with them

弗林特手下的海盗是海上最凶悍的船员——魔鬼本人恐怕都不敢跟他们一起出海。

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But Flint's pirates did everything I told them to do

但弗林特的海盗们对我言听计从。

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They wouldn't have dared to cross me. You can trust people who fear you."

他们不敢违抗我。你可以信任那些怕你的人。”

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" I didn't think I wanted to be a pirate, Long John," said Dick," but here's my hand now."

“高个儿约翰，我本来没想过要当海盗的，”迪克说，“但我现在可以跟你入伙了。”

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" You're a brave lad, and smart too," Long John replied, shaking hands so heartily the barrel shook

"你是个勇敢的小伙子，也很聪明，"高个儿约翰一边回答，一边热情地握手，连木桶都晃了起来。

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I knew now that they were all pirates, and I'd just overheard the corruption of an honest sailor — perhaps the last one left aboard

我现在明白了，他们全是海盗，而我刚才恰好偷听到一个老实水手被拉拢腐蚀——也许他是船上最后一个正直的人了。

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Long John gave a little whistle, and Israel strolled up and sat down

高个儿约翰轻轻吹了声口哨，伊斯雷尔便溜达过来坐下了。

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" How long will we be on this ship? Captain Smollett's scolded me long enough, by thunder!"

"我们还得在这船上待多久？斯莫利特船长训我训得够久了，真是岂有此理！"

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" Speak soft," Long John said." Keep quiet until I give the word."

"说话小声点，"高个儿约翰说。"安静等着，等我下令。"

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" Aye," Israel growled." But when will that be?"

"好吧，"伊斯雷尔咕哝道。"可那要到什么时候？"

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" At the last possible minute, that's when," said Long John

"到最后一刻，就是那个时候，"高个儿约翰说。

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" Captain Smollett has to sail the ship for us, because I don't have the map, understand?

"斯莫利特船长得为我们开船，因为我没有地图，明白吗？

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They need to find Flint's treasure for us and get it aboard

他们得替我们找到弗林特的宝藏，然后搬上船。

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If I was sure our men could handle the ship, I'd have the captain bring us halfway back home before we attacked."

要是我能确定咱们的人能操纵这艘船，我就会让船长把船开到家门口半道上再动手。"

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" We're all seamen. We can handle the ship ourselves," Dick said

“我们都是水手。我们自己就能操控这艘船。”迪克说。

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" Sure," Long John snapped." But who here knows how to set a course?

“没错，”高个儿约翰厉声说，“但这里谁懂怎么设定航线？

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Can you do all the complicated calculations necessary to figure out the best route to take?

你能做那些复杂的计算，来找出最佳行驶路线吗？

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But I know how impatient you all are, so as soon as the treasure is on board, I'll deal with the others. You are bloodthirsty swabs, you are."

但我知道你们有多不耐烦，所以一旦财宝上了船，我就会处理掉其他人。你们这些嗜血的蠢货，真是的。”

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" Don't get angry," Israel said

“别生气。”伊斯雷尔说。

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" How many hasty lads have I seen hanging at Execution Dock back in England?" Long John snarled

“我在英国死刑码头，见过多少鲁莽的小伙子被吊死？”高个儿约翰咆哮道。

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" If you'd only plan your course well, you'd ride in carriages! Instead, you only care about rum, so you hang."

“只要你们好好计划自己的路线，就能坐上马车！可你们只顾着喝朗姆酒，所以才会被吊死。”

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" You're a careful man," said Israel," but most of us like a bit of fun."

“你是个谨慎的人，”伊斯雷尔说，“但我们大多数人喜欢找点乐子。”

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" Pew and Flint were that sort," Long John replied." Pew died a beggar and Flint died of rum."

“皮尤和弗林特就是那种人，”高个儿约翰回答，“皮尤死时像个乞丐，弗林特则死于朗姆酒。”

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" What do we do with the others once we take over?" Dick asked

“一旦我们接管了，其他人怎么处理？”迪克问。

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" Captain England would abandon them," Silver said." Flint and Billy Bones would just cut their throats."

“英格兰船长会抛弃他们，”西尔弗说，“弗林特和比尔·博恩斯会直接割断他们的喉咙。”

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" Dead men don't bite," sneered Israel

“死人可不会咬人。”伊斯雷尔冷笑道。

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" Right you are," said Long John." We'll wait, and when the time comes... we'll kill them!"

“你说得对，”高个儿约翰说，“我们等着，时机一到……就杀了他们！”

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Then Long John broke off planning the ship's takeover and said gently," Be a sweet lad, Dick, and get me an apple. My throat's dry."

接着，高个儿约翰打断了夺船计划的讨论，温和地说：“好孩子，迪克，去给我拿个苹果。我嗓子干了。”

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Terror struck me as I heard Dick get up, and my heart and limbs froze

听到迪克站起来时，我吓坏了，心脏和四肢都僵住了。

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Then Israel exclaimed," Oh, forget that! Let's have some rum."

这时，伊斯雷尔喊道：“哦，别管那个了！我们来点朗姆酒吧。”

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" Dick," Long John said," here's the key to the keg. Go fill me a pint."

“迪克，”高个儿约翰说，“这是酒桶的钥匙。去给我倒一品脱来。”

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Terrified as I was, I finally knew how Mr. Arrow got the drink that destroyed him

尽管我惊恐万分，但我终于明白，艾罗先生是怎么喝到那毁了他的酒的。

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Then Israel spoke into Long John's ear. I didn't catch it all, but this phrase was audible: " Not another man will join."

接着，伊斯雷尔凑到高个儿约翰耳边说话。我没全听清，但这句话很清晰：“没有其他人会加入了。”

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So I knew there were still faithful men on board

于是我知道，船上还有忠诚的人。

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When Dick returned, the trio drank

迪克回来后，三人喝起了酒。

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" Here's to luck," said Dick

“祝好运。”迪克说。

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" Here's to old Flint," said Israel

“敬老弗林特。”伊斯雷尔说。

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" And here's to ourselves," said Long John Silver

“敬我们自己。”高个儿约翰·西尔弗说。

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Almost at the same time, the lookout shouted," Land ho!"

几乎同时，瞭望员喊道：“看到陆地了！”