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LESSON 106 HOMEWARD BOUND
第一百零六課 向家的方向航行
It is usual, in voyages round the Cape from the Pacific, to keep to the eastward of the Falkland Islands;
通常情況下，從太平洋繞好望角航行，都要走福克蘭群島的西面。
but, as there had now set in a strong, steady, and clear southwester, with every prospect of its lasting,
不過現在我們卻在穩定而強烈的西南風向下揚帆起航，而且這一風向還要持續下去，
and we had had enough of high latitudes, the captain determined to stand immediately to the northward, running inside the Falkland Islands.
所處的緯度足夠高，船長決定直接向北航行，進入福克蘭群島。
Accordingly, when the wheel was relieved at eight o'clock, the order was given to keep her due north,
于是，當舵輪在八點換崗時，船長下達保持向北航行的指令，
and all hands were turned up to square away the yards and make sail.
所有船員都忙著整理好帆桁，開始起帆。
In a moment the news ran through the ship that the captain was keeping her off, with her nose straight for Boston, and Cape Horn over her taffrail.
一時間船長下令繞開好望角，直接奔波士頓的消息傳遍整條船。
It was a moment of enthusiasm. Everyone was on the alert, and even the two sick men turned out to lend a hand at the halyards.
這是群情激昂的時刻。大家都保持高度警惕，甚至兩個生病的人都在升降索那兒施以援手。
The wind was now due southwest, and blowing a gale to which a vessel close-hauled could have shown no more than a single close-reefed sail;
風向如預計那樣是西南，此時刮來一陣大風，結果迎風開的船的船帆縮到最小程度。
but as we were going before it, we could carry on. Accordingly, hands were sent aloft and a reef shaken out of the topsails, and the reefed foresail set.
但是隨著我們來到船帆前，我們得以繼續張開船帆。于是，我們伸手夠向桅頂，縮帆部分從上桅帆甩掉出來，縮起的前桅大帆又揚起來了。
