3️⃣1️⃣老人自言自语道：“真是一条鱼啊，它现在嘴里带着东西，正朝那边游走了。”"What a fish," he said. "He has it sideways in his mouth now and he is moving off with it."接着，其会转过身去将其吞下，他心想。他没有明说这一点，因为他明白，一旦你说了句好话，事情可能就不会如你所愿。Then he will turn and swallow it, he thought. He did not say that because he knew that if you said a good thing it might not happen.老人深知，这条鱼体型庞大，并想象着它在黑暗中缓缓游动，口中的金枪鱼横亘其间。He knew what a huge fish this was and he thought of him moving away in the darkness with the tuna held crosswise in his mouth.那一刻，他感到它似乎停了下来，但重量依然存在。接着，重量逐渐增加，他便进一步收线。At that moment he felt him stopping but the weight was still there. Then the weight increased and he gave more line.他短暂地收紧了拇指和手指间的压力，而重量也随之增加，并开始径直向下沉去。He tightened the pressure of his thumb and finger for a moment and the weight increased and was going straight down.老人说：“他已经把它吞下了，现在我要让他好好享用。”老人任由绳子从指缝间滑落，同时用左手探身下去，将两根备用线圈的自由端迅速系牢到下一根线的两根备用线圈形成的环上。"He's taken it," he said. "Now I'll let him eat it well." He let the line slip through his fingers while he reached down with his left hand and made fast the free end of the two reserve coils to the loop of the two reserve coils of the next line.至此，他已做好了准备。如今他手头有总共三根长达40英寻的备用绳索可供使用，再加上他正在使用的这根。Now he was ready. He had three forty_fathom coils of line in reserve now, as well as the coil he was using.老人说：“再吃一点，好好地吃。”"Eat it a little more," he said. "Eat it well."他想：吃掉它，让鱼钩的尖端刺入你的心脏并杀死你。 Eat it so that the point of the hook goes into your heart and kills you, he thought. 轻松地浮上来，让我把鱼叉插进你体内。好吧，准备好了吗？你在餐桌前坐够久了吧？Come up easy and let me put the harpoon into you. All right. Are you ready? Have you been long enough at table? 老人大声说道：“就是现在了！”并用双手用力击打，争取到了一码的距离，接着又再次击打，交替用双臂的力量和身体的转动重量在绳索上摆动。"Now！" He said aloud and struck hard with both hands, gained a yard of line and then struck again and again, swinging with each arm alternately on the cord with all the strength of his arms and the pivoted weight of his body.3️⃣2️⃣一切都没有发生。鱼儿，只是缓缓地游开了；老人，却未能将它挪动分毫。Nothing happened. The fish just moved away slowly and the old man could not raise him an inch.他的力气颇为强健，足以应付体型硕大的鱼类，于是他紧紧握住鱼身，直至其紧绷到水珠不断从鱼身上弹跳出来。His line was strong and made for heavy fish and he held it against his hack until it was so taut that beads of water were jumping from it.紧接着：鱼儿，开始在水中发出缓慢的嘶嘶声；而老人，则依然紧握不放，身体紧紧抵住船舷，同时向后倚靠着牵引的力量。Then it began to make a slow hissing sound in the water and he still held it, bracing himself against the thwart and leaning back against the pull.小船，开始缓缓向西北方向驶去。 鱼稳步移动，他们缓慢地在平静的水面上航行。The boat began to move slowly off toward the north_west, The fish moved steadily and they travelled slowly on the calm water. 其他的诱饵，仍在水中，但无能为力。The other baits were still in the water but there was nothing to be done.老人大声说道：“我真希望有那个男孩在这帮忙，我正被一艘鱼拖着；而我，就是拖曳的那根线。"I wish I had the boy," the old man said aloud. "I'm being towed by a fish and I'm the towing bitt.我可以把线固定住。但那样的话，他可能会断掉。I could make the line fast. But then he could break it.我必须尽全力抓住他，并在他需要时给他线。谢天谢地，他正在游动而不是沉下去。I must hold him all I can and give him line when he must have it. Thank God he is travelling and not going down."如果，他决定离开，我该怎么办？我不知道！如果他发出声音，然后死去，我又该怎么办？但是，我肯定会做点什么的。我可以做的事情，还有很多。 What I will do if he decides to go down, I don't know. What I'll do if he sounds and dies I don't know. But I'll do something. There are plenty of things I can do.老人，把鱼线靠在背上，看着它在水中倾斜；小船，稳稳地向西北方向移动。 He held the line against his back and watched its slant in the water and the skiff moving steadily to the north_west.这将会要了他的命，老人心想。他不可能永远这样下去。This will kill him, the old man thought. He can't do this forever.3️⃣3️⃣但四小时后，那条鱼仍在平稳地向大海游去，拖着小艇前行，而老人则依旧用背上的绳子牢牢地支撑着。 But four hours later the fish was still swimming steadily out to sea, towing the skiff, and the old man was still braced solidly with the line across his back.老人说：“我钓到他时，是中午；而且，我从未见过他！”他在钩住鱼之前，用力将草帽紧压在头上，结果帽子正巧刮到了他的前额。"It was noon when I hooked him," he said. "And I have never seen him." He had pushed his straw hat hard down on his head before he hooked the fish and it was cutting his forehead.同时，他也感到口渴难耐。于是，他双膝跪地，小心翼翼地避免拉扯钓线，尽可能向船头深处移动，并用一只手够到了水瓶。He was thirsty too and he got down on his knees and, being careful not to jerk on the line, moved as far into the bow as he could get and reached the water bottle with one hand.他打开瓶盖，喝了一小口水。随后便靠在船头处休息。他坐在未移动过的桅杆和帆上休息，努力不去思考，只专注于忍耐。 He opened it and drank a little. Then he rested against the bow. He rested sitting on the unstepped mast and sail and tried not to think but only to endure.随后，他回头望去，发现身后并无陆地可见。但这并不影响什么，他想。我随时都能借着哈瓦那的光亮，进入这里。Then he looked behind him and saw that no land was visible. That makes no difference, he thought. I can always come in on the glow from Havana.太阳落山前，还有两小时的时间；或许，他会在那之前出现。There are two more hours before the sun sets and maybe he will come up before that.如果他不出现，或许他会在月亮升起时出现。如果月亮没有出现，或许他会在日出时出现。If he doesn't maybe he will come up with the moon. If he does not do that maybe he will come up with the sunrise. 我没有抽筋的感觉，而且感觉十分强健。是他在嘴里衔着钩子。但钓上来的鱼，竟能如此卖力地挣扎，肯定是将嘴巴死死咬在钓线上了。I have no cramps and I feel strong. It is he that has the hook in his mouth. But what a fish to pull like that. He must have his mouth shut tight on the wire.我真希望能亲眼目睹这一幕。我真希望能只见他一次，以便了解自己身上究竟有什么不利之处。I wish I could see him. I wish I could see him only once to know what I have against me.据资深老人，从观察星星的情况来判断：整夜期间，那条鱼从未改变过自己的路线或者方向。The fish never changed his course nor his direction all that night as far as the man could tell from watching the stars.
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