7 The Crew Is Assembled

CHAPTER 7 The Crew Is Assembled It took time to get ready. The doctor and the Squire both had work to do. I stayed at the hall under the watch of Redruth, the gamekeeper, waiting with eagerness. I spent my time studying the map and imagined how our journey would be: thick with danger and enemies and intrigue. But, of course, nothing I imagined was as strange and tragic as what occurred when our true journey began. One day a letter came, addressed to Dr. Livesey or myself. I opened it with Redruth

第七章全体船员集合准备工作花了不少时间。 医生和乡绅都有工作要做。 我在猎场看守雷卓斯的看守下呆在大厅里，急切地等待着。 我花时间研究地图，想象着我们的旅程会是怎样：充满危险、敌人和阴谋。 当然，在我的想象中，没有什么比我们真正的旅程开始时发生的事情更奇怪和悲惨的了。 一天，来了一封信，收信人是Dr。 利维西或我自己。我和雷卓斯一起打开的

standing next to me, and scanned its message. The Squire had found a ship called the Hispaniola, which he purchased from a man named Blandly. This man, by his own admission, had been in town, talking of the treasure we would soon be sailing for. He had stumbled upon an old sailor, down on his luck, who offered to be the ship's cook and who could help put together a crew. "Long John Silver he is called, and has lost a leg in his country's service. He has no pension and I took him on immediately. He is a great man and we are lucky to have him!" Furthermore, Long John Silver had helped him pick a crew for our journey, including a first mate named Arrow. The letter finished with the Squire's excitement about our voyage and recommended I should spend one night with my mother before leaving. I found her in good health and was happy

站在我旁边，浏览着它的信息。 乡绅发现了一艘叫伊斯帕尼奥拉号的船，这是他从一个叫布兰德利的人那里买来的。 这个人，据他自己承认，曾经到过城里，谈论着我们不久就要开船去寻找的宝藏。 他偶然遇到了一位运气不好的老水手，这位老水手主动提出要当船上的厨子，还能帮忙召集船员。 “他叫高个子约翰·西尔弗，在为国效力时失去了一条腿。 他没有退休金，我立刻雇用了他。 他是一个伟大的人，我们很幸运能拥有他！”此外，高个子约翰·西尔弗还帮他挑选了一批船员，其中包括一个名叫埃罗的大副。 信的结尾，乡绅对我们的航行感到兴奋，并建议我在离开之前和母亲住一晚。 我发现她身体很好，很高兴

to see that the Squire had had the inn repaired and repainted. He had also sent her an apprentice, and when I saw that I had been replaced, I wept. I had only been thinking of my adventures, but now I understood that I was truly leaving home. The next morning, as we walked away from the inn, I thought of Captain Billy Bones and the way he had walked along the shore. The Admiral Benbow was soon out of sight.

去看乡绅已经找人把旅店修好，重新粉刷了。 他还给她派了一个学徒，当我看到我被取代了，我哭了。 我一直在想我的冒险经历，但现在我明白了，我真的要离开家了。 第二天早上，当我们离开旅馆时，我想起了比利·博恩斯船长和他沿着海岸散步的样子。 “本葆海军上将”号很快就看不见了。

We next went by coach to Bristol. I saw that the quay and the docks were a busy, furious place with the smell of tar and salt. There were sailors with rings in their ears, and some who wore pigtails, while others walked by like proud peacocks. I thought that now I was going to be one of them and was delighted! We then met the Squire, who was dressed like a ship's Admiral in all his finery. "Oh sir I cried "when do we sail?" "We sail tomorrow!" he answered.

接下来我们乘长途汽车去了布里斯托尔。 我看到码头和码头是一个繁忙、狂暴的地方，充满了柏油和盐的味道。 有的水手耳朵上戴着耳环，有的梳着辫子，有的像骄傲的孔雀一样走过。 我想，现在我将成为他们中的一员，我很高兴！然后我们遇到了乡绅，他打扮得像一位海军上将。 “噢，先生，”我叫道，“我们什么时候启航？”“我们明天起航！”他回答。