《金银岛》第十二章 伊斯莱尔·汉兹(7)

I felt sick and frightened．The blood from my wound¹ ran over my back and chest，and the knife seemed to burn like hot iron²．

我感到一阵恐惧和恶心。血从我的伤口流到背上和胸上，那把长刀像火红的烙铁在我的肩膀上。

But I was trembling³ so badly that it shook the knife out of my skin，and I could move again．

我使劲地发抖，以至于那把刀掉下去了，我又可以动了。

I climbed down through the sails，then went below to tie up my wound．

我顺着桅杆溜下来，到船舱包扎好伤口。

There was a lot of blood but it wasn't deep．Next，I went up on deck⁴．

我流了很多血，但伤得不深。然后我来到甲板上。

It was now evening and a light wind was blowing，so I lowered⁵ the sails before climbing down a rope and into the sea．

现在已经是晚上了，微风轻拂，我降下帆，然后顺着一条绳子下到海里。

The water was only waist-deep and I walked ashore⁶．

海水仅及我的腰部，我向岸上走去。

The sun had gone now and，once on dry land，I began to walk to the stockade⁷．

太阳已经落山了，我一上岸就直奔寨子而去。

Perhaps the others would blame me for deserting，I thought，

也许别人会指责我逃跑，我琢磨着，

but Captain Smollett would be pleased I had taken the Hispaniola，I was sure．

可是斯摩列特船长一定会为我夺回了伊斯帕尼奥拉号而高兴。

When I reached the stockade，the house lay in dark shadow．

我到寨子的时候，木屋笼罩在黑暗中。

But on the other side，a large fire had almost burned itself out．

在另一边有一堆快燃尽的篝火。

This seemed strange，as it had not been our habit to build lange fires．

这很奇怪，这么大的篝火不可能是我们烧的。

There were no sounds，except for the wind in the trees，

周围一点动静都没有，只有树林中的风声。

and I went quietly round to the eastern side，keeping in the shadows．

我绕到寨子东边，尽可能躲在阴影中。

As I came nearer to the corner of the house，

我接近木屋的时候，

I heard my friends breathing loudly as they slept，and at once felt happier again．

听见我的朋友们熟睡的鼾声，立即高兴起来。

I got to the door and looked in，

我找到门向里看，

but all was dark and I could see nothing．

屋里一片漆黑，什么也看不见。

With my arms out in front of me，I walked in．

我伸出手摸索着走进屋。

Suddenly，there was a high voice screaming in the darkness：

突然，一个声音响起来：

Pieces of eight！Pieces of eight！Pieces of eight！It was Silver's parrot，Captain Flint！

八个里亚尔！八个里亚尔！八个里亚尔！是西尔弗的鹦鹉，弗林特船长！

Immediately，men began to wake up，and I heard Silver's voice shout，Who's there？

随即，人们都醒了，我听见西尔弗喊道：谁在那儿？

I turned to run，crashed violently⁸ against one person，then ran straight into the arms of another．

我转身就跑，刚挣脱了一个人，又被另一个人抓住。

1 wound   

n.创伤，伤口，伤疤，伤害，痛苦；vt.伤害，损害，使受伤；vi.打伤，伤害；wind的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• There was a gush of blood from the wound.血从伤口流出。
• The nurse gently mopped the blood from the wound.护士轻轻地抹去伤口上的血。

2 iron   

n.铁，熨斗，坚强，烙铁，镣铐；vt.烫平，熨，用铁包；vi. 烫衣服

参考例句：

• The iron has lost its magnetic force.这块铁已失去了磁力。
• We need an electrician to mend the iron.我们要请电工修理熨斗。

3 trembling   

n.发抖adj.发抖的v.发抖( tremble的现在分词 )；焦虑；颤动；轻轻摇晃

参考例句：

• My legs were trembling with fear. 我吓得双腿直发抖。
• Daddy was trembling with anxiety as to how the talks would go. 爸爸为那些商谈的进展而焦虑不安。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 deck   

n.甲板；公共汽车一层的车厢；纸牌；vt.装饰

参考例句：

• Let's have a walk round the deck.我们去甲板上散步吧。
• The sea wind swept over the deck.海风席卷过甲板。

5 lowered   

v.（使）降低， （使）跌落( lower的过去式和过去分词 )；削弱；削减；减少

参考例句：

• Every evening at sunset the flag was lowered. 每天傍晚日落时都要降旗。
• She lowered her eyelids, then sprang them open. 她低垂着眼睑，然后突然睁开。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 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。

7 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。

8 violently   

adv.猛烈地； 暴力地

参考例句：

• She shook her head violently.她拼命摇头。
• He reacted violently only under provocation.只因为被激怒，他才暴力相向。