Treasure Island — Page 12

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

I had always my eye open for seafaring men, with one leg or two, and I remember this one puzzled me.

我总是留意着海上的人，不管是一条腿还是两条腿的，我记得这个人让我感到困惑。

He was not sailorly, and yet he had a smack of the sea about him too.

他并不像个水手，然而他身上也带着几分海上的气息。

I asked him what was for his service, and he said he would take rum; but as I was going out of the room to fetch it, he sat down upon a table and motioned me to draw near.

我问他需要什么，他说他要喝朗姆酒；但就在我要出去取酒的时候，他坐在一张桌子上，示意我靠近。

I paused where I was, with my napkin in my hand.

我停在原地，手里拿着餐巾。

"Come here, sonny," says he. "Come nearer here."

「过来，小子，」他说，「靠近一点。」

I took a step nearer.

我向前走近了一步。

"Is this here table for my mate Bill?" he asked with a kind of leer.

「这张桌子是为我的伙伴比尔留的吗？」他斜眼问道。

I told him I did not know his mate Bill, and this was for a person who stayed in our house whom we called the captain.

我告诉他我不认识他的伙伴比尔，这张桌子是为一位住在我们家里、我们称之为船长的人留的。

"Well," said he, "my mate Bill would be called the captain, as like as not.

「嗯，」他说，「我的伙伴比尔多半会被叫做船长。」

He has a cut on one cheek and a mighty pleasant way with him, particularly in drink, has my mate Bill.

他有一边脸颊上有道疤，为人非常随和，尤其是喝酒的时候，我的伙伴比尔就是这样。

We'll put it, for argument like, that your captain has a cut on one cheek--and we'll put it, if you like, that that cheek's the right one.

我们姑且说，就当作是，你们的船长有一边脸颊上有道疤——如果你愿意，我们就说那是右边的脸颊。

Ah, well! I told you.

啊，好吧！我就知道。

Now, is my mate Bill in this here house?"

那么，我的伙伴比尔现在在这屋里吗？」

I told him he was out walking.

我告诉他他出去散步了。

"Which way, sonny? Which way is he gone?

「往哪边去了，小子？他朝哪个方向去了？」

Vocabulary

我: wǒ — I, me; first-person singular pronoun
总是: zǒng shì — Always, invariably; indicating habitual action
留意: liú yì — Pay attention to, take notice of something
着: zhe — Particle indicating ongoing action or state
海上: hǎi shàng — On the sea, at sea; maritime
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification
人: rén — Person, people, human being
不管: bù guǎn — No matter, regardless of any condition
是: shì — To be; linking verb indicating identity or existence
一条腿: yī tiáo tuǐ — One leg; single leg on a person
还是: hái shì — Or; used in questions or alternatives
两条腿: liǎng tiáo tuǐ — Two legs; both legs on a person
记得: jì de — Remember, recall something from memory
这个: zhè ge — This, this one; near demonstrative pronoun
让: ràng — Let, allow, cause someone to do something
感到: gǎn dào — Feel, sense, experience an emotion or sensation
困惑: kùn huò — Confused, puzzled, perplexed by something unclear
他: tā — He, him; third-person masculine singular pronoun
并不: bìng bù — Not at all, emphatically does not
像个: xiàng ge — Look like, resemble a type of person
水手: shuǐ shǒu — Sailor, seaman; person working on a ship
然而: rán ér — However, nevertheless; transitional contrast conjunction
身上: shēn shàng — On one's body, about one's person
也: yě — Also, too, as well; additive adverb
带着: dài zhe — Carrying, bearing, having with oneself
几分: jǐ fēn — Some, a bit of, a certain degree
气息: qì xī — Aura, breath, air; characteristic quality or feel
问: wèn — Ask, inquire, question someone
需要: xū yào — Need, require; have a necessity for something
什么: shén me — What; interrogative pronoun for things
说: shuō — Say, speak, tell; express verbally
要: yào — Want, need, will; expressing desire or necessity
喝: hē — Drink; consume liquid
朗姆酒: lǎng mǔ jiǔ — Rum; alcoholic spirit distilled from sugarcane
但: dàn — But, however; conjunction introducing contrast
就在: jiù zài — Right at, just when; emphasizing time or place
出去: chū qù — Go out, exit; move outward from a place
时候: shí hòu — Time, moment, period when something happens
坐在: zuò zài — Sitting at or in a specific place
一张: yī zhāng — One; measure word for flat objects like tables
桌子: zhuō zi — Table, desk; flat-surfaced furniture piece
上: shàng — On top of, above; directional or positional word
示意: shì yì — Signal, gesture, indicate nonverbally to someone
靠近: kào jìn — Get close to, approach, move near
停在: tíng zài — Stop at, remain stationary at a location
原地: yuán dì — Original spot, same place; without moving
手里: shǒu lǐ — In one's hand, held in the hand
拿着: ná zhe — Holding, grasping something in one's hand
餐巾: cān jīn — Napkin, table napkin used during meals
过来: guò lái — Come over here, approach the speaker
小子: xiǎo zi — Boy, kid, lad; informal address for young male
一点: yī diǎn — A little, a bit; small amount or degree
向前: xiàng qián — Forward, ahead; in the direction ahead
走近: zǒu jìn — Walk closer, approach by walking
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or change
一步: yī bù — One step; a single pace forward or back
这张: zhè zhāng — This one; demonstrative with flat-object measure word
为: wèi — For, on behalf of; preposition indicating purpose
伙伴: huǒ bàn — Partner, companion, buddy; close associate
留: liú — Keep, reserve, leave something for someone
吗: ma — Question particle; turns statement into yes/no question
斜眼: xié yǎn — Sidelong glance, looking askance at someone
问道: wèn dào — Asked, said by way of questioning
告诉: gào su — Tell, inform, let someone know something
不: bù — No, not; negation particle
认识: rèn shi — Know, recognize, be acquainted with someone
一位: yī wèi — One; polite measure word for a person
住在: zhù zài — Live at, reside in a specific place
我们: wǒ men — We, us; first-person plural pronoun
家里: jiā lǐ — At home, inside one's house or family
称之为: chēng zhī wéi — Call it, refer to it as; give a name
船长: chuán zhǎng — Captain; commander of a ship
嗯: ń / ǹg — Hmm, uh-huh; hesitation or affirmation sound
多半: duō bàn — Most likely, probably; more than half chance
会: huì — Will, can; indicating ability or future likelihood
被: bèi — Passive marker; indicates subject receives action
叫做: jiào zuò — Be called, be named; have a certain name
有: yǒu — Have, there is/are; indicating possession or existence
一边: yī biān — One side; one part of something bilateral
脸颊: liǎn jiá — Cheek; side of the face below the eye
疤: bā — Scar; mark left on skin after a wound
为人: wéi rén — One's character, the way a person behaves
非常: fēi cháng — Very, extremely; highly intensifying adverb
随和: suí hé — Easygoing, amiable, good-natured in personality
尤其是: yóu qí shì — Especially, particularly; emphasizing a specific case
喝酒: hē jiǔ — Drink alcohol, consume alcoholic beverages
就是: jiù shì — Exactly, that's it; emphatic confirmation
这样: zhè yàng — Like this, this way; in such a manner
姑且: gū qiě — For now, tentatively; provisionally accepting something
就: jiù — Then, just; emphatic or consequential adverb
当作: dāng zuò — Treat as, regard as, consider to be
你们: nǐ men — You all, you plural; second-person plural pronoun
如果: rú guǒ — If, supposing; conditional conjunction
你: nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun
愿意: yuàn yì — Willing, be willing to do something
那是: nà shì — That is; identifying or clarifying something
右边: yòu biān — Right side, the right-hand direction
啊: a — Ah, oh; exclamatory or softening particle
好吧: hǎo ba — Alright, okay; reluctant or casual agreement
知道: zhī dào — Know, be aware of a fact or situation
那么: nà me — Then, in that case; transitional conjunctive adverb
现在: xiàn zài — Now, at present, currently
在: zài — At, in, on; indicating location or ongoing action
这: zhè — This; near demonstrative pronoun or adjective
屋里: wū lǐ — Inside the room, indoors
散步: sàn bù — Take a walk, stroll; walk leisurely
往: wǎng — Toward, in the direction of; directional preposition
哪边: nǎ biān — Which side, which direction; interrogative location
去了: qù le — Has gone, went away; departed somewhere
朝: cháo — Toward, facing; directional preposition
哪个: nǎ ge — Which one; interrogative pronoun for selection
方向: fāng xiàng — Direction, orientation; the way something faces

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