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英语故事班尼托•西兰诺船长3赫尔曼•梅尔维尔BenitoCerenobyHermanMelvillePartThreeTodaywecompletethestoryofBenitoCerenowrittenbyHermanMelville.AswetoldyouinearlierpartsofourstoryrebelslavesseizedtheshipSanDominickoffthecoastofChile.Theykilledmanyofitsofficersandcrew.ThecaptainBenitoCerenowasorderedtosailtoSenegal.ButfirsthewasforcedtotaketheshiptothelonelyislandofSantaMarianearthesouthernendofChile.ThereitcouldsafelygetwaterandsuppliesforthelongdangerousvoyagetoAfrica.AttheislandtherebelsweresurprisedandfrightenedwhentheyfoundanAmericanshipanchoredintheharbor.Italsohadstoppedforwater.Manyoftherebelswantedtosailaway.ButtheirleaderBabofopposedit.Theyhadlittlewaterandfoodandcouldnotgofar.BabocreatedastorytokeepanyonefromsuspectingthattheSpanishvesselwasinthehandsofrebelsandthatitscaptainwasaprisoner.AtfirstBaboseemedsuccessful.ThecaptainoftheAmericanshipAmasaDelanovisitedtheSanDominick.Hesuspectednothingalthoughsurprisedbythegeneraldisorderonboard.HealsocouldnotunderstandthestrangebehaviorofitscaptainBenitoCereno.Laterincidentshoweverbegantoworryhim.CaptainDelanogrewmoreandmoresuspicious.Atonetimeheevenfearedthathislifemightbeindanger.TwicehecaughttheSpanishcaptainandhisservantBabowiththeirheadstogetherwhisperingliketwoconspirators.ItmadeCaptainDelanowonder.WeretheyplottingtokillhimandseizehisshipWhowerethesemencutthroatsPiratesCaptianDelanogrewnervous.Thenhewashappytoseehiswhaleboatoffinthedistance.ItwasreturningwithsuppliesfortheSpanishship.Thesightofhisboatcalmedhim.Itmadehissuspicionsandfearquicklydisappear.Hefeltfoolishforhavinghadsuchdarkthoughts.NowhereisShepONealwiththerestofourstoryBenitoCereno.CaptainDelanowentdowntoCaptainCerenoscabintocheerhimupandsaygoodbye.BetterandbetterDonBenito“hesaidasheenteredthecabinyourtroubleswillsoonbeover.zTheAmericaninvitedtheSpanishcaptaintocomeaboardhisboatforacupofcoffee.Cerenoseyesbrightened.Butthenthelightinthemdied.Heshookhisheadandsaidhecouldnotaccepttheinvitation.CaptainDelanowasoffended.HewasabouttowithdrawwhenDonBenitorosefromhischairandtookDelanoshand.TheSpaniardshandshook.Andhewastooexcitedtospeak.Delanopulledhishandawayandturnedclimbingbacktothedeck.Hisfacewastroubled.CaptainDelanocouldnotunderstandDonBenitosactions.OneminutetheSpaniardwaswarmandpolite.Then—justasquickly--coldandhostile.CaptainDelanoaskedhimself:WhydidherefusetojoinmeWhyishesounfriendlyCaptainDelanogottothedeckandwasabouttostepdownintohisboatwhenheheardhisname.TohissurpriseDonBenitowascallingcomingquicklytowardhim.CaptainDelanowaspleasedandturnedbacktomeethim.DonBenitowarmlytookhishandwithmoreenergyandemotionthanhehadevershown.Buthisexcitementseemedtoomuchforhimandhecouldnotspeak.BabothencamebetweenthetwomenandputhisarmaroundDonBenitotosupporthim.Clearlyhewantedtoendthemeetingbetweenthetwocaptains.WalkingbetweenthetwomenBabowentwiththemtothewalkway.DonBenitowouldnotletgoofCaptainDelanoshand.Heheldittightlyacrosstheservantsbody.SoontheywerestandingbytheshipssidelookingdownontotheAmericanboat.Itscrewturneduptheirwonderingeyes.CaptainDelanodidnotknowwhattodoashewaitedforDonBenitotoletgoofhishand.Hewantedtostepdownintohisboat.ButDonBenitostillfirmlyheldhishand.TheninanexcitedvoicetheSpaniardsaid:Icangonofurther.HereImustsaygoodbye.FarewellmydeardearDonAmasa.Go!Go!Andhetorehishandloose.GoandGodprotectyoubetterthanhedidme.GoDonAmasamybestfriend.”CaptainDelanowasdeeplymoved.HewouldhavestayedforanotherminuteorsobuthecaughttheeyeofBabo.ItseemedtosayThisisbadforDonBenitoshealth/AndsohequicklytooktheshortstepdownintohisboatwiththecontinuingfarewellsofDonBenitowhostoodrootedattheshipsside.CaptainDelanosatdowninthebackofhisboatgaveDonBenitoalastsaluteandorderedhismentopushoff.Theboatbegantomove.SuddenlyDonBenitosprangoverthesideandcamedownatDelanosfeet.AndhekeptshoutingtowardtheSpanishship.Hiscriesweresowildthatnoonecouldunderstandhim.AnAmericanofficeraskedwhatdoesthismean.CaptainDelanoturnedacoldsmileuponCaptainCerenoandsaidheneitherknewnorcared.ItseemsheaddedthattheSpaniardhastakenitintohisheadtogivehispeopletheideathatwewanttokidnaphim.Orelse...andsuddenlyCaptainDelanoshouted:Watchoutforyourlives!”HesawBabotheservantontherailabovewithadaggerinhishand.Hewasreadytojump.WhatfollowedhappenedsoquicklythatCaptainDelanocouldnottelloneincidentfromanother.Theyallcametogetherinonegreatblurofviolentactionandexcitement.AsBabocamedownCaptainDelanoflungDonBenitoasideandcaughttherebelleaderpullingthedaggerfromhishand.HepushedBabofirmlydowninthebottomoftheboatwhichnowbegantopickupspeed.ThenBabowithhisonefreehandpulledaseconddaggerfromhisclothesandstruckatCaptainCereno.CaptainDelanoknockeditfromhishand.Nowhesaweverythingclearly:Babohadleapedintothewhaleboat-nottokillhim-buttokillCaptainCereno.ForthefirsttimeheunderstoodthemysteriousbehaviorofDonBenito-aprisonerundersentenceofdeath.HelookedbackattheSpanishshipandgotaclearpictureofwhatitscaptainhadescaped.OnboardtheSanDominicktheshoutingrebelswereraisingtheiraxesandknivesinawildrevolt.TheystoppedsomeoftheSpanishsailorsfromjumpingintothesea.Afewzhoweverjumpedwhiletwoorthreewhowerenotquickenoughwenthurryingupthetop-mostwoodarms.CaptainDelanosignaledtohisshiporderingittogetitsgunsready.WhenthewhaleboatreachedhisshipCaptainDelanoaskedforropes.HetiedBaboandhadhimpulledupondeck.AsmallboatwasquicklysentouttopickupthreeSpanishsailorswhohadjumpedfromCaptainCerenosship.CaptainDelanoaskedDonBenitowhatgunstherebelshad.Heansweredthattheyhadnonethatcouldbeused.Inthefirstdaysoftherebellionacabinpassengernowdeadhaddestroyedthefewgunstherewere.TheAmericansfiredsixshotsattheSanDominick.Buttherebelshipmovedoutofreach.Smallboatswerearmedandlowered.CaptainDelanoorderedhismenintothem.Andtheymovedouttocapturetherebelship.TheboatscaughtupwiththeSanDominickwhenitwasnearlynight.Butthemoonwasrisingandthegunnerswereabletoseewheretheywereshooting.Therebelshadnobullets.Andtheycoulddonothingbutyell.ManyoftherebelswerekilledandtheSanDominickwascaptured.AfteraninvestigationBabowasfoundguiltyofstealingashipandofmurderandwashanged.CaptainBenitoCerenoneverwaswellagainandhesoondied.SoendedtheterriblestoryoftheslaverevoltaboardtheslaveshiptheSanDominick.YouhavejustheardtheAmericanStory“BenitoCereno.nItwaswrittenbyHermanMelville.YourstorytellerwasShepONeal.WordsinThisStoryincident-n.aneventorsomethingthathappenswhaleboat-n.alongrowboatwithabowateitherendforeasymaneuverabilityformerlyusedinwhalingdagger-n.asharppointedknifethatisusedasaweapongunners-n.asoldierwhooperatesalargegun。