he bowed his arched back still further over, at the same time sideways inclining his head, so as to bring his best ear into play. 那只拱背向前佝得很低，敬起礼来，同时偏着脑袋，好教他那只比较灵敏的耳朵来聆训。

　　Cook, said Stubb, rapidly lifting a rather reddish morsel to his mouth, "don't you think this steak is rather overdone?  厨司呀，斯塔布迅速举起一块血红的东西往嘴里一送后，说道，"你想这肉排可不煮得烂了些吗？

　　You've been beating this steak too much, cook; it's too tender.  你把它敲得太厉害了，厨司；这肉本来就很嫩。

　　Don't I always say that to be good, a whale-steak must be tough?  我不是始终说，要把鲸排煮得好，就要煮得生些么？

　　There are those sharks now over the side, don't you see they prefer it tough and rare?  现在就在船边的那些鲨鱼，你没有看到它们是爱吃半生不熟和生的肉排吗？

　　What a shindy they are kicking up!  它们吵得多厉害！

　　Cook, go and talk to 'em; tell 'em they are welcome to help themselves civilly, and in moderation, but they must keep quiet.  厨司，去对它们讲一讲；告诉它们，欢迎它们来吃，就是要吃得文雅些，有节制点，而且一定要安静。

　　Blast me, if I can hear my own voice.  该死的东西，我吃东西会听到自己的声响，我才不信。

　　Away, cook, and deliver my message. 走吧，厨司，传我的话去吧。

　　Here, take this lantern," snatching one from his sideboard; "now then, go and preach to them!" 喏，把这只灯笼拿着，"他从食具架上抓起一只灯笼给他；"去跟它们讲一通道吧！"

　　Sullenly taking the offered lantern, old Fleece limped across the deck to the bulwarks;  弗里斯老头绷着脸，接过那只灯笼，一瘸一瘸地横过甲板，到对面舷墙去；

　　and then, with one hand drooping his light low over the sea, so as to get a good view of his congregation,  于是，他一只手把灯笼低照着海上，以便好好地端相一下他的会众，

　　with the other hand he solemnly flourished his tongs,  另一只手一本正经地挥舞起他那火钳，

　　and leaning far over the side in a mumbling voice began addressing the sharks,  把大半截身子俯扑在船舷外面，嗫嗫嚅嚅地对那些鲨鱼讲起话来。

　　while Stubb, softly crawling behind, overheard all that was said. 这时，斯塔布悄悄地爬到他背后，偷听他说话。

　　Fellow-critters: I'se ordered here to say dat you must stop dat dam noise dare. You hear?  同胞们，我奉命到这里来说，你们一定要停止那种死吵死闹。你们听到么？

　　Stop dat dam smackin' ob de lips!  嘴巴不要他妈的巴嗒巴嗒响！