Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 6
So Tom got out a sheet of paper that he had wrote the oath on, and read it.
于是汤姆拿出一张写着誓言的纸，把它读了出来。
It swore every boy to stick to the band, and never tell any of the secrets; and if anybody done anything to any boy in the band, whichever boy was ordered to kill that person and his family must do it, and he mustn't eat and he mustn't sleep till he had killed them and hacked a cross in their breasts, which was the sign of the band.
誓言要求每个男孩忠于帮派，永远不泄露任何秘密；如果有人伤害了帮派中的任何男孩，奉命去杀死那个人及其家人的男孩必须照办，而且他不得吃饭，不得睡觉，直到杀死他们并在他们胸口砍出一个十字为止，那是帮派的记号。
And nobody that didn't belong to the band could use that mark, and if he did he must be sued; and if he done it again he must be killed.
不属于帮派的人不得使用那个记号，如果他用了，就必须被起诉；如果他再次使用，就必须被杀死。
And if anybody that belonged to the band told the secrets, he must have his throat cut, and then have his carcass burnt up and the ashes scattered all around, and his name blotted off of the list with blood and never mentioned again by the gang, but have a curse put on it and be forgot forever.
如果帮派中有人泄露了秘密，就必须割断他的喉咙，然后把他的尸体烧掉，骨灰四处撒散，他的名字用血从名单上划去，帮派中再也不许提及他的名字，还要对他加以诅咒，永远将他遗忘。
Everybody said it was a real beautiful oath, and asked Tom if he got it out of his own head.
大家都说这真是一份美妙的誓言，并问汤姆这是不是他自己想出来的。
He said, some of it, but the rest was out of pirate-books and robber-books, and every gang that was high-toned had it.
他说，有一部分是，但其余的是从海盗书和强盗书里来的，每个高档的帮派都有这些规矩。
Some thought it would be good to kill the families of boys that told the secrets.
有些人认为杀掉泄露秘密的男孩的家人也是个好主意。
Tom said it was a good idea, so he took a pencil and wrote it in.
汤姆说这是个好主意，于是他拿起铅笔把它补写了进去。
Vocabulary
- 于是
- yúshì — thereupon; as a result; and so
- 拿出
- náchū — to take out; to produce something from somewhere
- 一张
- yī zhāng — one sheet/piece (measure word for flat objects)
- 写着
- xiězhe — having written on it; bearing written text
- 誓言
- shìyán — oath; solemn vow or pledge
- 的
- de — structural particle indicating possession or modification
- 纸
- zhǐ — paper; a sheet of writing material
- 把
- bǎ — particle marking object before verb; to take
- 它
- tā — it; third-person singular pronoun for objects
- 读
- dú — to read aloud; to study or recite text
- 了
- le — particle indicating completed action or change
- 出来
- chūlai — to come out; resultative complement indicating outward action
- 要求
- yāoqiú — to require; a demand or requirement
- 每个
- měi ge — every; each individual one
- 男孩
- nánhái — boy; a male child or youth
- 忠于
- zhōngyú — to be loyal to; to remain faithful to
- 帮派
- bāngpài — gang; faction or criminal group
- 永远
- yǒngyuǎn — forever; always; for eternity
- 不
- bù — no; not; negation particle
- 泄露
- xièlù — to leak; to disclose secret information
- 任何
- rènhé — any; whatever; whichever
- 秘密
- mìmì — secret; confidential information
- 如果
- rúguǒ — if; in the event that; supposing
- 有人
- yǒurén — someone; there is a person who
- 伤害
- shānghài — to harm; to injure; to hurt someone
- 中
- zhōng — among; in the middle of; within a group
- 奉命
- fèngmìng — to act under orders; to follow a command
- 去
- qù — to go; to proceed toward an action
- 杀死
- shāsǐ — to kill; to cause death of someone
- 那个
- nàge — that one; referring to a specific person or thing
- 人
- rén — person; human being
- 及其
- jíqí — and his/her/its; along with the associated
- 家人
- jiārén — family members; one's relatives
- 必须
- bìxū — must; have to; obligatory
- 照办
- zhàobàn — to act accordingly; to follow instructions exactly
- 而且
- érqiě — moreover; furthermore; in addition
- 他
- tā — he; him; third-person male pronoun
- 不得
- bùdé — must not; not permitted; forbidden to
- 吃饭
- chīfàn — to eat a meal; to have food
- 睡觉
- shuìjiào — to sleep; to go to bed
- 直到
- zhídào — until; up to the point when
- 他们
- tāmen — they; them; third-person plural pronoun
- 并
- bìng — and; also; moreover; in addition
- 在
- zài — at; in; on; indicating location or time
- 胸口
- xiōngkǒu — chest; the front of the torso
- 砍出
- kǎnchū — to chop out; to carve by cutting forcefully
- 一个
- yī ge — one; a single (measure word for general objects)
- 十字
- shízì — cross; the shape of a cross or plus sign
- 为止
- wéizhǐ — until; up to; used to indicate an endpoint
- 那
- nà — that; referring to something previously mentioned
- 是
- shì — to be; is/am/are linking verb
- 记号
- jìhào — mark; sign; symbol used for identification
- 属于
- shǔyú — to belong to; to be part of a group
- 使用
- shǐyòng — to use; to make use of something
- 用
- yòng — to use; by means of; with
- 就
- jiù — then; immediately; just; precisely
- 被
- bèi — passive marker; indicating action done to subject
- 起诉
- qǐsù — to prosecute; to file charges against someone
- 再次
- zàicì — once again; a second time
- 割断
- gēduàn — to cut off; to sever completely
- 喉咙
- hóulóng — throat; the passage in the neck
- 然后
- ránhòu — then; after that; subsequently
- 尸体
- shītǐ — corpse; a dead body
- 烧掉
- shāodiào — to burn up; to destroy completely by fire
- 骨灰
- gǔhuī — ashes; cremated remains of a body
- 四处
- sìchù — everywhere; in all directions; all around
- 撒散
- sǎsàn — to scatter; to spread ashes in all directions
- 名字
- míngzi — name; a person's given name
- 血
- xuè — blood; the red fluid in the body
- 从
- cóng — from; starting from a point or source
- 名单
- míngdān — name list; a roster of people
- 上
- shàng — on; above; on top of a surface
- 划去
- huáqù — to cross out; to strike a name off a list
- 再也
- zài yě — never again; no longer (used with negation)
- 不许
- bùxǔ — not allowed; forbidden; must not
- 提及
- tíjí — to mention; to bring up in conversation
- 还要
- hái yào — also need to; in addition must
- 对
- duì — toward; regarding; directed at something
- 加以
- jiāyǐ — to apply; to subject to a certain treatment
- 诅咒
- zǔzhòu — to curse; to place a curse on someone
- 将
- jiāng — will; shall; going to (formal future marker)
- 遗忘
- yíwàng — to forget; to be consigned to oblivion
- 大家
- dàjiā — everyone; all people present
- 都
- dōu — all; both; every one without exception
- 说
- shuō — to say; to speak; to tell
- 这
- zhè — this; referring to something nearby
- 真是
- zhēn shì — truly is; really is; indeed
- 一份
- yī fèn — one copy; one portion (measure word for documents)
- 美妙
- měimiào — wonderful; splendid; marvelous
- 问
- wèn — to ask; to inquire about something
- 是不是
- shì bu shì — is it or not; asking for confirmation
- 自己
- zìjǐ — oneself; self; on one's own
- 想
- xiǎng — to think; to want; to consider
- 有
- yǒu — to have; there is/are; to exist
- 一部分
- yī bùfen — a portion; one part of a whole
- 但
- dàn — but; however; yet; nevertheless
- 其余
- qíyú — the rest; the remainder; the others
- 海盗
- hǎidào — pirate; sea robber; buccaneer
- 书
- shū — book; a written or printed work
- 和
- hé — and; together with; along with
- 强盗
- qiángdào — robber; bandit; armed criminal
- 里
- lǐ — inside; within; in the interior of
- 来
- lái — to come; to arrive; directional complement
- 高档
- gāodàng — high-class; upscale; top-grade quality
- 这些
- zhèxiē — these; referring to multiple nearby things
- 规矩
- guīju — rules; conventions; proper conduct or norms
- 有些
- yǒuxiē — some; certain ones; a few of them
- 认为
- rènwéi — to think; to consider; to hold an opinion
- 杀掉
- shādiào — to kill off; to get rid of by killing
- 也
- yě — also; too; as well; likewise
- 个
- ge — general measure word for people and objects
- 好
- hǎo — good; fine; well; favorable
- 主意
- zhǔyi — idea; plan; a thought or suggestion
- 拿起
- náqǐ — to pick up; to take hold of something
- 铅笔
- qiānbǐ — pencil; a writing instrument with graphite
- 补写
- bǔxiě — to write in addition; to fill in missing text
- 进去
- jìnqù — to go in; directional complement meaning inward
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