杨伟

《金银岛》由罗伯特·路易斯·史蒂文森（1850～1894）著作，它对后世的影响非常大，在好莱坞已经被数次改拍成电影电视，依旧十分受欢迎。可以这么说：如果说中国的孩子是看着《西游记》长大的，那么美国的孩子就是看着《金银岛》长大的。《金银岛》可算是有史以来最好看的海盗小说。《金银岛》中有波涛汹涌的大海、机智勇敢的少年、凶恶狡诈的海盗以及一份神秘的藏宝图。围绕着这份藏宝图，少年吉姆一行人同海盗之间展开了一场惊心动魄的搏斗…… 故事情节惊险曲折，人物形象鲜明生动。这就是《金银岛》历经百余年后，魅力经久不衰的原因。至今，它仍以其独特的风姿，吸引着世界各国的少年儿童。

The story is told in the first person by Jim， whose mother kept the “Admiral Benbow Inn”. One day an old sea man with a scar on his face came to the inn. He lets Jim call him “Captain Bill” and often tells pirate1 adventure stories to Jim.

故事是以吉姆为第一人称叙述的。他的妈妈经营着一家名叫“本宝将军”的旅店。一天，一个脸上有疤的老船员来到旅馆，他让吉姆叫他“比尔船长”，并且经常给吉姆讲海盗冒险故事。

“Captain Bill” tells Jim that his former shipmates covet the contents of his sea chest， and he pays Jim a few pennies to keep a lookout for a man with one leg， who is very vicious2.

“比尔船长”告诉吉姆，他以前的同船船员垂涎着他的水手箱里面的东西。他付给吉姆几便士，让吉姆帮他留意提防一个独腿的水手，这个人非常恶毒。

One day he receives a “black spot” which says that he will die if he doesnt hand out treasure map the next morning. Finally Bill has a stroke3 and dies in fear. Jim and his mother open the sea chest， finding some money and a map. The map is of an island where the pirate Flint buried treasure. “Captain Bill” actually used to be a pirate on Flints ship. Then Jim， Doctor Livesey， and Squire Trelawney determine to look for the treasure together. They fit out a ship， hire hands and set out on their adventure.

一天，“比尔船长”收到了“黑券（最后通牒）”，要他第二天一早交出藏宝地图，不然就必死无疑。后来“比尔船长”中风了，并在恐惧中死去。吉姆和他的母亲打开了“比尔船长”的水手箱，发现了一些钱和一张地图。地图上显示的是海盗弗林特在一个小岛上埋藏宝藏的地方。“比尔船长”其实曾经是弗林特手下的一名海盗。后来吉姆、利弗西医生和乡绅特里劳尼决定一起去找宝藏。