7 A Shot from a Tree

CHAPTER 7 A Shot from a Tree David was the only one injured in the fight. Chingachgook remained at his post while Hawkeye laid on the ground in a safe, secluded place and watched the woods carefully. Shots could be heard in the distance. Uncas stood on guard. "Let them waste their bullets!" Hawkeye shouted. "We know we are safe." He laughed. Duncan lay beside Hawkeye. "I owe Uncas a great debt. Just as I left the caves, I was caught

大卫是战斗中唯一受伤的人。 Chingachgook呆在他的岗位上，而鹰眼则躺在一个安全、隐蔽的地方，仔细观察着树林。 远处可以听到枪声。 昂卡斯站岗。“让他们浪费子弹吧！”鹰眼喊道。 “我们知道我们是安全的。”他笑了。 邓肯躺在鹰眼旁边。 “我欠昂卡斯一个大人情。 就在我离开洞穴时，我被抓住了

off guard by one of our enemies. Uncas pulled me out of the way. He saved my life." Suddenly, Uncas appeared next to them. He clapped Duncan on the back, and said, "Friends?" Duncan nodded. "Of course!" Just then, a shot hit a rock beside them and Duncan jumped. Uncas put his hand over his mouth, indicating that they should be quiet. He pointed to an oak tree where one of their enemies was sitting and trying to hide. "Come, Uncas. We must be quick," Hawkeye whispered. Hawkeye and Uncas swiftly stood up and left the safety of their hiding place. Chingachgook joined them, and the three sped away toward the oak. The fighting continued until the man fell out of the tree. Afterward, Hawkeye said, "Uncas, make your way down to the canoes. We need more powder and supplies."

被我们的敌人猝不及防。 恩卡斯把我拉开了。 他救了我的命。”突然，乌卡斯出现在他们身边。 他拍了拍邓肯的背，说：“朋友？”邓肯点点头。 “当然!”就在这时，一颗子弹击中了他们旁边的一块岩石，邓肯跳了起来。 昂卡斯用手捂住嘴，示意他们安静。 他指着一棵橡树，他们的一个敌人正躲在那里。 “来,昂卡斯。我们必须快点。”鹰眼低声说。 鹰眼和昂卡斯迅速站起来，离开了安全的藏身之处。 钦加古也加入了他们，三个人向那棵橡树疾驰而去。 战斗一直持续到那个人从树上掉下来。 后来，鹰眼说：“恩卡斯，你到独木舟那边去吧。 我们需要更多的火药和补给。”

Hawkeye shook out his powder horn and pouch to make sure they were indeed empty, and the young Mohican raced off. Seconds later, Duncan and Hawkeye heard him shout—a signal of some new danger. They ran down the hill to see what was happening. Shots flew all around them. More of Magua's men had returned to fight! Uncas's cry brought Cora, Alice, and David down to the water's edge as well. The group watched as their canoe drifted by. One of their enemies had found it hidden in the bushes and pushed it into the river. "It's too late!" Hawkeye shouted, "It's all lost. All of our powder, all of our supplies." The Huron scout shouted his victory across the river. "What can we do?" Duncan asked. "What will become of us?" Hawkeye's face grew angry when he heard the Hurons across the river laughing at him, but he

鹰眼晃了晃他的粉角和药袋，确定它们确实是空的，然后年轻的莫希干人跑开了。 几秒钟后，邓肯和鹰眼听到了他的叫声——这是新的危险的信号。 他们跑下山去看看发生了什么事。 枪声在他们周围飞来飞去。 更多的马瓜的人回来战斗了！昂卡斯的叫声把科拉、爱丽丝和大卫也带到水边。 这群人看着他们的独木舟漂过。 他们的一个敌人发现了它藏在灌木丛里，把它推到了河里。 “太迟了！”鹰眼喊道：“全丢了。 我们所有的火药，所有的补给。” 休伦侦察兵在河对岸高呼胜利。 “我们能做什么？”邓肯问。 “我们会怎么样呢？”鹰眼听到河对岸的休伦人在嘲笑他，他的脸变得很生气，但他

said nothing. "Surely our case is not so desperate!" David insisted. "We can still fight!" Chingachgook took off his tomahawk and his eagle feather in defeat. Cora looked at the men and said, "Why must we all die? Take to the woods. Go, we owe you too much already." "And leave you here? We could never do that," Hawkeye answered. "Besides, there is no safe way out of the woods." "Then you must take to the river. Why stay behind and let them hurt more people?" Cora asked. "What would we tell your father, Cora?" Hawkeye said sharply. "What should we say when he asks us why we abandoned his daughters?" "You must go to him. Tell him we are here, about to be attacked by the Hurons, but that we've fled into the northern woods. Tell him that

什么也没说。“我们的情况当然没有那么危急！”大卫坚持。 “我们还能战斗！”Chingachgook在失败中摘下了他的战斧和鹰羽。 科拉看着这些人说：“为什么我们都必须死？ 到树林里去。走吧，我们已经欠你太多了。” “把你留在这儿？”我们永远也做不到。”鹰眼回答。 “再说，走出树林也没有安全的路。” “那么你必须到河边去。 为什么要留下来让他们伤害更多的人呢？”科拉问道。 “我们该怎么跟你父亲说，科拉？”鹰眼厉声说。 “当他问我们为什么抛弃他的女儿时，我们该怎么说？”“你必须去找他。 告诉他我们在这里，即将被休伦人袭击，但我们已经逃到北部森林里了。 告诉他

his men can rescue us if they hurry." Hawkeye spoke to Chingachgook and Uncas. The elder Mohican listened carefully. After a moment, he waved his hands and said, "Good." He put his tomahawk back on his belt and his eagle feather back on his head. Chingachgook nodded to Uncas and Hawkeye, and then sped to the edge of the rocks and dropped into the water. Hawkeye looked at Cora. "You are very brave," he said. "If they do take you away, break small sticks along your path—that way we'll be able to find you." Then he turned and went the same way as Chingachgook. Only Uncas remained. "I will stay," he said in English. "It is not right to leave you here to your fate." "No," Cora said. "Please go and find my father. We are well hidden here, and will remain so until you return." Uncas looked unhappy for a moment, but then did as Cora asked. He, too, stood on the edge of

如果他的人抓紧时间，就能救我们。” 鹰眼跟钦加古和乌卡斯谈过。 老莫希干人仔细地听着。 过了一会儿，他挥挥手说：“很好。” 他把战斧重新挂在腰带上，把鹰羽重新戴在头上。 钦加古朝昂卡斯和鹰眼点了点头，然后飞快地跑到岩石边缘，跳进了水里。 鹰眼看着科拉。“你很勇敢，”他说。 “如果他们真的把你带走了，你就把路上的小树枝折断——这样我们就能找到你了。” 然后他转过身去，走了和钦加古相同的路。 只有恩卡斯留下来了。“我要留下来，”他用英语说。 “把你留在这里听天由命是不对的。” “不，”科拉说。“请去找我的父亲。 我们在这里藏得很好，直到你回来。” 恩卡斯看上去不高兴了一会儿，但随后就照科拉说的做了。 他也站在……的边缘

the rocks and jumped into the water. After one last look at Uncas, Cora turned to Duncan and said, "I know you can swim well, Duncan. It's your turn now." "It is my duty to protect you. And, I—" he stammered, "I can't leave Alice behind." "And you have done a good job. Now we need you to go and find our father. The worst they'll do is capture us. If you're here, they might kill us. You know I'm right! Please, Duncan, I will protect Alice." Duncan didn't say anything. He looked at the beautiful Alice and did not want to leave. "There are evils worse than being captured," he said. "I am not leaving you behind." After Hawkeye and the Mohicans left, Duncan stood watch outside the caves, while Cora and

跳进了水里。 最后看了一眼昂卡斯，科拉转向邓肯说：“我知道你游得很好，邓肯。 现在轮到你了。”“保护你是我的责任。 而且，我——”他结结巴巴地说，“我不能丢下爱丽丝。” “你做得很好。 现在我们需要你去找我们的父亲。 最坏的结果就是抓住我们。 如果你在这里，他们可能会杀了我们。 你知道我是对的！求你了，邓肯，我会保护爱丽丝的。” 邓肯什么也没说。 他看着美丽的爱丽丝，不想离开。 “有比被捕更糟糕的事情，”他说。 “我不会丢下你的。” 鹰眼和莫希干人离开后，邓肯站在洞穴外面看守，而科拉和