Chapter 1 From England to Tahiti
第一章 从英格兰到塔希提
It was a cold day in December, 1787.
那是1787年12月一个寒冷的日子。
There was a strong wind and a green sea.
狂风呼啸，海浪翻涌。
Three men and a boy stood on the deck of the little ship, HMS Bounty.
三个男人和一个男孩站在“邦蒂号”这艘小船的甲板上。
Behind them, on the land, were some hills and small white houses.
在他们身后的陆地上，有一些小山丘和白色的小房子。
The ship moved slowly out to sea.
船缓缓地向大海驶去。
The boy, Peter Heywood, was fourteen years old.
那个男孩叫彼得·海伍德，十四岁。
He was a young officer, and he was happy and excited.
他是一名年轻的军官，既高兴又兴奋。
‘England looks very small, Mr Christian,’ he said.
“克里斯蒂安先生，英格兰看起来真小啊，”他说。
Fletcher Christian smiled at him.
弗莱彻·克里斯蒂安对他笑了笑。
Christian was a tall young man with black hair and a long tired face.
克里斯蒂安是个高个子年轻人，黑发，面容修长而疲惫。
‘England is small,’ he said.
“英格兰确实很小，”他说。
‘But we’re going to some much smaller islands. Tahiti. The Friendly Islands.’
“但我们要去一些更小的岛屿——塔希提岛，也就是友谊群岛。”
‘They’re small, but they’re very warm and beautiful.’
“它们虽然小，但却非常温暖美丽。”
A sailor, John Adams, laughed.
一名叫约翰·亚当斯的水手笑了起来。
‘That’s right, Mr Christian, sir,’ he said.
“说得对，克里斯蒂安先生，长官，”他说。
‘Good food, warm sun, blue skies, and hot, beautiful women, too! I want……’
“有好吃的食物、温暖的阳光、蔚蓝的天空，还有热情漂亮的女人！我想要……”
‘Be quiet, man!’ someone shouted.
“闭嘴，你这家伙！”有人喊道。
Christian and Heywood looked behind them.
克里斯蒂安和海伍德回头看去。
They saw the captain, William Bligh.
他们看到了船长威廉·布莱。
He was a small man with brown hair.
他是个棕色头发的小个子男人。
Christian knew Bligh well; they were friends.
克里斯蒂安很了解布莱，他们是朋友。
But Bligh was a captain now, so things were different.
但现在布莱是船长了，所以情况不同了。
The Bounty was his first ship, and it was very important to him.
“邦蒂号”是他指挥的第一艘船，对他来说非常重要。
‘Don’t talk about women on my ship, Adams!’ he said angrily.
“在我的船上不许谈论女人，亚当斯！”他愤怒地说。
‘Be quiet, and sail this ship! Do you hear?’
“安静点，好好开船！听到了吗？”
‘Yes, sir,’ said Adams quietly.
“是，长官，”亚当斯低声回答。
‘Now, listen to me, Mr Christian. And you, too, Mr Heywood.’
“现在，听我说，克里斯蒂安先生。还有你，海伍德先生。”
Bligh stood very near them, but he didn’t speak quietly.
布莱站得离他们很近，说话声一点也不小。
All the sailors could hear him.
所有的水手都能听见他的话。
‘I’m the captain of this ship, remember that!’
“我是这艘船的船长，记住这一点！”
‘We’re going thirty thousand kilometres through bad weather and very bad seas, and I don’t want any accidents.’
“我们要航行三万公里，穿越恶劣的天气和汹涌的海域，我不希望发生任何意外。”
‘You are officers, so you don’t talk to sailors about women or drink, or anything!’
“你们是军官，所以不准跟水手谈论女人、酒或其他任何事情！”
‘You must work hard, and your sailors must work hard, too. Do you understand me, Mr Christian?’
“你们必须努力工作，你们的水手也必须努力工作。你明白我的意思吗，克里斯蒂安先生？”
‘Yes, sir,’ said Christian. But he didn’t look happy.
“明白，长官，”克里斯蒂安说，但他看起来并不高兴。
‘Good. And you, Mr Heywood?’
“很好。你呢，海伍德先生？”
‘Yes, sir.’ The boy looked at Bligh, afraid.
“明白，长官。”男孩害怕地看着布莱。
Then Bligh smiled. ‘Is this your first time at sea, boy?’
然后布莱笑了。“这是你第一次出海吗，孩子？”
‘Yes, sir.’
“是的，长官。”
‘Well, you must work hard, and listen to me. One day, perhaps, you can be a captain too. Would you like that?’
“嗯，你必须努力工作，听我的话。也许有一天你也能当上船长。你想那样吗？”
‘Yes, sir, of course.’ Peter Heywood smiled.
“当然想，长官。”彼得·海伍德笑着说。
‘Right then. Mr Christian! Look at those men there, they aren’t working! Run and talk to them, quickly!’
“那就好。克里斯蒂安先生！看那边那些人，他们没在干活！快去跟他们说说，快点！”
Bligh smiled again at Heywood.
布莱又对海伍德笑了笑。
‘In a happy ship, the men must work hard, but the officers must work harder. Do you understand, boy?’
“在一艘快乐的船上，水手们必须努力工作，但军官们必须更加努力地工作。你明白了吗，孩子？”
The Bounty sailed south across the Atlantic.
“邦蒂号”向南横渡大西洋。
For ten days they were in a storm near Cape Horn, but they could not sail west because of the strong west wind.
他们在合恩角附近遭遇了十天的风暴，但由于强劲的西风，无法向西航行。
So they sailed east to South Africa, Tasmania, and Tahiti.
于是他们向东航行，经过南非、塔斯马尼亚，最终抵达塔希提岛。
There were thirty-three sailors on the Bounty, and eleven officers.
“邦蒂号”上有三十三名水手和十一名军官。
Bligh was the captain, Christian was his second officer.
布莱是船长，克里斯蒂安是大副（二副）。
The ship was often wet and cold, but no one was ill.
船上经常又湿又冷，但没有人生病。
Once Bligh gave the sailors some apples, but they would not eat them because they were old and bad.
有一次布莱给了水手们一些苹果，但他们不肯吃，因为苹果已经陈旧腐烂了。
Bligh was very angry. ‘Damn you men!’ he shouted.
布莱非常生气。“该死的家伙们！”他吼道。
‘Apples are good for you! You eat them, I say!’
“苹果对你们有好处！我命令你们吃掉！”
On 26 October 1788 the Bounty arrived at Tahiti.
1788年10月26日，“邦蒂号”抵达塔希提岛。
The islanders came to the ship in big canoes with food.
岛民们乘着大独木舟带着食物来到船边。
The king of Tahiti, Otoo, was friendly.
塔希提国王奥图十分友好。
Bligh went to Otoo’s house, and gave him things from the king of England.
布莱去了奥图的住所，并送给他来自英国国王的礼物。
‘Thank you, Captain,’ Otoo said.
“谢谢你，船长，”奥图说。
‘You are welcome here. I must give the king of England something, too.’
“欢迎你们来到这里。我也必须送给英国国王一些东西。”
‘But he’s a rich man. What would he like? Do you know?’
“但他是个富有的人。他会喜欢什么呢？你知道吗？”
Bligh smiled. It was an important question.
布莱笑了。这是一个重要的问题。
‘My king is very rich, Otoo,’ he said.
“我的国王非常富有，奥图，”他说。
‘But we don’t have any breadfruit trees in England. My king would like some, for his people in Jamaica.’
“但在英格兰我们没有面包果树。我的国王想要一些，为了他在牙买加的子民。”
‘Can I take some on my ship?’
“我能带一些上船吗？”
Otoo laughed. ‘Of course,’ he said.
奥图笑了。“当然可以，”他说。
‘That’s easy! Take lots of them. My people can help you.’
“这很容易！多拿些去吧。我的子民可以帮你们。”
The Bounty stayed at Tahiti for five months, and by March there were a thousand breadfruit trees on the ship.
“邦蒂号”在塔希提岛停留了五个月，到了三月，船上已经装了一千棵面包果树。
Tahitian children played on the ship, and in the evenings the sailors danced and sang with the women.
塔希提的孩子们在船上玩耍，晚上水手们则和女人们一起唱歌跳舞。
One morning, some sailors and Tahitian women took a ship’s boat to a different island.
一天早上，一些水手和塔希提妇女乘着小艇去了另一个岛。
Bligh was very angry. When the sailors came back, he put chains on their legs.
布莱非常愤怒。当水手们回来时，他给他们戴上了脚镣。
Then he shouted at his officers and men.
然后他对军官和水手们大吼。
‘You men must stay away from these women!’ he said.
“你们这些人必须远离这些女人！”他说。
‘You must all listen to me, and work hard for me and the king!’
“你们所有人都必须听我的，为我和国王努力工作！”
Some officers kept pigs on the ship. Sometimes Bligh took the pigs from his officers.
有些军官在船上养了猪。有时布莱会把军官们的猪拿走。
‘I’m giving this food to the sailors,’ he said.
“我要把这些食物给水手们，”他说。
‘They need it, not you!’
“他们需要这些，而不是你们！”
April 4th was the Bounty’s last day in Tahiti.
4月4日是“邦蒂号”在塔希提岛的最后一天。
The ship was full of food and people: Otoo and his family, all the sailors and their Tahitian friends.
船上满载着食物和人：奥图和他的家人，所有的水手以及他们的塔希提朋友。
But nobody sang or danced. Everyone was quiet and sad.
但没有人唱歌或跳舞。每个人都很安静、悲伤。
Peter Heywood saw John Adams with a Tahitian woman. She cried, and he talked to her for the last time.
彼得·海伍德看到约翰·亚当斯和一个塔希提女人在一起。她哭了，他和她做了最后的告别。
Then she got into a canoe and went back to the island. Peter stood near him, sadly.
然后她登上独木舟回到了岛上。彼得悲伤地站在他身旁。
The sun went down in the west.
太阳在西边落下了。
‘Mr Christian?’ shouted Captain Bligh.
“克里斯蒂安先生？”布莱船长喊道。
‘Are all the Tahitians off the ship?’
“所有塔希提人都下船了吗？”
‘Yes, sir,’ Christian answered.
“是的，长官，”克里斯蒂安回答。
‘Good. Then we sail for Jamaica, and then back to old England!’
“很好。那我们就要启航前往牙买加，然后再回老英格兰了！”
He looked at Peter.
他看着彼得。
‘Don’t stand there, boy! Get to work!’
“别站在那儿了，孩子！去干活！”
‘Look at all our beautiful breadfruit trees! King George is going to be very happy about them!’
“看看我们所有这些美丽的面包果树！乔治国王一定会非常高兴的！”
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