《金银岛》第十二章 伊斯莱尔·汉兹(2)

I've come to take control of this ship，Mr Hands，I said，so please remember I'm your captain．

我是来接管这条船的，汉兹先生，我说。记住，现在我是你的船长。

He watched me pull down the Jolly¹ Roger and throw it overboard，then he said，I expect you'll want to go ashore² now．

他看着我降下了骷髅旗，扔到海里，他说：我看你是想到岸上去。

Suppose we talk about it．

咱们来谈谈吧。

There was some colour back in his cheeks but he looked very sick．

他的脸上露出一点血色，但还很虚弱。

Who's going to sail the ship now？

现在谁来驾船呢？

You can't do it；

你肯定不行；

but if you give me food and drink and a handkerchief to tie up my wound，I'll tell you how to sail her．

但如果你给我点吃喝，帮我用一块手帕包扎伤口，我会告诉你如何驾船的。

All right，I agreed．We'll go into North Inlet³ and quietly put her on the beach there．

那好吧，我说。我要把船开向岛北的水湾，慢慢地登上那里的海滩。

In three minutes I had the Hispaniola sailing easily before the wind，along the coast of Treasure Island．

不到三分钟我就轻而易举地驾着伊斯帕尼奥拉号沿着金银岛顺风而行了。

Then I went be-low and got a handkerchief and helped．

然后我下去找到一条手帕，

Hands tie up the great bleeding wound in his leg．

帮助汉兹包扎他腿上鲜血直流的伤口。

He ate a little and drank more of the rum，then he began to look a little better．

他吃了一点东西，又喝了不少酒，看起来比刚才好多了。

1 jolly   

adj.快乐的，高兴的；adv.很；vt.劝服，哄

参考例句：

• That day they got together and had a jolly time.那天他们聚在一起热闹了一番。
• She was a jolly,kindhearted woman.她是个整天乐呵呵心地善良的女人。

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 inlet   

n.小湾，海湾，入口，进口；vt.引进，插入

参考例句：

• There is an inlet to a parking lot.那儿有一个停车场的入口。
• They went to a fishing village on a small inlet of the sea.他们去了小海湾边的一个渔村。