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我将在两三周内出发前往后者那座城市;我打算在那里租一艘船,只需为船主支付保险费便可轻松办到,并从那些惯于捕鲸的水手中招募我认为足够数量的人手。

I shall depart for the latter town in a fortnight or three weeks; and my intention is to hire a ship there, which can easily be done by paying the insurance for the owner, and to engage as many sailors as I think necessary among those who are accustomed to the whale-fishing.

我不打算在六月之前启航;而我何时才能归来?

I do not intend to sail until the month of June; and when shall I return?

啊,亲爱的姐姐,我又怎能回答这个问题呢?

Ah, dear sister, how can I answer this question?

若我成功,在你我再度相见之前,或许要过去许多许多个月,甚至数年。

If I succeed, many, many months, perhaps years, will pass before you and I may meet.

若我失败,你将很快再见到我,或者永远也见不到了。

If I fail, you will see me again soon, or never.

再见了,我亲爱的、优秀的玛格丽特。愿上天赐福于你,也保佑我,使我能一次又一次地表达我对你所有爱护与关怀的感激之情。

Farewell, my dear, excellent Margaret. Heaven shower down blessings on you, and save me, that I may again and again testify my gratitude for all your love and kindness.

你深情的兄弟,R·沃尔顿

Your affectionate brother, R. Walton

第二封信,致英格兰萨维尔夫人。天使长城,17××年3月28日。

Letter 2. To Mrs. Saville, England. Archangel, 28th March, 17—.

时光在这里流逝得多么缓慢啊,我被冰霜与白雪所包围!

How slowly the time passes here, encompassed as I am by frost and snow!

然而,我已朝着我的事业迈出了第二步。

Yet a second step is taken towards my enterprise.

我已租下了一艘船,眼下正忙于招募水手;那些已经应募的人看来都是可以信赖的人,且无疑具备无畏的勇气。

I have hired a vessel and am occupied in collecting my sailors; those whom I have already engaged appear to be men on whom I can depend and are certainly possessed of dauntless courage.

Vocabulary

shall
表示将来时或意图,常用于正式场合
depart
离开,出发,启程去某地
latter
后者的,指两者中后面提到的那个
fortnight
两周,十四天的时间
intention
意图,计划,打算做某事的目的
hire
租用或雇用,支付费用使用某物
insurance
保险,为防范风险而签订的保障合同
owner
所有者,拥有某物的人
engage
雇用,招募,使参与某项工作
sailors
水手,船员,在船上工作的人
necessary
必要的,不可缺少的,必须的
accustomed
习惯于,对某事物已经熟悉适应
whale-fishing
捕鲸,捕捉鲸鱼的渔业活动
intend
打算,计划,有意图做某事
sail
航行,乘船出发,驾帆船行进
succeed
成功,达到目标,取得预期结果
perhaps
也许,可能,表示不确定的推测
fail
失败,未能达到目标或完成任务
Farewell
再见,告别,祝别人一路平安
excellent
优秀的,极好的,出色的
Heaven
天堂,上天,指神圣的天上力量
shower
大量赐予,倾注,如雨般给予某物
blessings
祝福,幸运,上天赐予的恩惠
save
除了,除此之外,表示例外
testify
证明,表明,作为……的证据
gratitude
感激,感谢,对他人帮助的感恩之情
kindness
善良,仁慈,友好待人的品质
affectionate
充满感情的,深情的,表达爱意的
Archangel
阿尔汉格尔斯克,俄罗斯北部港口城市
encompassed
被包围,四面被……环绕
frost
霜冻,冰冻,寒冷天气中的结冰现象
Yet
然而,尽管如此,表示转折关系
enterprise
事业,大胆的计划,重要的冒险项目
vessel
船只,大型水上交通工具
occupied
忙于,从事,occupy的过去分词
whom
谁,who的宾格,用于正式书面语
depend
依靠,信赖,值得信任
possessed
拥有,具备,possess的过去分词
dauntless
无畏的,勇敢的,不被困难吓倒的
courage
勇气,胆量,面对危险的勇敢精神
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