016 医生讲述：弃船经过

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Two shore boats went ashore from the Hispaniola while the captain, the squire, and I talked matters over in the cabin

两只小船从伊斯帕尼奥拉号靠岸时，船长、乡绅和我在船舱里讨论情况。

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" If there were a breath of wind, we could overpower the mutineers still on the ship, cut loose the anchor, and sail away," the captain said

“只要有一丝风，我们就能制伏船上剩下的叛变者，起锚开走，”船长说。

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Then Hunter came in and shut the door behind him

这时亨特走了进来，并随手关上了门。

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" Jim Hawkins was on one of those boats; he's gone ashore with the rest," he said

“吉姆·霍金斯刚才就在其中一艘小船上；他跟着其他人上岸去了，”他说。

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" Even wind won't help us now. We can't leave," the captain said." I fear for his safety."

“现在就算有风也无济于事了。我们不能离开，”船长说，“我真担心他的安全。”

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" We may never see the lad again," the squire said

“我们可能再也见不到那孩子了，”乡绅说。

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We all went up on deck, and there was a nasty stench of illness in the air that made me sick

我们都走上甲板，空气里弥漫着一股难闻的病臭味，让我直犯恶心。

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The six remaining scoundrels were sitting and grumbling under a sail in the forecastle

剩下的六个恶棍正坐在前甲板的一张帆下发着牢骚。

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Ashore, we could see the two boats tied up, with one man sitting in each, near the mouth of the river

我们能看见岸上那两只小船被拴在河口附近，每只船里都坐着一个人。

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" I can't just sit here," I said." I'm going ashore in the rowboat."

“我不能就这么干坐着，”我说，“我要坐小船到岸上去。”

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" I'm going with you," Hunter said

“我跟你一起去。”亨特说。

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The map had indicated a stockade, and Hunter and I steered the rowboat in its direction

地图上标出了一个木栅栏，我和亨特就朝着那个方向划去。

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The two men guarding the shore boats seemed anxious at our appearance; I could see the pair discussing what they ought to do

守着岸上小艇的那两个人看见我们，似乎很焦急；我能看出他俩在商量该怎么办。

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But they had their orders, I suppose, and decided to stay where they were

不过我想他们接到了命令，决定留在原地。

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There was a slight bend in the shoreline, and I steered out of their line of sight

海岸线有个小弯，我就把船划出了他们的视线。

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When we landed, I jumped out and ran, with a pistol in each hand

靠岸后，我跳出来就跑，两手各握一把枪。

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I had hardly gone a hundred yards when I reached the stockade

我还没走出一百码，就到了木栅栏。

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Inside a six-foot-high fence was a sturdy log house with a spring of clear water that rose up underneath it

在六英尺高的围墙里面，有一栋坚固的木屋，屋下涌出一眼清泉。

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The house could hold thirty people in a pinch, and there were some holes in the walls for men with muskets to defend the stockade

紧要关头这房子能容纳三十人，墙上开了一些洞，供持枪的人防守栅栏。

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Around the building was a wide space that inclined upward, so whoever controlled the log house had every advantage over any attackers

建筑周围是一片开阔地，地势向上倾斜，所以谁控制了这座木屋，谁就对任何进攻者拥有绝对优势。

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" This spring is particularly advantageous," I thought

“这处泉水真是得天独厚。”我心想。

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" We have arms and ammunition on the Hispaniola, things to eat, and excellent wines — but no water."

“伊斯班袅拉号上有武器弹药，有吃的，还有上等美酒——唯独没有水。”

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Just then I heard the cry of a man at the point of death ringing over the island, followed by the distinct clap of a pistol

就在那时，我听到岛上传来一个人垂死时的惨叫，紧接着是一声清晰的手枪声。

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" Jim Hawkins is dead," I thought

“吉姆·霍金斯死了。”我心想。

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Immediately, I returned to the shore and jumped in the rowboat, and Hunter made the water fly until the boat was soon alongside the Hispaniola

我立刻返回岸边，跳上小划艇，亨特奋力划桨，小船劈波斩浪，很快靠到了伊斯班袅拉号旁边。

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When I was back aboard the ship, I found everyone shaken

回到大船上时，我发现所有人都惊魂未定。

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The squire had his head in his hands, and one of the six crewmen seemed tortured by guilt as well

乡绅双手抱头，那六个船员中也有一个似乎饱受内疚的折磨。

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" That one," Captain Smollett said, nodding toward him," nearly fainted when he heard the gunshot

“那个人，”斯莫列特船长朝他点了点头说，“听到枪响时差点晕过去。

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One little push and that man will join our side."

稍微推他一把，他就会站到我们这边来。”

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I told the captain about my plan to take refuge inside the stockade, and we settled on the details:

我把躲进栅栏内避难的计划告诉了船长，我们商定了具体细节：

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Redruth would stay in the galley with loaded muskets for protection

雷德鲁斯会待在厨房里，拿着上了膛的滑膛枪作保护。

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Hunter brought the boat just off the stern

亨特把小船划到紧挨船尾的地方，

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and Joyce and I started loading powder tins, muskets, bags of biscuits, pork, some wine, and my invaluable medicine chest

乔伊斯和我则开始装上火药罐、滑膛枪、几袋饼干、猪肉、一些酒，还有我那个无比珍贵的药箱。

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In the meantime, the squire and the captain stayed on deck

与此同时，乡绅和船长待在甲板上。

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" Mr. Hands," the captain called out," two of us have our pistols out and ready. If anyone signals Silver, you're all dead."

“汉兹先生，”船长喊道，“我们这边有两个人已经掏出手枪准备好了。要是有人给西尔弗发信号，你们全都得死。”

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" We'll see about that," said one of the men, and they ran below deck to the galley, where Redruth was waiting for them

“我们走着瞧。”其中一个人说，然后他们就跑到甲板下面的厨房，雷德鲁斯正在那儿等着他们。

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The crewmen scattered throughout the ship, and every time one popped his head out of an opening, the captain would point his pistol and say," Down, dog!"

船员们在船上四处散开，每次有人从哪个口子里探出头来，船长都会用手枪指着他说：“下去，你这狗东西！”

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By this time, we had the rowboat loaded as much as we dared, and Joyce, Hunter, and I quietly made for shore as fast as the oars could take us

到这个时候，我们已经尽着胆子把小划艇装满了，乔伊斯、亨特和我悄悄地，用桨尽快地朝岸边划去。

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This second trip alarmed the lookouts on the beach, and one of them disappeared into the woods

这第二趟行程惊动了海滩上的岗哨，其中一人跑进树林里不见了。

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We soon touched land and transferred everything into the stockade, and Hunter and Joyce stayed to guard the house while I rowed back to the Hispaniola

我们很快就靠了岸，把所有东西都搬进了栅栏里，亨特和乔伊斯留下守卫木屋，我则划船返回伊斯帕尼奥拉号。

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The squire, who was waiting, caught the boat and secured it, and we started loading it with more provisions

等候着的乡绅抓住了小船并把它拴牢，我们开始往船上装载更多的补给品。

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After the squire, Redruth, the captain, and I each took a musket and a cutlass

乡绅、雷德鲁斯、船长和我每人拿了一支滑膛枪和一把弯刀之后，

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we dumped the rest of the arms and powder near the cabin overboard into the sea

我们把舱室附近剩下的武器和火药全都扔到船外，丢进了海里。

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By this time, we heard sailors faintly calling to each other from the direction of the two boats

到这时候，我们听到从两条船的方向传来水手们彼此微弱的呼喊声。

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" Joyce and Hunter should be safe," I said," but we must hurry!"

“乔伊斯和亨特应该是安全的，”我说，“但我们得快点！”

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Redruth dropped into the boat, which we then brought around for the captain

雷德鲁斯跳进了小船，我们随后又把船划过来接船长。

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" Now, men," Smollett said to the rest of the crew," do you hear me?"

“好了，伙计们，”斯莫利特对剩下的船员说，“你们听到我说话了吗？”

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There was no answer from the forecastle

船首楼那边没有回音。

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" It's up to you, Abe Gray — it's to you I am speaking."

“这取决于你，艾贝·格雷——我是在对你说话。”

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Still no reply

还是没有回应。

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" Gray," Captain Smollett resumed, a little louder," I'm leaving this ship, and I order you to follow your captain

“格雷，”斯莫利特船长提高了点嗓门，接着说，“我要离开这艘船了，我命令你跟着你的船长走。

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You are a good man at heart. In fact, not one of you is as bad as he makes out

你本质上是个好人。其实，你们谁也没他装出来的那么坏。

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I give you thirty seconds to join me." He paused and waited for a reply

我给你三十秒时间到我这边来。”他停顿了一下，等着回应。

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" Come, my fine fellow," the captain continued." Don't wait

“来吧，我的好伙计，”船长继续说，“别再等了。

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I'm risking my life and the lives of these good gentlemen every second."

我每秒钟都在拿自己的命和这几位好先生的命冒险。”

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There was a sudden racket, a sound of blows, and out burst Abe Gray with blood on his cheek

突然传来一阵喧闹和打斗声，接着艾贝·格雷冲了出来，脸上还带着血。

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" I'm with you, sir!" he yelled, running to the captain

“我跟您走，先生！”他喊着朝船长跑去。

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He and the captain got aboard with us, and we shoved off

他和船长跟我们一起上了船，然后我们就撑船离去了。

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We were off the ship, but not yet safe inside our stockade

我们离开了大船，但还没安全进入我们的栅栏里面。