《金银岛》第一章 老海员(4)

The captain swore softly¹, then said," Silence!"

老船长轻声骂了一句，喊道：“安静，听见没有？”

"Are you speaking to me, sir?"asked the doctor.

“你在对我说话吗，先生？”大夫问。

"Yes,"the captain told him, swearing again.

“对，”老船长说，又夹着一句咒骂。

"I have only one thing to say to you, sir," replied the doctor."If you keep on drinking rum, the world will soon be free of a dirty scoundrel!"

“我只想对你讲一句话，先生，”大夫说，“如果你还不戒酒，这世界上很快就会减少一个十足的混蛋！”

The captain jumped to his feet with a knife in his hand, but the doctor never moved. He spoke³ to the captain in a calm and clear voice so that others in the room could hear:

老船长跳起来，手里拿着一把刀，但李甫西大夫纹丝未动。他用清晰、洪亮的声音对老船长说话，以使屋里的人都能听清：

"If you don't put that knife away, I promise you shall die a criminal's death under the law."

“如果你不把刀收起来，我担保你会被送上绞架的。”

Then followed a battle of looks between them, but the cap－tain soon put away his weapon and sat down like a beaten dog. Soon after Dr² Livesey rode away on his horse. The captain was silent⁴ for the rest of the evening, and for many evenings after－wards.

他们的目光对峙了一会儿，老船长终于收起了刀子，像一条斗败的狗一样坐在那里。过了一会儿，李甫西大夫骑马走了。这天晚上，老船长没再吭声，以后好几个晚上他也挺老实。

1 softly   

adv.柔和地，静静地，温柔地

参考例句：

• He speaks too softly for her to hear.他讲话声音太轻，她听不见。
• She breathed her advice softly.她低声劝告。

2 Dr   

n.医生，大夫；博士(缩)（= Doctor）

参考例句：

• Dr.Williams instructs us in botany.威廉博士教我们植物学。
• The ward of the hospital is in the charge of Dr.Green.医院的这间病房由格林医生负责。

3 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

4 silent   

adj.安静的，不吵闹的，沉默的，无言的；n.(复数)默剧

参考例句：

• Immediately on his beginning to speak,everyone was silent.他一讲话，大家顿时安静下来。
• The boys looked at the conjuror in silent wonder. 孩子们目瞪口呆地看着那魔术师。