“格洛里亚斯科特”号三桅帆船07

“‘Hudson it is, sir,’ said the seaman¹. ‘Why, it's thirty year and more since I saw you last. Here you are in your house, and me still picking my salt meat out of the harness cask.’

“‘Tut, you will find that I have not forgotten old times,’ cried Mr. Trevor, and, walking towards the sailor, he said something in a low voice. ‘Go into the kitchen,’ he continued out loud, ‘and you will get food and drink. I have no doubt that I shall find you a situation.’

“‘Thank you, sir,’ said the seaman, touching² his fore-lock. ‘I'm just off a two-yearer in an eight-knot tramp, short-handed at that, and I wants a rest. I thought I'd get it either with Mr. Beddoes or with you.’

“‘Ah!’ cried Trevor. ‘You know where Mr. Beddoes is?’

“‘Bless you, sir, I know where all my old friends are,’ said the fellow with a sinister³ smile, and he slouched off after the maid to the kitchen. Mr. Trevor mumbled⁴ something to us about having been shipmate with the man when he was going back to the diggings, and then, leaving us on the lawn, he went indoors. An hour later, when we entered the house, we found him stretched dead drunk upon the dining-room sofa. The whole incident left a most ugly impression upon my mind, and I was not sorry next day to leave Donnithorpe behind me, for I felt that my presence must be a source of embarrassment⁵ to my friend.

“‘我正是赫德森，先生，’这个水手说道，‘喂，从我上次见到你，三十多年过去了。你现在已安居在你的家园里，而我仍生活于困苦之中。’“‘唉，你应该知道我并没有忘记过去的日子，’老特雷佛大声说，一面向水手走过去，低声说了几句，然后又提高嗓门说道，‘请到厨房里，先吃点喝点，我肯定可以给你安排一个位置。’

“‘谢谢你，先生，’水手掠一掠他的额发说道，‘我刚刚下了航速为八海里的不定期货船，在那上面我干了两年，偏偏人手又少，所以需要休息。我想我只好去找贝多斯先生或来找你了。’

“‘啊，’老特雷佛大声喊道，‘你知道贝多斯先生在哪里吗？’

“‘谢天谢地，先生，我的老朋友在哪儿，我全都知道，’这个人狞笑道，匆匆跟在女仆身后向厨房走去。老特雷佛先生含糊地向我们说，他去采矿时，曾和这个人同船而行。说罢他就把我们丢在草坪上，自己走进屋里去。过了一小时我们才进屋去，发现老特雷佛烂醉如泥、直一挺一挺地躺在餐室的沙发上。这整个事件，在我心中留下了非常恶劣的印象。因此，第二天我离开敦尼索普村时，丝毫不感到惋惜。因为我觉得，我住在他家，一定是使我的朋友感到为难的根源。

1 seaman   

n.海员，水手，水兵

参考例句：

• That young man is a experienced seaman.那个年轻人是一个经验丰富的水手。
• The Greek seaman went to the hospital five times.这位希腊海员到该医院去过五次。

2 touching   

adj.动人的，使人感伤的

参考例句：

• It was a touching sight.这是一幅动人的景象。
• His letter was touching.他的信很感人。

3 sinister   

adj.不吉利的，凶恶的，左边的

参考例句：

• There is something sinister at the back of that series of crimes.在这一系列罪行背后有险恶的阴谋。
• Their proposals are all worthless and designed out of sinister motives.他们的建议不仅一钱不值，而且包藏祸心。

4 mumbled   

含糊地说某事，叽咕，咕哝( mumble的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He mumbled something to me which I did not quite catch. 他对我叽咕了几句话，可我没太听清楚。
• George mumbled incoherently to himself. 乔治语无伦次地喃喃自语。

5 embarrassment   

n.尴尬；使人为难的人(事物)；障碍；窘迫

参考例句：

• She could have died away with embarrassment.她窘迫得要死。
• Coughing at a concert can be a real embarrassment.在音乐会上咳嗽真会使人难堪。