10 The Parley

Chapter 10. THE PARLEY Ghostly fingers grasped the rail, pulling pale bedraggled bodies up onto the deck of the Jolley-Rogers' ship. Some were missing an arm or a leg, one was holding his head in one arm, and some were dragging their body parts along behind them.

第十章。幽灵般的手指抓住栏杆，把苍白、浑身湿透的尸体拖上乔利-罗杰斯的船甲板。 有些人失去了一只胳膊或一条腿，有人用一只胳膊抱着他的头，还有人拖着自己的身体部位走在身后。

Dead eyes stared at the Jolley-Rogers from beneath lank, dripping locks of hair. "Coooool!" said Nugget. Jim's dad gasped, drawing Jim's mom near. "I'm scared...." he said. "We'll be fine," said Jim's mom. "I'm sure Grandpa knows what he's doing." Grandpa stood firm on the deck, arms folded, Squawk clinging to his shoulder. "So!" bellowed the ghost captain, who had the most enormous curly beard. "You called us for a parley! SPEAK, old man! While I still have the mind to listen." Grandpa gripped the key in his pocket. "They say that you've been searchin' for a key, Cap'n Twirlybeard."

那双死气沉沉的眼睛从他那一缕缕下垂的头发下面盯着乔利-罗杰斯。 “咕咕！”纳金说。吉姆的爸爸喘着气，把吉姆的妈妈拉过来。 “我很害怕....”他说。“我们会没事的，”吉姆的妈妈说。 “我相信爷爷知道他在做什么。” 爷爷坚定地站在甲板上，双臂交叉，嘎嘎靠在他的肩膀上。 “原来如此！”幽灵船长吼道，他的胡子卷得非常大。 “你叫我们来谈判！”说吧，老头！趁我还有心思倾听。” 爷爷紧紧抓住口袋里的钥匙。 “他们说你一直在找钥匙，旋须船长。”

"Aye. That may be so," said Captain Twirlybeard. "What of it?" "I'd like to make ye a deal, Cap'n," Grandpa continued. "I can give ye the key, if ye leave the good folk of Dull-on- Sea be and return their treasures." "ARRRRR!" roared the captain, the coils of his curly beard swaying like snakes. "Ye can curse me for a lubber, but that there implies that ye'll be knowing the where'bouts of MY key.... WHERE BE IT? Y'should remember, old man, I ain't renowned for my patience." Grandpa didn't back down. "I'll give ye the key if you return the treasures of Dull-on-Sea and leave these shores. Do we have a deal?" he asked, pulling the

“明白也许是这样。”旋须船长说。 “那又怎么样？”“我想和你做笔交易，船长，”爷爷继续说。 “我可以把钥匙给你，只要你离开杜伦海的好人们，把他们的财宝还给他们。” “啊——啊！”船长吼道，他卷曲的胡子像蛇一样摆动着。 “你可以骂我是个笨蛋，但这意味着你会知道我钥匙的位置.... 它在哪里？你要记住，老头子，我不是出了名的有耐心。” 爷爷没有退缩。“我就把钥匙给你，只要你把海上迟钝的宝藏还给我，离开这里。 我们可以成交吗？”他一边问，一边拉着绳子

Key of Souls from his pocket and holding it up in the air. Twirlybeard's one good eye lit up at the sight of the key. "Ye see, old man, we've become rather partial to our life of ghostly piratin'. We don't want no rest! We can raid and pillage, whilst no soul can hurt us. I'll still be takin' my scurvy crew ashore tonight. There's plenty of plunder left in the town of Dull-on-Sea." Twirlybeard's good eye glinted with evil. "And I'll be taking my key anyhows; I don't want another to possess it. When it be hung around my neck, no one can use it to unlock the Chest of Souls, and me 'n' my scurvy crew can go piratin' for all

从口袋里掏出灵魂之钥，举在空中。 旋转胡子的一只好眼睛一看到钥匙就亮了。 “你看，老家伙，我们已经变得相当偏爱幽灵般的海盗生活了。” 我们不想休息！我们可以劫掠，没有人能伤害我们。 今晚我还是要带着我的坏血病船员上岸。 海边钝城还有很多战利品呢。” 旋转胡子善良的眼睛里闪烁着邪恶的光芒。 “不管怎样，我要带上我的钥匙；我不想让别人占有它。 当它挂在我脖子上的时候，就没有人能用它来打开灵魂之箱了，我和我的坏血病船员就可以去当海盗了

eternity! We'll NEVER be sent to Davy Tones's locker!" "I take it that's a no to a deal, then," said Grandpa with a sigh.

永恒!我们永远不会被送到戴维·托尼的储物柜里！”爷爷叹了口气说：“那么，我想这是不成交了。”