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"Come out of that, ye pirates! roared the captain, now menacing them with a pistol in each hand, just brought to him by the steward. Come out of that, ye cut-throats!
“跑出來，你們這些強盜！船長一邊大肆咆哮，一邊用剛由茶房送來的兩支槍，一手抓一支，對他們威脅著，跑出來，你們這些暴徒！
"Steelkilt leaped on the barricade, and striding up and down there, defied the worst the pistols could do; but gave the captain to understand distinctly, that his (Steelkilt's) death would be the signal for a murderous mutiny on the part of all hands. Fearing in his heart lest this might prove but too true, the captain a little desisted, but still commanded the insurgents instantly to return to their duty.
“斯蒂爾基爾特跳在路障上，在那里闊步地走來走去，不顧那兩支槍萬一會出亂子；明明白白地對船長說，如果他(斯蒂爾基爾特)死了，就是要大家起來進行兇險的嘩變的信號。船長生怕這番話會成為事實，所以他稍微收斂一些，不過還是命令這幾個叛亂者立刻回去工作。
"Will you promise not to touch us, if we do? demanded their ringleader.
“要是我們照辦了，你會答應不來碰我們嗎？他們的頭目問道。
"Turn to! turn to! I make no promise; to your duty! Do you want to sink the ship, by knocking off at a time like this? Turn to! and he once more raised a pistol.
“回去！回去！我不答應什么；回去工作！這種時候，你們竟停止工作，是不是想把船弄沉了？回去！他又晃出一支槍來。
"Sink the ship? cried Steelkilt. Aye, let her sink. Not a man of us turns to, unless you swear not to raise a rope-yarn against us. What say ye, men? turning to his comrades. A fierce cheer was their response.
“把船弄沉？斯蒂爾基爾特嚷道。那就讓它沉好啦。我們誰也不回去，除非你發誓，決不用繩索來抽打我們。你們怎么說，大家？他轉身對他的同伴們說，他們同聲報以一陣熱烈的歡呼。
"The Lakeman now patrolled the barricade, all the while keeping his eye on the Captain, and jerking out suchsentences as these:It's not our fault; we didn't want it; I told him to take his hammer away; it was boy's business; he might have known me before this; I told him not to prick the buffalo;
“那個湖上人現在就在路障上巡邏著，一邊眼睛始終盯著那個船長，一邊又突然說出這樣一些話來，這不是我們的過錯，我們并不要這么做；我要他把他那支榔頭拿開；這是小孩子的玩意兒；他應該早就知道我的脾氣；我告訴他別來刺激野牛；
