6 Island Come True

CHAPTER 6 Island Come True As though it were a living, breathing thing, Neverland seemed to sense that Peter was almost

第六章海岛成真永无乡仿佛是一个活生生的、会呼吸的东西，它似乎感觉到彼得几乎是

home. Like a puppy, it strained and wiggled to meet him at the door. Whenever Peter went away, the island slowed. The fairies slept late. The wild animals nursed their babies. The pirates and the lost boys and the Indians stopped fighting wars and just called one another names instead. With his return, however, the whole place started to rumble as if a train were coming. The lost boys set out to find Peter, the pirates started looking for the lost boys, the Indians began looking for the pirates, and the wild animals started looking for the Indians. All of them went around and around the island, but at the same speed, so they never met.

首页。它像一只小狗一样，扭动着身子在门口迎接他。 每当彼得离开时，小岛的速度就慢下来。 仙女们睡得很晚。野生动物给它们的婴儿喂奶。 海盗、迷路的男孩和印第安人停止了战争，只是互相辱骂。 然而，他一回来，整个地方就开始轰隆作响，好像有一列火车来了。 走失的男孩开始寻找彼得，海盗开始寻找走失的男孩，印第安人开始寻找海盗，野生动物开始寻找印第安人。 他们都围着小岛转了一圈又一圈，但速度是一样的，所以他们从来没有相遇过。

Let us take a moment to examine each group as it passes. The first to come our way are the lost boys. The number of lost boys varies. If someone grows up, which is against the rules, he is kicked out. Right now, there are six. They

让我们在每一组经过的时候花点时间来研究一下。 第一个过来的是迷路的孩子们。 失踪男孩的数量各不相同。 如果有人长大了，违反了规则，他就会被踢出去。 现在，有六个。他们

wear bearskins and carry daggers, and they creep through the bushes like soldiers in single file. Leading the group is Tootles. Tootles has bad luck. The biggest adventures always seem to happen whenever he steps around the corner for a snack. When he returns, he inevitably finds the boys putting on bandages after a brilliant and bloody fight. He could be bitter about it, but Tootles is the sweetest and humblest lost boy. Next comes Nibs, the best dressed of the lost boys, followed by Slightly, who can carve whistles out of wood and dances to his own tunes. Slightly is also the most arrogant lost boy; he sticks up his nose at everyone so much that sometimes you can see right up inside. Curly is the fourth boy. He is always getting into trouble, and he has grown accustomed to taking the blame even for things he didn't do. Last are the twins. We will not describe them because no one can ever tell them apart, anyway. Instead, let's move on to the pirates, close

他们穿着熊皮，拿着匕首，像士兵一样排成一列纵队在灌木丛中爬行。 领头的是图图。 图图运气不好。最大的冒险似乎总是发生在他走到街角去吃零食的时候。 当他回来的时候，他不可避免地发现男孩们在一场精彩而血腥的战斗后缠上了绷带。 他可能会为此感到痛苦，但图图是最可爱、最谦卑的迷途男孩。 接下来是尼布斯，他是穿得最好的一个，其次是斯莱特利，他会用木头雕刻口哨，还会随着自己的曲调跳舞。 微微也是最傲慢的迷途少年；他对每个人都嗤之以鼻，有时你都能看到他的内心。 卷毛是第四个男孩。他总是惹麻烦，而且他已经习惯了承担责任，即使是他没有做过的事情。 最后是双胞胎。我们不会描述它们，因为无论如何，没有人能把它们区分开来。 相反，让我们接近海盗

behind, on the boys' trail. They are a scary- looking bunch. Leading their ragged group is the handsome Italian pirate Cecco, who carved his name in blood on the back of the warden of the prison from which he had escaped. Behind him is the giant, tattooed Bill Jukes, who once took six bullets before dropping the bag of gold pieces he'd been stealing. Next are Cookson and Gentleman Starkey. Starkey is the most polite of the pirates; he always apologizes before stabbing anyone with his sword. Then come the Irish pirate, Smee, and Noodler, followed by a few more ruffians. Somewhere in the middle of this dark and dangerous group is James Hook, the most feared pirate of them all. His hair is styled in long, shiny black curls, framing a sternly handsome face. His eyes are deep and black and dead— unless he is plunging his hook into someone, in

在男孩们的身后。 他们是一群样子可怕的人。 带领这群衣衫褴褛的人的是英俊的意大利海盗切科，他把自己的名字用血刻在了他越狱的监狱监狱长的背上。 在他身后是身材高大、身上有纹身的比尔·朱克斯（Bill Jukes），他曾经中了六枪，然后把偷来的那袋金币扔了出去。 接下来是库克森和斯塔奇先生。 斯塔奇是海盗中最有礼貌的；他总是在用剑刺人之前先道歉。 接着是爱尔兰海盗斯密和努德勒，后面跟着几个恶棍。 在这个黑暗而危险的团伙中间的某个地方是詹姆斯·胡克，他们中最可怕的海盗。 他的头发长而有光泽的黑色卷发，衬托出一张严肃英俊的脸。 他的眼睛又深又黑，死气沉沉的——除非他正在用鱼钩钩住别人

which case his eyes sparkle a bright and happy red. Hook is a different breed of pirate from the rest of his crew. Except at the sight of his own blood, he is courageous. He is a master storyteller. He speaks beautifully and softly— even when he is swearing—and is never more sinister than when he is being polite. After the pirates come the Indians. Creeping quietly like shadows, they carry tomahawks and knives. Among them is Tiger Lily, the beautiful Indian princess, whom none dare approach for fear that she will raise her hatchet to them. Behind the Indians creep the beasts—lions, tigers, bears, and other animals. The beasts are so hungry that their tongues are hanging out. Finally, there comes a giant crocodile. He is hungry, too, but not for just any meat. No, he has a craving for something—or, rather, someone— very specific. The boys stop first. They are getting tired.

这时他的眼睛闪烁着明亮而幸福的红光。 胡克和他的船员是不同类型的海盗。 除了看到自己的血，他很勇敢。 他是个讲故事的高手。 他说话优美而温柔——即使是在他咒骂的时候——而且从来没有比他彬彬有礼的时候更阴险。 海盗之后是印第安人。 他们像影子一样悄悄地爬行，手里拿着战斧和刀子。 其中就有美丽的印度公主虎百合，没有人敢接近她，因为害怕她会向他们举起斧头。 在印第安人后面爬行的是野兽——狮子、老虎、熊和其他动物。 野兽们饿得舌头都伸出来了。 最后，来了一只巨大的鳄鱼。 他也饿了，但不是随便什么肉都想吃。 不，他对某样东西——或者更确切地说，对某个人——有一种非常具体的渴望。 男孩们先停下来。他们累了。