20 Pieces of Eight

CHAPTER 20 Pieces of Eight Hands sank into the water and I watched as a bubble of blood came up to the surface. I soon began to feel sick. I could not pry myself loose of my dagger and was terrified of falling from my spot to die alongside Israel. I then shuddered and by doing so tore the blade loose and was free. It turned out I was only pinned by the tiniest piece of my shoulder and mostly by my shirt. I crawled down the mast and then, looking around, decided to throw the other dead man

第二十章八只手的碎片沉入水中，我看见一个血泡浮上水面。 我很快就觉得不舒服了。 我无法挣脱我的匕首，害怕从我的位置上掉下来，和以色列人一起死去。 我打了个寒颤，把刀刃扯松了，我自由了。 原来我只是被肩膀上最细小的一块钉住了，大部分是被衬衫钉住了。 我爬下桅杆，环顾四周，决定把另一个死人扔出去

into the sea. This I did in a hurry. I tried to set the ship as right as I could so that it would not be hurt and then decided to take my leave. I leapt off the deck of the Hispaniola and, in a happy frame of mind, headed for the forest. I thought about the hero's welcome I could expect and about the way I would be treated upon my return. I had been a fool, but my prize was the return of our ship, and I thought myself brave and lucky. I walked on and then, as dusk fell, I walked closer and closer to where I had first met poor Ben, our island man. As the night got darker, I grew ever less sure of myself and kept tripping and rolling in sandy pits. Soon enough, I found myself walking in moonlight—this helped but I still walked warily. I did not want to end my adventure by having my own party shoot me. Finally, as

流入大海。这件事我做得很匆忙。 我尽我所能把船调整好，不让它受到伤害，然后决定离开。 我从伊斯帕尼奥拉号的甲板上跳下来，心情愉快地向森林走去。 我想象着我将受到英雄般的欢迎，想象着我回来后会受到怎样的对待。 我是一个傻瓜，但我的奖品是我们的船的回归，我认为自己勇敢而幸运。 我继续往前走，随着暮色降临，我越来越接近我第一次见到可怜的本的地方，他是我们岛上的人。 随着夜幕降临，我对自己越来越不自信，不停地在沙坑里绊倒打滚。 很快，我发现自己在月光下行走——这很有帮助，但我还是小心翼翼地走着。 我不想让我自己的派对开枪打死我，以此结束我的冒险。 最后,正如

I came to the stockade, I saw the giant, smoldering remains of a fire. I wondered why there had been such a big fire. It went against the Captain's orders, to be sure. I saw the blockhouse in shadow and not a soul stirring. I thought perhaps something had gone wrong while I had been away, so I began to creep on my hands and knees. As I got closer there was little doubt they had kept a bad watch. I got to the door and stood up. I could see nothing with my eye. Then, as I walked in, I smiled to think I might lie down in my place and surprise them in the morning. Doing so, I heard a shrill cry that chilled my heart. "Pieces of eight, pieces of eight!" the voice repeated. It was Silver's parrot, Captain Flint! He was the watch, and had found me out. I turned and heard Silver's familiar voice— "Who goes?"

我来到寨子，看到了巨大的，燃烧着的大火。 我不知道为什么会发生这么大的火灾。 这当然是违反船长的命令的。 我看见碉堡在阴影中，没有一个人在走动。 我想也许是我不在的时候出了什么事，于是我开始用手和膝盖爬起来。 当我走近时，毫无疑问，他们的值班很差。 我走到门口站了起来。 我的眼睛什么也看不见。 然后，当我走进去的时候，我笑着想，我可以躺在我的地方，在早上给他们一个惊喜。 这样做的时候，我听到一声尖厉的喊叫，使我的心都凉了。 “八个里亚尔，八个里亚尔！”那声音重复道。 那是西尔弗的鹦鹉，弗林特船长！他是值夜的，发现了我。 我转过身来，听到西尔弗熟悉的声音——“谁去了？”

I turned, only to run into one body, then into another. "Bring us some light, Dick," said Silver, when I was captured. A man left and soon returned with a flaming torch.

我转过身，却撞到了一个人，又撞到了另一个人。 “给我们弄点光来，迪克，”西尔弗在我被俘后说。 一个人走了，很快就拿着一个燃烧的火炬回来了。