《金银岛》第九章 岛中人(5)

Well，Jim，I've been here for three years，and no real¹ food from that day to this．

你留在这儿找弗林特的宝藏吧。就这样，吉姆，我在这里呆了三年，我没吃过一顿正经的饭。

But I've found² things to do，oh yes！

但我找到了我可做的事！

Here he closed³ one eye and smiled at me．

说到这儿，他闭上一只眼睛，冲我笑。

Now go to your squire⁴ and tell him Ben Gunn is a good man．

你去告诉乡绅，本·葛恩是个好人。

I will，I said⁶，but how will I get on board⁷？

我会的，我说，但我们怎么回船上去？

There's my boat that I made⁸ with my two hands，he said．I keep her under the white rock．

我有一只小船，是我用这两只手做的，他说。我把它藏在白色岩石下面。

We might⁹ try that after dark¹⁰．

天黑以后咱们去试试。

Although¹¹ there was¹² another hour before the sun went down，we suddenly¹³ heard the sound of the ship's gun⁵．

尽管离日落还有一个小时，我们忽然听见船上传来一声枪响。

They've begun to fight¹⁴！I cried．Follow me．

他们开火了！我惊叫起来。跟我来。

1 real   

adj.真实的；非虚构的；真正的；非常的

参考例句：

• You know her real name?你知道她的真正名字？
• The real world does not look that way!现实世界不是这样的！

2 found   

v.建立，创立，创办；vbl.(find的过去分词)找到

参考例句：

• I found him at home.我发现他在家。
• The United Nations was found in 1945.联合国于1945年成立。

3 closed   

adj.关闭的；封闭的

参考例句：

• He closed his eyes.他闭上了眼睛。
• He was out of work when the factory closed.他在工厂倒闭后失业了。

4 squire   

n.护卫, 侍从, 乡绅

参考例句：

• I told him the squire was the most liberal of men.我告诉他乡绅是世界上最宽宏大量的人。
• The squire was hard at work at Bristol.乡绅在布里斯托尔热衷于他的工作。

5 gun   

n.炮；枪

参考例句：

• This is a really big gun.这是一个真正的大枪。
• The soldier reached for his gun.那名士兵伸手去拿枪。

6 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

7 board   

v.上（船；飞机等）；n.委员会，理事会，董事会，委员会；司，局，厅；木板，黑板

参考例句：

• We'd better board the train now.我们最好现在上火车。
• Passengers should board the train now.旅客现在应该上火车了。

8 made   

v.make的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• They were not made in china.它们不是中国制造的。
• The monkey made a long arm for the peach.猴子伸臂去摘桃子。

9 might   

aux./v.(may的过去式)可能；可以，允许

参考例句：

• It looks as if it might snow.看起来好像要下雪了。
• Might I ask a question?我能问个问题吗？

10 dark   

adj.黑色的；暗的；黑暗的

参考例句：

• The night is too dark for us to see.夜间太暗，我们看不见。
• The sky was dark blue and clear when the moon came up.月亮出来时，天空是深蓝色的，非常晴朗。

11 although   

conj（=though）虽然，即使，纵然，尽管

参考例句：

• Although my car is very old,It'still runs very well.我的汽车虽然很旧，但仍然跑得很快。
• Although he worked hard,he failed in the exam.虽然他很努力，但他考试没有及格。

12 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

13 suddenly   

adv.突然，忽然

参考例句：

• The weather changed suddenly.天气陡变。
• He suddenly cried out at the top of his voice.他声嘶力竭地大叫。

14 fight   

n.打架，战斗，斗志；v.对抗，打架

参考例句：

• We are ready to fight again.我们再度准备好战斗。
• I'll fight with you.我会和你并肩作战。