我用双手死死抓住横桁，直弄得指甲疼痛。我闭上眼睛，不敢正视。

I clung with both hands till my nails ached, and I shut my eyes as if to cover up the peril.

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由于船身的倾斜，桅杆都伸出水面上方很远。我坐在桅顶横桁上，下面只有一湾海水。

OWING to the cant of the vessel, the masts hung far out over the water, and from my perch on the cross-trees I had nothing below me but the surface of the bay.

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