9 Seeking Buried Treasure

CHAPTER 9 Seeking Buried Treasure Tom was a hero—the envy of young and old alike. His name was even in the St.Petersburg town paper. But as happy as Tom's days now were, his nights were filled with fear. Injun Joe lurked in all of his dreams, always with doom in his eye. Poor Huck felt as afraid as Tom and was desperately worried that Injun Joe might discover his own role and come after him, too. Tom's sense of right and wrong had made him secretly visit Muff Potter's lawyer and tell him what really happened. But by doing so, Tom also had betrayed a blood

第九章寻宝汤姆是个英雄——老少都羡慕他。 他的名字甚至出现在圣彼得堡的报纸上。 虽然汤姆白天过得很开心，但晚上却充满了恐惧。 印第安·乔总是潜伏在他所有的梦里，眼里总是带着凶兆。 可怜的哈克和汤姆一样害怕，他非常担心印第安·乔会发现自己的角色，也来追杀他。 汤姆的是非观使他秘密地去拜访穆夫·波特的律师，告诉他事情的真相。 但是这样做，汤姆也出卖了自己的鲜血

oath, the most secret of all oaths. After that, Huck found it hard to have much faith in anything anymore. After the trial's dramatic end, rewards had been offered for Injun Joe's capture. The country had been searched high and low, but he was nowhere to be found. As the days drifted on without any sign of Injun Joe, Tom felt less and less scared. Soon, he had an idea to dig for hidden treasure. Tom now sought out Huck, who, he knew, was always willing to take part in any plan that seemed exciting. Huck jumped at Tom's offer, but after thinking a moment he asked, "Where'll we dig, Tom?" "Oh, most anywhere," Tom replied. "Why, is treasure hid all around?" "No, indeed it ain't. It's hid in mighty particular places, Huck—sometimes on islands, sometimes in rotten chests under the

誓言，是所有誓言中最秘密的。 从那以后，哈克觉得对任何事情都不怎么有信心了。 审判戏剧性地结束后，悬赏捉拿印第安·乔。 这个国家到处都找遍了，但就是找不到他。 日子一天天过去，印第安·乔一点影子也没有，汤姆感到越来越不害怕了。 不久，他有了一个挖掘宝藏的主意。 这时汤姆找到哈克，他知道哈克总是愿意参加任何看起来令人兴奋的计划。 哈克欣然接受了汤姆的提议，但想了一会儿，他问道：“我们在哪里挖呢，汤姆？”“哦，几乎任何地方。”汤姆回答。 “为什么，到处都藏着财宝？”“不，确实不是。 它藏在非常特别的地方，哈克——有时藏在岛上，有时藏在海底的烂箱子里

limb of an old dead tree, just where the shadow falls at midnight. Mostly it's hid under the floor in haunted houses." "Who hides it?" "Why, robbers of course—who'd you reckon? Sunday school teachers?" "If I was a robber, I wouldn't hide it; I'd spend it and have a good time." "So would I. But robbers don't do it that way. They always hide it and leave it there." "Don't they come after it anymore?" "They think they will but they generally forget where they put the treasure map with the marks to show them just where to dig. Or sometimes they die. So the treasure just sits there a long time and gets rusty. By and by, somebody finds an old yellow paper map that tells how to find the marks." "Have you got one of them maps, Tom?"

一棵老树的枝干，就在午夜阴影落下的地方。 大多数时候都藏在鬼屋的地板下。” “谁把它藏起来了？”“当然是强盗了——你以为是谁？” 主日学校的老师？”“如果我是强盗，我不会藏起来；我会花掉它，玩得很开心。” “我也想，但是强盗不会那样做。 他们总是把它藏起来，留在那里。” “他们不再来找它了吗？”“他们认为他们会，但他们通常会忘记他们把藏宝图放在哪里，上面有标记，告诉他们在哪里挖掘。 有时他们会死去。所以宝藏就在那里呆了很长时间，生锈了。 不久，有人发现了一张旧的黄色纸质地图，上面写着如何找到这些标记。” “你有地图吗，汤姆？”

"No." "Well then, how are you going to find them marks?" "Forget the marks. They always bury it under a haunted house, or on an island, or under a dead tree that's got one limb sticking out. There's the old haunted house up around Cardiff Hill, and there's lots of dead- limb trees, too." "There's an awful lot of dead trees around these parts, Tom. How you going to know which one to go for?" "Go for all of 'em!" "Why, Tom, it'll take all summer." "Well, what of it? Suppose you find a brass pot with a hundred dollars in it, all rusty and gray, or a rotten chest full of diamonds. How's that for a summer's work?" Huck's eyes glowed. That was all the

“没有。”“那么，你怎么去找那些记号呢？”“别管那些记号了。 他们总是把它埋在闹鬼的房子下面，或者埋在一个岛上，或者埋在一棵有一根树枝伸出来的死树下面。 卡迪夫山附近有个闹鬼的老房子，那儿还有许多枯树。” “这一带死树多得吓人，汤姆。 你怎么知道该选哪一个呢？”“把他们全抓来！”“嘿，汤姆，那要花上整个夏天。” “那又怎么样？”假设你发现了一个铜罐，里面有一百美元，全都生锈了，变成了灰色；或者你发现了一个腐烂的箱子，里面装满了钻石。 一个夏天的工作怎么样？”哈克两眼放光。 这就是所有

convincing he needed. "Suppose we tackle that old dead-limb tree way up on Cardiff Hill on the other side of the creek?" Huck suggested. "I'm agreed." So the boys got a pick and a shovel and set out on their trek. When they finally arrived at the old dead tree, hot and panting, they sat down in the shade of a neighboring elm to rest and chew gum. "I like this," said Tom. "So do I," Huck agreed. "Say, Huck, if we find a treasure here, what are you going to do with your share?" "Well, I'll have a pie and a soda every day, and I'll go to every circus that comes along." "Ain't you going to save any of it?" "Save it. What for?" "Well, what if you want to get married."

他需要说服他。“要不我们从河对岸卡迪夫山上那棵枯枝老树那儿钻过去吧？”哈克建议。 “我同意。”于是，孩子们拿起镐头和铲子，开始了他们的长途跋涉。 当他们终于来到那棵枯死的老树前，又热又喘，他们坐在附近一棵榆树的树荫下休息，嚼着口香糖。 “我喜欢这个，”汤姆说。“我也是。”哈克表示同意。 “喂，哈克，如果我们在这儿找到宝藏，你打算怎么处置你的那份？”“好吧，我就每天吃一个馅饼，喝一杯苏打水，只要有马戏团，我就去看。” “你不打算存一点吗？”“拯救它。 为了什么?”“嗯，如果你想结婚怎么办？”

"Married!" "That's right." "Tom, you—why, you ain't in your right mind." "Wait—you'll see." "Tom, that's about the most foolish thing you could do. Look at my pa and my ma. Why, they used to fight all the time. I remember, mighty well." "The girl I'm going to marry won't fight." "Tom, you better think this out awhile. They all like to fight. What's the name of this gal?" "I'll tell you sometime—not now." "All right—that'll do. Only if you get married, I'll be more lonesome than ever." "No, you won't. You'll come and live with me. Now, let's start digging." They worked and sweated for half an hour.

“结婚了!”“没错。” “汤姆，你——嘿，你脑子不正常。” “等你会看到。”“汤姆，这大概是你能做的最愚蠢的事了。 看看我爸爸和妈妈。为什么，他们以前总是打架。 我记得很清楚。”“我要娶的那个女孩不会打架。” “汤姆，你最好考虑一下。 他们都喜欢打架。这个女孩叫什么名字？”“我以后再告诉你——现在不行。” “好吧，行了。只有你结婚了，我才会比以前更寂寞。” “不，你不会的。你会来和我住在一起。 现在，我们开始挖吧。” 他们辛辛苦苦地干了半个小时。