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After this stop, we made on to the southward continually for ten or twelve days, living very sparingly on our provisions,[qh]
这次停船之后，我们向南一连行驶了十一二天，我们的粮食逐渐减少，[qh]
which began to abate very much, and going no oftener to the shore than we were obliged to for fresh water.[qh]
只得省着点吃。除了取淡水不得不上岸外，很少靠岸。[qh]
My design in this was to make the river Gambia or Senegal, that is to say anywhere about the Cape de Verde,[qh]
我这样做的目的是要把船驶到非洲海岸的冈比亚河或塞内加尔河；也就是说，到达佛得海角一带，[qh]
where I was in hopes to meet with some European ship; and if I did not, I knew not what course I had to take,[qh]
希望能在那儿遇上欧洲的商船。万一遇不到的话，我就不知道该往哪儿去了。[qh]
but to seek for the islands, or perish there among the negroes.[qh]
那就只好去找找那些群岛，或者死在黑人手里了。[qh]
I knew that all the ships from Europe, which sailed either to the coast of Guinea or to Brazil, or to the East Indies, made this cape, or those islands;[qh]
我知道，从欧洲开往几内亚海岸，或去巴西和东印度群岛的商船，都要经过这个海角或这些群岛。[qh]
and, in a word, I put the whole of my fortune upon this single point, either that I must meet with some ship or must perish.[qh]
总之，我把自己整个命运都押在这唯一的机遇上了；遇上商船就得救，遇不上就只有死路一条。[qh]
When I had pursued this resolution about ten days longer, as I have said, I began to see that the land was inhabited;[qh]
下定了决心，就又向前航行了十天左右，开始看到了有人烟的地方。[qh]
and in two or three places, as we sailed by, we saw people stand upon the shore to look at us;[qh]
有两三个地方，在我们的船驶过时，可以看到有些人站在岸上望着我们；[qh]
we could also perceive they were quite black and naked.[qh]
同时可以看到，他们都一丝不挂，浑身墨黑。[qh]
I was once inclined to have gone on shore to them; but Xury was my better counsellor, and said to me, No go, no go.[qh]
有一次，我很想上岸和他们接触一下，但佐立功我说，"不要去，不要去。"[qh]
However, I hauled in nearer the shore that I might talk to them, and I found they ran along the shore by me a good way.[qh]
但是我还是驶近海岸，以便与他们谈谈。我发现他们沿着海岸跟着我的船跑了一大段路。[qh]
I observed they had no weapons in their hand, except one, who had a long slender stick,[qh]
我看到，他们手中都没有武器，只有一个人拿了一根细长的棍子。[qh]
which Xury said was a lance, and that they could throw them a great way with good aim; so I kept at a distance,[qh]
佐立告诉我，那是一种镖枪，他们可以投得又远又准。我不敢靠岸太近，[qh]
but talked with them by signs as well as I could; and particularly made signs for something to eat:[qh]
并尽可能用手势与他们交谈。我尤其着力打出一些要求食物的手势。[qh]
they beckoned to me to stop my boat, and they would fetch me some meat.[qh]
他们也招手要我把船停下，他们会回去取些肉来给我们。[qh]
Upon this I lowered the top of my sail and lay by, and two of them ran up into the country, and in less than half-an- hour came back,[qh]
于是我落下了三角帆把船停下来。有两个人往回向村里跑去。不到半小时，他们回来了，[qh]
and brought with them two pieces of dried flesh and some corn, such as is the produce of their country;[qh]
手里拿着两块肉干和一些谷类。这些大概都是他们的土产品，[qh]
but we neither knew what the one or the other was;[qh]
但我和佐立都叫不出是什么东西。[qh]
