Nineteen Hundred was eight years old then
1900那時候才八歲
He'd made the trip between Europe and America
他在歐洲和美國之間旅行
about fifty times, I imagine
我猜大概有五十次
The ocean was his home
大海就是他的家
He never set foot on dry land,never
他從來沒有到過陸地
Though he'd seen it from the ports a hundred times
盡管他在港口看過很多次
But he never got off the boat
但他從來沒有下過船
Problem was as far as the world was concerned,he didn't even exist
問題是:世上沒人知道他的存在
There wasn't a city, a parish, a hospital, jail or baseball team that had his name any place
沒有一個城市, 一個教會 ,一個醫(yī)院,一所監(jiān)獄或棒球隊知道他的名字
He didn't have a country, he didn't even have a birth date. No family.
他沒有國籍,他甚至沒有生日,沒有家庭。