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By this time their destined victim appeared from his cabin. He was a small and dark, but rather delicate looking man for a sea-captain, with large whiskers and moustache, however; and wore a red cotton velvet vest with watch-seals at his side. To this gentleman, Stubb was now politely introduced by the Guernsey-man, who at once ostentatiously put on the aspect of interpreting between them.
就在這時，那個注定要入他們彀中的人從船長室里出來了。這人身材細小，皮膚黝黑，不邊，作為一個船長說來，倒有幾分討人喜歡的相貌，既有短髭，又有胡須，他穿著一件絨布的紅背心，腰間還蕩著一副表墜。那個革恩齊人現在很客氣地把斯塔布介紹給這位仁兄后，立刻就洋洋得意，裝起一副給他們當翻譯的神氣。
What shall I say to him first? said he.
我應該先對他說些什么呢？他說道。
Why, said Stubb, eyeing the velvet vest and the watch and seals, "you may as well begin by telling him that he looks a sort of babyish to me, though I don't pretend to be a judge."
唔，斯塔布望著那件絨背心。表和表墜后，說道，"你不妨先這樣跟他說，在我看來，他就象是個毛頭娃兒，雖然我并不想裝得象個法官。"
He says, Monsieur, said the Guernsey-man, in French, turning to his captain, "that only yesterday his ship spoke a vessel, whose captain and chief-mate, with six sailors, had all died of a fever caught from a blasted whale they had brought alongside."
他說，Monsieur（法文：先生。），那個革恩齊人用法國話對他的船長說，"他那只船昨天才說起過，有一只小船，由于船旁拖著一條瘟鯨，弄得船長、大副和六個水手都死于熱病。"
Upon this the captain started, and eagerly desired to know more.
船長聽到了這番話，嚇了一跳，急切地想再多知道一點情況。
What now? said the Guernsey-man to Stubb.
現在又該說些什么呢？革恩齊人對斯塔布說。
Why, since he takes it so easy, tell him that now I have eyed him carefully, I'm quite certain that he's no more fit to command a whale-ship than a St. Jago monkey. In fact, tell him from me he's a baboon.
唔，既然他一下子就上鉤，那么，就對他說，我已把他看得一清二楚了，我肯定他再也不配當捕鯨船的船長，他不過是只圣·雅哥（圣·雅哥——北大西洋味爾第角群島中一個島名，圣第亞哥的別名。）的猴子而已。事實上，就對他說，我說他是只狒狒。
He vows and declares, Monsieur, that the other whale, the dried one, is far more deadly than the blasted one; in fine, Monsieur, he conjures us, as we value our lives, to cut loose from these fish.
他發誓說，先生，另外那一條鯨，就是那條干了的鯨，比那條瘟的還更不行；總之，先生，他千勸萬勸我們，如果我們愛惜我們的生命，就得把這兩條鯨都給放掉。
