美国小学英语教材6:第131课 汤姆和他的财宝箱(8)

 He saw the dim form of the captain crossing the level sand, and then, as the moon sailed out from behind the cloud, 他看到体型模糊的船长越过了沙地，之后随着月光慢慢从云层中透出光亮，

he saw the white man standing¹ over a black figure that lay motionless upon the sand. 他看到白人站在一个黑色人影上方，他躺在沙地上一动不动。

Then Tom Chist scrambled² up and ran away, plunging³ down into the hollow of sand that lay in the shadows below. 随后，汤姆慌忙地攀登，随后跑远了，坠入了凹陷的沙地中，并躺在了下方的阴影处。

Over the next rise he ran, and down again into the next black hollow, and so on over the sliding, 之后他再一次起身跑掉，再一次落入了下一个黑色凹陷处，之后上了斜坡，

shifting ground, panting and gasping⁴. It seemed to him that he could hear footsteps following, 转换沙地，这时汤姆气喘吁吁，他似乎能够听到跟随的脚步声，

and in the terror that possessed⁵ him he almost expected every instant to feel the cold knife blade slide between his own ribs⁶. 他恐惧极了，他几乎可以感觉到冰冷的刀刃会随时滑入他的肋骨。

So he ran on like one in a nightmare. His feet grew heavy as lead, he panted and gasped⁷, 他像做了噩梦一样开始跑，他的脚步变得沉重，他喘着粗气，

his breath came hot and dry in his throat. But still he ran and ran until at last he found himself in front of old Matt Abrahamson's cabin, 他的呼吸变得火热，喉咙发干，但他依然在跑，直到他发现自己到达了马特·阿伯拉罕森的老旧小屋前，

gasping, panting, and sobbing⁸ for breath. As he opened the door and dashed into the darkened cabin 他气喘吁吁，上气不接下气，急切地想要呼吸，当他打开大门猛冲进黑暗的小屋后，

(for both Matt and Molly were long ago asleep in bed) there was a flash of light, （特和莫莉很早以前就睡觉了），出现了一道闪光，

and even as he slammed the door shut behind him there was an instant peal⁹ of thunder. 甚至就在他将身后的门关上后，立即出现了闪电的巨响。

The doors and windows of the cabin rattled¹⁰ as though a great weight had been dropped upon the roof of the sky. 小屋的房门和窗户发出咔嗒咔嗒的声音，好似有沉重的东西掉落在了天空的屋顶上。

TOM CONFIDES¹¹ IN PARSON JONES 汤姆向琼斯牧师袒露心声

Then Tom Chist crept to bed, trembling, shuddering¹², bathed in sweat, his heart beating like a trip hammer, 随后汤姆爬到了床上，颤抖着，浑身湿透了，他的心脏像杵锤一样跳动，

and his brain dizzy from that long race of terror through the soft sand. For a long, long time he lay awake, 因为在柔软的沙地上经历了慌乱长跑，他感觉头晕目眩，他躺在床上很久没有合眼，

trembling and chattering¹³ with nervous chills, and when he did fall asleep, it was only to drop into horrible dreams. 因紧张而感到浑身发冷颤抖，睡着后的汤姆一定会陷入可怕的梦境中。

Then came the dawning of the broad daylight, and before the rising of the sun Tom was up and out of doors to find the young day 之后日光出来了，在太阳升起之前，汤姆起身出门看到这一天

dripping with the rain of overnight. His first act was to climb the nearest sand hill 滴落着夜晚的雨水，他做的第一件事就是爬到最近的沙丘上，

and to gaze out toward the bay where the pirate ship had been the day before. 眺望昨晚海盗船登陆的那个海湾。

It was no longer there. Soon afterward¹⁴ Matt Abrahamson came out of the cabin. 海盗船不见了，不久以后，马特·阿伯拉罕森从小屋出来了。

He called to Tom to go get a bite to eat, for it was time for them to be away fishing. 他叫汤姆去找点吃的，现在到了他们去捕鱼的时间了。

 

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 scrambled   

v.快速爬行( scramble的过去式和过去分词 )；攀登；争夺；（军事飞机）紧急起飞

参考例句：

• Each scrambled for the football at the football ground. 足球场上你争我夺。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• He scrambled awkwardly to his feet. 他笨拙地爬起身来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 plunging   

adj.跳进的，突进的v.颠簸( plunge的现在分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降

参考例句：

• War broke out again, plunging the people into misery and suffering. 战祸复发，生灵涂炭。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• He is plunging into an abyss of despair. 他陷入了绝望的深渊。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 gasping   

adj. 气喘的, 痉挛的 动词gasp的现在分词

参考例句：

• He was gasping for breath. 他在喘气。
• "Did you need a drink?""Yes, I'm gasping!” “你要喝点什么吗？”“我巴不得能喝点！”

5 possessed   

adj.疯狂的；拥有的，占有的

参考例句：

• He flew out of the room like a man possessed.他像着了魔似地猛然冲出房门。
• He behaved like someone possessed.他行为举止像是魔怔了。

6 ribs   

n.肋骨( rib的名词复数 )；（船或屋顶等的）肋拱；肋骨状的东西；（织物的）凸条花纹

参考例句：

• He suffered cracked ribs and bruising. 他断了肋骨还有挫伤。
• Make a small incision below the ribs. 在肋骨下方切开一个小口。

7 gasped   

v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 )；喘息；倒抽气；很想要

参考例句：

• She gasped at the wonderful view. 如此美景使她惊讶得屏住了呼吸。
• People gasped with admiration at the superb skill of the gymnasts. 体操运动员的高超技艺令人赞叹。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

8 sobbing   

<主方>Ⅰ adj.湿透的

参考例句：

• I heard a child sobbing loudly. 我听见有个孩子在呜呜地哭。
• Her eyes were red with recent sobbing. 她的眼睛因刚哭过而发红。

9 peal   

n.钟声；v.鸣响

参考例句：

• The bells of the cathedral rang out their loud peal.大教堂响起了响亮的钟声。
• A sudden peal of thunder leaves no time to cover the ears.迅雷不及掩耳。

10 rattled   

慌乱的，恼火的

参考例句：

• The truck jolted and rattled over the rough ground. 卡车嘎吱嘎吱地在凹凸不平的地面上颠簸而行。
• Every time a bus went past, the windows rattled. 每逢公共汽车经过这里，窗户都格格作响。

11 confides   

v.吐露（秘密，心事等）( confide的第三人称单数 )；（向某人）吐露（隐私、秘密等）

参考例句：

• Now Butterfly confides to Pinkerton that she has secretly embraced Christianity. 蝴蝶向平克顿吐露，她已暗地里信奉了基督教。 来自辞典例句
• He also confides, in great secrecy, that his own heart still bleeds over Natalie. 他还极秘密地透露，他自己内心里还在为那塔丽感到痛苦。 来自辞典例句

12 shuddering   

v.战栗( shudder的现在分词 )；发抖；（机器、车辆等）突然震动；颤动

参考例句：

• 'I am afraid of it,'she answered, shuddering. “我害怕，”她发着抖，说。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
• She drew a deep shuddering breath. 她不由得打了个寒噤，深深吸了口气。 来自飘（部分）

13 chattering   

n. （机器振动发出的）咔嗒声，(鸟等)鸣，啁啾 adj. 喋喋不休的，啾啾声的 动词chatter的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• The teacher told the children to stop chattering in class. 老师叫孩子们在课堂上不要叽叽喳喳讲话。
• I was so cold that my teeth were chattering. 我冷得牙齿直打战。

14 afterward   

adv.后来；以后

参考例句：

• Let's go to the theatre first and eat afterward. 让我们先去看戏，然后吃饭。
• Afterward,the boy became a very famous artist.后来，这男孩成为一个很有名的艺术家。