《金银岛》第十一章 海上历险(4)

At last the wind turned the ship towards me and now I cut all the way through the rope．

终于又来了一阵风，大船向我靠近了一些，于是我割断了最后几股绳索。

As fast as I could，I pushed my little boat along the side of the ship，desperate to get away before the ship crashed into me．

我以最快的速度沿大船边缘推动我的小船，急于在大船撞上来之前逃开。

Just as I gave the final push，my hand found a rope over the end of the ship．

我刚推完最后一掌，我的手忽然碰到大船上挂下来的一条绳子。

I don't know why I took hold of the rope，but I did．

我自己也不知道为什么要抓住绳子，但我已经这样做了。

I pulled my boat near to the ship，then stood up to see through the cabin¹ window．

我拉住绳子往大船边靠，然后站起来从船舱的窗户往里看。

I had wondered why the two men weren't on deck²，

我原来不知道这两个人为什么没在甲板上，

but one look through the window gave me my answer．

不过我只看这一眼就全明白了。

It was Israel Hands and the man in the red cap，now locked in battle，each with a hand round the other's neck．

伊斯莱尔·汉兹和那个戴红帽的正打作一团，互相扭着对方的脖子。

I dropped down in the boat again，looking over my shoulder at the shore．

我又跳回到座板上，扭头向岸上望去。

And there，right behind me，was the pirate's fire on the beach！

就在我身后的海滩上是海盗们的篝火堆。

Then the wind，with sudden³ violence，turned the Hispaniola，and my little boat with it，and we were both sailing⁴ fast into the open sea．

忽然来了一阵大风，大船和小船被一起拉到了宽阔的海面上。

1 cabin   

n.(结构简单的)小木屋；船舱，机舱

参考例句：

• They threw up a new cabin in a couple of hours.在几小时之内他们就建起了一座新的小屋。
• It's very hot in the cabin;let's go on deck.舱室内很热，我们到甲板上去吧。

2 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。

3 sudden   

n.突然，忽然；adj.突然的，意外的，快速的

参考例句：

• All of a sudden he turned about and saw me.他突然转过身来看见了我。
• The horse was badly frightened by the sudden noise.那匹马被突然而来的嘈杂声吓坏了。

4 sailing   

n.航行，航海术，启航

参考例句：

• Experienced seamen will advise you about sailing in this weather.有经验的海员会告诉你在这种天气下的航行情况。
• The operation was plain sailing.手术进行得顺利。