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英语听力:金银岛 12 Israel Hands

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  12 Israel Hands

  I lost no time and climbed up the rope on to the deck1 of the ship.The two men were there,red-cap on his back,Israel Hands against the side,his face white There was dark blood around them on the deck,and I was sure each had killed the other in their drunken fight.

  Then Israel Hands turned with a low cry of pain.He looked across at me and whispered2 one word:‘Rum’.

  I went below to the cabin3 where there were empty bottles on the floor and tobacco4 smoke filled the air.I found a bottle with some rum left in it,and found some water and some bread and cheese for myself.I took the bottle back on deck,where Hands drank half the rum before taking the bottle from his mouth.

  ‘By thunder!’he said.‘I wanted some of that.But where have you come from?’

  I've come to take control of this ship,Mr Hands,’I said,‘so please remember I'm your captain.’

  He watched me pull down the Jolly5 Roger and throw it overboard,then he said,‘I expect you'll want to go ashore6 now.Suppose we talk about it.’There was some colour back in his cheeks but he looked very sick.‘Who's going to sail the ship now?You can't do it;but if you give me food and drink and a handkerchief to tie up my wound7,I'll tell you how to sail her.’

  ‘All right,’I agreed.‘We'll go into North Inlet8 and quietly put her on the beach there.’

  In three minutes I had the Hispaniola sailing9 easily before the wind,along the coast of Treasure Island.Then I went be-low and got a handkerchief and helped.Hands tie up the great bleeding10 wound in his leg.He ate a little and drank more of the rum,then he began to look a little better.

  We sailed ahead of the wind,the island moving past quickly.After my success,I was less sorry about deserting the stockade11.There was only one thing that worried me.It was the way Israel Hands watched me at my work,a cold little smile on his face.

  We could not put the ship on the beach when we reached North Inlet because the sea was too high.We had to wait,sit ting in silence over another meal.

  ‘Cap’n,’Hands said to me,still with that smile on his face,‘my old mate,O’Brien,is dead.Can you throw him overboard?’

  ‘I'm not strong enough,’I said.

  There was a pause,then he said,‘Well now,would you be very kind and go down to the cabin and fetch me a bottle of wine,Jim?This rum's too strong for my head.’

  I listened to his words but didn't believe them.He wanted me to leave the deck,that was clear,but why?

  ‘Wine?’I said.‘Will you have white or red?’

  ‘I don't mind,’he said,‘as long as it's strong and there's plenty of it.’

  ‘I'll have to search for it,’I told him.

  I went below,then took off my shoes and went quietly up the other stairs to watch him.He was on his hands and knees and,although his leg hurt him,he moved quickly across the deck and took a long knife from among some ropes.I could see the blood on it.Then he hid it under his coat and went back to his place.

  This was all I needed to know Israel Hands could move about and now had a weapon,and he was going to try to kill me.But I knew that he wouldn't use the knife until the ship was safely on the beach.I went back to the cabin,put my shoes on again,and picked up a bottle of wine.Then I went back up on deck.

  He took a long drink from the bottle of wine,saying,Here's luck!’

  Afterwards,we sailed into North Inlet and I forgot to watch Hands carefully.We were nearly on the beach and I was looking over the side of the ship.Perhaps I heard a sound or saw his shadow moving,I don't know.But when I looked round,there he was,half-way towards me with the knife in his right hand!

  He threw himself at me and I jumped to one side,leaving him to fall on the deck.Quickly,I took a pistol12 from my pocket and aimed it at him----he powder was wet and the pistol didn't fire!He got up and came at me with surprising speed,but suddenly the Hispaniola hit the sand and went over on one side.We were.both thrown down and began to roll across the deck,but I was on my feet first and climbed up into the sails,hand over hand.When I was in a safe place,I loaded my pistols14,this time with dry powder.

  Hands was pulling himself up among the sails now,the knife between his teeth.

  ‘One more step,’I said,‘and I'll kill you!’

  ‘Jim,’he said.He took the knife from his mouth to speak,and looked beaten.‘We'll have to make peace,you and I.You're too sharp and quick for an old sailor like me…’

  But then,with a sudden13 movement,his hand went back and something went speeding through the air.I felt a sharp pain,and I was pinned to the mast15 by my shoulder.In the terrible pain and surprise of the moment,both my pistols went off and fell from my hands.

  They did not fall alone.With a cry,Hands fell into the water.He came up,the water around him red from his blood,then he went down again,for ever.

  I felt sick and frightened.The blood from my wound ran over my back and chest,and the knife seemed to burn like hot iron16.But I was trembling17 so badly that it shook the knife out of my skin,and I could move again.I climbed down through the sails,then went below to tie up my wound.There was a lot of blood but it wasn't deep.Next,I went up on deck.It was now evening and a light wind was blowing,so I lowered18 the sails before climbing down a rope and into the sea.

  The water was only waist-deep and I walked ashore.The sun had gone now and,once on dry land,I began to walk to the stockade.Perhaps the others would blame me for deserting,I thought,but Captain Smollett would be pleased I had taken the Hispaniola,I was sure.

  When I reached the stockade,the house lay in dark shadow.But on the other side,a large fire had almost burned itself out.This seemed strange,as it had not been our habit to build lange fires.

  There were no sounds,except for the wind in the trees,and I went quietly round to the eastern side,keeping in the shadows.As I came nearer to the corner of the house,I heard my friends breathing loudly as they slept,and at once felt happier again.I got to the door and looked in,but all was dark and I could see nothing.With my arms out in front of me,I walked in.

  Suddenly,there was a high voice screaming in the darkness:‘Pieces of eight!Pieces of eight!Pieces of eight!’It was Silver's parrot,Captain Flint!

  Immediately,men began to wake up,and I heard Silver's voice shout,‘Who's there?’

  I turned to run,crashed violently19 against one person,then ran straight into the arms of another.

  12 伊斯莱尔·汉兹

  我不失时机地抓住缆绳,爬上大船的甲板。两个留守的海盗都在甲板上,戴红帽的仰面躺在甲板上,伊斯莱尔·汉兹靠在船舷上,脸色苍白。他们周围的甲板上有斑斑血迹,我断定他们酒醉之后自相残杀,结果同归于尽了。

  这时伊斯莱尔·汉兹翻了一下身,痛苦地呻吟了一声。他看了我一眼,吐出一句话:“朗姆酒。”

  我下到船舱里,地上全是空瓶,空气中充满了烟味。我发现只有一只瓶子里还有一点酒;我给自己找到一些面包干和干酪。我走上甲板把酒递给汉兹,他一口气就喝下去一半。

  “妈的!”他说。“我正需要这个。你是从哪儿来的?”

  “我是来接管这条船的,汉兹先生,”我说。“记住,现在我是你的船长。”

  他看着我降下了骷髅旗,扔到海里,他说:“我看你是想到岸上去。咱们来谈谈吧。”他的脸上露出一点血色,但还很虚弱。“现在谁来驾船呢?你肯定不行;但如果你给我点吃喝,帮我用一块手帕包扎伤口,我会告诉你如何驾船的。”

  “那好吧,”我说。“我要把船开向岛北的水湾,慢慢地登上那里的海滩。”

  不到三分钟我就轻而易举地驾着伊斯帕尼奥拉号沿着金银岛顺风而行了。然后我下去找到一条手帕,帮助汉兹包扎他腿上鲜血直流的伤口。他吃了一点东西,又喝了不少酒,看起来比刚才好多了。

  我们乘风航行,岛上的景物迅速向后退去。我终于成功了,因而对不辞而别的内疚也减少了许多。只有一件事让我担心,那就是汉兹看我干活的表情,他的脸上总带着冷笑。

  因为海水太深,当我们到达北部水湾时,我们没法让船冲上岸滩。于是我们默默地坐下来,一边吃些东西一边等待。

  “船长先生,”汉兹对我说,脸上还带着狡诈的笑,“我的老伙伴奥布赖恩已经死了。你能把他扔到海里去吗?”

  “我没这么大力气,”我说。

  他顿了一下对我说:“那么,你现在下去给我找一瓶葡萄酒来怎么样?这朗姆酒劲儿太大了。”

  我听明白他的话,但一点都不信他。显然,他要我离开甲板,但为什么呢?

  “葡萄酒?”我问。“要白的还是红的?”

  “都行,”他说,“只要多一些,有点劲就行。”

  “好吧,我去找一找,”我说。

  我跑下去,然后脱下鞋爬上梯子看他。他用两手和两个膝盖爬行。尽管腿受伤了,他还是爬得很快,然后从甲板上一盘缆绳下面找出一把长刀。我可以看见上面的血迹。然后他把刀藏在衣服下面,回到原处。

  这正是我需要知道的一切。伊斯莱尔·汉兹能够爬行而且他现在有了武器,他想杀掉我。但我相信在伊斯帕尼奥拉号安全抵达沙滩之前他不会杀我的。我回到船舱,穿上鞋,找到一瓶葡萄酒回到甲板上。

  他拿起酒瓶喝了个痛快,嘴里喊着:“百事如意!”

  然后,我们把船驶往北部水湾,我也忘了注意汉兹。我们快到海滩了,我向船侧面望了一下。也许我听见了什么声音或看见了他的影子在动,当我回过头去的时候,汉兹右手举着刀都快到我眼前了!

  他扑向我而我跳到一旁,他摔倒在甲板上。我迅速地掏出手枪瞄准他——但是火药受潮了,枪没响!他起身以惊人的速度向我扑过来,正在这时伊斯帕尼奥拉号突然搁浅,向一侧倾斜。我们都失去平衡,滚向一边,但我先站起来一跃,两手交替着爬上桅杆。我爬到安全的地方,把手枪换上干火药。

  汉兹嘴里衔着刀,也慢慢地爬向桅杆。

  “你要再上来一步,”我说,“我就杀了你。”

  “吉姆,”他说,从口中取下长刀,“咱们来讲和吧,像我这样一个老海员斗不过你这样身手矫捷的年轻人……”

  但是突然,他的手向后一挥,就见一件东西嗖的一声飞过来。我感到一阵剧痛,我的肩膀被钉在了桅杆上。就在这巨痛和吃惊之际,我的双枪响了,随即枪也从手中滑落。

  掉下去的不光是两枝枪。汉兹大叫一声,掉到了水里。他先是浮上来,血把周围的水染红了,然后又沉下去,永远上不来了。

  我感到一阵恐惧和恶心。血从我的伤口流到背上和胸上,那把长刀像火红的烙铁在我的肩膀上。我使劲地发抖,以至于那把刀掉下去了,我又可以动了。我顺着桅杆溜下来,到船舱包扎好伤口。我流了很多血,但伤得不深。然后我来到甲板上。现在已经是晚上了,微风轻拂,我降下帆,然后顺着一条绳子下到海里。

  海水仅及我的腰部,我向岸上走去。太阳已经落山了,我一上岸就直奔寨子而去。也许别人会指责我逃跑,我琢磨着,可是斯摩列特船长一定会为我夺回了伊斯帕尼奥拉号而高兴。

  我到寨子的时候,木屋笼罩在黑暗中。在另一边有一堆快燃尽的篝火。这很奇怪,这么大的篝火不可能是我们烧的。

  周围一点动静都没有,只有树林中的风声。我绕到寨子东边,尽可能躲在阴影中。我接近木屋的时候,听见我的朋友们熟睡的鼾声,立即高兴起来。我找到门向里看,屋里一片漆黑,什么也看不见。我伸出手摸索着走进屋。

  突然,一个声音响起来:“八个里亚尔!八个里亚尔!八个里亚尔!”是西尔弗的鹦鹉,“弗林特船长”!

  随即,人们都醒了,我听见西尔弗喊道:“谁在那儿?”

  我转身就跑,刚挣脱了一个人,又被另一个人抓住。


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1 deck bnIzQ     
n.甲板;公共汽车一层的车厢;纸牌;vt.装饰
参考例句:
  • Let's have a walk round the deck.我们去甲板上散步吧。
  • The sea wind swept over the deck.海风席卷过甲板。
2 whispered ac3eda029cd72fefda0d32abc42aa001     
adj.耳语的,低语的v.低声说( whisper的过去式和过去分词 );私语;小声说;私下说
参考例句:
  • She sidled up to me and whispered something in my ear. 她悄悄走上前来,对我耳语了几句。
  • His ill luck has been whispered about the neighborhood. 他的不幸遭遇已在邻居中传开。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 cabin dSNyS     
n.(结构简单的)小木屋;船舱,机舱
参考例句:
  • They threw up a new cabin in a couple of hours.在几小时之内他们就建起了一座新的小屋。
  • It's very hot in the cabin;let's go on deck.舱室内很热,我们到甲板上去吧。
4 tobacco wJ2zq     
n.烟草;烟草制品;抽烟
参考例句:
  • Tobacco is considered by some to be an evil.烟草被有些人认为是一种祸害.
  • A large amount of money is spent on tobacco every year.每年在烟草上花去大量的钱.
5 jolly 7ahzG     
adj.快乐的,高兴的;adv.很;vt.劝服,哄
参考例句:
  • That day they got together and had a jolly time.那天他们聚在一起热闹了一番。
  • She was a jolly,kindhearted woman.她是个整天乐呵呵心地善良的女人。
6 ashore tNQyT     
adv.在(向)岸上,上岸
参考例句:
  • The children got ashore before the tide came in.涨潮前,孩子们就上岸了。
  • He laid hold of the rope and pulled the boat ashore.他抓住绳子拉船靠岸。
7 wound 3erzJ5     
n.创伤,伤口,伤疤,伤害,痛苦;vt.伤害,损害,使受伤;vi.打伤,伤害;wind的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • There was a gush of blood from the wound.血从伤口流出。
  • The nurse gently mopped the blood from the wound.护士轻轻地抹去伤口上的血。
8 inlet I6Hxt     
n.小湾,海湾,入口,进口;vt.引进,插入
参考例句:
  • There is an inlet to a parking lot.那儿有一个停车场的入口。
  • They went to a fishing village on a small inlet of the sea.他们去了小海湾边的一个渔村。
9 sailing Qj2z4g     
n.航行,航海术,启航
参考例句:
  • Experienced seamen will advise you about sailing in this weather.有经验的海员会告诉你在这种天气下的航行情况。
  • The operation was plain sailing.手术进行得顺利。
10 bleeding 2xbztu     
adj.出血的;(心情)过度悲痛的;(用于加强语气,尤表示非常厌烦)该死的;讨厌的n.流血,失血v.流血( bleed的现在分词 );勒索,敲诈;散开;给(某人)放血
参考例句:
  • Press firmly on the wound to stop the bleeding. 用力压住伤口止血。
  • The nurse applied pressure to his arm to stop the bleeding. 护士压住他的胳膊止血。
11 stockade FucwR     
n.栅栏,围栏;v.用栅栏防护
参考例句:
  • I had not gone a hundred yards when I reached the stockade.我跑了不到一百码,就到了栅栏前。
  • A heavy stockade around the cabin protected the pioneer from attack.小屋周围的厚厚的栅栏保护拓荒者免受攻击。
12 pistol sNbxQ     
n.手枪
参考例句:
  • He drew his pistol and aimed at the enemy soldier.他拔出枪对准敌兵。
  • The escaped criminal fell at the sound of a pistol.手枪一响,逃犯应声倒下。
13 sudden YsSw9     
n.突然,忽然;adj.突然的,意外的,快速的
参考例句:
  • All of a sudden he turned about and saw me.他突然转过身来看见了我。
  • The horse was badly frightened by the sudden noise.那匹马被突然而来的嘈杂声吓坏了。
14 pistols b69604bd56ed08e6bb7c0d8c0bfe2edf     
n.手枪( pistol的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Meantime he was loading the pistols. 而同时他在往手枪里装子弹。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Two strangers menaced him with pistols and forced him to give up his money. 两个陌生人用手枪威胁他并强迫他拿出所有的钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
15 mast TBqx1     
n.船桅,桅杆,旗杆,天线杆
参考例句:
  • Flags are flying at half-mast across China.全中国将半旗。
  • The sails were flapping against the mast.帆拍打着桅杆。
16 iron raHzm     
n.铁,熨斗,坚强,烙铁,镣铐;vt.烫平,熨,用铁包;vi. 烫衣服
参考例句:
  • The iron has lost its magnetic force.这块铁已失去了磁力。
  • We need an electrician to mend the iron.我们要请电工修理熨斗。
17 trembling omTwh     
n.发抖adj.发抖的v.发抖( tremble的现在分词 );焦虑;颤动;轻轻摇晃
参考例句:
  • My legs were trembling with fear. 我吓得双腿直发抖。
  • Daddy was trembling with anxiety as to how the talks would go. 爸爸为那些商谈的进展而焦虑不安。 来自《简明英汉词典》
18 lowered b95fd33cd6cc0e9f75ee4f2fbf5b4f3d     
v.(使)降低, (使)跌落( lower的过去式和过去分词 );削弱;削减;减少
参考例句:
  • Every evening at sunset the flag was lowered. 每天傍晚日落时都要降旗。
  • She lowered her eyelids, then sprang them open. 她低垂着眼睑,然后突然睁开。 来自《简明英汉词典》
19 violently ReDzv7     
adv.猛烈地; 暴力地
参考例句:
  • She shook her head violently.她拼命摇头。
  • He reacted violently only under provocation.只因为被激怒,他才暴力相向。
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