《金银岛》第十一章 海上历险(2)

I guessed he was going to see Ben Gunn，

我猜测他是去和本·葛恩碰头的。

and thought the doctor was lucky to be walking in the cool shadows of the wood．The house was hot and smelt¹ of blood，and there were dead bodies lying all around．

我甚至羡慕他走在树林的阴凉里。木屋里热得很，周围有那么多的血，横着那么多尸体。

Suddenly，I wanted to get away from that place-and I had an idea！

忽然间我想逃离这地方—我有了主意！

I would go and look for Ben Gunn's boat！Perhaps we would need it some time．

我去看看本·葛恩的小船。也许我们什么时候用得着它。

That was my excuse to myself，although I knew it was wrong of me to leave only two unwounded men to guard the stockade²．

这只是我自己的借口而已，我知道只留下两个未受伤的人守卫木屋是错误的。

It was also wrong of me to leave secretly，but that is what I did．

而且我这次擅自行动也是不合适的，但我还是这样做了。

I filled my pockets with bread，then took two pistols³ and the powder for them．

我把两只口袋装满了面包，然后拿了两把手枪，带上足够的弹药。

When Gray and Mr Trelawney were helping⁴ the captain,I climbed quickly out of the stockade and ran into the trees．

乡绅和葛雷正忙于照顾船长的时候，我迅速爬出木屋，跑进了树林。

I made my way towards the east coast．

我一直向东海岸走去。

It was late in the afternoon，but still warm．

已经是下午晚些时候了，还是那么热。

Soon cool air began to reach me，and suddenly there was the sea．

不久凉爽的风阵阵袭来，我突然到了海边。

I walked along the edge，then up to a small sand-covered hill．

我沿着海边走去，走上一个沙子覆盖的小山。

1 smelt   

v.熔解，熔炼；n.银白鱼，胡瓜鱼

参考例句：

• Tin is a comparatively easy metal to smelt.锡是比较容易熔化的金属。
• Darby was looking for a way to improve iron when he hit upon the idea of smelting it with coke instead of charcoal.达比一直在寻找改善铁质的方法，他猛然想到可以不用木炭熔炼，而改用焦炭。

2 stockade   

n.栅栏，围栏；v.用栅栏防护

参考例句：

• I had not gone a hundred yards when I reached the stockade.我跑了不到一百码，就到了栅栏前。
• A heavy stockade around the cabin protected the pioneer from attack.小屋周围的厚厚的栅栏保护拓荒者免受攻击。

3 pistols   

n.手枪( pistol的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Meantime he was loading the pistols. 而同时他在往手枪里装子弹。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Two strangers menaced him with pistols and forced him to give up his money. 两个陌生人用手枪威胁他并强迫他拿出所有的钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。