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All that morning the memory of the night before hung over Tom Chist like a great threatening cloud.
整個一早上，昨晚的記憶就像陰沉沉的烏云一樣籠罩著湯姆。
Not for a moment was it lifted. Even when he was hauling in his dripping line with a struggling fish at the end of it,
很長時間無法忘懷，即使在他往回拽濕漉漉的漁網時也依然如此，網兜里面是掙扎的魚，
the memory of what he had seen would suddenly come upon him, and he would groan within himself at the recollection.
他會馬上想起他所看到的場景，一想起這些他內心就會嘆息。
When the boat reached the shore again, he leaped scrambling to the beach, and as soon as his dinner was eaten,
當輪船再次靠岸，他立馬跳上岸爬到沙灘上，吃完中餐以后，
he hurried away to find Parson Jones. He ran all the way from Abrahamson's hut to the parson's house, hardly stopping once.
他就立馬去見了瓊斯牧師，他從阿伯拉罕森的小屋一路跑到牧師的房屋，幾乎沒有停過。
When he knocked at the door, he was panting and sobbing for breath.
當他敲門時，他正上氣不接下氣。
The good man was sitting on the back-kitchen doorstep,
牧師正坐在后廚房的門階上，
while his wife within was rattling about among the pans and dishes preparing their supper,
里屋的妻子正喋喋不休地說著話，還摻雜著準備晚飯的碗碟聲，
of which a strong, porky smell already filled the air. Then Tom Chist told his story, panting, hurrying,
濃郁的肉味散發在空氣中，湯姆講述了他的故事，他喘著粗氣，著急忙慌地，
tumbling one word, over another in his haste. Parson Jones listened, breaking every now and then into an exclamation of wonder.
在慌忙中蹦出一個又一個字，牧師瓊斯聽著，時不時地發出驚奇的聲音。
I don't see why they should have killed the poor black man, said Tom, as he finished his story.
我不明白為什么他們要殺了這名可憐的黑人男子，湯姆說到，他的故事講完了。
Why, that is very easy enough to understand, said the parson. Twas a treasure box they buried!
牧師說為什么，這個問題很好回答，他們埋葬的是寶藏。
In his excitement Parson Jones had risen from his seat and was now clumsily pacing up and down.
牧師激動地站了起來，笨重地來回踱步。
A treasure box! cried out Tom. Aye, a treasure box! And that was why they killed the poor black man.
一個寶藏！湯姆叫了起來，沒錯，是一個寶藏，這就是為什么他們殺害他的原因。
He was the only one, d'ye see, beside they two who knew the place where twas hid,
你明白嗎，他是唯一一個知道寶藏藏匿之處的人，除了那兩個人，
and now that they've killed him, there's nobody but themselves knows. The villains!
如今他們殺了他，除了他們自己現在沒人知道，這些惡人。
Why, then, said Tom, it is indeed a wicked, blood treasure, and fit to bring a curse upon anybody who finds it!
湯姆說為何，這確實是一個邪惡，血腥的寶藏，任何找到他的人都會被詛咒！
Tis more like to bring a curse upon the souls who buried it said Parson Jones.
那些埋葬他的人更有可能被詛咒，牧師瓊斯說到。
It may be a blessing to him wh finds it. But tell me, Tom, do you think you could find th place again where twas hid?
對于找到它的人或許是好事，但告訴我湯姆，你認為你能找到那些人埋藏寶藏的地點嗎？
I can't tell that, said Tom, twas all in among the sand humps, d'ye see, and it was at night, too.
湯姆說我不能保證，寶藏在沙堆中，當時又很黑。
Maybe we could find the marks of their feet in the sand, he added.
他補充道，或許我們可以在沙子中尋找他們在腳邊做的記號。
