The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete — Page 4

他正在吃一个苹果，时不时发出一声悠长、婉转的呼啸，随后跟着低沉的"当当当、当当当"声——因为他正在扮演一艘汽船。

He was eating an apple, and giving a long, melodious whoop, at intervals, followed by a deep-toned ding-dong-dong, ding-dong-dong, for he was personating a steamboat.

当他走近时，他放慢了速度，走到街道中央，身子大幅向右舷倾斜，而后笨重地、煞有介事地转了个弯——

As he drew near, he slackened speed, took the middle of the street, leaned far over to starboard and rounded to ponderously and with laborious pomp and circumstance—

因为他正在扮演"密苏里大号"轮船，并自认为吃水深达九英尺。

for he was personating the Big Missouri, and considered himself to be drawing nine feet of water.

他既是船，又是船长，还是轮机铃声的合体，所以他必须想象自己站在自己的顶层甲板上，同时发号施令又亲自执行：

He was boat and captain and engine-bells combined, so he had to imagine himself standing on his own hurricane-deck giving the orders and executing them:

"停船，先生！叮铃铃铃！"船的惯性几乎耗尽，他缓缓地朝人行道靠拢。

"Stop her, sir! Ting-a-ling-ling!" The headway ran almost out, and he drew up slowly toward the sidewalk.

"倒车备好！叮铃铃铃！"他的双臂向下伸直，僵硬地贴着两侧。

"Ship up to back! Ting-a-ling-ling!" His arms straightened and stiffened down his sides.

"右舷倒车！叮铃铃铃！呼！哗哗哗！呼！"与此同时，他的右手画着庄重的圆圈——因为它代表着一个四十英尺的大轮子。

"Set her back on the stabboard! Ting-a-ling-ling! Chow! ch-chow-wow! Chow!" His right hand, mean-time, describing stately circles—for it was representing a forty-foot wheel.

"左舷倒车！叮铃铃铃！哗哗哗哗！"左手开始画起圆圈。

"Let her go back on the labboard! Ting-a-ling-ling! Chow-ch-chow-chow!" The left hand began to describe circles.

"停右舷！叮铃铃铃！停左舷！右舷前进！停船！外侧慢慢转！叮铃铃铃！呼呼呼！放出那根缆绳！快点！来——把弹簧缆绳放出来——你在那边干什么！用缆绳绕那根树桩一圈！守好那块跳板——放！轮机停转，先生！叮铃铃铃！嘶！嘶！嘶！"（试着拨动测压旋塞）。

"Stop the stabboard! Ting-a-ling-ling! Stop the labboard! Come ahead on the stabboard! Stop her! Let your outside turn over slow! Ting-a-ling-ling! Chow-ow-ow! Get out that head-line! lively now! Come—out with your spring-line—what're you about there! Take a turn round that stump with the bight of it! Stand by that stage, now—let her go! Done with the engines, sir! Ting-a-ling-ling! SH'T! S'H'T! SH'T!" (trying the gauge-cocks).

汤姆继续刷墙——对那艘汽船毫不理睬。本盯着看了一会儿，然后说道："嗨——哟！

Tom went on whitewashing—paid no attention to the steamboat. Ben stared a moment and then said: "Hi-Yi!