025 我扯下海盗旗

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I'd barely climbed onto the bowsprit when a sail filled up with another breeze and flapped sharply, sounding like a gunshot

我刚爬上船首斜桅，一片帆就被一阵风鼓满，猛烈地扑动起来，声音像枪响一样。

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The sail almost hit me, nearly tossing me into the sea

那片帆差点打中我，几乎把我掀进海里。

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Quickly, I crawled along the bowsprit and tumbled headfirst onto the deck

我赶紧沿着船首斜桅爬过去，一个倒栽葱摔在了甲板上。

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From where I landed, I couldn't see anyone, but the deck, not cleaned since the mutiny, was dirty with footprints

从我落地的地方，我看不到任何人，但甲板自叛变后就没人清洗，脏兮兮地布满了脚印。

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A broken bottle tumbled to and fro

一个破瓶子滚来滚去。

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Suddenly the Hispaniola went right into the wind, and the whole ship shuddered with a horrible sound

突然，伊斯帕尼奥拉号径直迎风驶去，整艘船发出一阵可怕的声响，剧烈地颤抖起来。

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At the same moment, the mainsail boom groaned and swung aside, and that's when I saw the two pirates

就在同一瞬间，主帆驶帆杆嘎吱作响，荡向一边，就在这时我看见了那两个海盗。

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Red Cap was stiff and flat on his back with his arms stretched out, like a cross

红帽子僵硬地仰面躺着，双臂伸开，像个十字架。

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Nearby, Israel Hands was leaning against a barrel, his chin on his chest, his hands lying open before him on the deck, and his face deathly white

在旁边，伊斯雷尔·汉兹靠着一个木桶，下巴抵着胸口，双手摊开在面前的甲板上，脸色死白。

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The ship kept rising and falling, turning this way and that, as the boom swung to and fro and the mast groaned loudly under the strain

船不停地起伏颠簸，东摇西晃，驶帆杆来回摆动，桅杆在重压下大声地嘎吱作响。

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Blasts of sea spray occasionally drenched the deck, and the men's bodies swayed with every movement of the ship

阵阵浪花不时泼上甲板，人们的身体也随着船的晃动而摇摆。

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The deck was stained with splashes of dark blood

甲板上溅满暗红的血迹。

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" Have they killed each other?" I wondered

“他们自相残杀了吗？”我心想。

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Suddenly Israel Hands turned and moaned with pain

突然，伊斯雷尔·汉兹翻了个身，痛苦地呻吟起来。

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His jaw was hanging open, and I felt pity for him — until I remembered he had planned to kill us

他张着下巴，我对他心生怜悯——直到我记起他曾打算杀掉我们。

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" Are you all right, Mr. Hands?" I asked, keeping my distance

“你还好吗，汉兹先生？”我保持着距离问道。

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" Get me some brandy," he croaked as he rolled his eyes to try and focus them

“给我拿点白兰地。”他声音嘶哑，翻了翻眼珠，想努力看清东西。

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" He may be dying," I thought. I raced down the stairs to the captain's cabin

“他可能快死了。”我想着，快步冲下楼梯，奔向船长室。

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" What have they done?" I gasped as I looked at the mess in the cabin

“他们都干了些什么？”看着船舱里一片狼藉，我倒抽一口冷气。

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Anything that had been locked was broken open in the pirates' search for the map

为了找地图，海盗把所有上锁的东西都砸开了。

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Mud covered the floor where they'd sat drinking

他们坐着喝酒的地方地板上满是泥巴。

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The white walls were smeared with dirty handprints, and dozens of empty bottles clinked together in the corners

白墙上沾满了脏手印，角落里几十个空瓶子叮当碰撞着。

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The doctor's medical book lay open on the table, half of the pages torn out

医生的医学书摊开在桌子上，一半的书页都被撕掉了。

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" They probably used the pages to light their pipes," I thought in disgust as the lamp still cast its smoky glow

“他们多半用这些纸点烟斗了，”我厌恶地想，油灯还冒着昏黄的烟。

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I went into the galley. The barrels were gone, and empty bottles were lying everywhere

我走进厨房。酒桶都不见了，空酒瓶扔得到处都是。

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" They were drunk the whole time!" I said

“他们一直都醉醺醺的！”我说。

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I found a bottle with some brandy left, and discovered some biscuits, pickled fruits, cheese, and a bunch of raisins

我找到一瓶还剩些白兰地的酒，还发现了一些饼干、腌水果、奶酪和一把葡萄干。

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I came on deck, went to the water supply, and had a good deep drink

我来到甲板上，走到储水桶旁，痛痛快快地喝了个够。

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Then I gave Israel Hands the brandy bottle

然后我把白兰地瓶子递给伊斯雷尔·汉兹。

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The pirate gulped all he could." Aye, by thunder," he said," I needed some brandy!"

那个海盗大口喝下他能喝的所有酒。“啊，老天，”他说，“我正需要点白兰地呢！”

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I sat down and ate

我坐下来吃东西。

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" Are you hurt much?" I asked

“你伤得重吗？”我问。

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" If that doctor was aboard," growled the pirate," I'd be all right. But I have no luck."

“要是那个医生在船上，”海盗咆哮道，“我就会没事的。但我运气不好。”

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He pointed to Red Cap." That swab is good and dead."

他指着红帽子。“那个家伙死得透透的了。”

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Then he looked at me." And where did you come from?"

然后他看着我。“你从哪里冒出来的？”

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" I'm taking possession of this ship, Mr. Hands," I said

“我要接管这艘船，汉兹先生，”我说。

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" Please regard me as your captain until further notice."

“在另行通知之前，请把我视为你的船长。”

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He looked at me angrily but said nothing

他生气地看着我，但什么也没说。

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" I don't like your flag, Mr. Hands," I told him

“我不喜欢你们的旗，汉兹先生，”我对他说。

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I ran and pulled down their black flag and threw it overboard

我跑过去，扯下他们的黑旗，把它扔进了海里。

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" God save the king!" I yelled." Captain Silver has lost!"

“天佑吾王！”我高声喊道，“西尔弗船长输了！”

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The pirate watched me slyly, his chin on his chest

那海盗低着头，下巴抵着胸口，狡黠地看着我。

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" I reckon, Captain Hawkins," he said at last," you'll want to get ashore now. Let's talk."

“我看，霍金斯船长，”他终于开口道，“你现在是想上岸了。咱们谈谈吧。”

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" Why, yes," I replied," with all my heart, Mr. Hands. Talk on."

“啊，对，”我回答说，“非常乐意，汉兹先生。只管说吧。”

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I sat down again and continued eating

我又坐下来继续吃东西。

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" I and this man," he began, nodding at the corpse," we put the sails up to get her back to the island

“我和这个人，”他朝着那具尸体点点头，开始说，“我们升起帆，想把她驶回岛那边去。

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Well, he's dead now, so who will sail this ship? You can't; you're just a boy

唉，他现在死了，那谁来驾驶这船呢？你不行，你只是个孩子。

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Now, if you give me food and drink and an old handkerchief to tie up my wound, I'll tell you how to sail her. That's fair, I think."

这样吧，你给我点吃的、喝的，再给条旧手帕让我包扎伤口，我就告诉你怎么驾船。我看这挺公平的。”

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" I won't go back to Captain Kidd's anchorage," I said

“我可不会回基德船长的锚地去。”我说。

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" I'm going to North Inlet and we'll beach the ship there."

“我要去北湾，把船搁浅在那儿。”

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" I know I lost, and you have the better of me," admitted the pirate

“我知道我输了，你占了上风。”海盗承认道。

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" North Inlet? Fine! I'd help you sail up to Execution Dock if you asked me, by thunder!"

“北湾？行！就算你叫我帮你把船开到死刑码头去，我也照办，千真万确！”

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" Good!" I said confidently." We have a deal then."

“好！”我自信地说，“那咱们就说定了。”

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In a couple of minutes, I had the Hispaniola sailing easily along the coast of Treasure Island

几分钟内，我就让伊斯帕尼奥拉号沿着金银岛的海岸轻快地航行了。

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" If we sail around the northern point before noon," I thought," we should reach North Inlet before high tide

“如果在正午前绕过北角，”我想，“就能在涨潮前抵达北湾。

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We can beach her safely when the tide permits us to land."

趁涨潮能靠岸时，我们就能把船安全地搁浅了。”

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I tied the wheel so the ship wouldn't go off course and went below to my own sea chest

我把舵轮系住，免得船偏离航线，然后到下面我自己的水手箱那儿去。

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I found my mother's soft silk handkerchief and helped Israel Hands bind up the bleeding stab wound in his thigh

我找到母亲那条柔软的丝手帕，帮伊斯雷尔·汉兹把他大腿上还在流血的刀伤包扎起来。

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After he'd eaten a little and drunk more brandy, he sat up and looked like a new man

他吃了点东西，又喝了些白兰地后，就坐起身来，看起来精神焕然一新。

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The breeze served us well, and we watched the coast of the island passing by swiftly

微风助我们顺利航行，我们看着岛的海岸迅速向后退去。

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" It's a beautiful day, Mr. Hands," I said cheerfully

“天气真好，汉兹先生。”我兴高采烈地说。

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I had plenty of water and good things to eat, and I felt better now about leaving my friends

我有充足的水和好吃的食物，现在对于离开朋友这件事，心里也觉得好受些了。

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My great conquest, in my mind, made up for my desertion

在我心里，这次伟大的征服弥补了我的擅离职守。

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I would have felt on top of the world except for my companion's scornful eyes and his odd smile, full of treachery

要不是因为同伴那轻蔑的眼神和他那充满背叛意味的古怪笑容，我本会觉得得意极了。

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Israel Hands craftily watched, and watched, and watched me at my work

伊斯雷尔·汉兹一直都在狡猾地盯着我的一举一动。