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fowling piece 鳥槍,獵槍。

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My next work was to view the country , and seek a proper place for my habitation , and where to stow my goods to secure them from whatever might happen ; where i was i yet knew not , whether on the continent or on an island , whether inhabited or not inhabited , whether in danger of wild beasts or not : there was a hill not above a mile from me , which rose up very steep and high , and which seem d to over - top some other hills which lay as in a ridge from it northward ; i took out one of the fowling pieces , and one of the pistols , and an horn of powder , and thus arm d i travell d for discovery up to the top of that hill , where after i had with great labour and difficulty got to the top , i saw my fate to my great affliction , viz 有了上次的經驗,我不再把木排做得像第一個那么笨重了,也不再裝那么多貨物了,但還是運回了許多有用的東西。首先,我在木匠艙房里找到了三袋釘子和螺絲釘,一把大鉗子,二十來把小斧,尤其有用的是一個磨刀砂輪。我把這些東西都安放在一起,再拿了一些炮手用的物品,特別是兩三只起貨用的鐵鉤,兩桶槍彈,七支短槍一支鳥槍,還有一小堆火藥,一大袋小子彈,還有一大卷鉛皮。

The two muskets i loaded with a brace of slugs each , and four or five smaller bullets , about the size of pistol bullets ; and the fowling piece i loaded with near a handful of swan - shot , of the largest size ; i also loaded my pistols with about four bullets each , and in this posture , well provided with ammunition for a second and third charge , i prepar d my self for my expedition 我先把兩支短槍和一支鳥槍裝好彈藥,每支短槍裝上雙彈丸和四五顆小子彈,大約有手槍子彈那么大在鳥槍里裝了特大號鳥彈。另外,每支手槍再裝四顆子彈。出發之前,再把彈藥帶足,以作第二第三次射擊之用。

In this place then i resolv d to fix my design , and accordingly i prepar d two muskets , and my ordinary fowling piece 在他們上岸之前,我可藏身在叢林里,因為那兒有一個小坑,大小正好能使我藏身。

I left them my fire arms , viz . five muskets , three fowling pieces , and three swords 我把槍支都留給了他們,其中包括五支短槍,三支鳥槍,還加三把刀。