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I was now furnished with roots and corn, such as it was, and water;[qh]
现在，我有了不少杂粮，又有了水，[qh]
and leaving my friendly negroes, I made forward for about eleven days more, without offering to go near the shore,[qh]
就离别了那些友好的黑人，一口气大约又航行了十一天，中间一次也没有登岸。[qh]
till I saw the land run out a great length into the sea, at about the distance of four or five leagues before me;[qh]
后来，我看到有一片陆地，长长地突出在海里，离我们的船约十三、四海里。[qh]
and the sea being very calm, I kept a large offing to make this point.[qh]
当时风平浪静，我从远处经过这海角；[qh]
At length, doubling the point, at about two leagues from the land, I saw plainly land on the other side, to seaward;[qh]
最后，在离岸六海里左右绕过这小岬角后，又发现岬角的另一边海里也有陆地。[qh]
then I concluded, as it was most certain indeed, that this was the Cape de Verde, and those the islands called, from thence, Cape de Verde Islands.[qh]
这时，我已深信不疑，这儿就是佛得角，而对面的那些岛屿即是佛得角群岛。[qh]
However, they were at a great distance, and I could not well tell what I had best to do;[qh]
但岬角和岛屿离我都很远，我不知该怎么办才好。[qh]
for if I should be taken with a fresh of wind, I might neither reach one or other.[qh]
如果刮大风，那我一个地方也到不了。[qh]
In this dilemma, as I was very pensive, I stepped into the cabin and sat down, Xury having the helm;[qh]
在这进退维谷之际，我郁郁不乐地走进舱房坐了下来，让佐立去掌舵。[qh]
when, on a sudden, the boy cried out, Master, master, a ship with a sail![qh]
突然，那孩子惊叫起来："主人，主人，有一只大帆船！"[qh]
and the foolish boy was frighted out of his wits, thinking it must needs be some of his masters ships sent to pursue us,[qh]
这傻小子以为他原来的主人派船追了上来，几乎吓昏了头。[qh]
but I knew we were far enough out of their reach.[qh]
我却很清楚，我们已驶得很远，他们决不可能追到这儿来。[qh]
I jumped out of the cabin, and immediately saw, not only the ship, but that it was a Portuguese ship;[qh]
我跳出船舱一看，不仅立刻看到了船，而且看出，那是一艘葡萄牙船；[qh]
and, as I thought, was bound to the coast of Guinea, for negroes.[qh]
我猜想，那是驶往几内亚海岸贩卖黑奴的船。[qh]
But, when I observed the course she steered, I was soon convinced they were bound some other way, and did not design to come any nearer to the shore;[qh]
但当我观察那船的航向时，我才知道，他们要去的是另一个方向，根本没有想靠岸的意思。[qh]
upon which I stretched out to sea as much as I could, resolving to speak with them if possible.[qh]
因此，我拚命把船往海里开，并决心尽可能与他们取得联系。[qh]
With all the sail I could make, I found I should not be able to come in their way,[qh]
我虽然竭力张帆行驶，但不久就看出，我根本无法横插到他们的航路上去；[qh]
but that they would be gone by before I could make any signal to them:[qh]
等不及我发信号，他们的船就会驶过去。[qh]
but after I had crowded to the utmost, and began to despair,[qh]
我满帆全速前进追赶了一阵子，就开始感到绝望了。[qh]
they, it seems, saw by the help of their glasses that it was some European boat, which they supposed must belong to some ship that was lost;[qh]
然而，正当此时，他们好像在望远镜里发现了我们。他们看到我的船是一艘欧洲小艇，因此，一定以为是大船遇难后放出的救生艇，[qh]
so they shortened sail to let me come up.[qh]
所以便落下帆等我们。[qh]
