《加勒比海盗》1（精讲之四）(组图)

　　影片对白Gibbs: Now, whats the nature of this venture you are in?

　　Jack: Im going after the Black Pearl. I know where its goingtobe and Im gonna take it.

　　Gibbs: Jack, its a fools errand. Well, you know better thanmethe tales of the Black Pearl?

　　Jack: Thats why I know what Barbossa is up to. All I need isacrew.

　　Gibbs: From what I hear tell of Captain Barbossa, hes not amanto suffer fools nor strike a bargain with one.

　　Jack: Well, then Id say its a very good thing Im not afoolthen, aye.

　　Gibbs: Prove me wrong. What makes ye think Brabossa will giveuphis ship to you?

　　Jack: Lets just say its a matter of leverage, aye?

　　Gibbs: The kid?

　　Jack: That is the child of Bootstrap Bill Turner. His onlychild,savvy.

　　Gibbs: Is he now? Leverage, says you. I think I feel achangein the wind, says I. Ill find us a crew. Theres bound tobe somesailors on this rock crazy as you.

　　Jack: One can only hope. Take what you can.

　　Gibbs: Give nothing back.

　　Gibbs: Feast your eyes, Captain. All of them, faithfulhandsbefore the mast. Every man worth his salt. And crazy toboot.

　　Will: So this is your able-bodied crew?

　　Jack: You, sailor!

　　Gibbs: Cotton, Sir.

　　Jack: Mr.Cotton! Do you have the courage and fortitude tofolloworders and stay true in the face of danger and almostcertaindeath? Mr. Cotton! Answer me!

　　Gibbs: Hes a mute, sir. Poor devil had his tongue cut out, sohetrained the parrot to talk for him. No ones yet figured how.

　　Jack: Mr.Cottons parrot! Same question.

　　Parrot: Wind in the sails! Wind in the sails!

　　Gibbs: Mostly, we figure that means yes.

　　Jack: Of course it does. Satisfied?

　　Will: Well, youve proved theyre mad.

　　妙语佳句，活学活用

　　1. strike a bargain

　　达成协定，做成交易的意思，例如：They were unable to strike a bargain becausetheowners asking price was more than the prospective buyercouldafford.

　　2. bound to

　　必定的意思，例如：

　　A: Dan forgot his map? Dan 忘了带地图了吗？B: Yep! And hes bound tolosehis way. 是的！他铁定要迷路了。你死定了!就可以说 Youre bound todie.政府宣传中常说的必胜就是bound to win。1

　　 影片对白 Leverage, says you. I think I feel a changeinthe wind, says I. Ill find us a crew.

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　　3. Feast ones eyes on

　　意为愉快地欣赏，观看……，例如：Im feasting my eyes on this newsculpture--itswonderful.

　　4. Worth ones salt

　　意为某人（通常指被雇用的）所干的活/所起的作用值得付给他的那些钱，例如： We couldnt findanassistant worth her salt.

　　这个习语来源于古罗马的习俗，国家付给士兵买盐的钱。

　　文化面面观

　　Tortuga 岛的传奇

　　Tortuga 就是片中Jack 和Will首先赶赴的岛屿，在那里，他们招募到了一群船员。历史上的Tortuga 是一个著名的海盗基地。

　　A large (about 85 square miles) and rocky Island, seted byanarrow channel from the northwestern coast of Hispaniola.Theislands name (?le de la Tortue, Turtle Island) refers toitsshape. Viewed from Hispaniola, it resembles a monster seaturtlefloating upon the waves.

　　Tortuga initially served as a haven for cattle huntersonHispaniola. The Spanish government, based at Santo Domingo,hadabandoned western Hispaniola in 1605, but the colonialmilitiacontinued to attack the hunters. Mountainous andinaccessible tothe north, and with only one harbor on the south,Tortuga offeredsafe refuge. By the 1620s, cattle hunters had arough place ofsettlement near the harbor, where they sold hides tovisitingmerchants.

　　Sea rovers passing through from Europe found Tortuga aconvenientharbor. The island provides good access around northernHispaniolato the coast of Central America. To the south, Cuba andMexico areeasily reached through the Windard Passage, although thereturnjourney against the wind is difficult. The Tortuga huntsmensoonbegan to supplement their income by piracy. By the late1620s,Dutch fleets had weakened Spanish naval power,encouragingfreelance marauders. To end raids from Tortuga, troopsfrom SantoDomingo invaded the island in late 1630. But theislanders simplyfled to the hills, returning as soon as the Spanishships hadcenter.

　　From 1631 to 1635, Tortuga was protected by theProvidenceCompany, which already had a base on (Old) ProvidenceIsland, offthe Honduran coast. Anthony Hilton, a former shipcaptain persuadedthe Company to adopt Tortuga and was appointedgovernor. Hilton, amost persuasive rogue, had quarreled with theBarbados governmentand founded a colony on Nevis in 1628. He waschased away by theSpanish the following year, leaving behind largedebts in Nevis andSaint Kitts.

　　The agreement with the Company was a rue to protectHiltonsbuccaneer associates. Hilton (who died in 1634) never paidtheCompany for the cannon and ammunition it supplied. ThePuritanminister sent by the Company fled after two years to escapehisunruly flock!

　　Guided by an Irish sailor who had quarreled with Hilton, aforcefrom Santo Domingo sacked the Tortuga settlement in 1635.Spanishships attacked again in 1635 and killed any of theinhabitants theycould find. Soon after, a Captain Roger Floodarrived with 300settlers from Nevis. The Frenchmen still living onTortuga claimedFlood abused them, forcing them to flee toHispaniola.

　　The French inhabitants requested aid from Philippe de Poincy,theFrench governor-general. To solve his own political problems,dePoincy appointed Jean Le Vasseur governor in 1642. Le Vasseur,askilled engineer, built an impregnable fortress near the harborandcut all ties with France. During the next 12 years theIslandbecame the capitol of Caribbean Piracy. 2

　　 影片对白 Leverage, says you. I think I feel a changeinthe wind, says I. Ill find us a crew.

　　文化面面观 Tortuga 岛的传奇

　　Le Vasseur was killed by two of his henchmen in 1652, but thenewgovernor sent by de Poincy also welcomed buccaneers. InJanuary1654, Spanish troops again drove the pirates out and thistimetried to found a permanent colony. However, when an Englishfleetinvaded in 1655, the Spanish governor withdrew its troops todefendSanto Domingo.In 1656, soon after the English occupied Jamaica, EliasWattsacquired a commission as governor and recruited English andFrenchsettlers. The islanders soon returned to piracy. Watts wasexpelledin 1659 by a French adventurer and Tortuga fell underFrenchcontrol in 1665 when Bertrand DOgeron became governor.

　　DOgeron encouraged French settlement along the northernandwestern coast of Hispaniola, creating the French colony ofSaintDominguez. He also imposed order on Tortuga, but never triedtosuppress the pirates, who formed the French colonys bestdefensein wartime. Pirates continued to visit the Island untilFranceoutlawed piracy after 1713. From the 1670s, however, PetitGroavereplaced Tortuga as the main pirate haven in theFrenchIslands.

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　　将下面句子译成汉语。

　　1. They finally struck a bargain after weeks of wrangling overwhowould get what.2. The tourists feast their eyes on theGrandCanyon.

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