13 The Story Continued by the Doctor How the Ship Was Abandoned

CHAPTER 13 The Story Continued by the Doctor: How the Ship Was Abandoned That afternoon when the two boats went ashore, the Captain, the Squire, and I sat talking matters over while keeping an eye on the six mutineers left on board who were sitting and skulking. Hunter came down to tell us that Jim had gone ashore and our hearts sank. We came to a decision, worried for his safety, and saw immediately that Hunter and

那天下午，两只小艇靠岸后，船长、乡绅和我坐在那里讨论着事情，同时留意着留在船上的六个叛变分子，他们坐在那里躲躲藏藏。 亨特下来告诉我们吉姆上岸了，我们的心都沉了下去。 我们做出了决定，担心他的安全，并立即看到亨特和

I should go ashore and find out more. We headed directly for the stockade that had appeared on the map and found it to be a sturdy, well-protected place with a freshwater spring and a high fence. We thought it perfect for defense. With that, we heard the cry of a man dying and thought at once that it was Jim Hawkins, killed this time for sure. We instantly rowed back to the Hispaniola and found the Squire white as a sheet and one of the six hands on deck looking equally pale. The Captain told me he thought that one might come over to our side. We quickly put Redruth in the galley between the cabin and the forecastle, with loaded muskets. Hunter brought the boat around and Joyce and I quickly loaded it with powder, guns, biscuits, kegs of pork, and my medicine chest. On deck, the Captain held the crew within range of his pistol, saying—

我应该上岸去了解更多情况。 我们径直向地图上的寨子走去，发现那是一个坚固的地方，保护得很好，有一条淡水泉和高高的栅栏。 我们认为这是完美的防御。 说着，我们听到了一个人垂死的哭声，立刻想到是吉姆·霍金斯，这次肯定是被杀了。 我们立刻划回伊斯班袅拉号，发现乡绅脸色苍白，甲板上的六个水手中有一个也同样苍白。 船长告诉我，他认为可能会有一个人站到我们这边来。 我们迅速地把雷卓斯带着上了膛的火枪，放在舱房和船头楼之间的厨房里。 亨特把船开过来，乔伊斯和我迅速把火药、枪、饼干、猪肉桶和我的药箱装满了船。 在甲板上，船长把全体船员举到他的手枪射程内，说：

"Mr. Hands, there are two of us here who will shoot the first man that moves." The crew was shocked but quickly went belowdecks, only to find Redruth waiting with his weapons. They came up again, but cowered under the Captain's guns. By this time we had the boat loaded and made quickly for shore. We reached the stockade and, leaving Joyce as guard, quickly loaded in our wares without stopping. We then rowed back, exhausted, to the Hispaniola. Once more we loaded the boats with another round of cargo and got ready to set for shore yet again. First, though, we took all the guns we could and dumped the rest overboard, watching them all sink to the clean, sandy bottom. We heard voices calling out from shore and knew that our time was up. Before loading everything into the boat, the Captain

“汉兹先生，我们有两个人，谁敢动就毙了谁。” 船员们都惊呆了，但很快就跑到甲板下，却发现雷卓斯拿着武器等在那里。 他们又上来了，但在船长的枪口下畏缩了。 这时，我们已把船装好，迅速向岸边驶去。 我们到了寨子，留下乔埃斯看守，一声不响地把货物装了进去。 然后，我们精疲力竭地划回伊斯班袅拉号。 我们又把另一批货物装上小艇，准备再次靠岸。 不过，首先，我们把所有的枪都拿走了，把剩下的扔到海里，看着它们全都沉到干净的沙质海底。 我们听到岸上传来喊叫声，知道我们的时间到了。 在把所有东西装上船之前，船长

called down to the men belowdecks. "I am speaking to you, Abraham Gray. I am leaving. I order you to follow your Captain. I don't think you are like those other men. I give you thirty seconds to join me. Come at once. I am risking my life for you and the lives of my friends here." As soon as he finished, we heard a scuffle and Gray appeared with a knife cut on his face and ran to the Captain. With that, we jumped into our boat and headed out. We were clear of the ship but not yet on shore. Now, as we came up to the shore, we found that our trip out this time was much slower. We were five men now and much too loaded down with cargo. Added to this was the fact

他向甲板下面的人喊道。 “我在跟你说话，亚伯拉罕·格雷。 我要走了。我命令你跟随你的队长。 我觉得你和其他男人不一样。 我给你30秒加入我。 马上来。我在冒着生命危险保护你和我朋友的生命。” 他刚说完，我们就听到扭打声，格雷脸上有刀伤出现了，他跑向船长。 说完，我们跳上船出发了。 我们离开了船，但还没有靠岸。 现在，当我们上岸时，我们发现这次出海的速度要慢得多。 我们现在有五个人了，货物太多了。 除此之外还有一个事实

that the tide was against us—the boat could be swamped and all of us drowned. Suddenly, the Captain spoke. "The cannon!'" he exclaimed. It was only then that we recalled the onboard cannon and its ammunition clearly laid out on deck. We turned to see the five pirates on board readying the gun to be shot our way, and our hearts went cold. "Israel," said Gray, "was Flint's gunner." We knew then that an expert shot was taking aim at us. All present nominated the Squire as the best shot. He at once stood up and aimed his rifle at the Hispaniola and, as he shot, we saw Israel duck and the man behind him fall. At the same time, we heard voices from the shore and saw men coming from the trees, pointing. Some were getting into the two boats, and others were running in one

潮水对着我们——船可能会被淹没，我们所有人都会淹死。 突然，船长说话了。 “大炮!’”他大声说。 这时我们才想起船上的大炮和明明摆在甲板上的弹药。 我们转过身来，看到船上的五个海盗正准备向我们射击，我们的心都凉了。 “伊斯雷尔，”格雷说，“是弗林特的炮手。” 我们当时就知道，一名专家正在瞄准我们。 在场的人都认为乡绅是最好的射手。 他立刻站起来，用步枪瞄准伊斯班袅拉号，就在他开枪的时候，我们看到伊斯雷尔躲了起来，他身后的人倒在地上。 与此同时，我们听到岸上传来了说话声，看到有人从树林里走来，指着我们。 一些人上了两艘船，另一些人跑在一艘船上

direction as we headed for a point from which we could make our escape. We made our target and were sheltered from the men who were after us. Our main worry now was the cannon, which they were quickly reloading. They paid no attention to the fallen man and, just as the Squire reloaded, had the great gun ready. As he pulled the trigger, they let loose their shot also, and this was the great blast heard by Jim. We heard the terrible pellet go past us, close overhead. The boat shook from all this violence, and then the front portion of the boat went underwater. Sure enough, the Squire and I managed to keep our guns above water, standing there in the shallow surf, but the rest of the men dropped into the water with the rest of our supplies. Their guns were ruined, and we

我们朝着一个可以逃跑的地方前进的方向。 我们找到了目标，躲过了追击我们的人。 我们现在主要担心的是大炮，他们很快就会重新装填。 他们没有注意到那个倒在地上的人，就在乡绅重新装子弹的时候，他们已经准备好了那把大枪。 当他扣动扳机时，他们也开了枪，这就是吉姆听到的巨大的爆炸声。 我们听到那颗可怕的弹丸从头顶附近经过。 这一切的猛烈震动使船摇晃起来，然后船的前半部分沉入了水下。 果然，乡绅和我设法把我们的枪放在水面上，站在浅滩上，但其余的人带着我们剩下的补给品跳进了水里。 他们的枪毁了，而我们