032 林间之声

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" We must rest," Long John said, collapsing on the ground when we finally got to the top of the plateau

“我们必须休息一下，”当我们终于到达高原顶部时，高个子约翰瘫倒在地，说道。

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The land descended toward the west, and we all sat and admired the view around us

大地向西倾斜而下，我们都坐着欣赏周围的景色。

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Not a sail was upon the sea, and the vastness of the view increased our sense of solitude

海面上不见一片帆影，广阔的景象加深了我们的孤独感。

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The only sound was the distant surf from Cape of the Woods and the nearby chirp of insects

唯一的声音是来自森林岬角的远处浪花和近处昆虫的鸣叫。

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" Nothing stops the sea," Dick said." It makes me feel very alone."

“没有什么能阻挡大海，”迪克说，“这让我感到非常孤独。”

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Long John took bearings with his compass

高个子约翰用他的罗盘测定了方位。

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" There are three ' tall trees' in a direct line from Skeleton Island

“从骷髅岛直线方向有三棵‘高树’。

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' Spyglass shoulder ' means that lower point there

‘望远镜肩’指的是那边较低的地方。

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It's simple to find the treasure now."

现在找到宝藏很简单了。”

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" I don't feel so good," Morgan growled." Thinking of Flint has upset me."

“我感觉不太好，”摩根咕哝道，“想到弗林特让我心烦意乱。”

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" Just be thankful he's dead," said Long John in a low voice

“他死了你们就该庆幸，”高个子约翰压低声音说道。

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" He was an ugly devil," another pirate whispered with a shudder," and his face was blue!"

“他是个丑陋的魔鬼，”另一个海盗浑身一颤，低声说，“而且他满脸发青！”

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" The rum did that," George Merry whispered back

“那是喝朗姆酒喝的，”乔治·梅里也低声回应道。

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All of a sudden, a thin, high, trembling voice struck up a well-known tune:

突然，一个又尖又细、颤抖着的声音唱起了一首耳熟能详的曲子：

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" Fifteen men on a dead man's chest — Yo — ho — ho, and a bottle of rum!"

“十五个人扒着死人箱——唷呵呵，再来一瓶朗姆酒！”

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The song stopped as suddenly as it began

歌声就像开始时那样，忽然停住了。

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Instantly, the color drained from every pirate's face

一瞬间，所有海盗的脸色都变得惨白。

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Two leaped to their feet, and the man with the bandaged head grabbed at the pirate next to him in fear

有两个人跳了起来，那个头上缠着绷带的吓得一把抓住了身边的海盗。

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Tom Morgan crawled on the ground, trying to find a place to hide

汤姆·摩根趴在地上，想找个地方躲起来。

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" It's Flint!" George Merry cried." His ghost walks!"

“是弗林特！”乔治·梅里喊道。“他的鬼魂来了！”

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" Come now, this won't do," croaked Long John, struggling to get the words out with ashen lips

“好了，这样可不行，”高个子约翰嘶哑着嗓子说道，嘴唇全无血色，挣扎着挤出话来。

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" I don't recognize the voice, but someone's trying to scare us — someone who's flesh and blood."

“我认不出这声音，但肯定是有人在试图吓唬我们——一个活生生的、有血有肉的人。”

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Long John's courage came back as he spoke, and the others nodded, less fearful now

高个子约翰说着，自己先恢复了几分胆气，其他人也点着头，不像先前那么害怕了。

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But then the same voice broke out again — not in song, but in a faint call that echoed among the cliffs of Spyglass Hill

但紧接着，同样的声音再次响起——这次不再是唱歌，而是一声微弱的呼唤，在望远镜山的峭壁间回荡开来。

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" Darby McGraw, Darby McGraw!" it wailed again and again

“达比 · 麦格劳，达比 · 麦格劳！”那声音一遍又一遍地哀嚎。

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Then, rising a little higher, it said," Fetch the rum, Darby!"

接着，声音略微抬高了一些，又喊道：“拿酒来，达比！”

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The pirates remained rooted to the ground, their eyes bulging

海盗们就像生了根一样定在原地，眼珠几乎要夺眶而出。

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Long after the voice had died away, they stared in silence

直到那声音消失许久之后，他们还一言不发地死死盯着前方。

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" That does it!" one gasped." Let's get out of here."

“情况就是这样了！”其中一人倒吸一口凉气，“咱们快离开这儿吧。”

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" Those were his last words," Tom Morgan moaned

“那是他最后的话，”汤姆·摩根低声呻吟道。

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" Flint died asking for more rum. Nobody but us knows that!"

“弗林特死的时候还想再来点朗姆酒。这事儿除了咱们没人知道！”

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Dick took his Bible out and knelt." Our Father," he started to pray

迪克掏出《圣经》，跪了下来。“我们在天上的父，”他开始祷告起来。

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Long John was shivering, but he wasn't about to surrender

高个子约翰在发抖，但他可不打算认输。

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" Flint never scared me in his life, and by thunder, he doesn't scare me now that he's dead

“弗林特活着的时候都没吓倒过我，现在他死了，就是天打雷劈，也休想吓倒我。

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There's seven hundred thousand dollars worth of gold not a quarter of a mile from here

离这儿不到四分之一英里，就有价值七十万元的黄金。

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Who's going to turn his back on that?

谁会放着那么多财宝不管呢？

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Flint was a drunken, old seaman with a blue face — and he's dead!"

弗林特不过是个脸色发青、喝得烂醉的老水手——而且他已经死了！”

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" Stop talking like that, Long John!" George Merry hissed." Don't insult a ghost."

“别这么说话，高个子约翰！”乔治·梅里压低嗓门说。“别对鬼魂不敬。”

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They huddled around Long John, as if his courage could protect them

他们紧紧围在高个子约翰身边，仿佛他的胆量能保护他们似的。

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" Ghost? Well, maybe," answered Long John." But I heard an echo too. No ghost has a shadow. So what's he doing with an echo?"

“鬼魂？嗯，也许是吧，”高个子约翰回答道。“可我还听到了回声。没有哪个鬼魂会有影子。那它怎么还会有回声呢？”

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I thought it was a weak argument, but one can never tell what superstitious people will believe

我觉得这个理由站不住脚，但迷信的人会信什么，谁也说不准。

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However, George Merry was greatly relieved." You're right, Long John!

不过，乔治·梅里大大松了口气。“你说得对，高个子约翰！

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Come to think, it was like Flint's voice, but not as clear. It was like — "

仔细想想，那声音像是弗林特的，但又没那么清晰。更像是——"

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" By thunder — Ben Gunn!" roared Long John

"天呐——是本·冈恩！"高个子约翰吼道。

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" Aye," shouted Tom Morgan." It was Ben Gunn!"

"没错，"汤姆·摩根喊道。"是本·冈恩！"

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" What?" said Dick." Ben Gunn's not here any more than Flint is."

"什么？"迪克说。"弗林特不在这儿，本·冈恩也一样。"

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" Ah, Dick, who's to say he's not?" George Merry cried

"哎呀，迪克，谁说他不在了？"乔治·梅里嚷道。

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" He was left here, but he still might be alive after all this time."

"他当时被留在这儿，但过了这么久，说不定还活着呢。"

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" That's right!" agreed the man with the head wound

"说得对！"那个头上有伤的人附和道。

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Their spirits soared, and the pirates grabbed their tools and started off again

海盗们士气大振，抓起工具，重新出发了。

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George Merry led with the compass to keep them on the right course

乔治·梅里拿着罗盘带路，确保他们走对方向。

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But Dick, who was very scared and feeling more ill from his malaria, still held his Bible

但迪克吓得不轻，疟疾发作得更难受，手里仍紧攥着圣经。

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" You spoiled your Bible. It can't protect you now," said Long John with a sly grin

“你弄坏了你的圣经。它现在可保护不了你了。”高个子约翰狡黠地咧嘴笑道。

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All of us started walking downhill through the pines, great and small

我们一行人开始穿过大大小小的松林，朝山下走去。

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" Two of these tall trees are wrong by the compass bearings," Long John said

“按罗盘方位看，有两棵高树的位置不对。”高个子约翰说。

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" But that third tree is tall enough, almost two hundred feet

“但那第三棵树够高，将近两百英尺。

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It must have been a landmark for sailors out at sea."

它一定曾是海上水手们辨认方位的陆标。”

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The thought of the treasure erased their fear and they started to run

一想到宝藏，恐惧便烟消云散，他们拔腿就跑。

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A whole lifetime of riches and pleasure lay waiting for them

一辈子的财富与享乐正在前方等着他们。

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Long John hobbled on his crutch. His nostrils quivered, and he cursed like a madman as he pulled my leash." Come on, boy!"

高个子约翰拄着拐杖蹒跚而行。他鼻翼翕动，像个疯子一样咒骂着拽紧我的绳子。“快走，小子！”

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" He's not even pretending," I said to myself

“他连装都懒得装了。”我心想。

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" He'll seize the treasure, find the Hispaniola, cut every honest throat, and sail away."

“他会抢到宝藏，找到伊斯帕尼奥拉号，割断所有老实人的喉咙，然后扬帆远去。”

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I was too haunted by the human tragedy that had happened here to keep up with the pirates

此地曾发生的人间惨剧让我心神不宁，跟不上海盗们的脚步。

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" How this peaceful place must have echoed with screams!" I thought

“这宁静之地曾回荡着多少惨叫声啊！”我心想。

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Long John jerked the rope again and gave me another murderous look

高个子约翰又猛拽了一下绳子，恶狠狠地瞪了我一眼。

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Dick dropped farther behind as his fever got worse

迪克的烧得更厉害了，落得越来越远。

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We were now at the edge of the woods

我们这时已来到了树林边缘。

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" Hurry, mates! Run!" George Merry shouted up ahead

“快，伙计们！快跑！”乔治·梅里在前方大喊。

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And suddenly, not ten yards further, the men stopped and a low cry arose

突然，不到十码开外，众人停下了脚步，发出一阵低呼。

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Long John doubled his pace, pounding through the dirt with his crutch until finally

高个子约翰加快脚步，用拐杖猛戳着泥土向前冲，直到最后

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he and I came to a dead halt as we joined the others before a huge hole

他和我跟其他人一起，在一个大坑前骤然停住了。

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" It's old," I thought." The sides have fallen in, and grass is growing on the bottom."

“这坑有些年头了，”我心想，“坑壁已经塌陷，坑底都长草了。”

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Then I saw a broken pick and the boards of several packing cases

接着，我看到一把断镐和几只板条箱的木板。

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One board was branded " Walrus" — the name of Flint's ship

一块木板上烙着“海象号”——那是弗林特的船名。

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George Merry choked." Someone beat us to it. The treasure's gone!"

乔治·梅里哽咽道：“有人抢先一步。宝藏没了！”