《金银岛》第十章 在寨子里(5)

After the doctor had finished，I told them my story，andabout Ben Gunn．

大夫讲完以后，我给他们讲了我的历险，以及遇见本·葛恩的事。

Then we began to talk about what to donext．

然后我们开始商量下一步如何行事。

Our best plan was to kill the pirates¹ one by one until the rest ran off or sailed away in the ship．

我们最好的方案是一个个杀掉海盗，直到剩下的都逃跑或驾船离开。

I was very tired，and fell asleep as the three men talked．

我感觉特别累，他们三人谈论时我就睡着了。

It was the sound of voices shouting that woke me the next morning．

第二天早晨一阵吵闹声把我惊醒了。

A white flag！I heard someone say．

他们举着白旗呢！有人说。

It's Silver！

是西尔弗！

I ran to a hole in the wall and looked through．

我跑到一个射击孔前向外张望。

Two men were outside the stockade，one waving a white cloth The other man was Silver．

有两个人在寨子外边，其中一个挥着白旗，另一个是西尔弗。

It was a very cold morning，the sky bright and without a cloud，

那是个寒冷、明亮的早晨，天上没有一丝云，

but Silver and his man were standing² in a low mist³．

西尔弗和他的同伙在低低的雾霭中站着。

What do you want？shouted Captain Smollett．

你们要干什么？船长斯摩列特喊道。

The man beside Silver replied，Capn Silver，sir，to talk about peace．

西尔弗旁边那个人说：西尔弗船长来讲和，先生。

1 pirates   

n.海盗( pirate的名词复数 )；剽窃者；侵犯版权者；非法播音的人（或组织）

参考例句：

• Children dressed (themselves) up as pirates. 孩子们假扮成海盗。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The pirates treated their captives with barbarity. 海盗们残暴地对待他们的俘虏。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 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。

3 mist   

n.雾，迷蒙，朦胧不清；vt.使...模糊，蒙上雾；vi.使...模糊，下雾

参考例句：

• She saw his face through a mist of tears.她泪眼朦胧地望着他的脸。
• There is a film of mist over the land.大地上笼罩着一层薄雾。