Lost by a whale! Young man, come nearer to me: it was devoured, chewed up, crunched by the monstrousest parmacetty that ever chipped a boat!ah, ah!  是的，抹香鲸把他的一条腿吃了！

I was a little alarmed by his energy, perhaps also a little touched at the hearty grief in his concluding exclamation,  我几乎被他感动，他的声音中有一种抑制不住的悲凉。

but said as calmly as I could, What you say is no doubt true enough, sir;  我定了定神，你说的毫无疑问,先生,

but how could I know there was any peculiar ferocity in that particular whale, though indeed I might have inferred as much from the simple fact of the accident.  但我怎么能知道有任何特殊的凶猛,特别的鲸鱼,尽管事实上我可能会从一个简单事故中推断。

Look ye now, young man, thy lungs are a sort of soft, d'ye see; thou dost not talk shark a bit. SURE, ye've been to sea before now; sure of that?  小伙子，你尽管还嫩，但毕竟没冒充内行。你说你出过海…… 

Sir, said I, I thought I told you that I had been four voyages in the merchant. 先生，我出过四趟海了…

Hard down out of that! Mind what I said about the marchant service,don't aggravate me,I won't have it.  住嘴，别提你那让人讨厌的商船，我可不爱听！

But let us understand each other. I have given thee a hint about what whaling is; do ye yet feel inclined for it?  你还想干这可能丢了腿丢了命的捕鲸吗？