Treasure Island · chapter 3 of 6
Long John Silver
西尔弗
In Bristol, Jim meets the cheerful one-legged cook and his loud parrot. But high on the ship at night, an apple barrel hides a terrible secret.
Read what you hear
- Narrator 吉姆到了布里斯托的海边。他要找厨子西尔弗。
Jímǔ dào le Bùlǐsītuō de hǎibiān. Tā yào zhǎo chúzi Xī'ěrfú.
Jim arrived at the harbor in Bristol. He was looking for the cook, Silver.
- Flint the parrot 金币！金币！新朋友！
Jīnbì! Jīnbì! Xīn péngyou!
Gold coins! Gold coins! New friend!
- Long John Silver 安静，弗林特！别吓到客人。
Ānjìng, Fúlíntè! Bié xià dào kèrén.
Quiet, Flint! Don't scare our guest.
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- Jim Hawkins 您是西尔弗先生吗？我是吉姆。
Nín shì Xī'ěrfú xiānsheng ma? Wǒ shì Jímǔ.
Are you Mr. Silver? I'm Jim.
- Long John Silver 好孩子！叫我约翰。我是厨子，只有一条腿，可是我做饭很快。
Hǎo háizi! Jiào wǒ Yuēhàn. Wǒ shì chúzi, zhǐyǒu yì tiáo tuǐ, kěshì wǒ zuò fàn hěn kuài.
Good lad! Call me John. I've only got one leg, but I cook fast.
- Jim Hawkins 他真好玩。他是一条腿的人，可是不像坏人。
Tā zhēn hǎowán. Tā shì yì tiáo tuǐ de rén, kěshì bú xiàng huài rén.
He's so funny. He's a one-legged man, but he doesn't seem bad.
- Flint the parrot 约翰！约翰！饿了！饿了！
Yuēhàn! Yuēhàn! È le! È le!
John! John! Hungry! Hungry!
- Long John Silver 你看，我的鹦鹉比我还会说话。它去过很多地方。
Nǐ kàn, wǒ de yīngwǔ bǐ wǒ hái huì shuōhuà. Tā qù guo hěn duō dìfang.
See, my parrot talks better than I do. It's been to many places.
- Jim Hawkins 它叫弗林特？这个名字好奇怪。
Tā jiào Fúlíntè? Zhège míngzi hǎo qíguài.
Its name is Flint? What a strange name.
- Long John Silver 这只鹦鹉的名字，是一个老海盗的名字。别怕，他早就不在了。
Zhè zhī yīngwǔ de míngzi, shì yí gè lǎo hǎidào de míngzi. Bié pà, tā zǎojiù bú zài le.
It's the name of an old pirate. Don't worry, he's long gone.
- Long John Silver 来吧，吉姆。明天上船，我请你吃很多好东西！
Lái ba, Jímǔ. Míngtiān shàng chuán, wǒ qǐng nǐ chī hěn duō hǎo dōngxi!
Come on, Jim. Tomorrow on the ship, I'll treat you to lots of good things!
- Jim Hawkins 太好了！我最爱吃苹果了。
Tài hǎo le! Wǒ zuì ài chī píngguǒ le.
Wonderful! Apples are my favorite.
- Narrator 船叫伊斯帕尼奥拉号。大家上船，船开了。
Chuán jiào Yī sī pà ní ào lā hào. Dàjiā shàng chuán, chuán kāi le.
The ship was called the Hispaniola. Everyone climbed aboard, and the ship set sail.
- Captain Smollett 乡绅先生，我不喜欢这些水手。
Xiāngshēn xiānsheng, wǒ bù xǐhuan zhèxiē shuǐshǒu.
Squire, I don't like these sailors.
- Squire Trelawney 为什么？他们都是西尔弗找来的好人！
Wèishénme? Tāmen dōu shì Xī'ěrfú zhǎo lái de hǎo rén!
Why? Silver found them all, and they're good men!
- Captain Smollett 他们都知道我们去哪里。这是秘密，可是人人都知道。
Tāmen dōu zhīdào wǒmen qù nǎlǐ. Zhè shì mìmì, kěshì rénrén dōu zhīdào.
They all know where we're going. It's a secret, but everyone knows.
- Squire Trelawney 我可能说过一点点。
Wǒ kěnéng shuō guo yìdiǎndiǎn.
I may have said a tiny bit.
- Captain Smollett 一点点？宝藏的事，不能说给水手听！
Yìdiǎndiǎn? Bǎozàng de shì, bù néng shuō gěi shuǐshǒu tīng!
A tiny bit? You can't tell sailors about treasure!
- Squire Trelawney 对不起，船长。我太高兴了。
Duìbuqǐ, chuánzhǎng. Wǒ tài gāoxìng le.
I'm sorry, Captain. I was too happy.
- Captain Smollett 从现在开始，枪要放在我的房间里。晚上要小心。
Cóng xiànzài kāishǐ, qiāng yào fàng zài wǒ de fángjiān lǐ. Wǎnshang yào xiǎoxīn.
From now on, the guns go in my cabin. Be careful at night.
- Squire Trelawney 你觉得西尔弗不好吗？他那么爱笑！
Nǐ juéde Xī'ěrfú bù hǎo ma? Tā nàme ài xiào!
You think Silver is bad? He smiles so much!
- Captain Smollett 我觉得，他笑得太多了。
Wǒ juéde, tā xiào de tài duō le.
I think he smiles too much.
- Jim Hawkins 好饿。那个大桶里有苹果！
Hǎo è. Nàge dà tǒng lǐ yǒu píngguǒ!
I'm so hungry. There are apples in that big barrel!
- Jim Hawkins 桶这么高。我要爬进去。
Tǒng zhème gāo. Wǒ yào pá jìnqù.
The barrel is so tall. I'll climb in.
- Jim Hawkins 啊，这里好舒服。苹果真甜。我坐一会儿。
Ā, zhèlǐ hǎo shūfu. Píngguǒ zhēn tián. Wǒ zuò yíhuìr.
Ah, it's so cozy in here. The apple is so sweet. I'll sit a while.
- Long John Silver 我跟老弗林特船长做了很多年海盗。
Wǒ gēn lǎo Fúlíntè chuánzhǎng zuò le hěn duō nián hǎidào.
I was a pirate with old Captain Flint for many years.
- A sailor 那我们什么时候开始？
Nà wǒmen shénme shíhou kāishǐ?
Then when do we start?
- Long John Silver 别急。先让他们找到宝藏，我们再抢船。
Bié jí. Xiān ràng tāmen zhǎodào bǎozàng, wǒmen zài qiǎng chuán.
Don't hurry. Let them find the treasure first, then we take the ship.
- A sailor 那船长和乡绅呢？
Nà chuánzhǎng hé xiāngshēn ne?
And what about the captain and the squire?
- Long John Silver 他们不会回家了。
Tāmen bú huì huíjiā le.
They won't be going home.
- Jim Hawkins 西尔弗是海盗！我要马上告诉医生！
Xī'ěrfú shì hǎidào! Wǒ yào mǎshàng gàosu yīshēng!
Silver is a pirate! I must tell the doctor right now!
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What changed in the story?
- Who is the parrot named after?
“是一个老海盗的名字。”
- Why does the captain not like the sailors?
“他们都知道我们去哪里。”
- Who told the sailors about the treasure?
“我可能说过一点点。”
- Why does Jim climb into the barrel?
“那个大桶里有苹果！”
- What is Silver's plan?
“先让他们找到宝藏，我们再抢船。”