《金银岛》第三章 黑券(3)

He told me when he was dying¹.

他临死前告诉我所有的事。

But don't call the law unless they give me the black spot²,

他们给我送黑券之前，你先别去报官，

or if you see the seaman³ with one leg-he's worse than any of them.

除非你看见一条腿的水手——那个独脚水手是最坏的。

But what is the black spot, captain?I asked.

黑券是什么东西，老船长？我问。

That's a message, boy.

那是一条讯息，孩子。

I'll tell you if they give me that.

他们送来后我会告诉你的。

Keep your eyes open, Jim, and I'll give you half of everything I have.

你要留心守望，吉姆，我以后什么都会和你平分的。

He talked for a little longer then fell into a heavy sleep ,and I left him.

他又说了几句话就沉沉地睡去，于是我就走开了。

That night, my father died.

那天晚上我父亲死了。

This put all other thoughts to one side and I had no time to worry about the captain.

我只好把别的事情放在一边，也没有时间想到老船长了。

1 dying   

adj.垂死的，临终的

参考例句：

• He was put in charge of the group by the dying leader.他被临终的领导人任命为集团负责人。
• She was shown into a small room,where there was a dying man.她被领进了一间小屋子，那里有一个垂死的人。

2 spot   

n.班点，污点，地点，场所，现场；v.沾污，弄脏，侦察；认出，发现

参考例句：

• He's in a spot of trouble.他遇到一点麻烦。
• He did not mention having been on the spot.他没说他当时在场。

3 seaman   

n.海员，水手，水兵

参考例句：

• That young man is a experienced seaman.那个年轻人是一个经验丰富的水手。
• The Greek seaman went to the hospital five times.这位希腊海员到该医院去过五次。