《金银岛》第五章 我去布里斯托尔(6)

I'll come with you to tell Mr Trelawney what's happened,he said.

我和你一起去找乡绅，告诉他发生了什么事，他说。

This is a serious matter.

这件事很严重。

As we walked back, Silver told me many interesting things about the ships that we passed.

我们往回走时，西尔弗给我讲了许多关于那些船的趣事。

I began to think he was going to be a good companion to have when we were at sea.

我开始想他也许是一个不错的海上伙伴。

When we got to the inn¹, the squire² and Dr Livesey were there.

我们到酒店时，乡绅和李甫西大夫已经到了，

Long John told them about Black Dog, saying,That was how it was, wasn't it, Hawkins?

高个约翰告诉他们关于黑狗的事。他说：这就是事情的经过，对吗，霍金斯？

And I had to agree. We were all sorry about Black Dog getting away,

我只好点头称是。我们都很遗憾让黑狗跑掉了，

but there was nothing we could do.

但我们也无能为力。

All the crew must be on board by four oclock this after－noon, Trelawney told Long John.

所有船员今天下午4点钟以前在船上集合，屈利劳尼告诉高个约翰。

Right ,sir!said the sea cook, and he left us to return to his inn.

是，先生！西尔弗说，然后回他的酒店去了。

Trelawney,said Dr Livesey,I don't always think you find the best men,

屈利劳尼，李甫西大夫说，我并不认为你找到了一帮最好的船员，

but I'll say this: John Silver seems a good man.

但我应该说：高个约翰似乎是个好人。

Now, let's go and see the ship!

现在，我们去看看船吧。

1 inn   

n.小旅馆，客栈；小酒店，小饭店

参考例句：

• I shall lodge at the inn for two nights.我要在这家小店住两个晚上。
• We stayed in a small village inn,right off the map.我们住在一家偏僻的乡村小店里。

2 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。