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Why, blast your eyes, Bildad, cried Peleg, thou dost not want to swindle this young man! he must have more than that.
不不不，比勒達(dá)，你對這小伙子有點不太公平了！法勒船長說。
Seven hundred and seventy-seventh, again said Bildad, without lifting his eyes; and then went on mumbling—for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
七百七十七分之一！
I am going to put him down for the three hundredth, said Peleg, do ye hear that, Bildad! The three hundredth lay, I say.
不，三百分之一！我寫上了，三百分之一，聽見了沒有，比勒達(dá)？
Bildad laid down his book, and turning solemnly towards him said, Captain Peleg, thou hast a generous heart; but thou must consider the duty thou owest to the other owners of this ship—widows and orphans, many of them—and that if we too abundantly reward the labors of this young man, we may be taking the bread from those widows and those orphans.
比勒達(dá)終于放下了手中的《圣經(jīng)》，抬起頭來說:法勒船長，你確實很慷慨，可你有沒有想到這船的其他股東呢？他們可大都是些孤兒寡母啊！你把錢給了他，就等于從那些孤兒寡母嘴里搶了面包啊！
The seven hundred and seventy-seventh lay, Captain Peleg.
七 百七十七分之一，法勒船長！
Thou Bildad! roared Peleg, starting up and clattering about the cabin.
該死的比勒達(dá)！
Blast ye, Captain Bildad, if I had followed thy advice in these matters, I would afore now had a conscience to lug about that would be heavy enough to founder the largest ship that ever sailed round Cape Horn.
我不能按你說的辦，否則我的良心就會沉重得足以讓船在風(fēng)平浪靜中徹底沉沒！法勒來回奔走著、叫喊著。
