I hoped that the active and laborious life of a smuggler, with the severe discipline on board, would have a salutary effect on his character, which was now well-nigh, if not quite, corrupt.

• 走私贩子的生活是活跃而辛苦的，我希望那种生活，再加上船上严格的纪律，可以有助于改变一下他的堕落。