From the beginning it appeared indistinct on maps, a tiny smudge not much bigger than a ladybug on a windshield, in the windward passage between Haiti and Jamaica.

• 从一开始，它在地图上看来就若有似无，一个小污点，不比挡风玻璃上的瓢虫大，位于海地到牙买加迎风的航线上。