Meantime an incessant raking fire was kept up upon the Victory. The Admiral's secretary was one of the first who fell: he was killed by a cannon-shot while conversing with Hardy. Captain Adair of the marines, with the help of a sailor, endeavoured to remove the body from Nelson's sight, who had a great regard for Mr. Scott; but he anxiously asked, "Is that poor Scott that's gone?" and being informed that it was indeed so, exclaimed, "Poor fellow!" Presently a double-headed shot struck a party of marines, who were drawn up on the poop, and killed eight of them; upon which Nelson immediately desired Captain Adair to disperse his men round the ship, that they might not suffer so much from being together.
與此同時，一陣不間斷的連續射擊掃在勝利號軍艦上，海軍上將的秘書是最先倒下的人之一：他在跟哈迪交談時被一枚炮彈擊中身亡。阿德萊爾船長在一名水手的幫助下才將秘書的尸體從納爾遜的視線里挪開，但對司各特懷著崇高敬意的納爾遜還是發覺了，他不安地問道，“是可憐的司各特死了嗎？”當收到肯定回答時納爾遜喊到，“真是個可憐的家伙?。 辈痪煤螅活w雙頭彈射向一群被拉向船尾的海軍士兵并命中了其中八個，鑒于這種情況，納爾遜立即要求阿德萊爾船長將士兵們在軍艦周圍分散開來以防大家待在一塊兒容易受襲。
A few minutes afterwards, a shot struck the fore-brace bits on the quarter-deck, and passed between Nelson and Hardy, a splinter from the bit tearing off Hardy's buckle and bruising his foot. Both stopped, and looked anxiously at each other; each supposed the other to be wounded. Nelson then smiled and said, "This is too warm work, Hardy, to last long."
幾分鐘后，一顆子彈從納爾遜和哈迪之間穿過并擊中了后甲板上的前支撐位，一個碎片撕裂了哈迪的帶扣并擦傷了他的腳。兩人都停下來互相焦急地望著對方，他們彼此都以為對方受傷了。之后納爾遜笑著說道，“這工作真是太瘋狂了，哈迪，要盡早辭職才好?！?/div>
The Victory had not yet returned a single gun; fifty of her men had been by this time killed or wounded, and her main-top-mast shot away, with all her studding-sails and her booms. Nelson declared that in all his battles he had seen nothing which surpassed the cool courage of his crew on this occasion. At four minutes after twelve she opened her fire from both sides of her deck.
勝利號軍艦尚未回擊一槍，但此時他這邊的受傷加死亡人數已達到了50個，主頂桅加所有的翼帆都被射了下來的勝利號軍艦正轟隆隆地響著。納爾遜宣稱在他參加過的所有戰役中，此刻船員們那霸氣的膽量是他曾未看到過的。三分四十二秒的時候軍艦從甲板兩側同時開火。
It was not possible to break the enemy's line without running on board one of their ships. Hardy informed him of this, and asked him which he would prefer. Nelson replied, "Take your choice, Hardy; it does not signify much." The master was ordered to put the helm to port, and the Victory ran on board the Redoubtable, just as her tiller-ropes were shot away. The French ship received her with a broadside, then instantly let down her lower deck ports, for fear of being boarded through them, and never afterwards fired a great gun during the action.
不登上敵人的其中一艘軍艦是不可能突破敵人的防線的。哈迪將此話告知納爾遜并詢問他更愿意接受哪種方案。納爾遜回答道，“你來做決定吧，哈迪，沒關系?！闭贫娴氖勘幻顚⒍孓D到左舷后勝利號便駛向猛獸號軍艦（Redoubtable），僅僅是因為它的操舵索被射掉了。法國軍艦在它的舷側發現勝利號時因為害怕被敵方登船便立即將其更低處的甲板放下，并且之后在整場戰斗中未曾發射一枚大炮。
—SOUTHEY
——索西
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