《金银岛》第八章 金银岛(3)

No one took much notice of me, only one man saying,Is that you ,Jim?

没人注意到我，只有一个人问了一句：是你吗，吉姆？

But Silver¹ called from the other boat, wanting to know if it was me.

西尔弗在另一只船上喊了一句，以便确定是不是我。

Then I began to worry if I had done the right thing.

我又开始担心是不是应该这么做。

The crews³ rowed to the beach and our boat arrived first.

小船都争先恐后向岸边驶去，我们的小船第一个到达。

I ran towards the trees.

我上岸后就向树林里跑去，

Silver and the rest were a hundred me－tres behind,and I heard him shouting,Jim ,Jim!

西尔弗他们还在百米之后，我听见他在喊：吉姆，吉姆！

But I took no notice, pushing through trees and bushes⁴, and ran until I could run no longer.

但我没有理睬他，在树和灌木丛间飞跑，一直跑到不能再跑为止。

I was pleased to lose Long John and began to enjoy looking around this strange island.

我很高兴逃离高个约翰，我开始巡视这个奇怪的小岛。

I crossed wet ground and came to a long,open piece of sand,

我穿过一片沼泽地带，来到一片长而开阔的沙地，

then went on to a place where the trees had branches⁵ that were thick and close to the sand.

然后到了沙地附近一片树高叶茂的地方。

Just then I heard distant⁶ voices, Sliver's among them, and hid behind a tree.

我忽然听见远处有说话的声音，西尔弗也在其中，他站在一棵树后面。

Through the leaves, I saw Long John Silver and another of the crew² talking together.

透过树叶，我看见高个约翰正和几个船员说话。

1 silver   

adj.银色的，银的；n.银，银币，银器；vt.镀银，变成银白色

参考例句：

• I like taking a walk under the silver moon.我喜欢在银色的月光下散步。
• The family must come together for the parents' silver wedding.全家必须聚会庆祝父母的银婚。

2 crew   

n.全体船员，全体乘务员；vi.一起工作

参考例句：

• A captain controls his ship and its crew.船长管理他的船和船上的船员。
• The captain kept his crew at a distance.船长与他的船员总保持一段距离。

3 crews   

n.一群（或一帮、一伙）人( crew的名词复数 )；全体船员；（赛船的）划船队员；一队（或一班、一组）工作人员

参考例句：

• Fire crews refused to cross the picket line. 消防人员拒不冲破围厂队伍人墙。
• They are the stage crews for the new play. 他们是这台新戏的舞台工作人员。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 bushes   

n.灌木（丛）( bush的名词复数 )；[机械学]（金属）衬套；[电学]（绝缘）套管；类似灌木的东西（尤指浓密的毛发或皮毛）

参考例句：

• There was someone skulking behind the bushes. 有人藏在灌木后面。
• The boy chased his sister in and out among the bushes. 那个男孩在灌木丛里跟着他姐姐追过来追过去。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 branches   

n.树枝( branch的名词复数 )；分支；（机构、组织、体系的）一部分；[航海学]（领航员在某一水域的）领航执照

参考例句：

• The bank has branches all over the country. 那家银行在全国各地设有分行。
• I hacked the dead branches off. 我把枯树枝砍掉了。

6 distant   

adj.远的，久远的，远隔的

参考例句：

• He has visited many distant lands.他访问过许多遥远的国家。
• You finally reached that distant place.你终于达到了那远的处所。