《金银岛》第十二章 伊斯莱尔·汉兹(6)

Hands was pulling himself up among the sails now，the knife between his teeth．

汉兹嘴里衔着刀，也慢慢地爬向桅杆。

One more step，I said，and I'll kill you！

你要再上来一步，我说，我就杀了你。

Jim，he said．He took the knife from his mouth to speak，and looked beaten．

吉姆，他说，从口中取下长刀，咱们来讲和吧，

We'll have to make peace，you and I．You're too sharp and quick for an old sailor like me…

像我这样一个老海员斗不过你这样身手矫捷的年轻人……

But then，with a sudden¹ movement，his hand went back and something went speeding through the air．I felt a sharp pain，and I was pinned to the mast² by my shoulder．

但是突然，他的手向后一挥，就见一件东西嗖的一声飞过来。我感到一阵剧痛，我的肩膀被钉在了桅杆上。

In the terrible pain and surprise of the moment，both my pistols³ went off and fell from my hands．

就在这巨痛和吃惊之际，我的双枪响了，随即枪也从手中滑落。

They did not fall alone．With a cry，Hands fell into the water．

掉下去的不光是两枝枪。汉兹大叫一声，掉到了水里。

He came up，the water around him red from his blood，then he went down again，for ever．

他先是浮上来，血把周围的水染红了，然后又沉下去，永远上不来了。

1 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。

2 mast   

n.船桅，桅杆，旗杆，天线杆

参考例句：

• Flags are flying at half-mast across China.全中国将半旗。
• The sails were flapping against the mast.帆拍打着桅杆。

3 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》