评论
打印
Jan.2.Accordingly,the next day, I went out with my Dog,and set him upon the Goats;[qh]
一月二日照着昨天的想法，我今天带狗外出，叫它去追捕那些山羊；[qh]
but I was mistaken, for they all faced about upon the Dog,and he knew his Danger too well, for he would not come near them.[qh]
可是，我想错了，山羊不仅不逃，反而一起面对我的狗奋起反抗。狗也知道危险，不敢接近群羊。[qh]
Jan.3.I began my Fence or Wall; which being still jealous of my being attacked by some body, I resolved to make very thick and strong.[qh]
一月三日我动手修筑篱笆或围墙，因为我一直担心受到攻击。我要把围墙筑得又厚又坚固。[qh]
B.This Wall being described before, I purposely omit what was said in the Journal;[qh]
附记：关于围墙，我前面已交待过了，在日记中，就不再重复已经说过的话了。[qh]
it is sufficient to observe, that I was no less Time than from the 3rd of January to the 14th of April,[qh]
这里只提一下：从一月三日至四月十四日，[qh]
working, finishing, and perfecting this Wall,[qh]
我一直在修筑这座围墙。最后终于完成了，并尽可能做得完满。[qh]
tho'it was no more than about 24 Yards in Length, being a half Circle from one Place in the Rock to another Place about eight Yards from it, the Door of the Cave being in the Center behind it.[qh]
围墙呈半圆形，从岩壁的一边，围向另一边，两处相距约八码，围墙全长仅二十四码，岩洞的门正好处于围墙中部后面。[qh]
All this Time I worked very hard, the Rains hindering me many days, nay sometimes Weeks together;[qh]
在这段时间里，我努力工作，尽管雨水耽搁了我许多天，甚至好几个星期。[qh]
but I thought I should never be perfectly secure `till this Wall was finished;[qh]
我觉得，围墙不做好，我住在里面就没有安全感。[qh]
and it is scarce credible what inexpressible labour every Thing was done with,[qh]
我做的每件工作所花的劳动，简直难以令人置信。[qh]
especially the bringing Piles out of the woods, and driving them into the ground, for I made them much bigger than I need to have done.[qh]
尤其是那些木桩，要把木桩从树林里搬回来，又要打进土里，实在非常吃力，因为我把木桩做得太大了，而实际上并不需要那么大。[qh]
When this Wall was finished, and the Out-side double fenced with a Turff-Wall raised up close to it,[qh]
墙筑好后，又在墙外堆了一层草皮泥，堆得和墙一般高。[qh]
I persuaded myself, that if any People were to come on Shore there, they would not perceive any Thing like a Habitation;[qh]
这样，我想，即使有人到岛上来，也不一定看得出里面有人祝[qh]
and it was very well I did so, as may be observed hereafter upon a very remarkable Occasion.[qh]
我的这一做法是非常明智的。后来事实证明了这一点。[qh]
