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Ah? Jolly convenient. Burne-Wilke lit a cigar, and they both sipped wine.
噢?那倒很方便。勃納沃克點燃一支雪茄，接著兩個人便呷起酒來。
I suppose you know that this ship crossed the ocean without escort, the air commodore resumed.
我猜你一定知道這艘軍艦是在沒有護航的條件下橫渡大洋的吧。這位空軍準將接著說道，
Our first night out of England, we ran into a whole gale.
我們從英國出發后的第一天晚上就遇上了大風暴，
Our destroyer s couldn't maintain speed, so we zigzagged on alone.
為我們護航的驅逐艦沒法保持速度，所以我們只好單獨地走曲線繞行了。
Sir, I was appalled to hear about it.
先生，這話可真使我大吃了一驚。
Really? Rather sporting of the British Prime Minister, don't you think, to give the Hun a fair shot at him on the open sea.
是嗎?你是否覺得英國首相過于冒險了一些，有意讓德國鬼子在大海上將他當靶子打?
Three thousand miles without air cover or surface escort, straight through the entire submarine fleet.
我們可是在既沒有空中掩護也沒有海面護航的條件下，穿過整整一個德國潛艇艦隊的伏擊區，航行三千英里呀。
You had your good angels escorting you. That's all I can say.
我只能說你們有你們的善良的天使在護佑你們。
Oh, well, at any rate here we are.
哦，是啊，不管怎么說，我們已平安到達這兒了。
But it might be prudent not to overwork those good angels, what? Don't you agree?
不過，還是謹慎一些，不要讓那些善良的天使過分操勞的好，你說呢?你難道不這么看嗎?
On our way back, every U-boat in the Atlantic will certainly be on battle alert.
在我們返航途中，大西洋上的每一艘德國潛艇一定都已作好了戰斗準備。
We shall have to run the gamut. Burne-Wilke paused, studying the ash on his cigar.
不得不穿過他們的伏擊區。說到這里，勃納.沃克停頓下來，凝神注視著雪茄上的煙灰。
We're stretched thin for escorts, you know.
我們你知道，我們的護航力量很單薄。
We've rounded up four destroyers.
我們集中了四艘驅逐艦。
Admiral Pound would be happier with six.
要是能有六艘，海軍上將龐德一定會更高興的。
Victor Henry quickly said, I'll talk to Admiral King.
維克多.亨利馬上接口說，我會同海軍上將金談一談的。
You understand that this cannot be a request from us.
你明白，這事我們不能提出要求。
The Prime Minister would be downright annoyed.
首相若是知道了，一定會發火的。
He's hoping we'll meet the Tirpitz and get into a running gun fight.
他正期望著與德艦蒂爾皮茨號遭遇，來一場激烈的炮戰哩。
Let me star t on this now, sir.
我馬上就去辦理這件事吧，先生。
Pug drank up his sherry, and rose to his feet.
帕格一口把酒喝干，站起身來。
Oh? Would you? Burne-Wilke opened the cabin door. Thanks awfully.
哦?就要去了嗎?勃納?沃克打開艙門。那真是太感謝了。
