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;

那时，那不幸的帆气力渐渐不济，人们看不上的痛苦，却都看得出四肢的乏。

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

望着那挂绳子末端的帆中飘荡，那几秒钟，对立下面观望的人来说，竟好象是几个世纪似的。