topman

In the meantime, the unfortunate topman was losing his strength;his anguish could not be discerned on his face, but his exhaustion was visible in every limb;

时，不幸的帆工气力渐渐不济，人们看不见脸上的痛苦，却都看四肢的乏。

these seconds, during which the breeze swayed the topman at the extremity of a thread, seemed centuries to those who were looking on.

望在绳子末端的帆工在风中飘荡，几秒钟，对立在下面观望的人来说，竟好象是几个世纪似的。