Ah, that's...clever. So you scratch their backs, and...?

真是...聪明至极。那你帮他们挠背来讨好他们吗？

Queequeg patted their foreheads; Starbuck scratched their backs with his lance; but fearful of the consequences, for the time refrained from darting it.

奎奎格轻拍它们的前额；斯塔巴克用鱼枪抓搔它们的后背；只因怕有什么后果，才暂时不去戳它们。