The preparations for my new voyage prevented the possiblity of my paying that attention to the correction of my errors, that I should otherwise have done.

  • -- Zebulon Pike 西布伦长矛

为我的新航程所作的准备工作,使我无法集中精力改正我的错误,否则我就会改正的。

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The ship was masted according to the proportion of the navy; but on my application the masts were shortened, as I thought them too much for her, considering the nature of the voyage.

这艘船是按海军的比例系桅的;但是,考虑到这次航行的性质,我认为桅杆对她来说太短了。

The correction of silence is what kills; when you know you have transgressed, and your friend says nothing, and avoids your eye.

修正沉默是致命的;当你知道你犯了罪,而你的朋友什么也不说,避开你的眼睛。

None of us suddenly becomes something overnight. The preparations have been in the making for lifetime.

我们没有人会在一夜之间突然变得了不起。这些准备工作已经进行了一辈子了。

Conscience is the mirror of our souls, which represents the errors of our lives in their full shape.

良心是我们灵魂的镜子,它代表了我们生活中的全部错误。

I am about to take my last voyage, a great leap in the dark.

我即将进行最后一次航行,一次黑暗中的飞跃。

Brevity and conciseness are the parents of correction.

简洁是改正之母。