29 Taking Charge

CHAPTER 29 Taking Charge With the introductions out of the way, we ran as fast as we could off the beach, with Friday leading the way. Once we were sitting safely on the lookout hill, the captain told us his story in greater detail. In the end, it was just two men causing all the problems for the poor captain. They had convinced the others to mutiny and were now leading them all

第二十九章负责把引见的人都打发走了，我们在星期五的带领下，以最快的速度跑出了海滩。 当我们安全地坐在瞭望山上时，船长更详细地给我们讲了他的故事。 最后，只有两个人给可怜的船长制造了所有的麻烦。 他们已经说服了其他人叛变，现在正在领导他们所有人

astray. It was lucky they even survived, the captain said, for the two were terrible sailors —they didn't really know what they were doing at all. "Gold is the only thing they think about— not about the safety of the boat, or of the lives of the rest of the men. Money is the only thing they want." I asked Captain Walsh if he thought the rest of his men would return to loyalty if the two bandits were caught. "Yes. I think they would. I don't think they're too happy to be at sea with no clear direction and no plans to go home." I told Captain Walsh that Friday and I would be happy to help him, but I needed to know two things first. "Will you follow my instructions and let me lead you in this fight? And should we win, will you take Friday and me back to England with you?"

误入歧途。船长说，他们能活下来真是太幸运了，因为这两个人都是糟糕的水手——他们根本不知道自己在做什么。 “金子是他们唯一考虑的事情，而不是船的安全，或者其他船员的生命。 钱是他们唯一想要的东西。” 我问沃尔什上尉，如果这两个强盗被抓住，他的手下是否还会重新忠诚。 “是的。我想他们会的。我不认为他们会很高兴在海上没有明确的方向，也没有回家的计划。” 我星期五告诉沃尔什上尉，我很乐意帮助他，但我需要先知道两件事。 “你愿意听从我的指示，让我带领你战斗吗？” 如果我们赢了，你愿意带我和星期五一起回英国吗？”

Captain Walsh agreed immediately. The five of us sat for a long while and created a very good plan. The two villains often spent time just sitting and hatching their plans. The captain agreed we could probably capture them easily, and then when they were safely tied up, convince the rest of the men to return to order. We took the sailors to my cooking cave, where the rest of my guns were stored. I gave each man a weapon and some gunpowder, just in case we needed it. We five moved as soft as air back down to the beach. The men were all taking a nap, spread out all over the beach, some with their heads on logs, some just laying in the sun. We surrounded the men, and I counted to three with my fingers. We all fired our guns into the air at the same time. The men jumped up, scared and shocked. They didn't know what to do!

沃尔什上尉立刻同意了。 我们五个人坐了很长时间，制定了一个很好的计划。 这两个反派经常花时间坐在那里策划他们的计划。 船长同意我们可能很容易就能抓住他们，然后等他们被绑好后，再说服其余的人恢复秩序。 我们把水手们带到我的烹饪洞穴，我其余的枪都存放在那里。 我给了每人一件武器和一些火药，以备不时之需。 我们五个人像空气一样轻盈地回到海滩上。 男人们都在打盹，躺在沙滩上，有的把头靠在木头上，有的躺在阳光下。 我们包围了那些人，我用手指数到三。 我们同时向空中开了枪。 男人们跳了起来，又害怕又震惊。 他们不知道该怎么办！

"Toss your weapons!" I yelled. "Do it now before we shoot you all!" The clank and crash of many knives, swords, and scabbards rang out as they hit the ground. "Guns, too—I know you have some!" A few men reluctantly parted with their weapons. I turned to the captain, "Who are the villains who took over your ship, Captain Walsh?" The captain pointed his finger at two men cowering in the middle of the group. "You two—come here, now!" They hesitated at first, and then they tried to make a run for it. But Friday was too quick for them. He tripped the first one and then grabbed the other before he could even make it to the trees. "Quick!" I said. "Let's get them tied up!" Morgan and Pace tied their hands together

“扔掉你们的武器！”我喊道。 “在我们枪毙你们之前，现在就动手！”许多刀、剑和鞘落在地上，发出叮当声和撞击声。 “还有枪——我知道你有枪！”有几个人不情愿地交出了武器。 我转向船长，“谁是占领你船的坏人，沃尔什船长？”队长用手指着蜷缩在人群中间的两个人。 “你们两个——快过来！”他们起初犹豫了一下，然后他们试图逃跑。 但是星期五对他们来说太快了。 他绊倒了第一个，还没来得及爬到树上就抓住了另一个。 “快!”我说。“把他们绑起来！”摩根和佩斯把他们的手绑在一起

with some vines. "Friday, you know where to take these two ruffians!" He nodded and motioned for Pace and Morgan to help him. Once they were out of earshot, the captain spoke to his men. He told them they could either come back to him or lose their lives today—it was their choice. They all hung their heads in shame for betraying such a good man. Every single one of them told Captain Walsh that they would follow him. Many apologized for the mutiny, and said they were deeply upset about they way they acted. Someone even started up a chorus of "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow," which made Captain Walsh very happy. With the two villains safely tied up in my cooking cave, the captain and I had a chance to have a nice, long talk. I gave Captain Walsh a tour of my island, and showed him our successful farm. He was very impressed.

还有一些藤蔓。“星期五，你知道把这两个恶棍带到哪儿去吧！”他点点头，示意佩斯和摩根来帮他。 他们一走到听不见的地方，船长就对他的手下说话了。 他告诉他们，他们要么回到他身边，要么今天就失去生命——这是他们的选择。 他们都因为背叛了这样一个好人而羞愧地低下了头。 他们每个人都告诉沃尔什上尉他们会跟着他。 许多人为叛乱道歉，并表示他们对自己的行为方式深感不安。 有人甚至开始合唱“因为他是一个快乐的好伙伴”，这让沃尔什上尉非常高兴。 两个恶棍被安全地绑在我的烹饪洞里，船长和我有机会进行了一次愉快的长谈。 我带沃尔什船长参观了我的岛屿，并向他展示了我们成功的农场。 他印象非常深刻。

He couldn't believe that I had done so much all by myself! After a lifetime on the island, it only took Friday and me a couple of hours to pack everything we needed for the voyage to England. The captain said he had plenty of supplies on board already, but took some drinking water and a lot of the fruit from my summer house for the trip back. And then the kind captain gave me a clean shirt and a new pair of pants! They were marvelous—it had been years since I had worn anything other than goatskin clothes! "Friday," I asked when we were packing, "Are you sure you don't want to return home to your family?" "Robinson," he answered, "I decided a long, long time ago that I wanted a life of adventure. Now, I've got the chance to see the great nation of England, and I'm not about to pass that up!"

他不敢相信我一个人做了这么多事情！在岛上生活了一辈子之后，我和星期五只花了几个小时就收拾好了去英国航行所需的一切东西。 船长说他已经带了很多补给品在船上了，但还是从我的避暑别墅带了一些饮用水和很多水果回来。 然后好心的船长给了我一件干净的衬衫和一条新裤子！它们太神奇了——我已经好多年没穿山羊皮衣服了！“星期五，”收拾行李时我问，“你确定不想回家和家人团聚吗？”“鲁滨逊，”他回答说，“很久很久以前，我就决定过一种冒险的生活。 现在，我有机会看到伟大的英国，我不会放弃这个机会的！”