《金银岛》第九章 岛中人(2)

Were you shipwrecked?I asked.

你的船遇难了吗？我问道。

No ,my friend,he said.Marooned¹.

不是，我的朋友，他说，是流放。

I had heard the word before, and knew it meant a cruel punishment often used by pirates－leaving a man alone on some distant, empty island.

我听说过这个词，知道是海盗们使用的一种残酷的惩罚手段—受罚者被放逐到一个遥远的荒岛上。

Marooned three years, he continued, living on wild goats and fish.

三年前我被放逐到这里，他继续说，从此一直靠吃野山羊和生鱼过活。

But I'm desperate² for real English food.

但我多么想吃真正的英国饭啊！

You don't have a piece of cheese, do you?

你是不是带着干酪什么的？

Many nights I've dreamed of cheese.

我不知多少个夜晚都梦见过干酪。

If I can get on board ship again, I said, you can have as much cheese as you want.

我要是能回到船上去，我说，你要多少干酪都可以。

Who's going to prevent you?he said.And tell me your name.

那么谁不让你回去呢？他说。还有，你叫什么名字？

Jim,I told him.

吉姆，我告诉他。

Well, Jim,he said, looking around and lowering³ his voice to a whisper⁴, I'm rich.

那好，吉姆，他说，他四处张望了一下，把嗓门压低了，我发财啦！

I was now sure the poor man was crazy ,but he repeated his words.

我确信他一定是疯了，可他重复他的话：

Rich, I say! Now ,Jim ,that isn't Flint's ship, is it?

我发财啦！吉姆，那是不是弗林特的船？

1 marooned   

adj.被围困的；孤立无援的；无法脱身的

参考例句：

• During the storm we were marooned in a cabin miles from town. 在风暴中我们被围困在离城数英里的小屋内。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Five couples were marooned in their caravans when the River Avon broke its banks. 埃文河决堤的时候，有5对夫妇被困在了他们的房车里。 来自辞典例句

2 desperate   

adj.不顾死活的，危急的，令人绝望的，极渴望的

参考例句：

• They made a desperate attempt to save the company.他们为挽救公司作孤注一掷的努力。
• The city is suffering a desperate shortage of water.这个城市严重缺水。

3 lowering   

adj.使低劣的，减少体力的，昏暗的v.（使）降低， （使）跌落( lower的现在分词 )；削弱；削减；减少

参考例句：

• She never cheapened herself by lowering her standards. 她从不降低标准来贬低自己。
• the lowering of taxes and the consequent increase in spending 税收降低与随之引起的消费增长

4 whisper   

n.耳语，密谈，谣传，飒飒的声音；vi.耳语，密谈，飒飒地响；vt.低声说

参考例句：

• Their voices fell to a whisper.他们的话音低到成了耳语。
• I've heard a whisper that he's going to resign.我听到了一个传闻说他准备辞职。