🔊 It is not the least among the strange things coined by that exclusive-now, alas! exploded-whale fishery, that while in the other fisheries, the ship is the fish, as it were, and the fisherman the hunter, the reverse is the case in the whale fishery; there, the fish is the hunter, and the ship the hunted. Yet is it, too, a thing full of reason; for whereas the fish, in other cases, is pursued, in this case he is the pursuer; and though, in all other respects, the same, yet here, the tables are turned.

在那个独特--唉,如今已然式微--的捕鲸业所造就的诸多奇事之中,这倒也算不上最奇。盖因在别的渔业里,船俨然是那鱼,而渔夫便是猎手；可在捕鲸业中,情形却截然相反。于此间,鱼成了猎手,船反做了猎物。然而,此事却也顺理成章；毕竟,在别处,鱼是为人所逐,而在这种情形下,逐人的却是它。即便在其余所有方面皆无二致,此处却是攻守易形,局面全然倒转。

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coined /kɔɪnd/

v. (p.t. & p.p.). 被创造出来的,被杜撰的➕

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exclusive /ɪkˈskluːsɪv/

adj. 独有的,专用的；排外的➕

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alas /əˈlæs/

interj. 唉,哎呀（表示悲伤、遗憾或恐惧）➕

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exploded /ɪkˈspləʊdɪd/

adj. 被破除的,被戳穿的➕

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fishery /ˈfɪʃəri/

n. 渔业；渔场➕

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pursuer /pəˈsjuːə(r)/

n. 追赶者；追求者➕

🔊 But not to speak of the perilousness of the chase, it is the sociality of it that is chiefly to be regarded. For as this business of whaling may, at least in the present stage of its development, be said to be purely a social enterprise, so the meeting of two whale-ships at sea is always attended with the greatest sociability and good-fellowship.

然则,追猎之险且置不论,其首要可称道者,乃在于此中之社交性。盖因捕鲸这营生,至少于今时发展阶段而言,可谓纯然一桩社交事业；故而两艘捕鲸船海上相遇,总伴着极尽热络的交际与手足情谊。

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perilousness /ˈperələsnəs/

n. 危险性,冒险性➕

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sociality /ˌsəʊʃiˈæləti/

n. 社会性；社交性；群居性➕

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regarded /rɪˈɡɑːdɪd/

v. (p.t. & p.p.). 被认为；被考虑➕

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enterprise /ˈentəpraɪz/

n. 企业；事业；进取心➕

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sociability /ˌsəʊʃəˈbɪləti/

n. 社交能力；好交际➕

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good-fellowship /ˌɡʊd ˈfeləʊʃɪp/

n. 友谊；情谊；联谊➕

🔊 It is called a "gam." The word, I suppose, is of nautical origin, and signifies a social meeting of two (or more) whale-ships, generally on a cruising-ground; when, after exchanging hails, they exchange visits by boats' crews, the two captains remaining, for the time, on board of one ship, and the two chief mates on the other.

此谓之“联欢会”。依我之见,此词源出航海术语,意指两艘（或更多）捕鲸船于巡游海域相聚交际；彼时互致问候后,便由小艇船员互访,两位船长暂留一船,两位大副则留于另船。

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gam /ɡæm/

n. （捕鲸船之间的）社交性相遇➕

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nautical /ˈnɔːtɪkl/

adj. 航海的；海员的；船舶的➕

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origin /ˈɒrɪdʒɪn/

n. 起源；来源；出身➕

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signifies /ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪz/

v. (3rd person singular present). 表示；意味着；有重要性➕

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cruising-ground /ˈkruːzɪŋ ɡraʊnd/

n. （船只的）巡航区；（特指鲸鱼的）活动海域➕

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hails /heɪlz/

n. (pl.). 招呼,呼喊➕

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boats' crews /bəʊts kruːz/

n. 小艇上的船员们➕

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captains /ˈkæptɪnz/

n. (pl.). 船长；队长➕

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mates /meɪts/

n. (pl.). 大副（商船）；伙伴➕

🔊 There is another word, "pod," used for a meeting of a less social kind. When two whale-ships, crossing each other's track in the remote seas, and in any degree suspecting each other of being pirates, or of having on board contraband goods, or of being engaged in any illicit traffic-in such cases, they have a private signal, known only to themselves, by which they communicate, and if necessary, avoid each other.

另有“小聚”一词,用以指称一类不甚社交的聚会。当两艘捕鲸船于远海航迹交错,且多少疑心对方或为海盗,或载违禁货物,或从事非法勾当--此时,彼等自有私密信号,唯己方知晓,凭此互通声气,若有必要,则避而不见。

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pod /pɒd/

n. （鲸、海豚等的）一群；（捕鲸用语）不期而遇➕

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crossing /ˈkrɒsɪŋ/

v. (gerund). 横穿,交叉➕

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track /træk/

n. 轨迹；足迹；路线➕

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remote /rɪˈməʊt/

adj. 遥远的；偏僻的➕

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suspecting /səˈspektɪŋ/

v. (gerund). 怀疑,猜想➕

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pirates /ˈpaɪrəts/

n. (pl.). 海盗➕

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contraband /ˈkɒntrəbænd/

adj. 违禁的,走私的➕

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illicit /ɪˈlɪsɪt/

adj. 非法的,违禁的➕

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traffic /ˈtræfɪk/

n. 交通；运输；（非法）交易➕

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signal /ˈsɪɡnəl/

n. 信号；暗号➕

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communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/

v. 交流,沟通；传达➕

🔊 But in a gam, the whole affair is conducted with the utmost friendliness. The two ships heave to, and lie with their heads in opposite directions, the wind blowing between them. Then the boats are lowered, and the visitors pull over. The captains and chief mates, as I have said, remain on board their respective ships; the second mates go in the boats, and the visit is returned in due form.

然于联欢会中,诸事皆以至诚友好行之。两船停航,船首相背而泊,风拂其间。继而放下小艇,访客划桨而至。如前所述,船长与大副留于本船；二副乘艇往来,访问依礼回访。

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heave to /ˌhiːv ˈtuː/

v. phrase. （使船）停航,顶风停船➕

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lie /laɪ/

v. 停泊；位于；躺➕

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opposite /ˈɒpəzɪt/

adj. 相反的；对面的➕

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lowered /ˈləʊəd/

v. (p.t. & p.p.). 被降下；被放下➕

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visitors /ˈvɪzɪtəz/

n. (pl.). 访问者,参观者➕

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pull /pʊl/

v. 划（船）➕

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respective /rɪˈspektɪv/

adj. 各自的,各个的➕

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second mates /ˌsekənd ˈmeɪts/

n. 二副（商船职位）➕

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due form /ˌdjuː ˈfɔːm/

n. phrase. 适当的形式,应有的礼节➕

🔊 It is a very pleasant and sociable thing, this gam. For the crews, it is a holiday; they are relieved from all duty; they have plenty to eat and drink; and they spin yarns, and hear news from the other ship. And as for the captains, they enjoy a quiet chat over their punch and cigars, comparing logs, and talking over the news of the cruising-grounds.

这联欢会实乃一桩赏心乐事,极富社交之趣。于船员而言,此即假日；一切职分皆得免除；饮食丰足；且可闲谈故事,听闻另船新闻。至于船长们,则安然对酌潘趣酒,吞吐雪茄烟,闲话家常,比照航海日志,共论巡海域之近闻。

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pleasant /ˈpleznt/

adj. 令人愉快的,舒适的➕

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sociable /ˈsəʊʃəbl/

adj. 好交际的,友善的➕

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relieved /rɪˈliːvd/

adj. 感到宽慰的,放心的➕

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spin yarns /ˌspɪn ˈjɑːnz/

v. phrase. 讲故事（尤指夸张或虚构的）➕

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punch /pʌntʃ/

n. 潘趣酒（一种由果汁、香料、茶、酒等混合而成的饮料）➕

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cigars /sɪˈɡɑːz/

n. (pl.). 雪茄烟➕

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comparing logs /kəmˈpeərɪŋ lɒɡz/

v. phrase. 比较航海日志➕

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cruising-grounds /ˈkruːzɪŋ ɡraʊndz/

n. (pl.). （船只的）巡航区；（特指鲸鱼的）活动海域➕

🔊 But the pleasantness of the thing is not without alloy. For sometimes, in the midst of the gam, a whale is sighted; and then, all hands are called, and the gam is broken up in an instant. The boats are manned, and off they go in pursuit; and the two ships, left to themselves, resume their courses, perhaps never to meet again.

然此乐事亦非全无瑕疵。盖因有时,正于联欢会酣畅之际,忽见鲸踪；旋即全员应召,联欢会顷刻瓦解。小艇配齐人手,疾驰追猎；两船独留,重续航程,或恐永无再会之期。

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alloy /ˈælɔɪ/

n. 合金；（比喻）掺杂成分,减损因素➕

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sighted /ˈsaɪtɪd/

v. (p.t. & p.p.). 看见,发现➕

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all hands /ˌɔːl ˈhændz/

n. phrase. 全体船员➕

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broken up /ˌbrəʊkən ˈʌp/

v. phrase (p.p.). 被解散,被中断➕

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manned /mænd/

v. (p.t. & p.p.). 为…配备人员；操纵➕

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pursuit /pəˈsjuːt/

n. 追逐；追求➕

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resume /rɪˈzjuːm/

v. 重新开始,继续➕

🔊 So that, after all, there is no certainty in a gam. It is a fleeting pleasure, a moment's respite from the toil and danger of the fishery. But such as it is, it is highly prized by the whalemen; and they look forward to it with eagerness, and remember it with satisfaction.

是故,联欢会终无定数。此乃转瞬之欢愉,捕鲸辛劳危殆中之片刻喘息。然即便如此,捕鲸人仍视若珍宝；彼等殷切期盼,事后亦心满意足,回味无穷。

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certainty /ˈsɜːtnti/

n. 确定性,必然的事➕

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fleeting /ˈfliːtɪŋ/

adj. 短暂的,飞逝的➕

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respite /ˈrespaɪt/

n. 短暂的休息；缓解；暂缓➕

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toil /tɔɪl/

n. 苦工,辛苦的劳动➕

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prized /praɪzd/

v. (p.t. & p.p.). 被珍视的,被高度重视的➕

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eagerness /ˈiːɡənəs/

n. 渴望,热切➕

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satisfaction /ˌsætɪsˈfækʃn/

n. 满意,满足➕

Chapter fifty-three: The Gam. (第五十三章:联欢会)

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