Dec. 17. From this Day to the Twentieth I placed Shelves,[qh]
十二月十七日今天至二十日,[qh]
and knocked up Nails on the Posts to hang every Thing up that could be hung up, and now I began to be in some Order within Doors.[qh]
我在洞里装了许多木架,又在柱子上敲了许多钉子,把那些可以挂起来的东西都挂起来
Dec. 20. Now I carried every Thing into the Cave, and began to furnish my House, and set up some Pieces of Boards, like a Dresser,[qh]
十二月二十日我把所有的东西都搬进洞里,并开始布置自己的住所
to order my Victuals upon, but Boards began to be very scarce with me; also I made me another Table.[qh]
好摆吃的东西
Dec. 24. Much Rain all Night and all Day, no stirring out.[qh]
十二月二十四日整夜整日大雨倾盆,没有出门
Dec. 25. Rain all Day.[qh]
十二月二十五日整日下雨
Dec. 26. No Rain, and the Earth much cooler than before, and pleasanter.[qh]
十二月二十六日无雨,天气凉爽多了,人也感到爽快多了
Dec. 27. Killed a young Goat, and lamed another so as that I catched it, and led it Home in a String;[qh]
十二月二十七日打死了一只小山羊,又把另一只小山羊的一条腿打瘸了
when I had it Home, I bound and splintered up its Leg which was broke,[qh]
到家后我把山羊的断腿绑了起来,还上了夹板
N.B. I took such Care of it, that it lived, and the Leg grew well, and as strong as ever;[qh]
附记:在我精心照料下,受伤的小山羊活下来了,腿也长好了,而且长得很结实
but by my nursing it so long it grew tame, and fed upon the little Green at my Door, and would not go away:[qh]
由于我长期抚养,小山羊渐渐驯服起来,整日在我住所门前的草地上吃草,不肯离开
This was the first Time that I entertained a Thought of breeding up some tame Creatures,[qh]
这诱发了我一个念头:我可以饲养一些易于驯服的动物,[qh]
that I might have Food when my Powder and Shot was all spent.[qh]
将来一旦弹药用完也不愁没有东西吃
Dec. 28, 29, 30. Great Heats and no Breeze; so that there was no Stirring abroad, except in the Evening for Food;[qh]
十二月二十八日,二十九,三十日酷热无风
this Time I spent in putting all my Things in Order within Doors.[qh]
整日在家里整理东西
January 1. Very hot still, but I went abroad early and late with my Gun, and lay still in the Middle of the Day;[qh]
一月一日天气仍然很热
this Evening going farther into the Valleys which lay towards the Center of the Island, I found there was plenty of Goats,[qh]
傍晚我深入孤岛中心的山谷里,发现许多野山羊,[qh]
tho' exceeding shy and hard to come at, however I resolved to try if I could not bring my Dog to hunt them down.[qh]
但极易受惊,难以捕捉