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I see nothing here, but a round thing made of gold, and whoever raises a certain whale, this round thing belongs to him. So, what's all this staring been about? It is worth sixteen dollars, that's true; and at two cents the cigar, that's nine hundred and sixty cigars. I won't smoke dirty pipes like Stubb, but I like cigars, and here's nine hundred and sixty of them; so here goes Flask aloft to spy 'em out.
我什么也看不見，只看見一只金子做成的圓圓的東西，誰能發現某一條鯨，這個圓東西就歸誰。所以，這有什么多看頭呀？不錯，它值十六塊錢；二分錢一根雪茄煙，這就可買九百六十根雪茄啦（按二分錢一根雪茄計算，十六塊錢應該可買八百支雪茄，這里系作者計算錯了。）。我決不象斯塔布那樣吸腌臜的煙斗，我可喜歡雪茄，這里有九百六十支雪茄；我弗拉斯克就從這里爬到上邊去把大鯨給找出來吧。
Shall I call that Wise or foolish, now; if it be really wise it has a foolish look to it; yet, if it be really foolish, then has it a sort of wiseish look to it. But, avast; here comes our old Manxman—the old hearse-driver, he must have been, that is, before he took to the sea. He luffs up before the doubloon; halloa, and goes round on the other side of the mast; why, there's a horse-shoe nailed on that side; and now he's back again; what does that mean? Hark! he's muttering— voice like an old worn-out coffee-mill. Prick ears, and listen!
那么，這樣做法該算聰明還是愚蠢呢；算它真是聰明，卻又象是愚蠢；然而，算它真是愚蠢，卻又有點兒聰明。不過，且慢，那個人島老頭來了——這個趕靈車的老家伙，在他下海前，一定是干過這營生的。他讓風吹到那塊金幣跟前了；啊，又從桅邊那頭兜過去了；哼，那邊正釘著一塊馬蹄鐵呢；可是，他又回來了；這又是什么道理呢？聽著！他在嘟噥著呢——聲音活象一架破舊的研咖啡機。豎起耳朵來聽吧！
If the White Whale be raised, it must be in a month and a day, when the sun stands in some one of these signs. I've studied signs, and know their marks; they were taught me two score years ago, by the old witch in Copenhagen.
如果會找到那條白鯨的話，還得一個月零一天，就是當太陽走到這些宮宿的一個宮宿里的時候。我專門研究過宮宿，懂得它們的記號，這是四十年前哥本哈根（哥本哈根——丹麥首都。）的一個老巫婆教我的。
