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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.
就在这时，那个注定要入他们彀中的人从船长室里出来了。这人身材细小，皮肤黝黑，不边，作为一个船长说来，倒有几分讨人喜欢的相貌，既有短髭，又有胡须，他穿着一件绒布的红背心，腰间还荡着一副表坠。那个革恩齐人现在很客气地把斯塔布介绍给这位仁兄后，立刻就洋洋得意，装起一副给他们当翻译的神气。
What shall I say to him first? said he.
我应该先对他说些什么呢？他说道。
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，斯塔布望着那件绒背心。表和表坠后，说道，"你不妨先这样跟他说，在我看来，他就象是个毛头娃儿，虽然我并不想装得象个法官。"
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."
他说，Monsieur（法文：先生。），那个革恩齐人用法国话对他的船长说，"他那只船昨天才说起过，有一只小船，由于船旁拖着一条瘟鲸，弄得船长、大副和六个水手都死于热病。"
Upon this the captain started, and eagerly desired to know more.
船长听到了这番话，吓了一跳，急切地想再多知道一点情况。
What now? said the Guernsey-man to Stubb.
现在又该说些什么呢？革恩齐人对斯塔布说。
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，既然他一下子就上钩，那么，就对他说，我已把他看得一清二楚了，我肯定他再也不配当捕鲸船的船长，他不过是只圣·雅哥（圣·雅哥——北大西洋味尔第角群岛中一个岛名，圣第亚哥的别名。）的猴子而已。事实上，就对他说，我说他是只狒狒。
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.
他发誓说，先生，另外那一条鲸，就是那条干了的鲸，比那条瘟的还更不行；总之，先生，他千劝万劝我们，如果我们爱惜我们的生命，就得把这两条鲸都给放掉。
