英文名著分集阅读 詹姆斯·库珀《最后的莫希干人》 part4
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The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper
词汇提示
1.steep 陡的
2.brandy 白兰地
原文
Chapter IV: I am a Huron Chief
The Hurons and their prisoners started to walk.
Magua walked in front of Duncan, Cora and Alice.
The other Hurons walked behind the prisoners.
They walked across a valley.
Then Magua led them up a steep hill.
The land at the top of the hill was flat.
Magua sat down under a tree.
The Hurons started to eat and drink.
Magua shouted to Duncan. 'Send the dark-haired woman to me!'
Cora was afraid. She went to Magua.
'What do you want?' she asked.
'I ama Huron chief,' said Magua. 'I lived twenty summers and twenty winters. I did not see a white man. I was happy! Then a white man came to the forest. He gave me brandy. The drink was bad on me. It made me crazy! My people were angry. I had to go away, I ran away and lived with the Mohawks.'
'Then the war started,' said Magua. 'The French and the English were fighting each other.The Mohawks were fighting for the English. The Hurons were fighting for the French.I was fighting my own people.'
'Your father - Munro - was our chief. He told the Mohawks "Do not drink brandy!" But a white man gave me brandy. What did Munro do? He gave orders to his men. They tied me with ropes and they heat me! I will never forget!'
'But-'said Cora.
'Woman!'shouted Magua .
He stood up quickly.
'You will be my wife! Your sister will go to Fort William Henry. She must tell Munro everything. Then Munro will know. His daughter lives with me Magua.'
'Never!'said Cora. 'I will not be your wife.'
Magua smiled. 'Then you will die,' he said. 'And yourfriends will die too.'
Then Magua went towards the other Hurons. He spoke to them.
Duncan ran to Cora.
'What is wrong?' he asked. 'What did Magua say to you?'
'It is not important,' said Cora.
The Hurons were listening to Magua.
Duncan watched them.
They were very angry.
Suddenly,Magua shouted at the Hurons.
They pulled Duncan and the women towards the trees.
They tied each prisoner to a tree with rope.
Magua stood in front of Cora.
He laughed.
'What does Munro's daughter say now?' he said. 'Shall I send your sister to your father? Will you follow me to the Great Lakes and live with me?'
Cora looked at her sister.
'Alice,'said Cora. 'I must go with Magua and be his wife. Then you and Duncan will live.'
'No!'shouted Duncan. 'Never!'
'No,no, no!' said Alice.
'Then die!' shouted Magua.
He threw his knife at Alice.
The knifecut off some of her hair.
Ithit the tree above her head.
Duncan shouted angrily.
The Hurons had tied Duncan to a tree.
But he pulled the rope and it broke.
He jumped on a Huron and they fought.
The Huron had a knife.
He was going to kill Duncan.
Suddenly a gun fired and the Huron fell dead.
翻译
第四章：我是休伦酋长
休伦人和他们的俘虏开始行走。
玛瓜走在邓肯、科拉和爱丽丝的前面。
其他休伦人走在囚犯的后面。
他们走过一个山谷。
然后马瓜带他们上了一座陡峭的小山。
山顶的土地是平坦的。
马瓜坐在树下。
休伦人开始吃喝。
马瓜对邓肯喊道。“把那个黑发女人给我送来！”
科拉很害怕。她去了马瓜。
“你想干什么？”她问。
“我是休伦族的首领，”马瓜说。“我活了二十个夏天和二十个冬天。我没有看到一个白人。我很高兴！然后一个白人来到森林里。他给了我白兰地。这酒对我不好。我都快疯了！我的人民很生气。我不得不离开，我逃跑了，和莫霍克人住在一起。”
“然后战争开始了，”马瓜说。“法国人和英国人在互相厮杀。莫霍克人为英国人而战。休伦人为法国人而战。我是在和自己人作战。”
“你父亲——门罗——是我们的首领。他告诉莫霍克人“不要喝白兰地！”但一个白人给了我白兰地。门罗做了什么？他向部下下达命令。他们用绳子把我绑起来，然后加热我！我永远不会忘记！”
“可是——”科拉说。
“女人!”马瓜喊道。
他迅速站了起来。
“你将成为我的妻子！你妹妹会去威廉·亨利堡。她必须把一切都告诉门罗。那门罗就会知道了。他的女儿和我住在一起，马瓜。”
“从来没有!”科拉说。“我不会做你的妻子。”
马褂笑了。“那你就死定了，”他说。“你的朋友也会死的。”
于是玛瓜去找其他休伦人。他对他们说话。
邓肯跑向科拉。
“怎么了?”他问。“马瓜对你说了什么？”
“这不重要，”科拉说。
休伦人在听玛瓜的话。
邓肯看着他们。
他们非常生气。
突然，马瓜对休伦人大喊大叫。
他们把邓肯和妇女们拉向树林。
他们用绳子把每个囚犯绑在树上。
马瓜站在科拉面前。
他笑了。
“门罗的女儿现在说什么？”他说。“要我把你妹妹送到你父亲那里去吗？你愿意跟我去五大湖，和我一起生活吗？”
科拉看着她的妹妹。
“爱丽丝，”科拉说。“我必须和马瓜一起去，做他的妻子。这样你和邓肯就能活下来。”
“不!”邓肯喊道。“从来没有!”
“不，不，不！”爱丽丝说。
“那么死去!”马瓜喊道。
他把刀扔向爱丽丝。
刀子剪掉了她的一些头发。
它击中了她头顶上的树。
邓肯生气地喊道。
休伦人把邓肯绑在一棵树上。
但他一拉绳子就断了。
他跳到一个休伦人身上，他们打了起来。
休伦人有一把刀。
他要杀了邓肯。
突然一声枪响，休伦人倒地身亡。
