🔊 Of all the things that happened to us on the island, the last that I remember is this: the sight of Long John Silver, with the sea to his knees, his crutch under his arm, and his hat in his hand, waving us farewell. And then we were off, and the island was left behind.

在岛上所经历的一切中,我最后记得的是这样一幅景象:高个子约翰·西尔弗立在齐膝的海水里,腋下夹着拐杖,手里拿着帽子,向我们挥手道别。接着,我们便启航离去了,将那个岛屿永远抛在了身后。

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crutch /krʌtʃ/

n. 拐杖➕

🔊 We had a prosperous voyage home. The Hispaniola was sold, and we all shared the treasure, each man according to his merits. Ben Gunn got his thousand pounds, which he spent or lost in three weeks, and then he came begging to the squire, who gave him a pension. He is now a keeper at the park gates, and is married, they say.

我们归途一帆风顺。伊斯帕尼奥拉号被卖掉,我们分享了宝藏,人人各得其份。本·冈恩得到了一千英镑,但不出三个星期,便被他花得精光或挥霍殆尽,之后他又跑到乡绅老爷那里去乞讨,老爷给了他一份养老金。据说他现在成了公园大门的看守,还结了婚。

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prosperous /ˈprɒspərəs/

adj. 繁荣的,成功的➕

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merits /ˈmerɪts/

n. 优点,功绩➕

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squire /ˈskwaɪə(r)/

n. （英国旧时的）乡绅,地主➕

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pension /ˈpenʃn/

n. 养老金,退休金➕

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keeper /ˈkiːpə(r)/

n. 看守人,保管人➕

🔊 As for Silver, he escaped. We heard long after that he had made his way to the Spanish Main, and there, with his share of the treasure, he lived a life of ease. But I think we were all glad to be quit of him.

至于西尔弗,他逃脱了。很久以后我们才听说,他设法跑到了西班牙美洲大陆,靠着分得的那份财宝,过上了安逸的生活。不过我想,我们都庆幸终于摆脱了他。

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Spanish Main /ˌspænɪʃ ˈmeɪn/

n. （历史上的）西班牙美洲大陆（尤指加勒比海沿岸）➕

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ease /iːz/

n. 安逸,舒适➕

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quit /kwɪt/

v. 摆脱,离开➕

🔊 The bar silver and the arms remain on Flint's island to this day, as far as I know. Oxen and wain-ropes would not bring me back there; and the worst dreams that ever I have are when I hear the surf booming about its coasts or start upright in bed with the sharp voice of Captain Flint still ringing in my ears: 'Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight!'

就我所知,那些银条和武器至今还留在弗林特的岛上。纵然用公牛和粗绳也休想再把我拉回那个地方；而我最可怕的噩梦,莫过于听见海浪在它岸边轰鸣咆哮,或是在床上悚然坐起,耳畔还清晰地回荡着弗林特船长那尖锐的叫喊:‘八里亚尔银币！八里亚尔银币！’

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Oxen /ˈɒksn/

n. 公牛（复数）➕

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wain-ropes /ˈweɪn rəʊps/

n. 马车绳➕

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surf /sɜːf/

n. 海浪➕

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booming /ˈbuːmɪŋ/

adj. 发出隆隆声的,急速增长的➕

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upright /ˈʌpraɪt/

adv. 笔直地,直立地➕

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ringing /ˈrɪŋɪŋ/

v. 回响,鸣响➕

Chapter thirty-four: And Last (第三十四章:尾声)

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