He thought they managed the vessel like gentlemen, and that the stokers fired up like heroes.

为了不辜负路路通的好意，水手们干起活来都象绅士一样非常认真。司炉们烧起火来象英雄一样不顾疲劳。

" At this moment, he's on a freighter, either as a deck hand or a stoker, on his way to New York" .

“此时此刻，他一艘货轮上，作为甲板手或司炉，正前往纽约的途中”。

" I can do it, " he said sullenly. " I don't need you to show me how to spice wine" .

到房时，热派做着燕麦饼，另三个剔鱼骨，司炉小弟则火焰上翻转野猪。" 大人要餐，配上加热的香料葡萄酒，" 艾莉亚宣布，" 不能凉。" 此言，一个连忙洗手，取出一个锅，倒满粘稠芬芳的红酒，然后叫热派边看着火边把香料捣碎了加进去。艾莉亚过去帮忙。

Stokers emerged from low underground doorways into factory yards, and sat on steps, and posts, and palings, wiping their swarthy visages, and contemplating coals.

司炉工从低矮的地下通道进入工厂院， 坐台阶、柱和栅栏上， 擦着黝黑的脸， 凝视着煤块。

" " At this moment, he's on a freighter, either as a deck hand or a stoker, on his way to New York." " You don't mean that?

“”此刻，他正一艘货轮上，要么是甲板工人，要么是司炉工，正去纽约的路上。”“你不是那个意思吗？

The locomotive, which was slowly approaching with deafening whistles, was that which, having been detached from the train, had continued its route with such terrific rapidity, carrying off the unconscious engineer and stoker.

原来是一辆机车，不住地鸣着汽笛，慢慢地开了过来。这正是原来的那辆机车。它自从甩了列车以后，就以惊人的速度带着半死不活的司机和司炉继续向前飞驰。

He was proud of his career as an editor, just as he was proud of his father's rise from stoker to full-time train driver, and of the shop his mother ran from the front room.

他为自己的编辑职业感到自豪，就像他为父亲从司炉升为全职火车司机感到自豪一样，他也为母亲前厅经营的商店感到自豪。

He was dressed like a mechanic or a stoker in an old pea-jacket with baggy pockets, with an oil-skin cap on his head, a woollen scarf round his neck, and tarred boots on his feet.

他的打扮像个机械师或司炉工，穿着一件口袋很宽的旧粗呢夹克，头上戴着一顶油皮帽，脖上围着一条羊毛围巾，脚上穿着涂了柏油的靴。