Of all the wondrous devices and dexterities, the sleights of hand and countless subtleties, to which the veteran whaleman is so often forced, none exceed that fine manoeuvre with the lance called pitchpoling.

在捕鲸老手经常被迫使用的所有奇妙设备和技巧、各种熟练手法和数不尽的妙计之中，莫过于巧妙运用叫作投杆的那种鱼枪了。