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@ 41305 Pirates under attack!
A: 船長，瞭望手報告說發現了無敵號艦隊。正朝我們開來。
chuánzhǎng, liàowàngshǒu bàogào shuō fāxiàn le Wúdíhào jiànduì. zhèng cháo wǒmen kāilái.
Captain, the lookout said he’s spotted ‘The Invincible’ and her fleet. They’re coming right for us.
B: 哼！叫大夥兒準備好武器，咱們跟它拼了！轉舵！
hēng! jiào dàhuǒr zhǔnbèi hǎo wǔqì, zánmen gēn tā pīn le! zhuǎnduò!
Hmph! Tell the men to prepare the weapons. We're going all out! Turn the rudder!
A: 是！
shì!
Aye!
C: 船長！無敵號打旗說，讓我們投降。
chuánzhǎng! Wúdíhào dǎqí shuō, ràng wǒmen tóuxiáng.
Captain! ‘The Invincible’ has raised her flag. They want us to surrender.
B: 讓旗手告訴他們，叫他們滾一邊去！
ràng qíshǒu gàosu tāmen, jiào tāmen gǔn yībiān qù!
Have the flagman tell them they can get the hell out of here!
D: 華梅，你的船已經被我們包圍了。快快投降！
Huáméi, nǐ de chuán yǐjīng bèi wǒmen bāowéi le. kuàikuài tóuxiáng!
Hua Mei, we've already got your boat surrounded. Surrender, now!
B: 哼，老孃我生下來就是海盜，而且這輩子只做海盜。你們就省省心吧。兄弟們，給我使出吃奶的勁兒，擊沉無敵號！
hēng, lǎoniáng wǒ shēng xiàlai jiùshì hǎidào, érqiě zhèbèizi zhǐ zuò hǎidào. nǐmen jiù shěngsheng xīn ba. xiōngdì men, gěi wǒ shǐchū chī nǎi de jìnr, jīchén Wúdíhào!
Hmph, this old lady came out of the womb a pirate and in this life, that’s all she’ll ever be. Save your breath. Men, give 'em everything you got. Sink ‘The Invincible’!
E: 是！請船長放心！
shì! qǐng chuánzhǎng fàngxīn!
Aye! We won't fail you, captain!
A: 船長，無敵號越逼越近，看來要肉搏了。
chuánzhǎng, Wúdíhào yuè bī yuè jìn, kànlai yào ròubó le.
Captain, ‘The Invincible’ is closing in on us. It seems they want a bit of the ol' fisticuffs.
B: 哈，好戲要上演了。兄弟們，給我衝！
hā, hǎoxì yào shàngyǎn le. xiōngdì men, gěi wǒ chōng!
Hah, this should be quite the show. Men, attack!
D: 華梅，只要你投降，我保證不殺你！
Huáméi, zhǐyào nǐ tóuxiáng, wǒ bǎozhèng bù shā nǐ!
Hua Mei, as long as you surrender, your life will be spared.
B: 呸，誰信你的鬼話。
pēi, shéi xìn nǐ de guǐhuà.
Bah! Who would believe that nonsense?
D: 好，那就別怪我不客氣了，看刀！
hǎo, nà jiù bié guài wǒ bù kèqì le, kàn dāo!
Okay, then the gloves are coming off. Feel my sword!
B: 就你這點兒能耐還想拿下我？今天我要你死得很難看。
jiù nǐ zhè diǎnr néngnài hái xiǎng náxià wǒ? jīntiān wǒ yào nǐ sǐ de hěn nánkàn.
Such little skill and you're still going to try to take me down? Today, I’m going to kill you in a most unpleasant way.
A: 船長，我們勝利了！而且還發現了不少金銀珠寶！
chuánzhǎng, wǒmen shènglì le! érqiě hái fāxiàn le bùshǎo jīnyínzhūbǎo!
Captain, victory is ours! Also, we’ve found quite a bit of booty!
B: 哈哈哈，今天的仗打得可真痛快！
hā hā hā, jīntiān de zhàng dǎ de kě zhēn tòngkuai!
Hahaha! Today’s battle was truly satisfying!
Key Vocabulary
瞭望手 liàowàngshǒu
艦隊 jiànduì
武器 wǔqì
拼 pīn
轉舵 zhuǎnduò
打旗 dǎqí
投降 tóuxiáng
旗手 qíshǒu
包圍 bāowéi
海盜 hǎidào
省心 shěngxīn
使出 shǐchū
吃奶的勁兒 chīnǎi de jìnr
擊沉 jīchén
逼 bī
肉搏 ròubó
好戲 hǎoxì
上演 shàngyǎn
保證 bǎozhèng
鬼話 guǐhuà
能耐 néngnài
拿下 náxià
死得很難看 sǐde hěn nánkàn
金銀珠寶 jīnyínzhūbǎo
痛快 tòngkuai
Supplementary Vocabulary
攻擊 gōngjī
大炮 dàpào
劫持 jiéchí
人質 rénzhì
勒索 lèsuǒ
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