Then the swordsman with great strokes cuts the blubber in two, so that while the short lower part is still hooked on, the long upper piece swings clear on the first hook.

• 然后，刀手用力的把鲸脂切成两半，短的下半部仍旧钩著，而长的上半部则在第一根钩上摇来摇去。