027 “八字银币”

旁白 neutral

Because of the ship's tilt, the bay was below me; Israel Hands had fallen between me and the rest of the ship

由于船身倾斜，海湾就在我下方；伊斯莱尔·汉兹掉进了我和船身之间的水里。

旁白 neutral

He rose to the surface in a lather of foam and blood, and then bobbed in the waves

他浮出水面，浑身是泡沫和血水，然后就在海浪中上下起伏。

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I felt sick, faint, and terrified. The dagger burned hot in my shoulder, and I clung to the ropes with both hands until my fingernails ached

我感到恶心、晕眩，而且害怕极了。匕首在我肩膀里烧得发烫，我双手死死抓住绳索，直到指甲生疼。

旁白 neutral

I wanted to be free from the mast, but I thought falling into the water beside the dead body of Israel Hands would be far worse!

我想从桅杆上挣脱出来，但我又觉得，掉进水里和伊斯莱尔·汉兹的尸体作伴，那可就糟糕多了！

旁白 neutral

I could feel hot blood running over my back and chest

我能感觉到热乎乎的血正顺着我的背和胸口往下流。

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" Pull out the knife!" I told myself. But neither of my hands would let go of the ropes

“把刀拔出来！”我对自己说。但我的两只手哪一只都不敢松开绳子。

旁白 neutral

I started to cry and shuddered at the thought of my predicament

想到自己这可怕的处境，我开始哭起来，浑身打起了哆嗦。

旁白 neutral

Oddly enough, my shuddering helped. The knife, which I thought had stuck me to the mast so securely, had really almost missed me completely

说来奇怪，我这一哆嗦反倒帮了忙。我本以为那把刀把我钉死在了桅杆上，其实它几乎完全刺空了。

旁白 neutral

I was held to the mast only by a mere pinch of skin, and my shudder tore it away

我之所以被钉在桅杆上，仅仅是被一小块皮肉挂住，而我这一哆嗦把它扯开了。

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Blood ran down my back faster, but I was free

血顺着我的后背流得更快了，但我自由了。

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I pulled my coat and shirt away, moved to the opposite side of the ship, and climbed down on that side

我扯开外套和衬衫，走到船的另一侧，从那边爬了下去。

旁白 neutral

Nothing could make me go down the ropes above where Israel had fallen

说什么我也不会从伊斯莱尔落水那上方的绳索爬下去。

旁白 neutral

I went below deck and did what I could for my wound

我下到甲板下，简单处理了一下伤口。

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I was in pain, but the wound was neither deep nor dangerous, nor did it bother me too much to use my arm

虽然疼，但伤口不深，并无大碍，也不怎么影响我活动手臂。

旁白 neutral

Back up on the top deck, I looked around and saw Red Cap

回到顶层甲板，我环顾四周，看见了红帽子。

旁白 neutral

He was leaning against the side of the ship like some horrible, life-size puppet

他靠在船舷上，活像个可怕的真人大小木偶。

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" He looks easier to move now," I said to myself

“他现在看起来好搬多了。”我自言自语道。

旁白 neutral

After what I had been through, another dead body didn't bother me, so I grabbed his belt and, with one good heave, threw him overboard

经历了那些事之后，再多一具尸体也吓不到我，于是我抓住他的腰带，猛地一发力，把他扔下了船。

旁白 neutral

He went in with a splash, but his red cap came off and remained floating in the water

他扑通一声掉进水里，但那顶红帽子脱落下来，浮在了水面上。

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The evening breeze started whistling softly through the rope lines and rattled the sails

晚风开始在绳索间轻声呼啸，吹得船帆嘎嘎作响。

旁白 neutral

" The wind may be a danger to the ship," I thought

“这风也许会给船带来危险，”我想。

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I was able to get the front sails down, but the mainsail was too difficult to manage

我设法把前帆降了下来，但主帆实在太难对付了。

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When the ship tipped, the mainsail had swung out so that now a foot or two of the sail was under water

船身倾斜时，主帆晃了出去，现在帆的一两英尺已经浸在水里了。

旁白 neutral

I got my knife and cut the lines that usually raise and lower the sail, and the loose canvas dropped instantly into the water

我拿出刀，割断了平时用来升降帆的绳索，松开的帆布立刻掉进了水里。

旁白 neutral

" Now both the Hispaniola and I must hope for a little luck," I said

“现在我和伊斯帕尼奥拉号都得指望运气了，”我说道。

旁白 neutral

I suddenly realized the sun had set and the air was getting chilly, so I let myself drop softly overboard

我突然意识到太阳已经落山，空气变凉了，于是我便轻轻翻过船舷，落进水里。

旁白 neutral

The water barely reached my waist, and I waded ashore as the breeze whistled low among the pines

水才刚刚到我的腰，我蹚水上岸，微风在松林间低沉地呼啸。

旁白 neutral

I wanted to get to my friends and boast that I had recaptured the ship single-handedly

我想要到朋友们那儿去，夸耀一番我独自一人夺回了大船。

旁白 neutral

" Even Captain Smollett will admit I'm resourceful and brave," I thought

“哪怕是斯莫利特船长，也会承认我足智多谋、勇敢果断的，”我想。

旁白 neutral

" He may even want to give me a medal or something!" I laughed out loud at that

“他甚至说不定想给我一枚奖章或别的什么呢！”想到这里，我哈哈大笑起来。

旁白 neutral

In high spirits, I set out for the stockade, and before long, I was near the hill where I'd first encountered Ben Gunn

我兴致勃勃地向寨子出发，没过多久，就来到了我第一次遇见本·冈恩的那座小山附近。

旁白 neutral

In the distance, I could see a glow against the sky and thought Ben Gunn was cooking his supper

我看到远处的天空映着一片火光，心想是本·冈恩在做晚饭。

旁白 neutral

" Why is he so careless?" I wondered." If I can see his fire, so can Long John."

“他怎么这么不小心？”我纳闷道，“如果我能看到他的火，朗·约翰也能看到。”

旁白 neutral

Gradually the night became darker

夜色渐渐变深了。

旁白 neutral

I kept tripping over tree roots and stumbling into sandpits until the moon finally rose and gave me some light

我不停地被树根绊倒，或者跌进沙坑里，直到月亮终于升起，给了我一些光亮。

旁白 neutral

I continued walking, sometimes running impatiently, to the stockade

我继续朝寨子走去，有时不耐烦地小跑起来。

旁白 neutral

" I must stay alert," I thought." I don't want my friends to shoot me by mistake."

“我必须保持警惕，”我想，“我可不想让我的朋友们误伤了我。”

旁白 neutral

As the moon climbed higher, the glow appeared among the trees again

随着月亮升得更高，那火光又在树林间出现了。

旁白 neutral

This time, the fire resembled the red-hot embers of a smoldering bonfire somewhere near the stockade

这一次，那火看起来像是寨子附近某处一堆闷烧篝火的赤红余烬。

旁白 neutral

By the time I reached the fence, I saw the remains of what must have been an immense fire at the side of the house

我到达栅栏边时，看到屋子旁边有一堆巨大的篝火留下的残迹。

旁白 neutral

" Did something go wrong while I was absent?" I wondered

“我不在的时候，是不是出什么事了？”我思忖着。

旁白 neutral

I climbed the fence, got on my hands and knees, and crawled without a sound toward the corner of the house

我翻过栅栏，趴下身，悄无声息地朝房子的角落爬去。

旁白 neutral

As I drew near, I heard my friends snoring, peaceful in their sleep, and the unpleasant noises sounded like music to me

我靠近时，听到朋友们在安睡中打着鼾，那不甚悦耳的声音在我听来却宛如音乐。

旁白 neutral

" If Long John was creeping in on them like this, my friends would all be dead by daybreak," I said to myself

“要是朗·约翰像我这样悄悄摸上来，我的朋友们天不亮就都没命了，”我自言自语道。

旁白 neutral

" I shouldn't have left them with so few men remaining to guard the house."

“我不该离开他们，只留下这么少的人看守房子。”

旁白 neutral

I crept in

我爬了进去。

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" I should lie down in my usual place," I thought with a chuckle," and enjoy the looks on their faces when they find me in the morning."

“我应该躺到我平时睡觉的地方，”我轻笑着想，“等着欣赏他们早上发现我时脸上的表情。”

旁白 neutral

My foot struck a sleeper's leg, and he turned and groaned, but didn't wake

我的脚碰到了一个睡觉人的腿，他翻了个身，哼了一声，但没有醒。

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And then suddenly a shrill voice screamed from the darkness

突然，一个尖锐的声音从黑暗中尖叫起来。

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" Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight!"

“八个里亚尔！八个里亚尔！八个里亚尔！”

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" Long John's parrot!" I whispered. My body froze with fear as the sleepers awoke and jumped up

“朗·约翰的鹦鹉！”我低声说道。当睡觉的人们惊醒跳起来时，我吓得浑身僵住了。

旁白 neutral

" Who goes there?" roared Long John Silver

“谁在那儿？”朗·约翰·西尔弗吼道。

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I turned to run, slammed violently against one person, jumped back, and ran into the arms o f a second man

我转身就跑，却猛撞上一个人，我向后一跳，又撞进了另一个人的怀里。

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He held me tight as I struggled against his grip

我拼命挣扎，但他紧紧抓住了我。

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" Bring a torch, Dick," said Long John

“拿个火把来，迪克，”朗·约翰说。

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One of the pirates left the log house and returned with a long piece of burning wood

其中一个海盗离开木屋，拿着一根烧着的长木柴回来了。