Treasure Island — Page 8

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

He never wrote or received a letter, and he never spoke with any but the neighbours, and with these, for the most part, only when drunk on rum.

他从不写信，也从不收信，除了邻居之外从不与人交谈，而即便是与邻居交谈，也大多是在喝醉朗姆酒的时候。

The great sea-chest none of us had ever seen open.

那只大航海箱，我们谁也从未见过它被打开过。

He was only once crossed, and that was towards the end, when my poor father was far gone in a decline that took him off.

他只有一次遭到了顶撞，那是在快到最后的时候，我可怜的父亲已病入膏肓，不久便撒手人寰。

Dr. Livesey came late one afternoon to see the patient, took a bit of dinner from my mother, and went into the parlour to smoke a pipe until his horse should come down from the hamlet, for we had no stabling at the old Benbow.

利夫西医生一天傍晚来探望病人，在我母亲那里吃了些晚饭，然后走进客厅抽烟斗，等着他的马从村子里牵来，因为老本鲍旅店没有马厩。

I followed him in, and I remember observing the contrast the neat, bright doctor, with his powder as white as snow and his bright, black eyes and pleasant manners, made with the coltish country folk, and above all, with that filthy, heavy, bleared scarecrow of a pirate of ours, sitting, far gone in rum, with his arms on the table.

我跟着他走了进去，我记得当时注意到那位整洁而精神的医生，头戴雪白的假发，一双明亮的黑眼睛，举止文雅，与那些粗野的乡下人形成了鲜明的对比，尤其是与我们那个邋遢、臃肿、眼神呆滞的海盗稻草人相比，他正烂醉如泥地趴在桌上。

Suddenly he--the captain, that is--began to pipe up his eternal song:

突然，他——也就是那个船长——开始哼唱起他那首没完没了的歌：

"Fifteen men on the dead man's chest-- Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum! Drink and the devil had done for the rest-- Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!"

「死人箱上十五人——呦呵呵，一瓶朗姆酒！喝酒与魔鬼害了其余的人——呦呵呵，一瓶朗姆酒！」

At first I had supposed "the dead man's chest" to be that identical big box of his upstairs in the front room, and the thought had been mingled in my nightmares with that of the one-legged seafaring man.

起初我以为"死人箱"就是他放在楼上前厅里的那只大箱子，这个念头曾与那个独腿水手的形象交织在一起，出现在我的噩梦之中。

Vocabulary

他: tā — Third person singular pronoun meaning 'he' or 'him'.
从不: cóng bù — Never, at no time ever does something.
写信: xiě xìn — To write a letter to someone.
也: yě — Also, too, as well; adds parallel meaning.
收信: shōu xìn — To receive a letter or correspondence.
除了: chúle — Except for, apart from, besides something.
邻居: línjū — Neighbor, person living nearby.
之外: zhī wài — Outside of, beyond, other than something.
与人: yǔ rén — With people, interacting or communicating with others.
交谈: jiāotán — To converse, chat, or talk with someone.
而: ér — And yet, but, while; connects contrasting clauses.
即便: jíbiàn — Even if, even though; introduces concessive condition.
是: shì — To be; links subject and predicate.
与: yǔ — With, and; connects nouns or phrases together.
大多: dàduō — Mostly, for the most part, the majority.
在: zài — At, in, on; indicates location or ongoing action.
喝醉: hēzuì — To get drunk, to become intoxicated from drinking.
朗姆酒: lǎngmǔ jiǔ — Rum, an alcoholic spirit distilled from sugarcane.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
时候: shíhou — Time, moment, period when something occurs.
那只: nà zhī — That (one); demonstrative plus measure word for objects.
大: dà — Big, large, great in size or extent.
航海箱: hánghǎi xiāng — Sea chest, a large trunk used by sailors.
我们: wǒmen — We, us; first person plural pronoun.
谁: shéi — Who; interrogative pronoun asking about a person.
从未: cóng wèi — Never, has never at any point happened.
见过: jiàn guò — Have seen before; experienced seeing something previously.
它: tā — It; third person pronoun for objects or animals.
被: bèi — Passive marker indicating subject receives the action.
打开: dǎkāi — To open, to unlock or unfold something.
过: guò — Experiential aspect marker; indicates past experience.
只有: zhǐyǒu — Only, just; restricts condition to one possibility.
一次: yī cì — Once, one time, a single occurrence.
遭到: zāodào — To suffer, encounter, or be subjected to something negative.
了: le — Aspect particle indicating completed action or change.
顶撞: dǐngzhuàng — To talk back, contradict, or defy someone rudely.
那: nà — That; demonstrative pronoun indicating distant object.
快到: kuài dào — Almost arrived, nearly reaching a point in time.
最后: zuìhòu — Finally, at last, in the end.
我: wǒ — I, me; first person singular pronoun.
可怜: kělián — Pitiful, poor, pitiable; deserving of sympathy.
父亲: fùqīn — Father; formal word for one's male parent.
已: yǐ — Already; indicates something has occurred before now.
病入膏肓: bìng rù gāo huāng — Critically ill beyond cure; disease has reached fatal stage.
不久: bùjiǔ — Soon, before long, after a short time.
便: biàn — Then, thereupon; indicates a consequential action follows.
撒手人寰: sā shǒu rén huán — To pass away, die; let go of the mortal world.
医生: yīshēng — Doctor, physician; a medical professional.
一天: yī tiān — One day, a certain day; introduces a past event.
傍晚: bàngwǎn — Evening, dusk; the time just before nightfall.
来: lái — To come, to arrive at a place.
探望: tànwàng — To visit, call on someone, especially the sick.
病人: bìngrén — Patient, sick person; someone who is ill.
母亲: mǔqīn — Mother; formal word for one's female parent.
那里: nàlǐ — There, that place; indicates a distant location.
吃了: chī le — Ate, consumed food; completed action of eating.
些: xiē — Some, a few; indefinite small quantity measure word.
晚饭: wǎnfàn — Dinner, evening meal; the last meal of the day.
然后: ránhòu — Then, afterwards, after that sequence of events.
走进: zǒu jìn — To walk into, to enter a place on foot.
客厅: kètīng — Living room, parlor; common room for receiving guests.
抽: chōu — To smoke (a pipe/cigarette); to draw or pull.
烟斗: yāndǒu — Tobacco pipe; a device used for smoking tobacco.
等着: děng zhe — Waiting, in the process of waiting for something.
他的: tā de — His; possessive form of third person pronoun.
马: mǎ — Horse; a large domesticated riding or working animal.
从: cóng — From; indicates starting point of movement or time.
村子: cūnzi — Village, small rural settlement or community.
里: lǐ — Inside, within; indicates interior location.
牵来: qiān lái — To lead or bring an animal here by hand.
因为: yīnwèi — Because, since; introduces reason or cause.
老: lǎo — Old, aged; also used as a familiar prefix for names.
旅店: lǚdiàn — Inn, small hotel; a lodging place for travelers.
没有: méiyǒu — Don't have, there is not; negates possession or existence.
马厩: mǎjiù — Stable, stall; a building where horses are kept.
跟着: gēn zhe — Following, going along behind someone or something.
走了进去: zǒu le jìn qù — Walked in, entered inside a place on foot.
记得: jìde — To remember, to recall something from memory.
当时: dāngshí — At that time, then; refers to a past moment.
注意到: zhùyì dào — To notice, to become aware of something specific.
那位: nà wèi — That person; polite demonstrative plus respectful measure word.
整洁: zhěngjié — Neat, tidy, clean and orderly in appearance.
精神: jīngshén — Spirited, vigorous; full of energy and alertness.
头戴: tóu dài — Wearing on the head; to have something on one's head.
雪白: xuě bái — Snow white, pure white; extremely white in color.
假发: jiǎfà — Wig, hairpiece; artificial hair worn on the head.
一双: yī shuāng — A pair of; measure word for paired things like eyes.
明亮: míngliàng — Bright, luminous, shining; full of light or brilliance.
黑眼睛: hēi yǎnjing — Dark eyes, black eyes; eyes of a dark color.
举止: jǔzhǐ — Manners, bearing, behavior; way one carries oneself.
文雅: wényǎ — Refined, cultured, elegant in manner and speech.
那些: nàxiē — Those; plural demonstrative referring to distant objects or people.
粗野: cūyě — Rough, crude, boorish; lacking refinement or manners.
乡下人: xiāngxia rén — Country folk, rural people; those from the countryside.
形成了: xíngchéng le — Formed, created; came to constitute a contrast or pattern.
鲜明: xiānmíng — Vivid, sharp, striking; clear and distinct contrast.
对比: duìbǐ — Contrast, comparison; juxtaposition highlighting differences.
尤其是: yóuqí shì — Especially, particularly; singles out one thing above others.
那个: nàge — That one; demonstrative pronoun referring to a specific thing.
邋遢: lāta — Slovenly, dirty, unkempt; messy in personal appearance.
臃肿: yōngzhǒng — Bloated, obese, puffy; excessively fat or swollen.
眼神: yǎnshén — Expression in one's eyes; the look or gaze.
呆滞: dāizhì — Dull, blank, lifeless; lacking expression or vitality.
海盗: hǎidào — Pirate; a person who robs or attacks ships at sea.
稻草人: dàocǎorén — Scarecrow; a figure made of straw to scare birds.
相比: xiāngbǐ — Compared with, in comparison to something else.
正: zhèng — Just, right in the middle of doing an action.
烂醉如泥: làn zuì rú ní — Dead drunk, completely intoxicated; drunk as a stupor.
地: de — Adverbial particle linking adverb or phrase to verb.
趴在: pā zài — To lie face down on, to slump over something.
桌上: zhuō shàng — On the table, on top of a table surface.
突然: tūrán — Suddenly, all of a sudden, without any warning.
也就是: yě jiùshì — That is to say, namely; used to clarify or restate.
船长: chuánzhǎng — Captain; the commander or master of a ship.
开始: kāishǐ — To begin, to start; the commencement of an action.
哼唱: hēng chàng — To hum and sing; to sing quietly or under one's breath.
起: qǐ — Resultative complement indicating start or upward action.
那首: nà shǒu — That song; demonstrative with measure word for songs.
没完没了: méi wán méi liǎo — Endless, interminable; something that never seems to stop.
歌: gē — Song; a piece of music with words sung aloud.
死人: sǐrén — Dead person, corpse; someone who has died.
箱上: xiāng shàng — On top of the chest or box; atop a container.
十五: shíwǔ — Fifteen; the number 15.
人: rén — Person, people; human being or individual.
一瓶: yī píng — A bottle of; one bottle, a measure word phrase.
喝酒: hē jiǔ — To drink alcohol; to consume wine or spirits.
魔鬼: móguǐ — Devil, demon; an evil supernatural being.
害了: hài le — Harmed, ruined; caused damage or destruction to someone.
其余: qíyú — The rest, the remainder; what is left over.
起初: qǐchū — At first, initially; at the beginning of a situation.
以为: yǐwéi — To mistakenly think, to assume incorrectly about something.
就是: jiùshì — Is precisely, is exactly; used for emphasis or confirmation.
放在: fàng zài — Placed at, put in; indicates location of a placed object.
楼上: lóu shàng — Upstairs; the upper floor of a building.
前厅: qiántīng — Front hall, anteroom; the entrance room of a building.
里的: lǐ de — Inside the; modifier indicating something within a space.
大箱子: dà xiāngzi — Large box, big chest; a sizeable storage container.
这个: zhège — This, this one; near demonstrative pronoun for a thing.
念头: niàntou — Thought, idea, notion; a thing that crosses one's mind.
曾: céng — Once, formerly; indicates something happened in the past.
独腿: dú tuǐ — One-legged; having only a single leg.
水手: shuǐshǒu — Sailor, seaman; a person who works on a ship.
形象: xíngxiàng — Image, figure; the appearance or impression of a person.
交织: jiāozhī — Intertwined, interwoven; mixed together in a complex way.
一起: yīqǐ — Together, at the same time; jointly with something else.
出现在: chūxiàn zài — Appears in, shows up at a specific place or context.
我的: wǒ de — My, mine; first person singular possessive.
噩梦: èmèng — Nightmare; a frightening or disturbing dream.
之中: zhī zhōng — Within, among, in the midst of something.

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