When he went into battle he stuck lighted matches into his hat and tied some from his beard. He did this to frighten the crew of the ships that he was attacking.

当他要开始战斗时，他将点燃的火柴插在他的帽子上，并在他的胡子上也系上一些。

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star tasks—the strategic work of deciding which ships to attack, commanding the crew during battle, negotiating with other captains, and so on

明星任务——指的是战略性的工作，包括决定攻击那艘船，在战役中指挥船员，和其他船长谈判等等。

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A pirate captain good at identifying ships to attack and at leading his crew into battle would likely be bored by the administrative minutiae of the guardian tasks.

如果一位船长擅长找到应该攻击的船只，并擅长领导他的船员进行战斗，那么他很可能厌烦保护任务中的管理型琐事。

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The notorious Welsh pirate, Black Bart, promised a pension of 800 pieces of eight- that's silver- to any of his crew who lost a limb or were disabled in battle.

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