It's Dickens in part, that stereotype of old London, of the urban working class, but it's not just Dickens. Moby Dick is here too.

其中有狄更斯出现，有对于伦敦及当地工人阶级的,刻板印象，不仅仅是狄更斯的影子，还有《白鲸记》

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I mean, you should not imagine when I say slaves--just take out of your mind the plantations of the old South, because when you only have one or two slaves, the master is working right alongside them, doing exactly the same work that they are doing, and also instructing them and telling them what's what.

我的意思是,当我们提到奴隶的时候,大家不要想当然地联想到南部种植园,因为当你只有一两个奴隶时,奴隶主必须要和奴隶一起劳作,做着和奴隶一样的农活,并且不断告诉他们要做什么

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