N a long swivel cannon formerly used in naval warfare (旧时海战中用的)旋座大炮
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。”
A long time after this—they could not tell how long—Tom said they must go softly and listen for dripping water—they must find a spring.
此后很长一段时间，他们都说不准在洞里到底呆了多久——汤姆说他们必须轻轻地走路，听听哪儿有滴水声——他们必须找到泉水处。
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