Audiobook Dictation: “At this moment John raised the…”

At this moment John raised the mat, and counted twenty-five natives keeping guard on the Ware-Atoua.

这时约翰掀起草席，数出有二十五个土著在看守着瓦雷-阿图阿。

But they all kept watchful guard on the hut confided to their care.

可他们全都警惕地看守着交给他们的那间茅屋。

The jailer may forget that he is on guard; the prisoner never forgets that he is guarded.

看守可能会忘记自己在站岗；囚犯却从不会忘记自己正被看守。

The captive thinks oftener of escaping than the jailer of preventing his flight, and hence we hear of frequent and wonderful escapes.

俘虏想着逃跑的时候，比看守想着防他逃跑的时候要多，所以我们常常听到惊人的越狱故事。

All escape was thus hopeless, and Glenarvan having tried the walls for the twentieth time, was compelled to acknowledge that it was so.

因此逃跑是毫无希望的，格里那凡第二十次摸索墙壁之后，也不得不承认这一点。

The hours of this night, wretched as they were, slipped away.

那一夜的时光，尽管凄惨，还是悄然流逝了。

Thick darkness had settled on the mountain.

浓重的黑暗笼罩了山岭。

Neither moon nor stars pierced the gloom.

既无月光，也无星光穿透这片昏暗。

"Listen," said he, motioning them to stoop.

“听，”他说着，示意他们弯下身来。

The scratching became more and more audible; they could hear the little stones grate on a hard body and roll away.

刮擦声越来越清晰；他们听得见小石子摩擦着某个坚硬的东西，然后滚落开去。