6 A robbery

Chapter 6 A robbery Oliver was forced to wear filthy rags again. For several days the thieves made him stay in the attic, watched over by the vicious Bullseye. Every time Oliver went near the door, Bullseye snarled, showing his sharp fangs.

奥利弗被迫再次穿上肮脏的破衣服。 小偷让他在阁楼上呆了好几天，由凶恶的靶心看守着。 每次奥利弗走近门口，靶心就咆哮，露出他的尖牙。

"Don't set the dog on him, Bill," Nancy begged. "You've got Oliver back. You don't have to frighten him now." "Oh don't I?" snarled Bill. He brandished a pistol. "See this, Oliver?" Oliver nodded nervously. "It's loaded. If you don't do what you're told, I'll fire. Understand?" "Yes, Bill," said Oliver, trembling.

“别放狗咬他，比尔，”南希恳求道。 “奥利弗回来了。你现在不必吓唬他了。” “哦，不是吗？”比尔咆哮道。 他挥舞着手枪。“看到了吗，奥利弗？”奥利弗紧张地点了点头。 “这是加载。如果你不按我说的做，我就解雇你。 明白了吗?”“是的，比尔。”奥利弗颤抖着说。

"Good. There's a job I want to do tonight. Big house, loaded with silver and jewels. They keep a small window open and I need a scrap of a boy to slip through it and undo the door locks." "He means what he says about the gun," advised Fagin. "Don't try and cross Bill Sikes." When night fell, Bill dragged Oliver to the house. They hid under a bush until the church clock struck midnight. It was intensely dark.

“很好。今晚我有件事想做。 大房子，装满了银器和珠宝。 他们开着一扇小窗户，我需要一个小男孩溜进去，把门锁打开。” “关于那把枪，他说到做到。”费金建议道。 “别惹比尔·赛克斯。” 夜幕降临时，比尔把奥利弗拖到屋里。 他们躲在灌木丛下，直到教堂的钟声敲响午夜。 天非常黑。

Bill hoisted Oliver up to a tiny window. "Get in," he hissed. "Please don't make me steal," implored Oliver. Sikes raised his fist. "Do it, or I'll bash your head in." He shoved Oliver through the window, lit a lantern and handed it to him. "Open the front door," he ordered. "There's a bolt at the top you won't reach, so stand on one of the chairs. Remember, you're in my gunshot range."

比尔把奥利弗举到一扇小窗前。 “上车。”他嘶嘶地说。“请不要逼我偷东西，”奥利弗恳求道。 赛克斯举起拳头。“照我说的做，不然我就打爆你的头。” 他把奥利弗推到窗外，点上灯笼递给他。 “打开前门，”他命令道。 “上面有个门闩，你够不着，所以站在椅子上。 记住，你在我的射击范围内。”

Oliver saw Bill's pistol aimed at him. He had no choice: he crept inside and went to unlock the door. As he slid back the bolt, he heard Bill running around to the front of the house. "I must warn the family, somehow," Oliver thought. "I don't care what happens to me." And he dropped the lantern with a clatter.

奥利弗看见比尔的手枪对准了他。 他别无选择：他蹑手蹑脚地走进去，打开了门。 当他拉开门闩时，他听到比尔绕到房前跑去。 “无论如何，我必须提醒家里人。”奥利弗想。 “我不在乎发生什么事。” 他啪的一声扔下了灯笼。

After that, everything seemed to happen at once. Bill burst in to grab Oliver, a man appeared with a gun, and both men fired. Oliver screamed, caught in the crossfire. He clutched his arm and saw his sleeve turn red. Bill dragged him outside. "You fool," he growled. "They'll be after us. RUN!"

从那以后，一切似乎都同时发生了。 比尔冲进去抓住奥利弗，一个男人拿着枪出现了，两个人都开了枪。 奥利弗在交火中尖叫起来。 他抓住他的胳膊，看到他的袖子变红了。 比尔把他拖到外面。“你这个傻瓜。”他咆哮道。 “他们会追我们的。快跑!”