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My friend, said I, what all this gibberish of yours is about, I don't know, and I don't much care;
朋友，你講這些是什么意思？
for it seems to me that you must be a little damaged in the head.
你的腦子是不是出了點小毛病。
But if you are speaking of Captain Ahab, of that ship there, the Pequod, then let me tell you, that I know all about the loss of his leg.
你剛才講的亞哈船長失去一條腿的事，我們很清楚。
ALL about it, eh—sure you do?—all?
很清楚？真的？很清楚！
Pretty sure.
是的。
With finger pointed and eye levelled at the Pequod, the beggar-like stranger stood a moment, as if in a troubled reverie; then starting a little, turned and said:
這個叫化子似的人，凝視著裴廓德號，略事沉吟，一揮手，說：
Ye've shipped, have ye? Names down on the papers? Well, well, what's signed, is signed; and what's to be, will be; and then again, perhaps it won't be, after all.
你們已經上了船、簽了約，成了那條船上的水手，是吧？約當然要簽，該簽的嗎，該怎么辦就要怎么辦，當然辦了也不會怎么樣。
Anyhow, it's all fixed and arranged a'ready; and some sailors or other must go with him, I suppose;
事情已經鐵定了，你們要跟他一起遠航，反正總得有人要出海的啊！
as well these as any other men, God pity 'em! Morning to ye, shipmates, morning; the ineffable heavens bless ye; I'm sorry I stopped ye.
好啦，祝你們好運氣！愿那說起來也是神圣的蒼天，保佑你們吧！很抱歉，耽誤你們時間了。
