他小时候最大的愿望就是去当水手。

When he was a boy, his greatest wish was to go to sea.

youdao

他还可以像以前一贯那样，去当水手，无论上什么船、上什么地方都行。

He could go away, as he had done so often, before the mast, on any ship bound anywhere.

youdao

决不是由于我忠于职守，而是因为乔忠于职守，所以我才没有离家出走，参军作战，或者去当水手。

It was not because I was faithful, but because Joe was faithful, that I never ran away and went for a soldier or a sailor.

youdao