6 The Sound Explained

CHAPTER 6 The Sound Explained "You two should stay here," Hawkeye said to the girls. "Duncan can come outside and watch the woods with us." "Are we in much danger?" Cora asked. "The one that made that sound is the only one who knows," Hawkeye answered. "What if it was not a man, but a ghost? Or maybe our enemies are making the awful sound just to scare us," Cora said. "No man-made sound can trick me. I know the

“你们俩应该留在这里，”鹰眼对姑娘们说。 “邓肯可以出来和我们一起看树林。” “我们很危险吗？”科拉问道。 “只有那个发出声音的人知道。”鹰眼回答。 “如果那不是人，而是鬼呢？” 或者我们的敌人发出可怕的声音只是为了吓唬我们，”科拉说。 “任何人造的声音都骗不了我。 我知道

sounds of these woods like I know my own voice. And yet neither the Mohicans nor I can explain that noise." Duncan said, "It is extraordinary. Come, let's go and see what it could be." "We're going with you," Cora said, as she pulled Alice along behind her. "I insist you both stay here," Duncan said. "I am responsible for your safety, and I doubt your father would like it if I let you go out into the woods without knowing what made that noise." "But Duncan," Cora said, "would we not be safer with you and Hawkeye?" "Perhaps she is right," Hawkeye said. "Come, we shall go as a group." A heavy breeze blew across the evening. The air was cool, and it did everyone good to be outside. It was a still night. The streams and waterfalls were the only things moving in the forest. Every pair of eyes was looking toward the shore, trying to see if they could make out the

树林的声音就像我知道自己的声音。 可是莫希干人和我都不能解释那个声音。” 邓肯说：“这是非同寻常的。 来，我们去看看会是什么。” “我们和你一起去。”科拉拉着爱丽丝跟在后面说。 “我坚持你们俩都留在这儿，”邓肯说。 “我对你的安全负有责任，如果我让你在不知道是什么声音的情况下进入树林，我怀疑你父亲会喜欢的。” “但是邓肯，”科拉说，“你和鹰眼在一起不是更安全吗？”“也许她是对的，”鹰眼说。 “来吧，我们一起去。” 大风吹过了整个晚上。 空气很凉爽，待在户外对大家都有好处。 那是一个寂静的夜晚。溪流和瀑布是森林里唯一流动的东西。 每双眼睛都望着海岸，想看看能不能辨认出

source of the terrible noise. "There's nothing here but the stream," Duncan said. "How we would love a night like this if it weren't for that sound. I wonder..." "Shhh!" Alice said. "Listen." Sure enough, the sound arose once more. "Show yourself!" Hawkeye shouted. "Show yourself now!" "Wait!" Duncan said, "I know that sound. It's the sound a horse makes when it's in trouble. I didn't recognize it before because it was echoing off the walls of the caves. I've heard it on the battlefield. One of the horses must be caught in something." Hawkeye spoke to Uncas and asked him to go check on the horses. "Make camp over there, under that tree," Hawkeye told the rest of the group. "We'll wait here for the first light of day." Hawkeye's worry had disappeared, now that the noise had been explained. Uncas returned

可怕的噪音的来源。 “这里除了小溪什么都没有，”邓肯说。 “如果没有那个声音，我们会多么喜欢这样的夜晚啊。 我不知道……”“嘘!”爱丽丝说。 “听着。”果然，声音又响起来了。 “展示自己!”鹰眼喊道。 “现在就出来！”“等等!”邓肯说：“我知道那个声音。 这是马遇到麻烦时发出的声音。 我之前没有认出它，因为它在洞穴的墙壁上回响。 我在战场上听到过。 肯定有一匹马被什么东西缠住了。” 鹰眼对昂卡斯说，让他去看看马。 “在那里扎营，在那棵树下。”鹰眼告诉其他人。 “我们就在这里等第一缕曙光。” 鹰眼的担心消失了，因为声音已经解释清楚了。 昂卡斯返回

and told him that one of the horses had indeed caught its hoof on a root. The sisters laid down close to each other and fell right asleep. Hours went by. David and Duncan slept as well. Hawkeye, Chingachgook, and Uncas stayed awake, carefully watching the row of trees. Finally, a pale streak of light began to show itself. Hawkeye stood and shook Duncan. "Wake up Cora and Alice. Get them ready and meet us at the shore. I'll bring the canoes." "Sleep must have gotten the best of me," Duncan said. "I did try to stay awake." "We still have some darkness left. Be quick, and be quiet." Duncan lifted up the shawl that lay across Cora and Alice. Cora raised up her hand as if to stop him, and Alice mumbled in her sleep, "No, no, Father. Duncan was with us. We were not deserted." Duncan smiled, and then whispered, "Cora,

并告诉他，确实有一匹马的蹄子被树根绊住了。 姐妹俩依偎着躺下，很快就睡着了。 几个小时过去了。大卫和邓肯也睡着了。 鹰眼、钦加古和昂卡斯保持清醒，仔细地看着那排树。 最后，一道苍白的光开始显现出来。 鹰眼站起来摇了摇邓肯。 “叫醒科拉和爱丽丝。让他们准备好，在岸边和我们会合。 我去把独木舟拿来。”邓肯说：“我一定是睡过头了。” “我确实试着保持清醒。” “我们还剩下一些黑暗。 快点，安静点。”邓肯掀起盖在科拉和爱丽丝身上的披肩。 科拉举起手，好像要阻止他，爱丽丝在睡梦中喃喃自语：“不，不，爸爸。 邓肯和我们在一起。我们并没有被遗弃。” 邓肯笑了笑，然后低声说：“科拉，

Alice, time to wake." Suddenly there were terrible whoops and cries all around them. Cora sat up quickly, and Alice screamed. David stood up and said, "What on earth could that be?" A shot rang out. It whizzed by and grazed David's ear. Luckily, Duncan caught him before he fell and pulled David and the girls back into the cave. "Stay here where it's safe." Hawkeye came running toward them and said, "He's lucky to be alive." "Will he be okay?" Cora asked. "Stay here with him," Hawkeye replied. "We'll be back as soon as we can. If you have a handkerchief, press it against his ear. He should wake up shortly. He wasn't hit very hard."

爱丽丝，该醒了。”突然，他们周围响起了可怕的喊叫声。 科拉迅速坐起来，爱丽丝尖叫起来。 大卫站起来，说：“这到底是什么呢？”一声枪响。 它呼啸而过，擦到了大卫的耳朵。 幸运的是，邓肯在他摔倒之前抓住了他，把大卫和女孩们拉回了山洞。 “待在安全的地方。” 鹰眼跑过来对他们说：“他能活着真是太幸运了。” “他会没事吗？”科拉问道。 “留在这里陪着他。”鹰眼回答。 “我们会尽快回来的。 如果你有手帕，按在他的耳朵上。 他很快就会醒过来。 他没有被打得很重。”

Cora pulled her kerchief from her waistband and did as she was told.

科拉从腰带上扯下手帕，照吩咐的做了。