8 At the Sign of the Spyglass

CHAPTER 8 At the Sign of the Spyglass After breakfast, the Squire sent me to go meet John Silver at the sign of the Spyglass. I made my way there and found a neat tavern full of seafaring men who talked loudly, rarely stopping their singing and laughing. I saw a man with his leg cut off at the hip and knew it had to be Long John. He carried a crutch and hopped with great speed, cheerful and laughing among the customers. Now, I had long worried that this might be the one-legged man whom the

第八章在望远镜的标志早餐后，乡绅派我到望远镜的标志处去迎接约翰·西尔弗。 我走到那里，发现了一家整洁的小酒馆，里面全是海员，他们大声说话，时而唱歌，时而大笑。 我看见一个人的腿从臀部被切掉了，我知道那一定是高个子约翰。 他拄着拐杖，飞快地跳着，在顾客中间兴高采烈地笑着。 我一直担心这可能就是那个独腿男人

Captain was so afraid of, but seeing him, I knew he was a very different sort from Pew, the Captain, and Black Dog. So I approached him and handed him the Squire's letter. He shook my hand firmly and smiled. "So you are our new cabin boy!" he said loudly. Suddenly, a man jumped up from the bar and made for the street. I knew at once by his look and missing fingers who it was. I cried out that I had just seen Black Dog. "I don't care who he is, he shall pay for his vile deeds!" said Long John, and sent one of his men after him. He then quizzed me about the man and said he had never heard the name. Then he grabbed the man who had been talking to Black Dog. He admitted that the blind beggar had also been in the bar and told us that his name was... Pew! Long John became quite excited about

船长非常害怕，但看到他，我知道他与皮尤、船长和黑狗完全不同。 于是我走近他，把乡绅的信递给他。 他坚定地握着我的手，微笑着。 “这么说，你就是我们的新服务生了！”他大声说。 突然，一个男人从酒吧里跳了起来，朝街上走去。 我从他的神情和失去的手指立刻知道是谁。 我大声说我刚才看见了黑狗。 “我不管他是谁，他会为他的恶行付出代价的！”高个子约翰说，并派了一个人去追他。 然后他问我关于这个人的事，说他从来没听说过这个名字。 然后他抓住了那个和黑狗说话的人。 他承认那个盲人乞丐也来过酒吧，并告诉我们他的名字叫…… 皮尤!高个约翰变得很兴奋

tracking down Black Dog and assured me that his man Ben would find him. "Talking of throwing someone overboard, was he? It's him I'll throw overboard if I get the chance!" As he ranted, Long John walked up and down with his one leg and his crutch, cursing Black Dog and all those like him. Seeing Black Dog had made me suspicious, but John Silver had put on a good show. I was sure he was an innocent man, and he was clever at convincing me. He told me how worried he was that I would think badly of him for having such low-life persons in his avern. He made me believe that if only he'd had his other leg, he would have caught the man himself. We decided to report to Mr. Trelawney right away and so began our journey down to the water. There he laughed, told old sea

追踪黑狗并向我保证他的手下本会找到他。 “他说要把人扔到海里去，是吗？” 只要有机会，我就把他扔到海里去！”高个约翰一边咆哮，一边用一条腿和拐杖来回地走着，一边咒骂着“黑狗”和所有像他这样的人。 看到“黑狗”让我起了疑心，但约翰·西尔弗的表演很精彩。 我确信他是个无辜的人，而且他很善于说服我。 他告诉我，他多么担心我会因为他的圈子里有这么低级的人而对他有不好的看法。 他让我相信，只要他有另一条腿，他就能自己抓住那个人。 我们决定马上向特里罗尼先生报告，于是就开始了向水边走去的旅程。 他笑了，告诉老海

stories, and explained the different kinds of boats to me. He told me of their cargo and the way they were made and repeated phrases until I knew them like an old sailor. I began to think of him as the best of all shipmates. When we arrived, Dr. Livesey was there. Long John told the story to both men in lively fashion and asked for my agreement regarding what had happened. I simply nodded yes to everything he said. When he had finished, he made his way back to the tavern, and we all agreed to be on board by four that afternoon. "Well, Trelawney, I don't put much stock in your judgment," said the doctor, "but Silver is an ace! Now, Jim," he said to me, "let's go see our ship!"

讲故事，向我解释不同种类的船。 他告诉我他们的货物和他们的制造方法，并不断重复，直到我像一个老水手一样熟悉他们。 我开始认为他是所有船友中最好的。 我们到的时候，利弗西医生在那里。 高个子约翰生动地把事情讲给两个人听，并要求我同意所发生的事情。 他说什么我都点头同意。 当他吃完后，他回到了酒馆，我们都同意在那天下午四点之前上船。 “好吧，特里劳妮，我不太相信你的判断力，”医生说，“但西尔弗是个王牌！现在，吉姆，”他对我说，“我们去看看我们的船吧！”