15 Hook or Me This Time!

CHAPTER 15 Hook or Me This Time! Odd things often happen without us even noticing. Such was the case with Peter's ticking.

第十五章这次是钩还是我！奇怪的事情经常在我们没有注意到的情况下发生。 彼得的滴答声就是这样。

A few minutes earlier, on his way to the boat, Peter had passed by the crocodile and noticed that he was no longer making noise. After a moment's thought, he realized that the clock must have finally wound down. Peter knew that the beasts on the island feared the crocodile and avoided the ticking sound. Without even thinking about it, he began to imitate the ticking so that he could pass through the forest unbothered. The crocodile heard this, and perhaps because he missed the sound, he began to follow Peter. As Peter swam, newly ticking, to the boat, he had one thought about the upcoming battle: Hook or me this time. Only one of them would walk away alive, he vowed. One of the pirates spotted Peter as he was climbing up the side of the boat. Before he could cry out, John clamped his hands over the pirate's mouth. The other boys quickly caught him and tossed him overboard with a gentle splash.

几分钟前，彼得在去船上的路上经过鳄鱼，注意到它不再发出声音了。 想了一会儿，他意识到钟一定终于停了。 彼得知道岛上的动物都害怕鳄鱼，都避开了滴答声。 他想都没想就开始模仿滴答声，这样他就可以不受干扰地穿过森林了。 鳄鱼听到了这个声音，也许是因为他想念这个声音，他开始跟着彼得。 当彼得游向船的时候，他对即将到来的战斗只有一个想法：这次是胡克还是我。 他发誓，他们中只有一个能活着离开。 当彼得爬上船舷时，一个海盗发现了他。 约翰还没来得及叫出声来，就用手捂住了海盗的嘴。 其他男孩很快抓住他，轻轻扑通一声把他扔到海里。

The pirates were now looking over the other side of the boat, searching for the crocodile. Peter, who had temporarily stopped ticking, tiptoed into a cabin belowdecks. "I think it's gone, Captain," Smee said. "Well, then, here's to Johnny Plank!" Hook cried, in an even worse mood now because the boys had seen him scared. He started to sing: "Yo ho, yo ho, the frisky plank, you walks along it so, till it goes down and you goes down to the dark water below!" Hook paused. "Now, tell me," he said, not unkindly. "Would you like a bit of a snack before you go? There are some sandwiches in the cabin." "No!" the boys cried, not only because they weren't hungry, but because Peter was hiding in the cabin. "I can't very well send you off to the depths below on empty stomachs, can I?" Hook asked. "Jukes, go get the sandwiches."

海盗们正在船的另一边寻找鳄鱼。 彼得暂时停止了滴答声，踮着脚尖走进甲板下的一间船舱。 “我想它不见了，船长。”斯密说。 “那么，为约翰尼·普兰克干杯！”胡克哭了起来，因为孩子们看到他害怕，他现在的心情更糟了。 他开始唱歌：“唷嗬，唷嗬，轻快的木板，你就这样沿着它走，直到它下沉，你就会掉到下面黑暗的水中！”钩暂停。 “现在，告诉我吧，”他说，语气并非不友好。 “你走之前要不要吃点零食？” 船舱里有一些三明治。” “不！”孩子们喊道，不仅因为他们不饿，还因为彼得躲在小木屋里。 “我总不能让你们饿着肚子到海底深处去吧？”钩问道。 “朱克斯，去拿三明治。”

"Ay, ay," Jukes said, and went inside. Within seconds there was a dreadful cry from inside the cabin. The cry was followed by a strange crowing sound, which confused the pirates but which the boys understood perfectly. "What is that noise?" Hook asked. "Is that a bird? Someone go check on Bill Jukes." The Italian Cecco went inside for a peek and then ran out, pale. "Bill Jukes is gone," he reported. "Gone?" the other pirates asked. "I can't see what—it's too dark in there—but there's something in there, crowing," Cecco said. "Go and bring it to me," Hook demanded. "Don't make me," Cecco cried, but seeing Hook flex his claw, Cecco obeyed. Within seconds there was another screech and then more crowing. "Who's going to bring me that rooster?" Hook demanded. "Did you volunteer, Starkey? My hook seems to think you did."

“是啊，是啊。”朱克斯说着，走了进去。 几秒钟后，船舱里传来一声可怕的叫声。 喊声之后是一种奇怪的叫声，把海盗们弄糊涂了，但孩子们听得很清楚。 “那是什么声音？”钩问道。 “那是一只鸟吗？”谁去看看比尔·朱克斯。” 意大利人切科进去看了一眼，然后脸色苍白地跑了出来。 “比尔·朱克斯走了，”他报告说。 “走了？”其他海盗问。 “我看不见什么——那里太黑了——但那里有东西在啼叫，”切科说。 “去把它拿来给我。”胡克要求道。 “别逼我。”切科叫道，但看到胡克伸出爪子，切科就照做了。 几秒钟后又是一声尖叫，接着是更多的叫声。 “谁能把那只公鸡带给我？”钩问道。 “你是自愿的吗，斯塔奇？” 我的钩子好像认为是你干的。”

"I'd rather swing," Starkey said in a low voice, and the rest of the pirates mumbled their agreement. "Is this mutiny?" Hook said. "With Starkey as the ringleader?" He extended his claw. "Perhaps you would like to shake my hand, Starkey," he said. Starkey looked around for help but found none. Hook advanced with a gleam in his eye. Before Hook could get him, Starkey jumped on the pirates' cannon, shimmied out to its edge, and threw himself into the sea. "Never mind," Hook muttered. "I'll go get that rooster myself!" A minute later, Hook came staggering out without his lantern. "Something blew out my light," he said, shaking. "And Cecco is missing." Pirates are a superstitious bunch, and this was too much for them. "This ship's cursed," one of them muttered.

“我宁愿荡秋千。”斯塔奇低声说，其他海盗也咕哝着表示同意。 “这是兵变吗？”钩说。 “斯塔奇是主谋？”他伸出爪子。 “也许你愿意和我握个手，斯塔奇，”他说。 斯塔奇四处寻找帮助，但没有找到。 胡克走上前，眼睛里闪着光。 在胡克抓住他之前，斯塔奇跳上了海盗的大炮，滑到大炮的边缘，跳进了海里。 “没关系。”胡克咕哝道。 “我自己去找那只公鸡！”一分钟后，胡克摇摇晃晃地走了出来，没有提灯笼。 “有什么东西吹灭了我的灯，”他颤抖着说。 “而塞科失踪了。”海盗是一群迷信的人，这对他们来说太过分了。 “这艘船被诅咒了。”其中一个嘟囔着。

"Haunted," the others agreed. Knowing it was Peter, Michael giggled. Hook noticed this. It gave him an idea. "Open the cabin door and push the lost boys in," he suggested. "If they kill the bird, so much the better, and if it kills them, we're none the worse. We're going to kill them anyway." The boys pretended to cry and struggle as they were pushed inside. "Now let's listen," Hook said, and the pirates all crowded around the door. Meanwhile, Peter had found the key to unlock the boys' chains. They looked for weapons while Peter snuck out through an opposite porthole and cut Wendy's bonds. They could have flown away, but Peter had vowed that it was Hook or him this time. He told Wendy to go hide with the boys, wrapped himself in her cloak, and took her place on the mast. Then he took a deep breath and crowed.

“闹鬼。”其他人附和道。 知道是彼得，迈克尔咯咯地笑了起来。 胡克注意到了这一点。这给了他一个主意。 “打开小屋的门，把迷路的孩子们推进去。”他建议道。 “如果他们杀了那只鸟，那就更好了，如果杀了他们，我们也不会更糟。 我们无论如何都要杀了他们。” 当孩子们被推进去时，他们假装哭泣和挣扎。 “现在让我们听一听。”胡克说，海盗们都挤在门口。 与此同时，彼得找到了打开男孩们枷锁的钥匙。 他们在寻找武器，彼得从对面的舷窗溜出去，割断了温迪的绳子。 他们本来可以飞走的，但彼得发誓这次不是胡克，就是他。 他叫温迪和孩子们一起躲起来，自己裹在斗篷里，替她站在桅杆上。 然后他深吸了一口气，大声叫了起来。