'it's an old habit of mine, Wal 'r,' said the Captain, 'any time these fifty year.

“这是我的老习惯，沃尔，”船长说，“已经有五十年了。”

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Mine I had snatched from my knees and held over my head, by a sort of instinct. As for the captain, he had carried his over his shoulder by a bandoleer, and like a wise man, lock uppermost.

出于某种本能，我将枪从膝上抓起举过了头，至于船长，他用一条子弹带将枪背在了肩上，并且，像一个明智的人所做的那样，枪机冲上。

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Worse, Mr Thurlow says that Mr Kerry's boat fled from the scene after the mine exploded, turning back to go to the aid of the disabled boat only when its captain was certain there was no danger.

ECONOMIST: John Kerry's war record gets shot at