And as the rage of the wind was still great, tho rather less than at first, we could not so much as hope to have the ship hold many minutes without breaking in pieces, unless the winds by a kind of miracle should turn immediately about.

• 这时风势虽比先前略减,但依然凶猛异常。我们知道,我们的船已支持不了几分钟了,随时都可能被撞成碎片,除非出现奇迹,风势会突然停息。