wood point meaning in Chinese

木塞针

After we had dined , or rather supped , i order d friday to take one of the canoes , and go and fetch our muskets and other fire - arms , which for want of time we had left upon the place of battle , and the next day i order d him to go and bury the dead bodies of the savages , which lay open to the sun , and would presently be offensive ; and i also order d him to bury the horrid remains of their barbarous feast , which i knew were pretty much , and which i could not think of doing my self ; nay , i could not bear to see them , if i went that way : all which he punctually performed , and defaced the very appearance of the savages being there ; so that when i went again , i could scarce know where it was , otherwise than by the corner of the wood pointing to the place
首先，我让星期五问问他父亲，那几个坐独木船逃掉的野人会有什么结果，并问他，他是否认为，他们会带大批野人卷土重来，人数可能会多得我们难以抵抗。他的第一个反应是，那条小船必然逃不过那天晚上的大风那些野人不是淹死在海里，就是给大风刮到南方其他海岸上去了。假如被刮到那边去的话，他们必然会被当地的野人吃掉而如果他们的小船出事的话，也必然会淹死。