🔊 WITHIN a few minutes the news had spread, and a dozen skiff-loads of men were on their way to McDougal's cave, and the ferryboat, well filled with passengers, soon followed. Tom Sawyer was in the skiff that bore Judge Thatcher; when the cave was reached, the men fastened their ropes and swarmed up the bank, and then Tom said: "Now, Judge, you'll see."

几分钟内,消息便传开了,十几艘小船上载满了人,正驶向麦克道格尔山洞,渡船也很快跟了上来,船上挤满了乘客。汤姆·索亚坐在载着撒切尔法官的小船上；当到达山洞时,人们系好绳索,蜂拥上岸,这时汤姆说道:“法官,您瞧好了。”

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swarmed /swɔːrmd/

v. 蜂拥而上➕

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bore /bɔːr/

v. 承载；携带（bear的过去式）➕

🔊 He led the way to a recess and pointed to a cross marked with candle-smoke on the rock, and said: "Here's where Injun Joe came up."

他引路到一个凹处,指着岩石上蜡烛烟熏出的十字标记,说道:“这就是印第安·乔上来的地方。”

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recess /rɪˈses/

n. 凹处；壁龛➕

🔊 The Judge examined it, and said: "It's a plain mark. Who made it?"

法官仔细看了看,说道:“标记很明显。是谁做的？”

🔊 "I did," said Tom.

“是我做的,”汤姆说。

🔊 The men explored the chasm, and found the skeleton of Injun Joe, with the remains of some tools and a few bones of the bats he had lived on. The rock that had held the door was cut away, but not removed, and the hole was open. Tom pointed out the place where he and Becky had been, and described their escape.

人们探索了裂缝,发现了印第安·乔的骸骨,旁边还有一些工具的残骸和他赖以生存的蝙蝠的几根骨头。那块曾堵住门的岩石被凿开了,但没有移走,洞口敞开着。汤姆指出他和贝姬曾待过的地方,并描述了他们的逃生经历。

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explored /ɪkˈsplɔːrd/

v. 探索；勘察➕

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chasm /ˈkæzəm/

n. 深坑；裂口➕

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skeleton /ˈskelɪtn/

n. 骨架；骸骨➕

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remains /rɪˈmeɪnz/

n. 残余物；遗迹➕

🔊 Then the men went to work and opened the door. There lay the treasure, in a little pile of gold coins. It was counted; it came to over twelve thousand dollars. It was more than any one present had ever seen at one time, though several persons were there who were worth considerably more than that in property.

接着,人们动手打开了门。宝藏就在那里,一小堆金币。清点之后,总计超过一万两千美元。在场的每个人都没见过这么多钱一次出现,尽管有好几个人拥有的财产远比这多得多。

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considerably /kənˈsɪdərəbli/

adv. 相当地；显著地➕

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property /ˈprɒpərti/

n. 财产；资产➕

🔊 Judge Thatcher put the money in safe keeping, and it was invested for Tom and Huck, who became rich. They had an income of a dollar a day each, which was more than they could spend, since they had board and lodging free.

撒切尔法官将钱妥善保管,并为汤姆和哈克投资,使他们变得富有。他们每人每天有一美元的收入,这比他们能花掉的还多,因为食宿都是免费的。

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invested /ɪnˈvestɪd/

v. 投资➕

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income /ˈɪnkʌm/

n. 收入；收益➕

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board and lodging /bɔːrd ənd ˈlɒdʒɪŋ/

n. 食宿➕

🔊 Huck Finn's money was also put in charge of Judge Thatcher, who appointed a guardian for him. And Huck was introduced into society-no, dragged into it, and his sufferings were almost more than he could bear. The widow Douglas took him to live with her, and she dressed him in clean clothes, and made him sleep in a bed, and eat with a knife and fork, and go to church and to school, and he hated it all.

哈克·芬的钱也交由撒切尔法官管理,法官为他指定了一位监护人。哈克被引入社会--不,是被拖入其中,他的痛苦几乎难以承受。道格拉斯寡妇带他同住,给他穿上干净衣服,让他睡在床上,用刀叉吃饭,去教堂和学校,而他对这一切都厌恶至极。

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appointed /əˈpɔɪntɪd/

v. 任命；指派➕

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guardian /ˈɡɑːrdiən/

n. 监护人；保护者➕

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sufferings /ˈsʌfərɪŋz/

n. 痛苦；苦难➕

🔊 He endured it for three weeks, and then one day he disappeared. The widow was distressed, and searched for him everywhere. Tom Sawyer hunted for him, and found him at last in an empty hogshead behind the old slaughter-house. Huck had been there for two days; he was ragged and dirty, and as contented as ever. Tom persuaded him to go back to the widow's, telling him that they could not have a gang of robbers without him, and that he might be a respectable robber if he tried. Huck finally consented, and returned.

他忍受了三周,然后有一天消失了。寡妇忧心忡忡,四处寻找他。汤姆·索亚搜寻了他,最终在老屠宰场后面的一个空大桶里找到了他。哈克在那里待了两天；他衣衫褴褛,脏兮兮的,却一如既往地心满意足。汤姆劝他回到寡妇家,告诉他如果没有他,他们就组不成强盗帮,而且如果他努力,可能会成为一个体面的强盗。哈克最终同意了,便回去了。

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endured /ɪnˈdjʊərd/

v. 忍受；忍耐➕

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distressed /dɪˈstrest/

adj. 痛苦的；忧伤的➕

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ragged /ˈræɡɪd/

adj. 破烂的；衣衫褴褛的➕

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contented /kənˈtentɪd/

adj. 满足的；满意的➕

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respectable /rɪˈspektəbl/

adj. 可敬的；体面的➕

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consented /kənˈsentɪd/

v. 同意；准许➕

🔊 The widow received him with open arms, and kissed him and cried over him, which made him feel more uncomfortable than ever. She said she would try to make him happy, and that he should have his pipe and his swing, and go fishing when he wanted to, and that she would not ask him to go to school or to church except on Sundays. Huck thought that might be endurable, and so he stayed.

寡妇张开双臂迎接他,亲吻他,为他哭泣,这让他比以往任何时候都更不自在。她说她会尽力让他快乐,他可以抽烟斗、荡秋千,想钓鱼时就钓鱼,除了星期天,她不会要求他去学校或教堂。哈克觉得这或许可以忍受,于是留了下来。

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endurable /ɪnˈdjʊərəbl/

adj. 可忍受的；能持久的➕

🔊 Tom and Huck had found the treasure, and they were rich. But as Tom said, it was not all fun; they had to stand a good deal of teasing and questioning, and they were watched and followed by curious people, so that they had little peace. However, they bore it as well as they could, and in time the excitement died down.

汤姆和哈克找到了宝藏,变得富有。但正如汤姆所说,这并非全是乐趣；他们不得不忍受许多嘲弄和盘问,还被好奇的人们监视和跟随,以至于几乎没有安宁。不过,他们尽力忍受着,最终兴奋渐渐平息。

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teasing /ˈtiːzɪŋ/

n. 取笑；戏弄➕

🔊 And that is the story of the treasure. It made a great stir in the town, and many people dug and searched for more, but none was ever found. The cave was visited by hundreds, and Tom Sawyer was a hero once more.

这便是宝藏的故事。它在镇上引起了巨大轰动,许多人挖掘搜寻更多宝藏,但一无所获。成百上千的人参观了山洞,汤姆·索亚再次成为了英雄。

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stir /stɜːr/

n. 轰动；骚动➕

Chapter thirty-three: The Fate of Injun Joe (第三十三章:印第安·乔的命运)

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