《金银岛》第十章 在寨子里(7)

Well now，Capn Smollett，said Silver，sitting down in the sand，

那么，斯摩列特船长，西尔弗说着，坐在沙地上，

you were very clever，last night．

昨天晚上你们很聪明。

One of you is very quick with a knife，isn't he？

你们中的一个人用刀出手很快。

Some of my men were frightened，and perhaps I was too．

我们有些人都吓坏了，大概我也一样。

Perhaps that's why I'm here now．

所以我才来谈判。

But you won't do it again，by thunder！

但我发誓，这样的事不会再发生了。

We'll drink less rum and watch more carefully．

我们要小心布置岗哨，并且叫大家少喝点朗姆酒。

I was asleep，but I almost caught you．

我当时睡着了，可我差点儿抓住了你们。

The man you knifed wasn't dead when I reached him．

我跑到被杀的那个人跟前的时候，他还没死呢。

Well？said Captain Smollett，pretending to understand．

是吗？斯摩列特船长装作明白地说。

But I guessed what Silver was talking about．

我猜到了西尔弗说的事。

I remembered Ben Gunn's last words to me．

我想起本·葛恩和我分手前的最后一句话。

Perhaps he had visited the pirates¹ during the night，when they were lying around their fire，full of rum．

他大概在海盗们喝醉了倒在篝火边的时候到他们的营地去过。

We want that treasure，and we'll have it！said Silver．

我们要岛上的宝藏，而且我们一定会得到！

Now，you have a map．

西尔弗说。你们有一张寻宝图。

Give it to us，and stop killing² poor sea-men when they're asleep，

我们可怜的水手睡着的时候杀他们，我们就会让你们选择如何行事。

and we'll let you choose what to do．Either come aboard³ ship with us when we have the treasure，

只要把它交给我们，并且不要在或者等宝藏装上船后你们跟我们一起坐船走，

and we'll take you to a safe place；or stay here on the island．

我们担保让你们安全上岸；或者，你们可以留在此地。

1 pirates   

n.海盗( pirate的名词复数 )；剽窃者；侵犯版权者；非法播音的人（或组织）

参考例句：

• Children dressed (themselves) up as pirates. 孩子们假扮成海盗。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The pirates treated their captives with barbarity. 海盗们残暴地对待他们的俘虏。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

3 aboard   

adv.在船上，在火车上，在飞机上；prep.在…之上

参考例句：

• They were all aboard the ship last night.昨天夜里他们都在船上。
• He checked their names off as they went aboard the plane.在他们登上飞机时，他登记上了他们的姓名。