9 The Captain Has Doubts

CHAPTER 9 The Captain Has Doubts We swiftly made our way to the harbor, where the Hispaniola lay beside the other great ships. Then we met the mate, Mr. Arrow, whose earrings and squinty eye made us look twice. Shortly after, we met Captain Smollett, who asked to speak immediately to both the Squire and the doctor in the Squire's cabin. "Well, Captain Smollett," said Mr. Trelawney, "what have you to say?" The Captain scowled and refused to mince

第九章船长有疑虑我们迅速向港口驶去，伊斯班袅拉号停在其他大船的旁边。 然后我们遇到了大副埃罗先生，他的耳环和斜眼让我们看了两眼。 不久之后，我们遇到了斯莫列特船长，他要求立即同乡绅和医生在他的船舱里谈谈。 “喂，斯莫列特船长，”特里罗尼先生说，“你有什么要说的吗？”船长皱起眉头，拒绝敷衍

words. He was a plainspoken man. "I don't like the men and I don't like my officer. That's short and sweet." Of the ship he had no complaints, but he went on to relate that he felt the men already knew too much about our quest for treasure. And he didn't think it right that he knew less than they did about our journey. "I don't like treasure voyages and I certainly don't like secret journeys of which even the cook's parrot has been informed. He's blabbed of the treasure already. I think it's a dangerous voyage we are about to take." He complained of many other things, and asked if we were determined to go on with our treasure journey. "Like iron!" answered the Squire. "Well then," replied the Captain, "I suggest we separate the powder from the arms. I also suggest that all of your own men sleep in the

单词。他是个直言不讳的人。 “我不喜欢这些人，也不喜欢我的军官。 这句话简短而甜蜜。”对于这艘船，他没有什么抱怨，但他接着说，他觉得那些人对我们寻宝的事已经知道得太多了。 他觉得他对我们的旅程知道得比他们少是不对的。 “我不喜欢寻宝航行，当然也不喜欢连厨子的鹦鹉都知道的秘密航行。 他已经泄露了宝藏的消息。 我认为我们将要进行的是一次危险的航行。” 他抱怨了许多其他的事情，并问我们是否决心继续我们的寻宝之旅。 “像铁一样！”乡绅回答。 “那么，”船长回答说，“我建议我们把火药和武器分开。 我还建议你所有的男人都睡在

same area beside the cabin. Finally, I suggest there be no more mention of this treasure. The crew already knows the exact location of the island." To this, the Squire protested that he had told no one, and we believed him. But somehow the crew had gotten wind of our journey and our goal—and that was a dangerous bit of news. "I don't know," added the Captain, "who has the map, but I demand that it be kept even from Mr. Arrow or I shall resign." It was clear that the Captain feared a mutiny, and only the doctor's assuring words were able to return him to a calm state. As for Mr. Trelawney, he took offense and scowled at the Captain. "I have heard you and will do as you ask; but I do not think better of you for it." This the Captain shrugged off, and we

小屋旁边的同一区域。 最后，我建议不要再提这个宝藏了。 船员们已经知道岛屿的确切位置。” 对此，乡绅辩解说他没有告诉任何人，我们相信了他。 但不知怎么的，船员们听到了我们的旅程和目标的风声——这是一个危险的消息。 “我不知道，”船长补充说，“地图在谁手里，但我要求连埃罗先生也不能知道，否则我就辞职。” 很明显，船长害怕发生叛变，只有医生的安慰的话才能使他恢复平静。 至于特里罗尼先生，他生气了，对船长皱起了眉头。 “我已经听了你的话，也必照你的话去做；不过我并没有因此对你有什么好感。” 船长耸了耸肩，我们

were soon out on deck examining our fine ship. I was shown my hammock and the arrangements of powder and weapons—and our sleeping berths were soon changed. Long John Silver and two other men arrived on board shortly after and tried to protest our changes, but the Captain sent them sharply belowdecks. "That's a good man, Captain," said the doctor. But it was clear the Captain was reserving judgment on his entire crew—he even sent me with a sharp word belowdecks to help Long John, saying he would have no favorites on the ship. By then, I guarantee you, I disliked him intensely.

我们很快就到甲板上检查我们的好船。 他们给我看了我的吊床，以及火药和武器的摆放——我们的卧铺很快就换了。 不久，高个子约翰·西尔弗和另外两个人也上了船，试图抗议我们的改变，但船长把他们狠狠地打发到甲板下。 “这是个好人，船长，”医生说。 但很明显，船长对他的全体船员有所保留——他甚至把我打发到甲板下面去帮助高个子约翰，说他在船上没有偏爱的人。 那时，我向你保证，我非常不喜欢他。