他为自己开脱，说是“为养活妻子和猫才迫不得已去抢劫的”。

He excused himself by saying he was "forced to rob to maintain my wife and cat."

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他们抢劫的所有能找到的值钱东西。

They plundered all the valuable things they could find.

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有些被认为是抢劫的行为最后却证明并不属实。

Some cases thought to be looting turned out not to be.

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Because a lot of these ships go blub on the way back, or are taken by pirates and stuff like that, they say, "We want to insure this ship.

因为有很多船只在回程的时候会损坏,或是被海盗之类的匪徒抢劫,他们说,"我们想为这船提供保险

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But even then if you are mugged, the best thing is to give them your belongings and leave.

但如果你遭遇抢劫，最好的办法就是把你的财物都给他们，然后离开。

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Again, not themselves out there with the goats and the sheep, but they are referred to as having these herds and having to cope with them. Another very popular, I would say the most popular activity among the kings, was piracy. That's what they brag about.

并不是他们自己牧羊,他们监督放牧,管理它们,还有个非常时髦的运动,我可以说是在国王们中最流行的,那就是抢劫,他们却引以为傲

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