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I believe I have broken a finger here against his cursed jaw; ain't those mincing knives down in the forecastle there, men? look to those handspikes, my hearties. Captain, by God, look to yourself; say the word; don't bea fool; forget it all; we are ready to turn to; treat us decently, and we're your men; but we won't be flogged.
我相信，我剛才碰他那該死的下巴額的時候，已經折傷了一只手指頭；船頭樓里不是還有那些剁肉的小刀么，大家？留心那些木梃子，親愛的伙伴們。船長，真的，請你自己小心，放明白點；別做傻瓜；把一切都忘記了；我們就要回去工作了；體體面面地對待我們，我們都是你的水手呀；可我們不愿意挨鞭子。
"Turn to! I make no promises, turn to, I say!
“回去！我不答應什么，回去，我說！
"Look ye, now, cried the Lakeman, flinging out his arm towards him, there are a few of us here (and I am one of them) who have shipped for the cruise, d'ye see; now as you well know, sir, we can claim our discharge as soon as the anchor is down; so we don't want a row; it's not our interest; we want to be peaceable; we are readyto work, but we won't be flogged.
“你聽著，那么，湖上人高聲叫嚷了，直對他揮著臂膀，我們在這里這幾個人（我也是其中的一個）都是你雇來出海巡游的，這你是知道的，而且，你也很清楚，老兄，船一拋錨，我們就可以立刻要求解雇；所以，我們不愿意吵吵鬧鬧；這不是我們感興趣的事情；我們要和平相處；我們就要去工作了，不過，我們可不愿意挨鞭子。
"Turn to! roared the Captain.
“回去！船長怒號道。
"Steelkilt glanced round him a moment, and then said: I tell you what it is now, Captain, rather than kill ye,and be hung for such a shabby rascal, we won't lift a hand against ye unless ye attack us; but till you say the word about not flogging us, we don't do a hand's turn.
“斯蒂爾基爾特朝他望了一遍后，說道：我現在實對你說，船長，我們才不來殺你，才不來為了這樣一個卑鄙的流氓去上絞架咧，我們連對你抬一抬手都還不高興呢，除非你先攻擊我們；不過，等到你一說出不鞭打我們，我們就一點也不還價。
"Down into the forecastle then, down with ye, I'll keep ye there till ye're sick of it. Down ye go.
“那么到船頭樓里去，你們都下去，我要把你們給關得發慌。你們都下去。
