《金银岛》第九章 岛中人(4)

If we can escape from the others,I told him,we'll need your help to get the ship home.

如果我们能摆脱他们的话，我告诉他，我们也需要你把船开回去。

He seemed happy with this．

他似乎对我的承诺很满意。

I was in Flint's ship when he and six seamen¹ hid the treasure，he said．

弗林特和六个船员藏宝的时候我正在船上，他说。

They were on shore nearly a week，then Flint came back alone．

他们上岸有一星期左右，结果只有弗林特一个人回来了。

Not a man on board could guess how he had killed the others．

船上的人谁也不知道他怎样干掉了其余的人。

Then I was in another ship，three years ago，and we saw this island．

三年前，我在另一条船上，我们看见了这个岛。

Boys，I said，let's go ashore² and find Flint's treasure．

伙计们，我说，这里有弗林特的宝藏，我们上岸去找吧。

Twelve days we searched，and the men got angrier with me every day．

我们找了12天，大家一天比一天恨我。

Then they went back to the ship．Ben Gunn，they said，you can stay here and find Flint's money．Here's a gun，a spade and an axe³．

直到有一天，他们都回到船上。本·葛恩，他们说，给你一枝枪，一把铲和一把斧头。

1 seamen   

n.海员

参考例句：

• Experienced seamen will advise you about sailing in this weather. 有经验的海员会告诉你在这种天气下的航行情况。
• In the storm, many seamen wished they were on shore. 在暴风雨中，许多海员想，要是他们在陆地上就好了。

2 ashore   

adv.在(向)岸上，上岸

参考例句：

• The children got ashore before the tide came in.涨潮前，孩子们就上岸了。
• He laid hold of the rope and pulled the boat ashore.他抓住绳子拉船靠岸。

3 axe   

n.斧子；v.用斧头砍，削减

参考例句：

• Be careful with that sharp axe.那把斧子很锋利，你要当心。
• The edge of this axe has turned.这把斧子卷了刃了。