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Part 4 Friday
第四部分星期五

When the three persons came to the creek, I found that two of them could swim,
当那三个人靠近消息的时候，我发现他们中两个人会游泳，

but the third could not,and that, standing on the other side, he looked at the others, but went no farther, and soon after went softly back again;
而第三个不会, 他只是站在另一边看着他们，并没有靠近。不久又轻轻地回来了。

which, as it happened, was very good for him in the end.
正如所发生的那样，最后证明那是对他有好处的。

I observed that the two who swam were yet more than twice as strong swimming over the creek as the fellow was that fled from them.
我注意到，溪水中游泳的两个人比逃离他们的那个人要强壮两倍以上。

It came very warmly upon my thoughts, and indeed irresistibly, that now was the time to get me a servant,and,
我脑海里闪过一个令人激动的、不可抗拒的主意，我想现在是时候给自己找个仆人了，

perhaps, a companion or assistant; and that I was plainly called by Providence to save this poor creature's life.
也许会是一个同伴或者帮手。上天明明叫我拯救这个可怜人的性命。

I immediately ran down the ladders with all possible expedition, fetched my two guns,for they were both at the foot of the ladders,
我立即以最快的速度跑下梯子，取了两把枪，因为这两支枪就放在梯子脚下。

and getting up again with the same haste to the top of the hill, I crossed towards the sea;
然后我又以同样快的速度爬上梯子，翻过山顶，奔向大海，

and having a very short cut, and all down hill, placed myself in the way between the pursuers and the pursued,
抄近路向山下跑去，藏匿在追赶者和逃跑者之间。

hallowing aloud to him that fled,
我朝逃跑的野人大声呼唤，

who, looking back, was at first perhaps as much frightened at me as at them;
他回过头来，第一次看到我时，也许和看到追赶他的人一样惊恐。

but I beckoned with my hand to him to come back; and, in the meantime,
我招手示意他过来，同时慢慢向追上来的两个野人迎上去。

I slowly advanced towards the two that followed;
之后一下子冲到前面的一个野人跟前，

then rushing at once upon the foremost, I knocked him down with the stock of my piece.
用枪杆子把他打倒在地。

I was loath to fire, because I would not have the rest hear;
我不想开枪，怕枪声被其余野人听见，

though, at that distance, it would not have been easily heard, and being out of sight of the smoke, too,
虽然依照这个距离，枪声是很难听到的，即使隐隐约约听到了，他们也看不见硝烟，

they would not have known what to make of it.
所以肯定不会弄清是怎么回事。

Having knocked this fellow down, the other who pursued him stopped,
第一个野人被我打倒后，另一个追来的野人停住了脚步，

as if he had been frightened, and I advanced towards him: but as I came nearer,
仿佛被吓住了。于是我朝他走去，但当我走近一些，

I perceived presently he had a bow and arrow, and was fitting it to shoot at me:
立刻看到了他手里的弓箭，他准备拉弓向我射击。

so I was then obliged to shoot at him first, which I did, and killed him at the first shot.
我不得不先朝他开枪，一枪就把他击毙了。

The poor savage who fled, but had stopped,
那可怜的逃跑的野人停了下来，

though he saw both his enemies fallen and killed,as he thought,
他虽然亲眼看到两个敌人都已倒下被杀死了，

yet was so frightened with the fire and noise of my piece that he stood stock still,
却被火光和枪声吓坏了，站在那里，呆若木鸡，

and neither came forward nor went backward, though he seemed rather inclined still to fly than to come on.
既不前进也不后退，看样子他依然很想逃跑而不敢靠近。

I hallooed again to him, and made signs to come forward, which he easily understood, and came a little way;
我再次朝他大声招呼，做手势叫他过来。他很快明白了我的意思，向前走了几步，

then stopped again, and then a little farther, and stopped again;
之后又停下，又向前移动一些，再次停下来。

and I could then perceive that he stood trembling,
这时，我看到他浑身颤抖，

as if he had been taken prisoner, and had just been to be killed, as his two enemies were.
他以为自己成了我的俘虏，也将像他的两个敌人那样被杀死。

I beckoned to him again to come to me, and gave him all the signs of encouragement that I could think of;
我又向他招招手，叫他靠近我，并做出我能想到的种种手势叫他不要害怕。

and he came nearer and nearer, kneeling down every ten or twelve steps, in token of acknowledgment for saving his life.
他这才慢慢走过来，每走一二十步便跪一下，好像是感谢我救了他的命。

I smiled at him, and looked pleasantly, and beckoned to him to come still nearer;
我对他微笑，面色和善，并一再示意他再靠近一些。

at length he came close to me; and then he kneeled down again, kissed the ground,
最后他走近我，接着再次跪下，亲吻着大地，

and laid his head upon the ground, and taking me by the foot, set my foot upon his head;
把头放在地上，之后抱起我的一只脚放在头上，

this, it seems, was in token of swearing to be my slave for ever.
这似乎是在发誓将永远做我的奴仆。

I took him up and made much of him, and encouraged him all I could.
我把他扶起来，对他十分和气，尽我所能叫他不要害怕。

But there was more work to do yet; for I perceived the savage whom I had knocked down was not killed, but stunned with the blow,
但是还有更多的工作要做，因为我发现第一个被我打倒的野人并没有死，而是被打晕了，

and began to come to himself: so I pointed to him, and showed him the savage,
现在正在苏醒过来。我向他指了指那个野人，

that he was not dead; upon this he spoke some words to me,and though I could not understand them, yet I thought they were pleasant to hear;
提示他那人并没有死，这时他对我说了些话，虽然我听不懂，但对我来说听起来特别悦耳，

for they were the first sound of a man's voice that I had heard, my own excepted, for above twenty-five years.
因为这是我二十五年来第一次听到除我以外的另一个人的声音。

But there was no time for such reflections now;
但是，现在我还没有时间来感叹，

the savage who was knocked down recovered himself so far as to sit up upon the ground,
被打倒的野人已经完全清醒，并从地上坐了起来。

and I perceived that my savage began to be afraid;
我发现我的野人开始害怕起来，

but when I saw that, I presented my other piece at the man, as if I would shoot him:
见此我便举起另一支枪对准那个野人，好像要朝他开枪。

upon this my savage, for so I call him now, made a motion to me to lend him my sword, which hung naked in a belt by my side, which I did.
这时，野人对我做了个手势，要我把挂在腰间的那把没鞘的刀借给他。

He no sooner had it, but he runs to his enemy,and at one blow cut off his head cleverly.
于是我把刀递给他。他一拿到刀，就奔向敌人，一下子利落地砍下了野人的头。

And I named my savage-Friday.
我给我的野人取名叫"星期五"。

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1. at the foot of 在…（山）脚下；在…的下部
The village nestled at the foot of the hill.
那村庄位於山脚下.
2. in the meantime 在此期间；于此际
In the meantime Grief was whispering a few words in Ieremia's ear.
这时，格里菲在耶利米亚的耳朵根嘀咕了几句。
3. out of sight 看不见；在视野之外；在看不见的地方
The carriage whirled out of sight.
马车疾驰而消失在视线之外。
4. be obliged to 不得不；有义务；感谢；被迫做
They are obliged to resort to the most ingenious contortions and combinations.
他们却不能不采取最巧妙的曲解和胡说。

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spoke	[spəuk]	想一想再看 v. 说，说话，演说
grief	[gri:f]	想一想再看 n. 悲痛，忧伤
creek	[kri:k]	想一想再看 n. 小湾，小溪 Creek n. 克里克族，克里克人，	联想记忆 X 单词creek 联想记忆：娃娃鱼在creek里creep（v 爬行），结果被creel（n 捕鱼篮）抓住了！
sword	[sɔ:d]	想一想再看 n. 剑，刀
stock	[stɔk]	想一想再看 n. 存货，储备; 树干; 血统; 股份; 家畜
savage	['sævidʒ]	想一想再看 adj. 野性的，凶猛的，粗鲁的，荒野的 n.	联想记忆 X 单词savage 联想记忆： sa三，van＝wan万，na那：有三万平方公里那么大那－平坦大草原源于：佛罗里达的萨瓦纳平原。
prisoner	['prizənə]	想一想再看 n. 囚犯
ingenious	[in'dʒi:njəs]	想一想再看 adj. 机灵的，精制的，有独创性的	联想记忆 X 单词ingenious 联想记忆： in里面，gen产生，ious多－聪明产生于大脑里面－天才
advanced	[əd'vɑ:nst]	想一想再看 adj. 高级的，先进的
haste	[heist]	想一想再看 n. 急速，急忙 v. 匆忙，赶快