10 What I Heard in the Apple Barrel, and Afterward

CHAPTER 10 What I Heard in the Apple Barrel, and Afterward We worked well into the night. I was thrilled with the sea talk and quick banter of the men. As we worked, Long John raised up his crutch like a baton and started up his fast- paced sea chantey: "Fifteen men on a dead man's chest—" And the whole crew joined in with, "Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum!"

第十章我在苹果桶里听到的事及后来的事我们一直工作到深夜。 人们的海上谈话和快速的玩笑使我兴奋不已。 我们干活的时候，高个约翰把他的拐杖像一根指挥棒一样举起来，开始唱起他那快节奏的海上圣歌：“十五个人骑在一个死人的胸膛上——”全体船员也跟着唱了起来，“哟——嗬——嗬，再来一瓶朗姆酒！”

Even then, in my excitement, it brought me back to our own Captain at the inn. Before I knew it, we were on our voyage to Treasure Island. The voyage was long and the Hispaniola soon proved itself to be an able vessel that sped us along on our journey. Not so with Mr. Arrow. He often seemed seasick, and though the doctor tried to look after him, he stumbled about on deck and had to be helped into bed as often as not. One day, he disappeared entirely. "Well," said Captain Smollett, "that's a relief. Overboard and good riddance." And with this, the Captain had to find a new mate, and did so in Israel Hands, the wily old seaman who was a great friend of Long John Silver. Long John himself turned out to be a great seaman in his own way. He was quick and

即使在那时，在我的兴奋中，它把我带回了我们在旅馆里的船长身边。 我还没反应过来，我们就踏上了去金银岛的航程。 这次航行是漫长的，伊斯班袅拉号很快就证明了它是一艘很有能力的船，能在我们的旅途中为我们提供速度。 埃罗先生却不是这样。他似乎经常晕船，尽管医生尽力照顾他，但他还是在甲板上跌跌撞撞，还得有人扶他上床。 有一天，他完全消失了。 “好吧，”斯莫列特船长说，“那就放心了。 落水了，总算解脱了。” 这样一来，船长就不得不另找一个大副了。他找到了伊斯莱尔·汉兹，一个老谋深算的老水手，是高个子约翰·西尔弗的好朋友。 高个约翰以他自己的方式成为了一名伟大的海员。 他动作很快，而且

nimble and ever helpful, and the men loved him dearly. I spent much of my time by his side in the galley, helping with the cooking, with Long John and his parrot for my only company. "I call my parrot," he told me, "Cap'n Flint, after the famous pirate!" At this, the parrot would squawk out "Pieces of eight, pieces of eight!" and would carry on until his master covered the cage with a shred of torn sail. He then told me of its great age and the parrot's many voyages. During this time, we drew close, and I thought him the best of men and a true friend. In the meantime, Captain Smollett and the Squire remained distant. Everything about the Captain's displeasure interfered with Mr. Trelawney's sense of adventure and joy at being aboard. The crew, on the other hand,

敏捷而乐于助人，人们都非常喜欢他。 我大部分时间都陪在他身边，在厨房里帮忙做饭，只有高个子约翰和他的鹦鹉陪着我。 “我叫我的鹦鹉，”他告诉我，“弗林特船长，就是那个著名的海盗的名字！”听到这里，鹦鹉会尖声叫道：“八个里亚尔，八个里亚尔！”然后一直叫个不停，直到它的主人在笼子里盖上一片撕破的船帆。 然后他给我讲了鹦鹉的年龄和它的多次航行。 在这段时间里，我们走得越来越近，我认为他是最好的人，是一个真正的朋友。 与此同时，斯莫列特船长和乡绅始终保持着距离。 船长的一切不快都干扰了特里罗尼先生在船上的冒险和快乐。 另一方面，船员们

never had an easier time of it, I imagine. There was good wind and good food for all, and even a big barrel of apples on deck at all times for any to take his pick of the sweet fruit. All of this the Captain considered taking away from us, but as you will see, the apple barrel did eventually serve its purpose. If not for that barrel, we might have had no warning and might all have been killed in a foul manner. Late one day, as the sun was going down, I chose to go and find an apple for myself out of the barrel and, finding it nearly empty, crawled right in to get to the bottom. Once inside, I sat there with the darkness coming on and began to feel quite sleepy. Suddenly, though, I heard a muffled voice and sensed a body leaning against the barrel that I knew to be Silver himself. After

我想从来没有这么容易过。 风很好，大家都吃得很好，甲板上甚至随时都有一大桶苹果，让任何人都可以摘到香甜的水果。 所有这些，船长都想从我们这里拿走，但正如你将看到的，苹果桶最终达到了它的目的。 如果没有那个桶，我们可能没有得到任何警告，可能都被残忍地杀害了。 一天晚些时候，太阳要下山了，我想去桶里找一个苹果给自己吃，结果发现桶里几乎是空的，我就爬进去够到桶底。 一进去，我就坐在那里，夜幕降临，我开始感到很困。 突然，我听到一个低沉的声音，感觉到一个人靠在木桶上，我知道那就是西尔弗本人。 后

hearing only the first few words, I trembled with fear, for now I knew that the lives of the few honest men left on board depended on me alone. The fearful whispering continued. "Flint was Captain and I was quartermaster. It was on that voyage," continued Silver, "that I lost my leg and Pew lost his eyes. That ship was dripping with red blood and fit to sink with all the gold we found."

我只听到开头的几句话，就吓得浑身发抖，因为我知道船上剩下的几个诚实人的性命全靠我一个人了。 可怕的窃窃私语继续着。 “弗林特是船长，我是军需官。 就是在那次航行中，”西尔弗继续说，“我失去了一条腿，皮尤失去了眼睛。 那艘船正滴着鲜血，载着我们找到的金子快要沉没了。”