美国语文第五册 第215期:波士顿惨案(4)

 　　None pressed on them or provoked them till they began loading, 没有市民推搡或激怒这些士兵，直到他们开始装填子弹，人群中才爆发叫骂骚动。

　　when a party of about twelve in number, with sticks in their hands, moved from the middle of the street where they had been standing¹,  这时，一群十来人手里拿着木棍，突然从刚才站立的街中央冲将过来，

　　gave three cheers, and passed along the front of the soldiers, whose muskets³ some of them struck as they went by.  他们高叫数声，从荷枪实弹的士兵面前跑过，有的人身体甚至抵到刺刀尖。

　　"You are cowardly rascals⁴," they said, "for bringing arms against naked men."  “你们这些胆小鬼、恶棍！”他们纷纷对士兵指责叫骂，“你们竟敢用武器对付手无寸铁的市民。”

　　"Lay aside your guns, and we are ready for you."  “扔掉你们枪支，我们与你们拼一场。”

　　“Are the soldiers loaded?” inquired Palmes of Preston.  “士兵们枪上好子弹吗？”地方官帕尔默斯问普雷斯顿。

　　"Yes," he answered, "with powder and ball."  “上好了，”普雷斯顿回答，“火药铁砂已装好。”

　　"Are they going to fire upon the inhabitants?" asked Theodore Bliss⁵.  “士兵们会向市民开枪吗？”地方官西奥多·布利斯询问，

　　"They can not, without my orders," replied Preston; “没有我的命令，不准开枪。”普雷斯顿上尉接着回答。

　　while "the town-born" called out, Come on, you rascals, you bloody⁶ backs, you lobster⁷ scoundrels, fire, if you dare. We know you dare not. 在场的土著市民争相高叫，来吧，开枪吧！你们这些卑鄙流氓，血腥屠杀者，英国红虾兵的无赖们，如果你们敢，就尽管开枪，我们知道你们不敢开枪！

　　Just then, Montgomery received a blow from a stick which had hit his Musket²;  恰好那时，有人用棍棒敲击蒙哥马利的毛瑟枪，然而却打到他的身上，

　　and the word “fire!” being given by Preston, he stepped a little to one side, and shot Attucks,  普雷斯顿见势不好，稍微向旁边侧移让开，一声令下“开火”，一枪便击中了阿塔克斯，

　　who at the time was quietly leaning on a long stick.  当时，阿塔克斯一声不吭地斜靠在一根长棍上。

　　"Don't fire!" said Langford, the watchman, to Kilroi, looking him full in the face;  “不要开枪！”一位叫朗格弗德的守夜人迎面冲着士兵基诺叫道，

　　but yet he did so, and Samuel Gray, who was standing next Langford, fell lifeless.  可基诺还是扣动了扳机，站在朗格弗德身边的塞缪尔·格雷应声倒地，死了。

　　The rest fired slowly and in succession on the people, who were dispersing⁸.  随后，连续缓慢的枪声在人群中炸开，人们纷纷四下逃散，

　　Three persons were killed, among them Attucks, the mulatto; eight were wounded, two of them mortally.  最终结果造成三人死亡，包括黑白混血儿的阿塔克斯；八人受伤，其中两人不治身亡。

　　Of all the eleven, not more than one had any share in the disturbance⁹.  整个暴乱过程中，现场受伤或死亡的十一人中，仅有一人曾参与现场施暴。

1 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

2 musket   

n.滑膛枪

参考例句：

• I hunted with a musket two years ago.两年前我用滑膛枪打猎。
• So some seconds passed,till suddenly Joyce whipped up his musket and fired.又过了几秒钟，突然，乔伊斯端起枪来开了火。

3 muskets   

n.火枪，（尤指）滑膛枪( musket的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The watch below, all hands to load muskets. 另一组人都来帮着给枪装火药。 来自英汉文学 - 金银岛
• Deep ditch, single drawbridge, massive stone walls, eight at towers, cannon, muskets, fire and smoke. 深深的壕堑，单吊桥，厚重的石壁，八座巨大的塔楼。大炮、毛瑟枪、火焰与烟雾。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记

4 rascals   

流氓( rascal的名词复数 )； 无赖； （开玩笑说法）淘气的人（尤指小孩）； 恶作剧的人

参考例句：

• "Oh, but I like rascals. "唔，不过我喜欢流氓。
• "They're all second-raters, black sheep, rascals. "他们都是二流人物，是流氓，是恶棍。

5 bliss   

n.狂喜，福佑，天赐的福

参考例句：

• It's sheer bliss to be able to spend the day in bed.整天都可以躺在床上真是幸福。
• He's in bliss that he's won the Nobel Prize.他非常高兴，因为获得了诺贝尔奖金。

6 bloody   

adj.非常的的；流血的；残忍的；adv.很；vt.血染

参考例句：

• He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
• He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。

7 lobster   

n.龙虾，龙虾肉

参考例句：

• The lobster is a shellfish.龙虾是水生贝壳动物。
• I like lobster but it does not like me.我喜欢吃龙虾，但它不适宜于我的健康。

8 dispersing   

adj. 分散的 动词disperse的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• Whereas gasoline fumes linger close to the ground before dispersing. 而汽油烟气却靠近地面迟迟不散。
• Earthworms may be instrumental in dispersing fungi or bacteria. 蚯蚓可能是散布真菌及细菌的工具。

9 disturbance   

n.动乱，骚动；打扰，干扰；(身心)失调

参考例句：

• He is suffering an emotional disturbance.他的情绪受到了困扰。
• You can work in here without any disturbance.在这儿你可不受任何干扰地工作。