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Massa Stubb say dat you can fill your dam bellies up to de hatchings, but by Gor! you must stop dat dam racket!"
斯塔布先生說，你們可以把你們的該死的肚皮裝個足，直塞到喉嚨口；可是，千萬千萬！你們一定要馬上停止吵鬧！"
Cook, here interposed Stubb, accompanying the word with a sudden slap on the shoulder,—Cook! why, damn your eyes, you mustn't swear that way when you're preaching. That's no way to convert sinners, Cook! Who dat? Den preach to him yourself," sullenly turning to go.
廚司，這當兒，斯塔布攔著說，話一出口，廚司的肩膀也猛地挨了一拍，——"廚司！怎么，你瞎了眼啦，你在跟它們講道，就不能那么兇巴巴地咒罵它們。犯罪的人哪能回心轉意，廚司！"什么？那么，你自己去跟它們講吧，他老大不高興地扭過身就想走。
No, Cook; go on, go on."
不行，廚司；再講下去，再講下去。
Well, den, Belubed fellow-critters:
好吧，那么，親愛的同胞們呀！
Right! exclaimed Stubb, approvingly, "coax 'em to it, try that," and Fleece continued.
對！斯塔布稱贊地叫了起來；"就這樣好好地勸勸它們；試一試，"于是弗里斯繼續說下去了。
Do you is all sharks, and by natur wery woracious, yet I zay to you, fellow-critters, dat dat woraciousness—'top dat dam slappin' ob de tail! How you tink to hear, 'spose you keep up such a dam slapping and bitin' dare?
你們雖然確實都是鯊魚，生來又是十分貪心，不過，我對你們說，同胞們，貪盡管貪——就是別用那尾巴狂敲狂拍！如果你們這樣盡他媽的狂敲狂拍下去，你們想，多難聽。
Cook, cried Stubb, collaring him, "I won't have that swearing. Talk to 'em gentlemanly."
廚司，斯塔布一邊叫道，一邊抓著他的領頭，"我不要聽你那兇巴巴的咒罵。跟它們文文雅雅地說話。"
Once more the sermon proceeded.
于是，又繼續講道。
Your woraciousness, fellow-critters. I don't blame ye so much for; dat is natur, and can't be helped; but to gobern dat wicked natur, dat is de pint. You is sharks, sartin; but if you gobern de shark in you, why den you be angel; for all angel is not'ing more dan de shark well goberned.
你們這些貪心的同胞呀，我并不很責怪你們，這是天性，無法可想。不過，管住那種鬼脾氣，才對頭呀。你們是鯊魚，沒有問題，可是，要是你們管得住你們的鯊魚脾氣，你們可就成了仙啦；因為所有的仙人，也不見得都比鯊魚更管得住自己的脾氣。
