At intervals, he would refer to piles of old log-books beside him, wherein were set down the seasons and places in which, on various former voyages of various ships, sperm whales had been captured or seen.
他还时不时地参考他旁边一大叠旧航海日志, 那些航海日志中, 有从前各种船只, 在不同航次, 在什么时候, 什么地方捕到了或者发现了抹香鲸的记录。