And as that famous great tierce is mystically carved in front, 因为那只著名的中号大桶（中号大桶——四十二加仑）就神秘地嵌在前边，

so the whale's vast plaited forehead forms innumerable strange devices for the emblematical adornment of his wondrous tun. 所以这条鲸的辫状的大前额上，就给它那个具有标志性的奇形怪状的大桶平添了无数奇特的图案。

Moreover, as that of Heidelburgh was always replenished with the most excellent of the wines of the Rhenish valleys, 而且正如那种海德堡大桶始终是灌满了莱茵河流域一带的名酒一般，

so the tun of the whale contains by far the most precious of all his oily vintages; 这种鲸的大桶也同样藏有最最名贵的油；

namely, the highly-prized spermaceti, in its absolutely pure, limpid, and odoriferous state. 就是说，有被视若至宝的鲸脑：质地纯净，色泽透明，芬香扑鼻。

Nor is this precious substance found unalloyed in any other part of the creature. 这种名贵的东西，并不是可以在鲸身的任何其它部分找得到的。

Though in life it remains perfectly fluid, yet, upon exposure to the air, after death, it soon begins to concrete; 这种东西，虽然在鲸活着的时候，是一种纯粹的液体，但在它死后，一接触空气，就立刻凝结起来，

sending forth beautiful crystalline shoots, as when the first thin delicate ice is just forming in water. 变成美丽的芽状结晶，有如清水初度凝结为悦目的薄冰。

A large whale's case generally yields about five hundred gallons of sperm, though from unavoidable circumstances,  一条大鲸的脑窝通常的出油量约在五百加仑左右，不过，由于一些不可避免的情况，

considerable of it is spilled, leaks, and dribbles away, or is otherwise irrevocably lost in the ticklish business of securing what you can. 它总要给溢掉、漏掉、滴掉不少，要不然，总要在进行这件难弄的工作时，造成其它无法挽救的损失。

I know not with what fine and costly material the Heidelburgh Tun was coated within, 我不知道包在这只海德堡大桶里边的是什么精良而华贵物质，