He adopt his pen name from the cry heard in his steamboat days, signaling two fathoms (12feet) of water-a navigable depth.

他的笔名来自他在汽船上做工时听到的水手们测量水深时的喊声，意思是“水深两浔(12英尺)—即可以通航的信号语。”

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He adopted his pen name from the cry heard in his steamboat days, signaling two fathoms (12 feet) of water — a navigable depth.

他的笔名取自他在蒸汽船上做工时听到的报告水深为两口寻(12英尺)——意即可以通航的信号语。

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The monster emerged some fathoms from the water, and then threw out a very intense but 3 inexplicable light mentioned in the report of several captains.

这个怪物潜在水面下十几米深的地方，就像好几位船长报告提到的那样，发出十分强烈而神秘的光。

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