No doubt, sir, but the error will be under 100 meters, and that's close enough for us. Until tomorrow then. 当然，先生，但差数也不能过一百米，并且我们也不要更进一步的准确，那么，明天再来吧。

Captain Nemo went back on board. Conseil and I stayed behind until five o'clock, surveying the beach, observing and studying.  尼摩船长转回船上去了。康塞尔和我，我们留到五点，在海滩上跑来跑去，作观察，作研究。

The only unusual object I picked up was an auk's egg of remarkable size, for which a collector would have paid more than 1,000 francs.  我没有得到什么新奇的东西，就是拾得一个海枭的蛋，蛋特别大，一个珍奇收藏家可能出一千多法郎来收买。

Its cream-colored tint, plus the streaks and markings that decorated it like so many hieroglyphics, made it a rare trinket.  它的浅黄颜色，像用象形文字描绘在上面的线条和花纹，使它成为一件希有的珍玩。

I placed it in Conseil's hands, and holding it like precious porcelain from China, that cautious, sure-footed lad got it back to the Nautilus in one piece. 我把它交给康塞尔，这个小心的孩子脚步很稳，把它拿在手中，像珍贵的中国瓷器一样，完整地带到诺第留斯号。

There I put this rare egg inside one of the glass cases in the museum.  到了船上，我把蛋放在陈列室的一个玻璃橱中。

I ate supper, feasting with appetite on an excellent piece of seal liver whose flavor reminded me of pork.  我晚餐吃得很好，吃了一块海豹肝，味道很美，很像猪肝。

Then I went to bed; but not without praying, like a good Hindu, for the favors of the radiant orb. 然后我回房睡觉，睡的时候，像印度人那样，祈求太阳的恩惠，要它明天出来。

The next day, March 21, bright and early at five o'clock in the morning, I climbed onto the platform. I found Captain Nemo there. 第二天，3月21日早晨五点，我走上平台，我看见尼摩船长已经在台上，

The weather is clearing a bit, he told me. I have high hopes.  他对我说：天气清朗一些，太阳出来很有希望。

After breakfast we'll make our way ashore and choose an observation post. 早餐后，我们到地上去，选择一个地点，做我们的观察。

This issue settled, I went to find Ned Land. I wanted to take him with me.  这点确定后，我去找尼德·兰。我想拉他跟我一起去。

The obstinate Canadian refused, and I could clearly see that his tight-lipped mood and his bad temper were growing by the day.  固执的加拿大人拒绝了，我很看得出来，他的沉默跟他的坏脾气一样，一天一天增加了。

Under the circumstances I ultimately wasn't sorry that he refused.  本来，他在这种情况下表示固执不愿意去，我也并不惋惜。

In truth, there were too many seals ashore, and it would never do to expose this impulsive fisherman to such temptations. 真的，地上海豹大多了，我们下应该拿它们来诱惑这个粗心不思考的打鱼人。