Treasure Island — Page 1

English → Chinese PART ONE--The Old Buccaneer Level 6/10

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The Old Sea-dog at the Admiral Benbow

本鲍老爹客栈里的老水手

Squire Trelawney, Dr. Livesey, and the rest of these gentlemen having asked me to write down the whole particulars about Treasure Island, from the beginning to the end, keeping nothing back but the bearings of the island, and that only because there is still treasure not yet lifted, I take up my pen in the year of grace 17—, and go back to the time when my father kept the Admiral Benbow inn and the brown old seaman with the sabre cut first took up his lodging under our roof.

特里劳尼乡绅、利弗西医生以及其他几位先生嘱咐我把金银岛的全部经过从头到尾写下来，除了岛的方位之外什么都不要隐瞒，而那方位之所以略去不提，只是因为岛上还有尚未取出的财宝。于是我在公元十七某年提起笔来，回溯到我父亲开着本鲍老爹客栈、那个脸上有刀疤的黝黑老水手初次在我们屋檐下借宿的那段时光。

I remember him as if it were yesterday, as he came plodding to the inn door, his sea-chest following behind him in a hand-barrow--a tall, strong, heavy, nut-brown man, his tarry pigtail falling over the shoulder of his soiled blue coat, his hands ragged and scarred, with black, broken nails, and the sabre cut across one cheek, a dirty, livid white.

我记得他的样子，仿佛就在昨天——他迈着沉重的步伐走到客栈门口，身后有人用独轮手推车推着他的海箱。他是个高大、结实、魁梧、棕褐色皮肤的男人，沾着柏油的辫子垂在他那件污迹斑斑的蓝色外套肩头，双手粗糙多疤，指甲又黑又断，一侧脸颊上有道刀疤，那疤又脏又白，泛着一种死白的颜色。

I remember him looking round the cove and whistling to himself as he did so, and then breaking out in that old sea-song that he sang so often afterwards:

我记得他环顾四周打量那处小湾，一边自顾自地吹着口哨，随后便放声唱起那首他后来常常吟唱的古老海歌：

"Fifteen men on the dead man's chest-- Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!"

「死人箱上十五人—— 哟嗬嗬，还有一瓶朗姆酒！」

in the high, old tottering voice that seemed to have been tuned and broken at the capstan bars.

那声音又高又老、颤颤巍巍，听起来像是在绞盘旁边被磨砺又被摧折过的。

Then he rapped on the door with a bit of stick like a handspike that he carried, and when my father appeared, called roughly for a glass of rum.

随后他用随身携带的一根形似撬棍的短棍敲了敲门，待我父亲出来应门，便粗声粗气地要了一杯朗姆酒。

Vocabulary

一: yī — The number one; a single unit.
本: běn — This; a classifier for books or volumes.
老爹: lǎo diē — Old man; informal term for father or elderly man.
客栈: kè zhàn — Inn; traditional lodging place for travelers.
里: lǐ — Inside; within; a unit of distance.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
老: lǎo — Old; aged; experienced.
水手: shuǐ shǒu — Sailor; seaman who works on a ship.
乡绅: xiāng shēn — Country squire; local landed gentleman of influence.
医生: yī shēng — Doctor; medical physician who treats patients.
以及: yǐ jí — As well as; and also; together with.
其他: qí tā — Other; the rest; remaining ones.
几位: jǐ wèi — Several (people); a few individuals (polite).
先生: xiān shēng — Mister; gentleman; respectful address for a man.
嘱咐: zhǔ fù — To instruct; to tell someone carefully what to do.
我: wǒ — I; me; the first-person singular pronoun.
把: bǎ — Particle indicating disposal of an object; to hold.
全部: quán bù — All; entire; the whole of something.
经过: jīng guò — Process; course of events; to pass through.
从头到尾: cóng tóu dào wěi — From beginning to end; completely; thoroughly.
写: xiě — To write; to compose text.
下来: xià lái — Down; to write down; to record something.
除了: chú le — Except for; apart from; besides.
岛: dǎo — Island; a land mass surrounded by water.
方位: fāng wèi — Location; bearing; directional position of something.
之外: zhī wài — Beyond; outside of; other than.
什么: shén me — What; anything; used in questions or negation.
都: dōu — All; both; entirely; without exception.
不要: bù yào — Don't; must not; do not do something.
隐瞒: yǐn mán — To conceal; to hide the truth from someone.
而: ér — And; but; yet; conjunction linking clauses.
那: nà — That; those; referring to something previously mentioned.
之所以: zhī suǒ yǐ — The reason why; that is because of.
略去: lüè qù — To omit; to leave out; to skip over.
不提: bù tí — Not to mention; to leave unmentioned deliberately.
只是: zhǐ shì — Only; merely; it is just that.
因为: yīn wèi — Because; due to; the reason being.
岛上: dǎo shàng — On the island; atop or located on an island.
还有: hái yǒu — There is still; also; furthermore.
尚未: shàng wèi — Not yet; still has not happened yet.
取出: qǔ chū — To take out; to retrieve something from somewhere.
财宝: cái bǎo — Treasure; riches; valuable wealth and jewels.
于是: yú shì — Therefore; as a result; consequently.
在: zài — At; in; on; indicates location or ongoing action.
公元: gōng yuán — Common Era (CE/AD); the Western calendar system.
十七: shí qī — Seventeen; the number 17.
某年: mǒu nián — A certain year; some unspecified year.
提起: tí qǐ — To pick up; to bring up; to raise a topic.
回溯: huí sù — To trace back; to recall past events; to retrospect.
到: dào — To arrive at; to reach; until.
父亲: fù qīn — Father; one's male parent.
开着: kāi zhe — Running; operating (a business); keeping open.
那个: nà ge — That one; that particular thing or person.
脸上: liǎn shàng — On the face; upon one's face.
有: yǒu — To have; there is/are; to possess.
刀疤: dāo bā — Knife scar; a scar left by a blade wound.
黝黑: yǒu hēi — Dark; swarthy; deeply tanned or darkened complexion.
老水手: lǎo shuǐ shǒu — Old sailor; an experienced veteran seafarer.
初次: chū cì — For the first time; the initial occasion.
我们: wǒ men — We; us; the first-person plural pronoun.
屋檐下: wū yán xià — Under the eaves; beneath the roof overhang.
借宿: jiè sù — To stay overnight as a guest; to lodge temporarily.
那段: nà duàn — That period; that section or span of time.
时光: shí guāng — Time; days gone by; a period of time.
记得: jì de — To remember; to recall clearly in memory.
他: tā — He; him; third-person masculine singular pronoun.
样子: yàng zi — Appearance; look; the way something or someone looks.
仿佛: fǎng fú — As if; seemingly; to seem like something.
就在: jiù zài — Right at; just at (a particular time or place).
昨天: zuó tiān — Yesterday; the day before today.
迈着: mài zhe — Striding with; stepping in a particular manner.
沉重: chén zhòng — Heavy; weighty; serious in manner or burden.
步伐: bù fá — Pace; stride; manner of walking or marching.
走到: zǒu dào — To walk up to; to arrive at by walking.
门口: mén kǒu — Doorway; entrance; the area at a door.
身后: shēn hòu — Behind one's back; behind someone physically.
有人: yǒu rén — There is someone; a person exists there.
用: yòng — To use; by means of; with.
独轮: dú lún — One-wheeled; single-wheel (as in a wheelbarrow).
手推车: shǒu tuī chē — Wheelbarrow; a hand-pushed cart with wheels.
推着: tuī zhe — Pushing; in the act of pushing something along.
海箱: hǎi xiāng — Sea chest; a sailor's personal trunk or chest.
是个: shì ge — Is a; was a (introduces a description of someone).
高大: gāo dà — Tall and big; large in stature; imposing in size.
结实: jiē shi — Sturdy; solid; strongly built and robust.
魁梧: kuí wú — Tall and well-built; imposingly large and muscular.
棕褐色: zōng hè sè — Brown; tawny; a dark brownish tan color.
皮肤: pí fū — Skin; the outer covering of the human body.
男人: nán rén — Man; an adult male person.
沾着: zhān zhe — Covered with; stained with; having something stuck on.
柏油: bǎi yóu — Tar; asphalt; a dark sticky petroleum substance.
辫子: biàn zi — Braid; pigtail; a plaited length of hair.
垂在: chuí zài — Hanging down onto; drooping over something.
那件: nà jiàn — That (piece of clothing); referring to a specific garment.
污迹斑斑: wū jì bān bān — Covered in stains; badly stained and dirty.
蓝色: lán sè — Blue; the color blue.
外套: wài tào — Coat; overcoat; an outer garment worn over clothes.
肩头: jiān tóu — Shoulder; the top of one's shoulder area.
双手: shuāng shǒu — Both hands; a pair of hands.
粗糙: cū cāo — Rough; coarse; not smooth to the touch.
多疤: duō bā — Full of scars; having many scars on them.
指甲: zhǐ jia — Fingernail; the hard covering at a finger's tip.
又黑: yòu hēi — Also black; both black (as in black and broken).
又断: yòu duàn — Also broken; and also broken (nails cracked off).
一侧: yī cè — One side; one flank of something.
脸颊: liǎn jiá — Cheek; the fleshy side of the face.
上: shàng — On; above; upper; on top of.
又脏: yòu zāng — Also dirty; both dirty (and white).
又白: yòu bái — Also white; both white in appearance.
泛着: fàn zhe — Giving off; emanating; showing a certain color or glow.
一种: yī zhǒng — A kind of; a type of; a sort of.
死白: sǐ bái — Deathly white; a ghastly pale lifeless white color.
颜色: yán sè — Color; hue; the visual attribute of shade.
环顾: huán gù — To look around; to glance around in all directions.
四周: sì zhōu — All around; on all sides; surroundings.
打量: dǎ liang — To look over; to size up; to scrutinize someone.
那处: nà chù — That place; that particular location or spot.
小湾: xiǎo wān — Small cove; a small sheltered bay or inlet.
一边: yī biān — On one side; at the same time; meanwhile.
自顾自: zì gù zì — To oneself; acting on one's own without caring about others.
地: de — Adverbial particle linking verb with adverb.
吹着: chuī zhe — Whistling; blowing (a tune); in the act of blowing.
口哨: kǒu shào — Whistle; the act of whistling with one's mouth.
随后: suí hòu — Shortly after; soon afterward; then following that.
便: biàn — Then; thereupon; right away; immediately after.
放声: fàng shēng — To let out one's voice; to sing or shout loudly.
唱起: chàng qǐ — To start singing; to begin a song.
那首: nà shǒu — That (song); classifier for songs referring to a specific one.
后来: hòu lái — Later; afterward; subsequently in time.
常常: cháng cháng — Often; frequently; on a regular basis.
吟唱: yín chàng — To chant; to sing in a slow melodic manner.
古老: gǔ lǎo — Ancient; old; of great age and long history.
海歌: hǎi gē — Sea shanty; a song sung by sailors at sea.
死人: sǐ rén — Dead man; a dead person; corpse.
箱: xiāng — Chest; box; trunk for storing items.
十五: shí wǔ — Fifteen; the number 15.
人: rén — Person; people; human being.
一瓶: yī píng — One bottle; a single bottle of something.
朗姆酒: lǎng mǔ jiǔ — Rum; an alcoholic spirit made from sugarcane.
声音: shēng yīn — Sound; voice; an audible noise or tone.
又高: yòu gāo — Also high; both high (in pitch).
又老: yòu lǎo — Also old; both old and worn-sounding.
颤颤巍巍: chàn chàn wēi wēi — Trembling; shaky and wavering; quavering unsteadily.
听起来: tīng qǐ lái — To sound like; when listened to seems like.
像是: xiàng shì — Seems like; resembles; appears to be.
绞盘: jiǎo pán — Capstan; a winch or windlass used on ships.
旁边: páng biān — Beside; next to; on the side of.
被: bèi — Passive marker; by (indicates an action done to subject).
磨砺: mó lì — To sharpen; to wear down; to grind and temper.
又: yòu — Also; again; both; and furthermore.
摧折: cuī zhé — To break; to snap; to crush and damage severely.
过的: guò de — That has been (done); indicating past experience.
随身: suí shēn — On one's person; carried with oneself always.
携带: xié dài — To carry; to bring along; to take with oneself.
一根: yī gēn — One (stick/rod); classifier for long thin objects.
形似: xíng sì — Resembling in shape; similar in form to something.
撬棍: qiào gùn — Crowbar; a metal bar used as a lever.
短棍: duǎn gùn — Short stick; a small club or rod.
敲了敲: qiāo le qiāo — Knocked; gave a knock (repeated action of knocking).
门: mén — Door; gate; entrance to a building or room.
待: dài — To wait; until; awaiting someone to appear.
出来: chū lái — To come out; to emerge from inside.
应门: yìng mén — To answer the door; to respond to a knock.
粗声粗气: cū shēng cū qì — In a rough gruff voice; speaking rudely and coarsely.
要了: yào le — Asked for; ordered; requested to be given something.
一杯: yī bēi — One cup; one glass of a drink.

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