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1、Unit--“Take-Over--Bos’n!”课文翻译综合教程三————————————————————————————————作者：————————————————————————————————日期：Unit12“TakeOver,Bos’n!”OscarSchisgall1HourafterhourIkeptthegunpointedattheotherninemen.Fromthelifeboat’sstern,whereI’dsatmostofthetwentydaysofourdrifting,Icouldkeept
2、hemallcovered.IfIhadtoshootatsuchclosequarters,Iwouldn’tmiss.Theyrealizedthat.Nobodyjumpedatme.ButinthewaytheyallglaredIcouldseehowthey’dcometohatemyguts.2EspeciallyBarrett,who’dbeenbos’n’smate;Barrettsaidinhisharsh,crackedvoice,“You’reafool,Snyder.Y-youcan’tholdoutfor
3、ever!You’rehalfasleepnow!”3Ididn’tanswer.Hewasright.Howlongcanamanstayawake?Ihadn’tdaredtoshutmyeyesinmaybeseventy-twohours.VerysoonnowI’ddozeoff,andtheinstantthathappenedthey’djumponthelittlewaterthatwasleft.4Thelastcanteenlayundermylegs.Therewasn’tmuchinitaftertwenty
4、days.Maybeapint.Enoughtogiveeachofthemafewdrops.YetIcouldseeintheirbloodshoteyesthatthey’dgladlykillmeforthosefewdrops.AsamanIdidn’tcountanymore.Iwasnolongerthirdofficer4ofthewreckedMontala.Iwasjustagunthatkeptthemawayfromthewatertheycraved.Andwiththeirtongueswollenand
5、theircheekssunken,theywerehalfcrazy.5ThewayIjudgedit,wemustbesometwohundredmileseastofAscension.Nowthatthestormswereover,theAtlanticswellswerelongandeasy,andthemorningsunwashot–sohotitscorchedyourskin.Myowntonguewasthickenoughtoclogmythroat.I’dhavegiventherestofmylifef
6、orasinglegulpofwater.6ButIwasthemanwiththegun—theonlyauthorityintheboat—andIknewthis:oncethewaterwasgonewe’dhavenothingtolookforwardtobutdeath.Aslongaswecouldlookforwardtogettingadrinklater,therewassomethingtolivefor.Wehadtomakeitlastaslongaspossible.IfI’dgivenintothec
7、urses,we’dhaveemptiedthelastcanteendaysago.Bynowwe’dallbedead.7Themenweren’tpullingontheoars.They’dstoppedthatlongago,tooweaktogoon.Thenineofthemfacingmewereapackofbearded,ragged,half-nakedanimals,andIprobablylookedasbadastherest.Somesprawledoverthegunwales,dozing.Ther
8、estwatchedmeasBarrettdid,readytospringtheinstantIrelaxed.8Whentheyweren’tlookingatmyfacetheylookedatthecanteenundermy
