墓地的午夜

字幕原文

At half-past nine that night, Tom and Sid were sent to bed. 那天晚上九点半，汤姆和锡德被送上床睡觉了。

Tom lay awake, 汤姆躺着，却睡不着，

listening to the ticking of the clock 听着时钟滴答作响的声音，

and the mysterious creaking of the stairs. 和楼梯神秘的吱呀声。

He was waiting for a signal. 他在等待一个信号。

Finally, a soft "meow" floated in from the garden. 终于，一声轻柔的“喵”从花园里飘了进来。

Tom dressed quickly, 汤姆迅速穿好衣服，

climbed out of the window, 从窗户爬了出去，

and joined Huckleberry Finn, 和哈克贝利·费恩会合了，

who was waiting with his dead cat. 哈克贝利·费恩正带着他的死猫在等着他。

The two boys walked a mile and a half to the graveyard on the hill. 两个男孩走了大约一英里半的路，来到山上的墓地。

It was a lonely, spooky place with a broken wooden fence and sunken graves. 那是一个荒凉而诡异的地方，有着一道破旧的木栅栏和下陷的坟墓。

The wind moaned through the trees, making Tom fear 风在树林间呜咽，让汤姆担心

that the spirits of the dead were complaining about being disturbed. 亡灵们在抱怨被打扰了。

They found the fresh grave of "Hoss" Williams and hid behind three large elm trees nearby. 他们找到了“霍斯”·威廉姆斯的新坟，躲在附近三棵大榆树后面。

"Hucky, do you think the dead people mind us being here?" “哈克，你觉得死人会介意我们在这里吗？”

Tom whispered. 汤姆低声说。

Huck replied that he wished he knew, but it felt very solemn. 哈克回答说他希望自己知道，但感觉非常庄重。

They sat in silence for a long time. 他们默默地坐了很久。

Suddenly, Tom gripped Huck's arm. 突然，汤姆抓住了哈克的胳膊。

"Sh! “嘘！

Do you hear that?" 你听到了吗？”

Out of the darkness, a muffled sound of voices approached. 从黑暗中，一阵低沉的人声传了过来。

A faint light from a lantern began to flicker across the grass. 一盏灯笼发出的微弱光芒开始在草地上闪烁。

The boys huddled together, their hearts beating wildly. 两个男孩紧紧地靠在一起，心狂跳不止。

They thought the devils were coming for them, but soon they recognized a familiar voice. 他们以为魔鬼来抓他们了，但很快他们认出了一个熟悉的声音。

"It's Sam Potter," Huck whispered. “是山姆·波特，”哈克低声说。

"And Vince!" “还有文斯！”