With a despairing scream the pirate leapt upon Long Tom and precipitated himself into the sea.

随着一声绝望的尖叫，海盗跳到长射程大炮上，猛扎进海里。

The pirates had fired Long Tom at them.

海盗们向他们开炮了。

"She tells me," he said, "that the pirates sighted us before the darkness came, and got Long Tom out."

“她告诉我，”他说，“天黑前海盗们就发现了我们，把大炮架起来了。”

I was already sergeant when we made a night attack and captured and blew up Long Tom.

我们发动那次夜袭，夺取半毁掉了一座远程大炮。当时，我已是中士了。

During two long weeks Tom lay a prisoner, dead to the world and its happenings.

在漫长的两个星期里，汤姆像个囚犯似的躺着，与世隔绝。