Of all the wondrous devices and dexterities, the sleights of hand and countless subtleties, to which the veteran whaleman is so often forced, none exceed that fine manoeuvre with the lance called pitchpoling.

在捕鲸老手经常被迫使所有奇妙设备和技、各种熟练手法和妙计之中，莫过于妙运叫作投杆那种鱼枪了。