血盟誓言

字幕原文

Tom and Huck ran toward the village without stopping, their breath coming in short gasps. 汤姆和哈克朝着村子跑去，一路上没有停歇，气喘吁吁。

Every tree stump looked like an enemy, and the barking of dogs seemed to chase them. 每一个树桩都像一个敌人，狗叫声似乎在追赶着他们。

They finally reached an old tannery and collapsed in the shadows. 他们终于到达了一个旧皮革厂，瘫倒在阴影里。

"Huckleberry, what do you think will happen?" “哈克贝利，你觉得会发生什么？”

Tom whispered. 汤姆小声说。

Huck replied grimly, "If the doctor dies, they'll hang someone." 哈克沉重地回答：“如果医生死了，他们会绞死一个人。”

They realized they were in a desperate situation. 他们意识到自己处境绝望。

If they told the truth and Vince wasn't hanged, he would surely find and kill them. 如果他们说出真相，而文斯没有被绞死，他肯定会找到并杀死他们。

"We must keep quiet," Tom said. “我们必须保持沉默，”汤姆说。

"Let's swear an oath." “我们发个誓吧。”

Huck agreed, 哈克同意了，

but he insisted that for something this serious, they needed a formal document 但他坚持认为，对于如此严重的事情，他们需要一份正式的文件

and blood. 和血。

Tom found a clean piece of wood and a bit of red chalk. 汤姆找到了一块干净的木头和一点红粉笔。

He painfully wrote: "Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer swear they will keep quiet about this. 他吃力地写道：“哈克·芬恩和汤姆·索亚发誓，他们会对此事保持沉默。

They wish they may drop down dead if they ever tell." 如果他们说出去，就让他们立刻死去。”

Then, they each took a needle and pricked their thumbs. 然后，他们各自拿了一根针，在拇指上扎了一下。

Using a drop of his own blood, Tom signed his initials. 汤姆用自己的一滴血，签下了他的姓名首字母。

Huck followed, making a shaky 'H' and 'F'. 哈克也照做了，画了一个颤抖的“H”和“F”。

They buried the piece of wood near the wall, 他们把木头埋在墙边，

feeling that their secret was now locked away forever. 感觉他们的秘密现在永远被锁住了。

As they prepared to leave, a stray dog began to howl nearby. 当他们准备离开时，一只流浪狗开始在附近嚎叫。

To them it was a terrible omen of death, and both boys trembled with fear. 对他们来说，那是一个可怕的死亡预兆，两个男孩都吓得发抖。