2 A Christmas Adventure!

CHAPTER 2 A Christmas Adventure! Everyone came running. They were amazed to see soldiers standing there. The sergeant said, "Pardon me for interrupting your Christmas dinner. Who's Mr. Gargery? We've had an accident with the lock on these handcuffs. We need them fixed right away." Joe stepped forward and said, "I'll need the forge for that job. It'll be two hours before it's hot enough." "Will you start it up at once? My men will lend a hand." Joe agreed and opened his shop. The sergeant called in the soldiers. They stood around with their

第2章圣诞冒险！每个人都跑过来。 看到士兵站在那里，他们感到惊奇。 警官说：“请原谅我打扰了你们的圣诞晚餐。 葛吉瑞先生是谁？手铐上的锁出了点问题。 我们需要马上修好它们。” 乔走上前去说：“我需要锻炉来做那件事。 要等两个小时才够热。” “你能马上发动它吗？” 我的人会帮你的。”乔同意了，开了他的店。 中士召集了士兵。 他们站在那里

arms folded behind them and waited for orders. Once I realized the cuffs weren't for me, my heart stopped racing. "What time is it?" the sergeant asked. Uncle replied that it was half past two. "That's not so bad," he said. "We'll still be able to catch the convicts before dusk." "Convicts, Sergeant?" Mr. Wopsle asked. "Yes, two. We think they're still out on the marshes and won't try to get away until it's dark. With this fog, the fools won't know we're there until they're surrounded!" The whole group stood by the forge as Joe started hammering away. To pass the time, the sergeant told stories, and everyone—except me— seemed to enjoy themselves. At last, Joe's job was done. As the soldiers were leaving, the sergeant suggested we go with them. "Even Pip." "As long as he doesn't get caught up in any mischief," my sister replied. Uncle Pumblechook and the Hubbles said they'd prefer to stay behind. So it was just Joe, Mr. Wopsle, and me. And the soldiers, of course.

双手交叉在身后等待命令。 当我意识到手铐不是给我的时候，我的心跳停止了。 “几点了？”警官问。 叔叔回答说已经两点半了。 “没那么糟，”他说。 “我们还是可以在天黑以前抓住那些犯人的。” “犯人,警官?”伍甫赛先生问。 “是的,两个。我们认为他们还在沼泽地里，天黑前不会逃走。 有了这雾，笨蛋们在被包围之前是不会知道我们在那儿的！”乔开始敲打时，大家都站在铁匠铺旁边。 为了打发时间，中士讲故事，除了我之外，每个人似乎都玩得很开心。 最后，乔的任务完成了。 当士兵们离开时，中士建议我们和他们一起走。 “即使皮普。”“只要他不搞恶作剧就行。”我姐姐回答。 潘波趣舅舅和哈伯夫妇说他们宁愿留下来。 所以只有乔、伍甫赛先生和我。 当然还有士兵。

As we walked toward the marshes, I thought about my convict. What would he think if he saw me with a group of the king's soldiers? Would he think I'd told them where he was? Would he hurt me as he'd threatened? The fog had cleared a little, so we could see well despite the rain. The sergeant ordered the soldiers to spread out in a long line. They walked like that until we heard shouting in the distance. "The sound came from over there!" the sergeant shouted. "That direction, men!" The soldiers fell out of line and ran toward the old shipyard. Joe, Mr. Wopsle, and I raced up and

当我们向沼泽地走去时，我想起了我的囚犯。 如果他看到我和一群国王的士兵在一起，他会怎么想？ 他会以为我告诉了他们他的下落吗？ 他会像他威胁的那样伤害我吗？ 雾散了一点，所以尽管下雨，我们还是看得很清楚。 中士命令士兵排成一长列。 他们就那样走着，直到我们听到远处的喊叫。 “声音是从那边传来的！”中士喊道。 “那个方向，伙计们！”士兵们掉队向旧造船厂跑去。 乔、伍甫赛先生和我跑上前去

down the banks and through the bushes to keep up. A soldier yelled, "The convicts! They're over there!" They rushed ahead. We could make out the sounds of a struggle as we approached the escaped men. The sergeant pointed his gun at two men fighting at the bottom of a large ditch. He shouted, "Break it up right now!" When they didn't separate, he fired a shot into the air. "Surrender straightaway!" he yelled. To his soldiers he said, "Get in there and get them, men!" Water splashed and mud flew in all directions as the soldiers dove in. When they dragged the men out, I saw my convict alongside the other man I had seen that morning. I didn't want either convict to see me, so I hid behind one of the soldiers. My convict said to the sergeant, "I was making sure you caught him. You remember that—I helped you." The sergeant said, "It won't do you a bit of good. You're going back to the prison ship. Nothing you say or do will make one bit of difference. Now, you remember that."

沿着河岸，穿过灌木丛，才能跟上。 一个士兵喊道：“犯人！他们在那边！”他们向前冲去。 当我们走近那些逃跑的人时，我们能听到打斗的声音。 中士用枪指着在一条大沟底打架的两个人。 他喊道：“马上解散！”当他们没有分开时，他向空中开了一枪。 “马上投降！”他喊道。 他对兵丁说：“弟兄们，你们进去，捉住他们！”士兵们跳入水中，溅起水花，泥浆四溅。 当他们把犯人拖出去的时候，我看见我的犯人和那天早上我看到的另一个人站在一起。 我不想让任何一个罪犯看到我，所以我躲在一个士兵后面。 我的犯人对警官说：“我是想让你抓住他。 你记得吗——我帮过你。” 警官说：“这对你一点好处也没有。 你要回监狱船上去。 无论你说什么或做什么都不会有一点不同。 现在你要记住这一点。”

The other convict's face was bruised and battered. "Take notice, guards," he snarled. "That man tried to hurt me." "Ha!" said my convict. "I gave you up, and that's all. I wasn't going to let the likes of you get away." My convict turned to the sergeant. "I escaped— I'll admit it. When I discovered he was here, I went back to catch him. Otherwise I would have been long gone by now." "I'd have been a dead man if you soldiers hadn't shown up," the other convict said. "Liar!" my convict shouted. "Look in his eyes and tell me he's not lying! It's written all over his face!" "Enough!" the sergeant shouted. The convict's eyes met mine the moment I peeked out from my hiding spot. I tried to signal that none of this was my fault, but from the strange look on his face, I don't think he understood. "That's enough out the two of you," the sergeant said to the convicts. He nodded to the soldiers and ordered, "March!"

另一个犯人的脸上伤痕累累。 “注意了，卫兵们。”他咆哮道。 “那个人想伤害我。” “哈！”我的苦役犯说。“我放弃了你，仅此而已。 我不会让你这样的人跑掉的。” 我的囚犯转向中士。 “我逃出来了——我承认。 当我发现他在这里时，我就回去抓他。 否则我现在早就走了。” “要不是你们这些士兵出现，我早就死了。”另一个囚犯说。 “骗子！”我的囚犯喊道。 “看着他的眼睛，告诉我他没有说谎！”他的脸上都写着呢！”“够了！”中士喊道。 当我从藏身之处探出头来的那一刻，那个罪犯的目光与我相遇了。 我试图表示这一切都不是我的错，但从他脸上奇怪的表情来看，我觉得他不明白。 “你们两个够了，”警官对犯人说。 他向士兵们点点头，命令道：“前进！”

Torches lit up the night as the soldiers moved the prisoners forward. Joe took my hand. We walked for almost an hour before coming to the docks. From there we could see the great big prison ship in the distance. One of the soldiers took the other convict on board a rowboat going back to the ship. My convict was to be next. "I want to say something about my escape," my convict said. "Say what you like." The sergeant looked at him coolly. "But it won't be here. You can speak once you're back on the ship." "No, I need to clear the air. A man can't be expected to starve, can he? I'm ashamed to say I took some food from the blacksmith's." "My goodness!" said the sergeant as he looked at Joe. "My goodness!" said Joe as he looked at me. "I took some pie, something to drink, some bread, and some cheese." The sergeant said, "Blacksmith, were you missing this food?" Joe said, "My wife noticed—at the very moment

士兵们把俘虏向前推进时，火把照亮了夜空。 乔拉着我的手。我们走了将近一个小时才到达码头。 从那里我们可以看到远处那艘巨大的监狱船。 一个士兵把另一个罪犯带上划艇回船上去了。 下一个就是我的囚犯。 “我想说一些关于我逃跑的事，”我的囚犯说。 “你爱怎么说就怎么说。”警官冷冷地看着他。 “但它不会在这里。你回到船上就可以说话了。” “不，我需要消除误会。 一个人总不能挨饿吧？ 我不好意思说我从铁匠那里拿了些食物。” “我的天哪！”中士看着乔说。 “我的天哪！”乔看着我说。 “我带了一些馅饼、一些饮料、一些面包和一些奶酪。” 警官说：“铁匠，你是在想念这些食物吗？”乔说：“我妻子注意到了——就在那一刻