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But as the junior mates were hurrying to execute the order, a pale man, with a bandaged head, arrested them--Radney the chief mate. Ever since the blow, he had lain in his berth; but that morning, hearing the tumult on the deck, he had crept out, and thus far had watched the whole scene. Such was the state of his mouth, that he could hardly speak; but mumbling something about his being willing and able to do what the captain dared not attempt, he snatched the rope and advanced to his pinioned foe.
“可是，當二副和三副正在急急執行命令時，一個臉色蒼白、頭上綁著繃帶的人，不讓他們執行命令——原來就是大副拉德尼。他自從吃了那一拳后，就一直躺在吊鋪上；可是，那天早晨，聽到了甲板上的哄鬧聲，他悄悄地走了出來，一直在注意整個情況發展。由于他的嘴巴是這種情況，所以他不大說得來話，只是呢呢喃喃地說什么船長所不敢一試的，他倒愿意和能夠來試一試，于是，他抓起繩子，沖到他的背綁著的仇人跟前。
"You are a coward! hissed the Lakeman.
“你是個膽小鬼！，湖上人嘶嘶地說。
"So I am, but take that. The mate was in the very act of striking, when another hiss stayed his uplifted arm. He paused: and then pausing no more, made good his word, spite of Steelkilt's threat, whatever that might havebeen. The three men were then cut down, all hands were turned to, and, sullenly worked by the moody seamen, the iron pumps clanged as before.
“不錯，我就是這樣，不過請嘗一嘗吧。，這個大副剛要打下去的時候，另一陣嘶嘶聲又教他那高舉著的臂膀懸空落不下來了。他躊躇了一會兒，就打定了主意，他言出必行，不管斯蒂爾基爾特的威脅，不管后果怎樣。后來那三個人都被解了綁，大家又都回去工作了，于是，鐵制的抽水機，在郁郁不歡的水手的無精打采的操作下，又象先前一樣克朗克朗響著。
"Just after dark that day, when one watch had retired below, a clamor was heard in the forecastle; and the twotrembling traitors running up, besieged the cabin door, saying they durst not consort with the crew. Entreaties, cuffs, and kicks could not drive them back, so at their own instance they were put down in the ship's run for salvation. Still, no sign of mutiny reappeared among the rest.
“就在當天天黑后，當一個值班人到下邊去休息的時候，他聽到船頭樓里有一陣吵鬧聲；接著，那兩個嚇得發抖的叛徒跑了出來，走到船長室門口，說是他們跟水手們都合不來。哄呀，打呀，踢呀都無法把他們趕回去，因此，為了安全起見，就按照他們自己的請求，把他們安置在艙里。在其余那些人中間，倒也沒有再要暴動的跡象。
