《金银岛》第十一章 海上历险(1)

Chapter 11 Sea adventure

第11章 海上历险

The doctor，Gray and I ran back into the house．

我和李甫西大夫，还有葛雷跑回小木屋里。

We saw Hunter lying still，after a knock on the head．

我们看见亨特躺着一动不动，他的头被重重地击了一下。

Joyce lay dead，shot through the head；and the squire¹ was half-carrying the wounded captain．

乔伊斯躺在地上死去了，他头上中了弹，乡绅则搀着受伤的船长。

The pirates³ did not return，and we had time to take care of the wounded．

海盗们并没有反击，所以我们有时间来治疗伤员。

Out of the eight men who fell in the fight，only three still breathed．

这场战斗中倒下的八个人中有三个还没咽气。

One pirate²，Hunter，and Captain Smollett；and of these，the first two were nearly dead．

一个海盗，亨特，还有斯摩列特船长；他们中前两个都快死了。

The pirate died first，then Hunter only a few hours later．

海盗先死了，过了几个小时亨特也死了。

The captain's wounds were bad but not dangerous．

船长伤得挺重但并不危险。

The doctor told him he must not walk or move his arm，and to speak only when it was necessary．

大夫告诉他不能走动也不能动胳膊，只在必要的时候才能说话。

After dinner，the squire and the doctor sat by the captain's side and talked．

午饭后，乡绅和大夫在船长身边坐下来商讨军情。

Then，a little past noon，the doctor took his hat，his pistols⁴ and a sword，put the map in his pocket，and walked off quickly through the trees．

时间刚过正午，大夫拿起帽子和枪，还有一把短剑，把地图放在口袋里，迅速地消失在树林里。

1 squire   

n.护卫, 侍从, 乡绅

参考例句：

• I told him the squire was the most liberal of men.我告诉他乡绅是世界上最宽宏大量的人。
• The squire was hard at work at Bristol.乡绅在布里斯托尔热衷于他的工作。

2 pirate   

n.海盗，每盗船

参考例句：

• The pirate chief commanded that the prisoners should be shot.海盗头子下令枪毙俘虏。
• The shore batteries fired at the pirate boat.海岸炮兵向海盗船开火。

3 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》

4 pistols   

n.手枪( pistol的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Meantime he was loading the pistols. 而同时他在往手枪里装子弹。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Two strangers menaced him with pistols and forced him to give up his money. 两个陌生人用手枪威胁他并强迫他拿出所有的钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》